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What's Happening!!

Comedy · 1976 · Rated 7/10

Last aired: S3 E22, The Benefit Show · 1979-04-28

The misadventures of three black teens, Roger, Dwayne and Rerun, in 1970s L.A.

Cast

Haywood Nelson Dwayne Nelson

Ernest Thomas Roger 'Raj' Thomas

Danielle Spencer Dee Thomas

Fred Berry Freddie 'Rerun' Stubbs

Shirley Hemphill Shirley Wilson

Mabel King Mabel 'Mama' Thomas

Season 3

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3

E1 Disco Dollar Disaster 1978-09-21 · 30 min Rerun raises the money he needs to enter a disco contest by selling a percentage of his winnings to ``investors.''.

E2 Shirley's Boyfriend 1978-09-28 · 30 min Shirley has an affair with a truck driver who, unknown to her, is already married.

E3 Basketball Brain 1978-10-12 · 30 min Raj is hired to tutor a basketball star to take an English exam.

E4 The Creep Detective 1978-11-02 · 30 min Dee and Earl combine their wits to save the boys when Raj and Rerun are jailed for burglary.

E5 Shirley's Cookies 1978-11-09 · 30 min Shirley's homemade chocolate cookies attract a shady promoter who promises her millions.

E6 The Landlady 1978-11-16 · 30 min Raj decides that he's too mature for his friends when he falls in love with his landlady.

E7 Charge 1978-11-23 · 30 min Rerun defaults on his payments after going on a buying spree with credit cards.

E8 Raj Moves Out 1978-11-30 · 30 min The long friendship between Raj and Rerun crashes onto the rocks when Raj moves out to room with a beautiful woman.

E9 No Clothes Make the Man 1978-12-14 · 30 min Raj is forced to take a job as a nude model.

E10 Positive Identification 1978-12-21 · 30 min Raj and Rerun face a bleak Christmas after they unwittingly help a burglar get away with all their valuables.

E11 Making Out 1979-01-11 · 30 min Both Raj and Rerun line up important Saturday night dates that turn into romantic disasters.

E12 Dee, the Cheerleader 1979-01-25 · 30 min Dee confronts the school principal after she is bumped from the cheerleading squad by a white contestant.

E13 A Present for Dee 1979-02-09 · 30 min Dee is held for theft by a store manager when she tries to exchange a birthday present from Earl.

E14 Dwayne's Dream 1979-02-16 · 30 min Dwayne becomes so successful at selling peanuts at football games that he wants to quit school and devote all of his time to the job.

E15 Shirley's Fired 1979-02-23 · 30 min Rob hires a stunning but inept new waitress and fires Shirley when she demands more money.

E16 Food Poisoning 1979-03-02 · 30 min Rerun files suit against the gang's favorite hangout when he gets sick after eating at Rob's.

E17 The Eviction 1979-03-09 · 30 min Raj and Rerun move in with Shirley and Dee when they are thrown out of their apartment.

E18 The Thomas Treasure 1979-03-16 · 30 min The boys discover that stolen money might be hidden in the Thomas house.

E19 The Last Page 1979-03-31 · 30 min Rerun stars as the TV characters the Fonz, Jack Tripper and Mork during his last days as a page at ABC.

E20 First Class Coach 1979-04-07 · 30 min The members of Big Earl's team like Dwayne and decide to vote Earl out and Dwayne in as permanent coach.

E21 Dwayne's Debate 1979-04-21 · 30 min Dwayne runs for student council president to impress his friends and family.

E22 The Benefit Show 1979-04-28 · 30 min After pretending to be chummy with Sammy Davis Jr., Rerun has to produce the celebrity for a benefit performance.

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