Monday, June 27, 2016

What's Happening!!: Rerun Sees the Light

I'm guessing this was during a dress rehearsal,
since Rerun still has his "dynamite 'fro."
What's Happening!!: Rerun Sees the Light
ABC
February 11, 1978
Sitcom
DVD
B-

Just like Arnold Horshack before him and Billy Tate after him, Rerun falls for a pretty girl and joins a religious cult.  And, yes, he dresses in brightly colored robes, this time peach with a lavender wrap.  The story by Thad Mumford (his first of two for WH) isn't as funny as I remembered, with too much time spent on "bald jokes."  But Mabel's portrayal of Mother Nature is still fun.

Interestingly, Rob (Earl Billings) appears in this episode and Shirley doesn't.  He recognizes Love-Is-Life as the con artist Wanda Jordan, which seems more likely for him as a middle-aged small-business-owner, so the substitution works.

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