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- 1. The Runaway Aug 5, 1976
- Raj fears that Dee has disappeared after he goes to a party instead of baby-sitting for her.
- 2. The Birthday Present Aug 12, 1976
- Raj and his pals set out to get a birthday present for Mrs. Thomas.
- 3. When Daddy Comes Marching Home Aug 19, 1976
- Raj's father returns home for a visit with a scheme to get money from Mama.
What's Happening!!: With Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Danielle Spencer, Fred Berry. 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.
- (4.3K)
- 1976-08-05
- Comedy
- 24
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.
From Season 1, Episode 1, 'The Runaway'. Roger has to babysit Dee and miss the big party at Betty's. But where there's a will there's a way, though there may not be a way to explain to Mama where...
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Enjoy the classic ‘70s comedy series about Raj, Rerun, Dwayne and Dee, a family of L.A. high school students and their friends. Stream all episodes online for free on Tubi.
- Ernest Thomas
- January 1, 1979
- 3
- 37 sec
- THE SHOW IS LOOSELY BASED ON THE 1975 FEATURE FILM COOLEY HIGH. At least that was the original premise. And while Cooley High and What’s Happening!! do share some themes (namely: grades and girls), the film’s darker elements of drugs and crimes didn’t translate to a prime-time sitcom.
- A COOLEY HIGH PILOT DOES EXIST. Getty Images. But the only similarity between it and What’s Happening!! is Ernest Thomas. “I was the only one left from the original pilot,” says Thomas.
- COOLEY HIGH WRITER ERIC MONTE WASN’T HAPPY WITH THE CREDIT HE RECEIVED. Eric Monte—who IMDb credits as a writer on the entire What’s Happening!! series—sued ABC, CBS, Norman Lear, Bud Yorkin, and others for using his ideas for Good Times, The Jeffersons, and What's Happening!!
- THOMAS LEARNED ABOUT THE SERIES ON THE SET OF THE JEFFERSONS. It was Mary White—the agent of Isabel Sanford, who played Louise Jefferson—who encouraged Thomas to audition.
Watch the very first episode of What's Happening!!, where Dee (Danielle Spencer) goes missing!From Season 1, Episode 1 'The Runaway' - Roger has to babysit D...
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What's Happening!! (TV Series 1976–1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
