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What's Happening!! S1E13 — The Hospital Stay
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What's Happening!!•Season 1•Episode 13

The Hospital Stay

8.7/10 · 96 votesJan 20, 197722 min

Ranked #1 of 21 in Season 1•+1.1 vs season avg

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Raj lands in the hospital and is afraid to face impending surgery. Meanwhile, his roommate is a grouchy ex-baseball player whom Dee befriends and learns that he has kept up a bitter feud between himself and his daughter all because she married a white man.

Directed byMark Warren
Written byAlan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
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Ernest Lee Thomas

Ernest Lee Thomas

Roger 'Raj' Thomas

Haywood Nelson

Haywood Nelson

Dwayne Clemens Nelson

Fred Berry

Fred Berry

Frederick 'Freddie/Rerun' Stubbs

Danielle Spencer

Danielle Spencer

Dee Thomas

Mabel King

Mabel King

Mabel Thomas

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Mark Warren

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Alan Eisenstock

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Larry Mintz

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Episode Summary

"The Hospital Stay" is episode 13 of What's Happening!! season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 96 votes, ranking #1 of 21 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Mark Warren and written by Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz, it aired on January 20, 1977.

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