"Parental Control" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

6 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show | Reality-TV

Plot:

Parents pick dates for their son or daughter to try and replace their current boy or girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Date | Dating | Rejection | Father Son Relationship | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	1:00 PM	MTV
Mon. July 13	1:30 PM	MTV

Cast

Larisa Bates

...

Ballroom Dance Instructor / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Directed by
Glenn GT Taylor		(18 episodes, 2006)
Brendon Carter		(14 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Produced by
Michael Canter	....	executive producer / producer (34 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jennifer Winer	....	senior producer (33 episodes, 2006-2007)
Julie Choi	....	story producer / associate story producer (32 episodes, 2006)
Bruce Klassen	....	co-executive producer (30 episodes, 2006)
Howard Kuperberg	....	segment producer (30 episodes, 2006)
Judy Chiu Strauss	....	associate producer (14 episodes, 2007)
Liz Givens	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006)
Jon Peper	....	senior producer / producer (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Todd 'Spider' Chambers	....	story producer / field producer (6 episodes, 2007)
Marshall Davis	....	segment producer (4 episodes, 2008)
Craig Brooks	....	producer (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Grace Lee	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2006)
Jennifer Langheld	....	show producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Ben Hatta	....	producer (2 episodes, 2006)
H.T. Owens	....	co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Jennifer Stander	....	producer (2 episodes, 2009)
Harp Pekin	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes, 2009)
Tim Busa	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Frank Murgia	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Erin K. O'Brien	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Cat Rodriguez	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Erin Shea	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Alex Theurer	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Shawn K. Clement		(12 episodes, 2007)

Series Cinematography by
Marc McCrudden		(unknown episodes)
Andrew Rakow		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Tato Maizza		(9 episodes, 2007-2008)
Shawn Ellis		(2 episodes, 2006-2009)
Todd 'Spider' Chambers		(2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jonathan Cane		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Alicia Good		(20 episodes, 2006)
Nick Chiodini		(18 episodes, 2006)
Melanie Hodges		(18 episodes, 2006)
Douglas Howington		(16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Shana Kemp		(16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Erica Henderson		(9 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sweetie Sherrié		(5 episodes, 2006)
John Piermarini		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Dan Butts		(18 episodes, 2006)

Series Makeup Department
Dahlia Warner	....	makeup department head / makeup artist (28 episodes, 2006-2007)
Marianna Elias	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Elizabeth Mbousia	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Darren Roth	....	unit manager (30 episodes, 2006)
Richard 'Mercury' Melendez	....	unit manager (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Frank Salinas	....	post-production supervisor (5 episodes, 2006)
Rita Doumar	....	production manager (3 episodes, 2006)
Jason Dufner	....	production manager (3 episodes, 2006)
Greg Clewlow	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Eric Senchuk	....	office production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Hunter Moore	....	sound supervisor (122 episodes, 2005-2008)
Richard Thornsberry	....	sound mixer / sound (33 episodes, 2006)
Jeffrey Adelman	....	sound mixer / sound (12 episodes, 2006)
Jorge Montijo	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 2006)
Jenn Raudman	....	audio supervisor (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Visual Effects by
Philip D. Griffin	....	post production coordinator / post production assistant (70 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Stunts
Robin Petgrave	....	helicopter stunt pilot (4 episodes, 2007)
Tony Snegoff	....	stunt rigger (3 episodes, 2007)
Brian Munce	....	stunt rigger (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Shaun Newton	....	camera operator (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bryan Heffron	....	assistant camera (18 episodes, 2006)
Jeff Kurr	....	camera operator (18 episodes, 2006)
Johnny Martin	....	assistant camera / camera operator (18 episodes, 2006)
Marc McCrudden	....	camera operator (18 episodes, 2006)
Edwin Schiernecker	....	gaffer (18 episodes, 2006)
Brian Stevens	....	camera operator (13 episodes, 2006)
Troy Dunnagan	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 2006)
Jonathan Guerra	....	grip (6 episodes, 2006)
Zachary Boggs	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2007)
Luke Grossaint	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2007)
Jay Mack Arnette II	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2006)
Victor Alvarez	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2006)
Mike Ansbach	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2007)
Brian Dee	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2006)
Tim Harland	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2006)
Tim Murphy	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2006)
Leon Benzakein	....	electrician / grip (unknown episodes)
James Richardson III	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Kemper Jackson	....	casting coordinator (18 episodes, 2006)
Jordan Charter	....	casting (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Shana Kemp	....	supervising casting director (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andrew Aguilar	....	casting associate (13 episodes, 2006)
Jody Wilson	....	casting (13 episodes, 2007)
Erica Henderson	....	casting coordinator (8 episodes, 2007)
Tricia Pierce	....	casting associate (7 episodes, 2006)
Parker Randal	....	casting associate (4 episodes, 2007)
Kamala Fritzler	....	supervising casting director (3 episodes, 2007)
Semi Aboud	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Debbie Cohen	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Alex Fay	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael L. Goldberg	....	casting coordinator (unknown episodes)
Tower J. Hazard	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Andrew Hicks	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Teresa Lowther	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Ron Prouty	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Ronald Prouty	....	senior casting associate (unknown episodes)
Lisa Swain	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Amy Thomas	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Dan Tino	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Dante Maggiorie	....	assistant editor (33 episodes, 2006)
Wendy Backofen	....	post-production coordinator / post-production assistant (26 episodes, 2006)
Tim Pape	....	assistant editor / lead assistant editor (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Patrick Johnson	....	post-production crew (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Elise Chung	....	post-production assistant (18 episodes, 2006)
Sam Eskandari	....	lead assistant editor / assistant editor (18 episodes, 2006)
Chad Rittenbaum	....	assistant editor (18 episodes, 2006)
Joe Talbot Hall	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
M. Allison Thiel	....	music supervisor (18 episodes, 2006)
Jeff McDonough	....	composer: additional music (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jed Smith	....	composer: additional music (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Other crew
Seth Argabright	....	logger (40 episodes, 2007)
Seth Allen Martin	....	key production assistant / production assistant (40 episodes, 2007)
Richard A. Eisenstein	....	location coordinator / location manager / ... (33 episodes, 2006-2007)
Richard Thornsberry	....	key production assistant (30 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jono Hirsch	....	assistant accountant (30 episodes, 2006)
Ryan Hedegard	....	production assistant / production coordinator (29 episodes, 2006)
Maxwell A. Kaufman	....	field coordinator (21 episodes, 2007)
Matt Aldrich	....	production assistant (20 episodes, 2006)
Jonathan Barger	....	production assistant (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bruce Comtois	....	head of security (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jeff Eveleth	....	logger (18 episodes, 2006)
Jason Martinez	....	technical supervisor (18 episodes, 2006)
Jimmy Swift	....	post supervisor (18 episodes, 2006)
Victor Alvarez	....	technical assistant (14 episodes, 2006)
Brian Runnels	....	key production assistant (14 episodes, 2006)
Michael Mallick	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2006)
Seth Laderman	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Valana Hunn	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2006)
Sheldon 'Dooner' Smith	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2006)
Alan Welch	....	production executive (3 episodes, 2007)
Mike Gasparian	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)
Richard 'Mercury' Melendez	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)
Jayna Pellegrino	....	assistant accountant (2 episodes, 2006)
Brian Danner	....	assistant swordmaster: stage combat consultant (unknown episodes)
Heidi Herrmann	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sharre Jacoby	....	producer: main and end titles (unknown episodes)
Darren Roth	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Schneider	....	business affairs (unknown episodes)
Mike Vanderlinde	....	key production assistant (unknown episodes)
Tim Weske	....	fencing trainer / sword master (unknown episodes)
Evan Wilson	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Music Television (MTV)

Distributors

• Music Television (MTV) (2005) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Filmtools  expendables
• Monster Picture Crane  stunt rigging crane
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Music Television (MTV)

Sick, Sick, Sick ... but somehow entertaining.

This is the kind of show that you would probably never deliberately choose to watch. I happen to see a string of episodes because the TV channel was already on MTV and it was on in the background ... and I got drawn in.

The show is formulaic (with portions obviously scripted), simplistic and revenge-based: you kind of want to see a rude and egotistical teenager get some payback (but it doesn't always go that way).

The setup which uses real kids, their parents and prospective dates works. The caustic dialog (again, obviously scripted) is just so nuts that it's actually interesting to hear it coming from their mouths.

Here's the setup: A teenager's parents are fed up with their kid's current boyfriend/girlfriend so they select two new prospects and send them on dates. Then the fireworks start: the parents and the current boyfriend/girlfriend sit together and watch the dates on video. They make very insulting remarks to each other as things happen. At the end, the kid has the final say: continue as before, or start dating one of the new people.

The bitterly outrageous dialog between the parents and the current boyfriend/girlfriend is the core of the show. The dates themselves are always shown to be blandly upbeat. They are a bit bizarre though, so they are probably ones thought up by the show's producers (like playing soccer with leaf-blowers - who would think of that?).

Even though I rate it a "6", this is probably not a show that you would look forward to watching (or would plan to watch) - it's just one that can hook you in if you happen to randomly start watching it. It's amusing, if you can appreciate a bit of sick fun.