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Bullet · 11-05-2005, 09:00 PM

I had heard that during What's Happening, Fred Berry began to demand more money, and I think he demanded something like $1 million dollars. I thought Rerun was great on the show, but I don't think that he merited $1 million dollars. What does everyone think?

magellan333 · 11-05-2005, 09:23 PM

By the end of season 1 and the start of season 2 I definitely could have done without rerun. That boy strated getting on my nerves!

robby76 · 11-06-2005, 10:43 AM

He's not all that.

Shirley however deserved 1/2 a million.

Dr. Thong · 11-06-2005, 01:18 PM

I don't know about Fred Berry demanding big bucks while he was on the original show, but I do know that he demanded a big salary hike while he was on What's Happening Now!!, the revival show from the mid-'80s. The producers told him to take a hike and the show limped on for one more season.

Considering that Fred Berry didn't exactly do anything very big - or just anything for that matter - in the time between both series, he should have been grateful to have a steady job again and kept his mouth shut. Perhaps What's Happening Now!! could have run a few seasons more if the cast had been kept intact.

TVFactFan · 11-06-2005, 03:03 PM

Rerun was the star of this show. And that's why What's Happening Now wasn't the same after he left

Dr. Thong · 11-06-2005, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

Rerun was the star of this show. And that's why What's Happening Now wasn't the same after he left

I'm not denying that Fred Berry wasn't a big part of the show - no pun intended - but he thought a little too much of himself and shot himself (and the show) in the foot. It's not like he did anything outside the show after he left.

ThomasE · 11-06-2005, 08:51 PM

To me, Rerun was not that big of a star on the show. He was an asset, but Roger Thomas was the leader of the pack.

TVFactFan · 11-06-2005, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasE

To me, Rerun was not that big of a star on the show. He was an asset, but Roger Thomas was the leader of the pack.

I preferred Raj and Rerun. I couldn't stand Dwayne

11-05-2005, 09:00 PM	#1
Bullet Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 02, 2005 Posts: 102	Fred Berry on What's Happening I had heard that during What's Happening, Fred Berry began to demand more money, and I think he demanded something like $1 million dollars. I thought Rerun was great on the show, but I don't think that he merited $1 million dollars. What does everyone think?

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11-06-2005, 01:18 PM	#4
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	I don't know about Fred Berry demanding big bucks while he was on the original show, but I do know that he demanded a big salary hike while he was on What's Happening Now!!, the revival show from the mid-'80s. The producers told him to take a hike and the show limped on for one more season. Considering that Fred Berry didn't exactly do anything very big - or just anything for that matter - in the time between both series, he should have been grateful to have a steady job again and kept his mouth shut. Perhaps What's Happening Now!! could have run a few seasons more if the cast had been kept intact.
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11-05-2005, 09:23 PM	#2
magellan333 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 26, 2003 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 822	By the end of season 1 and the start of season 2 I definitely could have done without rerun. That boy strated getting on my nerves!

11-06-2005, 03:03 PM	#5
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,065	Rerun was the star of this show. And that's why What's Happening Now wasn't the same after he left

11-06-2005, 08:51 PM	#7
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	To me, Rerun was not that big of a star on the show. He was an asset, but Roger Thomas was the leader of the pack.