The Parent 'Hood
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| The Parent 'Hood | |
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 The cast of The Parent 'Hood. |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Running time | 30 Minutes (with commercials) |
| Creator(s) | Pamela Grant Tracey Ormandy Warren Hutcherson |
| Starring | Robert Townsend Suzzanne Douglass Faizon Love (Seasons 1-4) Kenny Blank (Seasons 1-3) Reagan Gomez-Preston Curtis Williams Ashli Adams Tyrone Burton (Seasons 4+) et al. |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original channel | The WB |
| Original run | January 18, 1995–July 25, 1999 |
| No. of episodes | 90 |
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| TV.com summary | |
The Parent 'Hood is a sitcom that aired from 1995 to 1999 on The WB. The series starred Robert Townsend, Suzzanne Douglass, Kenny Blank, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Curtis Williams and Ashli Adams. The Parent 'Hood along with The Wayans Bros. were the first two programs to air on The WB. Episodes now air on TBS during the early morning hours.
The series is about an African American family named the Petersons. Robert Peterson is a college professor at New York University, and his wife Jerri is a law student. They try to balance their lives, their work, and their four children at the same time. The four kids span the ages from teens to toddlers. The oldest two, 16 year old Michael and 15 year old Zaria, are reaching that age where they're eager to spread their wings, take their hormones for a test drive and avoid being seen with their not quite cool parents. Nicholas is a bright eyed eight year old who's quickly discovering the joys of mischief. Four year old Cece is the darling of the family. Offering his own offbeat point of view is Robert's childhood buddy, Wendell. Robert's love for his kids - combined with his vivid imagination (prompting frequent fantasy sequences) and impulsive energy - propels him to do extraordinary things on their behalf as he continually dreams up untraditional solutions to traditional family problems.
[edit] Cast
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- Robert Townsend as Robert Peterson
- Ashli Adams as CeCe Peterson
- Robert Bailey, Jr. as Jesse (1997-1999)
- Kenny Blank as Michael Peterson (1995-1997)
- Tyrone Burton as T.K. Anderson (1997-1999)
- Suzzanne Douglass as Jerri Peterson
- Reagan Gomez-Preston as Zaria Peterson
- Cory King as Gordon (1997-1998)
- Faizon Love as Wendell Wilcox (1995-1998)
- Bobby McGee as Derek Sawyer (1995)
- Kelly Perine as Kelly Peterson (1999)
- Tasha Scott as Theresa (1996-1997)
- Nigel Thatch as Shakim (1996)
- Curtis Williams as Nicholas Peterson
- Carol Woods as Mrs. Wilcox (1995)
[edit] Episodes
[edit] The Later Seasons
The show took a different turn in 1997, when Robert let a teenager from Juvie live with him and his family, his name was T.K. Anderson. T.K. Anderson was a teenager who had gotten into a lot of trouble with the law, and he was sent to juvie. T.K.'s father was an ex-convict, and his mother was a drug addict who left him on the street. Robert was the only person who didn't give up on T.K., and welcomed him into his home (even though Jerri didn't think it was a good idea). As seasons progressed we saw that T.K. was changing (one step at a time).
In the summer of 99, The Parent 'Hood aired it's final season .It took it's place from last season when Robert was shot by some gangbangers who harrassed T.K. and Nick. For the rest of the season Robert Peterson was in a wheelchair, and the show was never given a proper send off, ending in 1999 with no explanation.
