Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

1Together Again

30 minSep 22, 1995

Everyone's plans to leave Oakland, California go awry and they all come back.

2It's a Matter of Principal

30 minSep 29, 1995

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

3R.O.T.C.

30 minSep 13, 1995

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

4E.R.

30 minOct 20, 1995

Vanessa saves Mark's life after he falls and gets a concussion.

5Halloween

30 minOct 27, 1995

When Tyler becomes scared while watching a horror movie, Nicole and her friend, Sandy (SHEKINAH WILLIAMS), tease him and dare him to camp out in a haunted house on Halloween. Tyler does, and Mark skips a costume party to go get him. But they both stay the night in the haunted house. Meanwhile, Vanessa gets a job as an emergency medical technician and has her first ambulance assignment on Halloween night.

6Ghost in the Machine

30 minNov 3, 1995

Nicole breaks Mark's prized mug and lets Vanessa take the blame. Later, while playing a fantasy computer game, Nicole falls asleep and has a dream that teaches her the importance of honesty.

7Waterworld

30 minNov 10, 1995

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.

8I Remember Grandpa

30 minNov 17, 1995

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

9R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

30 minDec 1, 1995

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.

10The Great Pretender

30 minDec 8, 1995

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.

11Christmas '95

30 minDec 15, 1995

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.

12Increase the Peace

30 minJan 5, 1996

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

13Robo Golf

30 minJan 12, 1996

Mark invests in a co-worker;s invention, a robotic suit designed to imporve the wearer's golf skills.

14Coach Counselor

30 minJan 19, 1996

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

15Talent Show

30 minFeb 2, 1996

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.

16Globetrotters

30 minFeb 9, 1996

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.

17Rivals

30 minFeb 16, 1996

Mark tries to end a rivalry with a coach from another high school basketball team.

18The Curse

30 minFeb 23, 1996

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.

19Grumpy Old Man

30 minMar 8, 1996

Knuckleball Smith, one of Vanessa's patients at the retirement home, intends to sell his classic car to please his jealous elderly lover, Edna.

20True Confessions

30 minApr 26, 1996

After Geneva introduces Vanessa to a successful, handsome man, Mark does everything he can to sabotage the developing relationship.

21Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

30 minMay 3, 1996

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.

22Will She or Won't She?

30 minMay 10, 1996

Despite wanting to marry Mark, Vanessa innocently has lunch with her former boyfriend. When Mark finds out, he frantically proposes marriage to her. But Vanessa rejects him, thinking he only did it out of jealousy.