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22 Episodes 1992 - 1993
Episode 1
Thu, Jul 16, 1992
Summer has arrived and Parker is ready for it. With a new hairstyle he checks off Step 1 of his 3-step plan towards maximum coolness... That is until his prank (Step 2) winds up with the wrong person taking the blame for the crime. This is when the character Brad Penny is introduced, as he takes the heat for the prank gone bad. Now Parker's summer might not be as bright as he planned, with the fear of Brad looming as he seeks vengeance.
Episode 2
Thu, Jul 23, 1992
In a strange turn of events, Brad Penny starts to treat Parker as a friend. Knowing that something must be lurking below the surface, Parker falls back in with his friends for support. Like a plague, the once-menacing Brad Penny is one step ahead and has befriended seemingly everybody in town. Now Parker faces the possibility that he's going crazy as everyone is under Brad's spell. For once Parker isn't the cool and collected guy from years past as paranoia haunts him throughout the episode.
Episode 3
Thu, Jul 30, 1992
Whenever Shelly can exploit weakness in Parker, she does. Being an older, buff, and bad boy, Brad Penny is also the sworn enemy of Parker Lewis. Consequently, Shelly makes a goal of getting a kiss from him against Parker's wishes. As an added bonus, she knows that Parker is powerless against Brad with his track record of 0-2 against him. In other love news, Coach Kohler steps up his game of trying to win Grace Musso's heart. Either Valentine's Day came early this year or a few people will wind up crushed.
Episode 4
Thu, Aug 6, 1992
Annie goes out of town, leaving Parker with Mikey for entertainment, but Mikey's idea of entertainment usually involves flirting with the ladies, which leaves Parker in an awkward position. As the two hook up with two college girls and go to an underground dance, a potential connection is made. Parker's faced with the very real possibility of cheating on Annie and probably not getting caught. Will Parker give in to pressure, or will his conscience eat him alive?
Episode 5
Thu, Aug 13, 1992
Love is definitely in the air and everyone wants a piece. Musso's found a suave piano player, Mikey's found a good looker but has yet to talk to her, and Kubiac thinks he found a match for Kohler. However, things aren't what they seem, and everyone who thinks they've found love learns that "Love is Hell."
Episode 6
Thu, Aug 20, 1992
Whenever girls are involved with the buds, it's either with Parker or with Mikey. Now when both guys are going on a double date Jerry is completely left behind. Wanting to break out and do something different before summer is over, Jerry bumps into Brad Penny and his group. Jerry proceeds to experience life from a different vantage point in Brad's group instead of with Mikey and Parker. Now Jerry gets to see what being a bad boy is all about.
Episode 7
Sun, Sep 6, 1992
Annie sees something in Kube that no one else has seen before. She notices that the gentle giant is really good with kids and even goes so far as to have him help her watch over the daycare kids. Parker watches his Annie-time get gobbled up with busy schedules until Larry is spending more time with Annie than he is. Parker grows paranoid and Larry starts to think that maybe he'd be a better match for Annie than Parker.
Episode 8
Sun, Sep 13, 1992
In the diner things start slipping when Kohler finds love and puts his uptight friend in charge of managing the diner. Now Mikey is on edge with the no-holds manager who runs things by the book. Meanwhile, Parker must intervene when Hank jumps into marrying a girl he's just met. All the while Grace seeks a chance to finally rid herself of Hank by making sure Hank and Carol's marriage goes off without a hitch.
Episode 9
Sun, Sep 20, 199230 mins
The very real threat to small-business owners is when a mega-corporation takes up shop and shuts down their competition. Mondo Video's existence is potentially in ruin as "Powder Keg Video" has opened up one of their franchises in Santo Domingo. Mr. Lewis finds that no matter what he does, Powder Keg is slowly running him out of business. He is posed with the option of shutting down Mondo Video and managing the new Powder Keg Video, but can he swallow his pride and work as a corporate slave?
Episode 10
Sun, Sep 27, 1992
Coach Hank Kohler's back-story has until now been a mystery. Out of the blue Hank's dad appears and gives him his share of inheritance from his mother's death. Kohler is his own worst enemy and, as his dad anticipated, spends the money in the blink of an eye as he buys Atlas Diner. Knowing nothing about running a restaurant, he's bitten off more than he can chew (no pun intended) as he runs the restaurant into the ground. The only person who can get through to him is his mother and as her estate allowed him to buy the restaurant, it looks like Hank's belittling father was right and Hank is about to lose it all.
Episode 11
Sun, Mar 21, 1993
Parker's at the age when he deals with the responsibility of purchasing his first car. Against his dad's wishes for a safe and reliable Volvo, Parker decides on a convertible sports car instead. Parker's dad feels as if he's losing his son as he grows older and more independent, and this decision weighs heavily on both of them.
Episode 12
Sun, Mar 28, 1993
The constant search Grace Musso has been on to find her significant other might have come to an end. Parker's single Uncle Bill has come across Ms. Musso and fallen in love. Though finding Ms. Musso love with Bill entails special treatment from Musso, the threat of Grace becoming their aunt is a hard pill to swallow. Parker and Shelly need to decide whether they should intervene and break the two up or ride the wave of fringe benefits.
Episode 13
Sun, Apr 4, 1993
Brad Penny joins the same class that Parker's in to impress a girl he likes. Soon, Brad draws all of the attention away from Parker, who becomes jealous. Kohler hires Jerry to work at his diner.
Episode 14
Sun, Apr 11, 1993
Annie starts to avoid Parker. Fearing that this is a lead-up to her breaking up with him, he asks his mom for relationship advice.
Episode 15
Sun, Apr 18, 1993
Mikey's about to flunk Creative Writing, so his friends pitch in with story ideas for his assignment, including plot outlines from season 1 and 2 episodes of this show, a "Beverly Hills 90210" parody, and a tribute to Stephen J. Cannell.
Episode 16
Sun, Apr 25, 1993
Mikey has a new girlfriend--the same girl who once broke Parker's heart. Jerry helps Kohler make a commercial for the diner, but Kohler hates all of Jerry's ideas.
Episode 17
Sun, May 2, 1993
Grace meets her old rich flame, who's been through a divorce. They hook up again and get married. Then he suddenly dies.
Episode 18
Sun, May 9, 1993
In this spoof of Carrie set on the junior prom night, Parker must keep an eye on his little sister during the prom, but he fails.
Episode 19
Sun, May 23, 1993
Parker and Mikey want to help Jerry become a man, so they take him to a strip club. The two are taken away in a police raid and Jerry is left there alone. Grace is afraid of spiders and asks Kohler for help.
Episode 20
Sun, May 30, 1993
Jerry was always at the top of his class, receiving A+ on each and every test, so he gets to skip a year and join a senior class. However, he then gets a B+ and has a nervous breakdown. Meanwhile, Grace dreams about "The Scarlet Letter."
Episode 21
Sun, Jun 6, 1993
Kube and Kohler's friendship becomes rocky when a movie night goes wrong and Kohler realizes that Kube is having trouble with his own peers because of him. Meanwhile, Jerry tries to teach Grace how to use a computer.
Episode 22
Sun, Jun 13, 1993
A bottle episode and clip show. The Atlas Diner is closing down, so all of the show's regulars are there to mark this end of an era. Each one plays his or her favorite (stock) tune on the diner's jukebox and reminisces.