The Parkers

Premise

Cast and characters

Main

• Kimberly Ann "Kim" Parker is the first of the two protagonists of the series. Kim is funny and lovable, but very dimwitted. Though she is usually behind most people when it comes to academics, her big heart and dreams makes up for it. Kim is also a lead singer in the group named Free Style Unity, which also include her friends Stevie and "T". At the end of series, she does not graduate from Santa Monica Community College due to failing grades. However, Kim goes on to become a successful fashion designer.
• Nicole Ann "Nikki" Parker is the second of the two protagonists of the series. Nikki cares a lot for her family, and lets nothing stand in the way of love. Throughout the series, she has several relationships with other people but her love always remains steadfast for the Professor Oglevee, despite his apparent hatred of her In the series finale, she finally wins him over after five years of chasing him. He proposes to her, she accepts and they marry on that same day.
• Desiree Littlejohn – Originally, the Parkers' neighbor and Nikki's friend. She only appears in the first season and is not credited as a regular after just five episodes during the season. She is not seen after episode 13 and is replaced by the Andell Wilkerson character.
• Stevie Alison Van Lowe is Kim's constant companion. Stevie is from a wealthy family and has a tempestuous relationship with her mother. She is also a member of the group Free Style Unity, along with Kim and "T". Upon graduating from Santa Monica Community College, Stevie attends UCLA and goes into business with Kim.
• Thaddeus "T" Tyrell Radcliffe is best friends with Kim and Stevie. Although his duty as a loyal friend, "T" can sometimes be side-tracked when he and the professor let their wannabe mack daddy status get in the way of true values. He is also the rapper in his, Kim, and Stevie's, group, Free Style Unity. At the end of the series, "T" goes on to attend Berklee College of Music.
• Professor Stanley De'Vanté Oglevee is a Professor at Santa Monica Community College who Nikki is constantly pursuing. He loses several companions, because Nikki either scares them off or completely sabotages the relationship. He is a type of role model to "T" and often counsels him about love—sometimes with disastrous results. Twice during the series he is convinced he loves Nikki, but changed his mind the first time. The second time, which occurs in the series finale, he realizes that deep down he has feelings for her. Depressed and confused, he sees a vision of himself in the mirror that ultimately convinces him to crash Nikki's wedding to a man she met several weeks prior, and propose marriage. Nikki accepts and they marry on that same day.
• Andell Wilkerson, is Nikki Parker's ever loving and loyal best friend replacing Desiree Littlejohn. Andell originated as a regular character on Moesha and appears on The Parkers in a recurring role during the first season but becoming a main character starting from mid-Season 1. From Season 3 onwards, she is the owner of her self-named place of business "Andell's", a restaurant that is the setting for several episodes. Throughout the show, she is usually the one keeping a level head but sometimes can be pessimistic. At the end of the series, she marries her boyfriend Lester. Originally, Andell was in a relationship with Moesha's uncle Bernie. He was mentioned once in the first series but was never seen on The Parkers.

Recurring

• Mel Parker – Nikki's rich ex-husband and Kim's father.
• Erica Willis – Guest starring television role.
• Regina Foster – Snobbish and stuck-up colleague of Nikki, Kim and Stevie's at Santa Monica Community College and also a member of the Triple A Sorority.
• Joe Woody – Works in the "Grub Hub" cafeteria at Santa Monica Community College. He previously played Coach Vines on Moesha.
• Veronica Cooper – On-and-off girlfriend of Professor Oglevee and occasional nemesis of Nikki.
• Sophia Van Lowe – Stevie's mother whom she does not have a close relationship with.
• Gertrude "Gertie" Lowe – Is the organ player at "Mount Zion" church in which Nikki is the choir director. She is occasionally a nemesis of Nikki. She has also known Nikki and Andell since high school.
• Frederick "Freddy" Jones – A flamboyant fashion design student at Santa Monica College who often has conflict with Kim.
• Symone – Originally a backup singer in the group Free Style Unity in the first Season but is not seen after.
• Chandra Carrington – Colleague of Nikki and Kim's at Santa Monica Community College and also a member the Triple A Sorority.
• Jerel Goodrich – Kim's boyfriend turned fiancé, later ex-husband.
• George and Shirley West/Anderson – Nikki's adoptive parents.
• Constance McFarland – Nikki's haughty older sister.
• Tiffany McFarland – Nikki's niece and daughter of her older sister.
• Quincy DeJohn – Nikki's biological father.
• Camille Oglevee – Professor Oglevee's mother. She tried convince Kim to drop out of college to work for her, much to Nikki's disapproval.
• Aunt Rita – Nikki's aunt who turned out to be her biological mother. She explained that was unable to raise Nikki due to her career.
• Evelyn "Nana" Smith – Nikki's grandmother who comes onto Professor Oglvee while visiting Nikki.

  Episodes

Series finale

Production

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