Hangin' with Mr. Cooper explained

Genre:Sitcom
Creator:Jeff Franklin[1]
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:5
Num Episodes:101
List Episodes:List of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper episodes
Camera:Videotape
Multi-camera
Runtime:30 minutes
Network:ABC

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 1992, to August 30, 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry's hometown of Oakland, California.[2] [3] The series chronicles Mark Cooper (Curry), an NBA player-turned-substitute teacher/gym coach (and later basketball coach), and his roommate (later girlfriend, then fiancée) Vanessa (Robinson).[4]

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television, having been produced by Lorimar Television for the first season before being absorbed, and also became produced by Bickley-Warren Productions by the third season. The show originally aired on Tuesdays in prime time after sister series Full House, also created by Jeff Franklin and set in the San Francisco Bay Area. The show found its niche as an addition to the TGIF Friday night lineup on ABC, and was part of the lineup from September 1993 to May 1996 (spanning the show's second, third and fourth seasons before moving to Saturdays for its fifth and final season).

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

The pilot episode was filmed on the same house set used by the Seaver family on the sitcom Growing Pains.[5]

Episodes

See main article: List of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper episodes.

Syndication

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper went into off-network broadcast syndication (via Telepictures Distribution and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution) 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 ION Television as part of the network's Laugh Attack hour of American sitcoms, initially running from 5-6PM/ET, then moved an hour later (switching time slots with The Steve Harvey Show).

The series has also aired on cable network TNN from 2000–2002, on Nickelodeon’s teen-oriented television programming block, TEENick from 2001 to 2003, and on TV One from 2006 to 2008. The sitcom was picked up by Nick at Nite on January 13, 2014 during the 6:00AM–7:00AM morning line-up), and that same year it aired on the Nick Jr. Channel as part of the block, NickMom. when it was aired from October 15, 2014 to April 11, 2015.

On September 29, 2017, Hulu acquired the streaming rights to Hangin' with Mr. Cooper along with fellow Warner Bros. TV properties Family Matters, Full House, Perfect Strangers and Step by Step in addition to Disney-ABC TV properties Boy Meets World, Dinosaurs and Home Improvement.[6]

On November 1, 2021, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper began streaming on HBO Max after its streaming rights expired from Hulu.[7]

Home media

On August 2, 2016, Warner Bros. released Hangin' with Mr. Cooper- The Complete First Season on DVD via their Warner Archive Collection burn-on-demand service.[8] The second season was released on March 5, 2019, via WBShop.com.[9]

DVD NameEp #Release Date
The Complete First Season22August 2, 2016
The Complete Second Season22March 5, 2019
The Complete Third Season22January 21, 2020

Notes and References

  1. News: African-Americans are increasingly welcome in prime time, but some observers say the new shows fail to rise above stereotypes . Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1992. August 29, 2010 . Greg . Braxton.
  2. News: Q & A with MARK CURRY . The Los Angeles Times. July 12, 1996. August 29, 2010. Susan . King.
  3. News: 'Mr. Cooper': A Comedy That Seems Familiar . Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1992. August 29, 2010. Howard . Rosenberg.
  4. Web site: BBC - Comedy Guide - Hangin' with Mr Cooper . https://web.archive.org/web/20041103090843/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/h/hanginwithmrcoop_1299001360.shtml . 2004-11-03 .
  5. Web site: Obias. Rudie. May 15, 2017. 10 TV shows that recycled their sets. Mental Floss. October 24, 2020.
  6. Web site: This Is Not a Drill: Boy Meets World Is Now On Hulu. TVGuide.com. Hatchett. Keisha. September 29, 2017. Red Ventures. October 28, 2017.
  7. Web site: HBO Max Acquires Season 2 Of 'David Makes Man', Five '90s-Era WBTV Sitcoms. Deadline Hollywood. November 1, 2021. Erik. Pedersen. November 1, 2021. Penske Business Media.
  8. Web site: Hangin' with Mr. Cooper - 'The Complete 1st Season' is Coming to DVD at Last!. July 22, 2016. David. Lambert. TV Shows on DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725141457/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hangin-Mr-Cooper-Season-1/22498 . July 25, 2016. CBS Interactive.
  9. Web site: The Complete 2nd Season' is Coming to DVD. Warner Bros Entertainment. WBShop.com. 2019-02-22. 2019-02-23. 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. dead.