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Former NBA player Mark Cooper becomes a dedicated teacher and basketball coach in Oakland after his playing career ends. When he's not dealing with his students and players, Mark spends time with his gorgeous female

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    Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 2 - Hangin' with Michelle
    7.8/10(59 votes)

    #1 - Hangin' with Michelle

    S1:E2

    When Mark becomes a substitute teacher, he gets a handful. His class includes playful little Michelle Tanner. When Michelle and her friends begin to torment Mark, he does a trick to get them to be quiet- and ends up hurting his behind. Michelle feels very guilty and comes over to ""help him.""

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 9 - R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #2 - R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

    S4:E9

    Geneva becomes exasperated with everyone in the house treating like a servant. So, she moves out with Nicole. Mark invites his inconsiderate friends Steve and Lydell to move in, causing Vanessa to move out.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 10 - The Great Pretender
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    #3 - The Great Pretender

    S4:E10

    Mark allows medical trainee Vanessa to practice wrapping bandages on him. While wearing a shoulder brace, Mark meets his beautiful new neighbor, Monique. Before Mark can explain that he is not injured, Monique becomes sympathetic. Using the sitaution to his advantage, Mark asks her on a date. Meanwhile, Nicole insists on wearing hip-hop clothing to express her individuality.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writers:Dan Cross, David Hoge

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  4. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 11 - Christmas '95
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Christmas '95

    S4:E11

    Disgusted by the commercialization of Christmas, Mark persuades everyone to accompany him to a nostalgic Christmas tree farm. The adventure is ruined when they discover that the farm is just a booth with scrawny little trees. Then Mark's car becomes disabled on a deserted road. When the group finally reaches a place to stay for the night, the North Star Inn, they witness the birth of a child and remember the true meaning of Christmas.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 14 - Coach Counselor
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #5 - Coach Counselor

    S4:E14

    Mark becomes a student guidance counselor and advises an egotistical football player.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 8 - I Remember Grandpa
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #6 - I Remember Grandpa

    S4:E8

    Mark unwillingly goes to clean out Grandpa Cooper's mountain cabin.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:Barry O'Brien

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  7. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 15 - Talent Show
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #7 - Talent Show

    S4:E15

    Geneva assigns Mark to be in charge of the Winter Carnival at school, but everyone knows that he actually wants to perform in it himself.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:Richard Dubin

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  8. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 1 - The Presentation
    7.2/10(55 votes)

    #8 - The Presentation

    S1:E1

    In the series opener, unemployed Mark Cooper gets a job as a substitute teacher at his old high school. He also shares his house with two beautiful women: Robin, a music teacher who also works at the school, and Vanessa, a rich girl whom Mark is attracted to. On his first day of school, Mark has to deal with unruly students who give him a hard time. But Mark soon finds a solution to impress his class.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 3 - On the Rebound
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    #9 - On the Rebound

    S1:E3

    Mark's former girlfriend, Paula, moves back into town and wants to get reacquainted with him.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Clay Graham, Yvette Lee Bowser

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  10. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 6 - Warriors (1)
    7.2/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Warriors (1)

    S1:E6

    Mark is trying to kill the ""super"" fly flying around the house. Vanessa is watching a stock that is making a lot of money. Vanessa wants to put her money in but is afraid of losing money. After substituting a wrestling class, Mark asks the coach for a job as a permanent coach. The coach wrestles Mark for the job and though he lost, he was given the job. Robin gives Vanessa money so that Vanessa can invest her money in another stock. Mark gets a call from the Golden State Warriors! They ask Mark to try out for a new position after hearing about him from training camps. Also, his old high school friend, Guy Beal, who just came from training camp, is more than ready to play. Mark has to choose between his new job or playing with the Warriors. Mark decides to take the Warriors offer, but Mark can't make any of his shots go in the basket. With Robin's motivation, Mark sets foot in the Oakland Arena to tryout in front of the team and coach. Robin finds out that the stock Vanessa invested in

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 3 - R.O.T.C.
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #11 - R.O.T.C.

    S4:E3

    Geneva recruits a new instructor for the Reserve Officer Training Corps, her former boyfriend, Master Sergeant Ken.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 12 - Increase the Peace
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Increase the Peace

    S4:E12

    A gang member at school harasses Earvin, and threatens him with a gun.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writers:Dan Cross, David Hoge

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  13. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 7 - Warriors (2)
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #13 - Warriors (2)

    S1:E7

    In the beginning of the show, Mark shows the audience how in the last episode he was dunking during practice. He also showed how he was able to get the position on the Golden State Warriors team. The story begins from the last episode when he recieved the call from the team. Vanessa finds out that Mark quits his job from the school. Mark is signed to a 10-day contract where he has to prove to be on the team. He will play against the Phoenix Suns two times. Robin shows all the respect and believes that Mark can make the team. Robin also doubts that he will make the team and pleads with the high school coach to keep Mark's old job, if in case he does not make the team. Robin not only was able to keep Mark job open, she herself was qualified to teach the self-defence class. Robin did not want to tell Mark that she got the position. Robin also had to hide from Mark later in the episode. Also, Vanessa gets injured after Robin made some ""defence"" practice moves on her. Mark goes back to the

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 14 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    #14 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

    S1:E14

    In the beginning of the episode, Robin is trying to convince the teachers to unite as a strike group, and reject a new contract with the school district that is unfair. Mark decides that the teachers should strike. The next day, the teachers and students make signs and strike. Mark is seen on television advertising the strike and telling the camera what they want. Tyler comes over to collect the rent money and Mark could not pay the rent. Mark decides to become a mail deliverer at Vanessa's office. Mark storms into Vanessa's office, interupts her meeting, and makes jokes. After that Mark does not follow Vanessa's orders, and Vanessa does not have the will power to fire him. Mark delviers coffee to the boss and also impresses a client. Vanessa finds out that Mark became friends with the boss and he becomes the assistant to the manager of Sales. Mark gets a higher position and a larger salary than Vanessa. He also gets a secretary. Vanessa finds out that she is the secretary to both

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Clay Graham

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  15. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 22 - Livin' a Large Lie
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #15 - Livin' a Large Lie

    S1:E22

    Tyler is shaving with Mark in the bathroom. Robin and Vanessa are trying to get Tyler's father to fix the bathroom tiles. Mark also tries to fix the bathroom tiles but gets injured and also gets his hand stuck to the wall. Mark's grandmother calls up from Detroit. She will come over in a few days. Mark tells a lie to her grandmother that he still plays with the Warriors. Mark tires to get Robin to be the cook and Vanessa the maid when she comes over. The day comes and Mark tries to get Tyler out of the house and Robin and Vanessa serves Mark. The grandmother is impressed and eats everything that Robin cooks. Also the grandmother, still does not know that Mark was cut from the Warriors. The grandmother is so fascinated, that she will stay for another week. Robin and Vanessa urge Mark to tell the truth. Mark tries to tell the grandmother the truth but does not have the courage. Everything goes well until the grandmother sees Tyler watching the Warriors game and Mark is upstairs. The

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 16 - Globetrotters
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #16 - Globetrotters

    S4:E16

    Mark is upset when he is unable to attend a show put on by the professional basketball pranksters The Harlem Gobetrotters for the fifth time in his life.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:David Chambers

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  17. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 18 - The Curse
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #17 - The Curse

    S4:E18

    Mark causes a lot of bad luck for himself and those around him when he buys a beautiful car that the previous owner claims is haunted.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 21 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
    7.1/10(21 votes)

    #18 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

    S4:E21

    Mark and Vanessa announce that they are dating. But after their first fight, they decide that it would be better if they were just friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 5 Episode 1 - The Ring
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    #19 - The Ring

    S5:E1

    After Vanessa accepts Mark's marriage proposal, Mark looks for a deal on a ring he can afford. But there's a misunderstanding about the price—after he gives it to Vanessa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Chambers

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  20. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 11 - Unforgettable
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Unforgettable

    S1:E11

    Vanessa speaks French to her fashion photographer boyfriend and Mark tries to find out what she is trying to say. Vanessa broke up her realtionship. Robin's father (a jazz musician), Chip Dumars, is coming over and everyone meets him at the Jazz club/restaurant. Vanessa is trying to get a date with a saxophone player. Chip sings some songs that impress the crowd. Robin does not want to be called ""baby girl"" by her father. The father and Robin do a song on the stage also. The father wants Robin to become a jazz singer. Mark convinces her father to go to Robin's music class, as long as Robin can sing with Chip at the club the next day. The class does not sing very well. Mark and Chip try not to disrupt the class, but soon Mark and Chip interfere Robin's class and the class learns that Rap has it's roots in jazz. Robin feels that her dad is interfering with her life. Vanessa's date has a child and the child adores Vanessa. But, she asks lots questions like, ""How old are you?"" and ""W

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 2 - It's a Matter of Principal
    7.0/10(19 votes)

    #21 - It's a Matter of Principal

    S4:E2

    Rehired as basketball coach, Mark takes advantage of Geneva's position as principal.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:David Chambers

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  22. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 4 Episode 7 - Waterworld
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Waterworld

    S4:E7

    When the ancient plumbing system breaks down in the house, Vanessa and Geneva hire a plumber. But Mark chases away the plumber and insists on fixing the problem himself.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 4 - Please Pass the Jock
    6.9/10(41 votes)

    #23 - Please Pass the Jock

    S1:E4

    Robin goes to a skiing camp and needs money to go. So she tries to find a way to teach more children music lessons. Vanessa gives her the idea of ""having the first lesson free"". But, there are more than enough lessons than she can handle. Also the music lessons are driving Vanessa and Mark crazy. Mark teaches an high school Algebra class and Mark has a basketball student in the class called Andre. Mark meets his old baskeball coach Coach Rickits. Coach Rickits excuses Andre and tells Mark that Andre needs to pass the next test and Mark has to give him the exact questions before the test. The coach puts pressure on Mark saying that Mark did not pass the Algebra test when he was in high school and the coach made Mark pass because Mark was failing Algebra like Andre. Mark does not know what to do. Mark does not give Andre the questions and agrees to take and study the test with him so that he himself can pass Algebra class. The principal gives Mark and Andre the test and both of them pass

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Mike Sikowitz, Jeff Astrof

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  24. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 12 - In Vanessa We Trust
    6.9/10(27 votes)

    #24 - In Vanessa We Trust

    S1:E12

    The roommates' landlord dies, so they decide to use Vanessa's trust fund to buy the house.

    Director:Tony Singletary
    Writers:Clay Graham, Kevin Abbott

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  25. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 1 Episode 16 - Boyz in the Woodz
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #25 - Boyz in the Woodz

    S1:E16

    Robin and Mark are getting ready for a ""Wilderness Training-Camping Trip"" with the students. In this episode, Mark starts out by wearing his camping equipment and Mark even packs his own life-raft. Vanessa can't go with them at first, but they convinces her to go with them. Then, Tyler tries to get in on the trip but Mark does not let him come. Coach gives Mark some tips on survival. All the students (girls and boys) meet at Mark's house and they're ready to go. Earvin and Andre bet on which one could get a date with the other campers. Tyler tries to sneak in but gets left at home. On the road, Mark gets everone lost when he is driving. Once they get to the camping site, they're in a cottage/cabin with all the elctrical needs! Radio, TV, Nintendo, hot tub, pool, sauna, kitchen, heated waterbeds etc.. This is not camping, its a luxury relaxing cottage! The students, Vanessa and Robin, are amazed and ""like camping"". Mark tells everyone to rough it out like he d! id in high school and g

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hangin' with Michelle" is the best rated episode of "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper". It scored 7.8/10 based on 59 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/29/1992. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "R.E.S.P.E.C.T.".