What's Happening!! (1976)

08/05/1976 (EN) • 30m

Comedy

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ernest Lee Thomas

Roger "Raj" Thomas

65 Episodes

Haywood Nelson

Dwayne Clemens Nelson

65 Episodes

Fred Berry

Frederick (Freddy) "Rerun" Stubbs

65 Episodes

Danielle Spencer

Dee Thomas

65 Episodes

Shirley Hemphill

Shirley Wilson

65 Episodes


Last Season

Season 3

1978 | 22 Episodes

Season 3 of What's Happening!! premiered on September 21, 1978.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

male friendship

working class

los angeles, california

sitcom

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