# List of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper episodes

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that starred Mark Curry as the titular character, an NBA player-turned-substitute teacher/gym coach (and later basketball coach). Holly Robinson played his roommate Vanessa. The show ran for five seasons from 1992 to 1997 on ABC, airing a total of 101 episodes.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Rank | Rating |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Rank | Rating |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | September 22, 1992 (1992-09-22) | May 18, 1993 (1993-05-18) | 16 | 14.6 (Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jackie Thomas Show) |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | September 24, 1993 (1993-09-24) | May 20, 1994 (1994-05-20) | 38 | 11.92 |
| 3 | 22 | 22 | September 23, 1994 (1994-09-23) | May 12, 1995 (1995-05-12) | 41 | 11.2 |
| 4 | 22 | 22 | September 15, 1995 (1995-09-15) | May 10, 1996 (1996-05-10) | 61 | 9.3 |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | June 21, 1997 (1997-06-21) | August 30, 1997 (1997-08-30) | — | — |

### Broadcast history

* September 1992–July 1993, ABC Tuesday 8:30–9:00
* August 1993–September 1993, ABC Friday 8:30–9:00
* September 1993–March 1994, ABC Friday 9:30–10:00
* May 1994–August 1996, ABC Friday 9:30–10:00
* September 1996–August 1997, ABC Sunday 8:59–9:59
* August 1997, ABC Saturday 9:30–10:01

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1992–1993)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "The Presentation" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Franklin | September 22, 1992 (1992-09-22) | 22.7 |
| Mark Cooper is hired as a substitute teacher and his roommate Robin teaches him how to control his students. Alan Thicke guest stars as Jason Seaver from Growing Pains, who gives Mark the Seaver home following the end of Pains. |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Hangin' with Michelle" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Franklin | September 29, 1992 (1992-09-29) | 24.4 |
| Michelle Tanner (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) from Full House takes care of Mark when he hurts himself substituting for her class. John Stamos makes an uncredited appearance as Uncle Jesse. Note: The house is officially changed like the one Mark Cooper lives in 5 years. |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "On the Rebound" | Jeff Melman | Yvette Lee Bowser & Clay Graham | October 6, 1992 (1992-10-06) | 24.7 |
| Mark's old flame comes back to town and reignites their passion. |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Please Pass the Jock" | Jeff Melman | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz | October 20, 1992 (1992-10-20) | 21.6 |
| Mark helps a student basketball player pass an algebra test. |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Cheers" | Jeff Melman | Joe Toplyn | October 27, 1992 (1992-10-27) | 23.5 |
| Mark asks Vanessa to help train a team of untalented cheerleaders. |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Warriors (Part 1)" | Jeff Melman | Story by : Jeff Franklin & Leo J. Lawrence Teleplay by : Leo J. Lawrence | November 10, 1992 (1992-11-10) | 20.9 |
| Mark is offered a contract to play for a professional basketball team for the warriors and offered to be in the preseason after getting a permanent teaching job as a basketball coach. To be continued... |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Warriors (Part 2)" | Jeff Melman | Story by : Jeff Franklin Teleplay by : Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz | November 17, 1992 (1992-11-17) | 23.5 |
| Mark is given a temporary contract to play professional basketball with the Warriors, but must play guard against Charles Barkley. Cooper got cut from the team. |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Torn Between Two Teachers" | Jeff Melman | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz | November 24, 1992 (1992-11-24) | 23.0 |
| Andre must choose between basketball and music. |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "My Dinner with Mark" | Jeff Melman | Kevin Abbott | December 1, 1992 (1992-12-01) | 24.1 |
| Vanessa's boss gets stranded at an airport, so Mark must pretend to be him for a meeting with a businesswoman. |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Miracle in Oaktown" | Jeff Melman | Yvette Lee Bowser | December 15, 1992 (1992-12-15) | 21.9 |
| Mark helps a boy's Christmas wish come true while playing Santa Claus. |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Unforgettable" | Jeff Melman | Michael Dinwiddie & Imani | January 5, 1993 (1993-01-05) | 25.4 |
| Mark helps Robin settle an argument with her father. Saundra Quarterman who played one of the club patrons would join the cast the next season as Mark's cousin Geneva Lee. |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "In Vanessa We Trust" | Tony Singletary | Kevin Abbott & Clay Graham | January 12, 1993 (1993-01-12) | 24.5 |
| Mark, Vanessa and Robin try to buy their own apartment when their landlord dies. Note: First appearance of Marquise Wilson as Tyler Foster. |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Forbidden Fruit" | Tony Singletary | Neil Lebowitz | January 19, 1993 (1993-01-19) | 22.9 |
| Mark dates an attractive schoolteacher whose father happens to be Coach Ricketts. |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" | Tony Singletary | Story by : Danny Kallis Teleplay by : Kevin Abbott & Clay Graham | February 2, 1993 (1993-02-02) | 21.0 |
| Mark gets promoted to an executive position when takes a temporary job in an office mail room. |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Valentine's Day Massacre" | Tony Singletary | Story by : Jeff Franklin & Leo J. Lawrence Teleplay by : Leo J. Lawrence | February 9, 1993 (1993-02-09) | 24.1 |
| On Valentine's Day, Robin and Vanessa win dates with handsome bachelors on a game show while Mark spends the day at home. |||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Boyz in the Woodz" | Tony Singletary | Calvin Brown, Jr. | February 16, 1993 (1993-02-16) | 22.9 |
| Mark, Vanessa and Robin go on a camping trip with a group of high school students. |||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Boys Don't Leave" | Tony Singletary | Jeff Franklin | February 23, 1993 (1993-02-23) | 25.4 |
| Tyler wants to move in with Mark, Vanessa and Robin out of jealousy for his parents' new baby. |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Unteachables" | Tony Singletary | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz | March 2, 1993 (1993-03-02) | 25.6 |
| Coach Ricketts bets that Mark can't teach history to a group of a lazy students. |||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Piano Lesson" | Tony Singletary | Gary Hardwick | March 16, 1993 (1993-03-16) | 24.1 |
| Robin feels neglected when Mark and Vanessa become close. |||||||
| 20 | 20 | "P.M.S.: Post Moving-in Syndrome" | Joel Zwick | Yvette Lee Bowser | April 13, 1993 (1993-04-13) | 21.5 |
| Mark, Robin and Vanessa learn to share the responsibilities of living together. |||||||
| 21 | 21 | "A Moving Experience" | Tony Singletary | Jeff Franklin | May 11, 1993 (1993-05-11) | 17.3 |
| Trey talks Mark into being roommates in an apartment building full of beautiful women and wild parties. |||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Livin' a Large Lie" | Tony Singletary | Jeff Franklin & Leilani Downer | May 18, 1993 (1993-05-18) | 19.1 |
| Mark asks Robin and Vanessa to be his servants in an effort to impress his visiting grandmother. Note: Final appearance of Dawnn Lewis as Robin Dumars. |||||||

### Season 2 (1993–1994)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 23 | 1 | "Baby Love" | John Bowab | Leilani Downer & Cheryl Gard | September 24, 1993 (1993-09-24) | 17.6 |
| Mark's cousin, Geneva (Saundra Quarterman), and her daughter Nicole (Raven Symone), move into Mark and Vanessa's house. Notes: First appearances of Raven-Symoné as Nicole Lee and Saundra Quarterman as Geneva Lee; Marquise Wilson is also promoted to main cast in season 2. |||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Slumber Party" | John Bowab | Susan Seeger | October 1, 1993 (1993-10-01) | 18.9 |
| When Vanessa and Geneva get stranded in the middle of a forest due to a broken down car, Mark is forced to chaperone Nicole's slumber party by himself. |||||||
| 25 | 3 | "School's a Drag" | John Bowab | Leilani Downer & Cheryl Gard | October 8, 1993 (1993-10-08) | 20.0 |
| Mark gets into an accident with the school's drivers' education car and fears the tough new principal, P.J. Moore, may discharge him. Note: First appearance of Nell Carter as P.J. Moore. |||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Limpin' Lizards" | John Bowab | Efrem Seeger | October 15, 1993 (1993-10-15) | 20.6 |
| Nicole gets the part as the new crocodile kid on the "Lester the Lizard and Crocodile Kids" show. When Mark complains about being assigned as the Driver's. |||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Free at Last" | John Bowab | Leilani Downer | October 22, 1993 (1993-10-22) | 17.4 |
| When Vanessa is not given the promotion she was promised, she takes Mark's advice to demand her rights and is promptly discharged from her job. |||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Father Fairest" | John Bowab | Efrem Seeger | October 29, 1993 (1993-10-29) | 20.2 |
| When Earvin tells Mark that his greatest wish is to see his long-lost father, Mark locates Earvin's dad and invites him to Halloween dance, with nearly disastrous consequences. |||||||
| 29 | 7 | "The Goodbye Girl" | John Bowab | Myra J. | November 5, 1993 (1993-11-05) | 19.7 |
| Mark persuades Geneva to use "reverse psychology" on the rebellious Nicole, and they let her do anything she wants to teach her the rules are important. |||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Seoul Shake" | John Bowab | Samm-Art Williams | November 12, 1993 (1993-11-12) | 20.0 |
| Mark learns that Earvin is prejudiced against Koreans when Mark puts a Korean boy on the basketball team. |||||||
| 31 | 9 | "The Prince of Soul" | John Rago & John Bowab | Cooper James | November 19, 1993 (1993-11-19) | 22.7 |
| When a man claiming to be an African prince proposes to Vanessa, Mark convinces her that the man is a clever thief trying to cheat them out of their home. |||||||
| 32 | 10 | "Air Cooper" | John Bowab | Perry Rein & Gigi McCreery | November 26, 1993 (1993-11-26) | 16.5 |
| When an advertising executive selects Mark to star in a commercial for athletic shoes, Mark misunderstands the part he is to play. |||||||
| 33 | 11 | "Santa's Got a Brand New Bag" | John Rago | Cooper James | December 10, 1993 (1993-12-10) | 18.5 |
| Mark and Geneva are saddened when Nicole stops believing in Santa. Then a mysterious cousin visits who knows how to make Nicole happy. |||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Private School" | Jim Drake | Harry Dunn | December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17) | 18.0 |
| Mark is assigned to teach Black history at an expensive private school for one week. When the principal offers him a job at a much higher salary, Mark has a big decision to make. |||||||
| 35 | 13 | "For Whom the Heck the Bell Tolls" | Jim Drake | Bryan Winter | January 7, 1994 (1994-01-07) | 23.1 |
| Not wanting to admit that he can't remember a recently deceased basketball coach, Mark agrees to give the eulogy at his funeral. |||||||
| 36 | 14 | "It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To" | John Randle | Dan Cross & David Hoge | January 21, 1994 (1994-01-21) | 20.4 |
| It is almost Mark's 30th birthday; Tyler discovers a lump on Mark; after a misunderstanding between Mark and his doctor, Mark believes that he is dying; he goes skydiving and gives away his stuff. |||||||
| 37 | 15 | "The Courtship of Mark Cooper" | Rita Rogers Blye | Myra J. | January 28, 1994 (1994-01-28) | 19.2 |
| Mark is in the midst of defending himself in court when he realizes the plaintiff's lawyer is an ex-girlfriend he dumped brutally. |||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Jim Drake | Efrem Seeger | February 4, 1994 (1994-02-04) | 19.1 |
| When Mark's demanding employer, P.J., tells him she is going to marry her old boyfriend and quit her job, Mark has to decide if he should tell her a secret that could make her cancel the wedding. Guest star: Queen Latifah and performs "Just Another Day." |||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Truth or Consequences" | John Bowab | Harry Dunn | February 11, 1994 (1994-02-11) | 19.9 |
| Mark and Vanessa make a bet on who can go the longest without telling a lie. |||||||
| 40 | 18 | "Trading Places" | John Bowab | Leilani Downer | February 18, 1994 (1994-02-18) | 17.9 |
| When Vanessa applies for a job at a conservative Christian radio station, she tells the manager that Mark is her husband and Geneva is her wild cousin. |||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Pros and Convicts" | Shelley Jensen | David Hoge | March 4, 1994 (1994-03-04) | 18.5 |
| When Vanessa shows Geneva how to have a good time, Geneva hits on a police officer who mistakes them both as prostitutes. They both are arrested, and Mark is arrested while trying to bail them out of jail. |||||||
| 42 | 20 | "Double Cheeseburger, Hold the Diploma" | John Bowab | Story by : Mark Curry Teleplay by : Cooper James | March 18, 1994 (1994-03-18) | 18.7 |
| P.J. threatens to discharge Mark when his student, Earvin, quits school. Geneva can't afford to buy a new bicycle for her daughter, Nicole. |||||||
| 43 | 21 | "Groom and Doom" | Chip Hurd | Charlene Seeger | May 13, 1994 (1994-05-13) | 16.7 |
| Mark introduces Geneva to a college teacher who asks her to marry him. |||||||
| 44 | 22 | "Hangin' with Mrs. Cooper" | John Bowab | Susan Seeger | May 20, 1994 (1994-05-20) | 15.6 |
| Mark plots to reunite his parents after his mother, Dorothy (Ja'net DuBois), leaves her husband of 35 years and moves in with Mark. Guest star: Richard Roundtree |||||||

### Season 3 (1994–1995)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 45 | 1 | "Call Me Irresponsible" | Mark Linn-Baker | Jeffrey Duteil | September 23, 1994 (1994-09-23) | 19.0 |
| Mark avoids P.J.'s phone calls and learns, too late, that she had good news. Geneva plays a trick on Vanessa to teach Nicole a lesson. |||||||
| 46 | 2 | "My Bodyguard" | Mark Linn-Baker | David Hoge & Dan Cross | September 30, 1994 (1994-09-30) | 19.1 |
| Mark teaches Tyler how to be a tough guy so that he can protect Nicole from a bully at school. When Tyler's approach doesn't work, Geneva goes up to the school and makes a big scene, scaring the bully away. Vanessa takes care of her boss' prized orchid. |||||||
| 47 | 3 | "Between Friends" | Mark Linn-Baker | B. Mark Seabrooks | October 7, 1994 (1994-10-07) | 16.4 |
| Mark and a former college buddy embark upon an all-out competition: first with wrestling, then with women. Vanessa finally manages to get a job answering phones at a doctor's office. |||||||
| 48 | 4 | "He Said, She Said" | Mark Linn-Baker | Efrem Seeger | October 14, 1994 (1994-10-14) | 17.0 |
| Geneva fights with the video store clerk who claims that she never returned the "Mrs. Doubtfire" tape. Just after mailing a letter to the senator concerning the tape, the kids find it. Mark dates a woman from Vanessa's wishes. When Mark breaks up with her, Vanessa is kicked out of the carpool. |||||||
| 49 | 5 | "Matinee" | Mark Linn-Baker | Jeffrey Duteil | October 21, 1994 (1994-10-21) | 16.9 |
| When he takes Nicole and her friends to the theater, Mark disrupts the movie. Geneva makes 300 penguins for the school's decoration committee. |||||||
| 50 | 6 | "Mo' Money" | Mark Linn-Baker | Vanessa Middleton | October 28, 1994 (1994-10-28) | 19.2 |
| Mark almost gets fired when he buys a vending machine for the school to profit off of the sales. The bus that Vanessa is riding gets hijacked. |||||||
| 51 | 7 | "Instant Replay" | Mark Linn-Baker | Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein | November 4, 1994 (1994-11-04) | 20.5 |
| Mark reluctantly plays basketball with former classmate Reggie Wilson (played by Indiana Pacers superstar guard Reggie Miller), now an NBA star. Vanessa connives to go on a date with Reggie. |||||||
| 52 | 8 | "House Guest" | Mark Linn-Baker | Efrem Seeger | November 11, 1994 (1994-11-11) | 18.3 |
| P.J. has a fight with his mother and moves out of the home they share and into Mark's home. |||||||
| 53 | 9 | "My Achy Breaky Back" | Mark Linn-Baker | David Hoge & Dan Cross | November 18, 1994 (1994-11-18) | 19.8 |
| In order to go on an important coaching interview after he hurts his back, Mark undergoes some experimental treatment for the pain at the doctor's office where Vanessa works. After the treatment, Mark suddenly experiences random muscle spasms, where disastrous results occur. Guest star: Mark Linn-Baker |||||||
| 54 | 10 | "True Romance" | Mark Linn-Baker | Vanessa Middleton | November 25, 1994 (1994-11-25) | 16.0 |
| Vanessa finds out her new boyfriend is not as rich as he wants her to believe. Tyler asks Mark for advice on girls. |||||||
| 55 | 11 | "Clothes Make the Man" | Mark Linn-Baker | B. Mark Seabrooks | December 2, 1994 (1994-12-02) | 19.3 |
| Vanessa rescues Steve and Mark when are tricked into buying new expensive clothes from a beautiful saleswoman who tells them they are very attractive and wants them to model in a calendar. Geneva is convinced Nicole is a future chess champion. |||||||
| 56 | 12 | "Christmas Show" | Mark Linn-Baker | Perry Rein & Gigi McCreery | December 16, 1994 (1994-12-16) | 16.9 |
| Mark's job as Santa at the mall and his Christmas plans at home both fail miserably, but the Christmas spirit triumphs. |||||||
| 57 | 13 | "Coach" | Mark Linn-Baker | Jeffrey Duteil | January 6, 1995 (1995-01-06) | 19.9 |
| Mark becomes the new head coach of the undefeated basketball team after Coach Corley quits. He starts to think that he doesn't have what it takes to be a winning coach when the team loses their very first game under his coaching. |||||||
| 58 | 14 | "One is the Loneliest Number" | Mark Linn-Baker | Efrem Seeger | January 13, 1995 (1995-01-13) | 17.4 |
| After Mark and Denise's break-up. Mark discovers that he really does love her and jumps through hoops to get her back. Nicole and Tyler work together selling candy bars in an effort to win the prize for the most sold, a CD player. |||||||
| 59 | 15 | "True Lies" | Mark Linn-Baker | Casey Maxwell Clair | January 27, 1995 (1995-01-27) | 17.0 |
| In order to be with his girlfriend, Mark lies to Nicole. Mark allows Nicole to punish him after she realizes that he lied. But soon he is tempted to lie to her again. |||||||
| 60 | 16 | "The Ringer" | Mark Linn-Baker | Scott Spencer Gorden | February 3, 1995 (1995-02-03) | 19.0 |
| As the new coach of Nicole's floundering all-girl tee-ball team, Mark conspires to dress Tyler up as a girl to help the team. Guest stars: Frank Robinsion and Albert Belle |||||||
| 61 | 17 | "Down in the Dumps" | Mark Linn-Baker | Dan Cross & David Hoge | February 10, 1995 (1995-02-10) | 18.4 |
| Mark and Vanessa think that they won the lottery but can't find their winning ticket. |||||||
| 62 | 18 | "Hero" | Mark Linn-Baker | Jeffrey Duteil | February 17, 1995 (1995-02-17) | 17.1 |
| Mark becomes a local hero but an awards ceremony reveals the truth. Elihu Harris, the mayor of Oakland, guest stars as himself in his acting debut. Dick Clark also appears as himself. Note: Outtakes from the episode are shown during the end credits, making it the only episode to have them. |||||||
| 63 | 19 | "Here Comes the Groom" | Mark Linn-Baker | Efrem Seeger | February 24, 1995 (1995-02-24) | 18.9 |
| Mark's good advice to Earvin about romance somehow causes Earvin to elope with his new girlfriend and Earvin's mother wants Mark to stop the couple. |||||||
| 64 | 20 | "The Matchmaker" | Mark Linn-Baker | David Hoge & Dan Cross | April 28, 1995 (1995-04-28) | 16.3 |
| Geneva's crazy Aunt Eunetta (also played by Saundra Quarterman) comes to visit and decides that roommates Mark and Vanessa would be the perfect couple. Nicole is upset when Tyler and his friend won't let her play in their boys-only clubhouse. |||||||
| 65 | 21 | "Guys' Night Out" | Mark Linn-Baker | Vanessa Middleton | May 5, 1995 (1995-05-05) | 16.1 |
| Mark tries to help Geneva's boyfriend become a part of his group of male friends with disastrous results. Nicole hides a stray cat in her room, but Vanessa is allergic to cats. |||||||
| 66 | 22 | "High Hopes" | Mark Linn-Baker | Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu | May 12, 1995 (1995-05-12) | 14.3 |
| It looks like Mark, Geneva, and Vanessa may all be leaving Oakland forever due to some unexpected surprises good and bad in this season finale cliffhanger. Note: Final appearance of Nell Carter as P.J. Moore. |||||||

### Season 4 (1995–1996)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 67 | 1 | "Together Again" | Mark Linn-Baker | Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu | September 22, 1995 (1995-09-22) | 19.4 |
| Mark, Vanessa, and Geneva return to Oakland after their plans go awry. Geneva gets promoted to high school principal and wonders if she should rehire Mark. Note: Omar Gooding is promoted to main cast in season 4. |||||||
| 68 | 2 | "It's a Matter of Principal" | Mark Linn-Baker | David Chambers | September 29, 1995 (1995-09-29) | 17.4 |
| Mark takes advantage of Geneva's position as high school principal. Vanessa refuses to return her wedding gifts, which gives Nicole and Tyler a naughty idea. |||||||
| 69 | 3 | "R.O.T.C." | Mark Linn-Baker | Vanessa Middleton | October 13, 1995 (1995-10-13) | 14.0 |
| Mark becomes the faculty advisor for a student military program and learns that war games are no fun. |||||||
| 70 | 4 | "E.R." | Mark Linn-Baker | Michael Anthony Snowden | October 20, 1995 (1995-10-20) | 14.2 |
| When Mark injures himself, Vanessa proves her medical skills. |||||||
| 71 | 5 | "Halloween" | Mark Linn-Baker | David Chambers | October 27, 1995 (1995-10-27) | 16.6 |
| Nicole dares Tyler to stay all night in a haunted house on Halloween. |||||||
| 72 | 6 | "Ghost in the Machine" | Mark Linn-Baker | B. Mark Seabrooks | November 3, 1995 (1995-11-03) | 14.7 |
| Nicole feels guilty about lying and learns a lesson from a dream. Guest star: Julius "Dr. J" Erving |||||||
| 73 | 7 | "Waterworld" | Mark Linn-Baker | Shari Hearn & Kevin White | November 10, 1995 (1995-11-10) | 15.8 |
| Mark's stubborn attempts to fix the plumbing fail miserably. |||||||
| 74 | 8 | "I Remember Grandpa" | Mark Linn-Baker | Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu | November 17, 1995 (1995-11-17) | 16.4 |
| Mark has to go clean his grandfather's cabin, and he and Geneva realize they have different memories of the place. Mark Curry plays a dual role as Mark and his grandfather. |||||||
| 75 | 9 | "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." | Mark Linn-Baker | Kevin White & Shari Hearn | December 1, 1995 (1995-12-01) | 15.0 |
| Geneva and Vanessa move out when Mark treats them poorly, but he soon learns what it feels like. |||||||
| 76 | 10 | "The Great Pretender" | Mark Linn-Baker | Dan Cross & David Hoge | December 8, 1995 (1995-12-08) | 12.1 |
| Mark uses Vanessa's medical shoulder brace to get sympathy from a beautiful woman, but the charade gets out of control. |||||||
| 77 | 11 | "Christmas '95" | Mark Linn-Baker | Michael Anthony Snowden | December 15, 1995 (1995-12-15) | 16.3 |
| A trip to a nostalgic tree farm is ruined for Mark and his friends until they all learn the true meaning of Christmas. |||||||
| 78 | 12 | "Increase the Peace" | Mark Linn-Baker | David Hoge & Dan Cross | January 5, 1996 (1996-01-05) | 17.5 |
| Earvin is challenged by a gang member, and Mark intervenes. Raven appears in this episode. |||||||
| 79 | 13 | "Robo Golf" | Mark Linn-Baker | Vanessa Middleton | January 12, 1996 (1996-01-12) | 17.8 |
| Mark makes a risky investment. Guest star: Mark Linn-Baker |||||||
| 80 | 14 | "Coach Counselor" | Mark Linn-Baker | B. Mark Seabrooks | January 19, 1996 (1996-01-19) | 15.3 |
| Mark loses his office and Geneva promises him another for a price. |||||||
| 81 | 15 | "Talent Show" | Mark Linn-Baker | Richard Dubin | February 2, 1996 (1996-02-02) | 14.4 |
| Mark's a hero when he gets a famous musical group to promise to perform at the school carnival until they fail to show up. Guest star: Tyrese as Darrell. |||||||
| 82 | 16 | "Globetrotters" | Mark Linn-Baker | David Chambers | February 9, 1996 (1996-02-09) | 14.6 |
| The Harlem Globetrotters (themselves) are playing in town, but Mark might have to miss them. |||||||
| 83 | 17 | "Rivals" | Mark Linn-Baker | B. Mark Seabrooks | February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16) | 15.8 |
| Mark's competition with a rival coach escalates to a life-threatening degree. Guest star: Jamie Foxx |||||||
| 84 | 18 | "The Curse" | Mark Linn-Baker | Jonathan Bock | February 23, 1996 (1996-02-23) | 16.2 |
| Mark doesn't believe the great car he just bought is haunted until bad luck starts happening to him and everyone around him. |||||||
| 85 | 19 | "Grumpy Old Man" | Mark Linn-Baker | Kevin White & Shari Hearn | March 8, 1996 (1996-03-08) | 13.9 |
| Mark plays matchmaker to an elderly couple so he can buy a classic car. Geneva worries that no one on the faculty likes her. |||||||
| 86 | 20 | "True Confessions" | Mark Linn-Baker | Dan Cross & David Hoge | April 26, 1996 (1996-04-26) | 13.3 |
| When Vanessa dates a successful, handsome man (Willie Gault), Mark has an unexpected reaction. |||||||
| 87 | 21 | "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | Tom Rickard | Vanessa Middleton | May 3, 1996 (1996-05-03) | 11.7 |
| Mark and Vanessa date each other, but their relationship encounters trouble immediately. |||||||
| 88 | 22 | "Will She or Won't She?" | Joel Zwick | Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu | May 10, 1996 (1996-05-10) | 11.9 |
| Mark mistakenly thinks that Eric has proposed to Vanessa so he asks her to marry him. Mark revokes the proposal when he discovers his mistake, but proposes to her again seriously on a scoreboard at an NBA game. Tim Hardaway and Gary Payton guest stars. Note: After this episode, the show went on a year-long hiatus. |||||||

### Season 5 (1997)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 89 | 1 | "The Ring" | Tom Rickard | David Chambers | June 21, 1997 (1997-06-21) | 4.87 |
| After convincing Vanessa to marry him, Mark must buy her an engagement ring. |||||||
| 90 | 2 | "Please Don't Go" | Tom Rickard | Dan Cross & David Hoge | June 28, 1997 (1997-06-28) | 3.97 |
| As Mark and Vanessa plan their wedding, Geneva has an unexpected reaction. |||||||
| 91 | 3 | "The In-Laws" | Jim Drake | Shari Hearn | July 5, 1997 (1997-07-05) | 5.64 |
| Mark competes for the respect of Vanessa's father and loses. |||||||
| 92 | 4 | "Security" | Glynn R. Turman | Michael Antohny Snowden | July 12, 1997 (1997-07-12) | 4.87 |
| Mark takes an additional job that might lead to movie stardom. |||||||
| 93 | 5 | "The Spa" | Joel Zwick | Alison Taylor | July 19, 1997 (1997-07-19) | 5.14 |
| Mark is jealous when Vanessa goes to a spa where the sexy male employees are eager to please. |||||||
| 94 | 6 | "The Dance" | Joel Zwick | Ralph Greene | August 2, 1997 (1997-08-02) | 4.64 |
| Tyler gets some bad romantic advice from Mark. |||||||
| 95 | 7 | "One on One" | Joel Zwick | Cora M. Moncrief | August 9, 1997 (1997-08-09) | 5.45 |
| Mark and Tyler learn lessons in respecting women. Guest star: Cheryl Miller |||||||
| 96 | 8 | "The Swami" | Joel Zwick | Dan Cross & David Hoge | August 15, 1997 (1997-08-15) | 8.77 |
| Mark works at a carnival pretending to be a fortune-teller to help the school earn money for textbooks, but his fake predictions begin to cause problems. |||||||
| 97 | 9 | "The Argument" | Joel Zwick | Shari Hearn | August 16, 1997 (1997-08-16) | 4.58 |
| Vanessa and Mark present opposing versions of an incident until Tyler reveals what really happened. |||||||
| 98 | 10 | "Lifesaver" | Jeffrey Ganz | Alison Taylor | August 22, 1997 (1997-08-22) | 9.76 |
| Geneva's boyfriend wants to marry her until Mark meddles in their relationship. |||||||
| 99 | 11 | "The Idol" | Jim Drake | Ralphe Greene | August 23, 1997 (1997-08-23) | 4.72 |
| Mark introduces Tyler to his favorite rap star, and Tyler learns a lesson about hero worship. |||||||
| 100 | 12 | "Party, Party" | Jim Drake | Dan Cross & David Hoge | August 29, 1997 (1997-08-29) | 9.56 |
| Mark and Vanessa spy on each other during their bachelor and bachelorette parties. |||||||
| 101 | 13 | "Getting Personal" | Jim Drake | David Chambers | August 30, 1997 (1997-08-30) | 3.84 |
| In the series finale, Mark wears a squirrel costume for his wedding pictures with Vanessa, angering her. Will she cancel the wedding? |||||||