The Parkers

Infobox Television
show_name = The Parkers


caption =
genre = Sitcom
creator = Ralph Farquhar
Sara V. Finney
Vida Spears
starring = Mo'Nique
Countess Vaughn
Jenna von Oy
Ken L.
Yvette Wilson
Dorien Wilson
Mari Morrow (Season 1)
theme_music_composer = Rodney Jerkins
Countess Vaughn
opentheme =
composer = Kurt Farquhar
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 5
num_episodes = 110
list_episodes =
executive_producer = Bill Boulware
Ralph Farquhar
Sara V. Finney
Vida Spears
Andrea Wiley
co_exec = Bill Boulware
Gary M. Goodrich
Andrea Wiley
producer = Andrea Allen
Michelle Listenbee Brown
Gary M. Goodrich
Stacey Evans Morgan
Stephen K. Rose
Andrea Wiley
sup_producer = Gary M. Goodrich
Andrea Wiley
asst_producer = Stephen K. Rose
cons_producer = Calvin Brown, Jr.
Rushion McDonald
co-producer = Michelle Listenbee Brown
Sarah M. Fitzgerald
Gary M. Goodrich
Dornita R. LeCount
Stacey Evans Morgan
Stephen K. Rose
runtime = 30 mins.
channel = UPN
first_aired = August 30, 1999
last_aired = May 10, 2004
related = "Moesha"

"The Parkers" is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999 to May 10, 2004. It featured the outrageous mother-daughter team of Nikki (Mo'Nique) and Kim Parker (Countess Vaughn). The Parker women's signature "Heeyyy" greeting made its way into popular vernacular, as of the early 2000s. The series is a spin-off of "Moesha". From its debut in 1999 until 2002, it was the #1 show watched by African Americans.

Premise

The series centered around a mother and daughter who both attend Santa Monica College. Nikki Parker (Mo'Nique) was forced to drop out of high school when she discovered she was pregnant with daughter Kim (Countess Vaughn). After Kim reaches adulthood, Nikki finally decides to go back to school. Kim is initially mortified with this decision, but eventually accepts the situation. Nikki and Kim's mother-daughter relationship evolves as roommates and as students. Nikki adjusts to the fact that her daughter is old enough to live on her own, while Kim realizes that Nikki has more going on than just being her mom.

Characters

*Kimberly Ann Parker: Kim is funny and lovable, but very dimwitted. Though she is usually behind most people when it comes to academics, her big heart and dreams makes up for it. Lead singer in her group, Free Style Unity. She is one of the most well known members of the cast, aside from Nikki. Although, at the end of the show her grades are so bad, she doesn't graduate from Santa Monica Community College, she goes on to become a successful fashion designer (Kim originated as a regular character on "Moseha").

*Nicole Ann "Nikki" Parker: Nikki cares a lot for her family, and lets nothing stand in the way of love. Although affectionate, she can also be violent, especially toward Kim. Throughout the series, she has several relationships with other people but her love always remains steadfast for the Professor Oglevee.

*Stevie Van Lowe: Bitter about the relationship between her and her mother, she still is a good friend towards "T" and Kim. She always talks about how she doesn't need companionship but in the end she realizes that's all she ever wanted. She is the back up singer in the group Free Style Unity. She goes to UCLA at the end of the series and goes into business with Kim.

*Thaddeus "T" Radcliffe: Best friends with Kim and Stevie. Although his duty as a loyal friend can sometimes be side-tracked when he and the professor let their wannabe mack daddy status get in the way of true values. He is also the rapper in his, Kim, and Stevie's, group, Free Style Unity. He goes to Boston University College of Fine Arts at the end of the series.

*Professor Stanley Oglevee: Constantly being pursued by Nikki, he loses several companions because Nikki either scares them off or completely sabotages the relationship. He is a type of role model to "T" and often counsels him about love--sometimes with disastrous results. Twice during the series he is convinced he loves Nikki, but changes his mind. The second time he has a vision of himself in the mirror, which ultimately convinces him to crash Nikki's wedding to a man she met several weeks prior, and propose marriage.

*Andell Wilkerson: Nikki Parker's ever loving and loyal best friend. She is the owner of the Andell's, a restaurant that is the setting for several episodes in the show. Throughout the show, she is usually the one keeping a level head. Though sometimes she can be pessimistic, in cases where she tries to convince Nikki that the professor will never like her or that Kim is hopelessly lost. At the end of the series she gets married to her boyfriend Lester (Andell originated as a regular character on "Moseha").

eries finale

"The Parkers" series finale aired on May 10, 2004 and drew in 3.6 million viewers. [cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,639630,00.html|title=Goodnight, Seattle|last=Susman|first=Gary |date=2004-05-19|publisher=ew.com|accessdate=2008-08-22] In the finale, Professor Oglevee finally realizes his true feelings for Nikki just as she is about to marry another man (Mel Jackson). [cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_19_105/ai_n6181237|title=Who will Nikki tie the knot with in the final episode of 'The Parkers'?|date=2004-05-10|publisher="Jet"|accessdate=2008-08-22]

Episode list

eason 1

*Episode 1: "Grape Nuts" (August 30, 1999)
*Episode 2: "Scammed Straight" (September 6, 1999)
*Episode 3: "Daddy's Girl" (September 13, 1999)
*Episode 4: "Taking Tae-Bo with My Beau" (September 20, 1999)
*Episode 5: "The Boomerang Effect" (September 27, 1999)
*Episode 6: "Three's a Shag" (October 4, 1999)
*Episode 7: "Kimberlale" (October 18, 1999)
*Episode 8: "Quarantine" (November 1, 1999)
*Episode 9: "And the Band Plays On" (November 8, 1999)
*Episode 10: "Betting on Love" (November 15, 1999)
*Episode 11: "It's a Family Affair" (November 22, 1999)
*Episode 12: "Bad to the Bone" (January 3, 2000)
*Episode 13: "Big Is Beautiful" (January 24, 2000)
*Episode 14: "Love is a Royal Pain" (February 7, 2000)
*Episode 15: "Funny, Funny Valentine" (February 14, 2000)
*Episode 16: "Trading Places" (February 21, 2000)
*Episode 17: "A Simple Plan" (March 20, 2000)
*Episode 18: "It's a Spring Bling Thing" (April 10, 2000)
*Episode 19: "Moving on Out" (May 1, 2000)
*Episode 20: "Unforgiven" (May 8, 2000)
*Episode 21: "Since I Lost My Baby" (May 15, 2000)
*Episode 22: "Get Me to the Church on Time" (May 22, 2000)

eason 2

*Episode 1: "Wedding Bell Blues" (September 4, 2000)
*Episode 2: "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" (September 11, 2000)
*Episode 3: "The Oddest Couple" (September 18, 2000)
*Episode 4: "Reunited" (September 25, 2000)
*Episode 5: "J.C. Bowl" (October 2, 2000)
*Episode 6: "Whassup with Heyyy?" (October 9, 2000)
*Episode 7: "Scary Kim" (October 30, 2000)
*Episode 8: "Election 2000" (November 6, 2000)
*Episode 9: "Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow" (November 13, 2000)
*Episode 10: "Turkey Day Blues" (November 20, 2000)
*Episode 11: "Cheers" (December 11, 2000)
*Episode 12: "Mama, I Want to Sing" (January 15, 2001)
*Episode 13: "Field of Dreams" (February 5, 2001)
*Episode 14: "Blind Date Mistake" (February 12, 2001)
*Episode 15: "Who's Your Mama?" (February 19, 2001)
*Episode 16: "Hands Off, Grandma" (February 26, 2001)
*Episode 17: "Single Black Female" (March 5, 2001)
*Episode 18: "Kim Who?" (March 12, 2001)
*Episode 19: "In Sickness and in Health" (March 19, 2001)
*Episode 20: "Et tu, Andell?" (April 30, 2001)
*Episode 21: "Love and Hisses" (May 7, 2001)
*Episode 22: "Love the One You're With" (May 14, 2001)
*Episode 23: "Fighting Kim" (June 29, 2001)

eason 3

*Episode 1: "Baby Girl" (September 10, 2001)
*Episode 2: "Crazy Love" (September 17, 2001)
*Episode 3: "Not So Super, Supers" (September 24, 2001)
*Episode 4: "Nobody's Fool" (October 1, 2001)
*Episode 5: "A Knockout Times Two" (October 8, 2001)
*Episode 6: "You've Got to Go" (October 15, 2001)
*Episode 7: "Mummy's the Word" (October 29, 2001)
*Episode 8: "Take the Cookies and Run" (November 5, 2001)
*Episode 9: "The Altos" (November 12, 2001)
*Episode 10: "Family Ties and Lies" (November 19, 2001)
*Episode 11: "Secret Santa" (December 17, 2001)
*Episode 12: "The Revolution" (January 21, 2002)
*Episode 13: "My Two Dads" (February 4, 2002)
*Episode 14: "To Love or Not to Love" (February 11, 2002)
*Episode 15: "Don't Believe the Hype" (February 25, 2002)
*Episode 16: "Make a Joyful Noise" (March 4, 2002)
*Episode 17: "A Beautiful Lie" (March 18, 2002)
*Episode 18: "The Crush" (March 25, 2002)
*Episode 19: "The Dates from Hell" (April 29, 2002)
*Episode 20: "Mother's Day Blues" (May 6, 2002)
*Episode 21: "It's Showtime" (May 13, 2002)
*Episode 22: "Teach Me Tonight" (May 20, 2002)

eason 4

*Episode 1: "The Mourning After" (September 23, 2002)
*Episode 2: "She's Hysterical" (September 30, 2002)
*Episode 3: "High Heels and Videotapes" (October 7, 2002)
*Episode 4: "Meter Maids Need Love, Too" (October 14, 2002)
*Episode 5: "Food Fiasco" (October 21, 2002)
*Episode 6: "And the Winner Is..." (October 28, 2002)
*Episode 7: "Kim's Birthday" (November 4, 2002)
*Episode 8: "It's Gary Coleman" (November 11, 2002)
*Episode 9: "Road Trip" (November 18, 2002)
*Episode 10: "Sign of the Shaq" (November 25, 2002)
*Episode 11: "Lights, Camera, Action" (December 16, 2002)
*Episode 12: "The Parent Trap" (January 6, 2003)
*Episode 13: "Dead Clown Walking" (January 20, 2003)
*Episode 14: "The Hold Up" (February 3, 2003)
*Episode 15: "Love Portion #83" (February 10, 2003)
*Episode 16: "Somebody's Watching You" (February 17, 2003)
*Episode 17: "A Sterling Relationship" (February 24, 2003)
*Episode 18: "That's What Friends Are For" (March 24, 2003)
*Episode 19: "Amazing Grace" (April 7, 2003)
*Episode 20: "Join the Club" (April 14, 2003)
*Episode 21: "Internship" (April 21, 2003)
*Episode 22: "She's a Bad Mamma Jamma" (April 28, 2003)
*Episode 23: "The Good, the Bad, and the Funny" (May 5, 2003)
*Episode 24: "Jury Duty" (May 12, 2003)
*Episode 25: "An Ivy League of Her Own" (May 19, 2003)

eason 5

* Episode 1: "Til Death Do Us Part-And Make It Soon" (September 15, 2003)
* Episode 2: "Squatter's Rights" (September 22, 2003)
* Episode 3: "A Plot of View" (September 29, 2003)
* Episode 4: "Mama, I'm Back" (October 6, 2003)
* Episode 5: "The Accidental Therapist" (October 13, 2003)
* Episode 6: "The Mack is Like Wo!" (October 20, 2003)
* Episode 7: "Kimmie Has Two Moms" (November 3, 2003)
* Episode 8: "I Never Rapped for My Father" (November 10, 2003)
* Episode 9: "Foul Ball" (November 17, 2003)
* Episode 10: "Cheaters Never Prosper" (November 24, 2003)
* Episode 11: "Out with the Old, in with the New" (December 1, 2003)
* Episode 12: "School of Hard Knocks" (January 12, 2004)
* Episode 13: "Can Two Wrongs Make a Right?" (February 9, 2004)
* Episode 14: "She's Positive" (February 16, 2004)
* Episode 15: "Judge Not a Book" (February 23, 2004)
* Episode 16: "Practice What You Preach" (March 1, 2004)
* Episode 17: "Could It Be You?" (April 26, 2004)
* Episode 18: "A Little Change Never Hurt Anybody" (May 3, 2004)
* Episode 19: "At Last" (May 10m, 2004)

yndication

"The Parkers" currently airs in syndication on BET J. [cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/ontv/betjshows|title=Shows on BETJ: "The Parkers"|publisher=bet.com|accessdate=2008-08-22]

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0200353|title=The Parkers
*Tv.com show|id=276|title=The Parkers