BaileySEA
In 1976 my dad sold the house on Los Higos St. in Alhambra CA. While it was vacant, it was used for a short sequence in the What's Happening opening credits. When Dwayne skateboards down the driveway, that's my Dad's childhood home, Gram died in April 1976, Dad sold it in September, 1976, as property taxes went up by 300% back then. When I saw the opening credits I was shocked and amazed. Never do you think your family's home will be used for location filming for a television sitcom. I still look at the opening on YouTube every now and then. It makes me nostalgic. It reminds me of all the times I went to my Grandma's house, and what a corny and wonderful show What's Happening was.
muttley79
This is one of my favorite shows of all time, if not my favorite show of all time. From Raj mumbling under his breath, to Rerun worshiping a head of lettuce, to Dwayne just being along for the ride, What's Happening was as much a slice of Americana as such shows as "I Love Lucy" and "Friends". I loved seeing them get into one mess after another. For instance, the episode when the guys apparently broke a brand new TV set that was used for a church raffle when they dropped it at Raj's house. They counted on Rerun to win the set, since he purchased about 80 tickets. How ironic that the one ticket he used to pay off his lunch tab to Shirley the waitress was the winning ticket for the TV? So Shirley wound up with the TV.In any event, I heard that there will be a What's Happening marathon sometime in November on TVLand. If this is true, please let me know! Thanks for reading my post. Peace!
tames50
I was a "What's Happening" fanatic as a child. I used to love watching that show everyday when I came home from school. I used to love Raj, Rerun, Dwayne, and Dee who always used to say " I'm tell mama" and then always blackmailing Raj to give her a quarter to keep her mouth shut. I definitely wish Nick-at-Nite or TV Land would bring the old reruns of this show back on television.This show was full of comedy and humor. I would love this to come back on the networks as a classic comedy show. So producers of Nick-at-Nite or TV Land bring "What's Happening" back to life.
QKnown
Believe me, WHATS HAPPENING came out on a perfect time. There was'nt a better TV show to grow up on! Who could ever forget 1)Raj, the wise, bird-cracklin nerdish dude who could never sit in a chair the right way! 2) Rerun, the round, always-in-step party mover 3) Dwayne, the not so smart, heckling nervous breakdown "They cut off your fingers and your toes, man!" 4) And good ol' bratty sister Dee, who reminded you of everyone's sister!WHATS HAPPENING is really missed by this commentator. Come on TVLAND, give us some RERUNs! RERUNs!