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The Parkers

1999 – 2004Show5 seasons110 episodesTV-PG

Comedy
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Metacritic–8.3
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Metacritic–8.3

Summary

Spunky daughter Kim is mortified when her bigger-than-life mom, Nikki, decides to go back to school at the same junior college she attends.

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  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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The Parkers episodes

5 seasons · 110 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Grape Nuts, 8.0
  2. S1 E2 Scammed Straight, 7.1
  3. S1 E3 Daddy's Girl, 7.4
  4. S1 E4 Taking Tae-Bo with My Beau, 7.8
  5. S1 E5 The Boomerang Effect, 7.8
  6. S1 E6 Three's a Shag, 6.7
  7. S1 E7 Kimberlale, 7.5
  8. S1 E8 Quarantine, 7.6
  9. S1 E9 And the Band Plays On, 7.2
  10. S1 E10 Betting on Love, 7.2
  11. S1 E11 It's a Family Affair, 7.7
  12. S1 E12 Bad to the Bone, 7.1
  13. S1 E13 Big Is Beautiful, 7.1
  14. S1 E14 Love Is a Royal Pain, 7.0
  15. S1 E15 Funny, Funny Valentine, 7.3
  16. S1 E16 Trading Places, 7.3
  17. S1 E17 A Simple Plan, 7.7
  18. S1 E18 It's a Spring Bling Thing, 7.1
  19. S1 E19 Moving on Out, 7.3
  20. S1 E20 Unforgiven, 7.6
  21. S1 E21 Since I Lost My Baby, 7.4
  22. S1 E22 Get Me to the Church on Time, 6.8
  1. S2 E1 Wedding Bell Blues, 6.8
  2. S2 E2 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, 6.9
  3. S2 E3 The Oddest Couple, 7.9
  4. S2 E4 Reunited, 6.6
  5. S2 E5 J.C. Bowl, 6.8
  6. S2 E6 Whassup with Heyyy?, 7.8
  7. S2 E7 Scary Kim, 8.0
  8. S2 E8 Election 2000, 6.8
  9. S2 E9 Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow, 8.0
  10. S2 E10 Turkey Day Blues, 7.3
  11. S2 E11 Cheers, 6.5
  12. S2 E12 Mama, I Want to Sing, 7.5
  13. S2 E13 Field of Dreams, 7.0
  14. S2 E14 Blind Date Mistake, 7.9
  15. S2 E15 Who's Your Mama?, 7.9
  16. S2 E16 Hands Off, Grandma, 7.6
  17. S2 E17 Single Black Female, 7.0
  18. S2 E18 Kim Who?, 5.9
  19. S2 E19 In Sickness and in Health, 7.0
  20. S2 E20 Et Tu Andell?, 6.7
  21. S2 E21 Love and Hisses, 6.5
  22. S2 E22 Love the One You're With, 6.5
  1. S3 E1 Baby Girl, 7.1
  2. S3 E2 Crazy Love, 7.2
  3. S3 E3 Not So Super, Supers, 7.0
  4. S3 E4 Nobody's Fool, 7.1
  5. S3 E5 A Knockout Times Two, 8.0
  6. S3 E6 Baby, You've Got to Go, 7.2
  7. S3 E7 Mummy's the Word, 7.2
  8. S3 E8 Take the Cookies and Run, 6.7
  9. S3 E9 The Altos, 8.1
  10. S3 E10 Family Ties and Lies, 7.8
  11. S3 E11 Secret Santa, 6.6
  12. S3 E12 The Revolution, 6.8
  13. S3 E13 My Two Dads, 7.6
  14. S3 E14 To Love or Not to Love, 6.8
  15. S3 E15 Don't Believe the Hype, 7.4
  16. S3 E16 Make a Joyful Noise, 7.7
  17. S3 E17 A Beautiful Lie, 6.7
  18. S3 E18 The Crush, 6.5
  19. S3 E19 The Dates from Hell, 7.1
  20. S3 E20 Mother's Day Blues, 7.7
  21. S3 E21 It's Showtime, 6.7
  22. S3 E22 Teach Me Tonight, 6.7
  1. S4 E1 The Mourning After, 7.7
  2. S4 E2 She's Hysterical, 6.5
  3. S4 E3 High Heels and Videotapes, 6.6
  4. S4 E4 Meter Maids Need Love, Too, 6.3
  5. S4 E5 Food Fiasco, 7.1
  6. S4 E6 And the Winner Is..., 7.7
  7. S4 E7 Kim's 21st Birthday, 7.5
  8. S4 E8 It's Gary Coleman!, 6.9
  9. S4 E9 Road Trip, 6.8
  10. S4 E10 Sign of the Shaq, 7.3
  11. S4 E11 Lights, Camera, Action, 8.2
  12. S4 E12 The Parent Trap, 6.7
  13. S4 E13 Dead Clown Walking, 7.8
  14. S4 E14 The Hold Up, 7.6
  15. S4 E15 Love Potion #83, 7.3
  16. S4 E16 Somebody's Watching You, 6.4
  17. S4 E17 A Sterling Relationship, 7.2
  18. S4 E18 That's What Friends Are For, 7.1
  19. S4 E19 Amazing Grace, 7.0
  20. S4 E20 Join the Club, 6.5
  21. S4 E21 Internship, 7.2
  22. S4 E22 She's a Bad Mamma Jamma, 7.7
  23. S4 E23 The Good, the Bad, and the Funny, 7.7
  24. S4 E24 Jury Duty, 7.6
  25. S4 E25 An Ivy League of Her Own, 6.9
  1. S5 E1 Til Death Do Us Part-And Make It Soon, 7.4
  2. S5 E2 Squatter's Rights, 7.6
  3. S5 E3 A Plot of View, 6.6
  4. S5 E4 Mama, I'm Back, 7.1
  5. S5 E5 The Accidental Therapist, 6.7
  6. S5 E6 The Mack Is Like Wo!, 6.9
  7. S5 E7 Kimmie Has Two Moms, 7.2
  8. S5 E8 I Never Rapped for My Father, 7.6
  9. S5 E9 Foul Ball, 7.3
  10. S5 E10 Cheaters Never Prosper, 7.4
  11. S5 E11 Out with the Old, in with the New, 6.9
  12. S5 E12 School of Hard Knocks, 6.8
  13. S5 E13 Can Two Wrongs Make a Right?, 7.1
  14. S5 E14 She's Positive, 7.0
  15. S5 E15 Judge Not a Book, 6.1
  16. S5 E16 Practice What You Preach, 7.0
  17. S5 E17 Could It Be You, 6.6
  18. S5 E18 A Little Change Never Hurt Anybody, 7.2
  19. S5 E19 At Last, 6.8

Cast

24 of 168 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Ken Whittingham, Erma Elzy-Jones, Gerren Keith
Written by
Jay Abramowitz, Felicia D. Henderson

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Facts

August 30, 1999 · May 10, 2004 · Ended

First aired
August 30, 1999
Last aired
May 10, 2004
Status
Ended
Length
5 seasons · 110 episodes
Age rating
TV-PG
Genres
Comedy
Original language
English
Made in
United States, Belgium
Available in
1 country

Tropes

Pretentious Pronunciation, Doorstopper, Mistaken for Murderer +9

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream The Parkers?"

Questions about The Parkers

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Parkers?

Philo

In the United States, The Parkers streams on Philo.

Is The Parkers worth watching?

77
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77 (IMDb 7).

Is The Parkers okay for kids?

TV-PG

Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

How long does it take to watch The Parkers?

55 h

About 55 hours: 110 episodes in 5 seasons of about 30 minutes each, aired from 1999 to 2004.

Will The Parkers make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and sharp wit (6 of 10).

Can I half-watch The Parkers?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 3 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

What tropes does The Parkers use?

Pretentious PronunciationDoorstopperMistaken for MurdererViolently Protective GirlfriendDumb BlondePut on a BusAbhorrent AdmirerShout-OutKarma Houdini"Rear Window" HomageClingy Jealous GirlTeacher/Student Romanceand 69 more

TV Tropes lists 81 tropes for it, including Pretentious Pronunciation, Doorstopper, and Mistaken for Murderer.