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What's Happening!! S1E5 — Saturday's Hero

7.6

What's Happening!!•Season 1•Episode 5

Saturday's Hero

7.6/10 · 82 votesNov 13, 197622 min

Ranked #12 of 21 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Rerun joins the floundering football team and becomes an instant hero. This leads to a swelled head and he begins to give Raj and Dwayne the cold shoulder, going so far as to give his two extra Gladys Knight tickets to two of his 'new'

Directed byMark Warren

Written byAlan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz

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Cast5

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

Crew3

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Mark Warren

Director

A

Alan Eisenstock

Writer

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Larry Mintz

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Saturday's Hero" is episode 5 of What's Happening!! season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 82 votes, ranking #12 of 21 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Mark Warren and written by Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz, it aired on November 13, 1976.

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