8.0/1028 votesLoading...#1 - Lights, Camera, Action
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2002
Nikki's catering job on a popular soap opera turns into an acting role when the soap's director witnesses her confront the soap's star hitting on Professor Oglevee. Meanwhile, Kim uses her mother's connections to get a part on the show.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1028 votesLoading...#2 - The Oddest Couple
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2000
When Professor Oglevee hears of Veronica's engagement, he becomes so depressed that he doesn't notice Nikki's moved in to his apartment. After realizing that he has to move on and that Nikki has moved in with him, Stanley tells Nikki to leave his apartment. Meanwhile, Kim searches for a new roommate after Stevie moves into her parent's home. She prefers her roommate to be a male and comes across Bradley who had just been kicked out of his parent's house. Kim has feelings for Bradley but is saddened to learn that he's gay and throws a wild party in Kim's apartment. After kicking Bradley out, Nikki shows up to let Kim know that she needs a roommate because she gave up the lease for her own apartment.
Director: Erma Elzy-Jones
Writer: N/A
7.9/1028 votesLoading...#3 - Scary Kim
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/2000
Kim plays several pranks on Nikki and her friends on Halloween as she gets ready to celebrate her birthday. Kim's best friend, Moesha Mitchell, stops by to receive her Cinderella costume that Kim designed for her. But when a stranger appears at her door and leaves a threatening note, she assumes someone's out to kill her. Later, things get spooky and mysteriously when everyone starts disappearing. As Nikki, Kim and Professor Oglevee search for everyone's whereabouts, they surprise Kim by presenting her scare as a joke.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: N/A
7.8/1023 votesLoading...#4 - The Altos
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2001
Nikki lands an internship at a waste-removal facility and becomes convinced that her new boss is a mobster. Meanwhile, Kim pretends to have multiple personalities in order to appear on MTV's ""True Life"".
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1024 votesLoading...#5 - Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/2000
As she struggles to come up with an idea to write about for her creative writing class, Kim fantasizes about a world of wealth, lies and deceit based on the 1980s soap Dallas.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1023 votesLoading...#6 - A Knockout Times Two
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2001
All bets are off as Nikki steps into the ring and goes toe-to-toe in a battle for Professor Oglevee. Meanwhile, Kim finds her soulmate and intellectual equal at ringside.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1028 votesLoading...#7 - Whassup With Heyyy?
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/2000
musical guest: Mary Mary Inspired by the Whassup Guys at an Entrepreneur convention, Nikki, Kim, Stevie and T go into the shirt business, but, when they can't agree on a slogan, T breaks off on his own called ""Heyyy"". The girls struggle to sell more than one of their ""Dang Momma"" t-shirts and T's business proves to be a success. Then Nikki realizes she came up with T's slogan, and she decides to take him to court.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: N/A
7.6/1027 votesLoading...#8 - Blind Date Mistake
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/12/2001
Nikki and Kim go on a blind date with a father-son duo named Ernest and Dwayne Orange when they appear on an episode of the TV show ""Blind Date"" hosted by Roger Lodge himself. Kim's date, Dwayne, seems to be perfect for her, but Nikki's date, Ernest, is a little too pushy, which quickly irritates Nikki.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: N/A
7.6/1022 votesLoading...#9 - Who's Your Mama?
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/19/2001
A young woman named Samantha McGee claims that she and Kim were switched at birth, and that she is Nikki's real daughter. Meanwhile, Professor Oglevee enlists the help of Stevie and T to clean up his messy apartment, but they accidentally dispose of the ashes in the urn which is the remains of Stanley's deceased uncle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1027 votesLoading...#10 - Family Ties and Lies
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2001
Nikki is stunned by a revelation about her Aunt Rita when the entire family appears on a game show that exploits family secrets.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1028 votesLoading...#11 - Mother's Day Blues
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2002
A Mother's Day get-together at Stevie's is disrupted when the IRS evicts the Van Lowes from their home. Sophia: Shannon Tweed. Olivia: Sommore. Sheriff: Geno Kirkland. Stevie: Jenna Von Oy. T: Ken L. Nikki: Mo'Nique.
Director: William Allen Young
Writer: N/A
7.5/1028 votesLoading...#12 - The Good, the Bad and the Funny
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/2003
After seeing a picture of an Old West bandit who resembles Prof. Oglevee, Nikki imagines herself the no-nonsense sheriff of a frontier town who falls for Oglevee's clumsy sidewinder.
Director: Debbie Allen
Writer: N/A
7.4/1025 votesLoading...#13 - Hands Off, Grandma
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/26/2001
Nikki's grandmother, Evelyn Smith, comes to visit and causes friction with Nikki when she tries to seduce Professor Oglevee.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1022 votesLoading...#14 - My Two Dads
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2002
Nikki's biological father visits, sparking a fierce rivalry with her adoptive dad, George, for her affections. Also, Kim competes with Regina over the planning of a luncheon in Nikki's honor.
Director: Chip Fields
Writer: N/A
7.4/1020 votesLoading...#15 - And the Winner Is...
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2002
Kim, T and Stevie each audition for a national talent show without telling each other. Meanwhile, Nikki wins a big-screen TV with Professor Oglevee's help, whereupon ownership becomes an issue.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1023 votesLoading...#16 - The Hold Up
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/2003
Nikki's efforts to get a loan are sidetracked when she and Professor Oglevee are taken hostage during a bank heist staged by a little person.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
7.3/1025 votesLoading...#17 - The Mourning After
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2002
Following an evening of drowning his sorrows after losing his job, Professor Oglevee awakes from a drunken slumber mortified due to his one-night stand with Nikki. A month later, Nikki starts to feel queasy and soon later learns that she is expecting Professor Oglevee's child. With all this sudden news, Professor Oglevee unexpectedly proposes to Nikki. Meanwhile, Kim pursues a relationship with Alan.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1022 votesLoading...#18 - Kim's 21st Birthday
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2002
musical guest: Tweet When Kim lets it be known that her birthday wish is to see R&B vocalist Tweet, Nikki and Andell do whatever it takes to make it happen. Meanwhile, Stevie doesn't understand why T is acting jealous of her new boyfriend until T makes a romantic move on her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1021 votesLoading...#19 - Dead Clown Walking
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2003
Already depressed about her birthday, Andell and Kim try to cheer up Nikki by tracking down Nikki's favorite clown, who used to entertain at her childhood birthday parties. Nikki realizes how much she has to be thankful for following the clown's untimely, albeit accidental, death.
Director: Erma Elzy-Jones
Writer: N/A
7.3/1024 votesLoading...#20 - She's a Bad Mamma Jamma
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/2003
musical guest: Nivea When the young son of a widowed friend of Professor Oglevee decides that he wants Nikki to be his new mother, he attempts to get Nikki to give up the Professor so that Nikki will date his father. Meanwhile, Freestyle Unity performs at a ""'70s"" party in the student union, but a mix-up has the party populated with senior citizens.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1020 votesLoading...#21 - Jury Duty
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/2003
Professor Oglevee is thrilled by the prospect of jury duty---until he realizes he'll be serving with Nikki. Meanwhile, Kim captivates a substitute professor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1020 votesLoading...#22 - Squatter's Rights
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2003
Professor Oglevee goes broke after his inheritance is swallowed by his uncle's back taxes, forcing him to move in with an elated Nikki, who is convinced this is the first step towards marrying him. But Andell is not so sure.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1021 votesLoading...#23 - I Never Rapped for My Father
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2003
T's dad Thad, a former member of a one-hit wonder group, comes for a rare visit hoping to start a new band with his son, and T is forced to decide between joining his dad or sticking with his band Freestyle Unity. Meanwhile, Andell finds herself in a real bind with Nikki when Lurlene, her cousin visiting from Louisiana, accidentally makes a date with Professor Oglevee.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1023 votesLoading...#24 - Mama, I Want to Sing
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2001
musical guest: Fred Hammond The new Reverend at Nikki's church appoints her the new choir director for an upcoming concert. Nikki also thinks that Kim should join the choir as a soloist. But when Kim backs out on an important rehearsal, Nikki kicks her out of the choir and decides that she'll take over as the new soloist. (But she can't sing.) Later, Reverend Wright has been spending a lot of time with Nikki, which leads Nikki to believe that the Reverend is interested in her. When he shows up the next day, he announces to Nikki (who believes he's about to propose to her) that he wants Kim to rejoin the choir for the concert. Relieved, Nikki lets Kim back in the choir.
Director: Chip Fields
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1025 votesLoading...
#25 - Make a Joyful Noise
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2002
Nikki's in heaven when her choir is chosen to compete in a gospel festival---until Kim's defection to a rival group returns her to Earth. Donnie: Donnie McClurkin (who also performs). Curtis: Christopher B. Duncan. Rufus: Eddie Satterfield. Patrice: Nicole C. Mullen. Gertie: Kym E. Whitley. Kim: Countess Vaughn. Stevie: Jenna von Oy. Nikki: Mo'Nique. Prof. Oglevee: Dorien Wilson.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Parkers
Every episode of The Parkers ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Parkers!
The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Lights, Camera, Action" is the best rated episode of "The Parkers". It scored 8/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/16/2002. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Oddest Couple".