What's Happening!! (1976)

Name: What's Happening!!
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Ernest Lee Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Fred Berry, Danielle Spencer, Shirley Hemphill

Comedy

Buddies Raj, Rerun and Dwayne come of age in 1970s Los Angeles. The trio have a penchant for mischief and trying to find ways of getting rich quick. Almost always the trio's schemes wind up getting them into trouble and it's up to Raj's mother Mabel to get them out of it. Also, half of the time, the guys get into trouble because of Raj's bratty sister Dee.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (4,738 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): The Roku Channel · Tubi TV
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

7.68 avg 21 episodes 7.7 → 6.5 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Runaway	7.7	125
2	The Birthday Present	7.7	86
3	When Daddy Comes Marching Home	8.0	81
4	My Three Tons	8.0	87
5	Saturday's Hero	7.7	77
6	The Burger Queen	8.4	91
7	Speak for Yourself, Dwayne	7.3	66
8	Shirley's Date	7.7	71
9	Christmas	8.3	77
10	Puppy Love	7.7	60
11	The Maid Did It	7.5	70
12	The Incomplete Shakespeare	7.2	61
13	The Hospital Stay	8.7	92
14	The Sunday Father	7.4	63
15	The Firing Squad	7.8	61
16	The Boarder	7.5	57
17	Dwayne's Dilemma	7.7	66
18	The Tickets	7.6	60
19	What's Wrong with Raj?	7.3	59
20	Nice Guys Finish Last	7.5	61
21	From Here to Maternity	6.5	58

Season 2 (1977)

7.45 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 26 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rerun Gets Married	7.4	60
2	It's All in Your Head	7.5	58
3	Trial and Error	7.1	58
4	Raj Goes to Press	7.3	50
5	Nothing Personal	7.3	59
6	If I'm Elected	6.7	60
7	The Play's the Big Thing	6.6	54
8	Give Me Odds	7.6	60
9	Bill Gets Married	7.1	51
10	Mama, the School Girl	7.6	51
11	One Strike and You're Out	7.2	55
12	The Testimonial	7.9	57
13	Black and White Blues	7.1	49
14	Going, Going, Gong	7.8	71
15	Dee's First Date	7.6	57
16	Doobie or Not Doobie: Part 1	8.4	101
17	Doobie or Not Doobie: Part 2	8.0	71
18	Rerun Sees the Light	7.5	65
19	Raj and the Older Woman	7.9	55
20	Diplomatic Immunity	7.3	51
21	Shirley Is a Mother	7.5	44
22	The Apartment	7.5	51

Season 3 (1978)

7.03 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 6.3 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Disco Dollar Disaster	7.7	67
2	Shirley's Boyfriend	7.4	52
3	Basketball Brain	6.9	51
4	The Creep Detective	7.2	51
5	Shirley's Cookies	7.5	48
6	The Landlady	6.9	43
7	Charge	6.9	42
8	Raj Moves Out	7.0	44
9	No Clothes Make the Man	7.1	46
10	Positive Identification	7.4	45
11	Making Out	6.9	42
12	Dee, the Cheerleader	7.0	48
13	A Present for Dee	7.3	47
14	Dwayne's Dream	6.9	44
15	Shirley's Fired	7.9	50
16	Food Poisoning	7.1	46
17	The Eviction	7.0	41
18	The Thomas Treasure	6.8	44
19	The Last Page	5.8	45
20	First Class Coach	6.9	45
21	Dwayne's Debate	6.8	42
22	The Benefit Show	6.3	51

What's Happening!! (1976)

Cast

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