<Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> 480i (SDTV) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 22, 1992 (1992 - 09 - 22)--August 30, 1997 (1997 - 08 - 30) </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . Hangin' with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television (it was produced by Lorimar Television for the first season only, before it was absorbed by Warner Bros .), 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 (which was 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; airing in - between Step By Step and the news magazine series 20 / 20), before moving to Saturdays for its fifth and final season . </P> <P> The series, set in Oakland, California (Mark Curry's hometown), centers on NBA player - turned - substitute teacher / gym coach (and later basketball coach) Mark Cooper . Mark is a "somewhat suave" single guy with a zany personality; he always gets a few laughs from his friends . Mark's childhood friend Robin Dumars (Dawnn Lewis) and Robin's other best friend Vanessa Russell (Holly Robinson), both female, share a rented house that they cannot afford without an additional roommate . Though the events just prior to Mark's moving in are never shown, he agreed to move in with Robin and Vanessa . His "bedroom" is the' den' near the' living' room; Robin and "Vanessa" occupy the only bedrooms in the house . Although living with women may not be easy at times, Mark does appreciate them . They often teach him a thing or two when he gets in over his head . </P>

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