Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
Just out of school and on his own for the first time, former college basketball superstar Mark Cooper shares a house with two beautiful women—his best friend and her roommate. Mark also happens to be the coolest substitute teacher around.
Call Me Irresponsible
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.
My Bodyguard
Mark teaches Tyler how to be a tough guy so that he can protect Nicole against 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
Between Friends
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.
He Said, She Said
Geneva fights with the video store clerk who claims that she never returned the "Mrs. Doubtfire" tape. When Mark breaks up with a woman he was dating from Vanessa's carpool, Vanessa is kicked out.
Matinee
When he takes Nicole and her friends to the theater, Mark disrupts the movie. Geneva makes 300 penguins for the school's decoration committee.
Mo' Money
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.
Instant Replay
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.
House Guest
P.J. has a fight with her mother and moves out of the home they share and into Mark's home.
My Achy Breaky Back
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. Series director Mark Linn-Baker ("Perfect Strangers") guest stars.
True Romance
Vanessa finds out her new boyfriend is not as rich as he wants her to believe. Tyler asks Mark for advice on girls.
Clothes Make the Man
Vanessa rescues Steve and Mark when they 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.
The Christmas Show
Mark's job as Santa at the mall and his Christmas plans at home both fail miserably, but the Christmas spirit triumphs.Christmas episode
Coach
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.
One is the Loneliest Number
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.
True Lies
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.
The Ringer
As the new coach of Nicole's floundering all-girl baseball team, Mark conspires to dress Tyler up as a girl to help the team. Baseball greats FRANK ROBINSON (himself) and ALBERT BELLE (himself) also came to help.
Down in the Dumps
Mark and Vanessa think that they won the lottery but can't find their winning ticket.
Hero
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.
Here Comes the Groom
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.
The Matchmaker
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.
Guy's Night Out
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.
High Hopes
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.
