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Parker Lewis Can't Loose: Season 1

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Parker Lewis Can't Loose: Season 1

Sony Pictures Television | CPT Holdings (1990)
DVD
NR
826663112504
TV Series | Comedy | Television
United States | English | Color | 09:58

The series depicts the tribulations of the title character Parker Lewis, a Santo Domingo High School student, for whom nothing is impossible. Parker often narrates in shows. Just like his best friends, Jerry Steiner and Mikey Randall and his girlfriend Annie Sloan, his prime concern is achieving and maintaining "coolness" during the turbulent years of puberty. However, their efforts are often thwarted by Parker's little sister, Shelly, and principal Grace Musso. Apart from various aspects of teenage life, embedded in a surreal, living-cartoon-like quality and the clever camera angles and filming techniques (dissolves from one scene to the next were done by ever larger pixels), an episode regularly contains more or less subtle references to movies, politics, and celebrities. The 3,100 students are called "Flamingos", after their football team.


Episodes View details

1 Pilot | Sep 02, 1990

Mikey finds love with a new girl in school at the same time Parker finds love with a new girl ("they" turn out to be the same girl). Being a true bud, Parker steps aside and helps Mikey by asking her out. Complicating matters further, the girl, Robin, is more interested in Parker anyway. The final straw comes in the form of a 300+ lb. football player named Larry Kubiac who wants to destroy Parker. It seems life couldn't be more complicated for the Junior who normally holds all the cards.

Director: Thom Eberhardt
Writer: Lon Diamond, Clyde Phillips
Guest stars: Mary Ellen Trainor, Sherman Howard, Chris Faulk, Zachary Bostrom, Scott Thomson, Evelina Fernandez, Lisa Canning, Milla Jovovich, Clyde Kusatsu, Lisa Canning
2 Operation Kubiac | Sep 09, 1990

Parker takes on a new role as Larry Kubiac's agent. While Larry is a force to be reckoned with on the football field, his communication skills are lacking. When college-football scouts are on campus, Parker must help the giant impress them or else wind up a failure. Now Parker must find a way to help Kubiac or else risk a future of pain, courtesy of the Kube.

Director: Andy Tennant
Writer: Lon Diamond, Clyde Phillips
Guest stars: Patrick T. O'Brien, Melanie MacQueen, Stephen Burrell, Deborah Stern, Jack Jozefson, Susan Angelo, Steven Whiteford
3 Power Play | Sep 16, 1990

There's a disturbance in the force as there can't be two Parker Lewises. A new student at Santo Domingo threatens to steal Parker's glory as he's able to outdo Parker at every turn. In the blink of an eye Parker is no longer the coolest kid in school and struggles to keep his sanity. His world is crumbling around him unless he can find a way to beat Matt Stiles.

Director: Max Tash
Writer: Alan Cross, Tom Spezialy
Guest stars: Kevin Wixted, Julie Condra, Keith Williams, Vernon Weddle
4 Parker Lewis Must Lose | Sep 23, 1990

Parker Lewis is a force to be reckoned with in whatever he does, and now he decides to run for class president. When the girl that really wants the position puts her all into it only to pale in comparison to Parker, guilt follows. For once Parker decides to lose at something and throw the election against his competitor, Becky Grant. but it seems that Parker can't lose even if he tries, and his ratings soar higher than ever.

Director: Andy Tennant
Writer: Tom Straw
Guest stars: Kim Valentine, Torri Whitehead, Scott Egan, Tiffanie Poston
5 Close But No Guitar | Sep 30, 1990

After the day from Hell, Mikey has finally had enough. With no post-high-school plans, he finally figures that he might as well drop out. Now he's trying to make it as a musician, and Parker and others from Santo Domingo must intervene to help Mikey see the error of his ways. Is there really anything left at Santo Domingo for Mikey, or is the life of a drop-out the best choice?

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Lon Diamond, Clyde Phillips
Guest stars: Rodney Allen Rippy, Alla Korot, Wynn Irwin, Mina Kolb, Irina Cashen, Macka Foley, Kool Moe Dee, Ziggy Marley
6 G.A.G. Dance | Oct 07, 1990

With the upcoming "G.A.G. Dance" looming, the guys at Santo Domingo are all a bit worried. G.A.G. means "Girls Ask Guys," therefore worry of the wrong girls asking guys out is very real, and Parker intervenes with a motivational speech. Parker might be able to inspire confidence to the students, but who will be there to help inspire Parker? As everyone finds dates to the dance, Parker winds up the odd man out.

Director: Lynadll Hobbs
Writer: Lon Diamond, Clyde Phillips
Guest stars: Robyn Lively, Laurie Plaxen, Alla Korot, Penina Segall
7 Love's a Beast | Oct 14, 1990

A secret admirer has it out for Mikey and the gang tries to find this person. Meanwhile, Parker's attention is focused on Grace Musso more than ever as she is bent on having him make up three months' worth of missed first-period classes. This lack of attention might throw a fork in Parker being able to locate the correct girl who has eyes for Mikey.

Director: Max Tash
Writer: Adam Barr, Peter Ocko
Guest stars: Keely Christian, Laurie Plaxen
8 Saving Grace | Oct 21, 1990

Sometimes a bunch of little events occurs at just the right time to culminate into one big disaster. This is one of those days, as Grace Musso's review is done surprisingly at Santo Domingo. Chaos ensues, Grace is demoted to teaching the home-economics class, and Dr. Pankow becomes the new principal. When the new principal turns the school into a prison, Parker must figure out how to get Grace her job back.

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Russell Marcus
Guest stars: Ron Canada, Wesley Mann, Tiffanie Poston, Phyllis Flax, Monty Bane
9 Musso & Frank | Oct 28, 1990

Parker constantly takes advantage of situations where he (or his buddies) can benefit. When Frank Lemmer finds himself stuck between a rock and a hard place he turns to Parker. As Musso is trying to hook Lemmer up with her 'unsuitable' (in Frank's opinion) niece, Lemmer cuts a deal with Parker for him to find a more suitable date. As Jerry needs help for an upcoming test that Lemmer can help with, the deal seems simple enough. Naturally, this simple task for Parker hits a series of snags... and Parker only worsens the situation.

Director: Max Tash
Writer: Lon Diamond, Clyde Phillips
Guest stars: Andrea Elson, Paige French, David Faustino
10 Deja Dudes | Nov 04, 1990

With the Class of 1970 High School Reunion coming up, some surprising characters appear. Not only did Grace Musso graduate then, but Larry's dad, Parker's dad, and the dads of his two best buds. The fore-runner of Parker, Mr. Lewis was the resident prankster along with his buddies, and in their day they perpetrated the ultimate prank. Now the only evidence of their identities in the prank are about to be revealed as the time capsule from 1970 will be opened in front of the entire graduating class. Can Parker cover up the crime, or will his dad's legendary episode from years past cause Parker's downfall from Musso?

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Tom Straw
Guest stars: D. David Morin, Gary Grossman, R.A. Milailoff, Michele Buffone, J. Frank Stewart, Joel Swetow
11 Radio Free Flamingo | Nov 11, 1990

Deep in the bowels of Santo Domingo, a secret has been lying dormant since the 1960s: Santo Domingo's own pirate radio station. When Parker, Jerry, and Mikey stumble across the hidden radio station, they feel like they must bring it back to life. The more Principal Musso tries to shut down the station, the more the students listen, causing a major thorn in her side. As Parker and gang find out the amount of good the station has on the students the more they feel they need to keep it going. That is unless Grace and Frank Lemmer find a way to uncover the station's secret hiding spot.

Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Brian LaPan, David A. Caplan
Guest stars: Julie Condra
12 Science Fair | Nov 18, 1990

It's that time of the year when the geeks rejoice. With the science fair approaching, the rivalry between Grace Musso and Dr. Pankow heats up. Both sides are confident that their schools will win the science fair, and they place bets on their schools. With the threat of failure, Jerry (Santo Domingo's best chance at winning) spirals downward and causes Musso to panic. When she realizes that Santo Domingo will lose and Pankow is without any promising projects, the bet changes: The school with the worst science project will win the bet.

Director: Max Tash
Writer: John DeBellis
Guest stars: Luke Edwards, Jack Tice, Kevin Krakower
13 Teacher, Teacher | Dec 02, 1990

Ms. Donnelly is the definition of coolness as she not only makes class interesting, but she lets her student have fun. When pranks backfire, Ms. Donnelly usually covers for Parker. As he gets a bit carried away, her patience slowly dwindles. The heroic teacher finally resigns, leaving the students to fend for themselves. One of the biggest issues is a fight looming between Kubiac and McDonald which Ms. Donnelly would usually be able to stop. Seeing that her downfall is largely Parker's fault, he must try to get her to return to teaching.

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Lon Diamond, Clyde Phillips
Guest stars: Penny Johnson Jerald
14 Rent-A-Kube | Dec 16, 1990

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are helpless against the rising rate of theft from Mondo Video. Parker realizes that Kubiac could help solve the problem in the form of a rent-a-cop. All's well at Mondo and the amount of shoplifting drops to zero--but then iron-fisted Larry Kubiac takes the job a little TOO seriously and the customers of Mondo are afraid to even enter the store. Logically, if there are no customers coming in, then none of them will be stealing. As usual, Parker must fix the problem.

Director: Andy Tennant
Writer: Tom Straw
Guest stars: Kymberleigh St. Peter, Gary McGurk, Dani Lee, Paul Wiley, Robert Cavanaugh, Rodney Allen Rippy, Ozzy Osbourne
15 Heather the Class | Jan 13, 1991

In this installment of "Shelly finding herself" she strives to be a "Vogue." The trend-setting snob girls take Shelly in and help her see the light. Shelly is blinded to the fact that the Vogues are selfish and uncaring and she must decide whether her popularity is worth burning the people closest to her. Meanwhile, Parker is on a mission from Musso to help slender down Larry. Shelly's transformation into the Vogues' world collides with Parker's mission, which causes tension all around.

Director: Max Tash
Writer: Alan Cross, Tom Spezialy
Guest stars: Michele Abrams, Tiffany Brissette, Malaika, Macka Foley, Randy Murzynski
16 Jerry: Portrait of a Video Junkie | Feb 03, 1991

Jerry's constantly submersing himself into computers, school, and various other forms of geekery. Now he's been immersing himself in video games and finds himself addicted. When Jerry starts slipping at everything else in his life, Parker and Mikey must get him back on the right track. The mission proves to be tricky, and Jerry circles the drain of failure.

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Lon Diamond, Clyde Phillips
Guest stars: Ken Exner, Donna Eskra, Jeffrey Arbaugh, Bruce Jarchow, Jerry Mathers, Barbara Billingsley, Aron Eisenberg
17 Splendor in the Class | Feb 10, 1991

Parker goes head-over-heels for a girl. His buds find that their leader has fallen under her spell and they are powerless to stop her. He grows brainwashed enough that MIkey and Jerry can no longer depend on him, which causes quite a ripple in the "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" Universe. Now Jerry and Mikey need to save their friend before the group permanently disbands.

Director: Lawrence Jay Lipton
Writer: Michael Swerdlick
Guest stars: April Lerman
18 The Human Grace | Feb 17, 1991

Musso and Dr. Pankow are at it again. Each is trying to get something from the school board and naturally are willing to going to extremes to get their way. Pankow tries to win Musso's heart--and consequently her vote at the school board hearings. Parker discovers what Pankow is scheming and tries to convince Musso that she is being had. Can Parker get through to her before she ends up looking like a fool?

Director: Max Tash
Writer: Tom Straw
Guest stars: Takayo Fischer, Charles Wahlheim, Weird Al Yankovic
19 Citizen Kube | Feb 24, 1991

Kubiac's lack of funds impact his ability to buy what he craves most: food. This forces him to stealthily seek out other people's food. A true menace, Kubiac can't be stopped, and the students of Santo Domingo suffer. Then, in an unlikely turn of events, Kube wins a sweepstakes, which makes him an instant millionaire. He'll truly never go hungry again... At least until he starts spreading his wealth all around Santo Domingo at a staggering pace. Parker tries to help Kubiac manage his new wealth, but notices that he's hard to control.

Director: Lon Diamond, Max Tash, Clyde Phillips
Writer: Alan Cross, Tom Spezialy
Guest stars: Ryan Stiles, Taime Down, William Lester Collins, Dennis Fimple, Jeanne Wolf, Wesley Mann
20 Randall Without a Cause | Mar 10, 1991

Mikey is the wild one of the gang, and temptation to leave them is always present. When some older guys offer Mikey a spot in their crew, he can't refuse. Good intentions and logic go out the window and Mikey finds himself on the wrong side of the law with his new gang. True friends will stick by you and Parker and Jerry must help out their friend. Mikey might have bitten off more than he can chew though as saving his own skin involves ratting on his new friends.

Director: Max Tash
Writer: Lon Diamond, Clyde Phillips
Guest stars: Charles Rocket, Bradford Tatum, Dennis C. Stewart, Ron Dortch
21 Jerry's First Date | Mar 24, 1991

Jerry's not acting normal and as his buds, Parker and Mikey get to the bottom of the problem. Surprisingly the motive is Jerry's love of a girl, and Parker and Mikey ditch their responsibilities so he can pilot nervous Jerry through his date with the girl. Now the guys must help their friend, avoid Musso, and avoid Mr. Lewis. At the same time, Larry is experiencing growth spurts that him even more of a behemoth.

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Adam Barr, Peter Ocko
Guest stars: A.J. Langer, Josh Lucas
22 Against the Norm | Apr 07, 1991

The last confrontation between Grace Musso and Dr. Pankow left Pankow in shambles. Now he's back begging Grace for a job at Santo Domingo. Parker knows better than to trust him and is out to get to the bottom of his plan. Pankow was left in shambles. In a game of cat-and-mouse, Pankow, Musso, and Parker Lewis are out to win. With twists and turns all around who will come out on top?

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Tom Straw
Guest stars: Kymberleigh St. Peter
23 King Kube | Apr 28, 1991

The announcement of the Queen and King of the Junior Prom is surprising and scandalous at the same time. On his own, Jerry is responsible for the outcome of Larry Kubiac winning. Now that the whole thing has gone to Kubiac's head, coming out with the truth proves to be hard and potentially painful for Jerry. In the end, Kubiac takes the news poorly, and the ensuing embarrassment makes him drop out of school. It'll take Parker and the rest of the school to undo the damage and get Kubiac back.

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Alan Cross, Tom Spezialy
Guest stars: Donny Osmond, Yohanna Yonas, Joy Creel, Leanna Creel, Monica Creel, Lawrence Spinak
24 Teens from a Mall | May 05, 1991

When not in school, Parker and the guys hang out at the mall. In this outing Jerry feels like the odd man out as he is the only jobless one. Mikey, on the other hand, finds that the promotion at his job is driving up his stress. Parker is after a girl who's always just out of reach, Musso deals with her addiction to buying clothes, and Shelly strives to prove that Frank Lemmer is a vampire. Just a typical day at the mall.

Director: Andy Tennant
Writer: Lon Diamond, Clyde Phillips
Guest stars: Josie Bissett, Don Lake, Bruce Jarchow, Wesley Mann, Rusty Schwimmer, Simon Hart, Cynthia Mann, Venus DeMilo
25 My Fair Shelly | May 12, 1991

Getting invited to one of Melinda's parties is a big deal, and when Shelly gets invited, she strives to get a date. When she grows desperate, she seeks her brother's help--well, she blackmails him. As Parker helps her by using Jerry as her training date, Jerry starts to find interest in her. Larry Kubiac also tries to get into the party, but he wasn't invited. At party time, Shelly finds that maybe the date of her dreams isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

Director: Andy Tennant
Writer: Adam Barr, Peter Ocko
Guest stars: Jonathan Ward, Brooke Theiss, Malaika, Sharon Case, Todd Shawn
26 Parker Lewis Can't Win | May 19, 1991

Parker has many good days, some mediocre days, but only one worst day. Everything imaginable that can go wrong does. Even Shelly one-ups Parker when she plays an embarrassing video of Musso to the entire school instead of the video Parker really made for Musso. portraying her in a good light. In the end Parker has enough and ditches the rest of his day. Could this be the end of Parker Lewis?

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Tom Straw
Guest stars: Ray Walston, Kim Valentine, Robert Cavanaugh, Richard Feldman, Jim Lange

Cast View all

Abraham Benrubi Larry Kubiac
Corin Nemec Parker Lewis
Billy Jayne Mikey Randall
Melanie Chartoff Ms. Musso
Troy W. Slaten Jerry Steiner
Taj Johnson Frank Lemmer
Maia Brewton Shelly Lewis
Suzy Broad Student
Timothy Stack Mr. Martin Lewis
Robert M. Bouffard Delinquent
Anne Bloom Mrs. Lewis
Robby George Student
B.J. Barie Badge
Larry Spinak Conrad Fleck
Gerrit Graham Dr. Pankow
Robert Greenberg Teacher #1
Wesley Mann Man #1
Mary Ellen Trainor Mrs. Lewis
Penny Johnson Ms. Miriam Donnelly
Bruce Jarchow Group Leader
Ryan Stiles Sweepstakes Guy
Macka Foley Gym Coach
Alla Korot Mary Lou
Julie Condra Donna Sue Horton
Kim Valentine Becky Grant

Edition details

Packaging Slip Case
Nr Discs 4
Screen Ratios Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Stereo
Distributor Shout! Factory
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Jun 30, 2009
Regions Region 1