- Actors: Haywood Nelson, Ernest Thomas, Danielle Spencer, Fred Berry, Shirley Hemphill
- Directors: Alan Rafkin, Bill Foster, Bud Yorkin, Danny Simon, Dennis Steinmetz
- Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 3
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Columbia/Tristar Vid
- Release Date: Feb 3 2004
- Run Time: 520 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000ZMH92
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#46,438 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #3 in DVD > TV Shows > TV Series > TV Series By Letter > W > What's Happening
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Cool out and return to the days of tight pants, afro picks, and... empty wallets. What's Happening was the African American answer to Happy Days and featured a theme almost as catchy as Quincy Jones's bouncy number for Sanford and Son (this time by the great Henry Mancini). The popular L.A.-based sitcom premiered in 1976 during the height of the disco craze and the action centers around bespectacled teenager Raj (Ernest Thomas, the show's Richie Cunningham) and fun-lovin' pals Dwayne (Haywood Nelson) and Rerun ("'cause every summer he gotta go back to school to repeat what he did all winter"; played by Fred Berry). The boys are kept in check by Raj's hardworking single mother, Mrs. Thomas (Mabel King), bratty kid sister Dee (Danielle Spencer), and sassy waitress Shirley (Shirley Hemphill). (Sadly, King and Hemphill passed away in 1999; Berry in 2003.)
When not in school--and the show takes place largely outside the halls of academia--the gang hangs out at the soda shop, "bumps" to the latest grooves, and trades quips with local cuties, like Debbi Morgan's Diane. That's about it. Of course, the trio does get into (minor) trouble each week and learns a valuable lesson before the end of each episode, but What's Happening mostly revolves around the fun they would conjure up out of the tiniest of budgets. Consequently, money--or the lack of it--figures prominently throughout the series. If What's Happening wasn't as groundbreaking as Good Times or as acerbic as The Jefffersons, it was directed at a slightly younger, more innocent audience. Kids throughout the nation came to rely on Raj, Dwayne, and especially the beret-and-suspender-sporting Rerun for all the latest catch phrases (like "Hey, hey, hey!") and funky moves. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Childhood Favorite!,
This review is from: Whats Happening:S1 (DVD)
I was eleven years old when What's Happening premeired on television and this was a show that my friends and I enjoyed watching. This show has a very good cast, Ernest Thomas as Roger (Raj), Danielle Spencer as Raj's kid sister Dee, Mabel King as their mother, Haywood Nelson as Dwayne, Fred Berry as Rerun and Shirley Hemphill as Shirley but I think my favorite character was Dee because Danielle Spencer the actress who played her is around the same as me and the character was just very funny. I highly recommend this DVD set!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hey!!! Hey!!! Hey!!!,
By A. Brown "AB" (maryland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Whats Happening:S1 (DVD)
Absolutely hilarious!!!!!!! This show is one of my all time favorite. I love the character "Dee." The first season is a winner. You can't go wrong.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great show,
By Ed (NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Whats Happening:S1 (DVD)
I wasn't even born when this show was on tv, but let me tell you, it is one of the funniest sitcoms that i've seen. Once you get into the first few episodes and learn the characters, you will be addicted. The characters grow on you, personally Dee has to be my fav, she is just so funny.
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