Producing Parker | |
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Genre | Animated sitcom |
Created by | Kevin Gillis |
Voices of |
Kristin Booth Kim Cattrall Peter Keleghan Aaron Abrams Sarah Cornell David Huband Jamie Watson Karen LeBlanc Martin Roach |
Country of origin | Canada Philippines |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Kevin Gillis Ira Levy Peter Williamson Jun Camerino |
Producer(s) | Kevin Gillis Maria Eliza Tamayo |
Running time | 22 Minutes |
Production company(s) | Breakthrough Entertainment |
Distributor | Breakthrough Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network |
TVtropolis Global |
Original release | May 4, 2009 | – July 8, 2011
Producing Parker is a Canadian animated television sitcom that debuted May 4, 2009 on TVtropolis. Episodes began airing on Global in fall 2009.
The plot revolves around the behind-the-scenes antics of a female-targeted daytime television talk show, and stars Parker Kovak (Kristin Booth), the producer of "The Dee Show", and Dee (Kim Cattrall), its self-absorbed and high maintenance host. The show's cast also includes Peter Keleghan and Aaron Abrams.
Kim Cattrall was awarded a Gemini for "Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series" in 2010.
The series is co-produced by Breakthrough Animation and Philippine Animators Group Inc. in association with CanWest Global and was confirmed for a second season set for February 2011. The second season officially premiered April 8, 2011 on Canada's TVtropolis. The series was not renewed for a third season.
1. "Producing Parker" (pilot): Parker Kovak hopes to get promoted to producer of "The Dee Show", and first meets her attractive but promiscuous intern, Chicago. Meanwhile, Dee is upset about the small size of her bottom.
2. "Model Moms": Dee orders Parker to get her a baby after a segment from the Model Moms; however, once she gets them, the babies happen to be conjoined and Dee decides to have them get plastic surgery.
3. "The Skinny On Parker": Dee decides to become obese for higher ratings and Parker begins dating Günter Fürst, an action star and former Republican senator turned fitness guru who takes her on extreme action movie work-outs. When she realizes the work-outs really make her lose weight, Parker begins getting obsessed with physical fitness.
4. " A Friend In Dee": Dee decides to becomes friends with Parker, and Parker finds Dee to be an irritating friend. Meanwhile, Simon uses his skills to try and expose the horrific problems of a third-world spa resort while failing to realize that he is actually the one causing the problems.
5. "Renovating Parker": "The Dee Show" decides to get a makeover after Dee's floor partly breaks. Dee orders Parker to find her a hot and attractive contractor. Parker uses Hal and turns him into a hunky contractor, but things start to get worse as Hal decides to abandon "The Dee Show" and move to the rival "The Victoria Show".