Dr. Pankow episodes are always ripe with deception and plot twists. Of all of them this one takes the cake in terms of suspense. It's hard to tell what everyone is up to until everything finally wraps up in the end. Alliances are drawn and even those are hard to distinguish. Parker owns this episode with regards to his planning over everyone else. Even Shelley gets involved although her involvement is seriously questionable. With video and audio tape surveillance among other forms of technology the spy vs. spy theme is genius. You know from the get go that there's no way that Dr. Pankow could win out in the scheme of Parker Lewis, but you're kept on your toes regardless.
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Norm's norm
safenoe1 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Gerrit Graham makes his fourth appearance as Dr. Pankow, the nemesis of Principal Musso, and he's as devious as ever for sure. The ironic thing is that Gerrit Graham looks like Jeffrey Jones, who played Ferris Bueller's nemesis in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Anyway, Against the Norm sees twists and turns galore which involves much state-of-the-art technology for the early 1990s.
Anyway, I'm very much enjoying re-watching Parker Lewis Can't Lose after having first watched it on its debut in the early 1990s. I can't believe that was over 30 years ago, and Parker Lewis Can't Lose is sadly underrated. I would say it's far better than Friends.
Anyway, I'm very much enjoying re-watching Parker Lewis Can't Lose after having first watched it on its debut in the early 1990s. I can't believe that was over 30 years ago, and Parker Lewis Can't Lose is sadly underrated. I would say it's far better than Friends.
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