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Parker Lewis Cant Lose - Season 1
For a cool high school kid and his friends, thwarting authority figures and other enemies is not a problem.
21 November 1956, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
24 October 1939, Houston, Texas, USA
7 June 1953, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
22 April 1959, Seattle, Washington, USA
28 August 1969, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
30 March 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 January 1948, San Francisco, California, USA
16 February 1935, Detroit, Michigan, USA
9 December 1957, Ogden, Utah, USA
5 December 1931, New York, New York, USA
8 July 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 30, 2019
While the central character might feel a bit familiar, as a TV series, Parker Lewis was utterly fresh and exciting.May 30, 2019
When high school shows were a dime a dozen, creators Clyde Phillips and Lon Diamond challenged the genre with unique camera angles, narration and cartoon sound effects making it a hit among those looking for something different.May 30, 2019
Corin Nemec brings a self-effacing charm to his character.May 30, 2019
The Fox version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Corin Nemec, who plays Parker, doesn't have the charisma of Charlie Schlatter, who plays Bueller.May 30, 2019
The writing is only adequate, but the cast and hip musical score are appealing. The visual gags make this sitcom pilot look like a live action version of a Road Runner cartoon.May 30, 2019
Parker Lewis Can't Lose is one of the rare early-'90s teen TV shows that are still watchable. That's a credit to the writing of creator Clyde Phillips and the zany but grounded direction of a fledgling Andy Tennant.May 30, 2019
[Parker Lewis Can't Lose] did Ferris Bueller better than NBC's Ferris Bueller.May 30, 2019
it's kind of surprising that it worked as well as it did. Part of that was the fact that [Corin] Nemec was a genuinely likable guy heading up a likable ensemble, and part of it was the clever writing that didn't talk down to its audience.May 30, 2019
Parker takes to television better than Ferris. For one thing, Parker is played by Corin Nemec, who is indeed white-bread perfect for the kind of fellow who finds the very concept of school totally bizarre.May 30, 2019
While the actual jokes on Parker Lewis [Can't Lose] feel fairly dated as do the wardrobes, the show's stylistic template still feels impressive, particularly compared to other comedies of the time.May 30, 2019
Corin Nemec underplays the role of smooth operator to perfection.May 30, 2019
Parker Lewis [Can't Lose] remains one of the most relentlessly affable shows ever produced. While the storylines don't always click, the pacing is so fast that it's hard to mind much, and the camaraderie of the cast never becomes forced.