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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#6 - Shirley's Date
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/1976
Roger and Rerun pay two men to date Shirley.
#7 - The Landlady
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1978
Roger falls for the building's landlady, an attractive older woman.
#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.
#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.
#10 - The Hospital Stay
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/1977
With Roger in the hospital, Dee befriends his grouchy old roommate.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#23 - Bill Gets Married
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1977
Dee objects to her father's plans to remarry.
#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.
#25 - The Boarder
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/1977
Needing extra money, Mama agrees to take Bill in as a boarder.