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msladysoul · 01-26-2006, 10:41 AM

Okay! This is for you fanatics of What's Happening and with a keen eye.

Did any of you ever notice the spanish guy who was always in the background of just about every episode of What's Happening? From watching the show over and over and over again, I always notice that guy. He was an extra but so noticeable, there was only a few shows where he had a few words to say but he was always just hanging out in Rob's Place, in the audience, in the classroom, police station, dancing, anywhere. I would of like to see him cast in the show, I'm just as familiar with his face as I am of Raj, Dwayne and Rerun. He didn't never had anything much to say but you could tell he had personality because out of the extras he made himself noticed.

It's like finding Waldo with him, everytime I watch the show, I look for the spanish guy, he kind of resembles Vinnie Barbarino.
He was hardly ever credited, I wish I knew his name. He must just have been happy being on TV, because I know I would have got fed up with just being in the background and not doing anything.

TVFactFan · 01-26-2006, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by msladysoul

Okay! This is for you fanatics of What's Happening and with a keen eye.

Did any of you ever notice the spanish guy who was always in the background of just about every episode of What's Happening? From watching the show over and over and over again, I always notice that guy. He was an extra but so noticeable, there was only a few shows where he had a few words to say but he was always just hanging out in Rob's Place, in the audience, in the classroom, police station, dancing, anywhere. I would of like to see him cast in the show, I'm just as familiar with his face as I am of Raj, Dwayne and Rerun. He didn't never had anything much to say but you could tell he had personality because out of the extras he made himself noticed.

It's like finding Waldo with him, everytime I watch the show, I look for the spanish guy, he kind of resembles Vinnie Barbarino.
He was hardly ever credited, I wish I knew his name. He must just have been happy being on TV, because I know I would have got fed up with just being in the background and not doing anything.

Yeah he was the lead EXTRA-lol

Ireneparalegal · 01-26-2006, 01:19 PM

I always see him. I guess he must have been a friend of one of the crew!! lol

Brieannas21 · 01-26-2006, 02:08 PM

It's the same with A Different World, they kept the same extras for many seasons, especially this one short guy. But I've never noticed the one hispanic guy that you're talking about, I'll have to keep my eyes open.

msladysoul · 01-26-2006, 02:29 PM

Brieannas21, how long have you been watching What's Happening? It seems you never see what we see.

The last episode, The Benefit Show, the spanish guy is in the audience in the front row in the second seat yelling "We want Sammy, We want Sammy."

The episode "Dwayne's Dream," in the first dream, he walks in with an attractive black lady when Rob's Place becomes high society like.

In the episode where the guys sell the Stevie Wonder tickets and go to jail, the spanish guy is right in the background cracking up.

In the episode where the Givens children appear, he's clapping with everyone else and when the camera goes on Dee she looks up at the spanish guy smiling.

In one episode, where either Raj or Dwayne was looking for a job in Rob's Place, Shirley tore half of the newspaper he was reading to give to one of the guys.

When Mama Thomas goes to school, the spanish guy is in the class room.

There's countless others, I know Cindy will know this one.

Brieannas21 · 01-26-2006, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by msladysoul

Brieannas21, how long have you been watching What's Happening? It seems you never see what we see.

The last episode, The Benefit Show, the spanish guy is in the audience in the front row in the second seat yelling "We want Sammy, We want Sammy."

The episode "Dwayne's Dream," in the first dream, he walks in with an attractive black lady when Rob's Place becomes high society like.

In the episode where the guys sell the Stevie Wonder tickets and go to jail, the spanish guy is right in the background cracking up.

In the episode where the Givens children appear, he's clapping with everyone else and when the camera goes on Dee she looks up at the spanish guy smiling.

In one episode, where either Raj or Dwayne was looking for a job in Rob's Place, Shirley tore half of the newspaper he was reading to give to one of the guys.

When Mama Thomas goes to school, the spanish guy is in the class room.

There's countless others, I know Cindy will know this one.

Since I was born in 81 I didn't have the privilege to watch it when it first aired. When I first watched WH I was around 7/8yrs old and that was in the late 80's and then I again in the mid 90's when it was on BET. So I wasn't looking at the show the same way that I look at it now. I hardly get to watch it on TVLand so I bought the DVD's and I've been watching those when I get a chance.

CindyRoxiesLair2006 · 01-26-2006, 07:40 PM

I do know about the Hispanic/Latino guy that is almost ALWAYS in the background of Rob's Place, PLUS...he's...
In Miss Collins' classroom, in Season 2, episode "The Testimonial", when he gets up per the teacher's request and tells her what the Spanish-American War was about. He was credited at the end of it; I can't recall his name, though!! LOL

Plus, he was at the police station in Season 3, "The Creep Detective", when Raj and Friends got "busted" for the merchandise that Rerun was keeping for so-called neighbors.

This Vinny Barbarino-lookalike appears all through WH...it's something else!!!

TVFactFan · 01-26-2006, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

It's the same with A Different World, they kept the same extras for many seasons, especially this one short guy. But I've never noticed the one hispanic guy that you're talking about, I'll have to keep my eyes open.

Brieannas you should have your WH Fan Club Membership REVOKED for not knowing who that Latino guy is in the background-lol

CindyRoxiesLair2006 · 01-26-2006, 08:24 PM

But you know, though, it's very ironic in how that "frequent flyer" actor in WH greatly resembles Vinny Barbarino... in a Latino sense!

Oh yeah, I just saw the episode in Season 2 "The Testimonial", where he's the Student...
His name is Richard Couture (real life).

Too MUCH...

Brieannas21 · 01-27-2006, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

Brieannas you should have your WH Fan Club Membership REVOKED for not knowing who that Latino guy is in the background-lol

Hey, I have two kids, a 2 yr old and a 3 month old, and a husband and a job. It's hard to try to catch tv shows everynight when you're trying to satisfy everyone

msladysoul · 01-27-2006, 05:53 AM

Don't forget to satisfy yourself to. Don't count yourself out when it comes to entertainment.

TVFactFan · 01-27-2006, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

Hey, I have two kids, a 2 yr old and a 3 month old, and a husband and a job. It's hard to try to catch tv shows everynight when you're trying to satisfy everyone

But the fact that this latino guy was always right behind the cast i just thought you would know who he was. He wasn;t far in the back, he was a LEAD extra-lol

Brian Damage · 01-27-2006, 10:24 AM

I've been watching WH for years, and for some reason, I can't picture the guy.

TVFactFan · 01-27-2006, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I've been watching WH for years, and for some reason, I can't picture the guy.

Brian you are in the same boat as Brieannas, have to take your WH fan club memebership away-lol You should know who this guy is

Brian Damage · 01-27-2006, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

Brian you are in the same boat as Brieannas, have to take your WH fan club memebership away-lol You should know who this guy is

I can't picture the guy. If I saw him, I would remember I'm sure.

01-26-2006, 10:41 AM	#1
msladysoul Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 06, 2005 Posts: 62	Do any of you ever notice..... Okay! This is for you fanatics of What's Happening and with a keen eye. Did any of you ever notice the spanish guy who was always in the background of just about every episode of What's Happening? From watching the show over and over and over again, I always notice that guy. He was an extra but so noticeable, there was only a few shows where he had a few words to say but he was always just hanging out in Rob's Place, in the audience, in the classroom, police station, dancing, anywhere. I would of like to see him cast in the show, I'm just as familiar with his face as I am of Raj, Dwayne and Rerun. He didn't never had anything much to say but you could tell he had personality because out of the extras he made himself noticed. It's like finding Waldo with him, everytime I watch the show, I look for the spanish guy, he kind of resembles Vinnie Barbarino. He was hardly ever credited, I wish I knew his name. He must just have been happy being on TV, because I know I would have got fed up with just being in the background and not doing anything.

01-26-2006, 01:19 PM	#3
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	I always see him. I guess he must have been a friend of one of the crew!! lol
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01-26-2006, 07:40 PM	#7
CindyRoxiesLair2006 Dee Thomas' Advocate Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2005 Location: Happily travelin' back & forth across the USA (on business), in my '05 Liberty Sport! Posts: 392	Hey! Ya know something... I do know about the Hispanic/Latino guy that is almost ALWAYS in the background of Rob's Place, PLUS...he's... In Miss Collins' classroom, in Season 2, episode "The Testimonial", when he gets up per the teacher's request and tells her what the Spanish-American War was about. He was credited at the end of it; I can't recall his name, though!! LOL Plus, he was at the police station in Season 3, "The Creep Detective", when Raj and Friends got "busted" for the merchandise that Rerun was keeping for so-called neighbors. This Vinny Barbarino-lookalike appears all through WH...it's something else!!!
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01-26-2006, 08:24 PM	#9
CindyRoxiesLair2006 Dee Thomas' Advocate Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2005 Location: Happily travelin' back & forth across the USA (on business), in my '05 Liberty Sport! Posts: 392	TVResearcher is FUNNY... ;>) But you know, though, it's very ironic in how that "frequent flyer" actor in WH greatly resembles Vinny Barbarino... in a Latino sense! Oh yeah, I just saw the episode in Season 2 "The Testimonial", where he's the Student... His name is Richard Couture (real life). Too MUCH...
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01-27-2006, 10:24 AM	#13
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I've been watching WH for years, and for some reason, I can't picture the guy.
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01-26-2006, 02:08 PM	#4
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	It's the same with A Different World, they kept the same extras for many seasons, especially this one short guy. But I've never noticed the one hispanic guy that you're talking about, I'll have to keep my eyes open.

01-26-2006, 02:29 PM	#5
msladysoul Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 06, 2005 Posts: 62	Brieannas21, how long have you been watching What's Happening? It seems you never see what we see. The last episode, The Benefit Show, the spanish guy is in the audience in the front row in the second seat yelling "We want Sammy, We want Sammy." The episode "Dwayne's Dream," in the first dream, he walks in with an attractive black lady when Rob's Place becomes high society like. In the episode where the guys sell the Stevie Wonder tickets and go to jail, the spanish guy is right in the background cracking up. In the episode where the Givens children appear, he's clapping with everyone else and when the camera goes on Dee she looks up at the spanish guy smiling. In one episode, where either Raj or Dwayne was looking for a job in Rob's Place, Shirley tore half of the newspaper he was reading to give to one of the guys. When Mama Thomas goes to school, the spanish guy is in the class room. There's countless others, I know Cindy will know this one.

01-27-2006, 05:53 AM	#11
msladysoul Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 06, 2005 Posts: 62	Don't forget to satisfy yourself to. Don't count yourself out when it comes to entertainment.