What's Happening!!
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"What's Happening!!" is a 1970s American sitcom loosely based on the film "Cooley High," following the comedic everyday lives of three African-American teenagers in Los Angeles.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What’s Happening!! | 2 |
| What’s Happening!! (TV series) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | mono ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cooley High NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Eric Monte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | African-American teenagers ⓘ |
| developer |
Eric Monte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael G. Moye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| featuresCast |
Danielle Spencer
NERFINISHED
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Ernest Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Haywood Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel King NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Hemphill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1979-04-28 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1976-08-05 ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Cooley High NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dee Thomas
NERFINISHED
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Dwayne Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick "Rerun" Stubbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger "Raj" Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 65 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | "What's Happening!!" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | prime time ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRunTimePerEpisode | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Danielle Spencer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernest Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernest Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Haywood Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel King NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Hemphill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Bud Yorkin Productions
NERFINISHED
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TOY Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| spinOff | What's Happening Now!! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeMusicComposer | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
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What’s Happening!!
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What’s Happening!! (TV series)
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What’s Happening!!