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What's Happening!! (1976–1979)

TV Series  -  30 min  -  Comedy
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What's Happening is loosely based on the 1975 movie Cooley High written by Eric Monte. Monte created What's Happening and was also a co-creator and writer for the TV series Good Times.

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Season:

3 | 2 | 1

Year:

1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Haywood Nelson Haywood Nelson ...
Dwayne Nelson (65 episodes, 1976-1979)
Ernest Thomas Ernest Thomas ...
Roger 'Raj' Thomas (64 episodes, 1976-1979)
Danielle Spencer Danielle Spencer ...
Dee Thomas (64 episodes, 1976-1979)
Fred Berry Fred Berry ...
Freddie 'Rerun' Stubbs (62 episodes, 1976-1979)
Shirley Hemphill Shirley Hemphill ...
Shirley Wilson (59 episodes, 1976-1979)
Mabel King Mabel King ...
Mabel 'Mama' Thomas (38 episodes, 1976-1978)
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Storyline

A trio of black youths learn about life, love, friendship, credit cards, gambling, and a variety of other things while growing up in an inner city. Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>  

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Mother | High School | Coming Of Age | Teenager | Urban Setting  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(79 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color
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Trivia

According to writer Eric Monte, ABC had originally planned to do a TV version of Cooley High. After a poorly received pilot, ABC retooled it completely; "What's Happening!!" was the result. See more »

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Roger Thomas: [on phone] Hello, is this the Doobie Brothers? Which Doobie you be?
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