What's Happening!! Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - The Runaway

First aired: Aug/05/1976
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Dennis Steinmetz
Guest star: Lila Perry (Betty Wilson), Alycia Gardner (Girl), Tracee Lyles (Mrs. Wilson), Theodore Wilson (Mr. Wilson), Helen Martin (Millie), James A. Watson, Jr. (Police Officer Ray Cleamons), Debbi Morgan (Diane)

Raj's plans to attend a party are ruined when Mama needs a babysitter for Dee.

2 :01x02 - The Birthday Present

First aired: Aug/12/1976
Writer: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
Director: Bud Yorkin
Guest star: Rozelle Gayle (Guard), Eric Laneuville (Kid), Debbi Morgan (Diane), Helen Martin (Millie), Joe Morton (Manager)

Raj goes shopping for Mama's birthday gift.

3 :01x03 - When Daddy Comes Marching Home

First aired: Aug/19/1976
Writer: Dawn Aldredge, Marion C. Freeman
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Thalmus Rasulala (Bill Thomas), Dave Turner (Theater Manager)

Mama's ex-husband shows up with the intention of conning Mama out of her money.

4 :01x04 - My Three Tons

First aired: Aug/26/1976
Writer: Jim Mulligan
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Tim Pelt (Agent), Ronalda Douglas (Secretary), Stu Gilliam (Gary), Jack Knight (Nightclub Owner), Bobby Griffin (Frankie Taylor), Oliver Givens (Dancer), Danny Wells (Bert Frederick), Don Sherman (Sammy Persky), Wolfman Jack (M.C.)

Rerun gets a job with a dance troupe.

5 :01x05 - Saturday's Hero

First aired: Nov/13/1976
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Renny Roker (The Coach), Rosanne Katon (Darlene), Taurean Blacque (Mr. Donovan)

Rerun gets a big head when he joins the football team.

6 :01x06 - The Burger Queen

First aired: Nov/20/1976
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Dick Harwood
Guest star: David White (Reynolds), Robbie Rist (John), Allison McKay (Mrs. Stevens), Dick Van Patten (Claxton)

Dee gets a job in a television commercial.

7 :01x07 - Speak for Yourself, Dwayne

First aired: Nov/27/1976
Writer: Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs
Director: Hal Alexander
Guest star: Ronalda Douglas (Nancy), Debbi Morgan (Diane)

Dwayne's too shy to speak to a pretty girl.

8 :01x08 - Shirley's Date

First aired: Dec/04/1976
Writer: Bob Illes, James R. Stein
Director: Tony Csiki

When Shirley won't go to Raj's party without a date, each of the guys quietly arranges a date for her.

9 :01x09 - Christmas

First aired: Dec/11/1976
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Hal Alexander
Guest star: Rosalind Cash (Loretta), Thalmus Rasulala (Bill Thomas)

A mix up at Christmas leaves Mama home alone.

10 :01x10 - Puppy Love

First aired: Dec/30/1976
Writer: Bill Richmond, Gene Perret
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Ta-Tanisha (Patrice Williams)

Mama mistakenly believes Raj is going to be a father.

11 :01x11 - The Maid Did It

First aired: Jan/06/1977
Writer: Marty Farrell
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Frank Aletter (Daniel Turner), Theodore Wilson (Marty), Alice Ghostley (Mrs. Turner)

Mama loses her job after being accused of stealing a ring from her employer. Subplots: Raj is fired from his job and needs ten dollars for a new typewriter. Dee has difficulty completing her arithmetic assignments.

12 :01x12 - The Incomplete Shakespeare

First aired: Jan/13/1977
Writer: Mort Scharfman
Director: Dick Harwood
Guest star: Zachary Charles (Man), Allen Williams (Charlie), Warren Berlinger (Ben Martin), Sheila Rogers (Madge), Catherine Von Furstenberg (Wanda)

Raj's storyline for a tv show is rejected.

13 :01x13 - The Hospital Stay

First aired: Jan/20/1977
Writer: Larry Mintz, Alan Eisenstock
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Mel Stewart (Spike Gibbs), Hope Clarke (Elizabeth Duncan), Judy Pace (Nurse Jennings)

Raj shares a hospital room with a bitter old man.

14 :01x14 - The Sunday Father

First aired: Jan/27/1977
Writer: Bob Illes, James R. Stein
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Thalmus Rasulala (Bill Thomas), Rosalind Cash (Loretta), Fritzi Burr (Miss Collins)

Raj is suspended and can only return to school with a parent.

15 :01x15 - The Firing Squad

First aired: Feb/10/1977
Writer: Rick Mittleman
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Lark Hackshaw (Velma), David Downing (Mr. Barnes), Bryan O'Dell (Marvin), Earl Billings (Rob), Fred Pinkard (Mr. Grayson)

Shirley is fired from her job at the restaurant.

16 :01x16 - The Boarder

First aired: Feb/17/1977
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Thalmus Rasulala (Bill Thomas), Ray Vitte (Dean), Bryan O'Dell (Marvin), James Wheaton (Mr. Simmons)

Mama decides to rent out Dee's room.

17 :01x17 - Dwayne's Dilemma

First aired: Feb/24/1977
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: Dick Harwood
Guest star: Bryan O'Dell (Marvin), Ren Woods (Brenda), Bob Harcum (Darryl Wayburn), Rose Marie Cooper (Angela)

Dwayne is threatened by his date's ex-boyfriend.

18 :01x18 - The Tickets

First aired: Mar/03/1977
Writer: Richard Baer
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: B.J. Jordan (Tina), Ray Vitte (Gene), Danny Wells (Undercover Officer)

Raj tries to sell his tickets to a Stevie Wonder concert.

19 :01x19 - What's Wrong With Raj?

First aired: Mar/10/1977
Writer: Gene Farmer
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Ray Vitte (Gene), Thalmus Rasulala (Bill Thomas), Tanya Boyd (Julie Clark)

Dee thinks she can discover Raj's secret by snooping in his journal.

20 :01x20 - Nice Guys Finish Last

First aired: Mar/24/1977
Writer: Carol Gary
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Harold Sylvester (Lew Bonner), Vernee Watson-Johnson (Judy Crane), Freeman King (Police Officer)

Dee's pen pal pays a visit and tries to steal from the family.

21 :01x21 - From Here to Maternity

First aired: Mar/31/1977
Writer: Rick Mittleman
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Bobby F. Ellerbee (Don), Chip Hurd (Norma)

Shirley's sister is pregnant and wants to give the baby up for adoption.

22 :02x01 - Rerun Gets Married

First aired: Sep/22/1977
Writer: Bruce Howard
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Bryan O'Dell (Marvin), Irene Cara (Maria), Earl Boen (Judge), Debbi Morgan (Diane)

Rerun agrees to marry an illegal alien who wants to remain in America.

23 :02x02 - It's All in Your Head

First aired: Sep/29/1977
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Adrienne Alexander (Robin Mitchell), Tim Reid (Dr. Claymore)

Dee talks to a school psychologist.

24 :02x03 - Trial and Error

First aired: Oct/06/1977
Writer: Rick Mittleman
Director: Lee Bernhardi
Guest star: Bill Henderson (Charles Hopkins), Olive Dunbar (Judge Miriam Lubash), Tom Moses (Bailiff)

Raj has a bicycle accident and goes to court.

25 :02x04 - Raj Goes to Press

First aired: Oct/13/1977
Writer: David Pollock
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Fritzi Burr (Miss Collins)

Raj sparks a class debate about freedom of the press.

26 :02x05 - Nothing Personal

First aired: Oct/20/1977
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Mark Warren

Shirley quits the restaurant and gets a job as a secretary.

27 :02x06 - If I'm Elected

First aired: Oct/27/1977
Writer: Winston Moss
Director: Lee Bernhardi
Guest star: Greg Morris (Lawrence Nelson)

Dwayne's father runs for public office.

28 :02x07 - The Play's the Big Thing

First aired: Nov/03/1977
Writer: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
Director: Ron Richards

Raj writes a school play and hopes it will get him a job on a TV show.

29 :02x08 - Give Me Odds

First aired: Nov/10/1977
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Chip Hurd (Donna)

Rerun's sister and brother-in-law make a bet based on Rerun's tip.

30 :02x09 - Bill Gets Married

First aired: Nov/17/1977
Writer: Carol Gary
Director: Dick Harwood
Guest star: Thalmus Rasulala (Bill Thomas), Rosalind Cash (Loretta)

Bill Thomas gets married.

31 :02x10 - Mama, the School Girl

First aired: Nov/24/1977
Writer: Barbara Berkowitz
Director: Mark Warren

Mama falls in love with a man in her night school class.

32 :02x11 - One Strike and You're Out

First aired: Dec/08/1977
Writer: Rick Mittleman
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Renee Brown (Louise), Neil J. Schwartz (Harold), Thomas Carter (Bobby), Minnie Summers Lindsey (Irene), Simeon Holloway (Mr. Pronson)

When Mama is laid up, Raj becomes the family bread winner.

33 :02x12 - The Testimonial

First aired: Dec/15/1977
Writer: Nicholas DeMarco
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Fritzi Burr (Miss Collins)

Raj faces detention and plots revenge with Rerun and Dwayne.

34 :02x13 - Black and White Blues

First aired: Dec/22/1977
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Nick LaTour (Minister)

Raj, Rerun, and Dwayne break a TV set destined for a church auction.

35 :02x14 - Going, Going, Gong

First aired: Jan/05/1978
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Kene Holliday (Judge), The Givens Family (Themselves)

Raj manages a quartet he hears at a school talent show.

36 :02x15 - Dee's First Date

First aired: Jan/21/1978
Writer: Joe Neustein
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Fay Hauser (Melanie Phillips), Erin Blunt (Luther Phillips), Noniece Williams (Robin)

Dee has her first date.

37 :02x16 - Doobie or Not Doobie (1)

First aired: Jan/28/1978
Writer: Sally Wade
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Theodore Wilson (Al Dunbar), Marty Barris (Doobie Brothers Manager), The Doobie Brothers (Themselves), Alonzo Brown, Jr (Bruno)

The guys want tickets to a Doobie Brothers concert.

38 :02x17 - Doobie or Not Doobie (2)

First aired: Feb/04/1978
Writer: Sally Wade
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: The Doobie Brothers (Themselves), Theodore Wilson (Al Dunbar)

The Doobie Brothers help the guys turn the tables on a con man.

39 :02x18 - Rerun Sees the Light

First aired: Feb/11/1978
Writer: Thad Mumford
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Jonelle Allen (Life-Is-Love), Oscar DeGruy (High Priest), Earl Billings (Rob)

Rerun's girlfriend is a member of a cult that worships lettuce.

40 :02x19 - Raj and the Older Woman

First aired: Feb/18/1978
Writer: Sally Wade
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Bob Harcum (Darryl Wayburn), Lavonne Dancy (Jeannie Wilson), Sip Culler (Mr. Johnson)

Raj is in love with a 19 year old woman.

41 :02x20 - Diplomatic Immunity

First aired: Feb/25/1978
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Tony Plana (Amid), Malachi Throne (The Consul), Bernard Fox (Britisher), Jeff Corey (Hassan)

The son of an Arabian consul hits Rerun's borrowed car.

42 :02x21 - Shirley is a Mother

First aired: Apr/13/1978
Writer: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Fritzi Burr (Miss Collins), Henry Robinson (Customer)

Shirley babysits Dee while Mama is away. Raj is caught cheating on his History Final.

43 :02x22 - The Apartment

First aired: May/11/1978
Writer: Thad Mumford
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Raymond Allen (Mr. Stone), Rana Ford (Delores), Kutee (Angela)

Raj and Rerun graduate high school and share an apartment.

44 :03x01 - Disco Dollar Disaster

First aired: Sep/21/1978
Writer: Deborah Pastoria
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Sarina C. Grant (Sign-Up Girl), John Witherspoon (M.C.), Henry Robinson (Leon), Ralph Wilcox (Danny Domino), Rochelle C. Runnells (Girl #1), Candy Mobley (Girl #2), Andre Edwards (James), Franchesska Berry (Charlene), Earl Billings (Rob)

Rerun needs $25 to enter a dance contest.

45 :03x02 - Shirley's Boyfriend

First aired: Sep/28/1978
Writer: Tom Moore, Jeremy Stevens
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Ed Bernard (Ed (Roberts))

Raj plays matchmaker for Shirley.

46 :03x03 - Basketball Brain

First aired: Oct/12/1978
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Leland Smith (The Snake), Sorrell Booke (Mr. Finley)

Raj tutors a college basketball star.

47 :03x04 - The Creep Detective

First aired: Nov/02/1978
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: David Hollander (Earl Barnett, Jr.), Rick Mancini (Mr. Lawrence), Carol Arthur (Mrs. Lawrence), John Welsh (Earl Barnett, Sr.)

Rerun unwittingly stores a box of stolen goods for his neighbors.

48 :03x05 - Shirley's Cookies

First aired: Nov/09/1978
Writer: Ken Hecht
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Earl Billings (Rob), Leland Smith (The Snake), Larry Gilman (Sylvester), Adam Wade (Marty Slade), John Welsh (Earl Barnett, Sr.), David Hollander (Earl Barnett, Jr.)

Shirley's cookies are sold at Rob's Place.

49 :03x06 - The Landlady

First aired: Nov/16/1978
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: John Welsh (Earl Barnett, Sr.), Hope Clarke (May Watson), La Nette Hardiman (Delores), David Pendleton (John), David Hollander (Earl Barnett, Jr.)

Raj believes his landlady is in love with him.

50 :03x07 - Charge

First aired: Nov/23/1978
Writer: Eric Bowers
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Randolph Martin (Customer), Roger Bowen (Robert Glover), Leland Smith (The Snake)

Rerun gets into trouble with his new credit cards.

51 :03x08 - Raj Moves Out

First aired: Nov/30/1978
Writer: Marty Brill, Barry Meadow
Director: Mark Warren

Raj moves in with a co-ed.

52 :03x09 - No Clothes Make the Man

First aired: Dec/14/1978
Writer: Sally Wade
Director: Mark Warren

Needing money, Raj becomes an artist's model.

53 :03x10 - Positive Identification

First aired: Dec/21/1978
Writer: Dick Westerschulte, Bill Box
Director: Bill Foster

Raj and Rerun discover their apartment robbed.

54 :03x11 - Making Out

First aired: Jan/11/1979
Writer: Joanne Pagliaro
Director: Mark Warren

Raj and Rerun compete in the dating department.

55 :03x12 - Dee, the Cheerleader

First aired: Jan/25/1979
Writer: Sally Wade
Director: Mark Warren

Dee tries out for the cheerleading squad.

56 :03x13 - A Present for Dee

First aired: Feb/09/1979
Writer: Sally Wade
Director: Lee Bernhardi

Dee gets a stolen necklace for her birthday.

57 :03x14 - Dwayne's Dream

First aired: Feb/16/1979
Writer: Joanne Pagliaro
Director: Mark Warren

Dwayne's new job has him thinking of leaving school.

58 :03x15 - Shirley's Fired

First aired: Feb/23/1979
Writer: Levi Taylor, David Tyree
Director: Danny Simon

Shirley gets fired from Rob's Place.

59 :03x16 - Food Poisoning

First aired: Mar/02/1979
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Chip Hurd (Donna)

Rerun suffers food poisoning and a lawyer wants him to sue Rob's Place.

60 :03x17 - The Eviction

First aired: Mar/09/1979
Director: Lee Bernhardi
Guest star: Hal Williams (Sam Logan)

Raj and Rerun protest the rundown condition of their apartment.

61 :03x18 - The Thomas Treasure

First aired: Mar/16/1979
Writer: Bill Box, Dick Westerschulte
Director: Joseph Scanlan
Guest star: Hank Rolike (Barney Dunn), Benny Rubin (Duke Morgan)

Raj believes robbers stashed their loot in his mother's house.

62 :03x19 - The Last Page

First aired: Mar/31/1979
Writer: Sally Wade
Director: Mary Hardwick

Rerun imagines what it would be like to be the star of his own show.

63 :03x20 - First Class Coach

First aired: Apr/07/1979
Writer: Tom Moore, Jeremy Stevens
Director: Lee Bernhardi

Dwayne acts as substitute coach for a basketball team.

64 :03x21 - Dwayne's Debate

First aired: Apr/21/1979
Writer: Sally Wade
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Greg Morris (Lawrence Nelson)

Dwayne runs for class president.

65 :03x22 - The Benefit Show

First aired: Apr/28/1979
Writer: Joanne Pagliaro
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: David Hollander (Earl Barnett, Jr.)

A benefit variety show is staged to save the community teen center.