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cess, the second season o f The
P arkers prem ieres.
K im P a r k e r ’ s ( C o u n te s s
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Sara V. F inney, co-cre-
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“ K im and N ikki going to
college together allow s us
to explore a d iffe re n t type
o f fam ily dynam ic w hile
getting great com edy out
o f that situ a tio n .”
The P arkers is set in
the L eim ert Park section
o f Los A ngeles (M o e sh a ’s
n e ig h b o r h o o d ) a n d at
Santa M onica Ju n io r C o l­
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The Parkers continue their second season with (from left)
Jenna von Oy. Ken L , Countess Vaughn. Mo'Nique. Dorien
Wilson and Yvette Wilson.
In the second season premiere,
we find out what happened in Ve­
gas with Kims wedding. Other
storylines this season will include:
a zany Halloween show, an election
show, Kima nd Nikki moving back
in together, Kim continuing to grow
as a young woman and possibly a
cross-over episode with “Moesha."
The show will also further d e ­
velop the re la tio n sh ip betw een
N ikki and P ro fesso r O glevee by
tak in g it to a d ifferen t level.
H ow ever, there w ill still be the
in trig u e o f the chase.
“The P arkers at its co re is
ab o u t paren ts and ch ildren re ­
latin g and allow ing each other
to be who they need to b e ,” says
the American dream for their
families. Everyone will be able
to see themselves in the trials
and tribulations, joys and sor­
rows o f Nikki and Kim.”
The Parkers is a television
show anyone can enjoy. Every­
one is invited to have a good
time and share a few laughs. Its
success in its first season proves
that.
“The cast has come together
and eveything has clicked for
us,” says Finney. “They are
great to work with which makes
it that much easier for us to
write. Their energy and en ­
thusiasm rubs o f f on ev ery ­
o n e .”
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