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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
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<h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <h3>Main</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mark_Curry_(American_actor)/7I9YCr0p">Mark Curry</a> as Mark Cooper</li> <li><a href="/facts/Holly_Robinson_Peete/FXT3UeRn">Holly Robinson Peete</a> as Vanessa Russell</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dawnn_Lewis/0PSEm3mp">Dawnn Lewis</a> as Robin Dumars (Season 1)</li> <li>Marquise Wilson as Tyler Foster (Seasons 2–5; recurring Season 1)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nell_Carter/lKmAuY0N">Nell Carter</a> as Pamela Jane "P.J." Moore (Seasons 2–3)</li> <li>Saundra Quarterman as Geneva Lee (Seasons 2–5)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Raven-Symon%25C3%25A9/P79FQmF0">Raven-Symoné</a> as Nicole Lee (Seasons 2–5)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Omar_Gooding/xQJtUBjP">Omar Gooding</a> as Earvin Rodman (Seasons 4–5; recurring Seasons 1–3)</li></ul> <h3>Recurring</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Roger_E._Mosley/mRhqNp1N">Roger E. Mosley</a> as Coach Ricketts (Season 1) <ul><li>Peter Brost as Young Coach Ricketts (Seasons 1–2)</li></ul></li> <li>Christopher Carter as Andre Bailis (Seasons 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dominic_Hoffman/3b7pVms1">Dominic Hoffman</a> as Thaddeus White (Season 2)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Don_Cheadle/FmCeDJqf">Don Cheadle</a> as Bennie (Season 2)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ron_Canada/eEJwp0cF">Ron Canada</a> as Chet Corley (Season 3)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kristoff_St._John/WydxsW1k">Kristoff St. John</a> as Eric Thompson (Season 3; guest star in Season 4)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Steve_White_(actor)/dhsRvxTk">Steve White</a> as Steve Warner (Season 3)</li> <li>Kevin Jackson as Ken Anderson (Seasons 3–4; guest star in Season 5)</li> <li>Lorraine Fields as Miss Simpson (Seasons 3–4)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kelly_Perine/jTycAJ0c">Kelly Perine</a> as Mr. Morley (Season 4)</li> <li>Gloria Gifford as Miss Cosgrove (Season 4)</li> <li>Lewis Dix as Lydell (Seasons 4–5)</li></ul> <h2 id="production">Production</h2> <p>The pilot episode was filmed on the same house set used by the Seaver family on the sitcom <i><a href="/facts/Growing_Pains/8x2RY6hl">Growing Pains</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="episodes">Episodes</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/List_of_Hangin%2527_with_Mr._Cooper_episodes/tYkfJu3x">List of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper episodes</a></p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" rowspan="2">Season</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="2">Episodes</th><th scope="colgroup" colspan="2">Originally released</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2">Rank</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2">Rating</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">First released</th><th scope="col">Last released</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1"><a href="/facts/List_of_Hangin%2527_with_Mr._Cooper_episodes/tYkfJu3x">1</a></th><td colspan="2">22</td><td colspan="1">September 22, 1992 (1992-09-22)</td><td>May 18, 1993 (1993-05-18)</td><td>16</td><td>14.6(Tied with <i><a href="/facts/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air/L0SubCSe">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/The_Jackie_Thomas_Show/pBJ5QlVT">The Jackie Thomas Show</a></i>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1"><a href="/facts/List_of_Hangin%2527_with_Mr._Cooper_episodes/tYkfJu3x">2</a></th><td colspan="2">22</td><td colspan="1">September 24, 1993 (1993-09-24)</td><td>May 20, 1994 (1994-05-20)</td><td>38</td><td>11.92</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1"><a href="/facts/List_of_Hangin%2527_with_Mr._Cooper_episodes/tYkfJu3x">3</a></th><td colspan="2">22</td><td colspan="1">September 23, 1994 (1994-09-23)</td><td>May 12, 1995 (1995-05-12)</td><td>41</td><td>11.2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1"><a href="/facts/List_of_Hangin%2527_with_Mr._Cooper_episodes/tYkfJu3x">4</a></th><td colspan="2">22</td><td colspan="1">September 15, 1995 (1995-09-15)</td><td>May 10, 1996 (1996-05-10)</td><td>61</td><td>9.3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1"><a href="/facts/List_of_Hangin%2527_with_Mr._Cooper_episodes/tYkfJu3x">5</a></th><td colspan="2">13</td><td colspan="1">June 21, 1997 (1997-06-21)</td><td>August 30, 1997 (1997-08-30)</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table> Broadcast history <ul><li>September 1992–July 1993, ABC Tuesday 8:30–9:00</li> <li>August 1993–September 1993, ABC Friday 8:30–9:00</li> <li>September 1993–March 1994, ABC Friday 9:30–10:00</li> <li>May 1994–August 1996, ABC Friday 9:30–10:00</li> <li>September 1996–August 1997, ABC Sunday 8:59–9:59</li> <li>August 1997, ABC Saturday 9:30–10:01</li></ul> <p><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="syndication">Syndication</h2> <p><i>Hangin' with Mr. Cooper</i> went into off-network broadcast syndication (via <a href="/facts/Telepictures_Distribution/8b586c1m">Telepictures Distribution</a> and <a href="/facts/Warner_Bros._Domestic_Television_Distribution/xTakESlf">Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution</a>) 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 <a href="/facts/ION_Television/LRkrmBRr">ION Television</a> as part of the network's <i>Laugh Attack</i> hour of American sitcoms, initially running from 5-6PM/ET, then moved an hour later (switching time slots with <i><a href="/facts/The_Steve_Harvey_Show/cJvnlSlh">The Steve Harvey Show</a></i>). </p><p>The series has also aired on cable network <a href="/facts/Paramount_Network/7taMgqhN">TNN</a> from 2000–2002, on <a href="/facts/Nickelodeon/XFDhS5fX">Nickelodeon</a>’s teen-oriented television programming block, <a href="/facts/TEENick/XdbmduLo">TEENick</a> from 2001 to 2003, and on <a href="/facts/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)/n7ktSN6u">TV One</a> from 2006 to 2008. The sitcom was picked up by <a href="/facts/Nick_at_Nite/GwNnQoE7">Nick at Nite</a> on January 13, 2014, to September 28, 2014, during the 6:00AM–7:00AM morning line-up), and that same year it aired on the <a href="/facts/Nick_Jr._Channel/db3MBQQG">Nick Jr. Channel</a> as part of the block, <a href="/facts/NickMom/DBtK4cf3">NickMom</a>. when it was aired from October 15, 2014, to April 11, 2015. </p><p>On September 29, 2017, <a href="/facts/Hulu/BzDs7GsQ">Hulu</a> acquired the streaming rights to <i>Hangin' with Mr. Cooper</i> along with fellow Warner Bros. TV properties <i><a href="/facts/Family_Matters/ctgok1j1">Family Matters</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Full_House/GSdRsLTT">Full House</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Perfect_Strangers_(TV_series)/3WjD2rsc">Perfect Strangers</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Step_by_Step_(TV_series)/D3Ak4E0e">Step by Step</a></i> in addition to Disney-ABC TV properties <i><a href="/facts/Boy_Meets_World/2vq1Bp8V">Boy Meets World</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Dinosaurs_(TV_series)/3WyYIbsS">Dinosaurs</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Home_Improvement_(TV_series)/Hdv06KmL">Home Improvement</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>On November 1, 2021, <i>Hangin' with Mr. Cooper</i> began streaming on <a href="/facts/HBO_Max/7HNvKa8T">HBO Max</a> after its streaming rights expired from <a href="/facts/Hulu/BzDs7GsQ">Hulu</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="home-media">Home media</h2> <p>On August 2, 2016, <a href="/facts/Warner_Bros./JRF3lhQ6">Warner Bros.</a> released <i>Hangin' with Mr. Cooper- The Complete First Season</i> on DVD via their <a href="/facts/Warner_Archive_Collection/gcRhNxGK">Warner Archive Collection</a> burn-on-demand service.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> The second season was released on March 5, 2019, via WBShop.com.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>DVD Name</th><th>Ep #</th><th>Release Date</th></tr><tr><td>The Complete First Season</td><td>22</td><td>August 2, 2016</td></tr><tr><td>The Complete Second Season</td><td>22</td><td>March 5, 2019</td></tr><tr><td>The Complete Third Season</td><td>22</td><td>January 21, 2020</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikiquote has quotations related to <i>Hangin' with Mr. Cooper</i>. <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103435/"><i>Hangin' with Mr. Cooper</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://epguides.com/HanginwithMrCooper/"><i>Hangin' with Mr. Cooper</i></a> at <a href="/facts/Epguides/UBf0fnp0">epguides.com</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>King, Susan (July 12, 1996). "Q & A with MARK CURRY". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2010. (subscription required) <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-12-ca-23268-story.html" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-12-ca-23268-story.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Rosenberg, Howard (September 22, 1992). "'Mr. Cooper': A Comedy That Seems Familiar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2010. (subscription required) <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-22-ca-1067-story.html" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-22-ca-1067-story.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"BBC - Comedy Guide - Hangin' with Mr Cooper". 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Retrieved November 1, 2021. <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/11/hbo-max-david-makes-man-martin-jamie-foxx-show-hangin-with-mr-cooper-1234865327/" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2021/11/hbo-max-david-makes-man-martin-jamie-foxx-show-hangin-with-mr-cooper-1234865327/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Lambert, David (July 22, 2016). "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper - 'The Complete 1st Season' is Coming to DVD at Last!". TV Shows on DVD. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160725141457/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hangin-Mr-Cooper-Season-1/22498" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160725141457/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hangin-Mr-Cooper-Season-1/22498</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"The Complete 2nd Season' is Coming to DVD". WBShop.com. Warner Bros Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190223131454/https://www.wbshop.com/collections/warner-archive-pre-orders/products/hangin-with-mr-cooper-the-complete-second-season-mod" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190223131454/https://www.wbshop.com/collections/warner-archive-pre-orders/products/hangin-with-mr-cooper-the-complete-second-season-mod</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>