SPHE Press Release: What's Happening!!: The Complete Series

Ronald Epstein · 04-03-2008, 03:27 PM

HEY, HEY, HEY!
Raj, Rerun, Dwayne and the Gang are Back … One Last Time!

WHAT’S HAPPENING!!:
THE COMPLETE SERIES

All 65 Episodes of the ‘70s Sitcom Classic Arrive in
One Brand New Space-Saver Set

AVAILABLE ON DVD JUNE 10

New Economical Packaging Saves Fans Shelf Space and Money Too!!

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (April 7, 2008) –What’s Happening!! fans will be able to complete their TV DVD collections when the funky ‘70s urban TV comedy What’s Happening!!: The Complete Series comes to DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series, arriving June 10, is one of the first two titles slated to arrive in Sony’s brand new exclusive space-saver packaging, designed to save space and provide excellent value. The compact box is jam-packed with 9 discs and includes every one of the series’ 65 laugh-filled episodes. What’s Happening!!: The Complete Series will be available for $59.95 SRP.

Starring Ernest Thomas as Raj, Fred Berry as Rerun, Haywood Nelson as Dwayne, Danielle Spencer as Dee, and Shirley Hemphill as Shirley, What’s Happening!! was created by Eric Monte (TV’s “Good Times”) and executive produced by Bud Yorkin (TV’s “Sanford and Son”). What’s Happening!! is set in urban Los Angeles and centers around Raj, Dwayne and Rerun, three best friends whose numerous get-rich-quick schemes never fail to land them in trouble. Based on Monte’s critically acclaimed movie, Cooley High, the show debuted in 1976 for a limited four-week run on ABC. It instantly won over viewers with its talented cast and signature phrases like Rerun’s “Hey Hey Hey!” and Dee’s “Oooh, I’m gonna tell Mamma” and became a solid top-ten hit that lasted for three seasons.

DVD Special Features Include:
• Digitally Remastered Audio and Video
• Full-Screen Presentations
• Audio: English
• Bonus Previews
• Closed Captioned

Broadcast Year: 1976 – 1979 (ABC)

What’s Happening!!: The Complete Series has a run time of approximately 1605 minutes and is not rated. Artwork is available at Welcome to SPHE Connect. Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web at Sony Pictures.

DVD Catalog # 25955
UPC Code: 0-43396-25955-3
Order Date: 5/8/08
SLP: $59.95

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RichieMagoo · 04-03-2008, 07:33 PM

I'm gonna tell Momma!

Figures...I just ordered the indicidual seasons literally the day before this was announced!- S'alright, thougth...I got 'em really cheap. (I was probably the only white kid in the 70's to have a crush on Dee!)

Shawn_Sm · 04-04-2008, 03:04 AM

How about more What's Happening Now!! ?

Joe Karlosi · 04-04-2008, 05:06 AM

It's a fun show, but it makes me sick that this repackaging stuff is the type of thing Sony is concentrating on instead of getting the rest of ALL IN THE FAMILY out there.

Robert13 · 04-04-2008, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn_Sm

How about more What's Happening Now!! ?

Exactly! There are some great Shirley episodes on Season 2. They need to release more of this show first...OR release "What's Happening Now!! The Complete Series". I'd buy it on the day of release!

MatthewA · 04-04-2008, 04:49 PM

I'm only going to buy it if they correct the missing recap on part 2 of the Doobie Brothers episode and reinstate the missing tags in some season 3 episodes. Otherwise no sale.

David Rain · 04-05-2008, 12:57 AM

Hey ! Hey ! Hey !

Ron Lee Green · 04-05-2008, 07:40 AM

What does everyone think of this new hub packaging? From the picture, it looks like the kind of hub with a spindle you get when you buy blank dvds, so you just stack them on top of each other. Should it be stored flat or vertically?

RichieMagoo · 04-05-2008, 01:13 PM

That packaging makes me glad that I have the individual seasons instead! Nice way to ensure that the discs will get scratched...and if you want to watch disc 9, ya have to take out all the other discs? What bonehead came up with this idea?

David Levine · 04-05-2008, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Karlosi

It's a fun show, but it makes me sick that this repackaging stuff is the type of thing Sony is concentrating on instead of getting the rest of ALL IN THE FAMILY out there.

Easy money and a way to get rid of excess inventory. It's a total win/win for the studios to do these sets.

Jay_B! · 04-05-2008, 08:09 PM

I like the space-saving ideas for this and Soap, but truth be told, give me more Jeffersons and Facts Of Life