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 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.
#3 - The Burger Queen
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/1976
Dee is selected for a series of TV ads for a burger chain.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - Rerun Sees the Light
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/11/1978
Rerun joins a strange cult and it's up to Roger, Dwayne and Mama to expose the cult as a fraud.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Doobie or Not Doobie (Part 1)
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/1978
Rerun is offered free tickets to an upcoming Doobie Brothers concert at the high school if he agrees to secretly record the concert.
#10 - Shirley's Date
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/1976
Roger and Rerun pay two men to date Shirley.
#11 - 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.
#12 - Bill Gets Married
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1977
Dee objects to her father's plans to remarry.
#13 - The Landlady
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1978
Roger falls for the building's landlady, an attractive older woman.
#14 - The Thomas Treasure
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/16/1979
Roger discovers his mother's house may contain stolen bank money and leads a furious search to find it.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - The Apartment
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/1978
Roger and Rerun take an apartment together, but meddling Mama won't leave them alone.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - Going, Going, Gong
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/1978
Raj manages a sibling song and dance act who makes it onto The Gong Show, but Rerun gets booked for the same episode.
#23 - Dee's First Date
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1978
Dee's first date is a chance for Raj to get closer to her date's older sister.
#24 - Doobie or Not Doobie (Part 2)
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/4/1978
While Rerun is secretly taping the Doobie Brothers' concert, the recorder falls from his coat in full view of the band.
#25 - The Hospital Stay
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/1977
With Roger in the hospital, Dee befriends his grouchy old roommate.
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