Editing What's Happening!! (section)

===Recurring characters===
*Bill Thomas ([[Thalmus Rasulala]]) is Mabel's ex-husband and the father of Roger and Dee.
*Gene "Rabbit" Walker (Ray Vitte) is a political science major at the [[University of Southern California]], and a track team member.
*Detective "Big Earl" Barnett (John Welsh) is a police detective.
*"Little Earl" Barnett (David Hollander) is Big Earl's son.
*Rob ([[Earl Billings]]) is the owner of Rob's Place and Shirley's boss.
*Terry "Snake" Simpson (Leland Smith) is a star college basketball player whom Roger tutors in the third season.
*Mrs. Gertrude Collins ([[Fritzi Burr]]) is the boys' high school teacher.
*Marvin (Bryan O'Dell) is the boys' high school classmate and works for the school newspaper as a reporter.
*Diane Harris ([[Debbi Morgan]]) is another classmate of Roger, Dwayne, and Rerun.