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.

Last Updated: 12/9/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Dwayne's Debate
star
5.00
2 votes

#1 - Dwayne's Debate

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/21/1979

Dwayne runs for class president against a more qualified opponent.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Sally Wade
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First Class Coach
star
5.00
2 votes

#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.

Directors: Lee Bernhardi
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The Benefit Show
star
5.33
3 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Dwayne's Dream
star
5.33
3 votes

#4 - Dwayne's Dream

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/1979

Dwayne has a crazy dream about the future.

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Dee, the Cheerleader
star
5.67
3 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Sally Wade
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Positive Identification
star
6.00
5 votes

#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.

Directors: Bill Foster
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Making Out
star
6.00
3 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
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A Present for Dee
star
6.00
4 votes

#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.

Directors: Lee Bernhardi
Writer: Sally Wade
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The Last Page
star
6.20
5 votes

#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.

Writer: Sally Wade
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The Eviction
star
6.50
4 votes

#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.

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Food Poisoning
star
6.50
2 votes

#11 - Food Poisoning

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/1979

Rerun is hospitalized after eating at Rob's Place.

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Diplomatic Immunity
star
6.71
7 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Ted Bergman
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Basketball Brain
star
6.75
4 votes

#13 - Basketball Brain

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1978

Roger takes on a lucrative gig tutoring a basketball star.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Ted Bergman
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Shirley's Fired
star
6.80
5 votes

#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.

Directors: Danny Simon
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Going, Going, Gong
star
6.82
11 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Raj Moves Out
star
7.00
4 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Shirley's Boyfriend
star
7.00
8 votes

#17 - Shirley's Boyfriend

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1978

The guys unknowingly fix Shirley up with a married man.

Directors: Mark Warren
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From Here to Maternity
star
7.14
14 votes

#18 - From Here to Maternity

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/31/1977

Shirley tries to support her pregnant younger sister.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Raj and the Older Woman
star
7.20
5 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Sally Wade
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The Testimonial
star
7.20
10 votes

#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.

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The Sunday Father
star
7.29
17 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Disco Dollar Disaster
star
7.30
10 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Nothing Personal
star
7.30
10 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
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No Clothes Make the Man
star
7.33
6 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Sally Wade
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The Apartment
star
7.33
6 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Warren
Writer: Thad Mumford
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