Editing Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (section)

{{short description|American television sitcom (1992–1997)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (Jeff Franklin Productions sitcom) logo.svg
| caption              =
| genre                = [[Situation comedy|Sitcom]]
| creator              = [[Jeff Franklin]]<ref>{{cite news|title= African-Americans are increasingly welcome in prime time, but some observers say the new shows fail to rise above stereotypes |work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 4, 1992|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-04-ca-1112-story.html|access-date=August 29, 2010 | first=Greg | last=Braxton}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
| starring             = {{Plain list|
*[[Mark Curry (American actor)|Mark Curry]]
*[[Dawnn Lewis]]
*[[Holly Robinson Peete]]
*[[Raven-Symoné]]
*Saundra Quarterman
*[[Nell Carter]]
*Marquise Wilson
*[[Omar Gooding]]
}}
| theme_music_composer = {{Plain list|
*[[Foster and McElroy]] <small>(season 1)</small>
*[[Steve Tyrell]] <small>(season 2)</small>
*Gary Boren & Steven Chesne <small>(seasons 3–5)</small>
}}
| opentheme            = {{Plain list|
*"Hangin' with My Man", performed by Dawnn Lewis & Holly Robinson Peete with [[En Vogue]] <small>(season 1)</small>
*"Soul Man", performed by [[Howard Hewett]] <small>(season 2)</small>
*"Cooper, Cooper", performed by Sherwood Ball, Carmen Carter and Oren Waters <small>(seasons 3–5)</small>
}}
| composer             = {{Plain list|
*[[Jesse Frederick]] & Bennett Salvay <small>(season 1)</small>
*Steve Tyrell <small>(season 2)</small>
*Gary Boren
*Steven Chesne <small>(seasons 3–5; alternating)</small>
}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 5
| num_episodes         = 101
| list_episodes        = List of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plain list|
*Jeff Franklin <small>(season 1, eps. 1–3 & 10)</small>
*[[Danny Kallis]] <small>(season 1, eps. 3–22)</small>
*Cheryl Gard <small>(season 2)</small>
*William Bickley & Michael Warren <small>(seasons 3–5)</small>
*[[Barry O'Brien]] & Cheryl Alu <small>(season 4)</small>
*David Chambers <small>(season 5)</small>
}}
| camera               = [[Videotape]]; [[Multi-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime              = 30 minutes
| company              = {{Plain list|
*Jeff Franklin Productions
*Bickley-Warren Productions<br>(1994–1997)<br>(seasons 3–5)
*[[Lorimar Television]] <br>(1992–1993)<br>(season 1)
*[[Warner Bros. Television]]<br>(1993–1997)<br>(seasons 2–5)
}}
| network              = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1992|09|22}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1997|08|30}} 
}}

'''''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper''''' is an American television [[sitcom]] that originally aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 22, 1992, to August 30, 1997, starring [[Mark Curry (American actor)|Mark Curry]] and [[Holly Robinson Peete|Holly Robinson]]. The show took place in Curry's hometown of [[Oakland, California]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Q & A with MARK CURRY |work= The Los Angeles Times|date=July 12, 1996|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-12-ca-23268-story.html|access-date=August 29, 2010| first=Susan | last=King}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= 'Mr. Cooper': A Comedy That Seems Familiar |work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 22, 1992|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-22-ca-1067-story.html|access-date=August 29, 2010| first=Howard | last=Rosenberg}} {{subscription required}}</ref> 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 Russell (Robinson).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/h/hanginwithmrcoop_1299001360.shtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103090843/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/h/hanginwithmrcoop_1299001360.shtml | archive-date=2004-11-03 | title=BBC - Comedy Guide - Hangin' with Mr Cooper }}</ref>

''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' was produced by [[Jeff Franklin]] Productions, in association with [[Warner Bros. Television]], having been produced by [[Lorimar Productions|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 (ABC)|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).