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Parker Lewis Can't Lose | |
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Also known as | Parker Lewis |
Genre | Teen sitcom |
Created by | Clyde Phillips Lon Diamond |
Starring | |
Composer | Dennis McCarthy |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 73 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Clyde Phillips |
Producers | Alan Cross Russell Marcus Larry Phillips Larry Shaw Bryan Spicer John Ziffren |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Clyde Phillips Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
Original release | |
Network | Fox |
Release | September 2, 1990 – June 13, 1993 |
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (rebranded simply as Parker Lewis for the third and final season) is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on Fox from September 1990 to June 1993. It was produced by Clyde Phillips Productions, in association with Columbia Pictures Television . The series depicts the tribulations of the title character Parker Lewis (played by Corin Nemec), a Santo Domingo High School student, for whom nothing is impossible. It was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris Bueller's Day Off .[ citation needed ]
Parker Lewis Can't Lose features the titular character as frequent narrator of episodes. Alongside Parker, Jerry Steiner and Mikey Randall are main characters whose primary focus is fitting in. The show revolves around the experiences of these characters as they navigate the challenges of adolescence and strive for social acceptance within their high school. Their efforts are often thwarted by Parker's little sister, Shelly, and school principal Grace Musso.
The series focuses on teenage life and has a cartoon-like quality, [1] [2] [3] though it is live action. Many episodes contain references to pop culture, politics and celebrities. The surrealism was toned down in the series' final season, going as far as having Parker acknowledge this by breaking the fourth wall and 'canceling' one of the show's transitions.
Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | |
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1 | 26 | September 2, 1990 | May 19, 1991 | |
2 | 25 | August 11, 1991 | May 17, 1992 | |
3 | 22 | July 16, 1992 | June 13, 1993 |
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When the show was originally developed, it was meant to be for CBS , but it was rejected, and sent in to the new Fox network. [4]
The show premiered in syndication on September 14, 1993, on the USA Network . [5] As of February 2009, minisodes are available on Crackle. In late 2015 the show is airing in syndication on the Family Network on Saturday mornings.
On June 30, 2009, Shout! Factory released the complete first season of Parker Lewis Can't Lose on DVD in Region 1. [6] The 4-DVD set includes special features including exclusive interviews with the cast, crew, and creators. Although the cast and crew discuss both Melanie Chartoff and her character, Grace Musso, Chartoff herself does not appear in any of the supplementary materials. Shout! Factory released Season 2 on January 26, 2010. [7] All 3 seasons have been released on SD Blu-Ray (in DVD quality) in Germany in 2015. [8]
DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
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The Complete First Season | 26 | June 30, 2009 |
The Complete Second Season | 25 | January 26, 2010 |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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1991 | Young Artist Award | Best New Family Television Comedy Series | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Nominated |
Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Series | Maia Brewton | Nominated | ||
Best Young Actor Supporting or Re-Occurring Role for a TV Series | Troy W. Slaten | Nominated | ||
1992 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series | Corin Nemec | Nominated |
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series | Maia Brewton | Nominated | ||
1993 | Young Artist Award | Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series | Corin Nemec | Nominated |
Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Television Series | Maia Brewton | Nominated | ||
Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series | Troy W. Slaten | Nominated |
Parker Lewis was one of the first shows with fan support on the Internet. It was done through an email list called The Flamingo Digest. [9] Several people from the list were invited to the set. [10]
Fall Out Boy released a song called "Parker Lewis Can't Lose (But I'm Going To Give It My Best Shot)" on their album Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend .
On SWV's 1992 debut album It's About Time, there is a song called "Blak Puddin'" which includes the line "Parker Lewis can't Lose in Santa Domingo."
Hip-hop group Naughty By Nature refers to the Parker Lewis character in their 1992 hit "Hip Hop Hooray".
Childish Gambino refers to the show on his well-known Poundcake Freestyle, performed in October 2013 on Sway in the Morning hosted by Sway Calloway in the Morning with the line "I'm makin moves, couldn't lose, doin Parker Lewis."
The 1992 House of Pain song, "Feel It" includes the line "I can't lose like Parker Lewis, I'm undefeated."
The Royce da 5'9 song "Caterpillar" contains the lyrics "I'm a product of Parker Lewis and Kubiac."
In the Family Guy episode "Family Goy", a cutaway has Peter going through a "Parker Lewis" phase, sporting Parker's haircut and shirt. At dinner time, Peter tells Lois that it reminds him of "the Parker Lewis episode where Parker Lewis eats dinner!", to which Lois tells Peter, "no one cares about your canceled show." Peter then rants to Chris about how Parker Lewis can't lose to Batman.
Melanie Barbara Chartoff is an American actress and comedian. Chartoff first became famous for her comedy work on the ABC series Fridays (1980–1982), and in the 1990s Fox sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. She voiced both Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka, Didi's mother on the Nickelodeon animated series Rugrats and All Grown Up!.
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