The WORST episodes of What's Happening!!
Every episode of What's Happening!! ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of What's Happening!!!
The misadventures of three black teens, Roger, Dwayne and Rerun, in 1970s L.A.
#1 - Dwayne's Debate
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/21/1979
Dwayne runs for class president against a more qualified opponent.
#2 - First Class Coach
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/1979
Dwayne takes Big Earl's place as coach of Little Earl's basketball team.
#3 - The Benefit Show
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1979
When the gang organizes a benefit show, Rerun tries to get Sammy Davis, Jr. to appear.
#4 - Dwayne's Dream
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/1979
Dwayne has a crazy dream about the future.
#5 - Dee, the Cheerleader
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/1979
Dee is passed over for the cheerleading squad as a result of the school district's busing policy.
#6 - Positive Identification
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/1978
Roger and Rerun show some Christmas mercy for a burglar caught stealing from their apartment.
#7 - Making Out
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/1979
Roger and Rerun trade exaggerated stories about their dates and then switch girls as part of a bet.
#8 - A Present for Dee
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/9/1979
Dee stands accused of shoplifting a hideous necklace that Little Earl stole for her.
#9 - The Last Page
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/1979
The gang fantasizes about being TV characters from famous ABC shows, such as Three's Company and Happy Days.
#10 - The Eviction
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/1979
Roger and Rerun lead a protest over the building's condition that gets them evicted.
#11 - Food Poisoning
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/1979
Rerun is hospitalized after eating at Rob's Place.
#12 - Diplomatic Immunity
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/25/1978
After Rerun is hit by a car, the gang tracks down the driver, who is the son of a foreign diplomat.
#13 - Basketball Brain
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1978
Roger takes on a lucrative gig tutoring a basketball star.
#14 - Shirley's Fired
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/23/1979
Shirley quits in frustration over Rob's new waitress and then thinks she catches her stealing.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Raj Moves Out
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/30/1978
Roger plans to move in with his new girlfriend and up in society.
#17 - Shirley's Boyfriend
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1978
The guys unknowingly fix Shirley up with a married man.
#18 - From Here to Maternity
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/31/1977
Shirley tries to support her pregnant younger sister.
#19 - Raj and the Older Woman
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/1978
Raj gets involved with a model who thinks he's 21 and a movie actor.
#20 - The Testimonial
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1977
After the guys give Miss Collins a trick present for 25 years of teaching, a change of heart forces them to sneak into the school to switch the gift.
#21 - The Sunday Father
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/1977
When Roger is suspended from school, he turns to his father instead of facing Mama's wrath.
#22 - Disco Dollar Disaster
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1978
To raise money to enter a dance contest, Rerun sells more shares in himself than he can pay back.
#23 - Nothing Personal
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1977
Shirley is hired into a secretarial job for which she is unqualified, but discovers the company only wanted her as a minority token.
#24 - No Clothes Make the Man
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/1978
Roger is asked to pose in the nude for an art class.
#25 - 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.