Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

*Hangin' with Mr. Cooper*
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jeff Franklin
Starring	Mark Curry; Dawnn Lewis; Holly Robinson Peete; Raven-Symoné; Saundra Quarterman; Nell Carter; Marquise Wilson; Omar Gooding;
Theme music composer	Foster and McElroy (season 1); Steve Tyrell (season 2); Gary Boren & Steven Chesne (seasons 3–5);
Opening theme	"Hangin' with My Man", performed by Dawnn Lewis & Holly Robinson Peete with En Vogue (season 1); "Soul Man", performed by Howard Hewett (season 2); "Cooper, Cooper", performed by Sherwood Ball, Carmen Carter and Oren Waters (seasons 3–5);
Composers	Jesse Frederick & Bennett Salvay (season 1); Steve Tyrell (season 2); Gary Boren; Steven Chesne (seasons 3–5; alternating);
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	101 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jeff Franklin (season 1, eps. 1–3 & 10); Danny Kallis (season 1, eps. 3–22); Cheryl Gard (season 2); William Bickley & Michael Warren (seasons 3–5); Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu (season 4); David Chambers (season 5);
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Jeff Franklin Productions; Bickley-Warren Productions; (1994–1997); (seasons 3–5); Lorimar Television ; (1992–1993); (season 1); Warner Bros. Television; (1993–1997); (seasons 2–5);
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 22, 1992 –; August 30, 1997
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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).

^ Braxton, Greg (October 4, 1992). "African-Americans are increasingly welcome in prime time, but some observers say the new shows fail to rise above stereotypes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2010. (subscription required)
^ King, Susan (July 12, 1996). "Q & A with MARK CURRY". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2010. (subscription required)
^ Rosenberg, Howard (September 22, 1992). "'Mr. Cooper': A Comedy That Seems Familiar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2010. (subscription required)
^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Hangin' with Mr Cooper". Archived from the original on 2004-11-03.

[1] Braxton, Greg (October 4, 1992). "African-Americans are increasingly welcome in prime time, but some observers say the new shows fail to rise above stereotypes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2010. (subscription required)

[2] King, Susan (July 12, 1996). "Q & A with MARK CURRY". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2010. (subscription required)

[3] Rosenberg, Howard (September 22, 1992). "'Mr. Cooper': A Comedy That Seems Familiar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2010. (subscription required)

[4] "BBC - Comedy Guide - Hangin' with Mr Cooper". Archived from the original on 2004-11-03.

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