diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e8ca083..911d57e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ### 0.22.0 (2019-xx-xx xx:xx:xx UTC)
 
 * Fix creating show list when there is no list at the cycle of backlog search spread
+* Change improve Python performance of handling core objects
 
 
 [develop changelog]
diff --git a/sickbeard/classes.py b/sickbeard/classes.py
index 115423f..56b9139 100644
--- a/sickbeard/classes.py
+++ b/sickbeard/classes.py
@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ class SimpleNamespace(object):
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return self.__dict__ == other.__dict__
 
+    def __ne__(self, o):
+        return not self.__eq__(o)
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(tuple(self.__dict__))
+
 
 class LoadingMessage(object):
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
index 57c6df5..4688012 100644
--- a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
+++ b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
@@ -729,6 +729,10 @@ class ParseResult(LegacyParseResult):
 
         return True
 
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash((self.series_name, self.season_number, tuple(self.episode_numbers), self.extra_info,
+                     self.release_group, self.air_date, tuple(self.ab_episode_numbers)))
+
     def __str__(self):
         if None is not self.series_name:
             to_return = self.series_name + u' - '
diff --git a/sickbeard/tv.py b/sickbeard/tv.py
index 2d10427..eaaf471 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tv.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tv.py
@@ -1805,6 +1805,19 @@ class TVShow(TVShowBase):
             my_db = db.DBConnection()
             my_db.upsert('imdb_info', newValueDict, control_value_dict)
 
+    def __ne__(self, o):
+        # type: (TVShow) -> bool
+        return not self.__eq__(o)
+
+    def __eq__(self, o):
+        # type: (TVShow) -> bool
+        if not isinstance(o, TVShow):
+            return False
+        return o._tvid == self._tvid and o._prodid == self._prodid
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash((self._tvid, self._prodid))
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return 'TVShow(%s)' % self.__str__()
 
@@ -2608,6 +2621,19 @@ class TVEpisode(TVEpisodeBase):
             else:
                 self.hastbn = False
 
+    def __ne__(self, o):
+        # type: (TVEpisode) -> bool
+        return not self.__eq__(o)
+
+    def __eq__(self, o):
+        # type: (TVEpisode) -> bool
+        if not isinstance(o, TVEpisode):
+            return False
+        return o._show_obj == self._show_obj and o._epid == self._epid
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash((self._show_obj, self._epid))
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return 'TVEpisode(%s)' % self.__str__()