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The Best Episodes of Hang Time

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The Best Episodes of Hang Time

Hang Time is an American teen sitcom about a fictional Indiana high school's boys' basketball team "Deering" with one female player, that aired from 1995–2000....

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  1. Background image for Earl Makes the Grade
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Earl Makes the Grade

    S1:E6

    Earl must pass a history test...otherwise he won't play in the crucial game against rival Dover high - sadly for Earl, he gets distracted by the advances of Linda Cantrell, whose motives in going after Earl may be less than pure. Meanwhile, Danny and Julie engage in a ""prank war"".

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Short Cuts
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Short Cuts

    S2:E6

    When Vince hears about a basketball training camp hosted by Coach Fuller and NBA star Muggsy Bogues, he is willing to do anything to get in... including taking steroids!! Meanwhile, the rest of the gang are filming an alien invasion movie called ""Zeltoid Hunters"".

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Fuller's Big Offer
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Fuller's Big Offer

    S3:E26

    The Tornadoes have made it to the Indiana State Championships, but trouble ensues when they find out that Southern Florida University is interested in hiring Coach Fuller to come and coach for them. Upon finding this out, the team lose focus on the game and worry about losing their coach instead.

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    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Stranded

    S1:E9

    After an unexpected loss, the gang argue with one another but when a blizzard hits, everyone, except Michael, gets trapped in the gym over the weekend, including Mary Beth who is the ""parent"" of a baby doll for a class project. Meanwhile, Julie tries to cool things off with Chris because ""teammates can't be together""!

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  5. Background image for Midnight Basketball
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Midnight Basketball

    S3:E16

    The gang volunteer for Deering's teen line, where kids call in to ask for advice. Teddy, or Tick Tack Jack as he calls himself, gets a call from a kid named Eric who says he wants to run away. Teddy breaks the rules and meets Eric in person to talk. He's able to convince the coach to allow Eric and his friends to play basketball in the gym during the evening, but it doesn't go as planned when the kids trash the locker room after losing the game. Meanwhile, Julie and Michael have feelings for each other but don't know what to do. They both call the teen line seperately, but get some not-so-good advice from Danny and Mary Beth.

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    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Fuller's Camp

    S3:E20

    The gang are counselors at Coach Fuller's basketball camp. The kids arrive and only one is a girl, so Julie immediately tries to bond with her. However, Julie starts pushing her too hard. So hard, that she decides she wants to leave camp because she's not having any fun. Meanwhile, Mary Beth starts to receive love letters from one of the kids and Danny is terrorized by his group of campers.

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    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Kristy Connor

    S3:E21

    While hanging out with Julie, Michael, Mary Beth, and Vince, Kristy starts to feel like a fifth wheel, so she borrows Julie's jacket and heads off to get some pizza. While wearing the jacket, she meets a cute guy who's immediately impressed that she's Julie Connor from Deering. Kristy's interested in him and doesn't have the heart to tell him that she's not actually Julie. Meanwhile, Vince gets Coach Fuller to buy hamburger for the big camp cook out from his uncle. They get a little bit more meat than they expected when an entire, live cow shows up at the camp and the guys try to keep it hidden from the coach.

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  9. Background image for Just One of the Guys
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Just One of the Guys

    S2:E2

    Julie has a crush for new teammate Josh Sanders, but when she begins to think that boys don't notice her, an identity crisis means she quits the team! Meanwhile, when Danny, Teddy and Michael insult the cheerleaders, Mary Beth and Amy punish them by getting all the other girls at Deering to stop talking to them until they apologize.

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  10. Background image for The Laugh Riot
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Laugh Riot

    S3:E18

    To try and make his dream of performing stand-up comedy come true, Danny signs up to perform at the ski lodge's comedy club. However, things don't go as he planned when he gets on stage and immediately freezes in front of the audience. Teddy rescues him and they agree to be a comedy team. But trouble ensues when their friendship is strained after Teddy gets a big head and starts to claim that he's the funny one. Also, Vince gives Mary Beth an expensive ring, but she loses it.

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  11. Background image for Twister
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Twister

    S3:E23

    To win tickets to a concert, the gang enter Teddy in a pizza-eating contest. But when he can't get up the hunger to eat for the first time in his life, Kristy fills in and wins the pair of tickets. After receiving the prize, the gang is dissapointed to find out that the tickets are for a day that they have to work. But since Coach Fuller is going to be away for the day, they decide to bring the kids to the pizza parlor and take turns going to the concert. Everything goes smoothly until the coach shows up at the pizza parlor and after hurrying to get back to camp, Teddy, Kristy, and the kids get stuck outside during a tornado. Also, Vince uses a quarter worth $5,000 in the camp's soda machine and Mary Beth won't let him rest until they get it back out.

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  12. Background image for Trouble in Paradise
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Trouble in Paradise

    S1:E2

    Mary Beth goes ballistic when she begins to suspect (incorrectly) that Chris and Julie have feelings for each other, leading to a fight between Chris and Mary Beth. Meanwhile, Danny tries to tell Julie that he likes her, but fails everytime.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Fink
  13. Background image for Will the Real Michael Maxwell Please Stand Up
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Will the Real Michael Maxwell Please Stand Up

    S1:E4

    Michael's ego is crushed after he misses two free throws causing Deering to lose a big game, and he struggles with his loss of self-confidence until he gets a surprise visit from his idol, Detroit Piston's star Grant Hill (in a cameo role) who gives him a word of advice. Meanwhile, Samantha gives Danny lessons on how win Julie's heart, but it's Sam who falls for Danny.

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    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #13 - The Bachelor Pad

    S1:E11

    Danny's parents are out of town so he stays with Coach Fuller... Unfortunately for Coach Fuller, Danny ends up inviting nearly the whole school over!

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    Writer:Mark Fink
  15. Background image for The Best Game of the Season
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #14 - The Best Game of the Season

    S2:E13

    It's the last regular game of the season - the one which will decide if Deering gets a spot in the play-offs. Julie is made an incredible offer: the chance to play pro-ball in Italy, forcing Julie to decide between playing pro in Italy and completing school.

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  16. Background image for Goodnight Vince
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Goodnight Vince

    S3:E24

    After missing an important free throw during a game, Vince loses all of his confidence.

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    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The Curfew

    S3:E25

    Coach Fuller sets a curfew for the team before the big game. However, Teddy meets a girl and is invited to her sorority's party. He goes to the party with the idea that he'll only stay for a little while and get back in time for Coach Fuller's head count at curfew. But when the gang notice that he's not back yet, Julie, Michael, and Vince go to the party to get Teddy. After Coach Fuller shows up at the sorority looking for them, all four of them dress up like members of the opposite sex and sneak out. But Teddy still isn't finished talking with the girl that he's met, and everyone but Teddy makes it back before curfew. When Coach Fuller greets him, he lets him know that he's benched from the game.

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  18. Background image for Game Day
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Game Day

    S1:E13

    Julie is annoyed when Chris resorts to an old habit to play well in the championship tournament... A good luck kiss from Mary Beth! Meanwhile, Danny is having a hard time saying the ""L"" word to Sam.

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  19. Background image for Oh Captain, My Captain
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Oh Captain, My Captain

    S1:E5

    When Coach Fuller introduces a different line-up to improve the team's performance, Chris quits as captain becasue he doesn't like his new lower scoring guard position - only to be replaced by Danny who lets it go to his head! Meanwhile, Michael takes a job at Earl's farm with... disappointing results.

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  20. Background image for Superman Brodis
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Superman Brodis

    S2:E11

    When Teddy's dad, NBA superstar Theodore Brodis, Sr. moves to Indianapolis after retiring from the NBA, Teddy has high hopes that he and his dad will finally be a family... but will his dad's criticisms soon enfuriate Teddy? Meanwhile, the team gets ready for a 3-point shoot-off.

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  21. Background image for First Game of the Season
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #20 - First Game of the Season

    S3:E3

    The Tornadoes are up against Lynwood for the first game of the new season, and Deering has a new Vice Principal, Ms. Williams, who turns out to be Coach Fuller's ex-fiance. After Michael encourages the team to skip Study Hall to practice, they are given detention two days before the game. Then after losing his temper with Ms. Williams, Michael gets suspended from the game. Coach Fuller tries to work out a solution with Ms. Williams so that while the team gets punished, they can still play.

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  22. Background image for No Smoking
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #21 - No Smoking

    S3:E5

    Teddy has secretly started smoking, using the excuse that it wants to use it to curb his appetite. But when Coach Fuller and Teddy's teammates catch him smoking, he's kicked off the team. However, when Teddy sees his little brother carrying the same brand of cigarettes that he's been smoking, he makes up his mind to try and quit. But kicking the habit doesn't prove to be such an easy task. Meanwhile, Kristy scoffs at superstitions when she walks under a ladder in the gym. But immediately afterward she has a run of bad luck that makes her think she really may be cursed.

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  23. Background image for Coach Fuller's Car
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Coach Fuller's Car

    S3:E6

    Coach Fuller not only needs to be dropped off at the airport, but he needs someone to look after his car. He gives Julie, Vince, Danny, and Teddy a long list of rules and entrusts the car in their care. The gang later attend a frat party and when it's time to leave, find out that the punch they were drinking was spiked and that they're too drunk to drive. They leave Coach Fuller's car parked at the fraternity overnight, with the plan to come back to pick it up, only to find it missing the next day.

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  24. Background image for Playing With Pain
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Playing With Pain

    S3:E8

    A talent scout from the University of Arizona goes to Deering to check out Michael. While practicing with Julie, Michael hurts his ankle. Lying to Julie, he says that his ankle is fine, but is secretly taking pain killers and decides to continue his plan on playing for the scout. Meanwhile, Kristy tries to teach Mary Beth the bones in the human body.

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  25. Background image for Fuller's Rival
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Fuller's Rival

    S3:E12

    Coach Fuller desperately wants to beat his long time rival's team in the upcoming playoff game. Meanwhile, Julie and Kristy compete for the attention of Scott, a cute guy that works at the hotel the team is staying at.

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    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Blood Drive

    S3:E14

    Mary Beth volunteers to organize the school's beach dance and Vince agrees to help her so that they can spend some more time together. Kristy is in charge of the school's blood drive, and Danny offers to help her in order to spend more time with her. But when a handsome doctor arrives to help out, Danny starts getting jealous of the time that Kristy is spending with him and ends up making a mockery of the blood drive during a segment being filmed for the local news. Meanwhile, after learning that Michael is afraid to ask Julie to the dance because he can't dance, Teddy tries to teach him some moves.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Earl Makes the Grade" is the best rated episode of "Hang Time". It scored 8.9/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/14/1995. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Short Cuts".