What's Happening!! Bubbling Brown Sugar

[tom11zz884]

What became of the Givins kids?

[tom11zz884]

This is when they actually had talent on television shows

[sk8Ngangsta]

I love this song its so awsome

[MonstruosEspantosos]

Love it

[MsHaleywood]

Two people don't think bubbling brown sugar is a stimulating Harlem treat.

[TysonFilmTVStudios]

I remember talking to them in school about them being on TV... thy made our school so proud

[ProximaB]

@TysonFilmTVStudios Awesome!

[miamivicepastels83]

oop, nevermind i just found em right after i said that lol

[miamivicepastels83]

i remember this episode....how come i can't find any of the episodes of WH on here? i would love to see em again

[maricorkery]

I've had this song in my heard for 30 years. I sing it everyday when I'm doing housework or cooking. I love love love it!

[Dirtymac73]

I woke up this morning and had this song in my head - dag that was classic

[kanayd]

I loved this show growing up!

[cwagnermusic]

I know one the sister and one of the brothers. Her daughter went to preschool with my son here in Oakland.Her brother Carl is an original member and keyboard player for Tony Toni Tone.

[n2mymuzic]

Who made up the dance steps? LOL!

[TheWicklessChic]

BET need to bring Whats Happening BACK!!!! 

[JoeyRay78]

Crack is also a stimulating Harlem Treat

[RunawayTrane]

@JoeyRay78 Crack was put in Harlem to DESTROY the Bubbling Brown Sugar, but it hasn't succeeded yet

[rube814]

These are my cousins and this brings back lots on memories!

[twev30theprince]

@rube814 are the still singing I hope they are alive and well

[rube814]

@twev30theprince No they all have professional careers now.

[mpjproducer]

@rube814

I used to looooooove the Givens Kids and in my neigborhood in Vallejo, we would act like we were them and sing "Bubblin' Brown Sugar". I can tell they were professionally trained with their vocals and choreography.

[aliveandconnected]

I loved this episode



[ellepeji3]

I remember when this aired not 20 years ago, more like 32 years ago. AND I REMEMBER it and have joked about it with my brother over the years. But the 8 year old me remembered the words wrong.... "Bubble Up Brown Sugar... a satisfying Harlem treat". ROFL...HAHAHA. I still do the ReRun at weddings!!!!!

[cocobrotha1909]

Yes the group was real they were called the givins kids. I went to high school with the girl in the group

[rube814]

@cocobrotha1909 Audrey is my cousin!

[BestHBCU]

I don't think that I've seen this since its original air date. What a treat!

[LovelyAsia215]

The little girl who sings this song looks just like Jazmine Sullivan I think it may be her mom.

[tubinisfun21]

This is one of the other best episodes!!!!!! Bubblin brown sugar!!!

[married1959]

was this group real and is the song real?

[ShananagansOnYou]

What's the song called again??

[JBenz1221]

@ShananagansOnYou Bubbling Brown Sugar

[handsomesammatt]

I too have waited 20 years to find this! I used to sing this as a kid when I was happy and "wagging" my tail. I can't tell you how incredible this feeling is. Its quite different from what my mind morphed it into after all those years. I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bintasyllah]

LOL!!!!OMG I SO remember this. LOL.  Very cute!

[jwh1999]

I'm surprised Kanye West didn't sample this!!

[crysjumar1]

@jwh1999 YET!

[jwh1999]

@crysjumar1 Hold up, you mean he gonna sample this??

[2199]

@jwh1999 give it time. it would be better if he and Taylor Swift sung this as a duet on SNL. lol

[patharris1996]

I can't believe I'm 13 years old and I watch this show like it's on MTV or something.

I mean, I talk about it but my friends have no idea what I'm talking about. I LOVE this show... but Sanford and Son is always the best

[Tis1TrueLady]

Maybe this will take some people back and have us to remember those were talked about and over came in order for us to have a better life..... Black people are the first to knock each other down and the last to take a stand....

[reddz80]

I love this episode!!! bubblin' brown sugar....yeeeesss!

[Aty2ud]

OMG! BUBBLIN BROWN SUGAH! I WAS LOOKIN 4 THIS! MY GIRLS FROM H.S. R GONNA LOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS...WE LOVED WH RE-RUNS WHEN I WAS A KID. :)

[jdbk11231]

I always wanted to see this episode for more than 20 years lol thanx for the posting.

[schoolgyrl52966]

they iight... but id think they sing lyk wow these kids are great or sumthn cuz u c dnt knowbdy know them...

[goodquality33]

DEIDICATED TO MY HOMEGIRL CARLA GARDNER. YOURE THE LIL GIRL IN THE GROUP.LMAO

[smegmacheez]

l love these negros!

[jimdelriobkr]

This is awesome that this is on YT. I've been signing this song years since the first and only time I ever saw it, back when the show aired in the '70s. Everytime I use brown sugar, I think of this song and sing it. I just looked it up because I was just baking with it. I've been singing: "Bubbly brown sugar. Mix it with a happy beat. Bubbly brown sugar. Makes you wanna' dance your feet." Haha. It's great to see this again.

[jiggafini19]

Best time ever.

[RahsaanAli36]

One of my favorite episodes. Bubble lip brown sugar is how i used to sing the words.

[pittrage]

One of my favorite episodes....who were these kids?!

[vickiharte]

Brings back childhood! I loved that show...and I still sing that song!

[BLAKPEARL69]

Lol I was just singing this lol.

[schoolgyrl52966]

@BLAKPEARL69 i was tooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BLAKPEARL69]

@schoolgyrl52966 lol it's a catchy tune.

[beautifullytia82]

hahaha, look at dee in the background

[SupernautG]

Bubbling Brown Sugar = cooking heroin.

[kathleneb]

Wow! I remember being really little watching this in syndication! I was always saying "bubbling brown sugar makes a sho-nuff happy treat, mmm yeah!"

Guess that's nt what they said, haha!

[sirsniffy]

This was one of my favorite episodes!! thanx for posting!

[sodeserving]

I don't know, those little kids have a charm that grow on ya! The good ol' days.

[Miltonnewyork]

i always had this tune in my head so so many years, but i always added my own words, since i didnt know what they were saying, :)

classic

[stewxl]

Bwaha-to the fuckin-hahaha.....

[sodeserving]

rotfl... wow

[kinstube]

I LOVE THIS SERIES & EPISODE

[GSharon710]

No shame in having favorite entertainers. We are all different, but why not just speak your like or dislike and let it go. There would be many more wealthy black entertainers, but they are scared to death that they will not be recieved and because of some former trouble in their lives. Please don't be a stumbling block. I hate rap, but I admire people who use their talent to make a living. Give people, people a thumbs up who wishes to share their talent. Someone will support them.

[chocolatecity1974]

Been a long time since I've seen that. Awesome!

[Shiftyeyes516]

lol!

[Shiftyeyes516]

WOW! There are hard blogs about these kids singing - I guess because they aint singing about bitches better have my money - you idiots cant relate - also the girl singing lead - is a little girl and her look is of a little girl - who song classic jazz tunes - black folks lets open our minds and know that we all dont sang and look like Marry J and Lil Wayne

[wjazzow]

@Shiftyeyes516 I think some people get on here JUST to talk shit..fuckin lame asses prolly cant sing, dance or nothing only bills they got is a cell phone bill and prolly struggling to pay that! Hiding behind screen names talking down on these kids who I bet done more in that one little episode than these bastards have done in their lives! Better watch the end of "Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back" you ignorant mothafuckas!

[wolfatnight]

@Shiftyeyes516 sad when people rip something apart because of it's innocence.... good for you to stick up for them

[backinday]

Man, I used to hate this. "(a bubalin') Bubblin brown sugar" I was so embarrassed for them. Me and my friend were talking about this a few years ago and she hated it too lol but then we sang it a few times in a row.

[melrhyne]

Thanks bruh, I spit juice out all over my computer! LOL!!!

[sodeserving]

LMBO! damn shame! LOL

[paragons00]

wow- my ass is feeling kinda old right about now. i hadn't seen this episode since it aired in the 70s. i was just a kid at the time.

[ladyandatramp]

hahaha.. the little girl is phoning it in!!! they boys are movin' and smiling she's like...um why am i here??

[sflachuck]

Not Dee, but that girl singing used to annoy the heck out of me. I don't know why, but she did.

[hildre2007]

yeah me too, she has a really irritating look and vibe about her. her face, her voice has always bugged me.

[Delilah317]

I was singing this at work today outta nowhere........and was like it has to be on Youtube.and it was! I love it 1 of my favorite episodes.....tiff1luv

[blancface]

me too!

[IWILLS79]

Doesnt dis song have any more words? lol

[RnB4Life1234]

Man I still belong to there fan club. I use to rollerskate to them. They were the next Jackson 5. Dude you forgot a couple more of there songs. My favorite one was the follow up to Bubbling Brown Sugar was (Bubbling Brown Doo Doo) MaMa who took my pigsfeet? and Hamhock Disco. I can't wait to see them at the Fox Theatre in Detroit next month. Number one fan for over thirty years and running.

Peace!

[PHATBOYTREX]

Omg. that is funny as hell. wow lol!!!!!!!!!!

[pittrage]

Who are they?

[SaintIzzle]

@pittrage the givens kids....if that helps

[FUNKYTAINT]

Givins Kids Live At The Fox Theatre Detroit They sing their greatest hits!!! Bubbling Brown Sugar The Pig Knuckle Shuffle Who took mammas puddin Rubber neckin and jive Who farted in the chilly? Remix Opening for the Givins Kids Biz Markie April 27, 2009

[pulpdoobies]

the best is when that dude shouts "take it home!" :-)

[Nightrain76]

This is one of the greatest scenes in TV history. My friend and I cry laughing watching the Givens kids turn the diner into a party.

[laarbe]

Didn't this song like win a Grammy and the kids who sang it were like the youngest Grammy Winners? I thought I heard that somewhere on a Trivia Game Show. I could be wrong. Loved this show and the singers. I do miss Rerun and Shirley. God Rest their souls. This is all blacks had on TV back then and shows like this, we think of it as bafoonary now, but back then this was all we had. Thank GOD we have come a long way, except for the Tyler Perry Bafoonary Shows with working class Blacks.

[miscapb]

the mother there playd on the wiz

[thealphamale31]

No I don't think so, James Brown and Michael Jackson will still be played and still have impact 20-30 years from now.

With that much time James Brown will have endured almost 100 years and Michael will have close 80 what rapper will ever be able to make that claim.

This is not a diss to rap but let's be real, singers endure while rap as cool as it is has a short life span. I can't imagine any rapper being 70 years old rapping BUT look at BB King, Al Green still selling out shows!!!!!

[thealphamale31]

very little about the game. Even to freestyle it takes time and training; I know many of the rappers in the game and they hone their craft by putting in work. (Writing and practicing) Even Jay-Z is not undefeated in freestyle battles no rapper in the world can claim this. They have to develop their skill. The Givens Kids had talent and they used gospel influences in their vocal delivery, today that is missing.

Do you think you will be flowing any of today's rappers 20-30 years from now?

[thealphamale31]

To Nevawrong, You need to get your facts straight. James Brown put rap on the map. No artists you mentioned will ever have that much impact on rap and the roots of the music ever!!! Jay-Z been in the game since the 80's and he paid his dues. I'll admit flows make a difference but it is what the artist can to to influence and become a legend that really makes a difference. You have a right to enjoy what your generation has achieved but to diss singer because they do not rap shows you know

[izakteaz]

Where is that part where the little girl sings God Bless The Child...LORD that girl SUNG THAT SONG!

[nevawrong]

MAYBE in "WRITING RYMES", anybody can do that, but i dont know if youre familia with "FREESTYLING", thats where a rapper says a ryhme right off the top of his head, he has nothin writin down, he just rhymes on the spot about that particular thing or someone thats in front of him. now that shit is hard as hell, and definately not everybody or anybody can do that shit, in my opinion, that shit is just as hard as singing. JAY-Z goes in the studio, & records multiple songs with no paper around, WOOW

[PoliticalFunk007]

No I believe that's your dad in the dark red shirt or at least he goes through the motions with your mom like he ya daddy.

[psychotropic7]

What the fuck happened to the Givens' kids?

"I'm Givens them a ten." (ROFLMAO)

[Unicorn9]

Everlasting, I will be 82 singing this tune! Awesome and I loved Dwayne too.

RIP Shirley and ReRun

[keesimo]

Dam Shirley Died?

[Unicorn9]

Yes so sad..they said they did not find her right away.

[appaulledwilly]

I remember this being Sung on the Little Rascles!

[xxxrayxxx1]

the best ! Thank you.

[chibitch84]

One of my fav. episodes! They did their thang!!!

[BeYouBeTru]

One of my fav episodes too. I love singing that song along with them. That Dawayne tickeles me everytime.

[kryssfrank]

whatever happen to the Givens Kids?

[gray1963]

That's what they were saying? I thought they were saying bubble little brown sugar.I remembered this from the 70's when I was a teen.

[RahdeeNda804]

LOL, as a kid I used to say "bubba-lay-ma-suga". This was my favorite episode as a kid! I love the rendition they did on the Gong Show later. I wonder what happened to them. (of course I am about the google it)

[olivertravel]

say, you don't have their Gong Show performance that took place later in this episode? the one with the medley thrown in with the one Givins kid growling.... "He's mean"

[UNDERTAKER730]

Born in 1974 and i loved this show and this episode was great lol

[CadillacL]

I was born in '71 myself & I watched What's Happening as a kid. I remember this episode

& had this song in my head not too long ago.

[Mzmarlo14]

Been searching for this episode since it aired back in the 70's. Wow, just as good as I remembered it. That song is still stuck in my head even today! Great find thanks for posting!

[nevawrong]

thank god RAP MUSIC was invented, or i wouldve been a young black kid growin up doin this shit, i was born in 1971, so i grew up on RUN-DMC, and the WUTANG CLAN, i was lucky. i was a teenager in the 80's, and a young man in his 20's in the 90's, and those 2 decades is what i represent, R.I.P.-- BIGGIE & TUPAC

[fonkhead]

yeah, i was born in '71, too. but this music was cool for the time that it was done i still dig it today i like rap too but i think the '70s had the best music.parliament,ohio players,chaka khan,EWF,not to take anything away from rap, but cats back then played instruments. admit it,nevawrong the talent level has decreased since rap began(example sampling)!

[nevawrong]

NAH, you cant compare RAP to any other kind of genre of music, maybe RAP takes no instruments, but the simple HOT beats & the ryhmes put together in those songs is just wonderful music 2 my ears. & maybe the instrument side has decreased in talent, but the way some of these RAPPERS put together there words are PHENOMENAL. ask JAMES BROWN or MICHEAL JACKSON 2 say a RHYME in the style of a NAS, JAY-Z, BIGGIE, CANNIBUS, KRS, KANE, BIG-PUN, & many more, & i garentee you that THEY CANT DO IT.

[BRUHDAMAN]

Having an appreciation for a style doesn't mean that other artist can't do something it may just mean their efforts are more advantageous in another area. Anyone can learn to rap if they practice, not every rapper can sing because it is a skill that requires training in pitch, diction and breath control. Although rapping is more than rhyming with practice all of the aboved mentioned artist could be successful rapping to a fairly significant degree.

[nevawrong]

MAYBE in "WRITING RYMES", anybody can do that, but i dont know if youre familia with "FREESTYLING", thats where a rapper says a ryhme right off the top of his head, he has nothin writin down, he just rhymes on the spot about that particular thing or someone thats in front of him. now that shit is hard as hell, and definately not everybody or anybody can do that shit, in my opinion, that shit is just as hard as singing. JAY-Z goes in the studio, & records multiple songs with no paper around, WOOW

[knickknack07]

You have to be joking, right? Most of hte rhymes they come up with are the cheesiest things ever. Just taking random references that do not flow with the rest ofhte song. Actually not hard at all to do. Unless you are saying that Ryan Stiles and others on Whose Line Is It Anyway are great rappers.

Rhyming haters with Speed Racer does not take talent. ESPECAILLY beforethe crappy movie came out and no one in the genres target audience ever heard of Speed Racer before.

[nevawrong]

i feel U, but i'm from the old school, when the rap lyrics was more ARTICULATE, CREATIVE, TOUNGE TWISTING, & COMPLEX. from RAKIM, NAS, JAY-Z, BIG DADDY KANE, BIG PUN, AZ, CANIBUS, FREDDY FOX, BIG-L, LORD FINNESS, WUTANG, KRS-1, KOOL G.RAP, TUPAC, & BIGGIE, the way all those rappers put words together are incredible, i shore cant rap like that, & there isnt many people on the planet who can rap like that neither. now todays rappers are GARBAGE, anybody can rap like them, even u also buddy lol

[DigitalPraise7]

Bubblin' brown sugar,

Stimulatin' Harlem treat!

[Cupcake6022]

they rock!! their really together!!!

[UNDERTAKER730]

man this always made me wanna sing. even though they were nota real group they did great on here hahaha very uplifting song

[Diamondgrl2007]

i heard of them!!!! i just never heard em sing and seen em before

[LennyEverett]

Ahhhhh.....now that's Ol' School!! My daughter loves it! Easily one of the more memorable shows from back in the day.

[michaell80s]

THE GIVINS KID SRULE!!!!!

[KingDork00]

Were they a real group? God, I hope not.

[dstgirl9of9]

They were, I went to high school with the boys.

[toyz132]

someone told me that was milira is that true?

[blackcopEH]

i have been looking looking for this for a long time.

[kerredg]

MAN!!! Do you know how long I've hoping someone would post this? THANKSSS!!!!

[BigBlueBeast]

Whatever happened to them?

[trishrenee06]

That's what I wanna know too :)

[living4it]

grrr...embedding disabled! noooo!!love this

[leslied81]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

[chibitch84]

I love this!!! I have been lookin for this for tha longest.

[ButtaBee]

I know!!!! Pleeeeease. Enable!!!!

[djedubb]

PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE enable embedding!!

[deeznaps]

Awesome!!!!

[rogboz]

CLASSIC!