What's Happening!!

Imagine a TV show that felt like hanging out with your best friends! That's 'What's Happening!!'. It was a super funny show about three teenage boys and their everyday adventures.

They lived in a big city and got into all sorts of silly situations. It was like watching your own life, but with extra giggles! This show was so popular, it was on TV for a long, long time, from 1976 to 1979.

That's longer than you've been in school!

This show didn't just pop out of nowhere! It was created by a smart person named Eric Monte, who also worked on another famous show called 'Good Times'. He wanted to make a show that showed what it was like to be a teenager, especially for African-American kids.

It was one of the very first shows on TV to do that! It was so good that after it started as a summer show, it came back for three whole years because everyone loved it so much.

What made 'What's Happening!!' so special? Well, it wasn't just about jokes! The show talked about real things that teenagers and families deal with, like making friends, talking to each other, and even when parents have to live apart.

It showed that TV could be funny AND talk about important stuff. It was like a TV show that understood you and your friends. It helped lots of people see themselves on TV in a new way.

Guess what? The fun didn't stop there! Years later, in 1985, a new show called 'What's Happening Now!!' came out. Some of the same actors came back to play their characters as grown-ups! It was like visiting old friends again. This shows how much people loved the original series and wanted to see what happened next in the characters' lives. It's like a sequel to your favorite book!