The Parkers: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Parkers Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Til Death Do Us Part---And Make It Soon
Sep 15, 2003 · 30 min
When Nikki discovers Professor Oglevee's secret honeymoon whereabouts, she sneaks aboard their yacht to try to win him back only to discover that Stanley's new wife, Paris, is plot
Squatter's Rights
Sep 22, 2003 · 30 min
Professor Oglevee goes broke after his inheritance is swallowed by his uncle's back taxes, forcing him to move in with an elated Nikki, who is convinced this is the first step towa
A Plot with a View
Sep 29, 2003 · 30 min
Nikki buys a burial plot for herself and Professor Oglevee from a shady undertaker. Meanwhile, Stevie and T hire a new singer for the band in order to replace Kim.
Mama, I'm Baaack!
Oct 6, 2003 · 30 min
Kim surprises everyone when she returns home from Harvard, but since Nikki has rented out her room, she and Andell come up with a scheme to force out the new nightmare roommate, Er
The Accidental Therapist
Oct 13, 2003 · 30 min
Nikki blackmails Professor Oglevee into attending therapy sessions when her testimony is required to prove a car accident wasn't his fault. Meanwhile, T and Stevie enlist Kim's hel
The Mack Is Like Wo!
Oct 20, 2003 · 30 min
Professor Oglevee goes on a dating game show where America will choose one of four fine--yet somewhat freaky--women he'll go on a date with. To his horror, Nikki swindles her way o
Kimmie Has Two Moms
Nov 3, 2003 · 30 min
When Kim and Nikki win a guest appearance on their favorite daytime talk show, ""Zorah,"" Andell must sub in as Kim's mom when Nikki gets sick on the day of the show, but when Nikk
I Never Rapped for My Father
Nov 10, 2003 · 30 min
T's dad Thad, a former member of a one-hit wonder group, comes for a rare visit hoping to start a new band with his son, and T is forced to decide between joining his dad or sticki
Foul Ball
Nov 17, 2003 · 30 min
Determined not to lose another annual softball game to the boys, Kim, Stevie and Nikki recruit Olympic softball player Jennie Finch as a ""ringer"" to help them win, forcing Profes
Cheaters Never Prosper
Nov 24, 2003 · 30 min
When Nikki becomes Professor Oglevee's teaching assistant, she butts heads with the pretty young student who flirts with him for special treatment. Meanwhile, Kim, Stevie, T, Regin
Out with the Old, In with the New
Dec 15, 2003 · 30 min
When Stevie's mom brings home her new and much younger boyfriend, Stevie accepts an awkward invitation to join him for a more private meeting. Nikki suspects that he may be interes
School of Hard Knocks
Jan 12, 2004 · 30 min
When local DJ's Shag and Tone pick Kim as their new ""on-air hottie with a body,"" a bitter rivalry erupts between the two radio jocks as they both secretly vie for Kim's attention
Can Two Wrongs Make a Right?
Feb 9, 2004 · 30 min
Nikki is up for a need-based scholarship to a university, but it is put in jeopardy when the school's representative shows up early to interview her and finds her at Andell's durin
She's Positive
Feb 16, 2004 · 30 min
When Kim and Stevie take T to a Murphy Lee show to celebrate his birthday, T meets and falls head over heels for Kai the girl of his dreams, but before things start to get hot and
Judge Not a Book...
Feb 23, 2004 · 30 min
After Nikki tells an author tales of her ""love life"" with Professor Oglevee, the author convinces Nikki to write her own book about it all. The book becomes a best-seller that ha
Practice What You Preach
Mar 1, 2004 · 30 min
An old friend from Nikki's wild days visits who is now the new Rev. at Nikki's church. Her promiscuous past causes turmoil in the church, which forces Nikki into the role of peacem
Could It Be You? (1)
Apr 26, 2004 · 30 min
With Nikki always around, Andell is desperate for some alone time with her new boyfriend Lester, so she secretly arranges a blind date with Johnnie for Nikki, who is shocked at the
A Little Change Never Hurt Anybody (2)
May 3, 2004 · 30 min
When Nikki and Johnnie's relationship starts to get serious, Johnnie gets offered a job in New York, but instead of leaving Nikki behind, he asks her to marry him. Meanwhile, Kim,
At Last (3)
May 10, 2004 · 30 min
While the plans are underway for Nikki's wedding to Johnnie, Professor Oglevee finally realizes he is in love with Nikki and is determined to stop the wedding, until Andell stops h