..become the guardian of both Roger and Dee? It just seems like such a stretch to have a waitress from the kids favorite hang out all of a sudden become like a parent to both kids. I think it would have been better to expand the role of the father.

I just watched this show for the first time. Why did the actress who played the mother leave the show?

She was very unhappy with her role on the show. She thought the show would revolve around the family, but it revolved around Raj and his friends.

Thanks Brian. I looked up the show on imdb, and poor Mabel King met a terrible end with diabetes....losing both her legs and arms to diabetes before dying in 1996.

Thanks Brian. I looked up the show on imdb, and poor Mabel King met a terrible end with diabetes....losing both her legs and arms to diabetes before dying in 1996.


Yeah it was very sad. I really loved her on the show. She was a nice balance for all the stuff involving the kids.

They killed her off on the show and Shirley took over? That does seem strange to me, but I've only seen three episodes.

How did she die on the show?

huh they killed her off on show i dont remember that did i miss something thought she got married and moved to arizonia to live with Florida evans lol

They killed her off on the show and Shirley took over? That does seem strange to me, but I've only seen three episodes.

How did she die on the show?


No, they didn't kill her off. They constantly made excuses for her absence like she was taking care of a sick relative.

huh they killed her off on show i dont remember that did i miss something thought she got married and moved to arizonia to live with Florida evans lol
I didn't say she died. I was asking if she did.

I just watched this show for the first time. Why did the actress who played the mother leave the show?


Janice it was because the actress Mabel King couldn't accept the fact that her character was not why people tuned into the show every Thursday Night and couldn' handle being in a smaller role so she decided to go else wherte-lol

i did think it was it steraching it a bit when they had shirley taking care of raj and dee i dont know it just didnt seem realistic to me for some reason

i did think it was it steraching it a bit when they had shirley taking care of raj and dee i dont know it just didnt seem realistic to me for some reason


It probably had something go do with Raj and Shirley being so close in age-lol

Thanks Brian. I looked up the show on imdb, and poor Mabel King met a terrible end with diabetes....losing both her legs and arms to diabetes before dying in 1996.
I knew she lost both her legs...BUT HER ARMS TOO??????? OMG!!!!:eek:

as for the Shirley being a guardian...way too crazy. If they would have had the father around, then it would be sad because that's saying we can expand the role of the father but not Mabel...which was her reason for leaving. She was supposed to be the star.

I knew she lost both her legs...BUT HER ARMS TOO??????? OMG!!!!:eek:

as for the Shirley being a guardian...way too crazy. If they would have had the father around, then it would be sad because that's saying we can expand the role of the father but not Mabel...which was her reason for leaving. She was supposed to be the star.


I'm not sure I know what you mean when you say she was supposed to be the star?-lol

Janice it was because the actress Mabel King couldn't accept the fact that her character was not why people tuned into the show every Thursday Night and couldn' handle being in a smaller role so she decided to go else wherte-lol
Where did she go? What was the original premise of the show? Was she promised a starring role but there were breakout stars and everything changed?

It's a shame because I'm guessing the show was popular, and she was lucky to land a role. Good parts on hit shows are hard to come by.

I knew she lost both her legs...BUT HER ARMS TOO??????? OMG!!!!:eek:

as for the Shirley being a guardian...way too crazy. If they would have had the father around, then it would be sad because that's saying we can expand the role of the father but not Mabel...which was her reason for leaving. She was supposed to be the star.
Sorry, I meant to write one arm. Both legs and one arm.

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I loved Mabel King on the show. She did give the show a lot of ballance. The last season just wasn't as funny as the first two.

I wouldn't say she was the star of the show, because she never got top billing in the credits, but it definitely was supposed to be a more balanced show with Raj with his friends and his family.

Mabel King regretted the move once she was becoming less used. I believe she went back to Broadway.

I loved Mabel King on the show. She did give the show a lot of ballance. The last season just wasn't as funny as the first two.

Agreed

I wouldn't say she was the star of the show, because she never got top billing in the credits, but it definitely was supposed to be a more balanced show with Raj with his friends and his family.

Mabel King regretted the move once she was becoming less used. I believe she went back to Broadway.
She left broadway because she was told WH would STAR her and it would revolve around her and her kids, with the two friends being co-stars. She soon regretted her decision because she left a good role on broadway and wasn't able to return to the same status she once had in the theatre.

What Solomon fails to realize is, once Mabel left the show, the writers had to make the other characters more mature and nobody liked that.

What Solomon fails to realize is, once Mabel left the show, the writers had to make the other characters more mature and nobody liked that.
i know i didn't. I sure didn't like WHN when Raj got married. She wasn't right for him and it just was too soon to see Raj married.

i know i didn't. I sure didn't like WHN when Raj got married. She wasn't right for him and it just was too soon to see Raj married.

It was also silly that he moved into his mother's house again.

I didn't even watch WHN after Rerun left. The show really wasn't the same then.

Where did she go? What was the original premise of the show? Was she promised a starring role but there were breakout stars and everything changed?

It's a shame because I'm guessing the show was popular, and she was lucky to land a role. Good parts on hit shows are hard to come by.


After leraving What's Happening, she didn't do anything major. She just made a guest apperance on Barney Miller and the Jeffersons