Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper was a television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Oakland, California.

In the first season, the characters were Mark Cooper, Vanessa Russell, and Robin Dumars. They all lived as roommates in one house that was owned by Mark (Vanessa and Robin were the tenants). In a sense, the early format of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper came across as an African-American version of Three's Company.

In the pilot episode, Mark got a job as a substitute teacher for a high school science class (though later in the first season, he got a job teaching physical education, which is what he wanted to teach). Mark was also a basketball coach for the school's teams. Robin was a music teacher at the same high school at which Mark taught. In the middle of the first season, Mark lost the house and it was purchased by the parents of Tyler Foster, who were Mark's neighbors. After purchasing the house, Tyler's father told Mark, Vanessa, and Robin that they were allowed to stay in the house for one month. However, after Tyler told his parents that he liked Mark, Vanessa, and Robin, they decided to let them stay permanently.

The show moved to Friday nights in the second season as part of the TGIF block. It also was remodeled into more of a family-oriented show instead of an adult oriented show as in the first season. In the second season premiere, Tyler mentioned that Mark had purchased the house back from his parents. Also in the second season premiere, Mark's cousin Geneva Lee, and her daughter, Nicole Lee, moved in with Mark and Vanessa. Robin was no longer living with Mark and Vanessa. Geneva took over teaching music at Mark's school. Around the time Geneva and Nicole joined the show, Mark's school welcomed a new principal, P.J. Moore (played by Nell Carter), who was Mark's babysitter when he was a child. She was replaced in Season 4 by Geneva.

In 1996, Mark proposed to Vanessa in the episode Will She or Won't She. This episode was a cliffhanger season finale that was aired on May 10, 1996. The following season premiere episode (The Ring) was not aired until June 21, 1997, more than a year later. Vanessa accepted Mark's proposal in this episode. The Ring was the first episode of the fifth and last season of the series.

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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Episodes

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 1st Season 1992

1- 1 475060 22 Sep 92 The Presentation
1- 2 455001 29 Sep 92 Hangin' with Michelle
1- 3 455005 6 Oct 92 On the Rebound
1- 4 455006 20 Oct 92 Please Pass the Jock
1- 5 455004 27 Oct 92 Cheers
1- 6 455007 10 Nov 92 Warriors (1)
1- 7 455008 17 Nov 92 Warriors (2)
1- 8 455009 24 Nov 92 Torn Between Two Teachers
1- 9 455003 1 Dec 92 My Dinner with Mark
1-10 455011 15 Dec 92 Miracle in Oaktown
1-11 455010 5 Jan 93 Unforgettable
1-12 455012 12 Jan 93 In Vanessa We Trust
1-13 455013 19 Jan 93 Forbidden Fruit
1-14 455014 2 Feb 93 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1-15 455015 9 Feb 93 Valentine's Day Massacre
1-16 455016 16 Feb 93 Boyz in the Woodz
1-17 455017 23 Feb 93 Boys Don't Leave
1-18 455018 2 Mar 93 The Unteachables
1-19 455019 16 Mar 93 Piano Lesson
1-20 455002 13 Apr 93 P.M.S.: Post Moving-in Syndrome
1-21 455021 11 May 93 A Moving Experience
1-22 455020 18 May 93 Livin' a Large Lie

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 2nd Season 1993

2- 1 455552 24 Sep 93 Baby Love
2- 2 455551 1 Oct 93 Slumber Party
2- 3 455553 8 Oct 93 School's a Drag
2- 4 455554 15 Oct 93 Limpin' Lizards
2- 5 455556 22 Oct 93 Free at Last
2- 6 455555 29 Oct 93 Father Fairest
2- 7 455557 5 Nov 93 The Goodbye Girl
2- 8 455559 12 Nov 93 Seoul Shake
2- 9 455560 19 Nov 93 The Prince of Soul
2-10 455558 26 Nov 93 Air Cooper
2-11 455562 10 Dec 93 Santa's Got a Brand New Bag
2-12 455561 17 Dec 93 Private School
2-13 455563 7 Jan 94 For Whom the Heck the Bell Tolls
2-14 455565 21 Jan 94 It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To
2-15 455566 28 Jan 94 The Courtship of Mark Cooper
2-16 455564 4 Feb 94 Wedding Bell Blues
2-17 455567 11 Feb 94 Truth or Consequences
2-18 455568 18 Feb 94 Trading Places
2-19 455569 4 Mar 94 Pros and Convicts
2-20 455571 18 Mar 94 Double Cheeseburger, Hold the Diploma
2-21 455572 13 May 94 Groom and Doom
2-22 455570 20 May 94 Hangin' with Mrs. Cooper

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 3rd Season 1994

3- 1 456401 23 Sep 94 Call Me Irresponsible
3- 2 456403 30 Sep 94 My Bodyguard
3- 3 456402 7 Oct 94 Between Friends
3- 4 456404 14 Oct 94 He Said, She Said
3- 5 456407 21 Oct 94 Matinee
3- 6 456405 28 Oct 94 Mo' Money
3- 7 456406 4 Nov 94 Instant Replay
3- 8 456408 11 Nov 94 House Guest
3- 9 456410 18 Nov 94 My Achy Breaky Back
3-10 456411 25 Nov 94 True Romance
3-11 456409 2 Dec 94 Clothes Make the Man
3-12 456412 16 Dec 94 Christmas Show
3-13 456413 6 Jan 95 Coach
3-14 456414 13 Jan 95 One Is the Loneliest Number
3-15 456415 27 Jan 95 True Lies
3-16 456418 3 Feb 95 The Ringer
3-17 456416 10 Feb 95 Down in the Dumps
3-18 456417 17 Feb 95 Hero
3-19 456419 24 Feb 95 Here Comes the Groom
3-20 456421 28 Apr 95 The Matchmaker
3-21 456420? 5 May 95 Guys' Night Out
3-22 456422? 12 May 95 High Hopes

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 4th Season 1995

4- 1 457251 22 Sep 95 Together Again
4- 2 457252 29 Sep 95 It's a Matter of Principal
4- 3 457255 13 Sep 95 R.O.T.C.
4- 4 457257 20 Oct 95 E.R.
4- 5 457258 27 Oct 95 Halloween
4- 6 457259 3 Nov 95 Ghost in the Machine
4- 7 457256 10 Nov 95 Waterworld
4- 8 457260 17 Nov 95 I Remember Grandpa
4- 9 457262 1 Dec 95 R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
4-10 457254 8 Dec 95 The Great Pretender
4-11 457264 15 Dec 95 Christmas '95
4-12 457261 5 Jan 96 Increase the Peace
4-13 457263 12 Jan 96 Robo Golf
4-14 457253 19 Jan 96 Coach Counselor
4-15 457265 2 Feb 96 Talent Show
4-16 457268 9 Feb 96 Globetrotters
4-17 457266 16 Feb 96 Rivals
4-18 457267 23 Feb 96 The Curse
4-19 457269 8 Mar 96 Grumpy Old Man
4-20 457270 26 Apr 96 True Confessions
4-21 457271 3 May 96 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
4-22 457272 10 May 96 Will She or Won't She?

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 5th Season 1997

5- 1 465601 21 Jun 97 The Ring
5- 2 465602 28 Jun 97 Please Don't Go
5- 3 465603 5 Jul 97 The In-Laws
5- 4 465604 12 Jul 97 Security
5- 5 465605 19 Jul 97 The Spa
5- 6 465606 2 Aug 97 The Dance
5- 7 465607 9 Aug 97 One on One
5- 8 465608 15 Aug 97 The Swami
5- 9 465609 16 Aug 97 The Argument
5-10 465610 22 Aug 97 Lifesaver
5-11 465611 23 Aug 97 The Idol
5-12 465612 29 Aug 97 Party, Party
5-13 465613 30 Aug 97 Getting Personal

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