A college professor copes with contemporary fatherhood.A college professor copes with contemporary fatherhood.A college professor copes with contemporary fatherhood.
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- TriviaThe show's original title was "Father Knows Nothing."
- ConnectionsReferenced in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
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How did this show last for five seasons?
I remember when this show first came on, I thought it was okay. But then after a few episodes, I came to the decision that it just wasn't funny. By looking at movies from the '80s (Hollywood Shuffle, for example), it was evident that Robert Townsend COULD act, but maybe he'd forgotten how for this show.
After the end of the third season, Kenny Blank (who played the eldest child, Michael Peterson) abruptly left the show, and he was replaced by an ex-con kid named T.K. (played by Tyrone Dorzell Burton). I initially thought the episodes with T.K. were better, but I've seen those episodes on reruns and now I know that I was wrong. With the possible exception of Burton, the acting on the show was TERRIBLE. And this includes the cast AND the guest stars. In fact, any time anyone yelled, it was overdone.
Also, as another reviewer said, the plots went from funny escapades to instilling wholesome family values in the most generic way possible. Approximately at the point where there were ten minutes of show left (including commercial time), Robert and Jerri came to the selected kid and said something like, "Don't change your image. Be yourself!" or "If you really care about her, you should tell her."
I have no idea how this show lasted as long as it did. Usually wack sitcoms only last on UPN.
Anthony Rupert
After the end of the third season, Kenny Blank (who played the eldest child, Michael Peterson) abruptly left the show, and he was replaced by an ex-con kid named T.K. (played by Tyrone Dorzell Burton). I initially thought the episodes with T.K. were better, but I've seen those episodes on reruns and now I know that I was wrong. With the possible exception of Burton, the acting on the show was TERRIBLE. And this includes the cast AND the guest stars. In fact, any time anyone yelled, it was overdone.
Also, as another reviewer said, the plots went from funny escapades to instilling wholesome family values in the most generic way possible. Approximately at the point where there were ten minutes of show left (including commercial time), Robert and Jerri came to the selected kid and said something like, "Don't change your image. Be yourself!" or "If you really care about her, you should tell her."
I have no idea how this show lasted as long as it did. Usually wack sitcoms only last on UPN.
Anthony Rupert
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![Ashli Adams, Tyrone Burton, Suzzanne Douglas, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Robert Townsend, and Curtis Williams in The Parent 'Hood (1995)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDNjNDA4NzgtODg5Yi00YWY4LTg3ZmEtZDQ0ZTEwZjlkYTQ4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjU1OTE1NDk@._V1_QL75_UX90_CR0,1,90,133_.jpg)