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What's Happening!! S2E21 — Shirley Is a Mother
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What's Happening!!•Season 2•Episode 21

Shirley Is a Mother

7.5/10 · 44 votesApr 13, 197822 min

Ranked #11 of 22 in Season 2•matches the season avg

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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

Directed byMark Warren
Written byBernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
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Cast6

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

Shirley Hemphill

Shirley Hemphill

Shirley Wilson

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Bernie Orenstein

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Mark Warren

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Saul Turteltaub

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Episode Summary

"Shirley Is a Mother" is episode 21 of What's Happening!! season 2. It scored 7.5/10 from 44 votes, ranking #11 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Mark Warren and written by Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub, it aired on April 13, 1978.

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