Series synopsis
Parking Wars is an American drama reality television series that premiered on A&E on January 8, 2008. It ended on December 22, 2012.
Parking Wars is a reality television series which airs on the A&E television network. The program follows traffic enforcement employees as they ticket, "boot," and tow cars as part of their parking enforcement duties.
The show began airing on January 8, 2008. The seventh season premiered October 6, 2012.
Premise
Parking Wars is a reality television series which airs on the A&E television network. The program follows traffic enforcement employees as they ticket, "boot," and tow cars as part of their parking enforcement duties.
The show began airing on January 8, 2008. The seventh season premiered October 6, 2012.
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 118 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | October 29, 2008 | May 7, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 17 | January 8, 2008 | March 11, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 17 | October 15, 2008 | December 17, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 13 | October 6, 2009 | November 17, 2009 |
| Season 4 | 24 | October 12, 2010 | June 18, 2011 |
| Season 5 | 13 | February 11, 2012 | April 21, 2012 |
| Season 6 | 32 | October 6, 2012 | December 22, 2012 |
| Season 7 | 0 | October 6, 2012 | December 22, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Lost Pilot The long lost pilot episode which consists of meter maids, tow-truck operators, and parking ticket judges of Philadelphia showing the citizens some love....or maybe not. |
October 29, 2008 |
| 2 |
Furious Face-Offs The top 10 confrontations between citizens and Philadelphia Parking Authority workers from the past four seasons. |
May 7, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Meet the people Philly loves to hate. Jeff, whose favorite insult is being called "meter maid," squares off with an irate citizen over a broken meter. The booting team of Steve and Sherry encounter a woman who has an extreme emotional attachment to her car. And at the impound lot Maria has a 5-hour face-off with a man trying to get his Mercedes back. |
January 8, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Danielle, who has a reputation for attracting trouble while ticketing, gets into a shouting match during her "rush hour sting." At the impound lot, Rob has a run-in with an angry lady over the paperwork required to get her car back, and Booters Maureen and Jennifer stumble across an unexpected fan. |
January 8, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Booters Sherry and Steve deal with threats from an agitated man who wants the boot off now. Fatima looks for a new honey on her ticketing beat, but attracts more bees than boys. At the impound lot, Abdul faces a woman who needs her car so her soldier brother-in-law can be back to base in time for deployment to Iraq. |
January 15, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 At the lot, a woman who's lost the keys to her impounded car, loses her cool -- until Dad steps in. Family man Dave has to tow the car of an irate father of twins. Yolanda won't release a man's impounded car without his mother-in-law. And Tiffany uses her ticket "genie" to find parking violators. |
October 15, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Booters Steve and Sherry go on the hunt when a booted vehicle goes missing, while best friends Brian and Lori shake it up on their ticketing beat. At the lot, a World War II veteran does battle for his impounded truck. |
October 22, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 At the lot a couple turns to a higher power to help free their impounded car. Supervisor Ken helps Marylin take on a ranting sidewalk parker. On their Boot beat, Steve and Sherry face off with an unrepentant scofflaw they once gave a break to. |
October 22, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Season 3, Episode 1 Meet the people the Motor City loves to hate. DeAndre, nicknamed "Ponytail" for his long lock of hair, faces off with an irate citizen over parking on city property. Michele and Sonjia, the all-female "Super Boot Crew", boot a woman who's dead husband may have racked up tickets on her car. And rookie Sonja doles out compassion along with tickets. |
October 6, 2009 |
| 2 |
Season 3, Episode 2 Garfield and Sherry need police backup when a furious man tries to remove the boot in a rough neighborhood. Ticket writer Shawn's communication skills are put to the test with a man blocking a bus zone. A father and son get creative to overcome insurance issues keeping them from their impounded car. |
October 6, 2009 |
| 3 |
Season 3, Episode 3 Sparks fly as Mike stumbles onto a parking fiasco at a Philly gala event. Rodney and Michele catch red-handed a Detroiter in the act of removing a boot. And brotherly love is put to the test when two Jersey boys try to rescue their hoopdie from the Philly impound lot. |
October 13, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In Philly, a man struggling to retrieve his impounded car takes a back seat when his wife flies into a rage. Sweet-natured ticket-writer Lachelle is shouted down by a Detroit woman who claims she has time on her meter. And in Philly, Sherry celebrates her birthday booting with Garfield, but faces a woman who won't stop crying. |
October 12, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In Philly, an infuriated woman calls the cops on rookie Richie for writing tickets! And in Detroit, Rodney and Sonjia lock horns with an angry man who uses his kids to try and stop his booted car being towed, while ticketer Sonja has it out with repeat offenders when patrolling handicap spaces. |
October 12, 2010 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In Detroit, Rodney comes to the rescue when a man with a gun confronts Sonja about his booted car. At the impound lot in Philly, a young man, desperate to retrieve his Cadillac "love boat" enlists the help of his outraged mother, and hottie ticket-writer Gina gets a lot of attention on South Street, but has to dish out some tough love. |
October 19, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Ponytail runs into furious Detroit citizens as he tries to catch early bird violators on his morning beat. Bonnie is confronted by argumentative repeat offenders on her Providence ticket beat. Springtime in Detroit brings trouble when Rodney and Sonjia boot at a graduation ceremony. |
February 11, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Booting on a Saturday brings Michele and Courtney face to face with an angry Detroit restaurant owner. In Providence, Charles is called every name in the book except his real one as he tries to keep the bus lane clear. When she has to work a ticket beat, Detroit booter Sonjia gets more abuse than she's used to. |
February 11, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In Detroit, Rodney and Sonjia boot a man who insists he's already paid all his tickets. "Johnny Tickets" meets angry opposition as he lives up to his nickname in Providence. Sonja is confronted by an angry mob at a Detroit bar while ticketing. |
February 18, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In Trenton, Hawk races back to the tow lot to protect his wife and employees from an outraged car owner. Ponytail is attacked as evil incarnate for writing tickets. |
October 6, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Mike and JoJo go head-to-head with irate residents as they tow cars from a Staten Island apartment complex. |
October 6, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Parking Wars Private Tow Edition: In Trenton, Hawk races to his brother-in-law s rescue when a woman flies into a rage. |
October 13, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In Trenton, Hawk races back to the tow lot to protect his wife and employees from an outraged car owner. Ponytail is attacked as evil incarnate for writing tickets in front of a Detroit hospital. And in Providence, Bonnie is confronted by a relentless man challenging the legitimacy of a parking sign. |
October 6, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Mike and JoJo go head-to-head with irate residents as they tow cars from a Staten Island apartment complex. Eric's vigilance ticketing handicap parking violators in Detroit turns sour when angry citizens challenge his authority. In Providence, Maria's sweet demeanor is put to the test when a man accuses her of writing bogus tickets. |
October 6, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Parking Wars Private Tow Edition: In Trenton, Hawk races to his brother-in-law's rescue when a woman flies into a rage, physically blocking him from towing her car. In the Bronx, John and his protoge Rob meet angry resistance while keeping private lots clear for legitimate customers. |
October 13, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | A&E |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 8, 2008 |
| Last aired | December 22, 2012 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |