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Wawwie · 07-22-2022, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TVLegend

I’m not gonna lie Dee ruled from Seasons 1-2 of WH. She was a little boring in Season 3 of WH and in WHN.

I loved Dee in season 1, liked her a lot in season 2, and by season 3, she became an annoying bore. But I liked her again in What's Happening Now. I had such an enormous crush on Dwayne in every season of WH and also every season of What's Happening Now.

hatwink · 01-11-2023, 06:56 PM

When Dwayne wore that dress in season 3.

JonathanM · 09-05-2023, 05:55 AM

I'd say the writing was on the wall when Fred Berry began to drop out of episodes. I know that most fans hate the third season, but I thought its first half worked reasonably well--and there were episodes I really enjoyed, like "Positive Identification" (the Christmas episode, which featured a great performance by guest star Stu Gilliam). But the writing, already shaky, underwent a steep decline in the second half of that final season, and it became more and more obvious that the show had run its course. What's Happening!! had weathered a lot of changes, but the one change it couldn't survive was a wedge being driven between the three central characters--and that's where things were headed when ABC decided to cut its losses.

BestTVever · 09-07-2023, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JonathanM

I'd say the writing was on the wall when Fred Berry began to drop out of episodes. I know that most fans hate the third season, but I thought its first half worked reasonably well--and there were episodes I really enjoyed, like "Positive Identification" (the Christmas episode, which featured a great performance by guest star Stu Gilliam). But the writing, already shaky, underwent a steep decline in the second half of that final season, and it became more and more obvious that the show had run its course. What's Happening!! had weathered a lot of changes, but the one change it couldn't survive was a wedge being driven between the three central characters--and that's where things were headed when ABC decided to cut its losses.

All true
To quote Jimmy Walker from Good Times, "why is everyone messing with the goose that is laying golden eggs"
He said something like that once when there was all this drama on the set. He was like....we have a hit show, why is everyone so angry. Lets enjoy it and do our best.

01-11-2023, 06:56 PM	#47
hatwink Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 773	When Dwayne wore that dress in season 3.

09-05-2023, 05:55 AM	#48
JonathanM Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 03, 2023 Location: Alabama Posts: 18	I'd say the writing was on the wall when Fred Berry began to drop out of episodes. I know that most fans hate the third season, but I thought its first half worked reasonably well--and there were episodes I really enjoyed, like "Positive Identification" (the Christmas episode, which featured a great performance by guest star Stu Gilliam). But the writing, already shaky, underwent a steep decline in the second half of that final season, and it became more and more obvious that the show had run its course. What's Happening!! had weathered a lot of changes, but the one change it couldn't survive was a wedge being driven between the three central characters--and that's where things were headed when ABC decided to cut its losses.