History Main / TalentContest

The plot usually begins with the character need some money or something similar and the upcoming talent contest has a cash prize that suit their needs. So, they rehearse and usually create a professional level act, usually a musical number.

!!Examples

[[folder: Anime and Manga]]
* Anime/GirlsUndPanzer: OVA 6 includes a talent show, with the teams competing for 100,000¥ worth of [[spoiler: dried sweet potatoes]]. As a twist, none of the teams are allowed to use their typical specialty (for example, the Duck Team, composed of the disbanded volleyball team, can't do anything related to volleyball), but that doesn't stop Hippo Team/the historical team from inserting period history references into their production of ''Literature/LittleWomen''.

[[folder:Films - Live Action]]

* In ''Film/TheBradyBunch [[TheMovie Movie]]'', the Bradys are in danger of losing their house because they inexplicably owe $20,000 in back taxes. By a ContrivedCoincidence, there's a talent show at the kids' high school where the prize is that exact amount.
* In the ''[[Series/TheRedGreenShow Red Green]]'' [[BigDamnMovie movie]], ''Duct Tape Forever'', the lodge has ten days to pay $10,000 in fines as part of a EvilPlan by a developer to buy the land out from under them. Harold finds an ad for a duct tape sculpture contest in Minnesota, with ''[[SecondPlaceIsForWinners a third-place prize]]'' of $10,000.

* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': "Amateur Night," where the kids enter a contest to raise money for an anniversary gift for Mike and Carol.

* ''{{Series/Scrubs}}'': "My Life in Four Cameras," spoofs {{sitcom}} tropes. A cafeteria employee (played by Clay Aiken) is in danger of being laid off due to budget cuts, and, in JD's imaginary sitcom, he wins the hospital talent contest and earns the money they need to keep him. When the episode cuts back to the real world, though, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he actually does get laid off]].
* ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': The Rangers enter a talent show, but the plot's not so much about the competition as the fact that [[SecretChaser Cam's being secretive about his act and the others want to know what his talent is.]] (Incidentally, it's guitar playing, which lines up nicely with the InstrumentOfMurder weapon they receive that episode.) In the end, ''all'' the Rangers' acts wind up losing to Marah and Kapri.

* ''Series/{{Shake It Up}}'' has the episode "Show It Up" in which Rocky tries to get back at a rival cheerleader who beats her in everything by winning against her and the entire cheerleading squad at the talent show.

* ''Literature/EmmetOttersJugBandChristmas''

* The ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Rappin' Drakken", where Dr. Drakken went on [[Series/AmericanIdol "American Starmaker"]] to promote his [[MayContainEvil brainwashing shampoo and cranium rinse]]. Ron (filling in for Kim, who was fighting Shego backstage) did the Naked Mole Rap.
** In "Hidden Talent", Ron signed Kim up for a school talent show without asking her. He ended up [[HoldingTheFloor going onstage to stall]] while she escaped from Drakken's {{death trap}} and returned, after which she sang "[[ImageSong Say the Word]]"
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': "Erection Day" follows Jimmy trying to get rid of his erection before the school talent show is over.
* One is held in "Talent Show" on ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''. Timothy is assigned to be the Master of Ceremonies and when Grace gets hurt, she becomes his assistant.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' episode, "Not Quite Famous" features a talent show as the challenge.

* The ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' episode "Battle of the Band" has Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen putting together a band for the school's talent contest using Jimmy's instruments that play songs just by thinking of the sounds. They aim to band together to outdo Cindy and Libby's river dance sequence, but things don't go exactly as planned.

* ''{{Series/Scrubs}}'': "My Life in Three Cameras," spoofs {{sitcom}} tropes. A cafeteria employee (played by Clay Aiken) is in danger of being laid off due to budget cuts, and, in JD's imaginary sitcom, he wins the hospital talent contest and earns the money they need to keep him. When the episode cuts back to the real world, though, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he actually does get laid off]].

* ''Series/{{Shake It Up}}'' has the episode "Talent It Up" in which Rocky tries to get back at a rival cheerleader who beats her in everything by winning against her and the entire cheerleading squad at the talent show.

* ''Series/{{Good Luck Charlie}}'': Teddy rehearses a dance number with Spencer for the talent contest, but Spencer gets out of it by faking a broken angle when he finds out that Teddy is a bad dancer. Teddy then has Emmett be her new dancing partner...with disastrous results. [[note]] A {{Brick Joke}} in the episode what Emmett and PJ argue over which one of them will play the dummy in their suggested valentruism idea for the contest. After Emmett leaves PJ to dance with Teddy, PJ makes Charlie the dummy.

* In the ''[[Series/TheRedGreenShow Red Green]]'' [[BigDamnMovie movie]], ''Duct Tape Forever'', the lodge has ten days to pay $10,000 in fines as part of a EvilPlan by a developer to buy the land out from under them. Harold finds an ad for a duct tape sculpture contest in Minnesota, with p''[[SecondPlaceIsForWinners a third-place prize]]'' of $10,000.

* ''{{Series/Scrubs}}'': "My Life in Three Cameras," spoofs {{sitcom}} tropes. A cafeteria employee (played by Clay Aiken) is in danger of being laid off due to budget cuts, and, in JD's imaginary sitcom, he wins the hospital talent contest and earns the money they need to keep him. When the episode cuts back to the real world, though, [[RealityEnsues he actually does get laid off]].

* ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': The Rangers enter a talent show, but the plot's not so much about the competition as the fact that [[SecretChaser Cam's being secretive about his act and the others want to know what his talent is.]] (Incidentally, it's guitar playing, which lines up nicely with the InstrumentOfMurder weapon they receive that episode.) In the end, ''all'' the Rangers' acts wind up losing to [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Marah and Kapri]].

* In ''Film/TheBradyBunch [[TheMovie Movie]]'', the Bradys are in danger of losing their house because they inexplicably owe $10,000 in back taxes. By a ContrivedCoincidence, there's a talent show at the kids' high school where the prize is that exact amount.

* Girls und Panzer: OVA 6 includes a talent show, with the teams competing for 100,000¥ worth of [[spoiler: dried sweet potatoes]]. As a twist, none of the teams are allowed to use their typical specialty (for example, the Duck Team, composed of the disbanded volleyball team, can't do anything related to volleyball), but that doesn't stop Hippo Team/the historical team from inserting period history references into their production of ''Literature/LittleWomen''.

* ''{{Series/Scrubs}}'': "My Life in Three Cameras," spoofs {{sitcom}} tropes. A cafeteria employee (played by Clay Aiken) is in danger of being laid off due to budget cuts, and, in JD's imaginary sitcom, he wins the hospital talent contest and earns the money they need to keep him. When the episode cuts back to the real world, though, he actually does get laid off.

Tropes that might appear during this plot include CrackDefeat, DarkHorseVictory, OneJudgeToRuleThemAll.

* The ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland'' episode, "Not Quite Famous" features a talent show as the challenge.

* Girls und Panzer: OVA 6 includes a talent show, with the teams competing for 100,000¥ worth of [[spoiler: dried sweet potatoes]]. As a twist, none of the teams are allowed to use their typical specialty (for example, the Duck Team, composed of the disbanded volleyball team, can't do anything related to volleyball), but that doesn't stop Hippo Team/the historical team from inserting period history references into their production of LittleWomen.

* The ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Rappin' Drakken", where Dr. Drakken went on [[AmericanIdol "American Starmaker"]] to promote his [[MayContainEvil brainwashing shampoo and cranium rinse]]. Ron (filling in for Kim, who was fighting Shego backstage) did the Naked Mole Rap.

* ''Series/{{Good Luck Charlie}}'': Teddy rehearses a dance number with Spencer for the talent contest, but Spencer gets out of it by faking a broken angle when he finds out that Teddy is a bad dancer. Teddy then has Emmett be her new dancing partner...with disastrous results.[[note]]A {{Brick Joke}} in the episode what Emmett and PJ argue over which one of them will play the dummy in their suggested valentruism idea for the contest. After Emmett leaves PJ to dance with Teddy, PJ makes Charlie the dummy.

* ''Series/{{Good Luck Charlie}}'': Teddy rehearses a dance number with Spencer for the talent contest, but Spencer gets out of it by faking a broken angle when he finds out that Teddy is a bad dancer. Teddy then has Emmett be her new dancing partner...with disastrous results.[[note|A {{Brick Joke}} in the episode what Emmett and PJ argue over which one of them will play the dummy in their suggested valentruism idea for the contest. After Emmett leaves PJ to dance with Teddy, PJ makes Charlie the dummy]]

* ''Series/{{Good Luck Charlie}}'': Teddy rehearses a dance number with Spencer for the talent contest, but Spencer gets out of it by faking a broken angle when he finds out that Teddy is a bad dancer. Teddy then has Emmett be her new dancing partner...with disastrous results.note[[A {{Brick Joke}} in the episode what Emmett and PJ argue over which one of them will play the dummy in their suggested valentruism idea for the contest. After Emmett leaves PJ to dance with Teddy, PJ makes Charlie the dummy]]

* ''Series/{{Good Luck Charlie}}'': Teddy rehearses a dance number with Spencer for the talent contest, but Spencer gets out of it by faking a broken angle when he finds out that Teddy is a bad dancer. Teddy then has Emmett be her new dancing partner...with disastrous results.[[note: A {{Brick Joke}} in the episode what Emmett and PJ argue over which one of them will play the dummy in their suggested valentruism idea for the contest. After Emmett leaves PJ to dance with Teddy, PJ does the ventrualism act and makes Charlie the dummy]].

* ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'' - this is Talent Contest, the Reality TV Show.

* In the ''[[TheRedGreenShow Red Green]]'' [[BigDamnMovie movie]], ''Duct Tape Forever'', the lodge has ten days to pay $10,000 in fines as part of a EvilPlan by a developer to buy the land out from under them. Harold finds an ad for a duct tape sculpture contest in Minnesota, with p''[[SecondPlaceIsForWinners a third-place prize]]'' of $10,000.

* ''BandSlam''