Hang Time is an American teen sitcom that aired on NBC. The program first aired on September 9, 1995, and ran for six seasons, with its final first-run episode airing on December 16, 2000.
Series overview
editEpisodes
editSeason 1 (1995)
editThe cast for the first season of Hang Time was:
- Daniella Deutscher as Julie Connor
- David Hanson as Chris Atwater
- Chad Gabriel as Danny Mellon
- Megan Parlen as Mary Beth Pepperton
- Robert Michael Ryan as Earl Hatfield
- Christian Belnavis as Michael Maxwell
- Hillary Tuck as Samantha Morgan
- Reggie Theus as Coach Bill Fuller
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Howard Murray | Mark Fink & Troy Searer & Robert Tarlow | September 9, 1995 | |
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New transfer Julie Connor tries out for the boys' varsity basketball team, something that is met with displeasure from team captain Chris Atwater and jealousy from his girlfriend Mary Beth, Deering High's head cheerleader. Meanwhile, Coach Bill Fuller tries to get used to his new job but has a hard time getting used to Samantha, the team manager. Special guest star: Alonzo Mourning and Francis "Chick" Hearn | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Trouble in Paradise" | Howard Murray | Mark Fink | September 16, 1995 | |
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As Mary Beth and Chris' six month anniversary approaches, she falsely assumes that Chris and Julie have feelings for each other. Danny fails every time he tries to tell Julie he has feelings for her. Meanwhile, Coach Fuller enlists Michael to help Earl stick with new diet. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Full Court Press" | Howard Murray | Jeff Ferro | September 23, 1995 | |
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The press is all over the basketball team, because it's Julie's first game with the Deering Tornadoes. Her teammates begin to resent her because of all the attention she's getting. Mary Beth saves Earl's life and gets a pig in return. Guest star: Angelle Brooks as Roxanne Special guest stars: Willow Bay and Ahmad Rashad Note: Willow Bay and Ahmad Rashad co-hosted NBA Inside Stuff, a program for NBC that served as the bridge between TNBC and Saturday afternoon programming. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Will the Real Michael Maxwell Please Stand Up" | Howard Murray | Cindy Begel | September 30, 1995 | |
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After Michael misses two free throws in a game Deering lost, he struggles with loss of self-confidence until he gets a visit from Detroit Piston's Grant Hill. When Samantha gives lessons to Danny on how to win Julie's heart, it's Samantha who falls for Danny. Special guest star: Grant Hill | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Oh Captain, My Captain" | Howard Murray | Robert Tarlow | October 7, 1995 | |
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Coach Fuller tries to mix up the team to improve their performances. Chris quits as captain because he doesn't like his new position of power forward, and Danny replaces him as captain. Meanwhile, Michael takes a job at Earl's farm. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Earl Makes the Grade" | Howard Murray | Troy Searer | October 14, 1995 | |
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If Earl doesn't pass a history test, he can't play in the crucial game against Dover High. Meanwhile, Danny and Julie engage in a prank war. Guest stars: Julie Benz as Linda Cantrell and Michael Trucco as Tim Ritter | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Let's Get Ready to Rumble" | Howard Murray | Ken Kuta | October 21, 1995 | |
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Chris and Mary Beth's relationship gets worse, when Mary Beth goes out with an old classmate without telling Chris. Meanwhile, the team goes to Coach Fuller's house to watch a Mike Tyson fight on a Saturday, but Danny usually goes out on a date with Samantha on Saturday nights. Guest star: Trey Alexander as Charles Van Landingham | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Candidate" | Howard Murray | Bernie Ancheta | October 28, 1995 | |
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Michael and Mary Beth run against each other for Student President. Michael plans to save Earl's "Future Farmers Club", while Mary Beth and her friends wants to replace it with the "Gold Card Club." Meanwhile, Chris and Julie make a bet on which one of the attractive female teachers will ask Coach Fuller out on a date. Guest star: Dominique Jennings as Miss Desiree | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Stranded" | Howard Murray | Jeff Ferro | November 4, 1995 | |
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The team argue after an unexpected loss, when a blizzard hits everyone, except Michael, gets trapped in the gym over the weekend. Mary Beth and Earl are the "parents" of a baby doll for a class project. Meanwhile, Julie tries to cool things off with Chris because "teammates can't be together". | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Sweat Shack" | Howard Murray | Troy Searer | November 11, 1995 | |
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Mary Beth reluctantly gets a job at the Sports Shack store. Meanwhile, Earl falls for the new Russian exchange student, but Michael just wants a Russian babe. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Bachelor Pad" | Howard Murray | Mark Fink & Cindy Begel | November 18, 1995 | |
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When his parents go out of town, Danny stays with Coach Fuller. Samantha, the team manager, feels she isn't appreciated by the basketball team. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Poetic Justice" | Howard Murray | Robert Tarlow | November 25, 1995 | |
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Earl inspires Mary Beth to write a poem when she founds out that Julie and Chris have been secretly dating. Guest star: Jazsmin Lewis as Teresa | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Game Day" | Howard Murray | Ken Kuta & Bernie Ancheta & Cindy Begel | December 2, 1995 | |
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Samantha looks back at the week leading up to the league championship game and the game itself. Julie is annoyed when Chris resorts to an old habit to play well in the league championship game - a good luck kiss from Mary Beth. Meanwhile, Danny has difficulties saying "I Love You" to Samantha. Note: This episode marks the final appearances of Samantha, Michael Maxwell, Chris and Earl. | ||||||
Season 2 (1996)
editThe cast for the second season of Hang Time was:
- Daniella Deutscher as Julie Connor
- Chad Gabriel as Danny Mellon
- Megan Parlen as Mary Beth Pepperton
- Kevin Bell as Josh Sanders
- Michael Sullivan as Vince D'Amata
- Anthony Anderson as Theodore "Teddy" Brodis
- Paige Peterson as Amy Wright
- Reggie Theus as Coach Bill Fuller
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 14 | 1 | "Winning Isn't Everything" | Patrick Maloney | Ronald B. Solomon | September 7, 1996 | |
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A new school year at Deering High begins and the basketball season is off to a shaky start, with the departure of last year's starting line-up freshman Michael Maxwell, and seniors Earl Hatfield and Chris Atwater. Mary Beth announces that she has taken the position of team manager from Samantha (who's at college in Chicago), changes Deering's basketball uniforms, and appoints a new lively head cheerleader, Amy. With the addition of newcomers Vince D'Amata and Teddy Brodis (Coach Fuller's godson) to the team, Julie, Danny and Mary Beth try to recruit the talented Josh Sanders, who's sworn off competitive sports. Special guest star: Mitch Richmond | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Just One of the Guys" | Patrick Maloney | Brett Dewey | September 14, 1996 | |
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Julie has a crush on new teammate Josh Sanders, but when she thinks boys don't notice her, she has an identity crisis and quits the team. Meanwhile, Danny, Teddy and Vince makes fun of the cheerleaders, and Mary Beth and Amy punish them by making every girl at the school stop talking to them until they apologize. Special guest star: Florence Griffith-Joyner | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Harvest Moon" | Patrick Maloney | Tony Soltis | September 21, 1996 | |
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The Harvest Moon Dance is coming up, and Danny is especially excited to be reunited with Samantha -- until he receives a letter that explains that she has found a new love. Mary Beth and Vince insult each other over their dates to the dance. Meanwhile, Teddy is convinced by Amy to be DJ for the dance. Special guest star: Cedric Ceballos | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "The Sure Thing" | Patrick Maloney | Sheldon Krasner & David Saling | September 28, 1996 | |
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Teddy falls for one of the girls at the cheerleader tryouts. Josh is tired of Julie's constant "Baby talk". | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "War of the Roses" | Patrick Maloney | Brett Dewey | October 5, 1996 | |
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Mary Beth paints the locker room pink, leading to a war of retaliations between Mary Beth and Vince. It gets so bad that the gang has to intervene. Julie doesn't want a surprise party for her birthday. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Short Cuts" | Patrick Maloney | Tony Soltis | October 12, 1996 | |
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When Vince hears about a basketball training camp hosted by Coach Fuller and NBA star Muggsy Bogues, he is willing to do anything to get in, including taking steroids. The rest of the gang is filming an alien invasion movie, "Zeltoid Hunters". Special guest star: Muggsy Bogues | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "Fake ID-ology" | Patrick Maloney | Ronald B. Solomon | October 19, 1996 | |
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In a flashback, the gang has been benched by Coach Fuller: they used fake I.D.'s to get into an over-21 club. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "When Loss is Gain" | Patrick Maloney | Noah Taft | October 26, 1996 | |
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The gang decide to each sacrifice an important personal item for a charity drive. Mary Beth gets mugged. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "Style Before Substance" | Patrick Maloney | Sheldon Krasner & David Saling | November 2, 1996 | |
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Danny is the only one interested in the mayoral election. Amy becomes interested when she sees one of the candidates. The basketball team challenges the football team to various contests. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "Son-in-Law" | Patrick Maloney | Tony Soltis | November 9, 1996 | |
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Mary Beth dates Vince to get her father's attention. The team has to beat undefeated Remington High to keep their play-off hopes alive. Special guest star: Juwan Howard | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "Superman Brodis" | Patrick Maloney | Ronald B. Solomon | November 16, 1996 | |
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NBA superstar Theodore Brodis, Sr., Teddy's dad, moves to Indianapolis after retiring from the NBA. The team gets ready for a 3-point shoot-off. Guest star: Marques Johnson as Theodore Brodis, Sr. | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "Green-Eyed Julie" | Patrick Maloney | Brett Dewey | November 23, 1996 | |
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Julie gets jealous of the new waitress, Nicole. Mary Beth teaches Vince to dance. Guest stars: Shannon Elizabeth as Nicole Barrett and Maggie Lawson as Kim | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "The Best Game of the Season" | Patrick Maloney | Sheldon Krasner & David Saling | November 30, 1996 | |
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The game which decides if Deering makes it to the playoffs. Julie is made an offer to play professional basketball in Italy. Special guest star: Lisa Leslie Note: This marks the final appearances of Josh and Amy. | ||||||
Season 3 (1997)
editThe cast for the third season of Hang Time was:
- Daniella Deutscher as Julie Connor
- Chad Gabriel as Danny Mellon
- Megan Parlen as Mary Beth Pepperton
- Michael Sullivan as Vince D'Amata
- Anthony Anderson as Theodore "Teddy" Brodis
- Adam Frost as Michael Manning
- Amber Barretto as Kristy Ford
- Reggie Theus as Coach Bill Fuller
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 27 | 1 | "Team Captain" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs | September 13, 1997 | |
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New cheerleader Kristy Ford and new player Michael Manning both arrive at Deering. Julie is disappointed when the team choose Michael to be the new team captain. Mary Beth reveals that she kissed Ryan Parker at space camp. Note: This episode marks the first appearances of Kristy and Michael. | ||||||
| 28 | 2 | "Sexual Harassment" | Patrick Maloney | Jordana Arkin | September 13, 1997 | |
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Mary Beth uses up the team's budget for the entire year to buy sport bags. Coach Fuller demands that Mary Beth raise back the money she blew; when her dad won't cover it, she becomes a waitress at Stadium. The situation gets complicated with her manager Tom, a former Deering basketball star, who begins to sexually harass her. The basketball team gets tattoos in order to show team unity for their upcoming season. Guest star: Jeremy Vincent Garrett (later of Sweet Valley High) as Tom | ||||||
| 29 | 3 | "First Game of the Season" | Patrick Maloney | Scott Spencer Gorden | September 20, 1997 | |
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Deering's new vice principal turns out to be Coach Fuller's ex-fiancée. The team is given detention two days before their game. The team's first game is facing Michael's former team, Lynwood. | ||||||
| 30 | 4 | "Fighting Words" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | September 20, 1997 | |
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After Danny gets into a verbal altercation with a bully, he takes up karate, as do Michael, Teddy, and Vince. The Montrose & Deering cheerleaders have a prank war. Note: In the original airing of this episode of Hang Time, Scott Whyte guest stars as Joey from City Guys which aired earlier that morning. | ||||||
| 31 | 5 | "No Smoking" | Patrick Maloney | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | September 27, 1997 | |
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Coach Fuller is ready to drop Teddy from the team, unless Teddy is willing and able to give up cigarettes. Kristy has a run of bad luck after she walks under a ladder. | ||||||
| 32 | 6 | "Coach Fuller's Car" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | September 27, 1997 | |
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Coach Fuller needs someone to look after his beloved Range Rover while he's gone. He gives Julie, Vince, Danny, and Teddy a list of rules before he leaves the car in their care. Michael's band "Slam Funk" plays at a college frat party, with Kristy and Mary Beth performing as backup backup singers. Julie, Vince, Danny, and Teddy go to the party as well and enjoy some punch which turns out to be spiked. | ||||||
| 33 | 7 | "Julie's Guy" | Patrick Maloney | Carl Kurlander | October 4, 1997 | |
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Julie is dating a player from a rival team. Mary Beth tries to arrange a dinner so all the players can get to know each other. Kristy prepares for her driving exam. Special guest star: Glenn Robinson | ||||||
| 34 | 8 | "Playing With Pain" | Patrick Maloney | Todd J. Greenwald | October 4, 1997 | |
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A scout from the University of Arizona comes to see Michael. He hurts his ankle while practicing with Julie and tries to hide the extent of his injury. Kristy tries to teach Mary Beth the bones of the human body. Special guest stars: Peter Engel as the Commissioner, and Damon Stoudamire | ||||||
| 35 | 9 | "Not a D'Amata" | Patrick Maloney | Scott Spencer Gorden | October 11, 1997 | |
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Nicky, Vince's little brother, returns from France. Nicky now likes writing poems, something that Vince doesn't find suitable for a D'Amata. Guest star: Billy Sullivan (brother of Michael Sullivan who stars as Vince) as Nicky D'Amata. Special guest star: Gary Payton | ||||||
| 36 | 10 | "Kristy's Other Mother" | Don Barnhart | Jeffrey J. Sachs | October 11, 1997 | |
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The team goes to California to play in a tournament. Kristy finds out that her birth mother lives in California. The guys enter a game show, only to find out it's a dating show. | ||||||
| 37 | 11 | "The Hustlers" | Patrick Maloney | Todd J. Greenwald | October 18, 1997 | |
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In California, Julie and Teddy are the only ones practicing; the rest of the team goes with Mary Beth to watch for celebrities at their hotel. Julie and Teddy are targeted by professional basketball hustlers. Vince finds Mel Gibson's wallet. Special guest stars: Dustin Diamond as Screech, and Kobe Bryant | ||||||
| 38 | 12 | "Fuller's Rival" | Patrick Maloney | Todd J. Greenwald | October 18, 1997 | |
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Coach Fuller wants to beat his rival's team in the upcoming finals of the LA Invitational tournament. Julie and Kristy compete for the attention of a guy that works at the hotel the team is staying at. | ||||||
| 39 | 13 | "The Perfect Girl" | Patrick Maloney | Carl Kurlander | October 25, 1997 | |
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After she enters a modeling contest and loses, Mary Beth considers plastic surgery. Coach Fuller is a substitute teacher for cooking class, leading Danny, Julie, Michael and Teddy to assume (much to their regret) that it will be a cakewalk. | ||||||
| 40 | 14 | "Blood Drive" | Patrick Maloney | Jordana Arkin | October 25, 1997 | |
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Vince agrees to help Mary Beth organize the school dance. Danny offers to help Kristy with the school's blood drive. Michael doesn't want to ask Julie to the dance, because he can't dance. Special guest star: Shareef Abdur-Rahim | ||||||
| 41 | 15 | "Teen Mom" | Patrick Maloney | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | November 1, 1997 | |
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Danny starts dating a teen mom. Kristy gets addicted to a video game at the Stadium and misses the photo shoot that would put the girls on the cover of Girls in Sports Magazine. | ||||||
| 42 | 16 | "Midnight Basketball" | Patrick Maloney | Todd J. Greenwald | November 1, 1997 | |
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The gang volunteer for the teen line, where kids call in to get advice. Teddy receives a call from a teen who mentions he and his friends have nothing to do but sworp and wonder the streets. Teddy successfully proposes to Coach Fuller a Midnight Basketball program to keep kids off the streets. After a close game that Deering wins, the losing team trashes the locker room after the game. Meanwhile, Julie and Michael have feelings for each other but don't know what to do. They both call the teen line separately, but get some not-so-good advice from Danny and Mary Beth. | ||||||
| 43 | 17 | "Mary Beth's Parents" | Don Barnhart | Jordana Arkin | November 8, 1997 | |
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Mary Beth celebrates her birthday at a ski lodge, and finds out her parents are divorcing. Coach Fuller goes ice fishing to catch the "boss" bass fish. | ||||||
| 44 | 18 | "The Laugh Riot" | Patrick Maloney | Carl Kurlander | November 8, 1997 | |
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Danny has a dream of performing stand up comedy, and performs at the ski lodge's comedy club. Mary Beth loses an expensive ring she was given by Vince. | ||||||
| 45 | 19 | "Love on the Rockies" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | November 15, 1997 | |
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After Julie finds out that her ex-boyfriend Paul is staying at the lodge, Mary Beth convinces her to not tell Michael. Teddy, Danny, Kristy and Coach Fuller rescue a millionaire while skiing. | ||||||
| 46 | 20 | "Fuller's Camp" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs | November 15, 1997 | |
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Coach Fuller has a basketball camp. The gang are counselors. There's only one girl there, so Julie tries to bond with her. Mary Beth receives love letters from one of the kids. Danny is terrorized by his group of kids. | ||||||
| 47 | 21 | "Kristy Connor" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | November 22, 1997 | |
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Kristy borrows a jacket from Julie, for whom Kristy is consequently mistaken by a cute fan of Julie's. Coach Fuller orders hamburgers for the team from Vince's uncle. They get a little more than they expected when a live cow shows up. | ||||||
| 48 | 22 | "Game Point" | Patrick Maloney | Jordana Arkin & Todd J. Greenwald | November 22, 1997 | |
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Kristy writes a paper on how sports can enhance personal relationships. She proves this by looking back on things that happened in the past seasons. This is the first clip show episode. | ||||||
| 49 | 23 | "Twister" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs | November 29, 1997 | |
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Teddy enters into a pizza-eating contest to win concert tickets. The gang is disappointed when they find out that the concert is on a work day. Coach Fuller receives a rare 1918 standing liberty quarter worth $5,000; he entrusts Mary Beth with the rare quarter, which proves to be a disastrous mistake when Vince uses the quarter to buy a soda. Special guest star: Sheryl Swoopes | ||||||
| 50 | 24 | "Goodnight Vince" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs | November 29, 1997 | |
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Vince loses his confidence when he misses a free throw during a game. Mary Beth searches for the perfect gift to thank Coach Fuller for a winning season. | ||||||
| 51 | 25 | "The Curfew" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | December 6, 1997 | |
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Coach Fuller sets a curfew for the team before their big game. However, Teddy meets a girl and is invited to her sorority's party. He goes to the party figuring that he'll stay for only a short while, and be back in time for Coach Fuller's head count at curfew, but then the gang notices that Teddy's not back yet. Julie, Michael, and Vince go to the party for Teddy. After Coach Fuller shows up at the sorority looking for them, all four teammates dress up like members of the opposite sex and sneak out, but Teddy still isn't finished talking with the girl that he's met. When everyone but Teddy makes it back before curfew, Coach Fuller benches him from the game. Teddy winds up becoming the first male member of Deering High's cheerleading squad. | ||||||
| 52 | 26 | "Fuller's Big Offer" | Patrick Maloney | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | December 6, 1997 | |
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The Tornadoes make it to the Indiana State Championship finals. Southern Florida University wants to hire Coach Fuller. The team is more worried about losing their coach than their game. Note: This episode marks the final appearances of Danny, Vince, Teddy, and Coach Fuller. | ||||||
Season 4 (1998)
editThe cast for the fourth season of Hang Time was:
- Daniella Deutscher as Julie Connor
- Megan Parlen as Mary Beth Pepperton
- Adam Frost as Michael Manning
- Amber Barretto as Kristy Ford
- Mark Famiglietti as Nick Hammer
- Danso Gordon as Kenny "Silk" Hayes
- James Villani as Rico Bocso
- Dick Butkus as Coach Mike Katowinski
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 53 | 1 | "A Whole New Ballgame" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs | September 12, 1998 | |
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Mike Katowinski replaces Coach Fuller, but the new team with Kenny 'Silk' Hayes, Rico Bosco, and Nick Hammer isn't coming together so well. The new coach treats Julie differently from the guys. Kristy gets a letter from Teddy saying that he and Vince are at the University of Southern Florida with Coach Fuller, Vince is dating Miss Florida Orange Juice and that Danny is currently working on his stand-up at NYU. | ||||||
| 54 | 2 | "Team Players" | Patrick Maloney | Todd J. Greenwald | September 12, 1998 | |
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Michael talks about how bad the new guys are and is overheard by Hammer who tells the rest of the team, which causes a rift. Mary Beth tries to get into the good graces of Coach Katowinski. | ||||||
| 55 | 3 | "Let Them Play" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | September 19, 1998 | |
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The team finds out that a player on a rival team has HIV. After a "C" and "D" on two art history assignments, Kristy writes a mean letter to her art history teacher. | ||||||
| 56 | 4 | "Lend a Helping Hammer" | Patrick Maloney | Todd J. Greenwald | September 19, 1998 | |
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Hammer finds out that a waitress at the Stadium is homeless. Coach Katowinski wants the team to improve its agility and flexibility, so he calls in a ballet teacher. | ||||||
| 57 | 5 | "S.A.T. Blues" | Patrick Maloney | Renee Palyo | September 26, 1998 | |
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Hammer finds out that his S.A.T. scores aren't good enough to get him into any of the colleges that he had planned to attend. Kristy tries to convince Hammer to take the S.A.T.s again. Julie and Michael's anniversary is coming up and when Mary Beth overhears Michael talking about buying a Ruby guitar, she mistakenly thinks that he's buying Julie a ruby. Special guest star: Mitch Richmond (second guest appearance) | ||||||
| 58 | 6 | "Easy Credit" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | September 26, 1998 | |
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Silk racks up a large debt when he uses his new credit card. Julie is named Indiana state player of the month. | ||||||
| 59 | 7 | "Assault and Pepper Spray" | Patrick Maloney | Karen Russell | October 3, 1998 | |
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When Kristy is mugged in the parking lot of the Deering Plaza, she takes a self-defense class with Mary Beth and Julie. Rico, Silk and Hammer try to convince Coach Katowinski to use his extra Pacers ticket on one of them. | ||||||
| 60 | 8 | "High Hoops" | Patrick Maloney | David Garber | October 3, 1998 | |
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Rico starts smoking marijuana which causes significant problems for him and his friends. Michael, Mary Beth and Kristy take Auto Shop in hopes of getting an easy A. | ||||||
| 61 | 9 | "Love Triangle" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs | October 10, 1998 | |
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Mary Beth discovers that Kristy likes Hammer. She tries to set them up on a blind date, but Hammer thinks Mary Beth is trying to set herself up with him. Coach Katowinski organizes a school dance with help from the team. | ||||||
| 62 | 10 | "Texas Rose" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs | October 10, 1998 | |
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The team travels to Texas to play in the Tri-state final. Silk meets Rose. He sees her as she gets out of a limousine so he thinks that she's wealthy. Kristy meets a guy named Antonio who she thinks can only speak Spanish. | ||||||
| 63 | 11 | "Restless Mary Beth" | Patrick Maloney | Ron Solomon | October 17, 1998 | |
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In order for her to attend California University, Mary Beth needs to participate in more extracurricular activities. After Mary Beth joins the marching band, the debate team and the cheerleading squad, she finds out there's an election for a new student council president. Coach Katowinski gets a new hot tub to be only used for sports injuries but the team has other ideas. | ||||||
| 64 | 12 | "Shoot Out" | Patrick Maloney | Todd J. Greenwald | October 17, 1998 | |
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Coach Katowinski finds out that the coach of the rival team is his old assistant, who is now in a wheelchair. Kristy can't forgive Antonio for pretending to not understand English. | ||||||
| 65 | 13 | "Nothing in Common" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | October 24, 1998 | |
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Mary Beth gives herself a makeover to look more like a biker, to surprise Hammer. Coach Katowinski thinks about buying the Stadium. | ||||||
| 66 | 14 | "And Then There Were Nuns" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | October 24, 1998 | |
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Julie finds out Kristy has run off with Antonio to a wedding. | ||||||
| 67 | 15 | "The Tall and Short of It" | Patrick Maloney | David Garber | October 31, 1998 | |
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Rico is self-conscious about going out with a girl who is taller than him. When Mary Beth accidentally throws away Hammer's favourite jacket, she and Kristy try to find it before Hammer finds out. Guest stars: Bree Turner as Gail and Constance Zimmer as Lisa | ||||||
| 68 | 16 | "Just Friends" | Patrick Maloney | Karen Russell | October 31, 1998 | |
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Julie realizes that her feelings for Michael have changed. Mary Beth takes a job that makes her Kristy's boss. | ||||||
| 69 | 17 | "Sharing the Spotlight" | Patrick Maloney | David Garber & Todd J. Greenwald | November 7, 1998 | |
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If Julie doesn't get a good grade on her math exam, she has to be benched from playing. | ||||||
| 70 | 18 | "New Girl in Town" | Patrick Maloney | David Garber | November 7, 1998 | |
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A girl named Eve joins the gang, hoping to get noticed by college scouts. Eve starts getting jealous of Julie's ability to play. | ||||||
| 71 | 19 | "Rocky Road to the Playoffs" | Patrick Maloney | Todd J. Greenwald | November 14, 1998 | |
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Michael is afraid to tell his dad about his bad report card because he might not be allowed to play basketball anymore. Kristy and Mary Beth compete in a one-on-one basketball competition in order to win a car. | ||||||
| 72 | 20 | "Kristy Nightingale" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs | November 14, 1998 | |
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When Kristy takes a job as a nurse's assistant at the camp, she nearly kills Rico when treating his bee sting and loses all of her confidence. Julie and Mary Beth pull a prank on the guys to try and scare them. | ||||||
| 73 | 21 | "Phenom Blues" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs & Todd J. Greenwald | November 21, 1998 | |
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The team's first game on their way to the state championship is against the team with the best player in Indiana. When Mary Beth convinces Kristy to play in a pool tournament to win a present for the coach, she ends up facing him in the finals. | ||||||
| 74 | 22 | "New York Nick" | Patrick Maloney | Brett Dewey | November 22, 1998 | |
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The Deering team travel to New York after winning a trip. Hammer looks up an old girlfriend, and Mary Beth feels jealous. Rico, Silk and Michael get into a food fight at a New York Knicks game. Note: In the original TNBC airing, the episode has the same plot as the City Guys episode, "Knicks Tickets", which aired on the same morning on September 20, 1997. There are no crossovers from the City Guys cast. | ||||||
| 75 | 23 | "Breaks of the Game" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | November 28, 1998 | |
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The Tornadoes make it to the state championship finals, but Hammer gets benched when he tests positive for steroids. Hammer says he's never taken steroids, but Silk and Rico refuse to believe him and this affects their performance in the state finals. Kristy meets an artist who asks her to pose for him. | ||||||
| 76 | 24 | "Window of Opportunity" | Patrick Maloney | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | November 28, 1998 | |
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Mary Beth works at a department store to come up with ideas for the teen department. She is shocked when her boss takes credit for her ideas. Coach plays Santa Claus at the mall, with Rico, Silk, Hammer & Michael as elves. | ||||||
| 77 | 25 | "Christmas in New York" | Patrick Maloney | Jeffrey J. Sachs | December 5, 1998 | |
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In New York, Rico meets his grandfather, who wants to spend Christmas with him. Rico is embarrassed by him and lies to him, saying the team won't be around the city during the holidays. | ||||||
| 78 | 26 | "Waiting for Mary Beth" | Patrick Maloney | David Garber | December 5, 1998 | |
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The Deering gang reminisce about the past year. A famous hairdresser ruins Mary Beth's hair. This is the second clip show. | ||||||
Season 5 (1999–2000)
editSeasons 5 and 6 of Hang Time were filmed together as a single production, so the cast for the fifth and sixth seasons of Hang Time was the same:
- Daniella Deutscher as Julie Connor
- Megan Parlen as Mary Beth Pepperton
- Adam Frost as Michael Manning
- Amber Barretto as Kristy Ford
- Danso Gordon as Kenny "Silk" Hayes
- Phillip Glasser as Eugene Brown
- Jay Hernandez as Antonio Lopez
- Dick Butkus as Coach Mike Katowinski
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 79 | 1 | "Hello and Goodbye" | Miguel Higuera | Jeffrey J. Sachs | September 11, 1999 | |
| 80 | 2 | "Managing Michael" | Miguel Higuera | Rob Hammersley | September 18, 1999 | |
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Mary Beth becomes the manager for Michael's band "Slam Funk". The team thinks the coach is leaving to take another job. Special guest stars: The Moffatts | ||||||
| 81 | 3 | "Beer Pressure" | Miguel Higuera | Mark Scherzer | October 2, 1999 | |
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Julie starts dating an older guy, who constantly encourages her to do mature things. Coach Katowinski rents out an apartment to Antonio. | ||||||
| 82 | 4 | "Extreme Eugene" | Miguel Higuera | Troy Searer | October 9, 1999 | |
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Eugene starts liking skateboards, and acts like it is more important than basketball. Kristy is apprehensive about her parents meeting Antonio. Special guest star: Biker Sherlock | ||||||
| 83 | 5 | "Too Good to be True" | Miguel Higuera | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | October 16, 1999 | |
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Michael meets a man after a basketball game and gets both a loan and a job. Julie finds out the man is a college recruiter, and becomes worried Michael may have become ineligible to play college basketball. Coach Katowinski purchases a telescope, but breaks the lens the day before a rare comet appears. | ||||||
| 84 | 6 | "Shall We Dance?" | Miguel Higuera | Jay J. Demopoulos | October 23, 1999 | |
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Julie and Antonio decide to enter a swing dancing competition together. Mary Beth thinks that there is more than dancing going on between the two. Silk and Eugene set up pranks to catch on video. Special guest stars: Dr. Drew Pinsky and Atomic Fireballs | ||||||
| 85 | 7 | "Joint Venture" | Miguel Higuera | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | October 30, 1999 | |
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Eugene and Silk become co-managers for a new dance club. Kristy and Mary Beth go undercover to buy drugs from a dealer in order to get spots in the newspaper. | ||||||
| 86 | 8 | "Revolver, Problem Solver?" | Miguel Higuera | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | November 6, 1999 | |
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A vengeful criminal named Eric terrorizes Silk. Silk starts getting nervous so he arms himself with a gun. | ||||||
| 87 | 9 | "Tolerance" | Miguel Higuera | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | November 13, 1999 | |
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Kristy becomes lab partners with Syd, a Grote. She dresses up as a Grote to get to know them better. Eugene lies to a college girl, telling her that he also attends college. | ||||||
| 88 | 10 | "Big Brother Blues" | Miguel Higuera | Rob Hammersley | November 20, 1999 | |
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Michael and Silk sign up for a big brother program. They get assigned to a boy named Daniel. Silk doesn't have the chance to meet Daniel's mother but when Michael meets her, she says that she's glad that her son got the right kind of big brother: a white male. | ||||||
| 89 | 11 | "Finals Fury" | Miguel Higuera | Rob Hammersley | November 27, 1999 | |
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The team travels to the state finals. Antonio meets up with some friends at a fraternity party. Kristy gets jealous when she finds out there were other girls there. Michael is harassed by a guy in the stands. | ||||||
| 90 | 12 | "The Upset" | Miguel Higuera | Rob Hammersley & Troy Searer | December 4, 1999 | |
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The team is overly confident when they find out that the team that they are playing against in the Indiana State Championship finals is one which is generally considered easy to beat. Kristy and Mary Beth try to make it up to an old classmate whom they used to tease but instead they just end up getting humiliated. Special guest star: Tim Hardaway | ||||||
| 91 | 13 | "Fighting for Your Dreams" | Miguel Higuera | Troy Searer | January 8, 2000 | |
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The University of Kentucky offers Antonio a scholarship, but he suffers an injury and declines it. Mary Beth can't get over Hammer's departure. | ||||||
| 92 | 14 | "My Family" | Miguel Higuera | Rob Hammersley & Mark Scherzer | March 11, 2000 | |
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Coach doesn't know that his 17-year-old daughter, visiting from Chicago, had a baby. The guys try to sell pagers to raise money for a ski trip. | ||||||
Season 6 (2000)
editAs season 6 of Hang Time was filmed together with season 5 as a single production, the cast for the sixth season of Hang Time was the same as the cast for the fifth season.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 93 | 1 | "www.eugene.trouble.com" | Miguel Higuera | Jeffrey J. Sachs | September 23, 2000 | |
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Eugene starts gambling online. Kristy is supposed to be interviewed by Stanford University, but she has a dental problem that makes it difficult to speak so Mary Beth takes her place. | ||||||
| 94 | 2 | "That '60s Show" | Miguel Higuera | Rob Hammersley & Mark Scherzer | September 30, 2000 | |
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Mr. McHenry, who has just won a Teacher of the Year award, encourages the students to rebel against a newly enforced dress code. The dress code is overturned but Mr. McHenry is fired. Eugene, Kristy and Mary Beth pool their money together to try to win the lotto. Mary Beth and Kristy end up getting detention for the first time ever and then they keep getting more and more detentions. Special guest star: Alan Young as Mr. McHenry | ||||||
| 95 | 3 | "The Gospel According to Silk" | Miguel Higuera | Jeffrey J. Sachs | October 7, 2000 | |
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Silk loses his faith when his aunt Charlotte dies. Mary Beth and Coach Katowinski are the last two contestants competing in a fundraising competition where the person who stays the longest inside a VW Beetle wins. Special guest star: Jennifer Holliday as Charlotte Hayes | ||||||
| 96 | 4 | "The Enforcer" | Miguel Higuera | Troy Searer | October 14, 2000 | |
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The coach tells Julie to toughen up before the next game but she ends up injuring a player who was destined to play in the NBA. She loses her confidence and gets benched for the next game. An ATM spits out $1000, when Kristy only asks for $20. When Mary Beth and Kristy decide to keep the money, they have a run of bad luck. Guest star: Riley Smith as Dave Carter | ||||||
| 97 | 5 | "Have No Fear" | Miguel Higuera | Troy Searer | October 21, 2000 | |
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Silk receives a basketball scholarship from Temple University, but worries he won't keep his grades up and be a successful player in college. Julie and Kristy decide to buy a car together. | ||||||
| 98 | 6 | "At the Movies" | Miguel Higuera | Jay J. Demopoulos | October 28, 2000 | |
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Kristy and Antonio enjoy working together at the local cinema until a promotion becomes available. Mary Beth has a romantic dream about Eugene. Special guest star: Dustin Diamond (second guest appearance as Screech) | ||||||
| 99 | 7 | "Life 101" | Miguel Higuera | Mark Scherzer | November 4, 2000 | |
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Hammer drops out of Duke to attend UCLA with Mary Beth and Kristy, but he isn't accepted, forcing Mary Beth to choose between Hammer and Kristy. The guys accidentally lose Coach Katowinski's dog while taking him for a walk. | ||||||
| 100 | 8 | "Secrets and Lies" | Miguel Higuera | Jeffrey J. Sachs | November 11, 2000 | |
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Mary Beth meets a guy while working on an article. Although he initially seems nice, he tries to rape her. Two girls try to sabotage Eugene and Silk's game. | ||||||
| 101 | 9 | "For the Love of the Game" | Miguel Higuera | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | November 18, 2000 | |
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Though the team is one game away from an undefeated season, Coach Katowinski is concerned that their playing has become tentative and that they fear losing more than they desire winning. He gets them to remember what it was like when they played basketball for fun. Julie is accepted by the University of Connecticut. | ||||||
| 102 | 10 | "A Night to Remember" | Miguel Higuera | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | December 2, 2000 | |
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The gang work on setting up the gym for the prom. However, the girls lose the prom money and on the night of the prom, they end up wearing the same dress. Mary Beth and Silk end up with horrible dates but Eugene still tries to find a date. A tornado hits the Deering area. | ||||||
| 103 | 11 | "High School Confidential" | Miguel Higuera | Mark Scherzer & Jay J. Demopoulos | December 9, 2000 | |
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Mary Beth and Kristy interview the rest of the gang about their best and worst moments. This is the third and final clip show. | ||||||
| 104 | 12 | "Graduation on Three" | Miguel Higuera | Jeffrey J. Sachs | December 16, 2000 | |
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The gang prepare to take a final glance at their time spent at Deering over the years. Kristy is worried that after they graduate, the gang will never see each other again. | ||||||
External links
edit- Hang Time at IMDb
- List of Hang Time episodes at epguides.com