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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
*Fred Berry had his middle name legally changed to "Rerun."
*According to writer Eric Monte, ABC had originally planned to do a TV version of Cooley High. After a poorly received pilot, ABC retooled it completely; "What's Happening!!" was the result.
*In the initial draft, the role that became the character "Rerun" was going to be a skinny white kid.
*The Thomases' house is actually the recycled Sanford and Son set (minus the junk).
*Mabel King wanted the Thomas family to have a mother and a father (on the air Roger and Dee's parents were divorced, and their father remarried in 1977 and was not seen again). The producers' refusal contributed to her decision to quit her role in 1978.
*The character 'Dee Thomas' was ranked #5 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 10 Biggest Brats" (27 March 2005 issue).
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