What’s Happening!! premiered on ABC. Originally slated as a summer series, the sitcom received good ratings and returned in November of ’76 as a regular series. It was based on the Eric Monte film, Cooley High. What’s Happening!! was produced by Saul Turtletaub, Bernie Orenstein and Bud Yorkin following his split from partner, Norman Lear. […]
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Comedian, writer, actor, Paul Gladney (Paul Mooney) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. His first role as a performer came in the form of ringmaster with the Gatti-Charles Circus, where he wrote and told jokes. This lead to his writing for Richard Pryor and such comedy classics as the race routine between Pryor and Chevy Chase […]
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Rush Hour 2 was released by New Line Cinema. This sequel to the 1998 smash hit starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan they reprise their roles as Detective carter and Inspector Lee respectively. In this installment they find themselves in Hong Kong mixed up with the Asian Triads and a counterfeiting scam. The plot unfolds […]
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CBS aired the series finale of Good Times entitled “The End of the Rainbow”. It was in season six, episode 21. Directed by Gerren Keith and written by Michael G. Moye and Jacqueline Henken, this farewell installment tells the last story of the long suffering yet happy-to-be-alive Evans family. James (John Amos) is long dead and […]
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Bébé’s Kids was released by Paramount Pictures. The brainchild of comedian, Robin Harris, the animated comedy was produced by Reginald Hudlin and Hyperion Pictures after Harris’ death in 1990. Based on a routine from his stand-up act, Bebe’s Kids tells the story of some bad kids and the trials and tribulations of a wannabe boyfriend […]
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Jamie Foxx learns to be careful about choosing his dance partners on Thursday’s episode of Fox’s competition series “Beat Shazam,” as seen in an exclusive sneak peek. After the host rewards the teams for correctly identifying Foreigner’s “Hot Blooded,” he decides to cut a rug with the show’s DJ, October Gonzalez. But Foxx wasn’t expecting October’s husband, […]
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