The Parkers (1999)
The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers features the mother-daughter team of Nikki and Kim Parker. The Parkers' signature "Heeyyy" greeting became very popular in the early 2000s.
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Episode 1 - Baby Girl
Release Date: 2001-09-10With Michael missing in the aftermath of the oil-rig fire, it falls to Kim to care for his infant daughter Alisa, a job she's more than eager to do. But Nikki thinks the task calls for more maturity. She contacts Alisa's birth mother to come for her child---alienating her own daughter in the process. Meanwhile, Professor Oglevee tries to disprove his therapist's assertion that he's in love with Nikki by trying to rekindle a romance with Toni.
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Episode 2 - Crazy Love
Release Date: 2001-09-17musical guest: Brian McKnight Professor Oglevee enlists the help- and vocal stylings- of R&B superstar Brian McKnight in his attempt to woo Nikki away from her new love, Kenny. But she turns a deaf ear to his mating call, forcing Stanley to resort to drastic measures to put an end to Nikki and Kenny's budding romance. Meanwhile, Kim baby sits T's rambunctious cousins.
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Episode 3 - Not So Super, Supers
Release Date: 2001-09-24When the apartment building tenants vote to fire the nosy superintendent Aldo, mechanically challenged Nikki and Kim elect themselves superintendents in exchange for free rent. But a series of mishaps and complaints from the tenants lead them to reconsider whether their new careers are so super after all. Also, Professor Oglevee has eyes for a new tenant, which does not go over well with Nikki.
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Episode 4 - Nobody's Fool
Release Date: 2001-10-01Nikki discovers an unsavoury side of Lady Egyptian that leads her to quit her job. While attempting to create her own beauty line, she winds up cooking herself up a tasty new career. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Professor Oglevee and T, they have something in common.
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Episode 5 - A Knockout Times Two
Release Date: 2001-10-08All bets are off as Nikki steps into the ring and goes toe-to-toe in a battle for Professor Oglevee. Meanwhile, Kim finds her soulmate and intellectual equal at ringside.
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Episode 6 - Baby, You've Got to Go
Release Date: 2001-10-15Kim and her new boyfriend, Aaron, reconcile and agree to a living arrangement that forces Nikki to move in with Andell.
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Episode 7 - Mummy's the Word
Release Date: 2001-10-29Halloween approaches and Kim's excited because her birthday is right around the corner. Believing that her friends are throwing her a surprise birthday party, Kim learns that T and Stevie are not throwing her a party, but instead are looking forward to renting out a house to record a demo tape. They come across an eerie-looking house with two odd tenants named Cleo and her butler, Oliver. When they ask Cleo for permission to use her house, she turns them down. They later turn to Professor Oglevee for help, who's trying to avoid them--and especially Nikki--this Halloween. But T convinces him that he may be interested in the owner. Reluctantly, he agrees. When they arrive at the house again, Cleo, after taking one glance at Stanley, immediately changes her mind and grants T and Stevie access to use her house for their recording session only if Professor Oglevee attends. Meanwhile, Cleo and Oliver, who are revealed to be evil 4,000-year-old Egyptians, plan to steal Professor Oglevee's sou
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Episode 8 - Take the Cookies and Run
Release Date: 2001-11-05Stuck with 6,000 cookies, Nikki taps the girls from her Big Sister program to sell the sweets in exchange for Lil' Bow Wow tickets.
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Episode 9 - The Altos
Release Date: 2001-11-12Nikki lands an internship at a waste-removal facility and becomes convinced that her new boss is a mobster. Meanwhile, Kim pretends to have multiple personalities in order to appear on MTV's ""True Life"".
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Episode 10 - Family Ties and Lies
Release Date: 2001-11-19Nikki is stunned by a revelation about her Aunt Rita when the entire family appears on a game show that exploits family secrets.
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Episode 11 - Secret Santa
Release Date: 2001-12-17Nikki gets into the Yuletide spirit and prepares her annual Christmas tree-trimming party, but everyone turns her invitations down flat. To lift her spirits, she visits the mall to do her last-minute shopping. When the Santa Claus at the mall suddenly deserts the anxious children waiting to have their pictures taken, Nikki seizes the moment by pretending to be Santa. Just as the mall begins to close, Nikki, Kim, Andell, Stevie, T and Professor Oglevee all end up locked in the department store after being coaxed by a strange man named Walter. Nikki tries to cheer everybody up, but they all seem bothered and grumpy. After a hectic ""Secret Santa"" gift exchange, Nikki becomes upset with everyone's bickering. Realizing how childish they have become, everyone gathers around Nikki and apologize. When the security guard comes to the rescue, Nikki reveals a description of Walter, but it turns out that no one by that name is employed at the mall. The next day, everyone exchanges gifts. Nikki rec
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Episode 12 - The Revolution
Release Date: 2002-01-21Professor Oglevee recalls the 1972 incident that led Santa Monica College to institute a Black Studies program.
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Episode 13 - My Two Dads
Release Date: 2002-02-04Nikki's biological father visits, sparking a fierce rivalry with her adoptive dad, George, for her affections. Also, Kim competes with Regina over the planning of a luncheon in Nikki's honor.
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Episode 14 - To Love or Not to Love
Release Date: 2002-02-11musical guest: Kenny Lattimore After Nikki's crush on Professor Oglevee gets out of hand on Valentine's Day, Kim persuades her to join a support group for the lovelorn. Meanwhile, Kim receives gifts from a secret admirer.
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Episode 15 - Don't Believe the Hype
Release Date: 2002-02-25musical guest: Lil' Zane After reuniting with his childhood pal, Lil' Zane, T decides to leave Freestyle Unity, the band he, Kim and Stevie created, on the eve of their scheduled performance at the Spring Jam open mic night.
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Episode 16 - Make a Joyful Noise
Release Date: 2002-03-04Nikki's in heaven when her choir is chosen to compete in a gospel festival---until Kim's defection to a rival group returns her to Earth. Donnie: Donnie McClurkin (who also performs). Curtis: Christopher B. Duncan. Rufus: Eddie Satterfield. Patrice: Nicole C. Mullen. Gertie: Kym E. Whitley. Kim: Countess Vaughn. Stevie: Jenna von Oy. Nikki: Mo'Nique. Prof. Oglevee: Dorien Wilson.
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Episode 17 - A Beautiful Lie
Release Date: 2002-03-18Kim, Stevie and T take an I.Q. test as part of a contest to win a car, but after a mixup with the scores, Kim is convinced she is a genius while Stevie's confidence is shattered.
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Episode 18 - The Crush
Release Date: 2002-03-25Professor Oglevee's nephew develops a crush on Nikki. Meanwhile, Kim feels left out of her cousin's friendship with Stevie.
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Episode 19 - The Dates From Hell
Release Date: 2002-04-29After her break-up with Aaron, Kim agrees to join Stevie in trying a speed-dating service. Meanwhile, Nikki works at Andell's club and catches Professor Oglevee on a date with another woman who turns out to be married. While on a date, Stevie frets over the fact that she doesn't act very feminine.
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Episode 20 - Mother's Day Blues
Release Date: 2002-05-06A Mother's Day get-together at Stevie's is disrupted when the IRS evicts the Van Lowes from their home. Sophia: Shannon Tweed. Olivia: Sommore. Sheriff: Geno Kirkland. Stevie: Jenna Von Oy. T: Ken L. Nikki: Mo'Nique.
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Episode 21 - It's Showtime
Release Date: 2002-05-13After Nikki's friend, Bernetta Campbell, wins the lottery, she quits her job working for Magic Johnson at the Magic Johnson Theatres and recommends Nikki to become the new theater manager. But Nikki's bossy attitude leads her staff to quit. Meanwhile, Professor Oglevee has a date with actress Kenya Moore.
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Episode 22 - Teach Me Tonight
Release Date: 2002-05-20Kim is on academic probation and hires a tutor for help with her studies. When she learns that her tutor is her former speed-dating partner Alan, she tries to woo the disinterested fellow. Due to budget cutbacks, Professor Oglevee must fire two of his best associate professors. After appealing to the dean of students, he finds himself out of work. Depressed, Stanley simply makes everyone believe that he has been promoted a job at USC. To celebrate his new job, Woody takes Stanley for a drink at Andell's club where he becomes heavily drunk. Nikki comes to the rescue and later head for the professor's apartment. Stanley finally reveals to Nikki that he lied about his new promotion and that he was fired. Nikki comforts Stanley which later leads to an unexpected kiss.