The Parent 'Hood

American sitcom

Starring

Robert Townsend
Suzzanne Douglas
Kenny Blank
Reagan Gomez-Preston
Curtis Williams
Ashli Amari Adams
Bobby McGee
Carol Woods
Faizon Love
Tyrone Dorzell Burton
Kelly Perine

Theme music composerMonty SewardComposers

Christopher Tyng
Kenny Blank

Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons5No. of episodes90 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producers

Robert Townsend
Andrew Nicholls
Darrell Vickers
Dennis Rinsler
Marc Warren
Loretha Jones
Warren Hutcherson

Camera setupVideotape; Multi-cameraRunning time22–24 minutesProduction companies

Highest Common Denominator Productions - Season 1
The Townsend Entertainment Company - Seasons 2–5
Warren & Rinsler Productions - Seasons 2–4
Warner Bros. Television

Original releaseNetworkThe WBReleaseJanuary 18, 1995 (1995-01-18) –
July 25, 1999 (1999-07-25)

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),^[1] 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).^[2]

From November 2021 to 2023, The Parent 'Hood streamed several episodes on HBO Max.^[3]

Premise

The series revolves around a former Black English 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 upper middle class apartment brownstone in Manhattan. 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
Kenny Blank as Michael Peterson (seasons 1–3)
Reagan Gomez-Preston as Zaria Peterson
Curtis Williams as Nicholas Peterson
Ashli Amari Adams as Cecilia "CeCe" Peterson
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 (season 5)

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	13	January 18, 1995 (1995-01-18)	May 17, 1995 (1995-05-17)
2	22	September 6, 1995 (1995-09-06)	May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15)
3	22	September 8, 1996 (1996-09-08)	May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)
4	22	September 7, 1997 (1997-09-07)	May 17, 1998 (1998-05-17)
5	11	May 30, 1999 (1999-05-30)	July 25, 1999 (1999-07-25)

References

^ Coe, Steve (August 15, 1994). "It's Comedy for WB Network". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
^ "Robert Townsend Gives Positive View of Black Family on The Parent 'Hood". Jet. January 29, 1996.
^ "HBO Max Acquires Season 2 Of 'David Makes Man', Five '90s-Era WBTV Sitcoms". Deadline Hollywood. November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

External links

The Parent 'Hood at IMDb
The Parent 'Hood at epguides.com

The WB

Original programming

Main	Full list The WB 100+ Kids' WB (1995–2006) programs specials The WB Daytime (2006)
1990s debuts	7th Heaven (1996–2006) Alright Already (1997–98) Angel (1999–2004) The Army Show (1998) Brotherly Love (1996–97) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2001) Charmed (1998–2006) Cleghorne! (1995) Dawson's Creek (1998–2003) Felicity (1998–2002) First Time Out (1995) For Your Love (1998–2002) Hyperion Bay (1998–99) Invasion America (1998) Jack & Jill (1999–2001) The Jamie Foxx Show (1996–2001) Katie Joplin (1999) Kelly Kelly (1998) Kirk (1995–96) Life with Roger (1996–97) Mission Hill (1999–2000) Movie Stars (1999–2000) Muscle (1995) Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (1996–98) The Parent 'Hood (1995–99) Popular (1999–2001) Rescue 77 (1999) Roswell (1999–2001) Safe Harbor (1999) Savannah (1996–97) Sister, Sister (1995–99) Smart Guy (1997–99) The Steve Harvey Show (1996–2002) Three (1998) The Tom Show (1997–98) The Wayans Bros. (1995–99) Unhappily Ever After (1995–99) You're the One (1998) Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999–2000)
2000s debuts	All About the Andersons (2003–04) Baby Blues (2000) Beauty and the Geek (2005–06) The Bedford Diaries (2006) Birds of Prey (2002–03) Black Sash (2003) Blue Collar TV (2004–06) Brutally Normal (2000) D.C. (2000) Dead Last (2001) Do Over (2002) Drew Carey's Green Screen Show (2004) Everwood (2002–06) Family Affair (2002–03) Gilmore Girls (2000–06) Glory Days (2002) Greetings from Tucson (2002–03) Grosse Pointe (2000–01) Grounded for Life (2003–05) The Help (2004) High School Reunion (2003–05) Hype (2000–01) Jack & Bobby (2004–05) The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (2002–04) Just Legal (2005–2006) Like Family (2003–04) Living with Fran (2005–06) Maybe It's Me (2001–02) Modern Men (2006) The Mountain (2004–05) My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (2002) Nikki (2000–02) The Oblongs (2001) Off Centre (2001–02) The O'Keefes (2003) One Tree Hill (2003–06) Pepper Dennis (2006) The PJs (2000–01) Popstars USA (2001–03) Raising Dad (2001–02) Reba (2001–06) Related (2005–06) Run of the House (2003–04) Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2000–03) Smallville (2001–06) The Starlet (2005) Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge (2003–05) Studio 7 (2004) Summerland (2004–05) Supernatural (2005–06) Superstar USA (2004) The Surreal Life (2003–04) Survival of the Richest (2006) Tarzan (2003) Twins (2005–06) What I Like About You (2002–06) Young Americans (2000)