Customer Reviews

What's Happening!! : Season 1

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
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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!

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.

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.

This is one of my favorite all-time sit-coms, with Dee and her sarcasm that I love so much, with Shirley and her wits I also love, this has got to be one of those comedies that made me smile in my bluest moments. I was a teenager when this first aired and I thank God for shows like this one. I really hope this DVD sells and there will be Season 2 soon. Ahh, the wonderous memories. This was innocent fun.

This is one of the funnest shows ever to watch. I pre-ordered this as soon as I found out it was going to be released. The characters are people you'd like to have a neighbors. Wholesome and fun to be with (watch), my nephew just turned 13 and he loves to 'pop this in' to watch whenever he comes over. What's amazing is the light hearted humor that is 'timeless' and any youth (or adults) can connect with it even today. I also enjoy watching a sitcom that is not filthy dirty, there's WAY TOO MUCH of this in todays TV. To quote one of the greatest stand-up comedians of the past, Phyllis Diller once said, "In my day we HAD to be FUNNY and NOT FILTHY!" I think with all the money paid to these TV execs. and writers, you'd think they could emulate their predecessors a little better to produce wholesome funny family shows like 'What's Happening'(maybe the talent isn't there anymore) shows like this are a thing of the past. TOO BAD!! I rate this *****'s not because it was the best show ever on TV, but because it beats anything hands down that's on TV now.

I Watched What's Happening back then when I was a child growing up in the 70's. TV shows back then were better shows. These Shows of today stinks Too High Heaven! Too much reality shows and shows that don't make any sense. I loved What's Happening back then and when I Saw that Time-Life music has the What's Happening: The complete first season on DVD I jumped up and brought the DVD. I looked at every episode on the DVD. This DVD is a Must!!!!

This purchase was one of the best sets that I've ever bought. It is hilarious and an absolute must-have for anyone's DVD collection. Dee had me cracking my side and you just gotta love Rerun. Off da chain!!!

I can't tell which is better - the show, or the memories they bring back. Excellent selection of episodes, all sure to make you laugh. I'm glad I bought it.

This show is really funny. It is amazing to watch it today and realize that most of the jokes would not even be allowed because of PC. As an ensemble cast the chemistry is perfect. My favorite character is Dee. Somehow even though she is deadpan and sometimes you can almost see he looking like she is about to laugh when she delivers her lines she is just hilarious. Sometimes the fat jokes wear a little thin but it is the chemistry between the cast that makes this so good.

Best episode is when Dee ends up pitching burgers and Shirley plays Mama who is away.

Best line is Roger when he is trying to get a date for Shirley through a dating service. The woman thinks the date is for Raj and he explains it is for Shirley when she say "Well that is a horse of a different coclor" Raj replies "No she's black too".

Like with most sitcoms this one was really bad at the end (the last season was really strained) but this first season is a classic. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.

I would recommend this DVD to anyone. It's non-stop laughter. I just got it in the mail two weeks ago and I've already repeated several of my favorite episodes. *****(five stars)