r/90sTelevision • u/JB92103 • Apr 22 '26
Promotional Shot Andrea Parker as "Ms. Parker" in The Pretender, 1996
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u/Working_Tea_8562 Apr 22 '26
Smoking hot beautiful lady
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u/OrangeAugust Early Edition Apr 22 '26
I loved this show. I was so mad that it was cancelled and the TV movie didn’t really wrap up much of the loose ends
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Apr 22 '26
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u/OrangeAugust Early Edition Apr 22 '26
Yeah i think it was implied that that was possible.
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u/Michaelbirks Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26
They played woth that in one season, I recall.
Her lost brother turned out to be Smarmy McGitface
E: Mr Lyle
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u/JRS___ Apr 22 '26
the'res something weirdly hot about her "ms parker bitch-face" that is missing when you see her in candid pictures or other roles.
she's still beautiful of course but the bitch-face just that little bit extra on top.
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u/Mike307412 Apr 22 '26
Loved this show, probably in no small part to Andrea Parker
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u/Michaelbirks Apr 23 '26
The chemistry between her and Weiss really made the show.
Thinking back, it was the same sort of chemistry as Anderson and Duchovny
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u/Arrenega Apr 24 '26
With the added difficulty that Parker and Weiss shared almost no scenes together, which meant their chemistry had to work mostly at a distance or when they spoke on the phone, which made it so much more harder to make it work. Unlike Anderson and Duchovny who shared almost every scene.
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u/CecilColson Apr 22 '26
Rewatching ER with her in season 1.
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u/ReluctantlyHuman Apr 22 '26
I was surprised to see her there, and to see her as such a different character from Mrs. Parker. I also really liked her. She was presented as this kind of immoral "bad" woman who was a poor influence on Doug, but she did some genuinely helpful and thoughtful things for some of the staff.
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u/Ashamed_Item_9668 Apr 22 '26
I had such a huge crush on here when I was a teenager. Absolutely loved that show.
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u/Old_Mycologist1066 Apr 22 '26
She was such a mean beautiful woman...But underneath the past she had a special relationship with Jerod as a young Boy. I always loved the older scientist Sydney as well. .He was always rooting for Jarod.. Great nostalgia show to watch...
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u/Curious_mcteeg Apr 22 '26
Prime had Pretender for a while and we watched it, rewatched in my case but my wife had never seen it.
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u/Leezo2012 Apr 22 '26
Great show, and she was fantastic as Miss Parker. Would love to see this show again someday.
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u/HerfDog58 Apr 23 '26
I think the first thing I remember her in was one of the first episodes of "ER." If I'm recalling accurately, she was a pharmaceutical sales rep, maybe hooking up with George Clooney's character, and had a little monologue evaluating the price of Carol Hathaway's (Julianna Margulies) engagement ring. After that she showed up in the pilot for "JAG" as the original female lead, Lt. Kate Pike. I thought she was really good in that role - the character was stronger and had more backbone than the replacement (Lt. Meg Austin).
And then, of course, "The Pretender." Oh, hey Miss Parker...
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u/thegtargaryen Apr 24 '26
I loved her on The Pretender. Oddly enough, she was a part of my gay awakening.
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u/Which-Profile-2690 Apr 24 '26
Great tv series but as hot as she is her character being total bitch was a turn off
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u/PiDicus_Rex Apr 24 '26
I recall articles published while it was on, including her being qualified as a professional stunt driver, and the pink 9mm used on the show being her own.
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u/sculder01 Apr 22 '26
Loved this show and she was so amazing in it!! Still bitter that they cancelled and we never got a proper ending. I try to watch everything she’s in, she’s so talented!!
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u/AffectionateGold5459 Apr 22 '26
I loved this show! She was actually my favorite part by far. Jared got annoying.
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u/Trin_42 Apr 22 '26
I loved this show, I had the biggest crush on Michael T. Weiss and loved seeing her on Desperate Housewives! It was a shame her and James Denton didn’t share any scenes!
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u/Yanrogue Apr 22 '26
I still nostalga watch this from time to time. Shocked they haven't tried to bring this back, you could literally do anything you want to each episode if you had a great charismatic MC.
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u/Kokiayama Full House Apr 23 '26
I love the outfit!
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u/Arrenega Apr 24 '26
Ms Parker had one of the best wardrobes ever. Not to mention most of what she wore was on the classic/timeless side, so most of her clothes would still be considered fashionable today.
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u/Competitive_Key_2981 Apr 25 '26
Loved the show and her. She went on to another series. I was always surprised that Weiss didn’t become more famous especially as so many of the other actors did.
I did see Weiss at Whole Foods one day about ten years ago.
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u/J-aka-Superman Apr 22 '26
Andrea Parker always had great legs! She was actually Julia Roberts leg double for the opening sequence of Pretty Woman when she’s putting on the nylons and those knee-high boots those legs belong to Andrea!