Good movie but grossly overrated

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

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.

What a great show! What's Happening is so funny! There isn't one character I don't like. Rerun is one crazy kid. He sure can dance though. He is one of those characters you'll always hear about because they were so funny, like Kramer from Seinfeld. Mama is funny too. I love her. She is you typical crazy tough seventies mother, loving to teach her kids a lesson with a belt to the butt. Sherley was an underrated character. She had an unusual attitude that was hilarious. Raj was always in some situation. He has to have one of the funniest dance moves out there. He reminds me a lot of comedian Vince Morris. They look a lot alike and act a lot alike. Dee is one pain in the butt sister. Hate to have her around. Finally there's Dwayne. He had one crazy afro especially in the earlier years. Its a surprise that this show didn't last very long. It was just as funny as The Jeffersons or Welcome Back Kotter. I'm glad TV Land shows the re-runs of this show show we can all watch Rerun again. Ha!

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!

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.