Fred Berry (Rerun) R.I.P.

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http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/22/rerun.obit/index.html.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

(shit... Berry.... sorry... mods?)

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Done.

It's weird, I know I watched the show a hell of a lot at the time, but my memories of it are so vague. I don't even remember the Doobie Brothers episode!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

(That aside, RIP to another part of my seventies youth. Unfun.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Remember watching What's Happening in the (really) early 80's, and laughing so much my stomach hurt.

Still, RIP to another piece of the comedy puzzle.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)

FUCKING HELL. STOP DYING, PEOPLE!!

*looks around*

*realizes how stupid that sounds, looks down*

Um, ok, so people can't just stop dying. I've just gotten really, really tired of this. I too remember "What's Happening", btw, though I remember it more through reruns on BET.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 23 October 2003 00:07 (twenty-two years ago)

this is really sad. really sad. rerun brought a lot of joy to my life as a kid ... and even as an adult.

BTW, did folks here know that, besides being Rerun, Fred Berry was one of the first break dancers? it's true -- that's what got him his entree into showbiz, and then TV, in the first place.

RIP, mr. berry.

― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Thursday, 23 October 2003 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

C'mon Ned, "which Doobie you be?" The most memorable episode for me. As a 12 year old with 0 knowledge of music or culture, I still felt all kinds of cultural dissonance watching that episode. I didn't think Rog et al. would be that into bootlegging the Doobie Brothers. But I mean, how would I know? I just figured that the show couldn't afford good musical guests. In the perfect _What's Happening_ world, who would have been the musical guest for that episode?

I loved trying and failing to dance like Rerun. I played it for laughs, but I REALLY wanted to do.

― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 23 October 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

In the perfect _What's Happening_ world, who would have been the musical guest for that episode?

the brothers johnson!

― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Thursday, 23 October 2003 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)

He was a COMPLETELY AMAZING dancer, seeing him step on "What's Happening!!!" was probably the first time I figured out that dance could be expressive & amazing & wonderful

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 23 October 2003 01:56 (twenty-two years ago)

OH NO this is horrible! RIP Fred, you magic man.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 23 October 2003 02:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I loved trying and failing to dance like Rerun. I played it for laughs, but I REALLY wanted to do.

Trying was half the fun; used to wonder how much talent those moves took to do.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 23 October 2003 22:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Dee has no one to make hilarious sarcastic wisecracks to anymore. :(

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 23 October 2003 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Speaking of, what happened to HER? Did she continue to act?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 23 October 2003 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Dee has no one to make hilarious sarcastic wisecracks to anymore. :(

well, Raj and Dwayne are still alive (Raj was just in that David Spader movie). and i think that Dee is a veterinarian IRL.

― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Friday, 24 October 2003 00:54 (twenty-two years ago)

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