In 1989, 1990 and 1991; Park won 3 Viewers for Quality Television Awards (Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series) for her work on Empty Nest.
Park: Fighting for the environment has been more rewarding than anything I've ever done. We need to warn people that the beauty we have in this area is a mirage. There are some real environmental problems here, and if people aren't aware of them the beauty of our mountains and rivers can trick you.
Park: (about "Empty Nest") I had a hard time with what I call "not reality-based stuff" — things that [the writers] would make me do that were just hillbilly stuff, which drives me completely over the edge. I would fight to keep some integrity to the kind of character I was playing and keep it from being Hee Haw, which I did. But it wasn't easy.