About What's Happening!!
- Released on August 05, 1976
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.
Main Cast of What's Happening!!
Ernest Lee Thomas plays Roger "Raj" Thomas (65 episodes)
Haywood Nelson plays Dwayne Clemens Nelson (65 episodes)
Fred Berry plays Frederick (Freddy) "Rerun" Stubbs (65 episodes)
Danielle Spencer plays Dee Thomas (65 episodes)
Mabel King plays Mabel Thomas (43 episodes)
Shirley Hemphill plays Shirley Wilson (65 episodes)
Secondary Cast of What's Happening!!
Greg Morris
Thalmus Rasulala
Hope Clarke
Earl Billings
Helen Martin
Ren Woods
Raymond Allen
Frank Aletter
Hal Williams
Kene Holliday
Rosalind Cash
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Sorrell Booke
Roger Bowen
Benny Rubin
Bill Henderson
Rosanne Katon
Carol Arthur
Tim Reid
Irene Cara
Thomas Carter
Fay Hauser
Wolfman Jack
Ta-Tanisha
Tanya Boyd
James Wheaton
Ralph Wilcox
Danny Wells
Taurean Blacque
Judy Pace
Harold Sylvester
Robbie Rist
Adam Wade
Jeff Corey
Jonelle Allen
Teddy Wilson
John Witherspoon
Earl Boen
Alice Ghostley
Mel Stewart
Raymond Vitte
David White
Jack Knight
James A. Watson, Jr
Malachi Throne
Marlene Clark plays Secretary (1 episode)
Rana Ford plays Delores (1 episode)
Crew of What's Happening!!
Writing
Directing
Production
- Greg Morris
- Thalmus Rasulala
- Hope Clarke
- Earl Billings
- Helen Martin
- Ren Woods
- Raymond Allen
- Frank Aletter
- Dick Van Patten
- Hal Williams
- Kene Holliday
- Rosalind Cash
- Vernee Watson-Johnson
- Sorrell Booke
- Roger Bowen
- Eric Laneuville
- Warren Berlinger
- Benny Rubin
- Bill Henderson
- Rosanne Katon
- Carol Arthur
- Tim Reid
- Irene Cara
- Thomas Carter
- Fay Hauser
- Wolfman Jack
- Ta-Tanisha
- Tanya Boyd
- James Wheaton
- Ralph Wilcox
- Tony Plana
- Danny Wells
- Taurean Blacque
- Judy Pace
- Harold Sylvester
- Debbi Morgan
- Robbie Rist
- Adam Wade
- Jeff Corey
- Jonelle Allen
- Teddy Wilson
- John Witherspoon
- Earl Boen
- Alice Ghostley
- Mel Stewart
- Raymond Vitte
- David White
- Fritzi Burr
- Jack Knight
- Bernard Fox
- James A. Watson, Jr
- Joe Morton
- Malachi Throne
- Marlene Clark
- Rana Ford