The Parent 'Hood: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about The Parent 'Hood. Pick one to read it.

• Boyfriend-Blocking Dadin 240 titlesRobert is not particularly happy about Zaria dating, with Jerri pointing out the words "drastic" and "stupid" often come into play.Read →
• Parental Hypocrisyin 83 titlesRobert forbids the party in "Trial by Jerri" without the slightest discussion, but it turns out he held such a party in his teen years that got so out of control a fire broke out.Read →
• "Rear Window" HomageRare · in 57 titles"Front Window" opens with Robert wheelchair-bound following his gunshot wound. As it happens, new neighbor Sam Bates (played by Richard Moll) has moved in.Read →
• Stop Being Stereotypicalin 130 titlesinvoked In "I'm Otay, You're Otay", Nicholas is given an assignment to portray a notable black figure for Black History Month.Read →
• "Rashomon"-Stylein 384 titles"Trial by Jerri" turns into this.Read →
• Ghost Storyin 90 titlesThe Taxi Man story in, well, "The Taxi Man". As Wendell explains, a stockbroker was trying in vain to hail a cab, but they wouldn't stop because he was black.Read →