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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal Studios
EAN: 0826663112504
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Shout! Factory
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Shout! Factory
MPN: 11250
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Shout! Factory
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Running Time: 900 minutes
Studio: Shout! Factory
Theatrical Release Date: 1990
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 06/30/2009
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Launched by Fox in 1990, Parker Lewis Can't Lose exploded onto the scene like a 1980s flashback. Witness the Ducky-style pompadours, retina-searing shirts, and reggae-goes-new wave theme song. As with Ferris Bueller before him, Parker (Corin Nemec) is the kind of quick-thinking teenager who can charm his peers with ease. He even has a bratty kid sister, Shelly (Maia Brewton), and two “best buds,” guitar-slinging Mikey (William Jayne) and calculator-sporting Jerry (Troy Slaten). Principal Grace Musso (Melanie Chartoff), however, doesn't find Parker's antics--most revolving around his expertise with electronics--quite so endearing.
With the aid of her black-clad henchman, er, special obedience helper Frank Lemmer (Taj Johnson), Parker's pranks rarely go undetected, but due to his ingenuity and friendship with six-foot-seven-inch football player Larry Kubiac (ER's Abraham Benrubi), Lewis rarely does more than detention (and as for that ever-present camcorder: his parents run a video store). During the first season, Parker and buds battle a slick rival, a Heathers-like girl gang, and devious substitute principal-turned-teacher Dr. Norman Pankow (Gerrit Graham). Cartoon sound effects, extreme close-ups, fast-cutting, and film parodies, from Casablanca to The Karate Kid, add considerable zap and pow to their Santo Domingo High misadventures.
Some of the guests to contribute to the first year include Milla Jovovich, Josh Lucas, and Ziggy Marley. Cast, crew, and creators Lon Diamond and Dexter’s Clyde Phillips comment on seven episodes. The other extra, "The History of Coolness," features interviews with most of the main players, including X-Files director Rob Bowman. Though Diamond and Phillips acknowledge the influence of ‘80s icon John Hughes and though Parker debuted the same year as his Ferris Bueller spin-off, the duo beat the odds when their competitor quickly bit the dust, while their show ran for two more seasons. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Average Rating: 
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for anyone who loves smart, surreal, fast-paced tv, this nostalgic gem of a set is a lovely investment (and for anyone who was not a teenager in 1990, prepare to discover a wonderfully weird world :)
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Some folks say Parker Lewis is basically a Ferris Bueller knockoff. It's hard to deny the show seems to have taken at least some inspiration from that film but, it should be noted, that "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" took place almost entirely outside of school whereas "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" takes place almost entirely at school. That's a pretty major difference.
I watched this show with some regularity when it originally aired and enjoyed it quite a lot. Of course, it's hard to know how one will react to a show he last viewed at age 11. As it turns out, PLCL holds up remarkably well. The clothing, hair and myriad catchphrases feel a little dated and gratuitous at times, but none of that detracts from what is, overall, a remarkably well-written and very funny show.
It's hard to know how one who has never seen the show will react to it without the benefit of nostalgia, but I'd warrant they'd enjoy it quite a bit. The pop culture references are often unexpected and hilarious and anyone who doesn't develop a deep affection for the characters by the end of the first disc is one cold-hearted SOB.
I highly recommend this show and I'm ready for the second season.
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It's just as funny now as it was then. Sync those swatches - and have Jerry pull out the fax machine so you can fax your friends. Now for the rest of the series...
Rating:  -
This is the 4th DVD I put on an automatic notification by email from Amazon, and the 4th that I didn't recieve notification for. I have been checking Amazon for 5 years for the release of PLCL and I finally stopped and was just waiting for the auto notify. Now it turns out I could have bought the set 8 months ago. Anyway, I am glad I can finally get a decent copy of the show. Yeah!
Rating:  -
I haven't watched a dvd that looked this bad for a long time - not sure if it is cheap work from whoever released it or if this was the best quality available to them.
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