What's Happening!!
American sitcom (1976–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. What's Happening!! was loosely based on the Eric Monte-penned film Cooley High.[2] From 1985 until 1988, a sequel series titled What's Happening Now!! aired in first-run syndication, with most of the major cast members reprising their roles.
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What's Happening!! | |
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Created by | Eric Monte |
Based on | Cooley High |
Starring | Ernest Lee Thomas Haywood Nelson Fred Berry Danielle Spencer Mabel King (Season 1-2) Shirley Hemphill |
Opening theme | "What's Happening!!" |
Composer | Henry Mancini[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Bernie Orenstein Saul Turteltaub Bud Yorkin |
Running time | 22–25 minutes |
Production companies | Bud Yorkin Productions (1976–1978) (seasons 1-2) TOY Productions (1976–1979) (seasons 1-3) |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | August 5, 1976 (1976-08-05) – April 28, 1979 (1979-04-28) |
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What's Happening!! was Bud Yorkin's second series after he ended his partnership with Norman Lear and Tandem Productions. The show was produced by TOY Productions, which was formed by Yorkin, Saul Turteltaub, and Bernie Orenstein after their split.