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What's Happening!! S3E1 — Disco Dollar Disaster

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What's Happening!!•Season 3•Episode 1

Disco Dollar Disaster

7.7/10 · 67 votesSep 21, 197822 min

Ranked #2 of 22 in Season 3•+0.7 vs season avg

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

Directed byMark Warren

Written byDeborah Pastoria

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Seasons3

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

Shirley Hemphill

Shirley Hemphill

Shirley Wilson

Crew2

M

Mark Warren

Director

D

Deborah Pastoria

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Disco Dollar Disaster" is episode 1 of What's Happening!! season 3. It scored 7.7/10 from 67 votes, ranking #2 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Mark Warren and written by Deborah Pastoria, it aired on September 21, 1978.

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