A Walk on the Dark Side (18 Aug. 1991)

Constantly finding herself in the shadow of her brother, Shelley finds a new identity. The 'Dark Siders' were a group of kids that didn't fit the regular high-schooler mold as they dressed ... See full summary »

Director:

Bryan Spicer

Writers:

Brenda Lilly, Renee Palyo,

Stars:

Corin Nemec, Billy Jayne, Troy W. Slaten

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Corin Nemec	...	Parker Lloyd Lewis
Billy Jayne	...	Mikey Randall
Troy W. Slaten	...	Jerry Steiner (as Troy Slaten)
Maia Brewton	...	Shelly Lewis
Abraham Benrubi	...	Larry Kubiac
Taj Johnson	...	Frank Lemmer
Melanie Chartoff	...	Principal Grace Musso
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dee Booher	...	Maxine
Kristen Corbett	...	Alice
Rodney Eastman	...	Jimmy Joe Trout
Jayson Kane	...	Host
Tiffanie Poston	...	Janice

Storyline

Constantly finding herself in the shadow of her brother, Shelley finds a new identity. The 'Dark Siders' were a group of kids that didn't fit the regular high-schooler mold as they dressed darkly, wreaked havoc, and were very mysterious in nature. The 'Dark Siders' are essentially everything Parker is not and therefore very appealing to Shelley. As much as Parker likes distancing himself from his sister the prospect of Shelley becoming a Dark Sider could be disastrous as she could very well get in over her head. Parker must decide to intervene to save his sister from possible self destruction.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 August 1991 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Throughout PLCL Shelley's always referring to Parker's 'Gumby' look. One scene shows Parker approach Shelley and you see a shadow of Gumby.

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Connections

References The Gumby Show (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Powerhouse"
(uncredited)
Composed by Raymond Scott

User Reviews

Shelley tries to find her identity... With the Dark Siders.

Shelley's always living in her brother's shadow and strives for her own identity. Before the 'goth' movement there was the 'Dark Siders' presence in High School. Although not a popular group they are a tight knit rebel group. Parker then has to go against his normal tendencies to watch his sister fail as her future could be in jeopardy. The episode is a little bland, but the general story is believable and good. That and there's a funny side story as a new test given throughout the school found Kubiac to be the smartest kid in Santo Domingo. Throughout the episode Lemmer and Musso try to figure out how this result is possible. All in all I'd rate this episode pretty well.