You've heard it here first -- What's Happening: The Complete Second Season will be coming to DVD sometime soon. I have passed on the information to our fellow friends at TVShowsonDVD.com and they will post some information about it in the near future. Kudos to Sony Television Home Entertainment/Columbia Tri-Star for remembering this classic once again!

:woohoo: That is FANTASTIC news!

Originally posted by Brian Damage
:woohoo: That is FANTASTIC news!


I don;t know if is great news brian because season one had eps that were not UNCUT

whether they are cut or uncut, season two has some of my favorite episodes. I'd still buy it.

Originally posted by Brian Damage
whether they are cut or uncut, season two has some of my favorite episodes. I'd still buy it.


WEll i will wait on your season 2 report before i buy it.lol

Trust me Solomon, season 2 has some of the funniest episodes of the series. You really wouldn't be too disappointed. :)

Originally posted by Brian Damage
Trust me Solomon, season 2 has some of the funniest episodes of the series. You really wouldn't be too disappointed. :)


I want to the see the eps with Rollo from Sanford and Son. I think those eps are from season 3

I'm now just finding this out, and I am soooooo excited :)

has anyone heard the release date? i know the 2nd season will be out, but when.

I don't think they've made that decision yet.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I want to the see the eps with Rollo from Sanford and Son. I think those eps are from season 3 Hey Solomon..Nope, Nathaniel Taylor played in an episode titled Give Me Odds which is from the second season; he plays a character named Ike...

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
Hey Solomon..Nope, Nathaniel Taylor played in an episode titled Give Me Odds which is from the second season; he plays a character named Ike...


Ok, so he made one appearance in season 2 and one in season 3

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Ok, so he made one appearance in season 2 and one in season 3 he played in an episode called Food Poisoning ; his character Ike was Rerun's brother-in-law...:wave:

You are hearing it here first! What's Happening!! Season Two is coming out Tuesday, October 5! More info to come...

Originally posted by pavanbadal
You are hearing it here first! What's Happening!! Season Two is coming out Tuesday, October 5! More info to come...


Another season of a show being released and not the Jefffersons. Pav does it mean that previous seasons of a show didn't sell too good when it takes a long time for the following season to be released on DVD?

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Another season of a show being released and not the Jefffersons. Pav does it mean that previous seasons of a show didn't sell too good when it takes a long time for the following season to be released on DVD?

I assume The Jeffersons didn't sell well. I have heard no mention for another season on DVD, but hopefully something is in the works for 2005 (or even Nov or Dec 2004). I have seen the release schedule through Oct. and no Jeffersons in sight.

Something to add to my Christmas wish list.

I don't think this set will have any special features again. For some reason sets like The Jeffersons, Sanford & Son, and Good Times get no special features except for Columbia Tristar "previews" (227 is getting special features, though). Oh well, at least the episodes are on it.

Here is a sneak peek at the menu screen for disc three for season two:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photos/whatshappeningseason2dvdmenu3.jpg

Originally posted by pavanbadal
I don't think this set will have any special features again. For some reason sets like The Jeffersons, Sanford & Son, and Good Times get no special features except for Columbia Tristar "previews" (227 is getting special features, though). Oh well, at least the episodes are on it.

Here is a sneak peek at the menu screen for disc three for season two:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photos/whatshappeningseason2dvdmenu3.jpg


I'm not buying the DVD until someone tells me all the episodes are UNCUT

I just bought season 1. This is a great show! I'm definitely buying season 2 uncut or not.

Originally posted by jpnoyes
This is a great show! I'm definitely buying season 2 uncut or not.

So will I. On October 5, this will be mine.

mine too :)

Originally posted by Brian Damage
mine too :)


Brian i will check with you to see if all the eps are full length. If they are then i will go to best buy.

Good. It's about time.

S2 cover art:

That's a slight variation of the first season cover released by TimeLife. Interesting they have Rerun on the spine again and not Raj or Dwayne.

Cool, the only difference is, Shirley has been added to the cover.

Originally posted by Brian Damage
Cool, the only difference is, Shirley has been added to the cover.

Yeah, and the two tone background pattern. It does look weird how they stuck Shirley in the back like that. It doesn't look natural.

“Hey, Hey, Hey!” The Classic ‘70s Favorite from the
Executive Producer of “Sanford and Son” Returns

WHAT’S HAPPENING!!
The Second Season

All 22 Bell-Bottomed, Side-Splitting Episodes of Season 2 Available on DVD October 5, 2004

Culver City, CA (July 20, 2004) – Join Rerun, Dwayne, Raj, Shirley, Dee and Mama for the hilarious second season of WHAT’S HAPPENING!!, the cult-classic urban comedy created by Eric Monte (“Good Times”) and executive produced by Bud Yorkin (“Sanford and Son”). Featuring all 22 episodes, WHAT’S HAPPENING!!: THE SECOND SEASON arrives on DVD October 5 in a three-disc set, available for $29.95 SLP from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Initially a summer replacement show, WHAT’S HAPPENING!! debuted on August 26, 1976, for a limited four-week run on ABC. However, the show quickly caught on with viewers and was rushed back into production for a full season starting in November 1976. The show’s fan base only continued to grow and WHAT’S HAPPENING!! became a solid top-ten hit, lasting for three successful seasons.

Based on Monte’s critically acclaimed movie, Cooley High, WHAT’S HAPPENING!! centers around Raj, Dwayne and Rerun, three best friends growing up in urban Los Angeles whose numerous get-rich-quick schemes never fail to land them in trouble. As the trio navigates through high school, they must also contend with Roger’s mother and his bratty little sister, Dee, not to mention Shirley, who serves up snacks and sass at the local hangout. Starring Fred Berry, Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Shirley Hemphill, Danielle Spencer, and Mabel King, the cast of WHAT’S HAPPENING!! instantly won over viewers with their enthusiasm, comedic timing and signature phrases like Rerun’s “Hey Hey Hey!” and Dee’s “Oooh, I’m gonna tell mamma.”

The 22 episodes of the second season find the kids dealing with a variety of mishaps, both at home and school: Rerun deciding to marry an illegal alien, discovering the truth behind a religious cult, or getting hit by a diplomat’s son in a borrowed car; Dee getting upset when Bill plans to remarry, or being mistakenly identified by the school psychologist as someone with difficulties; and, finally, Raj with his problems with a school newspaper story, a strike he convinces his co-workers to go on or falling for Dee’s first date’s sister. The classic last show of the season, “The Apartment,” has Raj and Rerun moving into their own place but with little privacy as Mama constantly comes over “to help.”


SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Digitally mastered audio and video
• Full screen presentations
• Audio: English
• Episode selections
• Bonus previews


Episode Summaries:

Disc One

1. RERUN GETS MARRIED
When Rerun meets Maria at Raj’s birthday party, it’s love at first sight. But is he willing to commit to marriage so Maria can stay in the country?

2. IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD
Dee talks to the school psychologist “for a friend,” and everyone naturally thinks she’s the one with troubles at home. When Dee gets wind of the misunderstanding, she sets out to milk her family for all the attention she can get.

3. TRIAL AND ERROR
Raj has an accident on his delivery bike, and takes the unfeeling man who hit him to small claims court. But with Dwayne as his star witness, he may end up in the big house!

4. RAJ GOES TO PRESS
Raj publishes a warning about an upcoming “surprise” test in his new underground newspaper, setting off a class debate over freedom of the press.

5. NOTHING PERSONAL
Shirley quits the soda shop and lands a job as a secretary, despite having few skills. Too late, she discovers the real reason behind why she was hired.

6. IF I’M ELECTED
Dwayne’s dad is running for office and his Uncle Ted is working on the campaign. When Dwayne inadvertently overhears his father angrily fire Ted, he feels torn. That is, until he learns that there are two sides to every story.

7. THE PLAY’S THE BIG THING
Raj hopes that the play he’s written for a school project will get him a job on a hit TV show. There’s only one problem: Rerun, the play’s star, is a terrible actor!


Disc Two

8. GIVE ME ODDS
Rerun’s sister Donna and her husband Ike are Hawaii-bound until Ike, a gambling addict, uses the vacation money to make a bet based on Rerun’s tip.

9. BILL GETS MARRIED
Dee doesn’t like her father’s new girlfriend, and becomes angry when the pair announce they’re getting married – in Dee’s own house!

10. MAMA, THE SCHOOL GIRL
Mama’s in love with a man in her night school class. When she finds out that he’s taking her for a ride and already has a girlfriend, Mama dishes out a little revenge.

11. ONE STRIKE AND YOU’RE OUT
Mama’s health takes her off her feet, making Raj the only breadwinner in the house. He becomes torn between family and principle when he wants to join a strike at the market where he works.

12. THE TESTIMONIAL
When Mrs. Collins puts Raj in detention for being late, he teams up with Dwayne and Rerun to exact revenge. But when Mrs. Collins turns on the charm, the trio is stuck trying to make things right.

13. BLACK AND WHITE BLUES
Raj, Rerun and Dwayne swipe a TV set meant for the church auction, and promptly break it. Now, they’ve got to come up with a solution before their theft is discovered.

14. GOING, GOING, GONG
Raj is so impressed with the quartet he hears at Dee’s school talent night that he becomes their manager, landing them a spot on The Gong Show. But Raj doesn’t count on Rerun, who thinks the show might be his chance at stardom.


Disc Three

15. DEE’S FIRST DATE
Dee’s first date is with TV-obsessed Luther, who loves to tell tall tales. Because Raj hopes
to make time with Luther’s older sister, he helps Dee turn the tables on Luther and glean the truth.

16. DOOBIE OR NOT DOOBIE, PART 1
The Doobie Brothers are giving a concert at the high school, and Raj, Rerun and Dwayne would love to go, but it’s sold out. A fast-talking stranger offers them three front-row tickets, but there are some unexpected strings attached.

17. DOOBIE OR NOT DOOBIE, PART 2
When the Doobie Brothers get wind of the bootlegging scheme, they help the guys turn the tables on the con artist who set them up.

18. RERUN SEES THE LIGHT
Rerun’s new girlfriend is the “high priestess” of a cult that worships lettuce. When he discovers she’s a fraud, Mama steps in to show the group that it’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature!

19. RAJ AND THE OLDER WOMAN
Raj is in love with an “older woman” (she’s 19) who thinks he’s a 21-year-old actor. When she finds out the truth, she decides to let him down easy and have a little fun at the same time.

20. DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
Rerun’s brother-in-law is out of town, so Rerun decides to “borrow” his car, little expecting to cause an international incident.

21. SHIRLEY IS A MOTHER
With Mama away, Raj enlists Shirley to babysit for Dee. In no time, Shirley finds herself becoming one of the family, and helping out in ways she never imagined.

22. THE APARTMENT
Raj and (finally) Rerun graduate from high school, and are ready to take on the world. Step one is an apartment, but will Mama be able to let them go?



Not Rated
Color / Closed Captioned
Running Time: 548 Minutes
DVD Catalog # 06156
UPC Code: 0-43396-06156-9
DVD SLP: $29.95

Originally posted by pavanbadal
1. RERUN GETS MARRIED
When Rerun meets Maria at Raj’s birthday party, it’s love at first sight. But is he willing to commit to marriage so Maria can stay in the country?

2. IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD
Dee talks to the school psychologist “for a friend,” and everyone naturally thinks she’s the one with troubles at home. When Dee gets wind of the misunderstanding, she sets out to milk her family for all the attention she can get.

5. NOTHING PERSONAL
Shirley quits the soda shop and lands a job as a secretary, despite having few skills. Too late, she discovers the real reason behind why she was hired.

6. IF I’M ELECTED
Dwayne’s dad is running for office and his Uncle Ted is working on the campaign. When Dwayne inadvertently overhears his father angrily fire Ted, he feels torn. That is, until he learns that there are two sides to every story.

7. THE PLAY’S THE BIG THING
Raj hopes that the play he’s written for a school project will get him a job on a hit TV show. There’s only one problem: Rerun, the play’s star, is a terrible actor!

10. MAMA, THE SCHOOL GIRL
Mama’s in love with a man in her night school class. When she finds out that he’s taking her for a ride and already has a girlfriend, Mama dishes out a little revenge.

12. THE TESTIMONIAL
When Mrs. Collins puts Raj in detention for being late, he teams up with Dwayne and Rerun to exact revenge. But when Mrs. Collins turns on the charm, the trio is stuck trying to make things right.

13. BLACK AND WHITE BLUES
Raj, Rerun and Dwayne swipe a TV set meant for the church auction, and promptly break it. Now, they’ve got to come up with a solution before their theft is discovered.

14. GOING, GOING, GONG
Raj is so impressed with the quartet he hears at Dee’s school talent night that he becomes their manager, landing them a spot on The Gong Show. But Raj doesn’t count on Rerun, who thinks the show might be his chance at stardom.

15. DEE’S FIRST DATE
Dee’s first date is with TV-obsessed Luther, who loves to tell tall tales. Because Raj hopes
to make time with Luther’s older sister, he helps Dee turn the tables on Luther and glean the truth.

16. DOOBIE OR NOT DOOBIE, PART 1
The Doobie Brothers are giving a concert at the high school, and Raj, Rerun and Dwayne would love to go, but it’s sold out. A fast-talking stranger offers them three front-row tickets, but there are some unexpected strings attached.

17. DOOBIE OR NOT DOOBIE, PART 2
When the Doobie Brothers get wind of the bootlegging scheme, they help the guys turn the tables on the con artist who set them up.

18. RERUN SEES THE LIGHT
Rerun’s new girlfriend is the “high priestess” of a cult that worships lettuce. When he discovers she’s a fraud, Mama steps in to show the group that it’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature!

22. THE APARTMENT
Raj and (finally) Rerun graduate from high school, and are ready to take on the world. Step one is an apartment, but will Mama be able to let them go?



I'm looking forward to everything but these are the episodes I remember most. Of course, DOOBIE OR NOT DOOBIE is classic. And we'll have "Bubblin' Brown Sugar" in our heads non-stop after watching GOING, GOING, GONG. I'm thinking of another episode that's not listed here, so I guess it's season 3? Rerun enters a contest at a disco and has to go up against this hot, popular dancer. All I remember is the guy and that they danced to "Get Up Get Down Get Funky Get Loose" by Teddy Pendergrass.

I wish they had better exras, but I'll take it none the less.

Originally posted by vashti1999
I'm thinking of another episode that's not listed here, so I guess it's season 3? Rerun enters a contest at a disco and has to go up against this hot, popular dancer. All I remember is the guy and that they danced to "Get Up Get Down Get Funky Get Loose" by Teddy Pendergrass.

Just found out it's the first episode of season 3, "Disco Dollar Disaster"

Originally posted by Brian Damage
I wish they had better exras, but I'll take it none the less.

Better extras? It's more like any extras.

Originally posted by vashti1999
Better extras? It's more like any extras.

I agree- there are no extras.

This is the best season in my opinion and it sucks that they have no commentary, bloopers, or even a tribute to Fred Berry.

But I rather have the set out now then have to wait a few years for a set with commentary and extras.

Originally posted by dlemond
I agree- there are no extras.

This is the best season in my opinion and it sucks that they have no commentary, bloopers, or even a tribute to Fred Berry.

But I rather have the set out now then have to wait a few years for a set with commentary and extras.

LOL you guys are right no extras what so ever. But I agree with dlemond that the show itself is the most important thing. Even though I'd love to see bloopers and commentary added.

I will buy season 2 so i can see Nathaniel Taylor, i remember his character being wild on What's Happening

Originally posted by Brian Damage
LOL you guys are right no extras what so ever. But I agree with dlemond that the show itself is the most important thing. Even though I'd love to see bloopers and commentary added.


I don't know if you noticed this, but alot of the classic 70's sitcoms available on dvd don't have any extras. None of these shows have any extras on their season sets:


All in the Family
The Jeffersons
Good Times
What's Happening
Sanford and Son
Happy Days
Laverne and Shirley

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I will buy season 2 so i can see Nathaniel Taylor, i remember his character being wild on What's Happening


Who was he?

Originally posted by Brian Damage
Who was he?

Rollo, from Sanford & Son.

Originally posted by Brian Damage
Who was he?



He played Rerun's Brother in law IKE and was talking to Rerun like he was 10 years old-LOL

The episode with Ike is called Give me Odds

Dwayne is in a lucky streak with the system he uses to make bets. This leads Rerun to pass along Dwayne's tips to his brother-in-law, Ike, who bets $500 on a football game. It's only after he's made the bet that everyone discovers just what kind of system Dwayne uses.


That's a great episode. Dwayne picks teams based on their helmets and team colors. :lol:

Right and he refers to Rerun as the Astrodome, too funny : )

Besides Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo from Sanford and Son); there are a couple of interesting Rising Stars appearing in a few episodes of What's Happening's Second Season; including Tim Reid and Irene Cara:)

Hey, hey, hey!!! What's Happening Season 2 Review:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/whatshappeningseason2dvdreview.html

Originally posted by pavanbadal
Hey, hey, hey!!! What's Happening Season 2 Review:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/whatshappeningseason2dvdreview.html

Nothing to look forward to but the episodes. I guess that's fine by me, I'd rather have that than nothing at all. I assumed they'd start using slimcases since Diff'rent Strokes was packaged that way. I guess they want uniformity between the WH! sets.

Just out of curiosity Pav, how did you get the DVD so early?

Originally posted by Brian Damage
Just out of curiosity Pav, how did you get the DVD so early?

SitcomsOnline.com DVD Reviews ... I hope you know we have a review system now (since March!). See the main page for all the reviews we have done.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
SitcomsOnline.com DVD Reviews ... I hope you know we have a review system now (since March!). See the main page for all the reviews we have done.


Pav do you know if all the eps are UNCUT? I need to know before I spend my money

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Pav do you know if all the eps are UNCUT? I need to know before I spend my money

Read the review.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I'm not buying the DVD until someone tells me all the episodes are UNCUT

SOLOMON, how do you know that these eps are uncut? I am seeing footage on there that I have never seen in syndication. For instance, those very last scenes on the DVD were NEVER aired in syndication.

Originally posted by ThomasE
SOLOMON, how do you know that these eps are uncut? I am seeing footage on there that I have never seen in syndication. For instance, those very last scenes on the DVD were NEVER aired in syndication.


Wait a sec, you have the DVD?

I checked the time lengths on all the episodes of the first disc of the season two set. They're all at least 24 minutes and a few of them run for 25 minutes.

I got it today.... I'll watch some later.

There's some noticeable fuzziness on the 3rd episode "Trial and Error."

I'm getting it today and I cannot wait! :)

Originally posted by vashti1999
There's some noticeable fuzziness on the 3rd episode "Trial and Error."


Fuzziness?

Originally posted by ClassicTV4Ever
I'm getting it today and I cannot wait! :) I pre-ordered the DVD off Amazon; so I am assuming that the DVD will arrive in the mail, either tomorrow or sometime this week, but like you...I cannot Wait :woohoo: