Episode
The Parkers: Betting on Love
Overview
Nikki's ex-fiancée walks back into her life with a promise to give up his gambling habit and a marriage proposal.
Details
- Series
- The Parkers
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1999-11-15
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Betting on Love is Episode 10 in Season 1 of The Parkers. It aired on 1999-11-15. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 9: And the Band Plays On
""T"", Kim and Stevie dream of stardom when they form a music group and then learn that the record-company exec at the career fair is an old friend of Nikki's.
Episode 11: It's a Family Affair
Nikki's haughty sister and her daughter come for Thanksgiving dinner and she bosses Nikki around which Nikki uncharacteristically endures.
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Episode 8: Quarantine
Nikki and Kim's dream vacation in Mexico turns into a nightmare after they're kicked out of the country, and then exposed to a potentially deadly virus on the plane ride home and quarantined. Kim and Nikki go crazy under house arrest, as does Professor Oglevee when he unwittingly exposes himself to the virus by entering their house.
Episode 12: Bad to the Bone
Nikki gets involved in Professor Oglevee's mentor program, acting as a big sister for a 12-year-old girl named Shaquilla who's a handful.
Episode 7: Kimberlale
After Kim unveils her new designs at a sorority fashion show, her creations catch the eye of Professor Oglevee's mother, Camille, who owns a chain of boutiques. Kim is thrilled when Camille places a huge order for one of her designs, but delivering the goods in time might mean putting college on hold, and incurring the wrath of Nikki.
Episode 13: Big is Beautiful
musical guest: So Plush
Kim's new boyfriend, Garland, scores big laughs at a comedy laugh-off. When Garland starts using fat jokes as his main act, Nikki and others get offended. But Nikki makes a comeback by offending Garland with skinny jokes.
Episode 6: There's a Shag
Kim's old friend Hakeem Campbell asks Kim to an ""Austin Powers"" party, but she declines, saying her crush on him was just a high school thing. However, she gets upset when he decides to go with Stevie instead. Meanwhile, Nikki is romanced by a 21-year-old student.
Episode 14: Love is a Royal Pain
musical guest: Teena Marie
At her high-school reunion, Nikki regretfully meets an old flame who cheated on her, and introduces him to Kim- whom he starts dating.
Episode 5: The Boomerang Effect
In order to make some extra money, Kim, Nikki, Stevie and Anthony try to put together a calendar of Santa Monica College ""hottest hunks."" While Anthony has a crush on Kim, she ignores him until Nikki gives him a makeover.
Episode 15: Funny, Funny Valentine
musical guest: Ideal
Professor Oglevee plans to pop the question to Veronica on Valentine's Day, and questions hang in the air when Nikki and her ex start seeing each other again. Meanwhile, Kim, Stevie and the other members of ""Triple A"" try to get dates for Valentine's Day with the singing group Ideal, but they must first cancel their dates with T and his frat brothers.
Episode 4: Taking Tae-Bo with My Beau
Desiree, Nikki and Kim sign up for a Tae-Bo class instructed by Billy Blanks. Nikki accidentally punches Professor Oglevee out-cold and decides to take care of him. They share an unusual bond, but it becomes short-lived when Professor Oglevee's stuck-up girlfriend, Veronica Cooper, insists that she cares for her man.
Episode 16: Trading Places
Professor Oglevee has his twin brother, Sylvester, take his place at a school charity auction, where Sly romances a very confused Nikki. Meanwhile, Kim and Stevie try to ditch their dates from the charity auction.