The Parent Hood
| The Parent 'Hood | |
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| Genre | Family sitcom |
| Created by |
Robert Townsend Andrew Nicholls Darrell Vickers |
| Starring | Robert Townsend Suzzanne Douglas Reagan Gomez-Preston Curtis Williams Ashli Amari Adams Carol Woods (Season 1) Kenny Blank (Seasons 1-3) Bobby McGee (Season 1) Faizon Love (seasons 1–4) Tyrone Dorzell Burton (seasons 4–5) Kelly Perine (season 5) |
| Theme music composer | Monty Seward |
| Composer(s) |
Christopher Tyng (seasons 1–2) Kenny Blank (seasons 3–5) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 90 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Robert Townsend (entire run) Andrew Nicholls & Darrell Vickers (season 1) Dennis Rinsler Marc Warren (seasons 2-4) Loretha Jones (seasons 4-5) Warren Hutcherson (seasons 5) |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Highest Common Denominator Productions (season 1) The Townsend Entertainment Company Warren & Rinsler Productions (both seasons 2-4) Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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| Original network | The WB |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | January 18, 1995 – July 25, 1999 |
The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to have been titled Father Knows Nothing (a parody of the title of the 1950s sitcom Father Knows Best), the series was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original Wednesday night two-hour lineup that helped launch The WB network (along with The Wayans Bros., Unhappily Ever After and the short-lived Muscle).
The series is about an upper middle-class black family in Harlem, New York City named the Petersons. Robert Peterson (Robert Townsend) is a college professor at New York University, and his wife Jerri (Suzzanne Douglas) is a law student. They try to balance their lives, their work, and their four children at the same time. The four kids span the ages from teens to toddlers. The oldest two, 16-year-old Michael (Kenny Blank) and 15-year-old Zaria (Reagan Gomez-Preston), are reaching that age where they're eager to spread their wings and are ready to experiment and avoid being seen with their not quite cool parents. Nicholas (Curtis Williams) is a bright eyed 8-year-old who is quickly discovering the joys of mischief. 4-year-old Cece (Ashli Adams) is the darling of the family. Offering his own offbeat point of view is Robert's childhood buddy, Wendell (Faizon Love). Robert's love for his kids - combined with his vivid imagination (prompting frequent fantasy sequences) and impulsive energy - propels him to do extraordinary things on their behalf as he continually dreams up nontraditional solutions to traditional family problems. Many critics from news organizations such as the Associated Press and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution often referred to the show as The Cosby Show of the 1990s.
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