What's Happening!! (1976)
What's Happening!! (1976)
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Plot.
What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. The show premiered as a summer series. With good ratings and reviews, and after the failure of several other shows on the network, What's Happening!! returned in November 1976 as a weekly series. It remained a regular show until 1979; ratings were modest. What's Happening!! was loosely based on the motion picture Cooley High, also written by Eric Monte.
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Cast & Crew.
Ernest Lee Thomas
Roger 'Raj' Thomas
Haywood Nelson
Dwayne Clemens Nelson
Fred Berry
Frederick (Freddy) 'Rerun' Stubbs
Danielle Spencer
Dee Thomas
Mabel King
Mabel Thomas
Shirley Hemphill
Shirley Wilson
Eric Monte
Creator
Bernie Orenstein
Producer / Writer
Bud Yorkin
Producer / Director
David Hollander
Earl 'Little Earl' Barnett Jr.
John Welsh
Earl 'Big Earl' Barnett
Mark Warren
Director
Dick Harwood
Director
Joseph L. Scanlan
Director
Danny Simon
Director
Jack Shea
Director
Alan Rafkin
Director
Sally Wade
Writer
Jeremy Stevens
Writer
Thad Mumford
Writer
Seaman Jacobs
Writer
Jim Mulligan
Writer
Bill Richmond
Writer
Richard Baer
Writer
Gerald Gardner
Writer
David Pollock
Writer
Jerry Ross
Writer
Dee Caruso
Writer
Irene Cara
Maria
Marlene Clark
Secretary
Rana Ford
Delores
Wolfman Jack
Fay Hauser
Thomas Carter
Rosanne Katon
Benny Rubin
Jack Knight
Warren Berlinger
Eric Laneuville
Roger Bowen
Jonelle Allen
Mel Stewart
Bernard Fox
James A. Watson, Jr
Joe Morton
Malachi Throne
Carol Arthur
Tanya Boyd
Media.
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Wiki.
What's Happening!! is an American sitcom television series that first aired on ABC from August 5, 1976, premiering as a summer series. It returned as a weekly series from November 1976 until its April 1979 conclusion. What's Happening!! was loosely based on the Eric Monte-penned film Cooley High. From 1985 until 1988, a sequel series titled What's Happening Now!! aired in first-run syndication, with most of the major cast members reprising their roles.
What's Happening!! was Bud Yorkin's second series after he ended his partnership with Norman Lear and Tandem Productions. The show was produced by TOY Productions, which was formed by Yorkin, Saul Turteltaub, and Bernie Orenstein after their split.
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