The Parent 'Hood
GenreFamily sitcom
Created by
Starring
Theme music composerMonty Seward
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes90 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupVideotape; Multi-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkThe WB
ReleaseJanuary 18, 1995 (1995-01-18) –
July 25, 1999 (1999-07-25)

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom television series that aired on The WB from January 18, 1995, to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to be titled Father Knows Nothing (a parody of the title of the 1950s sitcom Father Knows Best),[1] 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 (along with The Wayans Bros., Unhappily Ever After, and the short-lived Muscle).[2]

From November 2021 to 2023, The Parent 'Hood streamed several episodes on HBO Max.[3]

Premise

The series revolves around a former Black English professor, Robert Peterson, who must cope with fatherhood after his wife, Jerri decides to return to the working field to their four children which they share in their upper middle class apartment brownstone in Manhattan. Robert quickly learns that he needs to rule his house with an iron fist as he realizes the world his kids are growing up in was different from how he grew up.

Cast

  • Robert Townsend as Robert Peterson
  • Suzzanne Douglas as Geraldine "Jerri" Peterson
  • Kenny Blank as Michael Peterson (seasons 1–3)
  • Reagan Gomez-Preston as Zaria Peterson
  • Curtis Williams as Nicholas Peterson
  • Ashli Amari Adams as Cecilia "CeCe" Peterson
  • Bobby McGee as Derek Sawyer (season 1)
  • Carol Woods as Mrs. Wilcox (season 1)
  • Faizon Love as Wendell Wilcox (seasons 2–4, main; season 1, recurring)
  • Tyrone Dorzell Burton as T.K. Anderson (seasons 4–5)
  • Kelly Perine as Kelly Peterson (season 5)

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113January 18, 1995 (1995-01-18)May 17, 1995 (1995-05-17)
222September 6, 1995 (1995-09-06)May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15)
322September 8, 1996 (1996-09-08)May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)
422September 7, 1997 (1997-09-07)May 17, 1998 (1998-05-17)
511May 30, 1999 (1999-05-30)July 25, 1999 (1999-07-25)

References

  1. ↑ Coe, Steve (August 15, 1994). "It's Comedy for WB Network". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Robert Townsend Gives Positive View of Black Family on The Parent 'Hood". Jet. January 29, 1996.
  3. ↑ "HBO Max Acquires Season 2 Of 'David Makes Man', Five '90s-Era WBTV Sitcoms". Deadline Hollywood. November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.