The BEST episodes of What's Happening!!

Every episode of What's Happening!! ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of What's Happening!!!

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

Last Updated: 9/9/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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The Maid Did It
star
8.44
16 votes

#1 - The Maid Did It

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/1977

When Mama is fired after being accused of stealing a diamond ring, Roger seeks to set the record straight.

Directors: Mark Warren
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The Burger Queen
star
8.38
24 votes

#2 - The Burger Queen

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/1976

Dee is selected for a series of TV ads for a burger chain.

Directors: Dick Harwood
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The Play's the Big Thing
star
8.20
10 votes

#3 - The Play's the Big Thing

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1977

Roger writes and directs a play that is to be performed with a TV executive in attendance, but casting Rerun as the lead threatens to doom Roger's big opportunity.

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Speak for Yourself, Dwayne
star
8.19
26 votes

#4 - Speak for Yourself, Dwayne

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/1976

When Roger talks to a new girl on Dwayne's behalf, he finds himself falling for her and at odds with his friend.

Directors: Hal Alexander
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Raj Goes to Press
star
8.17
12 votes

#5 - Raj Goes to Press

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1977

When his articles are rejected from the school newspaper, an outraged Roger starts an underground paper that lands him in hot water.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Shirley's Date
star
8.16
19 votes

#6 - Shirley's Date

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/1976

Roger and Rerun pay two men to date Shirley.

Directors: Anthony Chickey
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The Landlady
star
8.14
7 votes

#7 - The Landlady

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1978

Roger falls for the building's landlady, an attractive older woman.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Dwayne's Dilemma
star
8.13
15 votes

#8 - Dwayne's Dilemma

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/1977

Dwayne must summon the courage to stand up to the tough and mean ex-boyfriend of his latest love interest.

Directors: Dick Harwood
Writer: Jerry Ross
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The Birthday Present
star
8.13
53 votes

#9 - The Birthday Present

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/12/1976

To earn money to buy Mama a birthday present, Roger resorts to playing dice and is accused of shoplifting along with Dwayne and Rerun.

Directors: Bud Yorkin
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The Hospital Stay
star
8.08
13 votes

#10 - The Hospital Stay

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/1977

With Roger in the hospital, Dee befriends his grouchy old roommate.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Give Me Odds
star
8.08
13 votes

#11 - Give Me Odds

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1977

Dwayne's wacky system for football betting causes Rerun's brother-in-law to lose a $500 vacation fund on a long shot.

Directors: Mark Warren
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The Runaway
star
8.07
70 votes

#12 - The Runaway

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/5/1976

Raj hires a babysitter for Dee so he can join his friends at a party.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
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When Daddy Comes Marching Home
star
8.03
31 votes

#13 - When Daddy Comes Marching Home

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/19/1976

Mama's shifty ex-husband comes back into the picture and plays with her feelings to score some cash.

Directors: Jack Shea
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Rerun Gets Married
star
8.00
17 votes

#14 - Rerun Gets Married

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1977

Rerun plans to marry a new girl from school so that she may stay in the country.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Bruce Howard
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Mama, the School Girl
star
7.89
9 votes

#15 - Mama, the School Girl

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1977

Mama takes a night-school course, where she meets a man who toys with her affections in order to get her to write a paper for him.

Directors: Mark Warren
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It's All in Your Head
star
7.87
15 votes

#16 - It's All in Your Head

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1977

When Dee talks to the school counselor on behalf of a reluctant friend, the counselor believes that Dee is the one with the problem.

Directors: Mark Warren
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The Tickets
star
7.81
16 votes

#17 - The Tickets

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/1977

When the guys try to scalp concert tickets, they wind up at the police station.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Richard Baer
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Saturday's Hero
star
7.78
32 votes

#18 - Saturday's Hero

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/1976

Rerun joins the high school football team and lets sudden success go to his head.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Nice Guys Finish Last
star
7.78
18 votes

#19 - Nice Guys Finish Last

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/24/1977

Dee's prison pen pal arrives, but she has escaped from jail.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Carol Gary
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If I'm Elected
star
7.78
9 votes

#20 - If I'm Elected

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1977

Dwayne's father, a candidate for city council, fires his campaign manager, which upsets Dwayne because the man is a longtime family friend.

Directors: Lee Bernhardi
Writer: Winston Moss
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The Firing Squad
star
7.76
17 votes

#21 - The Firing Squad

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/1977

When Shirley's bad attitude gets her fired, the guys plan to find her a new job.

Directors: Mark Warren
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My Three Tons
star
7.75
32 votes

#22 - My Three Tons

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/26/1976

Rerun is invited to join a dance troupe, but not for his dancing skills.

Directors: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Jim Mulligan
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Bill Gets Married
star
7.75
8 votes

#23 - Bill Gets Married

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1977

Dee objects to her father's plans to remarry.

Directors: Dick Harwood
Writer: Carol Gary
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Trial and Error
star
7.71
14 votes

#24 - Trial and Error

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1977

Roger is involved in a car accident that totals his new bike and leads to a lawsuit.

Directors: Lee Bernhardi
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The Boarder
star
7.65
17 votes

#25 - The Boarder

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/1977

Needing extra money, Mama agrees to take Bill in as a boarder.

Directors: Mark Warren
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