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The Best Episodes of What's Happening!!

Every episode of What's Happening!! ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of What's Happening!!!

The Best Episodes of What's Happening!!

What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. The show premiered as a summer...

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  1. Background image for The Runaway
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Runaway

    S1:E1

    Raj is all set to go to a party with Dwayne and Rerun but at the last minute Mama breaks the news that he has to babysit Dee while she goes out to work. This leads Raj to hire a babysitter but by the time he returns from the party, the babysitter has fallen asleep and Dee is no where to be found.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Doobie or Not Doobie (1)
    8.3/10(90 votes)

    #2 - Doobie or Not Doobie (1)

    S2:E16

    The Doobie Brothers are set to put on a concert at the guys' high school and they leave Rerun to get the tickets. However, by the time Rerun gets to the ticket booth, they're sold out. Later, two shady characters offer Rerun free tickets if he just tape records the concert. It is only later that Rerun learns that they are bootleggers and they threaten Rerun, Raj and Dwayne if they don't comply.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Sally Wade
  3. Background image for Shirley's Fired
    8.1/10(46 votes)

    #3 - Shirley's Fired

    S3:E15

    Shirley has decided to ask Rob for a raise and he is shocked but he also has a shock for her, he's decided to hire an additional waitress, Liz. However, her forever clumsiness gets on Shirley's nerves so much that she quits. Later, Shirley witnesses Liz skimming the till.

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    Director:Danny Simon
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Testimonial
    8.0/10(50 votes)

    #4 - The Testimonial

    S2:E12

    Miss Collins is being honored for 25 years of teaching and this prompts Raj to play a trick on her after she gives him detention for being tardy. However, he soon finds his trick is totally inappropriate and sets out to right his wrong.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Doobie or Not Doobie (2)
    7.9/10(65 votes)

    #5 - Doobie or Not Doobie (2)

    S2:E17

    The bootleggers force the guys into tape recording the concert but while everyone is jumping around, the tape recorder falls out from under Rerun's coat and right in full view of the Doobie Brothers. After some explanations, the guys and the Doobie Brothers set up a trap to catch the bootleggers.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Sally Wade
  6. Background image for Raj and the Older Woman
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    #6 - Raj and the Older Woman

    S2:E19

    When Raj goes down to a photographer to get his yearbook picture taken, he is instantly smitten with a beautiful model. Raj lies about his age and says he's 21 and that he's a movie star and the girl is instantly taken by him. That is until, she learns the truth.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Sally Wade
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  8. Background image for Disco Dollar Disaster
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    #7 - Disco Dollar Disaster

    S3:E1

    A dance contest has Rerun scrambling to get enough money for the entrance fee and ends up having people buying shares in his prospective winnings. However, he finds himself facing stiff competition from a notorious disco dancer and the prospect of two thugs breaking his hands if he doesn't win.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Going, Going, Gong
    7.8/10(67 votes)

    #8 - Going, Going, Gong

    S2:E14

    Raj has become the manager of a kid's song and dance group and believes that they're so good that they may have a chance to get on The Gong Show. However, once at tryouts, Raj discovers he has some competition, from Rerun.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Give Me Odds
    7.7/10(54 votes)

    #9 - Give Me Odds

    S2:E8

    Dwayne is in a lucky streak with the system he uses to make bets. This leads Rerun to pass along Dwayne's tips to his brother-in-law, Ike, who bets $500 on a football game. It's only after he's made the bet that everyone discovers just what kind of system Dwayne uses.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Mama, the School Girl
    7.7/10(47 votes)

    #10 - Mama, the School Girl

    S2:E10

    Mama begins taking courses at Raj's school and even gets his teacher, Miss Collins. A fellow classmate takes an instant liking to Mama and she falls head over heels for him, unknown to her he's only using her to write his term paper for him.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Dee's First Date
    7.7/10(52 votes)

    #11 - Dee's First Date

    S2:E15

    Dee's is going out on her first date with a boy who's sister Raj has made into the object of his affection. His plan is to buddy up to Dee's boyfriend to get close to his sister. However, he quickly finds he has another thing coming.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Apartment
    7.6/10(47 votes)

    #12 - The Apartment

    S2:E22

    On graduation day, Raj gives a speech riddled with hints to Mama about his plans on moving in to an apartment with Rerun but after some conversation, Mama finally agrees to let him move out. However, Rerun and Raj quickly find themselves with little privacy with Mama constantly coming over.

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    Director:Mark Warren
  14. Background image for Shirley's Boyfriend
    7.6/10(46 votes)

    #13 - Shirley's Boyfriend

    S3:E2

    Raj, Rerun and Dwayne learn how lonely Shirley's life is and decide that the best thing for her is a blind date with Ed Roberts. Things start getting serious between Shirley and Ed but then Dee learns that Ed is married.

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  15. Background image for A Present for Dee
    7.6/10(43 votes)

    #14 - A Present for Dee

    S3:E13

    Dee's 14th birthday has Raj and the gang preparing a surprise birthday party. Dee quickly gets word of it but is not without a surprise thanks to Little Earl's birthday gift. The atrocious necklace he gave her turns out to be stolen and Dee is accused of shoplifting when she tries to exchange it.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sally Wade
  16. Background image for It's All in Your Head
    7.5/10(52 votes)

    #15 - It's All in Your Head

    S2:E2

    A reluctant friend of Dee's is having problems at home and is too shy to talk to the school counselor, so Dee goes in her place but this leads the counselor to believe that Dee is the one with the problems.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Raj Goes to Press
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    #16 - Raj Goes to Press

    S2:E4

    When most of his articles are rejected from being in the school newspaper, an outraged, Raj decides to begin an underground newspaper with Rerun and Dwayne helping him. However, when school officials discover what he's doing, Raj is threatened with expulsion.

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    Director:Mark Warren
  18. Background image for Rerun Sees the Light
    7.5/10(61 votes)

    #17 - Rerun Sees the Light

    S2:E18

    Rerun encounters a strange woman on the street who goes by the name of Love-is-Life and she lures him into attending one of her cult gatherings. Rerun enjoys his new found faith and how it makes him feel but Dwayne and Raj are a bit leery about a group that worships a head of lettuce.

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    Director:Mark Warren
  19. Background image for Shirley is a Mother
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #18 - Shirley is a Mother

    S2:E21

    With Mama out of town, Raj gets Shirley to babysit Dee who gets Shirley thinking about her past. Meanwhile, Raj and Rerun's graduation is approaching but right at the last minute Rerun gets himself in trouble by cheating on a final exam which prompts Shirley to give him some guidance.

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    7.5/10(41 votes)

    #19 - Positive Identification

    S3:E10

    The Christmas spirit has touched everyone except for a burglar who has just robbed Rerun and Raj's apartment. As he's getting away, Raj and Rerun inadvertantly help him, leaving them with only a glimpse. Thus, when they're asked to pick the robber out of a line-up, Raj and Rerun just aren't positive if they identified the right guy.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Rerun Gets Married
    7.4/10(54 votes)

    #20 - Rerun Gets Married

    S2:E1

    Rerun is marched to the alter by a new girl in school.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for One Strike and You're Out
    7.4/10(51 votes)

    #21 - One Strike and You're Out

    S2:E11

    Rerun being fired from the supermarket is the last straw for Raj who rallies the rest of the workers to take some action against their boss Mr. Pronson. However, when the staff goes on strike, Raj finds himself in a jam, since Mama has lost her job and the family now has no source of income.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Creep Detective
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #22 - The Creep Detective

    S3:E4

    Rerun and Raj are arrested after Rerun unknowingly stores stolen goods. While, Dee and Earl combine their efforts to save the guys.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Shirley's Cookies
    7.4/10(42 votes)

    #23 - Shirley's Cookies

    S3:E5

    Shirley brings some homemade cookies into Rob's Place as a gift for Rerun and the guys and they are so taken with how good they are that they suggest that she try selling them at Rob's. She decides to try it but soon finds that her small business venture has attracted the likes of a con man who talks her into a long-term contract that is binding.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Nothing Personal
    7.3/10(54 votes)

    #24 - Nothing Personal

    S2:E5

    Shirley applies for a job as a secretary at a balloon company and quickly finds herself coming face to face with racial discrimination when the president hires both her, who has a lack of qualifications and another woman who just happens to be white and has plenty of secretarial skills.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Diplomatic Immunity
    7.3/10(47 votes)

    #25 - Diplomatic Immunity

    S2:E20

    Rerun borrows a car so the guys can get to a Lakers game but after the game Rerun becomes the victim of a hit and run driver. Dee surprises everyone by coming forward with news that she was a witness and saw the driver, which turns out to be the son of a foreign diplomat.

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    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Runaway" is the best rated episode of "What's Happening!!". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/5/1976. This episode scored 1.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Doobie or Not Doobie (1)".