Hangin' with Mr. Cooper: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in Oakland, California, this is a show about Mark Cooper, a former NBA basketball player who moved back to his hometown to become a coach at his old high school, Oakbridge High School. In the first season, he shared his house (and the rent) with his old friend Robin Dumars, a music teacher, and the sexy Vanessa Russell. Their relationship was strictly platonic, which meant that the stories mainly revolved around their dating misadventures as well as Mark starting his new career as a teacher. At the start of the second season, Robin had moved out of the house and Mark's cousin, Geneva Lee, and her daughter, Nicole, moved in. Also, P.J. Moore, the formidable principal, was added to the cast while the neighborhood kid, Tyler, frequently seen in the first season, now became more prominent as Nicole's best friend. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper began its run on Tuesday nights airing directly in...

Series details

• Title: Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1992-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-08-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 7904
• IMDb ID: tt0103435
• TVDB ID: 77522

Cast and credited roles

• Mark Curry — Mark Cooper
• Holly Robinson Peete — Vanessa Russell
• Marquise Wilson — Tyler Foster
• Raven-Symoné — Nicole Lee
• Sandra Quarterman — Geneva Lee
• Nell Carter — P.J. Moore
• Dawnn Lewis — Robin Dumars
• Omar Gooding — Earvin Rodman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-09-22; final listed air date 1993-05-18; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-09-24; final listed air date 1994-05-20; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1994-09-23; final listed air date 1995-05-12; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 1995-09-22; final listed air date 1996-05-10; episode order: 22.
• Season 5: premiered 1997-06-21; final listed air date 1997-08-30; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hangin' with Mr. Cooper on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.