The Best Episodes of The Parent 'Hood
Every episode of The Parent 'Hood ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Parent 'Hood!
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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The best episode of "The Parent 'Hood" is "Bad Rap", rated 8.6/10 from 11 user votes. It was directed by Gerren Keith and written by N/A. "Bad Rap" aired on 11/23/1997 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "A Sister Scorned".
8.6/10 11 votes#1 - Bad Rap
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1997-11-23
Zaria's lovestruck friend Jasmine is making beautiful music with her new rap-star boyfriend, but his act hits a sour note with Zaria when he hits on her. Also, Robert and Jerri go on a game show to try and win a trip to Europe for the entire family, including ""Uncle"" Wendell.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/10 8 votes
#2 - A Sister Scorned
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1998-02-01
Jerri's now beautiful fashion-photographer sister Celeste develops a plan to get back at Wendell, who incessantly taunted her when she was a homely high-schooler. Meanwhile, T.K. promises to help the kids with a science project but gets sidetracked by Jesse's comely sister Vivica.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 13 votes
#3 - The Rake, the Fake and the Gopher Snake
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1995-01-25
Robert is concerned when Zaria goes on a date with Michael's shallow friend Troy, and resorts to hiring a woman from Derek's acting class to lure Troy away. When Jerri catches Robert in the closet with this woman, he's got a lot of explaining to do. Meanwhile, Nicholas's beloved pet snake gets loose in the house, and when he replaces it with a dummy snake, Jerri thinks it died due to her neglect.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 20 votes
#4 - Ring Around the Nosey
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1995-01-18
Michael and Zaria use reverse psychology to get their parents to let them have their grandmother's car by pretending Michael wants a tattoo and Zaria a nose ring, but the plan backfires. Robert and Jerri trick the kids by encouraging them and even driving them to the tattoo/piercing parlor. Meanwhile, Mrs. Wilcox dates a young man and asks Robert's advice on lovemaking -- and the disturbing images this arouses in Robert's mind affect his performance with Jerri.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 12 votes
#6 - Pizza Man
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1995-02-01
In an attempt to establish a strong work ethic in Michael, Robert makes a bet that he can work side by side with Michael at his pizza parlor job. Unbeknownst to Robert, the manager of the pizza parlor once flunked Robert's class. Meanwhile, worried about gaining weight, Zaria appoints Nicholas her ""health cop."" Every time she takes an unnecessary bite of food, Nicholas gets to punish her by looking at a page from her diary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 8 votes
#7 - The Taxi Man
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1995-10-25
Nicholas thinks Halloween is going to be anything but a treat after he hears a local legend about a cab-driving ghost. Meanwhile, Michael tries come up with a brilliant way to scare Zaria.
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 12 votes
#8 - Like Father, Like Hell
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1995-02-15
Robert, who has been critical of Michael's former girlfriends, agrees to be nice to college sophomore Patrice when she comes to dinner. But Patrice makes a pass at a shocked Robert when they are alone -- and nobody believes his story. Later, Patrice suggests to Jerri that she and Michael accompany the young couple on a double date at a restaurant, where Jerri catches Patrice in action.
Director: N/A
Writer: Valerie Ahern, Christian McLaughlin
- 7.6/10 12 votes
#9 - The Paw That Rocks the Cradle
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1995-02-22
Robert hopes a stray mutt will replace Nicholas' imaginary friend -- if they can keep the pup hidden from pooch-hater Jerri. The school psychologist convinces Robert than an imaginary friend is completely normal -- but when he relievedly tells Jerri about the dog, Jerri and the psychologist are convinced he's the delusional one.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 9 votes
#10 - Flaked Out
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1998-02-08
Zaria's special 17th birthday outing turns into a real disaster - a natural one - after a blizzard hits, stranding her and her girlfriends at the Peterson house. The party is saved by a surprise visit from rap star Usher.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 8 votes
#11 - Front Window
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1999-06-06
Kelly spots Robert's neighbor hoisting strange bags out of the house and become convinced he is a murderer. Meanwhile, T.K. tries to shed his streetwise image for a more conservative one -- which the other kids hate.
Director: Robert Townsend
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/10 8 votes
#12 - I Want My Z-TV
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 1998-02-22
Zaria becomes ""the voice of teenage America"" as host of a New York-based TV talk show aimed at fellow high-schoolers. But success may be going to Zaria's head when she decides to drop out. Also, almost everyone in the house is missing money at the same time that T.K. starts showing up with new threads and jewelry.
Director: Robert Townsend
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/10 14 votes
#13 - 'Hood Sweet 'Hood (1)
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 1998-05-17
TK ponders violence after being assualted in front of Nicholas. He gets a gun and threatens to shoot Stone, but Robert talks him out of it. The two get ready to leave as Stone aims his gun at the both of them and fires. Meanwhile Cece fights with Skylar over the affections of Jesse.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#14 - Crappy Anniversary
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1995-02-08
Robert pretends to forget his anniversary, while all the while he's made special plans for a surprise romantic evening with Jerri; but when the evening arrives, he must first attend a lecture with special guest Jeffrey Osbourne. When an unexpected blizzard ruins Robert's special anniversary plans, he convinces the singing star to come to his house and help save his marriage. Meanwhile, when Michael is unable to repay a loan to Zaria, she forces him to perform humiliating tasks around the house.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#15 - IQ, UQ, We All Q
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1995-03-01
A dinner visit from Robert's classmate, now an arrogant Princeton professor who believes men are smarter than women, sparks a battle of the sexes when Jerri scores higher than Robert on an I.Q. test included in the professor's latest book.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#16 - Byte Me
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1995-03-15
To avoid a sex chat, Robert puts Michael on-line with a health program, which the teen uses to access a computer sex line catering to swingers. Before Robert catches on, Michael makes a date with a female correspondent -- and is shocked when his date, LaWanda, turns out to be an elderly woman with a moustache.
Director: David Steinberg
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#17 - Trial by Jerri
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1995-03-22
Robert charges Michael and Zaria with being too irresponsible to have a party---so the family holds a mock trial, with Jerri serving as the defense attorney.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#18 - Don't Be Alarmed
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1995-03-29
A series of burglaries, followed by Nicholas's bike being stolen, prompt Robert and Jerri to buy an alarm system. Robert doesn't want to pay for the high cost of installation so he hires Derek and Wendell to do the job. Derek and Wendell are complete amateurs and fail to install the system properly. That evening the alarm goes off several times waking the family and bringing police to the door. When the alarm is finally disabled, Robert and Jerri talk about what happened and decide they can feel safe without a security device.
Director: David Steinberg
Writer: Wayne Kline
- NaN/10 0 votes
#19 - Nice Guys Finish Lust
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1995-05-03
Robert is so impressed with Zaria's new boyfriend, Daryl Cooper, that he actually envisions him as his future son-in-law. Zaria is not nearly as taken with Daryl and tells her father she intends to break up with him. Robert is crushed by the news. He believes that if Zaria spent more time with Daryl she would grow to like him. He lets Daryl use his Volvo to take Zaria to a concert. Zaria spends some quality time with Daryl and decides not to break up with him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#20 - The Bully Pulpit
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1995-05-10
When a bully picks on Nicholas, it brings back memories of Robert's own childhood nemesis---and he decides to track the man down and settle the score.
Director: N/A
Writer: Valerie Ahern, Christian McLaughlin
- NaN/10 0 votes
#21 - Trust a Move
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1995-05-17
When 15-year-old Michael asks if he can attend a basketball game, Robert says ""yes."" But Robert denies 14-year-old Zaria's request for permission to go to a ""gangsta"" rap concert. Later, Jerri reminds Robert that their parents objected to the music they used to listen to and convinces him that he is too protective of Zaria. Robert relents and allows Zaria to go to the concert -- but he and Derek secretly follow her in what they imagine to be hip-hop attire.
Director: Joel Zwick, Robert Townsend
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#22 - Robert in the 'Hood
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1995-09-06
Robert is accused of being out of touch when he voices objection to the lyrics of a rap song written by Michael and his posse, so he takes Michael to the ""hood"" to show him he hasn't forgotten his roots. Meanwhile, Zaria wants her own phone line after discovering Nicholas and Cece are listening in on her phone conversations, and Jerri insists she do chores in exchange; and Wendell fails miserably on his first day of substitute teaching.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#23 - A Kiss is Just a Kiss
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1995-09-13
It's a case of kiss and tell for Nicholas when he kisses a classmate and his teacher tells his parents that he is sexually harassing the girl. Meanwhile, after seeing Zaria kiss the son of a record company executive, Michael tries to get the executive to listen to his demo tape.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: Carolyn Omine
- NaN/10 0 votes
#24 - Don't Take My Wife, Please
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1995-09-20
Jerri's new study partner is funny, smart, handsome -- and a male dancer. Robert becomes even more jealous after Jerri, due to time constraints, agrees to meet her study partner at the dance club where he works, and follows Jerri only to find himself thrust on stage as the MC, with Wendell as a supposed erotic dancer. Jerri, busy backstage studying, has no interest in seeing the show until she hears Robert's voice. Meanwhile, Michael and Nicholas scheme to sell the family collection of baby teeth to the neighborhood kids, who in turn use them to get money from their parents/the tooth fairy.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#25 - Track Dreams
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1995-09-27
Zaria runs into trouble when her parents discover she's received preferential treatment from her track coach -- and her grades start to slip. Meanwhile, Wendell tries to earn extra money selling cosmetics to Jerri and her friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A