EPISODE
SEASON
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.
3 June 1936, Brooklyn, New York, USA
1984, USA
20 April 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 November 1951, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 December 1975, Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
6 July 1922, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 November 1969, Willimantic, Connecticut, USA
29 October 1957
21 December 1968, Santa Clara, California, USA
4 June 1968, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
12 June 1949, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
14 February 1936, Jennings, Florida, USA
26 March 1985
11 June 1949, Chicago, Illinois, USA
29 March 1965, Orange County, California, USA
7 November 1966, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
11 May 1959, Albany, New York, USA
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 Lewis Can't Lose] did Ferris Bueller better than NBC's Ferris Bueller.
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
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
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
Corin Nemec underplays the role of smooth operator to perfection.
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
While the central character might feel a bit familiar, as a TV series, Parker Lewis was utterly fresh and exciting.
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
Corin Nemec brings a self-effacing charm to his character.
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] 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.
