Product Details

• Actors: Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Fred Berry, Danielle Spencer, Shirley Hemphill
• Directors: Alan Rafkin, Bill Foster, Bud Yorkin, Danny Simon, Dennis Steinmetz
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 23, 2005
• Run Time: 542 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009X7BF0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,916 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "What's Happening!!: The Complete Third Season" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

THE FUNNY FUNKY LATE-'70S COMEDY CLASSIC FEATURING PALS RAJ,DWAYNE & RERUN, RAJ'S BRATTY LITTLE SISTER DEE & SASSY SHIRLEYHAS ARRIVED ON DVD.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN EARLY END TO A GREAT SERIES, September 9, 2005

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Tamra J. Gibson "70's tv addict!!!" (Los Angeles,CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What's Happening!!: The Complete Third Season (DVD)

Although the third season of What's Happening had a couple of minor changes (minus the mother Mable King, and the addition of Big Earl and Little Earl) in direction, it was a fresh change of pace for the show's characters. I really enjoyed the storylines surrounding Rerun and Raj being roommates, especially the episode when they compete to see who can score with the ladies and stretched the truth!!!

However, I must admit that the evolution of Dee's character was somewhat a disappointment. First of all it seemed like the producers were not sure if they wanted to grow her up by having her go back and forth wearing her hair in those stupid ponytails. Then it seemed like she just read her lines without the zest she had in the first 2 seasons. I am happy to say that storylines surrounding Shirley's character were even funnier when the producers made her presence stronger in the Thomas family home.

All in all it was a great season but was cancelled way too soon! I'm just glad that all three seasons were released on dvd for fans old and new to enjoy!!!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Season 3 got the highest in ratings, June 21, 2005

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Metch - See all my reviews

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This review is from: What's Happening!!: The Complete Third Season (DVD)

Just for the information, Season Three (September 1978 - April 1979) was the highest in it's rating reaching 28th by oudience size out of the best 30 TV shows.

In 1978 Raj and Rerun graduated from High School and moved into a shared apartment nearby. While Raj Entered College and rerun went to work. Their new neighbors were Big Earl (Police Detective) and his son Little Earl.

Six years after the 3rd season the show returned with a new name "What's Happening now" with most of the original cast.

I hope they will release "WHAT'S HAPPINING NOW" show so we can have all of the 1980's seasons too. Thanks.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Spark is Gone, January 11, 2006

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RJ "starchild_101" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What's Happening!!: The Complete Third Season (DVD)

Season Three of "What's Happening" no longer had the magic that the first two seasons did.

With Mama no longer a cast member (though mentioned as if she was still around) the majority of the action happened at Raj's and Rerun's new apartment. Two new cast members are added in the form of their upstairs neighbors, "Big" Earl and his son, "Little" Earl. Shirley is now renting Raj's old room. And Dee, in the show's effort to include her character, starts spending more time at the soda shop and Raj's apartment.

As you watch season three, you start realizing the fat jokes aimed at Shirley and Rerun begin to get redundant. Dee, now that she has grown up, is more annoying than cute and her bad acting really starts to grate. The fact that the three seasons have now been released and there were no extras included in any of the box sets is really disappointing.

Still, it is fun to watch Raj, Dwayne, and Rerun together and the season does have some highlights such as "Making Out" where Raj and Rerun both embellish how well they do on their dates and "The Last Page" where Rerun imagines he's "The Fonz" and "Mork."

Overall, if you're a fan of the show, you'll want to get all three seasons (I did) but if you're like me, you'll spend more time on seasons one and two.