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
Eric Monte-penned film
Cooley High. From 1985-88, a sequel series called
What's Happening Now!! aired in first-run syndication, with most of the major cast members reprising their roles.