Wed, Jul 15, 1992
Summer has arrived and Parker is ready for it. With a new hairstyle he checks off Step 1 of his 3-step plan towards maximum coolness... That is until his prank (Step 2) winds up with the wrong person taking the blame for the crime. This is when the character Brad Penny is introduced, as he takes the heat for the prank gone bad. Now Parker's summer might not be as bright as he planned, with the fear of Brad looming as he seeks vengeance.
Wed, Jul 22, 1992
In a strange turn of events, Brad Penny starts to treat Parker as a friend. Knowing that something must be lurking below the surface, Parker falls back in with his friends for support. Like a plague, the once-menacing Brad Penny is one step ahead and has befriended seemingly everybody in town. Now Parker faces the possibility that he's going crazy as everyone is under Brad's spell. For once Parker isn't the cool and collected guy from years past as paranoia haunts him throughout the episode.
Wed, Jul 29, 1992
Whenever Shelly can exploit weakness in Parker, she does. Being an older, buff, and bad boy, Brad Penny is also the sworn enemy of Parker Lewis. Consequently, Shelly makes a goal of getting a kiss from him against Parker's wishes. As an added bonus, she knows that Parker is powerless against Brad with his track record of 0-2 against him. In other love news, Coach Kohler steps up his game of trying to win Grace Musso's heart. Either Valentine's Day came early this year or a few people will wind up crushed.
Wed, Aug 12, 1992
Love is definitely in the air and everyone wants a piece. Musso's found a suave piano player, Mikey's found a good looker but has yet to talk to her, and Kubiac thinks he found a match for Kohler. However, things aren't what they seem, and everyone who thinks they've found love learns that "Love is Hell."
Wed, Aug 19, 1992
Whenever girls are involved with the buds, it's either with Parker or with Mikey. Now when both guys are going on a double date Jerry is completely left behind. Wanting to break out and do something different before summer is over, Jerry bumps into Brad Penny and his group. Jerry proceeds to experience life from a different vantage point in Brad's group instead of with Mikey and Parker. Now Jerry gets to see what being a bad boy is all about.
Sat, Sep 5, 1992
Annie sees something in Kube that no one else has seen before. She notices that the gentle giant is really good with kids and even goes so far as to have him help her watch over the daycare kids. Parker watches his Annie-time get gobbled up with busy schedules until Larry is spending more time with Annie than he is. Parker grows paranoid and Larry starts to think that maybe he'd be a better match for Annie than Parker.
Sat, Sep 12, 1992
In the diner things start slipping when Kohler finds love and puts his uptight friend in charge of managing the diner. Now Mikey is on edge with the no-holds manager who runs things by the book. Meanwhile, Parker must intervene when Hank jumps into marrying a girl he's just met. All the while Grace seeks a chance to finally rid herself of Hank by making sure Hank and Carol's marriage goes off without a hitch.
Sat, Sep 19, 1992
The very real threat to small-business owners is when a mega-corporation takes up shop and shuts down their competition. Mondo Video's existence is potentially in ruin as "Powder Keg Video" has opened up one of their franchises in Santo Domingo. Mr. Lewis finds that no matter what he does, Powder Keg is slowly running him out of business. He is posed with the option of shutting down Mondo Video and managing the new Powder Keg Video, but can he swallow his pride and work as a corporate slave?
Sat, Sep 26, 1992
Coach Hank Kohler's back-story has until now been a mystery. Out of the blue Hank's dad appears and gives him his share of inheritance from his mother's death. Kohler is his own worst enemy and, as his dad anticipated, spends the money in the blink of an eye as he buys Atlas Diner. Knowing nothing about running a restaurant, he's bitten off more than he can chew (no pun intended) as he runs the restaurant into the ground. The only person who can get through to him is his mother and as her estate allowed him to buy the restaurant, it looks like Hank's belittling father was right and Hank is about to lose it all.
Sat, Mar 20, 1993
Parker's at the age when he deals with the responsibility of purchasing his first car. Against his dad's wishes for a safe and reliable Volvo, Parker decides on a convertible sports car instead. Parker's dad feels as if he's losing his son as he grows older and more independent, and this decision weighs heavily on both of them.
Sat, Mar 27, 1993
The constant search Grace Musso has been on to find her significant other might have come to an end. Parker's single Uncle Bill has come across Ms. Musso and fallen in love. Though finding Ms. Musso love with Bill entails special treatment from Musso, the threat of Grace becoming their aunt is a hard pill to swallow. Parker and Shelly need to decide whether they should intervene and break the two up or ride the wave of fringe benefits.