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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!

Best episode
S1E1 Grape Nuts
8.063 votes
Worst episode
S2E18 Kim Who?
5.924 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.3avg
Binge time
2d 6h
110 episodes
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Parkers Season 1 Episode 1 - Grape Nuts
    8.0/10(63 votes)

    S1:E1

    Nikki decides to pledge Alpha, Alpha, Alpha- the same sorority as her daughter, Kim- during rush week, much to Kim's dismay. But before they become ""Triple A's"", they'll have to settle for being ""grapes"", lowly pledges who won't be allowed in until they can prove their worthy.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 11 - Lights, Camera, Action
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    S4:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 9 - The Altos
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    S3:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 7 - Scary Kim
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown

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  5. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 9 - Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    S2:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 5 - A Knockout Times Two
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 3 - The Oddest Couple
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    S2:E3

    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:Unknown

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  8. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 14 - Blind Date Mistake
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    S2:E14

    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:Unknown

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  9. The Parkers Season 1 Episode 5 - The Boomerang Effect
    7.8/10(40 votes)

    S1:E5

    In order to make some extra money, Kim, Nikki, Stevie and Anthony try to put together a calendar of Santa Monica College ""hottest hunks."" While Anthony has a crush on Kim, she ignores him until Nikki gives him a makeover.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Felicia D. Henderson

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  10. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 15 - Who's Your Mama?
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    S2:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Parkers Season 1 Episode 4 - Taking Tae-Bo with My Beau
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    S1:E4

    Desiree, Nikki and Kim sign up for a Tae-Bo class instructed by Billy Blanks. Nikki accidentally punches Professor Oglevee out-cold and decides to take care of him. They share an unusual bond, but it becomes short-lived when Professor Oglevee's stuck-up girlfriend, Veronica Cooper, insists that she cares for her man.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 6 - Whassup With Heyyy?
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown

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  13. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 10 - Family Ties and Lies
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    S3:E10

    Nikki is stunned by a revelation about her Aunt Rita when the entire family appears on a game show that exploits family secrets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Parkers Season 1 Episode 11 - It's a Family Affair
    7.7/10(37 votes)

    S1:E11

    Nikki's haughty sister and her daughter come for Thanksgiving dinner and she bosses Nikki around which Nikki uncharacteristically endures.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 13 - Dead Clown Walking
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    S4:E13

    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:Unknown

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  16. The Parkers Season 1 Episode 17 - A Simple Plan
    7.7/10(33 votes)

    S1:E17

    After Nikki and Kim fail to convince Frank to give them a large discount on a Saturn, they buy a car at a police auction. They later find $250,000 in its tire, but Nikki's joy turns to fear when a mysterious man comes looking for the car.

    Director:Erma Elzy-Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 20 - Mother's Day Blues
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    S3:E20

    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:Unknown

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  18. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 23 - The Good, the Bad and the Funny
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    S4:E23

    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:Unknown

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  19. The Parkers Season 3 Episode 16 - Make a Joyful Noise
    7.7/10(28 votes)

    S3:E16

    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:Unknown

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  20. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 22 - She's a Bad Mamma Jamma
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    S4:E22

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 1 - The Mourning After
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    S4:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Parkers Season 1 Episode 8 - Quarantine
    7.6/10(35 votes)

    S1:E8

    Nikki and Kim's dream vacation in Mexico turns into a nightmare after they're kicked out of the country, and then exposed to a potentially deadly virus on the plane ride home and quarantined. Kim and Nikki go crazy under house arrest, as does Professor Oglevee when he unwittingly exposes himself to the virus by entering their house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Parkers Season 4 Episode 6 - And the Winner Is...
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    S4:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Parkers Season 1 Episode 20 - Unforgiven
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    S1:E20

    Nikki's parents visit when they come to renew their wedding vows. But her dad renews old tensions regarding Nikki's pregnancy at a young age.

    Director:Chip Fields
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Parkers Season 2 Episode 16 - Hands Off, Grandma
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    S2:E16

    Nikki's grandmother, Evelyn Smith, comes to visit and causes friction with Nikki when she tries to seduce Professor Oglevee.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Grape Nuts" is the best rated episode of The Parkers. It scored 8.0/10 from 63 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Unknown, it aired on August 30, 1999.

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