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What's Happening!! S1E4 — My Three Tons
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What's Happening!!•Season 1•Episode 4

My Three Tons

7.9/10 · 91 votesAug 26, 197622 min

Ranked #4 of 21 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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Rerun becomes the new member of a popular dance group and learns the hidden truth of their intentions of him being their latest initiate.

Directed byAlan Rafkin
Written byJim Mulligan
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Ernest Lee Thomas

Ernest Lee Thomas

Roger 'Raj' Thomas

Haywood Nelson

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Dwayne Clemens Nelson

Fred Berry

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Frederick 'Freddie/Rerun' Stubbs

Danielle Spencer

Danielle Spencer

Dee Thomas

Mabel King

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Mabel Thomas

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Alan Rafkin

Alan Rafkin

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Episode Summary

"My Three Tons" is episode 4 of What's Happening!! season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 91 votes, ranking #4 of 21 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Jim Mulligan, it aired on August 26, 1976.

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