Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1990

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

7.9 | en | Comedy

For a cool high school kid and his friends, thwarting authority figures and other enemies is not a problem.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP22 The Last Supper

Jun. 13,1993

Parker and the gang find out that the Atlas Diner is going to be torn down in order to provide a location for a new strip bar. A clip show featuring highlights from all three seasons ensues.

EP21 The Rocky Kohler Picture Show

Jun. 06,1993

Kube gets invited to a movie party but trouble ensues when he invites Kohler to tag along.

EP20 Senior Jerry

May. 30,1993

Jerry gets move into the A.S.A.P. program which makes him a senior, when he gets a B+ on his first test he freaks out, drops out and starts laying bricks. Grace has a recurring dream about The Scarlet Letter.

EP19 Boys Night In

May. 23,1993

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EP18 A Night to Remember

May. 09,1993

Parker must double-date with Shelley on Prom night, when his parents decide Shelley is a little young to be attending. At the event Shelley turns up missing just as his parents arrive.

EP17 Musso: a Wedding

May. 02,1993

Much to Kohler's dismay, Grace gets married to a man with a six-figure salary; however the bridegroom drops dead soon afterward.

EP16 The B* is Back

Apr. 25,1993

Parker is having an unusually lucky day until Mikey introduces him to his new girlfriend. A girl Parker once met at summer camp two years ago and whom broke his heart. Jerry tries to make a commercial for the diner that Kohler likes.

EP15 Write or Die

Apr. 18,1993

Mikey has a problem with writer's block which may cause him to attend summer school. Everyone gives him help by pitching story ideas, one of which takes on the style of the old Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

EP14 The Love Bug

Apr. 11,1993

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EP13 Educating Brad

Apr. 04,1993

Parker's nemesis Brad Penny returns and gets back into school and takes over the poetry class. Jerry gets a job at the diner.

EP12 An Unmarried Musso

Mar. 28,1993

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EP11 Parker's Got a Brand New Car

Mar. 21,1993

Parker's father wrecks the classic car that Parker just bought.

EP10 Kohler Buys the Diner

Sep. 27,1992

Coach Kohler takes over the guy's hangout.

EP9 Lewis and Son

Sep. 20,1992

Mr. Lewis expects Parker to take over the family business once he's older.

EP8 Hungry Heart

Sep. 13,1992

Kohler is interested in the mother of the boy that Kubiak is babysitting. Annie tries to fix them up.

EP7 Beauty and the Kube

Sep. 06,1992

While working together, Kubiak develops a crush on Annie.

EP6 Jerry's Journey

Aug. 20,1992

After being left out of everything, Jerry goes on a quest to become cool.

EP5 Love is Hell

Aug. 13,1992

Love is in the air as Kohler plans to win over Ms. Musso's heart, Ms. Musso meets a handsome stranger, Mikey meets a new girl, and Jerry tries to win over Shelly.

EP4 Summer of '92

Aug. 06,1992

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EP3 The Kiss

Jul. 30,1992

Shelly tries to get her first kiss, and she sets her eyes on Brad Penny. Parker tries to stop her from completing her mission.

EP2 Cape Flamingo

Jul. 23,1992

In a remake of the film Cape Fear, tough guy Brad Penny saves Parker's life and tries to befriend him. Parker becomes suspicious and vows to never let Brad get to him.

EP1 Flamingo Graffiti

Jul. 16,1992

Parker decides to change a few things his life. First on his list is to spend a night with Annie.

7.9 | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: 1990-09-02 | Released Producted By: Columbia Pictures Television , Clyde Phillips Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

For a cool high school kid and his friends, thwarting authority figures and other enemies is not a problem.

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Cast

Corin Nemec , Billy Jayne , Troy Slaten

Director

Alan Cross

Producted By

Columbia Pictures Television , Clyde Phillips Productions

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Corin Nemec

as Parker Lewis

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story My True Fairytale Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach The Wrong Cheerleader Coach All Roads to Pearla A Woman's Nightmare The Wrong Stepmother Evil Doctor A Christmas Cruise

Billy Jayne

as Mikey Randall

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Troy Slaten

as Jerry Steiner

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Reviews

Parker Lewis I loved Parker Lewis and first watched this show over 20 years ago and love it on many levels. The snappy story lines, the innovative camera work really ahead of its time, the chemistry between the characters, whether they be major or minor. Many of the episodes had a moral to it (sort of like Happy Days) and some very laugh out loud moments. It's as though you really wanted to be part of Santo Domingo High School and hang out with Parker and the gang.I'm in the minority because I actually liked season 3 (which was also the final season). Well I liked all the episodes of season 3 except for the finale, The Last Supper. But I liked season 3 because the focus shifted to relationships. I'd say most of the episodes dealt with relationships between the various characters and I really liked it! There was a warmness to season 3 which drew you to the characters. Even Kubiak (the big guy) became likable.Still it wan't enough to save the series and this fine show should have been a contender for at least 2 more seasons.

svtcobra331 The last season was awful. You know a show has tanked when they bring in a lame comedian to "save" the show, and they can't afford proper hair for the big-haired principal.Seasons One and Two are so fantastically imaginative, with brilliant colors, music, great character chemistry, and sound effects worthy of the stooges. The show could get meaningfully serious, for example, what happens when "friends" want you to do something wrong, or when your "joke" really humiliates someone deeply? Parker, Mikey, and Jerry would charge into danger to right the wrongs and assure all was right in Santo Domingo.And you all know that the creators of this show went on to make Dexter, right? That just shows how wickedly creative these guys are.Anyhow, Ms Musso, OMG, (sound of a whip crack) what an awesome character. With a flick of her thumb (sound of a winchester chambering a round and firing) a student was in detention. Her scream would break her window. One particular scream of hers broke a window in Germany.When the show was navigating between serious issues the jokes came so fast that I had to often slo-mo my VCR (hahaha) to inspect background elements. The show would have homages to events (how John and Yoko met) and movies (I think a Kiss Me Kate scene with Annie), many of which went past the audience. The show was rich with allusions to contemporary TV shows, movies, and singers. Many of these will be lost on modern audiences.The chemistry of the cast was well designed, the characters were well defined and interesting, often with unexpected surprise elements to their person, as Parker got to know them more.The show excelled at escapism, especially when needed to set up the problem of the week. You have got to hand it to a show in which the protagonists have a secret hideout (Batman, Hogans Heroes, Get Smart) but in one episode the computer with a big red lense seizes control of the hideout, forcing Parker to enter the red computer core, floating in zero gravity, to power down the computer. (homage: 2001)This show ruled.

Syl I still can't believe that I haven't seen this show since it's cancellation. Corin Nemec was known for his role as Steven Stayner in a made for television film about the Stayner abduction and life. Corin displays his acting ability here to show his range can be comedy. The show only lasted a couple of seasons on Fox when it was innovative, new, and fresh. Now, I crave for shows like Parker Lewis Can't Lose to return again to television. His supporting cast wasn't forgettable neither but it was lightened side of adolescent life. Too bad, it hasn't come out on DVD. I bet it would be a hit all over again. I remember that it didn't have a studio audience which I thought was different from a sitcom standard.

Adam Dobay Although "Parker Lewis" was not a very long-running series, it shortly became very popular in my home country Hungary when it was bought by channel TV2. It took stock characters and stereotypes to the very limit of reality, while the creators successfully avoided clichés and kept focusing on the consistent high quality of the jokes, whether textual or visual. After multiple reruns, this show still leaves a nostalgic feeling in just about everyone who had spent their tens and twenties in the time the show was aired around Europe. The unique style and exceptionally good sitcom humour of Parker Lewis makes it one of the most outstanding comic series of the nineties. You can still hear people quoting the series and synchronizing their watches every now and then. Should it be released on DVD (as it is rumoured by an online petition), the producing Columbia Tri-Star can make sure that there will be many orders from Hungary and from Europe as a whole. Hope we get a release soon.