What's Happening!!

Name: What's Happening!!
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1976-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Ernest Lee Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Fred Berry, Danielle Spencer, Shirley Hemphill

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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Created By

Eric Monte

Status

Ended

Original Name

What's Happening!!

First Air Date

August 5, 1976

Last Air Date

April 28, 1979

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

Sony Pictures Television International Sony Pictures Television

Networks

ABC

S03E22

The Benefit Show

A local teen center is in serious financial trouble and the gang tries to come up with a way to save it. They finally decide to put on a benefit show and Rerun has someone in mind who will be sure to attract attention, Sammy Davis, Jr. However, Rerun does his best to get a hold of Sammy but soon realizes he must announce that Sammy won't be coming to the benefit.

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