Parker Lewis Can't Lose - Season 2

A parent/student projects starts off innocently enough, then unravels many Santo Domingo students' relationships with their parents. Parker deals with his over-thinking father, Jerry and his father could probably create cold fusion with their brain power, and Mikey's rocky home life comes out. (imdb)

Constantly finding herself in her brother's shadow, Shelly finds a new identity. The 'Dark Siders' are a group of kids that don't fit the regular high-schooler mold as they dress darkly, wreak havoc, and are very mysterious in nature. The 'Dark Siders' are essentially everything Parker is not--so they're very appealing to Shelly. (imdb)

Parker is the leader, Mikey is the flirt and wild one, and Jerry is the brains. While Jerry's jacket has become a part of him and constantly saves the group's hides, it seriously crimps Jerry's love life. It starts innocently enough: Parker and Mikey take Jerry's jacket and try to help him impress a girl. When Jerry needs his jacket back. (imdb)

Parker is the a living god when he walks the halls of Santo Domingo. High school to Parker is just the backdrop of his life and the future isn't of interest--until now. (imdb)

If high school were powered by something, that something would be gossip. The rumor-mill has been working overtime about Ms. Mason, the school's resident hot teacher, through the stories told by one of the jocks. Now that Parker has been invited over to the teacher's house for some one-on-one planning for a class, Parker lands in the center of the gossip. (imdb)

High school is not exactly high on Mikey's list of priorities. In typically Mikey fashion, a girl steals his interest and offers him something too good to be true. The girl's father happens to run a big recording studio, and father and daughter offer Mikey a recording contract. (imdb)

Santo Domingo's football team is a physical force with such players as Larry Kubiac, but it lacks brain power. An upcoming game against El Carado High School prompts media attention towards Grace Musso (as the Flamingo's haven't ever scored so much as a point against their rivals) to act. (imdb)

Grace Musso and Dr. Pankow are long-time rivals in the fight for control of the school board. Now an aging Grace and Pankow seem to be meeting not on the battlefield, but on dates. It's up to Parker and the gang to get beneath the facades and see if there is a true potential for a love connection or if Musso is being had. (imdb)

To help keep track of his hectic life, Parker keeps an audio diary in the form of a miniature tape recorder. Suddenly he finds his beloved diary missing--along with all of the juicy contents recorded on it. (imdb)

Once again Shelly's found a new identity, to Parker's dismay. The newest music sensation 'Jezebel' has captured the attention of the girls at Santo Domingo. (imdb)

Parker learns the lesson that love really isn't blind. A girl he's connected with through the Santo Domingo online community seems to be the Yin to his Yang. (imdb)

This episode kicks off the Parker and Annie Sloan saga. While volunteering to help set up a school dance, Parker meets the love of his life: Annie Sloan. As with teenage love, the two experience a puppy love, then things become rocky as each of them over-complicate things. (imdb)

The Almighty Kube with his child-like mentality backs down from nothing--except his do-gooder request for him to not fight anymore. Seeing a chance the school's don "Donald 'the Don' Yemano" jumps to attention and takes over the school with an iron fist. (imdb)

Parker Lewis can overcome anything in high school--until he encounters the wrath of the teacher from hell, "Mr. Tower." Mercilous Mr. Tower doesn't tolerate insubordination in his students, and his students fear him. Parker finds himself stretched thin as he's occupied by Mr. Tower, Annie, and his friends. Now that Parker is forced to study more than ever before. (imdb)

On his latest evil mission, Dr. Pankow decides to target Santo Domingo one CD at a time. With the advent of "explicit lyric" labels, Pankow sends one of his evil henchmen into Mondo Video to catch Mr. Lewis selling such CDs to minors. Mr. Lewis fights right back against Pankow's scheme to undermine the First Amendment. (imdb)

Once in a while a teacher comes along who not only keeps the class interested and entertained but is able to get through to them. Mr. Rips is such a teacher, able to teach in a way that even Kubiac learns a thing or two. Unfortunately, teachers' salaries aren't able to support teachers with growing families, and Mr. (imdb)

In this spoof of "Family Ties", Parker's mother decides to go back to school and continue her education. Parker's dad is dumbfounded and their marriage is at stake. At the same time, Jerry comes to live with them for a while. (imdb)

Oftentimes in high school there are legends from years past of whom tales travel through the generations. Ronnie Ray is probably the biggest legend in Santo Domingo's history and the legend returns to be honored. When Parker digs deeper into Ronnie Ray's high-school career, he unearths several disappointments and finds that this hero still lives in the past. (imdb)

The second rocky episode in the story of Parker Lewis and Annie Sloan. As with the first part this episode focuses on Parker and Annie's relationship growing more serious. The two find each other's faults and have a hard time dealing with the new feelings that they are experiencing. Simultaneously Grace Musso is trying (as usual) to find love with a rich doctor. (imdb)

In an interesting change-up in the Parker Lewis world, Principal Musso's sneaky sidekick is put in the spotlight as he finds a girl interesting. Lemmer takes up a job working with Nick Comstock at the diner to pick up tips from the master. At the same time, Nick has his eyes on a girl. (imdb)

Sometimes fate isn't disguised as an angel with a bow and arrow, but as a diner manager. Nick Comstock notices a lonely Jerry is about to sit out another Friday night as Parker and Mikey double-date with their girlfriends. Playing his hand at fate, he gives Jerry a ticket to the show at the planetarium that evening. (imdb)

"PLCL" has focused on many of the "communities" found in every high school, but until now hasn't focused much on the geek community from which Jerry was spawned. Parker and Mikey learn about the dark underworld of the geek and the terrible fate that afflicts geeks who fade from attention. (imdb)

Mikey's always lived without routine and responsibility--until Nick decides to lend him a hand. To help Mikey get the girl this time, Nick hires Mikey to work in the diner. Mikey must learn that sometimes responsibility comes with a price tag as he must decide between his job and his time. (imdb)

Parker just can't get a break, as he finds out when he plans a quiet night alone with Annie (his parents are out of town). As word gets out that Parker has the house to himself, everyone at Santo Domingo wants a piece, and a party quickly forms. Throughout the episode Parker is caught between time with Annie and the various troubles forming downstairs at the party. (imdb)

Many of Santo Domingo's main characters are trapped in the Atlas Diner and chaos ensues. Various panic attacks follow as the trapped people face certain doom in one way or another. A bittersweet episode, as it is entertaining and action packed, but by the end of it two characters disappear from the show. (imdb)