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What's Happening!! (1976 - 1979)

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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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What's Happening!! Casts

Ernest Lee Thomas Ernest Lee Thomas as Roger "Raj" Thomas
Haywood Nelson Haywood Nelson as Dwayne Clemens Nelson
Fred Berry Fred Berry as Frederick (Freddy) "Rerun" Stubbs
Danielle Spencer Danielle Spencer as Dee Thomas
Shirley Hemphill Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Wilson

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