2x12 The Parent 'Hood - One Man and a Baby

January 10, 1996 - Michael thinks he's found the perfect girl in Chantel (Essence Atkins), one with looks, charm, a sense of humor-and an infant son. Meanwhile, Wendell tries to win the grand prize on America's Funniest Home Videos.

[@poolibo]

Can we get this show back please?!?!? Such great values and so realistic!!! Love this show!

[@MsAngelaSunshine]

The little sister was too adorable and cute.

[@tishsharay7509]

I love that the real daddy stepped up but I felt so sorry for mike

[@jjjermaine6777]

Thank you I’m glad I did too 😉

[@tishsharay7509]

david shawn thank u

[@tishsharay7509]

Jj Jermaine omg 😳 you played that role so well I wish more actors like u had roles plz keep pursuing your dreams Essence was lucky to have u as a tv show father of her child ✊🏽❤️😘

[@MheBSolid]

Rest In Peace Suzzanne Douglas and Bob Saget

[@keyslove9802]

UMMMMM! How she have Michael watching the baby while she goes to reconcile with her baby daddy RIGHT after she was tonguing Michael down in the hall way lol I can't.

[@visubeats]

lmao i hella thought that too. greasy smh

[@aceboogie1645]

U beautiful as hell baby

[@ECZephon]

well nice guys finish last in the inner city

[@BizzzyBee]

Bitches man.. I just don't think she should've lied about it being her brother. Any man that's going to be with has to accept your child.

[@marslowell3992]

@@ECZephon nice guys finish last everywhere

[@jaredtruth6918]

This is a great lesson for young men to learn. Happens to the Poindexter who is trying to save a young lady. She will always go back to the baby's dad at that age.

[@cozie4]

dam Michael ready to sign the dam birth certificate lol

[@oppongn]

Lmao

[@pr3ttyfaceetrayywilkins118]

😂

[@ihoodimercenary3369]

😂😂😂😂

[@teciahorne7967]

After 2 weeks! Lol

[@osyrus15]

He was sprung and didn’t even get none

[@laylasworlds7926]

THIS SHOW WAS A REAL TEAR JERKER..I DIDNT NOTICE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER..

[@A1W869]

Baby Jay is a cute little butterball 😄

[@ladybugradio1988]

Ikr? he's too adorable.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

​@ladybugradio1988 i wondering how he looks now..

[@A1W869]

Right, probably handsome 🥰

[@latrinahardy6263]

She called Michael her friend but she was tonguing him down at the locker.

[@eboniqspeaks]

Yeaaaaa she was trash for that🙄

[@beautifulwonderful4391]

Right user

[@vatricegeorge]

This exact thing happened to my brother. It's a tuff lesson learned.

[@pixigirl999]

Sobering fact: the baby in this episode is now a grown ass man

[@lovelylinda8891]

lololol

[@basketballjones]

One of many great black shows in the 90s

[@neddyconstant5816]

Sure is. Time 4:00PM Thurs 12/12/19

[@matsikorashid8295]

That moment when mike said.. "i want to be there for them" Mom.. you are 16 what are you going to be there😂😂😂

[@jamesmuthiani5680]

Yeah that was deep stuff!

[@NeicyJ1990]

I Love This Show! This Is A Great Episode, Full of Life Lessons. Thanks For Uploading.

[@Aquarius1111]

How she gon have a reunion at that mans house??? Lol

[@lessadkisson7493]

Vanessa Aquarius Yo comment got me weak af 🤣🤣🤣 I feel you though

[@jt612]

IAM Dead! lmao

[@kalebparham]

I'm crying

[@osyrus15]

Facts

[@jamarwarren9450]

His character comes across as being gay in real life Michael character is the type to get used by females

[@SteelDragonFist]

This was the good ol' days of sitcom TV! 😊

[@bsbncandey]

I remember this episode like it was yesterday! I remember it so swell I can't believe the last time I saw this was 1996! Goodness it was such a great show!

[@franksanders1634]

This is so common this happens everyday

[@HjCrawford]

This was a great show! With all the remakes they are doing, it would be nice to see how these characters are doing now!

[@YahwehsFlower]

that baby is now my brother in law and husband. (twins. they swapped them through the episode) They are currently 27 😂💕❤

[@daviddrama101]

Wow!!😅

[@melliemel32]

Whaat? Wow.

[@iamtracywilson]

Thats so cool. Were they in anything else? What do they do now? Thanks for sharing.

[@latishae2240]

Anybody remember Michael when he was a youngin on the movie Boomerang?

[@VictoriousWatts]

Latisha Ellerton yup

[@freeyourself7510]

@Verla Hatcher Zaria was in the movie Jerry McGuire.

[@davidhamm1334]

FACTS

[@thataurus2492]

I've seen people without kids do the same thing go right back to someone they claim they no longer want so single parents aren't always the bad ones

[@Ginger_Spicy_Candor]

Facts

[@baggergurl16]

Oh my god I remembered Americas Funniest Home Videos back in the day when it was hosted by Bob Saget. That man was raking in double the paychecks hosting that show and starring on Full House.

[@ECZephon]

you talking old school stuff

[@ganmu3970]

Actually, he not only was in those 2 shows, he was in different films and series while he worked in Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos.

[@jamalselesi182]

Bob Saget Had a Cameo as an America’s Funniest Home Videos host in The Parent ‘Hood which was so astounding

[@basketballjones]

Michael out here being a captain 😂😂😂

[@adewilson132]

Don’t save her

[@basketballjones]

@@adewilson132Robert has failed as a father

[@AdamJoslin]

Captain dick head reporting for duty😂😂😂

[@junks1980]

Worst case of being friend zoned

[@99thJediWarrior]

Yea. All with a baby in the middle.

[@ai5ha1]

WOW!!! my teenage years right here

[@UncleOso]

Damn this the Pre TK seasons

[@tionatee8818]

I was thinking the same thing, where is TK

[@MICHELE1934]

Teresa and Chantel (Tasha Scott and Essence Atkins) were both like 24 when this episode aired. Look how young they looked.

[@lamiraclebailey1733]

Oh how I love this show

[@chillin1111]

I do not miss lockers, such a headache

[@sophisticatedmm3632]

That baby is sooo precious. # Baby fever

[@karseambrown9121]

Asking the new dude to watch the baby while you reunite with the old dude is crazy work 😮

[@Mkultra1186]

I remember being SOOO appalled when Faizon Love was saying on that nasty stuff on the Ludacris and Twista song Freaky Thangs. I was like “Wendel what are you doing!?”

[@kykyakalakya2348]

Wendell

[@themandinkafamily]

This is faizon love and uh i love hoes. I just don't pay em

[@Godlywoman88]

Windell is hilarious 😂😂

[@mathisbailey794]

I love Zaria's hair and style...she was fly. 10:04

[@shantiajones8042]

Mathis Bailey .. I know !😊

[@ECZephon]

i wanted to uhhh do some things to that yound lady.

[@sincerelykenzie7034]

Them baby hairs 😍😍😍😍😍

[@chrisbowers2450]

I feel really bad for Michael; a good guy like Michael always be let down hard

[@99thJediWarrior]

His lady will come. One day.

[@shanoradickerson1059]

I’m pregnant with a baby boy and I feel this episode this was a great one

[@kyoevans7573]

Probably had the same situation.why don't you use protection ? Probably wanted to have a baby anyway.

[@BlackBusyBody]

They probably never made it as a family. She ran back to Michael and he wasn't about that life lol

[@tundeafuwape6841]

I like how theres 2 people from full house on this show

[@curtisthomas2670]

Suzanne Douglas went on to guest star in Essence Atkins series Are We There Yet. Sadly she passed away in 2021 after a battle with cancer. R.I.P.

[@99thJediWarrior]

Yea... she was gorgeous. 😢

[@LethaLong-yi6yj]

​@@99thJediWarriorshe died so young

[@topha937]

I grew up watching this show as kid in the 90s n have no idea who they were at this time. Essence Atkins(Chantell) is Dee from Half&half. Yvette Henderson from smart guy. and Ira (Scott Menville) from full house n is one of the voice characters of Captain Planet & the Planetiers

[@brandonwoodard3315]

Mr. Triggaveli Essence Atkins also plays on Deliver Us From Eva

[@V4nd44ll]

Mr. Triggaveli Ira also plays Robin in teen titans 2003 cartoon network

[@jw.4854]

Essence Atkins is also on are we there yet 2010

[@brandonbates9259]

Essence is also now the TV show Marlon with Marlon Wayans

[@derekmathews1818]

Essence Atkins is so gorgeous!

[@kxngearner698]

Suzanne Douglas Is Real The Definition Of "FINE As WINE"

[@mo0487]

Wowww. It's the asking him to baby sit the baby while you reconnecting with homeboy.... for me

[@jonathankinney14]

She had him looking like a simp!😞😞😞😞😞😞

[@marslowell3992]

Reminds me of a couple of guys I know. SMH

[@jmos005]

Bad move on a brotha. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@justobserving2174]

Why does the ending with the squirrel have me so weak! 😂

[@kevinb1125]

essence always been a fox

[@businesslp3027]

That’s why she’s on TV.. and Zaria.. and all the other foxes.

[@kevinb1125]

@Nevin Reid thats my point

[@dancerdude83]

Yvette Henderson - so many freakin' cameos in this show

[@danninicole85]

I love this show. thanks for uploading.

[@unlimiteddj3908]

Wouldn't they still see each other at school 5x/week? Ah the 90's. What is continuity?

[@mashondaknight9132]

I love this show

[@angelspivey8685]

I love this show. thanks for the upload

[@kiara198923]

I am so happy to have found this & smart guy etc again!!!! I'm over Empire & Reality shows!

[@davidmckinney4106]

Mike Trying to Save that yamp

[@oliviajones577]

David Mckinney 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀

[@sekhemasaru5718]

I loved this episode.

[@exoticcexoticc5716]

Me too

[@AlieciaT]

If the real father didn't come back Chantel would have most likely been using Michael. Who kisses a "friend" several times on the lips before going to see their child's father/ first love. Glad he got out of that one, and Glad the father stepped up!

[@mso1ful]

I see why Michael left the show after that Chantal emasculation

[@HjCrawford]

😂😂😂😂

[@jamarwarren9450]

Did he leave or get fired ?

[@kamithompson2770]

I think Kenny Blank left the show to go to college in real life.

[@Mad-UpperCuts]

😂😂😂

[@OfficialJalenHemphill]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SCREAMING!!!!! 😂😂😭😭😭😭😭

[@charlesjonesii5498]

The painting of Wendel looks like John Amos 🤣

[@kenyawalls2255]

A lot of dead beat dads in these comments who don’t want their ex moving on and insecure women who are jealous of a child

[@HjCrawford]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@aaronroberts178]

Just because they have a child doesn't mean they have to be together. Just Co parent. I feel bad for the homie Michael

[@rorodennis6174]

Aaron Roberts right 💯💯💯💯

[@pepstalynn]

Same here just because I've been through the same stuff.

[@lashawnbeautiful1692]

Aaron Roberts exactly

[@ganmu3970]

Certainly. Although, if both parents wanted to be together, that's the better thing for their child.

[@jamesmuthiani5680]

Not if both parents want to be together, then that's best for the couple and the baby!

[@Cinderella640]

3:38 is that Duane from Full and Fuller House. The Whatever Guy lmfao

[@PeteMcCorvey]

Naw that Wart, Wayne's friend from the Wonder Years.

[@Welcome_2_The_Candy_Shop]

Yes lol

[@brandonbates9259]

I'm surprised he never was on Family matters or Boy meets world

[@brandonbates9259]

@@Welcome_2_The_Candy_Shop you look good

[@Welcome_2_The_Candy_Shop]

@@brandonbates9259 oh thank you Merry Christmas to you 🙂

[@KennethDAstonJr]

$10k must have been a lot of money in the mid 90's lol

[@dejeriyoung9872]

I'll take it

[@303Thatoneguy]

They still took half after taxes

[@PhoenixRising87]

@@303Thatoneguy Shoot, I'll take even that; it would take care of bills for a few months at least.

[@303Thatoneguy]

@@PhoenixRising87 it's not good to live off another person expense

[@sarahsimpkins1311]

It was a lot money back then

[@Oyasavvi]

She really brought her MIA baby’s father to her new bfs house where he was watching their child 😭 WOW I understand her thinking though with going back to him

[@brandonbates9259]

Everytime I watch this I feel sorry for Mike..@ Mari you are fine!!

[@carlosellis1506]

I’ve been through this. And I think it’s bullshit. If a man really wants to be there for his child then he should through the ups and downs. If he leaves then he don’t care. He just want to come back to be with you. The child doesn’t matter. He just know he got to be there because the child is with you.

[@bwalto21]

I can see that

[@liteshado2303]

I disagree in this case. He got a job and started going to school. They’re ere young with a child, and I think he was just a scared young man. And hell he was only gone 6 months…I know dudes who have t seen their child in YEARS 🤣🤣

[@erickiam25]

Women always doing this , come crying to a good man about how they baby dad ain’t shit then, when break the good guy heart saying they getting back with the baby dad

[@lovelylinda8891]

Damn, I'm really starting to see it from the guys' perspective. I guess heartache really does happen both ways and there are some decent guys out there. They just seem to always go for the girls who have already been out there and are unobtainable, they don't be checking for their intellectual match and humility. They want the girls who fit a certain beauty standard.

[@tremainworrell5997]

This dude Ira with the hat on had his jacket sleeve stuck in the locker at school & had his head stuck on the staircase at Michael's house

[@HjCrawford]

Bless his heart. Hes a bit..simple.

[@8driahhSays]

The video footage has me weaaaak💀🤣

[@sophisticatedmm3632]

He soo silly

[@dezeraejames7934]

Is that the same hat Essence Atkins wore on Smart Guy?

[@Sunshine134chick]

Dezerae James yup

[@shbt8875]

Dezerae James 😭😭😭😂😂

[@paulqueen6173]

Uhh

[@kimoramicheal8353]

She was in between tapings at the time! 😂

[@angabilechacha370]

hey why did Chantel say friend to Michael when she was introducing him to tony

[@davidhamm1334]

BRUH i FELT THAT. I was hurt for him because I know how that is

[@micahevans3443]

I wish faizon never left the show

[@its_britneybicth]

micah evans Fr .. he was a great addition

[@mauricedoss5339]

He got replaced by Kelly Perine who was just as funny, but Faizon was better. He has me dying laughing on every episode he's on.

[@yodamaine1987]

i love this show

[@brandonwoodard3315]

Ahmad Jones Who is your Favorite Character From The Parent Hood ?

[@yodamaine1987]

Wedell cox

[@brandonwoodard3315]

Ahmad Jones My Favorite Character From The Parent Hood is Jerri

[@lovelylinda8891]

@@brandonwoodard3315 Michael and Jerri

[@MaleahsDiary]

This was my show

[@dreharrison352]

The way that turned out. He hit a couple more times got tired of her left and she went back to Michael...

[@rasulsamad5860]

Word lol

[@HjCrawford]

This one was so sad 😔

[@jbronxdiva718]

She was mad old I remember when Essen was Vanesa friend on the Cosby show

[@erickiam25]

Essence Atkins , she was in allot of 90s and movies. Was in Half & half And smart guy and is still acting her ass off.

[@sarahsimpkins1311]

Also she was in 1 of the episode on the Cosby show

[@shafarrsavoy7332]

A woman will always have one in the chamber. If Baby daddy didn't want to reconcile, then Michael was there. Michael was getting attached to her and the adorable baby. Had she told Michael who she was going to see, Michael would have left the relationship realizing three things. 1) A woman is going to do what is best for her. If it means leaving him for the baby father, he is out, baby father is in. 2) She didn't have the decency to tell Michael, who she was going to see. Kissing him and all with her nice full lips. He is NOT her top choice. 3) He will never be that child's father. Helping a woman raise someone else's child is a risk. That child will always want to know where he really came from. When he is older and successful, he may give his biological father the love that belongs to the "step" father. The child walks off with dad, the dad looking at the step dad after being a deadbeat. "Thanks, dog!"

[@IkeepsitRealz2]

HE SAID WELL THERES ME AND A COUPLE OF GUYS FROM THE BIBLE LOL

[@mlkljmh]

I really miss the 90s

[@jazzdaagreatestt3645]

She played miachel

[@Franskie266]

Micheal looks like a 90s R&B singer

[@chriiscam5606]

Nigga look like Rafael saquid from Tony toni tone

[@chriiscam5606]

Nigga look like snoop dogg n mystikal with fake braids

[@mauricedoss5339]

With that no limit Mystikal hairstyle.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

​@@mauricedoss5339right that better match lol

[@MySassyJ]

I prefer not to date a guy with kid(s) because all they do is put me on the back burner. I become number 7 in their life, which means they don't have time for me at all. Being with a man without any can put in the time I want from him. He doesn't have to hear excuses from me just like I don't have to hear any from him.

[@Igetsitin89]

thats true , plus they can alwise go back to the babymother/father

[@kykyakalakya2348]

@@Igetsitin89 always not alwise

[@Igetsitin89]

@@kykyakalakya2348 true

[@ECZephon]

its 2019 finding single folks with no kids is RARE.

[@kjunbuny1814]

This is true. I said the same thing... then I married him...

[@tylerpitman2339]

Year later she was in Smart guy

[@tyronesimon3742]

Simpin aint easy mayne

[@staceybrinker9258]

Hi I love the parent hood I love they show so much 💘❤💘💘❤

[@alexrobinson2583]

essence antkins from smart guy

[@kykyakalakya2348]

Atkins

[@talltalllady]

And Half And Half

[@DJMouseTrapMusic]

And Marlon

[@JayBelafonte]

And A Haunted House

[@brandonbates9259]

And a episode of Family matters she was Eddie's classmate

[@donbrassco301]

The Baby Father Drama😈

[@TheRealeconomics]

ParentHood was warning men about simping

[@MrChicagoIllinois]

Essence Atkins from A Haunted House!

[@Theodore-nq8yc]

Mike did not know that Chantel had a baby

[@TheNaomiChristina]

Lol some of these damn episodes are so extra 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cassiusthe5th658]

The recording at the end 💀💀💀💀💀

[@alesiaw7048]

Ok! Thank You So Much...

[@ChastityJaye]

Wasn’t Ira Kimmy’s bf that never talked??? Lol. It took me a minute. Never heard him speak in full sentences before 😂😂🙈

[@darrenharris3338]

"whatever"....lol

[@sincerelyjaijharnaerose757]

he also did a surprise guest on an episode of fuller house as his same character and he talked then too

[@camerondaley6902]

It's the he baby sitted for her to go be a smoochie in the streets 😂😂😂 for me

[@charikahammonds2255]

2020 good show

[@muffycrosswire]

Kenny Blank looked, acted and sounded so old.

[@ECZephon]

he was a man

[@ganmu3970]

@@ECZephon He was 19 that year.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

ira is my grandfather name r.i.p

[@monicahauser6517]

2020 back to old school flavor

[@reneekercheval5217]

that was the dad from full house.

[@danoia4]

Ummmm yea

[@ganmu3970]

Yes, he's Bob Saget and he was also doing "America's Funniest Home Videos" at the same time he was in "Full House".

[@brandonbates9259]

@@ganmu3970 yep miss those days

[@its_britneybicth]

Danny tanner yeah lol 😂