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Spunky daughter Kim is mortified when her bigger-than-life mom, Nikki, decides to go back to school at the same junior college she attends.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Parkers Season 2 Episode 18 - Kim Who?
    5.9/10(24 votes)

    #1 - Kim Who?

    S2:E18

    When Kim rides T's scooter without a helmet, she becomes injured and loses her memory. Everyone, including her dad, Mel, tries to help Kim recall past memories in hopes of her gaining her memory back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Parkers Season 5 Episode 15 - Judge Not a Book...
    6.1/10(34 votes)

    #2 - Judge Not a Book...

    S5:E15

    After Nikki tells an author tales of her ""love life"" with Professor Oglevee, the author convinces Nikki to write her own book about it all. The book becomes a best-seller that has love-starved women chasing after Stanley…now Nikki must devise a plan to scare them all away from her man. Meanwhile, Kim assists the head stylist for a super obnoxious super model.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 4 - Meter Maids Need Love, Too
    6.3/10(23 votes)

    #3 - Meter Maids Need Love, Too

    S4:E4

    Nikki has a running battle with a traffic warden who's dating Andell. While three ex-cons pledge Kim and Stevie's sorority, a hapless pledge irks frat brothers Professor Oglevee and T.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 16 - Somebody's Watching You
    6.4/10(23 votes)

    #4 - Somebody's Watching You

    S4:E16

    When Nikki is holed up in Professor Oglevee's apartment with a broken leg, she starts spying on the neighbors and, after she thinks she witnesses a murder, worries her own life is in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Kim's top-secret clothing design idea gets stolen and used in a school fashion show.

    Director:Erma Elzy-Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 11 - Cheers
    6.5/10(29 votes)

    #5 - Cheers

    S2:E11

    Nikki tries out for the cheerleading squad and is rejected by Regina and the other members because of her less-than-perfect figure. Kim quits the team, too. Later, both Nikki and Kim fight back by forming a squad of their own. Meanwhile, Professor Olgevee tries to act young to impress a young lady. But when she's not interested, she decides to hook him up with her mother.

    Director:William Allen Young
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 21 - Love and Hisses
    6.5/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Love and Hisses

    S2:E21

    Professor Oglevee believes that Nikki ruined his date with Toni. He tries to patch things up with Toni by asking her out to dinner again. Kenny, Stanley's friend and the man from the salsa club that Nikki rejected, tells Stanley that he wants another chance with her. Later, Nikki reluctantly agrees to go out on a date with Kenny in the hopes of making Professor Oglevee jealous. As their plan works, Stanley advises Nikki that Kenny is playing with her emotions just to get her in bed and reveals his scheme for her to back off. Hurt, Nikki decides to leave both Professor Oglevee and Kenny alone. Andell thinks that Nikki should give Kenny another chance. Meanwhile, Kim receives a letter from her old high school boyfriend Michael and decides to rekindle their romance. Kim and Michael make up for lost time. But when Michael is always leaving so suddenly, Kim suspects that he's cheating on her. Later, she, T and Stevie learn that he has been seeing a girl named Alisa. When Kim goes to confron

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 22 - Love the One You're With
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Love the One You're With

    S2:E22

    After meeting Michael's daughter Alisa, Kim agrees to help Michael care for her by looking after Alisa. Over Professor Oglevee, Nikki decides to resume her relationship with Kenny after he extends his forgiveness to her. With Nikki on his mind, Stanley visits a therapist who informs him that he may be falling in love with Nikki. While waiting for Michael to return from work, Kim receives news that there was an oil-rig explosion and Michael may or may not have made it out on time; leaving Kim to care for Alisa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 18 - The Crush
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #8 - The Crush

    S3:E18

    Professor Oglevee's nephew develops a crush on Nikki. Meanwhile, Kim feels left out of her cousin's friendship with Stevie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 2 - She's Hysterical
    6.5/10(23 votes)

    #9 - She's Hysterical

    S4:E2

    An old flame (Paulette Braxton) sparks temptation in Oglevee (Dorien Wilson) on the eve of his wedding to Nikki; Allen and Kim squabble at the spa. Allen: Jamal Mixon. Kim: Countess Vaughn James. Andell: Yvette Wilson. T: Ken Lawson. Nikki: Mo'Nique.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 20 - Join the Club
    6.5/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Join the Club

    S4:E20

    Kim tries to be a friend to Regina so Nikki can stir up catering business at a book club, while Professor Oglevee enlists T's help for a chili-cooking contest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 11 - Secret Santa
    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Secret Santa

    S3:E11

    Nikki gets into the Yuletide spirit and prepares her annual Christmas tree-trimming party, but everyone turns her invitations down flat. To lift her spirits, she visits the mall to do her last-minute shopping. When the Santa Claus at the mall suddenly deserts the anxious children waiting to have their pictures taken, Nikki seizes the moment by pretending to be Santa. Just as the mall begins to close, Nikki, Kim, Andell, Stevie, T and Professor Oglevee all end up locked in the department store after being coaxed by a strange man named Walter. Nikki tries to cheer everybody up, but they all seem bothered and grumpy. After a hectic ""Secret Santa"" gift exchange, Nikki becomes upset with everyone's bickering. Realizing how childish they have become, everyone gathers around Nikki and apologize. When the security guard comes to the rescue, Nikki reveals a description of Walter, but it turns out that no one by that name is employed at the mall. The next day, everyone exchanges gifts. Nikki rec

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 3 - High Heels and Videotapes
    6.6/10(24 votes)

    #12 - High Heels and Videotapes

    S4:E3

    Nikki starts a campaign to get her beloved Prof. Oglevee reinstated to the university faculty; Kim invites Allen's parents to dinner. Dean Whitter: Jim Meskimen. Allen: Jamal Mixon. Pa-Tel: Wajid. Prof. Oglevee: Dorien Wilson. Stevie: Jenna Von Oy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Parkers Season 5 Episode 3 - A Plot with a View
    6.6/10(22 votes)

    #13 - A Plot with a View

    S5:E3

    Nikki buys a burial plot for herself and Professor Oglevee from a shady undertaker. Meanwhile, Stevie and T hire a new singer for the band in order to replace Kim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Parkers Season 5 Episode 17 - Could It Be You? (1)
    6.6/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Could It Be You? (1)

    S5:E17

    With Nikki always around, Andell is desperate for some alone time with her new boyfriend Lester, so she secretly arranges a blind date with Johnnie for Nikki, who is shocked at the idea of possibly cheating on Professor Oglevee, but Nikki's resistance gradually turns into attraction when she and Johnnie realize how much they have in common. Meanwhile, Mavis turns down Woody's marriage proposal, which sends him into a funk and causes him to move out---and in with Professor Oglevee.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 20 - Et Tu Andell?
    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Et Tu Andell?

    S2:E20

    The gang hits a local salsa club to help Nikki relieve some stress, but the outing winds up having the opposite effect when she sees Professor Oglevee with the school's new dean of students Toni Ross. Stanley runs into an old friend named Kenny Davis who becomes attracted to Nikki, but Nikki rejects all of his advances. Later, she becomes bothered by Andell's new relationship with Mel.

    Director:Erma Elzy-Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 8 - Take the Cookies and Run
    6.7/10(32 votes)

    #16 - Take the Cookies and Run

    S3:E8

    Stuck with 6,000 cookies, Nikki taps the girls from her Big Sister program to sell the sweets in exchange for Lil' Bow Wow tickets.

    Director:Erma Elzy-Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 17 - A Beautiful Lie
    6.7/10(24 votes)

    #17 - A Beautiful Lie

    S3:E17

    Kim, Stevie and T take an I.Q. test as part of a contest to win a car, but after a mixup with the scores, Kim is convinced she is a genius while Stevie's confidence is shattered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 21 - It's Showtime
    6.7/10(22 votes)

    #18 - It's Showtime

    S3:E21

    After Nikki's friend, Bernetta Campbell, wins the lottery, she quits her job working for Magic Johnson at the Magic Johnson Theatres and recommends Nikki to become the new theater manager. But Nikki's bossy attitude leads her staff to quit. Meanwhile, Professor Oglevee has a date with actress Kenya Moore.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 22 - Teach Me Tonight
    6.7/10(22 votes)

    #19 - Teach Me Tonight

    S3:E22

    Kim is on academic probation and hires a tutor for help with her studies. When she learns that her tutor is her former speed-dating partner Alan, she tries to woo the disinterested fellow. Due to budget cutbacks, Professor Oglevee must fire two of his best associate professors. After appealing to the dean of students, he finds himself out of work. Depressed, Stanley simply makes everyone believe that he has been promoted a job at USC. To celebrate his new job, Woody takes Stanley for a drink at Andell's club where he becomes heavily drunk. Nikki comes to the rescue and later head for the professor's apartment. Stanley finally reveals to Nikki that he lied about his new promotion and that he was fired. Nikki comforts Stanley which later leads to an unexpected kiss.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 12 - The Parent Trap
    6.7/10(22 votes)

    #20 - The Parent Trap

    S4:E12

    Nikki and Andell get excited about the possibility of becoming sisters when Nikki's biological father and Andell's mother start dating, but when the fledgling romance goes sour, it causes a rift between the two friends. Meanwhile, Alan returns to Kim a changed man.

    Director:Ken Whittingham
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Parkers Season 5 Episode 5 - The Accidental Therapist
    6.7/10(20 votes)

    #21 - The Accidental Therapist

    S5:E5

    Nikki blackmails Professor Oglevee into attending therapy sessions when her testimony is required to prove a car accident wasn't his fault. Meanwhile, T and Stevie enlist Kim's help to snap celebrity photos for a tabloid.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Parkers Season 5 Episode 6 - The Mack Is Like Wo!
    6.7/10(21 votes)

    #22 - The Mack Is Like Wo!

    S5:E6

    Professor Oglevee goes on a dating game show where America will choose one of four fine--yet somewhat freaky--women he'll go on a date with. To his horror, Nikki swindles her way on to the show as one of his potential dates. Meanwhile, Kim, Stevie and T open a smoothie stand on campus, but after several failed attempts at finding the right flavor, Kim stumbles upon Grandma's delicious and quite intoxicating secret formula.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Parkers Season 1 Episode 6 - There's a Shag
    6.8/10(36 votes)

    #23 - There's a Shag

    S1:E6

    Kim's old friend Hakeem Campbell asks Kim to an ""Austin Powers"" party, but she declines, saying her crush on him was just a high school thing. However, she gets upset when he decides to go with Stevie instead. Meanwhile, Nikki is romanced by a 21-year-old student.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Parkers Season 1 Episode 22 - Get Me to the Church on Time
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #24 - Get Me to the Church on Time

    S1:E22

    Jerel receives a job offer in Paris. Kim questions their relationship and decides that they should get married. Jerel says he isn't ready to take the next step. Meanwhile, Veronica becomes very jealous when Nikki is always unexpectedly hanging around Professor Oglevee. Jerel shows up the next day and finally proposes to Kim. She accepts and they decide to elope in Las Vegas. Professor Oglevee reluctantly goes out on a date with Nikki, but it becomes interrupted by the news of Kim and Jerel getting married. They flee to Las Vegas to stop the wedding, but....

    Director:Ken Whittingham
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 1 - Wedding Bell Blues
    6.8/10(29 votes)

    #25 - Wedding Bell Blues

    S2:E1

    After receiving the news that Kim is getting married, Nikki, along with Professor Oglevee, race to Las Vegas to stop the wedding. When their efforts in searching for Kim and Jerel fail, Nikki and Professor Oglevee end up having to spend the night together in the same bed at a tacky honeymoon suite. With Kim still on her mind, Nikki has a dream that Kim is married and pregnant, and Jerel has just been released from prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Kim Who?" is the worst rated episode of "The Parkers". It scored 5.9/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/12/2001. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Judge Not a Book...".