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The Best Episodes of What's Happening!! Season 3

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Buddies Raj, Rerun and Dwayne come of age in 1970s Los Angeles. The trio have a penchant for mischief and trying to find ways of getting rich quick. Almost always the trio's schemes wind up

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 15 - Shirley's Fired
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    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.

    Director:Danny Simon
    Writers:Levi Taylor, David Tyree

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  2. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 1 - Disco Dollar Disaster
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    S3:E1

    A dance contest has Rerun scrambling to get enough money for the entrance fee and has 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.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Deborah Pastoria

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  3. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 5 - Shirley's Cookies
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    S3:E5

    Shirley brings some homemade cookies into Rob's Place as a gift for the guys and they're 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 binding contract.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Ken Hecht

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  4. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 2 - Shirley's Boyfriend
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    S3:E2

    Raj, Rerun and Dwayne see how lonely Shirley is and decide to set her up on a blind date with Ed Roberts. Things start getting serious between them but then Dee learns that Ed is married.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writers:Jeremy Stevens, Tom Moore

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  5. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 10 - Positive Identification
    7.4/10(45 votes)

    S3:E10

    The Christmas spirit has touched everyone save for a burglar who has just robbed Rerun and Raj's apartment. As he's getting away, the duo 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.

    Director:Bill Foster
    Writers:Dick Westerschulte, Bill Box

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  6. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 13 - A Present for Dee
    7.3/10(47 votes)

    S3:E13

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

    Directors:Lee Bernhardi, Russ Petranto
    Writer:Sally Wade

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  7. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 4 - The Creep Detective
    7.2/10(51 votes)

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Ted Bergmann

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  8. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 9 - No Clothes Make the Man
    7.1/10(46 votes)

    S3:E9

    Raj needs a job and gets one selling meat, but when he learns the company has been busted by the FBI, he begins searching for another. He finally finds one that pays well but involves posing nude for an art class.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Sally Wade

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  9. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 16 - Food Poisoning
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    S3:E16

    Rerun becomes ill after one of Rob's hamburgers. He is taken to the hospital and it's assumed that he has food poisoning. Suddenly, Rob finds himself with no business since no one wants to take a chance, but soon Rob has much bigger problems when a greedy Rerun decides to sue for $100,000.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writers:Jeremy Stevens, Tom Moore

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  10. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 8 - Raj Moves Out
    7.0/10(44 votes)

    S3:E8

    Raj's study date with an attractive girl, Jean, goes awry thanks to Rerun's annoying presence. Thus, it's no surprise when Raj jumps at the chance to move in with Jean to get away from Rerun. However, Dee makes a shocking discovery.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writers:Marty Brill, Barry Meadow

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  11. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 12 - Dee, the Cheerleader
    7.0/10(48 votes)

    S3:E12

    Dee has her heart set on joining the cheerleading squad and while preparing, she also helps out her friend Julie. With Dee being better than her, Julie doesn't think she has a chance. But, everyone is in for a shock when Julie is picked and Dee isn't.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Sally Wade

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  12. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 17 - The Eviction
    7.0/10(41 votes)

    S3:E17

    Rerun and Raj have gotten a new landlord and he has been totally neglecting all of the necessary repairs. Fed up, Rerun calls a tenants meeting and Raj is roped into handing the landlord a list a demands. However, things don't go quite as planned and the landlord evicts Raj and Rerun, which forces them to move into the Thomas household with Dee and Shirley.

    Director:Lee Bernhardi
    Writers:Joanne Pagliaro, Cheryl Pelt

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  13. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 3 - Basketball Brain
    6.9/10(51 votes)

    S3:E3

    Raj is coerced into tutoring a basketball star known as 'The Snake' and gets plenty of encouragement thanks to a generous salary for doing so. However, he finds himself in trouble with tutoring Dee and Dwayne as well, leaving little time for his own studying.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Ted Bergmann

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  14. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 6 - The Landlady
    6.9/10(43 votes)

    S3:E6

    Rent is due for Raj and Rerun's apartment but they're short since Raj hasn't been able to find a job. When the landlady stops by to collect, she takes Raj aside and tells him not to worry and then proceeds to give signals that convince him that she's attracted to him.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writers:Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso

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  15. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 7 - Charge
    6.9/10(42 votes)

    S3:E7

    Rerun gets a credit card and goes on a spending spree, buying everything in sight from food processors to new furniture. He soon applies for more cards and quickly finds himself sinking into debt but he continues to spend, totally refurnishing the apartment. He takes out a loan, but soon finds a repo man on his doorstep.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Eric Lee Bowers

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  16. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 11 - Making Out
    6.9/10(42 votes)

    S3:E11

    Raj and Rerun each have a girl, April and Cindy, in their lives and finding free time to spend alone in the apartment is a challenge. Soon, it becomes a bet to see how far each can go with each girl.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Joanne Pagliaro

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  17. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 14 - Dwayne's Dream
    6.9/10(44 votes)

    S3:E14

    Dwayne gets a new job in concessions at ball games and the owner wants him to handle all of the games all over town. He quickly realizes the job could turn full time and considers quitting school. However, he has serious doubts thanks to a talk from Raj and Rerun.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Joanne Pagliaro

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  18. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 20 - First Class Coach
    6.9/10(45 votes)

    S3:E20

    Big Earl has been coaching Little Earl's basketball team and has been pushing the kids constantly to do their best, so when Big Earl gets an undercover assignment he must get a temporary coach and finds one in Dwayne. However, Dwayne proves to be the exact opposite of Big Earl and suddenly the team is finding themselves winning a game for a change. This leads the team to decide whether or not to keep Big Earl.

    Director:Lee Bernhardi
    Writers:Jeremy Stevens, Tom Moore

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  19. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 18 - The Thomas Treasure
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    S3:E18

    After reading an article in a newspaper, Raj learns that Mama's house was once used as a hideout by some bank robbers and that they may have hid some loot somewhere in it. This leads him, Rerun, Dee, Dwayne and Shirley on a mad search for the money. Meanwhile, they're all unaware that the robbers are plotting to come back to claim their money.

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan
    Writers:Dick Westerschulte, Bill Box

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  20. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 21 - Dwayne's Debate
    6.8/10(42 votes)

    S3:E21

    When another classmate drops out of student council elections, two girls talk Dwayne into running. Once the news reaches his dad's ears, Dwayne can't even get a word in to tell him he doesn't want to run but eveyone convinces him otherwise. However, the worst is yet to come, when Dwayne learns that there will be a debate between him and the other candidate.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Sally Wade

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  21. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 22 - The Benefit Show
    6.3/10(51 votes)

    S3:E22

    A local teen center is in serious financial straits and the gang tries to come up with a way to save it. They finally decide to put on a benefit show and Rerun has someone in mind who will be sure to attract attention, Sammy Davis, Jr. However, despite his best efforts to acquire the talent, Rerun soon realizes he must announce that Sammy won't be attending.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writer:Joanne Pagliaro

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  22. What's Happening!! Season 3 Episode 19 - The Last Page
    5.8/10(45 votes)

    S3:E19

    The gang fantasize about being characters from famous sitcoms (of the network their show is on), such as Three's Company and Happy Days.

    Director:Mary Hardwick
    Writer:Sally Wade

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Shirley's Fired" is the best rated episode of "What's Happening!!" season 3. It scored 7.9/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Danny Simon and written by Levi Taylor, David Tyree, it aired on 2/23/1979. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Disco Dollar Disaster".