I know some fans didn't think Mabel served much of a purpose to start with, but I really missed her in Season 3. It's not What's Happening without Mabel and her necklace ya know? :lol:

I really wished she would've made a guest appearance or two, but she was probably too mad at the network to ever return. Am I the only one who liked Mabel as Mabel?

I really like Mabel too.

I now have new-found appreciation for Mabel, after watching Season 1.

And Mabel was a premier top-notch actress. Excellent timing and nonverbal acting as well.

http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/k/mabel%20king/mabel_king.htm

This is about the show and Mabel's ultimate exit with pictures:
http://www.tvparty.com/recwhats2.html

I reread that TVparty article. It's pretty interesting. It's too bad W.H. didn't do better. Although according to the article, it did fairly well. It was one of my fave shows when I was growing up during its' original run. Too bad "Rerun's" success went to his head. The problems he caused probably helped to lead to the cancellation of the show in part, at least. I still enjoy watching it.

Signed,
Respectfully,
Dutch

This is about the show and Mabel's ultimate exit with pictures:
http://www.tvparty.com/recwhats2.html



It's a shame Mabel didn;t understand that viewers of this show wanted to see raj and his friends and not her. So if she was looking for a bigger role it wasn;t going to happen because most fans wanted to see the guys at the soda shop making fun of shirley, not mabel at home. So getting rid of her was the right move

It's a shame Mabel didn;t understand that viewers of this show wanted to see raj and his friends and not her. So if she was looking for a bigger role it wasn;t going to happen because most fans wanted to see the guys at the soda shop making fun of shirley, not mabel at home. So getting rid of her was the right move
it may have been the right move in your eyes, but then who are these two children being watched by? You can't show two minor children in a house with NO PARENTS. If the show stuck only in the soda shop, never showing parents and a home, then maybe. So the beginning of the show should have been abt three guys hanging out at the soda shop, and maybe showing them at school alot more. Maybe add some other things. But to show a home with no mom or dad, would leave the audience asking, who is in charge of these kids?

I really enjoyed "Rerun sees the Light" as it gave Mabel King a chance to do something besides walk downstairs and leave the house. Seems like that is all she did the entire second season and there were a few episodes that she wasn't even in. I really wish they had done more with her character as I think she was a fine actress.

it may have been the right move in your eyes, but then who are these two children being watched by? You can't show two minor children in a house with NO PARENTS. If the show stuck only in the soda shop, never showing parents and a home, then maybe. So the beginning of the show should have been abt three guys hanging out at the soda shop, and maybe showing them at school alot more. Maybe add some other things. But to show a home with no mom or dad, would leave the audience asking, who is in charge of these kids?


They should have gave her a husband. She was pointless on the show without a man.

They should have gave her a husband. She was pointless on the show without a man.

What world do you live in or come from? Why did she need a husband? Also why not having a husband made her pointless?

What world do you live in or come from? Why did she need a husband? Also why not having a husband made her pointless?



BECAUSE SHE WASN'T FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Now The Florida Evans character was still able to do a show without a husband because she had acting skills. Mabel Didn't and was very very DRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BECAUSE SHE WASN'T FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Now The Florida Evans character was still able to do a show without a husband because she had acting skills. Mabel Didn't and was very very DRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from all that damn smoking...:crazy:

BECAUSE SHE WASN'T FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Now The Florida Evans character was still able to do a show without a husband because she had acting skills. Mabel Didn't and was very very DRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny how when she left the show it went down after that, that's probably why it only lasted 3 seasons. I loved her on the show, she was a strong character and seemed like the only one, other than Dee who had common sense most of the time.

BECAUSE SHE WASN'T FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Now The Florida Evans character was still able to do a show without a husband because she had acting skills. Mabel Didn't and was very very DRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am about tired of you dissin' Mabel! You got the wackiest taste I have ever seen! Get a life! Mabel did excellent without a husband! She kept Raj and Dee in check. Mabel was an excellent actor, and if she wouldn't have never left, the show probably would have lasted longer.

You claimed the show revolved around 3 teenagers...which it did, it was suppose to. If the mother was never shown, people like you would wonder where would the mother be. Like I said before, Mabel wasn't there to provide laughs, she was there to be Raj's mother, and she did an excellent job playing a single mother. People can have different effects on a show rather than just providing laughs. You can't be a real What's Happening fan, because you don't appreciate Mabel. I recall in several episodes of season 1, she gave Raj's morals to lessons he needed to learn. How can that be dry?

You need to be ashamed of yourself for bashing a positive character.

I am about tired of you dissin' Mabel! You got the wackiest taste I have ever seen! Get a life! Mabel did excellent without a husband! She kept Raj and Dee in check. Mabel was an excellent actor, and if she wouldn't have never left, the show probably would have lasted longer.

You claimed the show revolved around 3 teenagers...which it did, it was suppose to. If the mother was never shown, people like you would wonder where would the mother be. Like I said before, Mabel wasn't there to provide laughs, she was there to be Raj's mother, and she did an excellent job playing a single mother. People can have different effects on a show rather than just providing laughs. You can't be a real What's Happening fan, because you don't appreciate Mabel. I recall in several episodes of season 1, she gave Raj's morals to lessons he needed to learn. How can that be dry?

You need to be ashamed of yourself for bashing a positive character.
that's what i was trying to say...had there been just kids on the show, the topic would be, "where the hell are the parents?" We already have a thread abt where are Rerun's parents. So, the fact that Mabel was hardly used as a good addition to the show, was not her fault. Mabel probably thought things would get better, more solid for her character and realized that it was turning into "Rerun's" show.

that's what i was trying to say...had there been just kids on the show, the topic would be, "where the hell are the parents?" We already have a thread abt where are Rerun's parents. So, the fact that Mabel was hardly used as a good addition to the show, was not her fault. Mabel probably thought things would get better, more solid for her character and realized that it was turning into "Rerun's" show.


We didn't see the Sweathoggs parents-lol

that's what i was trying to say...had there been just kids on the show, the topic would be, "where the hell are the parents?" We already have a thread abt where are Rerun's parents. So, the fact that Mabel was hardly used as a good addition to the show, was not her fault. Mabel probably thought things would get better, more solid for her character and realized that it was turning into "Rerun's" show.

You need a straight character on these sitcoms, Mabel was that. Too bad Retro can't understand that. Then again, he liked Judy Cohen, an actress who was nothing and brought nothing. seems to me he likes characters that didn't have an effect on a show, like Tyriq, Will Smith's homeboy on Fresh Prince, you thought he brought more to the show than Jazz, Solomon, you know what I'm talking about, with your strange self. LOL

You need a straight character on these sitcoms, Mabel was that. Too bad Retro can't understand that. Then again, he liked Judy Cohen, an actress who was nothing and brought nothing. seems to me he likes characters that didn't have an effect on a show, like Tyriq, Will Smith's homeboy on Fresh Prince, you thought he brought more to the show than Jazz, Solomon, you know what I'm talking about, with your strange self. LOL


I didn't see Raj and them as Kids so not seeing their parents would have been fine with me.

We didn't see the Sweathoggs parents-lol
yeah, but the characters were AT SCHOOL, not at home.

Dee was a kid.

I didn't see Raj and them as Kids so not seeing their parents would have been fine with me.

I think you are trying to get under someone's skin, but it ain't going to work. You know doggone well a parent was needed. I guess you liked season 3 better, because Raj and Dee didn't have parents. Let me give you some advice: Get rid of season 1 and 2, because Mabel King is in it. keep season 3, because Raj and Dee didn't have parents. They had Shirley. Big and Little Earl was there, and The Snake. Cherish this season, Solomon, because this season describe what you want in What's Happening.

yeah, but the characters were AT SCHOOL, not at home.

Dee was a kid.



My point is this show would have been much better with The guys at the soda shop and school. If these characters were not on the show it would have been great

DEE
Mama

Then you woukd only see the guys, shirley, and rob. Wasn't no need to see them at home.

My point is this show would have been much better with The guys at the soda shop and school. If these characters were not on the show it would have been great

DEE
Mama

Then you woukd only see the guys, shirley, and rob. Wasn't no need to see them at home.
That's what I posted before. If it had taken place solely at the soda shop and at school, cool. But, the show was developed with a mother and a young kid. Dee was awesome, when she was younger. They could have not had adult characters such as Mabel, but that's how they started and once you start like that, you can't go back.

I think you are trying to get under someone's skin, but it ain't going to work. You know doggone well a parent was needed. I guess you liked season 3 better, because Raj and Dee didn't have parents. Let me give you some advice: Get rid of season 1 and 2, because Mabel King is in it. keep season 3, because Raj and Dee didn't have parents. They had Shirley. Big and Little Earl was there, and The Snake. Cherish this season, Solomon, because this season describe what you want in What's Happening.


Also, Mabel looked more like their grandmother than their mother which is why I think I didn't like her. She came off as a Grandmom

That's what I posted before. If it had taken place solely at the soda shop and at school, cool. But, the show was developed with a mother and a young kid. Dee was awesome, when she was younger. They could have not had adult characters such as Mabel, but that's how they started and once you start like that, you can't go back.


I know that's what I'm saying. I'm saying the show should have started like that with Raj and the guys being at the soda shop and school

That's what I posted before. If it had taken place solely at the soda shop and at school, cool. But, the show was developed with a mother and a young kid. Dee was awesome, when she was younger. They could have not had adult characters such as Mabel, but that's how they started and once you start like that, you can't go back.

Irene, don't waste your time arguing with this weirdo! He thinks every show should revolve around his taste...he has no taste! What's Happening was a show based on reality. What should have been like, Leave It To Beaver? I was raised by a single parent. Mabel King didn't look like she should have been their grandmother, you need to take that back because she was an underrated actress one who came into acting late, like Esther Rolle and Isabelle Sanford. They were in their 50s when they got work, and when they did, they did their jobs to the fullest. These are black actresses who took on the sterotype mammy roles to feed their families and open doors for others. To see you sit there and diss Mabel and YOU, as a black man, you need to be tarred and feathered!

Irene, don't waste your time arguing with this weirdo! He thinks every show should revolve around his taste...he has no taste! What's Happening was a show based on reality. What should have been like, Leave It To Beaver? I was raised by a single parent. Mabel King didn't look like she should have been their grandmother, you need to take that back because she was an underrated actress one who came into acting late, like Esther Rolle and Isabelle Sanford. They were in their 50s when they got work, and when they did, they did their jobs to the fullest. These are black actresses who took on the sterotype mammy roles to feed their families and open doors for others. To see you sit there and diss Mabel and YOU, as a black man, you need to be tarred and feathered!


Florida had a Husband and Louise's kid was a grown man

Florida had a Husband and Louise's kid was a grown man

So you knock Mabel because her character was single?! Florida HAD a husband for 2 years. Louise kid was grown? So what?! They were all strong mothers! You didn't listen to a damn word I just posted. I wasn't talking about the real life actresses getting work, not the characters. Why are you so stubborn and why are you trying to argue?

So you knock Mabel because her character was single?! Florida HAD a husband for 2 years. Louise kid was grown? So what?! They were all string mothers! You didn't listen to a damn word I just posted. I wasn't talking about the real life actresses getting work, not the characters. Why are you so stubborn and why are you trying to argue?


They just had the Mabel character as a LOSER. She had no Man, A Crappy Job, No life, and then her ex husband comes to visit her with his new woman. And then Mabel cooks dinner for the new woman. I can see why the actress didn't like the part because she was a LOSER. Am I lying?


Louise or Florida wasn't LOSERS

They just had the Mabel character as a LOSER. She had no Man, A Crappy Job, No life, and then her ex husband comes to visit her with his new woman. And then Mabel cooks dinner for the new woman. I can see why the actress didn't like the part because she was a LOSER. Am I lying?


Louise or Florida wasn't LOSERS


She did have a crappy job, and no life, but I don't hate her for it. She took what she had, and did the best she could, and in my eyes she excelled. I looked at the figure she was, not the money she made, yeah, cooking for the other woman bugged me too, but that set Mabel apart from the rest. She gets an A in my book and she ain't no loser.

She did have a crappy job, and no life, but I don't hate her for it. She took what she had, and did the best she could, and in my eyes she excelled. I looked at the figure she was, not the money she made, yeah, cooking for the other woman bugged me too, but that set Mabel apart from the rest. She gets an A in my book and she ain't no loser.


Well she was a little better than MAMA on THat's My Mama but not by much.

My point is this show would have been much better with The guys at the soda shop and school. If these characters were not on the show it would have been great

DEE
Mama

Then you woukd only see the guys, shirley, and rob. Wasn't no need to see them at home.

Well, thank goodness you weren't and aren't a writer for a show, because if you were your show would sink fast.

You have to have some kinda stability with a show, and I think Mabel was that.

She did have a crappy job, and no life, but I don't hate her for it. She took what she had, and did the best she could, and in my eyes she excelled. I looked at the figure she was, not the money she made, yeah, cooking for the other woman bugged me too, but that set Mabel apart from the rest. She gets an A in my book and she ain't no loser.
I'll tell you one thing, Mabel had the best for her kids in mind. She may not have had a HOT life, but she had church and her kids. That's all that mattered to her. She was way better off than Florida. Mabel owned her own home. Her kids had food and clothes and lived nice. There was never an issue of a struggle. Mabel showed that even a single mom can have a good life for their kids without the struggle of feeding them, etc. I loved Mabel. She didn't look like a grandmother. I had friends that had mothers that seemed older to me but looking back, they weren't. It's just abt perception. Not all women have their kids young. I agree with you Kool... I know what you mean and what you are trying to say.

I'll tell you one thing, Mabel had the best for her kids in mind. She may not have had a HOT life, but she had church and her kids. That's all that mattered to her. She was way better off than Florida. Mabel owned her own home. Her kids had food and clothes and lived nice. There was never an issue of a struggle. Mabel showed that even a single mom can have a good life for their kids without the struggle of feeding them, etc. I loved Mabel. She didn't look like a grandmother. I had friends that had mothers that seemed older to me but looking back, they weren't. It's just abt perception. Not all women have their kids young. I agree with you Kool... I know what you mean and what you are trying to say.

That's a good point you made, Irene. See, Mabel had her own house, bigger than Florida's, and you never heard them talking about them getting evicted. I'll tell you one thing, Retro, at least Mabel liked money. If a dollar came into the Evans household, Florida found that insulting. Florida wanted to struggle, Mabel didn't. Mabel was hungrier than Florida(Don't pick on her weight) Mabel wanted things too and she didn't need a dead beat dad holding her back. How can she be a loser to make a better life for her kids?! I love both mothers to death, and they both meant well, but sometimes I couldn't figure Florida out. And as far as Weezy, all she had to do was sit on her fat ass and wait on George. She had pride, but her bed was made.

I always like the Mabel character. However, I do agree that they should've made her life a little more interesting. I just couldn't understanding her cleaning house for that couple. They didn't live at a mansion or anything. Or any kids.

That's a good point you made, Irene. See, Mabel had her own house, bigger than Florida's, and you never heard them talking about them getting evicted. I'll tell you one thing, Retro, at least Mabel liked money. If a dollar came into the Evans household, Florida found that insulting. Florida wanted to struggle, Mabel didn't. Mabel was hungrier than Florida(Don't pick on her weight) Mabel wanted things too and she didn't need a dead beat dad holding her back. How can she be a loser to make a better life for her kids?! I love both mothers to death, and they both meant well, but sometimes I couldn't figure Florida out. And as far as Weezy, all she had to do was sit on her fat ass and wait on George. She had pride, but her bed was made.
so true...lol

That's a good point you made, Irene. See, Mabel had her own house, bigger than Florida's, and you never heard them talking about them getting evicted. I'll tell you one thing, Retro, at least Mabel liked money. If a dollar came into the Evans household, Florida found that insulting. Florida wanted to struggle, Mabel didn't. Mabel was hungrier than Florida(Don't pick on her weight) Mabel wanted things too and she didn't need a dead beat dad holding her back. How can she be a loser to make a better life for her kids?! I love both mothers to death, and they both meant well, but sometimes I couldn't figure Florida out. And as far as Weezy, all she had to do was sit on her fat ass and wait on George. She had pride, but her bed was made.

Florida had her morals about money, she didn't want to break her family up over it and she didn't want dirty money. I'm the same way I don't like dirty money and don't appreciate where it comes from and wouldn't want it in my house. I wouldn't crack on Florida for living up to her beliefs.

I thought Mabel was a strong woman as well, they did struggle, that's why they took in a boarder. But they didn't harp on the struggle. They didn't live in the best of neighborhoods but she worked hard to provide for her family. I think that if Mabel would have stayed until the 3rd season I do believe that it would have lasted way past then.

Florida had her morals about money, she didn't want to break her family up over it and she didn't want dirty money. I'm the same way I don't like dirty money and don't appreciate where it comes from and wouldn't want it in my house. I wouldn't crack on Florida for living up to her beliefs.

I thought Mabel was a strong woman as well, they did struggle, that's why they took in a boarder. But they didn't harp on the struggle. They didn't live in the best of neighborhoods but she worked hard to provide for her family. I think that if Mabel would have stayed until the 3rd season I do believe that it would have lasted way past then.


Why is that? She was barley seen when she was n the show-lol So please tell me why it would have lasted longer???

Why is that? She was barley seen when she was n the show-lol So please tell me why it would have lasted longer???

Because she brought stability to the show, I think she was an important character and contributed a lot. Funny how when she left the show she was missed, and she made an impression. I believe that when she left, it went down hill from there. You don't have to be a camera hog to be an important access to a show.

Because she brought stability to the show, I think she was an important character and contributed a lot. Funny how when she left the show she was missed, and she made an impression. I believe that when she left, it went down hill from there. You don't have to be a camera hog to be an important access to a show.

Briennas21, I wouldn't waste my time arguing with him! All he's going to do is continue to tell you how much he hates Mabel. Check this out, on the That's My Mama board, he said he hates fat women characters period!

Briennas21, I wouldn't waste my time arguing with him! All he's going to do is continue to tell you how much he hates Mabel. Check this out, on the That's My Mama board, he said he hates fat women characters period!

Yeah I know he has some hang ups, I could tell from the Good Times board. For a person to say that they hate someone they don't know has their own problems and need to grow up. To say that you hate someone before you get to know them is an ignorant thing to say.

I said I don't like watching extremely OVERWEIGHT women on TV

I said I don't like watching extremely OVERWEIGHT women on TV


Why?

Why?

Because it doesn;t look nice-lol

Because it doesn;t look nice-lol

What? They don't have a right to get paid for their talent?

What? They don't have a right to get paid for their talent?


Extremely large women are not nice to look at no matter how talented they are. Note the word EXTREMELY

Extremely large women are not nice to look at no matter how talented they are. Note the word EXTREMELY


And your point is? Don't watch the show if you don't want to see it. Everyone comes in all different shapes and sizes. You don't live in a world where everyone is a size 0.

And your point is? Don't watch the show if you don't want to see it. Everyone comes in all different shapes and sizes. You don't live in a world where everyone is a size 0.


Size 14-16 is ok-lol

And your point is? Don't watch the show if you don't want to see it. Everyone comes in all different shapes and sizes. You don't live in a world where everyone is a size 0.
you gotta remember Brie, this is a man who goes on blind dates with women who he assumes are good looking and the date goes all wrong. This is also the same person who didn't think that a child could be abused by an iron.:lol:

you gotta remember Brie, this is a man who goes on blind dates with women who he assumes are good looking and the date goes all wrong. This is also the same person who didn't think that a child could be abused by an iron.:lol:

LOL so true so true, Maybe he just has an vendetta against women.

Mabel King was such a great actress and had a very good career, during her active time...
She made such an awesome and nurturing Mama--not only in WH but also as Steve Martin's mama in The Jerk !!

And I still can't believe that Mabel was so awesome as the Wicked Witch in The Wiz. Eeeheeeheehee HEEEE...LOL

We miss you and will cherish you 4ever, Mama (Mabel)!:wave: :(

Mabel King was such a great actress and had a very good career, during her active time...
She made such an awesome and nurturing Mama--not only in WH but also as Steve Martin's mama in The Jerk !!

And I still can't believe that Mabel was so awesome as the Wicked Witch in The Wiz. Eeeheeeheehee HEEEE...LOL

We miss you and will cherish you 4ever, Mama (Mabel)!:wave: :(
I think Mabel's performance in the Wiz, is the only good thing abt that movie. What a loss when she died.:(