The Parent 'Hood

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom television series that aired on The WB from January 18, 1995, to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to be titled Father Knows Nothing (a parody of the title of the 1950s sitcom Father Knows Best),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the series was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original two-hour Wednesday night lineup that helped launch The WB (along with The Wayans Bros., Unhappily Ever After, and the short-lived Muscle).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

From November 2021 to 2023, The Parent 'Hood streamed several episodes on HBO Max.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Premise

The series revolves around a NYU Communications professor, Robert Peterson, who must cope with fatherhood after his wife, Jerri decides to return to the working field to their four children which they share in their brownstone townhouse in an upper middle class Manhattan neighborhood. Robert quickly learns that he needs to rule his house with an iron fist as he realizes the world his kids are growing up in was different from how he grew up.

Cast

• Robert Townsend as Robert Peterson
• Suzzanne Douglas as Geraldine "Jerri" Peterson, Robert's wife
• Kenny Blank as Michael Peterson, Robert & Jerri's first older son (seasons 1–3)
• Reagan Gomez-Preston as Zaria Peterson, Robert & Jerri's first older daughter
• Curtis Williams as Nicholas Peterson, Robert & Jerri's second younger son
• Ashli Amari Adams as Cecilia "CeCe" Peterson, Robert & Jerri's younger daughter
• Bobby McGee as Derek Sawyer (season 1)
• Carol Woods as Mrs. Wilcox (season 1)
• Faizon Love as Wendell Wilcox (seasons 2–4, main; season 1, recurring)
• Tyrone Dorzell Burton as T.K. Anderson (seasons 4–5)
• Kelly Perine as Kelly Peterson, Robert's younger brother (season 5)

Episodes

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