TV SERIES · 1992– · USA
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
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10 Interesting Facts About Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Interesting Facts (7)
- #001
After its first season as an adult-oriented sitcom about a man living platonically with two female roommates, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper became more family-focused from season 2 onward, adding Sandra Quarterman, Raven-Symoné and Nell Carter to the cast after Dawnn Lewis left the series. The show remained family-friendly for the rest of its run.
- #002
The series finale, "Personally Speaking" (1997), premiered in its entirety on the East Coast of the United States on 30 August 1997. On the West Coast, however, ABC News broke in with breaking coverage of Princess Diana's fatal car crash in Paris before the episode was halfway through. A few complaints came in from viewers, but nothing notable resulted, since the show aired on Saturday nights and was one of ABC's lowest-rated programs at the time. The episode eventually aired uncut in syndication.
- #003
In the episode where Mark Cooper plays basketball for the Golden State Warriors, the practice scenes were filmed at the Warriors' own arena in Oakland, California, but the game itself was filmed at the University of California's gym in Berkeley. It was a real preseason game played in Berkeley against the Phoenix Suns, because UC Berkeley alumnus Kevin Johnson, then playing for Phoenix, had his college jersey retired that night. The scenes Mark Curry appeared in were not specially written; Curry actually played in that specific game.
- #004
In the first season, En Vogue sang the series' theme song together with stars Holly Robinson Peete and Dawnn Lewis.
- #005
Around the time Mark Curry was developing this sitcom, he was alternating as host of Showtime at the Apollo (1987) with Steve Harvey. He was also the warm-up comedian for In Living Color (1990) and was offered an acting role on that show at the start of the 1992-1993 season. Curry chose to take the role on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992), quitting his hosting job at Showtime at the Apollo (1987), which made Harvey the permanent host, and turning down In Living Color (1990).
- #006
Like her character Geneva Lee, Sandra Quarterman is a native of Savannah, Georgia.
- #007
Mark Curry and Dawnn Lewis were set to star together in the TV movie The Poof Point (2001).
Production Story (1)
- #008
The pilot episode was shot on the same set as Growing Pains (1985). At the start of the episode, Mark Curry meets Alan Thicke on the set and they make jokes about Growing Pains (1985).
Characters & Cast (2)
- #009
Dawnn Lewis left the cast of A Different World (1987) at the start of its sixth and final season to join this series. Ironically, Lewis left Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) a year after the producers decided to take the show in a more family-friendly direction.
- #010
In The Matchmaker (1995), Sandra Quarterman played her usual role of Geneva Lee in addition to the eccentric Aunt Eunetta. Quarterman is not credited for the second role, and this was the only time she played two characters in the same episode.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- IMDb
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