''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' is an American television
sitcom
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that originally aired on
ABC
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from September 22, 1992, to August 30, 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry's hometown of
Oakland, California
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. The series chronicles Mark Cooper (Curry), an NBA player-turned-substitute teacher/gym coach (and later basketball coach), and his roommate (later girlfriend, then fiancée) Vanessa Russell (Robinson).
''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' was produced by
Jeff Franklin
Jeffrey Steven Franklin (born January 21, 1955) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known for being the creator of the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' and its Netflix sequel '' Fuller House''.
Early life and education
F ...
Productions, in association with
Warner Bros. Television
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, having been produced by
Lorimar Television
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for the first season before being absorbed, and also became produced by Bickley-Warren Productions by the third season. The show originally aired on Tuesdays in
prime time
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after sister series ''
Full House
''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about the recently widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend ...
'', also created by Jeff Franklin and set in the San Francisco Bay Area. The show found its niche as an addition to the '' TGIF'' Friday night lineup on ABC, and was part of the lineup from September 1993 to May 1996 (spanning the show's second, third and fourth seasons before moving to Saturdays for its fifth and final season).
Holly Robinson Peete
Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete (born September 18, 1964) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Judy Hoffs on the Fox police drama ''21 Jump Street'', Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom '' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'', and ...
as Vanessa Russell
*
Dawnn Lewis
Dawnn Jewel Lewis (born August 13, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson–Taylor on the NBC television sitcom ''A Different World'' from the series beginning in 1987 until the end of its fifth season in ...
as Robin Dumars (Season 1)
*Marquise Wilson as Tyler Foster (Seasons 2–5; recurring Season 1)
*
Nell Carter
Nell Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American actress and singer.
Carter began her career in 1970, singing in the theater, and later began work on television. She was best known for her role as Nell ...
as Pamela Jane "P.J." Moore (Seasons 2–3)
*Saundra Quarterman as Geneva Lee (Seasons 2–5)
*
Raven-Symoné
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as Nicole Lee (Seasons 2–5)
*
Omar Gooding
Omar Miles Gooding (born October 19, 1976), also known by his stage name Big O,Roger E. Mosley as Coach Ricketts (Season 1)
**Peter Brost as Young Coach Ricketts (Seasons 1–2)
*Christopher Carter as Andre Bailis (Seasons 1–2)
*
Dominic Hoffman
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as Thaddeus White (Season 2)
*
Don Cheadle
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as Bennie (Season 2)
*
Ron Canada
Ronald Ellis Canada (born May 3, 1949) is an American actor and producer, with a specialty in portraying judges and detectives. He is best known for '' One on One'' (2001–2004), '' The Shield'' (2003–2004), and '' Lone Star'' (1996).
Early ...
as Chet Corley (Season 3)
* Kristoff St. John as Eric Thompson (Season 3; guest star in Season 4)
* Steve White as Steve Warner (Season 3)
*Kevin Jackson as Ken Anderson (Seasons 3–4; guest star in Season 5)
*Lorraine Fields as Miss Simpson (Seasons 3–4)
*
Kelly Perine
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Early life and education
Perine attended Lake Forest Academy, near Chicago, Illinois, where he studied stage acting. He spent his unde ...
as Mr. Morley (Season 4)
*Gloria Gifford as Miss Cosgrove (Season 4)
*Lewis Dix as Lydell (Seasons 4–5)
Production
The pilot episode was filmed on the same house set used by the Seaver family on the sitcom ''
Growing Pains
''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that ran on ABC for seven seasons from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The series follows the misadventures of the Seaver family, including psychiatrist and fathe ...
''.
Episodes
Syndication
''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' went into off-network broadcast syndication (via
Telepictures Distribution
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and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution) in the fall of 1996, where it lasted until the fall of 2000 (airing until the fall of 1999 in some markets). From July 2008 to January 2009 it aired on
ION Television
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as part of the network's ''Laugh Attack'' hour of American sitcoms, initially running from 5-6PM/ET, then moved an hour later (switching time slots with ''
The Steve Harvey Show
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Syn ...
'').
The series has also aired on cable network TNN from 2000–2002, on
Nickelodeon
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’s teen-oriented television programming block,
TEENick
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from 2001 to 2003, and on TV One from 2006 to 2008. The sitcom was picked up by
Nick at Nite
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on January 13, 2014, to September 28 of the same year during the 6:00AM–7:00AM morning line-up. That same year, it aired on the
Nick Jr.
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channel as part of their former nightly block
NickMom
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, when it aired from October 15, 2014, to April 11, 2015. It also aired on
TruTV
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for a short period in 2022, alongside '' Step by Step'', another '' TGIF'' series.
On September 29, 2017,
Hulu
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acquired the streaming rights to ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' along with fellow Warner Bros. TV properties ''
Family Matters
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'', ''
Full House
''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about the recently widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend ...
Boy Meets World
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'', ''
Dinosaurs
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'' and ''
Home Improvement
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''.
On November 1, 2021, ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' began streaming on
HBO Max
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after its streaming rights expired from
Hulu
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.
Home media
On August 2, 2016,
Warner Bros.
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released ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper- The Complete First Season'' on DVD via their
Warner Archive Collection
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burn-on-demand service. The second season was released on March 5, 2019, via WBShop.com.