7.3/1019 votes#1 - The Ring
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/1997
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: N/A
Writer: David Chambers
- 6.4/1022 votes
#2 - Please Don't Go
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/28/1997
When Geneva feels she's in the way of the newlyweds-to-be and makes plans to move out, Mark enlists the help of Tyler's rambunctious young relatives to convince her to stay.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dan Cross, David Hoge
- 6.5/1023 votes
#3 - The In-Laws
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/5/1997
Mark meets Vanessa's extremely weathly parents for the first time, and hopes that they will pay for the wedding.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1022 votes
#4 - Security
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/1997
Vanessa's job working as an emergency medical technician is eliminated due to budget cuts, so she starts her own business selling African beauty supplies. Meanwhile, Mark takes an additional job at a security company.
Director: Glynn Turman
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1018 votes
#5 - The Spa
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/1997
Vanessa is very tense from planning her wedding, so her friend Florence invites her to a spa for relaxation. Mark becomes jealous when he realizes that the spa is staffed by attractive men who are eager to please their customers.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1022 votes
#6 - The Dance
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 8/2/1997
Tyler makes a date with a girl for his first school dance, but Mark gives him bad advice on how to treat women.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Ralph Greene
- 6.4/1022 votes
#7 - One on One
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/9/1997
When Mark argues with the high school's girls' basketball coach, they decide to settle their differences with a one-on-one basketball game.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1022 votes
#8 - The Swami
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/15/1997
To help the school earn money for textbooks, Mark works at a carnival pretending to be a fortuneteller.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Dan Cross, David Hoge
- 6.5/1021 votes
#9 - The Argument
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/16/1997
Mark and Vanessa get into an argument, but they both have conflicting viewpoints as to what really happened.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1021 votes
#10 - Lifesaver
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/22/1997
Vanessa pressures Geneva's longtime boyfriend, Ken, into asking Geneva to marry him. Geneva accepts, but Ken reconsiders after Mark inadvertently scares him about the seriousness of marriage.
Director: Jeffrey Ganz
Writer: Alison Taylor
- 6.5/1017 votes
#11 - The Idol
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 8/23/1997
Mark promises that he will introduce Tyler to his favorite rap star who happens to be an old friend of Mark's.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Ralph Greene
- 6.9/1023 votes
#12 - Party, Party
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 8/29/1997
While Vanessa's friends give her a pre-wedding party at a strip club where her old boyfriend works, Mark's buddies host a similar party for him.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1027 votes
#13 - Getting Personal
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 8/30/1997
Vanessa wonders if Mark really understands her. She places an advertisement in a section of the personals and then tests Mark by telling him to determine which ad is hers.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: David Chambers
The Best Episodes of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 5
Every episode of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Season 5!
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Ring" is the best rated episode of "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by David Chambers, it aired on 6/21/1997. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Please Don't Go".