The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood

The Parent 'Hood

1995 5 Seasons 90 Episodes ⭐ 7.3 Comedy

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to have been titled Father Knows Nothing, the series was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original Wednesday night two-hour lineup that helped launch The WB network.

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to have been titled Father Knows Nothing, the series was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original Wednesday night two-hour lineup that helped launch The WB network.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Ring Around the Nosey

Michael and Zaria use reverse psychology to get their parents to let them have their grandmother's car by pretending Mic

EP 2

The Rake, the Fake and the Gopher Snake

Robert is concerned when Zaria goes on a date with Michael's shallow friend Troy, and resorts to hiring a woman from Der

EP 3

Pizza Man

In an attempt to establish a strong work ethic in Michael, Robert makes a bet that he can work side by side with Michael

EP 4

Crappy Anniversary

Robert pretends to forget his anniversary, while all the while he's made special plans for a surprise romantic evening w

EP 5

Like Father, Like Hell

Robert, who has been critical of Michael's former girlfriends, agrees to be nice to college sophomore Patrice when she c

EP 6

The Paw That Rocks the Cradle

Robert hopes a stray mutt will replace Nicholas' imaginary friend -- if they can keep the pup hidden from pooch-hater Je

EP 7

IQ, UQ, We All Q

A dinner visit from Robert's classmate, now an arrogant Princeton professor who believes men are smarter than women, spa

EP 8

Byte Me

To avoid a sex chat, Robert puts Michael on-line with a health program, which the teen uses to access a computer sex lin

EP 9

Trial by Jerri

Robert charges Michael and Zaria with being too irresponsible to have a party---so the family holds a mock trial, with J

EP 10

Don't Be Alarmed

A series of burglaries, followed by Nicholas's bike being stolen, prompt Robert and Jerri to buy an alarm system. Robert

EP 11

Nice Guys Finish Lust

Robert is so impressed with Zaria's new boyfriend, Daryl Cooper, that he actually envisions him as his future son-in-law

EP 12

The Bully Pulpit

When a bully picks on Nicholas, it brings back memories of Robert's own childhood nemesis---and he decides to track the

EP 13

Trust a Move

When 15-year-old Michael asks if he can attend a basketball game, Robert says ""yes."" But Robert denies 14-year-old Zar

EP 1

Robert in the 'Hood

Robert is accused of being out of touch when he voices objection to the lyrics of a rap song written by Michael and his

EP 2

A Kiss is Just a Kiss

It's a case of kiss and tell for Nicholas when he kisses a classmate and his teacher tells his parents that he is sexual

EP 3

Don't Take My Wife, Please

Jerri's new study partner is funny, smart, handsome -- and a male dancer. Robert becomes even more jealous after Jerri,

EP 4

Track Dreams

Zaria runs into trouble when her parents discover she's received preferential treatment from her track coach -- and her

EP 5

Wendell and Muriel's Wedding

Robert and Jerri finds themselves stuck in the middle when Wendell proposes to a woman he met at Cece's fourth birthday

EP 6

The Taxi Man

Nicholas thinks Halloween is going to be anything but a treat after he hears a local legend about a cab-driving ghost. M

EP 7

Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Robert is overwhelmed when the kids throw him a surprise party. Unable to cope with the surprise, Robert leaves the part

EP 8

Welcome Back, Robert

Wendell needs a positive role model to speak to his class of troubled youths, so he asks Robert, who has trouble gaining

EP 9

Not With My Daughter

Robert lends a helping hand to reformed gang member Ricky, but when Zaria takes a romantic interest in the young man, he

EP 10

Just Say Yes, No or Maybe

Robert overhears Michael and his girlfriend planning to take the next big step in their relationship, so he cautions his

EP 11

The Man Who Canceled Christmas

Robert decides to cancel the Christmas holiday because he is disgusted with his children's greedy behavior. On Christmas

EP 12

One Man and a Baby

Michael thinks he's found the perfect girl in Chantel, one with looks, charm, a sense of humor -- and an infant son. Mea

EP 13

Little Bitty Pretty One

Cece wins a kids regional beauty contest, turning her into an insufferable egotist and prompting Robert to launch ""Oper

EP 14

Substitute's Pet

Wendell subs in Nicholas' class and makes him the teacher's pet. Nicholas' classmates are jealous of the preferential tr

EP 15

The Lost Weekend

There's a slight hitch in Wendell's offer to take Robert and Jerri on a ""free"" Valentine's getaway to a romantic Pocon

EP 16

I'm O'Tay, You're O-Tay

In observance of Black History Month, Nicholas must choose a famous African-American to portray at a school assembly. Ni

EP 17

Torn Between Two Brothers

Robert's fraternity brother Greg comes to New York to oversee an art auction. Robert, who hasn't seen Greg in ten years,

EP 18

An American Class President

Zaria runs for class president against Bradley, a popular senior who stoops to use dirty politics by spreading false rum

EP 19

We Don't Need Another Hero

Zaria gets chosen to appear in a music video with her friends for her favorite performer, Sashay, but Robert forbids her

EP 20

I Never Danced for My Mother

When Nicholas decides to show off his dance moves in a school talent show, Jerri, who was classically trained, steps in

EP 21

Ode to Billy Stankbreath

Robert begins to appreciate life more when an old acquaintance of his passes away. He plans a picnic for the family, and

EP 22

Reconcilable Differences

Nicholas overhears a difference of opinion between his parents and mistakenly thinks they are getting a divorce because

EP 1

The Critic

As film critic of the local cable show ""Brothers in the Balcony,"" Robert becomes unpopular when he gives a thumbs down

EP 2

Our Gang

Nicholas is being bullied and shaken down by ""a bunch of baggy-pants, bandana wearin' hoodlums"" and figures the only w

EP 3

Voice in the 'Hood

Michael auditions female singers for his band, and the front-runner is Zaria's annoying friend Theresa.

EP 4

Love, African-American Style

Wendell has romantic designs on Karen, an interior decorator working at the Peterson house, so Robert decides to play Cu

EP 5

Inspiration

Michael thinks he might be able to clear up his songwriter's block by smoking some marijuana that he received from a jaz

EP 6

Labor Daze

Upset when her parents refuse to front her the cash for a pair of expensive running shoes, Zaria takes a second job at a

EP 7

Clothes Call

Against their better judgment, Robert and Jerri allow daughter Zaria to wear a revealing dress to a dance, where the tee

EP 8

Nick the Brick

Nicholas has been having a ball playing on a losing basketball team. But when Robert takes over as coach, the fun is don

EP 9

Chimney Boy

With Robert and Jerri bedridden with the flu, Wendell volunteers to baby-sit. But during his watch, Nicholas gets stuck

EP 10

Goodfella

Wendell is too terrified to go to the police after he witnesses a crime. Robert urges him to provide a good role model f

EP 11

The Parade-y Bunch

Robert and Jerri take the kids on a pilgrimage downtown to stake out a spot to view the Thanksgiving parade, but Robert

EP 12

Fight the Power

Activists Zaria and Shakim disagree over how to organize a protest against a company that's polluting a river. Meanwhile

EP 13

Baby Oprah

The Petersons ""could be working for the next Oprah"" when Cece gets her own talk show sponsored by a toy company. But h

EP 14

Home Loan

While the Petersons are out of town at a wedding, Wendell tries to make a good impression on Karen's parents by telling

EP 15

A Star is Torn

Michael and Theresa impress record execs at a musicians' showcase, so much so that one of them is offered a contract --

EP 16

Nick the Player

Nicholas works the playground and accidentally smooth talks himself into two dates -- for the same afternoon. Meanwhile,

EP 17

Double Date

Wendell claims that he met Peabo Bryson while working as a part-time cabbie, and that he's been invited to Atlantic City

EP 18

Tango & Cash

Shakim insists on driving old flame Alexis home from a party, and the resulting misunderstanding leads to a rift in his

EP 19

When Robert Met Jerri

With Zaria's senior prom approaching, Robert and Jerri are reminded how their school dance turned into a magical night -

EP 20

The Peterson Redemption

The last time Robert saw Parris, the elder Peterson brother was doing time in prison. Now he's out and visiting the fami

EP 21

Mother and Law

On the eve of Jerri's graduation from law school, her ""stay-at-home, full-service"" mother Elizabeth objects to her put

EP 22

Rappin' It Up

Zaria is surprised to overhear Skye professing his love for her, just after learning that boyfriend Shakim is heading of

EP 1

House Arrest

16 year old TK tries tosteal from the Petersons and Jerri decides to save him from the criminal justice system. She brin

EP 2

Curfew-sion

T.K.'s stay is negatively affecting the younger kids: he's got Nicholas and Cece talking trash and flashing gang signs.

EP 3

No Soul on Ice

Nicholas faces off against a racist hockey coach who believes that the game is ""not the sport for (black) people."" Mea

EP 4

Beauty Call

Zaria tries to become part of an elite, all-girls social group at school, but the price of admission may be too much for

EP 5

Wendell and I Spy

After Robert hesitates to call T.K. on his need to have a personal pager, he overhears the boy making a deal to have som

EP 6

Father Wendell

Robert and Jerri smell a rat when Wendell's former lover show up claiming he's the father of her 10-year-old son. Meanwh

EP 7

Zaria Peterson's Day Off

Zaria recruits T.K. to help spy on her father, whom she suspects is having an affair. Meanwhile, after learning that wit

EP 8

The Play's the Thang

Nicholas writes a play for the school arts festival, but has problems with the star --Wendell -- who wants to make his r

EP 9

Don't Go There

When Nicholas' best friend Drew is abducted from school, Nicholas refuses to leave the house for fear he will be next. M

EP 10

Fast Cash

When T.K. gets a job at a pizza place, two of his old street homeys smell a target for a holdup, and try to get T.K. to

EP 11

Bad Rap

Zaria's lovestruck friend Jasmine is making beautiful music with her new rap-star boyfriend, but his act hits a sour not

EP 12

Me and Ms. Robinson

Nick and T.K. have crushes on older women -- the former on Zaria's friend Jamie, the latter on Jerri's new intern.

EP 13

Money Shot

Racketeer Sony offers T.K. big money to throw the next basketball game; Nicholas tries to manipulate Cece and Jesse and

EP 14

Stand by Boo

T.K.'s friend Boo, who's ""the smartest high-school dropout (he) knows,"" prepares for her general-equivalency diploma w

EP 15

A Sister Scorned

Jerri's now beautiful fashion-photographer sister Celeste develops a plan to get back at Wendell, who incessantly taunte

EP 16

Flaked Out

Zaria's special 17th birthday outing turns into a real disaster - a natural one - after a blizzard hits, stranding her a

EP 17

Color Him Father

TK doesn't want to attend the basketball team's Father & Son banquet because his father is in jail for the past 10 years

EP 18

I Want My Z-TV

Zaria becomes ""the voice of teenage America"" as host of a New York-based TV talk show aimed at fellow high-schoolers.

EP 19

An Affair to Forget

On an awards show telecast, a famous singer credits Robert with teaching her ""all about love and passion."" Meanwhile,

EP 20

Hurricane Linda

Things get tense when Jerri's best friend Linda blows into town and meddles in everything about the Peterson household.

EP 21

Here Comes Z Bride

Zariah and her new boyfriend decide to get married. Meanwhile Nicholas wants to try boxing.

EP 22

'Hood Sweet 'Hood (1)

TK ponders violence after being assualted in front of Nicholas. He gets a gun and threatens to shoot Stone, but Robert

EP 1

'Hood Sweet 'Hood (2)

Trying to stop T.K.'s revenge on the thugs who robbed him, Robert is shot (in an embarassing part of his anatomy), hits

EP 2

Front Window

Kelly spots Robert's neighbor hoisting strange bags out of the house and become convinced he is a murderer. Meanwhile, T

EP 3

Talkin' Trash

When Zaria loses her deejay gig to T.K.'s less positive but more popular style, Robert takes action. Meanwhile, Jerri le

EP 4

Poco-No-No

Zaria convinces her parents to let her go to the Poconos unsupervised. But her parents-free, girls-only weekend seems he

EP 5

Mommy Dearest

T.K.'s mother L'Tonya shows up after eight years and wants to take the boy home with her, but Jerri isn't sure that L'To

EP 6

Deserving Honors

Zaria tries to console her friend Simone, a teenage single mother whose award and scholarship are rescinded. Meanwhile,

EP 7

Integrity to Block

Kelly gains new respect when he does well on the quiz show ""Deep Knowledge,"" until Robert learns he wasn't exactly usi

EP 8

Old Men Can't Jump

Robert and Kelly resort to using a ringer to save themselves from almost certain defeat in an upcoming basketball match.

EP 9

To Kiss or Not to Kiss

Zaria and T.K. must share an embarrassing passionate kiss in the senior play or fail the course. Meanwhile, Nicholas ado

EP 10

Something About Queenie

T.K. and Kelly find themselves in the doghouse when an unexpected turn of events disrupts their plan to neutralize Queen

EP 11

Wedding Bell Blues

Jerri's sister Celeste pays a visit and unintentionally strains Robert and Jerri's marriage with her extravagant suggest

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