Did the Cast of WHAT'S HAPPENING Indirectly Set Back 'Black Sitcoms'?
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No doubt about it, there were a lot of problems on the WH set. Mable King quit, Fred Berry had drug issues and the cast held out for more money, all of which led to the show's premature cancellation. Do you think the predominantly white Hollywood decided to stop producing quality mostly black led sitcoms for years and years after that? We all know that it really wasn't until The Cosby Show in the mid '80s that the black sitcom made a huge comeback. Agree? Disagree?
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