About this season
Former NBA player Mark Cooper becomes a dedicated teacher and basketball coach in Oakland after his playing career ends. When he's not dealing with his students and players, Mark spends time with his gorgeous female roommate and other friends.
Episodes (13)
1. The Ring
Aired 21 June 1997 • 30 min
After Vanessa accepts Mark's marriage proposal, Mark looks for a deal on a ring he can afford. But there's a misunderstanding about the price—after he gives it to Vanessa.
2. Please Don't Go
Aired 28 June 1997 • 30 min
When Geneva feels she's in the way of the newlyweds-to-be and makes plans to move out, Mark enlists the help of Tyler's rambunctious young relatives to convince her to stay.
3. The In-Laws
Aired 5 July 1997 • 30 min
Mark meets Vanessa's extremely weathly parents for the first time, and hopes that they will pay for the wedding.
4. Security
Aired 12 July 1997 • 30 min
Vanessa's job working as an emergency medical technician is eliminated due to budget cuts, so she starts her own business selling African beauty supplies. Meanwhile, Mark takes an additional job at a security company.
5. The Spa
Aired 19 July 1997 • 30 min
Vanessa is very tense from planning her wedding, so her friend Florence invites her to a spa for relaxation. Mark becomes jealous when he realizes that the spa is staffed by attractive men who are eager to please their customers.
6. The Dance
Aired 2 August 1997 • 30 min
Tyler makes a date with a girl for his first school dance, but Mark gives him bad advice on how to treat women.
7. One on One
Aired 9 August 1997 • 30 min
When Mark argues with the high school's girls' basketball coach, they decide to settle their differences with a one-on-one basketball game.
8. The Swami
Aired 15 August 1997 • 30 min
To help the school earn money for textbooks, Mark works at a carnival pretending to be a fortuneteller.
9. The Argument
Aired 16 August 1997 • 30 min
Mark and Vanessa get into an argument, but they both have conflicting viewpoints as to what really happened.
10. Lifesaver
Aired 22 August 1997 • 30 min
Vanessa pressures Geneva's longtime boyfriend, Ken, into asking Geneva to marry him. Geneva accepts, but Ken reconsiders after Mark inadvertently scares him about the seriousness of marriage.
11. The Idol
Aired 23 August 1997 • 30 min
Mark promises that he will introduce Tyler to his favorite rap star who happens to be an old friend of Mark's.
12. Party, Party
Aired 29 August 1997 • 30 min
While Vanessa's friends give her a pre-wedding party at a strip club where her old boyfriend works, Mark's buddies host a similar party for him.
13. Getting Personal
Aired 30 August 1997 • 30 min
Vanessa wonders if Mark really understands her. She places an advertisement in a section of the personals and then tests Mark by telling him to determine which ad is hers.