What's Happening!! (1976)

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Hey, HEY, hey!

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 getting them into trouble and it's up to Raj's mother Mabel to get them out of it. Also, half of the time, the guys get into trouble because of Raj's bratty sister Dee.

• Released: 1976-08-05
• Genres: Comedy
• Seasons: 3, 65 episodes
• Episode length: 30m
• Network: ABC
• Status: Canceled
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 31 votes

Created by Eric Monte.

Top cast

• Ernest Lee Thomas as Roger 'Raj' Thomas
• Haywood Nelson as Dwayne Clemens Nelson
• Fred Berry as Frederick 'Freddie/Rerun' Stubbs
• Danielle Spencer as Dee Thomas
• Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Wilson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch What's Happening!!

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV

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