What's Happening! ~ Doobie Bros (1 of 2)

[skavenjurr]

Sammy Hagar : Van Halen :: Michael McDonald : Doobie Brothers ?

[skavenjurr]

How did no one notice the irony of playing a song about Dixie land music in front of a bunch of black people!?

[iloveblue305]

Before this episode air on tv. everyone thought michael mcdonald was black. Is voice is still better than half of the singers now. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[iloveblue305]

Trying to record any part of a concert, theywould kick your a@@ and send you to jail. Thank God for new technology. I record half of the foo fighter concert on my camera.

[statelybird3]

Man, I haven't seen this since I was 12--I loved me some Doobie Brothers and still do (got a cassette of their best early hits). Yeah, they were popular on both the rock and R&B charts-sadly, with the total and complete regenmention of today's radio stations and charts, if these guys were starting out today, they'd have a hell of a time getting on the radio, because their music was so diverse that they couldn't be shoved into just one catagory. Nice to see McDonald not long after he joined them!

[3dartistguy]

that long hair is hilarious!

[vangoghmatisse1]

LOVES WHATS HAPPENING AND THE DOOBIE BROTHERS!!!!

[kb7254]

wow, how much money did this episode cost. No wonder they couldnt pay the talent a raise and thus going off the air

[cjpmugsr999]

Does anyone knwo what the name of the tune with the gong is? I understand that this may just be something they jammed to in concert but I have always looked for this tune ever since I saw this on TV when I was younger.

[RFBleachers84]

@cjpmugsr999 It's the end of "I Cheat the Hangman" from their Stampede album. It was a concert staple for the Doobs in the '70s.

[TimberwrightSvs]

@cjpmugsr999 Yes, the piece the Doobies are playing at the end of this video -- the one with the dramatic gong pounding -- is the end of the song "I Cheat The Hangman." It is track 7 on my 'Stampede' CD (released in 1975) -- and the ending you're referring to is the principal reason I've added the track to several compilation recordings I've made. The Doobies were a very talented force and, by the way, J. Baxter was an incredible guitar player -- so I doubt there was any trickery involved.

[DaveWollenberg]

Love 'Skunk' Baxter on steel guitar!

[SuperAde1974]

THIS IS GREAT...even if Michael McDonald was involved lol

[aboutdafunk]

The best What's Happening episodes!

[VibeFly]

Loved What's Happening and The Doobie Brothers! Love this epidsode! Loved Shirley & little sister Dee on the show. Remember how I loved how sassy they were as a little kid of only 7 yrs old! I'm white & glad that my open minded mother back in the day watched black televison with other great black shows like the Jeffersons too with me!! Back then my white friends and class mates back in 2nd- 4th grade didn't even know the shows but I could relate with my only two black friends in my class w/laugh

[MrHossCartwright]

Out of all episodes I watched through the entire 3 seasons, this was my least favorite. I fast forwarded every time the Doobie Brothers sang. BORING!

I guess they were just before my time. Although I do like oldies. But always hated 70's and 80's music.

[georgelee43211]

I miss those Hippie groups.

[MrMegaFredzeppelin]

I LOVE THIS EPISODE, ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!!!!!!

[tubinisfun21]

This was one of the best episodes! LOL Rerun!

[ricbowenjr]

Man, Micheal McDonald was the man in the 70's!

[StangoDango]

@ricbowenjr You are so right and Michael is still the sexy man even tho he is older. He can still rock the house.

[loveisok]

that song is on my Ipod!

[Stormendrang]

Seems like everything is out of sync on utube, these days

[centim6]

@ truck2112yes let me correct myself. That instrumental for I cheat the hangman was the best I had heard thus far. I'm sure there are other/better versions. But seeing as I've only heard the album version and this one, by a texas mile, this one kills it. Special effects didn't hurt it either. Made it all the more magical and mystical.

[krevice]

what song is it with the special effects at the end?

[centim6]

I couldn't find this part the last time I looked it up. The greatest version of I cheated the hangman. Even though it's only the last half. I was mesmerized the first time I saw this as a child. Downloading to my phone right now. Thanx again. Restoring childhood memories

[truck2112yes]

@centim6 Are you talking about the instrumental?

[havertrace]

Black people aint into the fucking doobie brothers, how stupid was this show???

[truck2112yes]

@havertrace Black people with good taste liked the Doobie Brothers back in the day.

[whitewitchoz]

@havertrace If they aint then they need to be ....dude.

[Larrymh07]

My last post was wrong. It was winter 1978, either January or February. That's according to wikipedia.

[Larrymh07]

It was shown in Autumn of 1977.

[fupedworld]

What year is this?

[pockahantis]

does anybody know the name of the instrumental @ 6:14?

[spacetimecontinuum]

Micheal McDonald is one saaaanging mofo!

By the way,the lead singer of the Doobs,he looks like an actor who was in WKRP in Cincinnati...if you cut the hair off I mean.

[Gerkinstock]

Yep, it's a near-perfect match. Gary Sandy was the actor you were referring to.

[monkfry]

yea right. just try to compete with miley.

[airdriver]

What needs to happen is Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons, Jeff Baxter and Tommy Johnston need to spend some time in the studio and see if their geriatric asses can create some classic Doobie Music and then take it on the roadand impress the kids and remind the rest of us why we bought their albums years ago.

[1MrsHaughton876]

I loved Michael McDonald (at 3:43). I loved his duet with Patti Labelle, "On My Own". Big Ups to Michael McDonald.

[1MrsHaughton876]

I loved "What's Happening". RIP Fred Berry (ReRun), Shirley Hemphill (Shirley), and Mabel King(Mabel). I would love to watch Rerun dance, and for Dwayne to say, "Hey, Hey, Hey!"

[FansFiltration]

"Which Doobie; You Be?"

I still remember that line from this episode.

[anitaweev]

u stupid, thats funny

[freqazoidiac]

I never saw this episode!

thanks for posting it, very cool the Doob's did it all the way live! And the trippy ending of part 1..is hilarious! Nice, you just won't see this on Tv now' a days.

[kiki3174]

WICKED!!!

[nena1ne]

omg, i have been watching old shows all day. lol. the memories. lol

[makedonijanata]

"I Cheat The Hangman"...truly awesome.

[mamafusits]

not wat im lookin 4

[007pinebluff]

whhhaaaa! I wanna go back to the 70's pleeeeeez!

[asparrow]

That's way out of sync, fix it.

[bignz721]

YouTube must have whacked it out of sync.

Hopefully should auto-correct

[zaerkus]

@bignz721 sometimes is the choose of audio lame mp3 with variable bit rate (VBR) in the original compresion of video. It´s better to use Constant Bit Rate for sync reasons.

[RIDEMID]

The arrangement and harmonies are incredible...aahhh haaa aahh

[mrallpurpose]

I love the instrumental part at 5:59 It sounds like somwthing a wrestler from the early 80's would come out on.

[iluvbrew0069]

which doobie u b?

[keesimo]

Dam that drum beat was hitting wasn't it?

[CRAIGARRR]

AHAHAAH a classic!! Bunch of black kids going to a "white bread" concert like this where there is not one "N" word said 20 times in a row.. Flavor flave and snoop dog and Puff Daddy would be so proud!! WTF is up with the flaming gong show though?? Producers went a bit overboard.. Been to over 6 Doobie brother shows and never saw that! Was a great ratings booster for prime time I am sure!! Bootlegging pirates? NAAAA that never happens! HAHAHAH guess they never heard of Dime a Dozen or Bittorrent

[JIF882]

You idiot! The Doobie Brothers had a few black members. Also, their music @ this point was R&B-based

[CRAIGARRR]

Shut your pie hole JiffyPOP! I ment it was refreshing not to hear the N word 5 times a minute and the black kids in the neiborhood could enjoy a decent show before Crap.. I mean rap.. music came to town. So smack your bitch up Jiffypop 882!

[JIF882]

Chill out, dude. I just misunderstood you. Rap is crap! The Doobies rule!!

[MrSteveUtah]

Who are all these nobodys you speak of that no-one in the real world have ever or will ever hear of,how rude making them out to be somebodys

[ArsonHQ]

Awesome And Cool 5*****

Mark:)

[bigkeezo]

After watching this episode I became a fan of the Doobies. Whats Happening is my shit!!

[qwandiddy]

One of my favorite 70s Classic joints, I love some Doobie Brothers>.

[ScorpioJones]

I remember this two-part episode vividly. Rerun gets busted for illegally taping the Doobie's live show, but when the cops try and take him down with the evidence, the audio tape is just crunching sounds. Why? Because if you see at the end, Rerun is throwing down snacks at the end of the scene. The cops eventually let him go because there's no audio evidence of bootlegging, just sounds of Rerun crunching on popcorn. Rerun lives another day! Classic...

[mkl62]

@ScorpioJones It's not Rerun that they were after. It was Al Dunbar and his bodyguard, Bruno. The Doobies dropped by the Soda Shoppe as Al was trying to leave with the tape with the police.

[Earthboundmisfit1970]

Raj on the phone with one of the Doobie Brothers: "Which Doobie you be?" CLASSIC, CLASSIC, CLASSIC!!:)

[dafilthymofo]

George Carlin's wife Sally Wade was a writer in this episode.

[mind555]

I remember this episode when I was a kid. I use to love to see re run chasing the truck.

[jtsr871]

Always have loved the Doobies ... I did a jam session with their bass player years ago in Spokane, Washington ...Jam forever

[mkl62]

Which one? Dave Shrogren, Tyran Porter, Willie Weeks, or Skylark?

[vonbontee]

Tom Johnston, dude! (And "Sanford & Son" was funnier!)

[MrSteveUtah]

I have loved the Doobies my whole 38 years,But this was crap,like a musical drug session

[MrSteveUtah]

What a bunch of tossers to give me the thumbs down on such a true comment

[MrSteveUtah]

M McD was out of place in this band. He just seems like one of those guys like myself that is better than everybody else and would have everyone around him being jealous because of it.

He is a a better singer,better looking,more mature,so many other things. Trust me,I have known how this feels my whole life, I am so sick of people not understanding me and being jealous

[CRAIGARRR]

Like yourself? Who the heck are you Mr. Utah?

U the leader of the rainbow coalition? Everyone is jelouse of you because you are gay but have not contracted the aids yet?.. Well for me... I am not jealous of you peewee utah..

[MrSteveUtah]

Wankers,LIke I say,You less than Average in everyway humans will never understand what it is like to be elete in everyway,More or one

[CRAIGARRR]

hahaha yep rainbow coalition...

The alien version non the less..

Wankers... Australian? Utah? Morman?

Hahahah I leave a comment for you that u left 5 mos ago and u respond within an hour.. Get a life mr. million dollar man steve austin..Give your hand a rest from all the gay porn you been downloading and go out and get a freekin life!

[MrSteveUtah]

Yeah,it has got me beat that there are so many nobodys in the RRHOF yet bands like the Doobies seem to miss out.

It would seem to me the whole thing is a joke

[userzero55]

Ok, I'm gonna ask the obvious question: What are young brothers from South Central doing at a Doobie Brothers show?

[Clamms]

Because they got those tickets for free...Brother.

[airdriver]

In the mid seventies, especially after "Black Water" was released, there was a lot of crossover popularity with the Doobies. Radio stations played a lot broader range of music than they do today.

[dya91101]

One of my favorite shows as well as my fav group! THEY BOTH ROCK!!!

[ChicagoTyme]

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS! I LOVED THEM! I had the biggest crush on Michael McDonald when I was little

[ftg3plus4]

The correct answer about the instrumental at the end: this was the ending coda of "I Cheat The Hangman" from STAMPEDE. The full 6.5 minute song (a great exercise in buildup-and-release) was a so-so selling single for the band. "Precis," which someone mentioned, was actually a short, quiet acoustic piece which followed "Hangman" on the album.

[ramitupursnout]

ftg3, you are correct! You do know your Doobies.

[MANSHOTS]

Hey Raj! Hey Dwayne! Hey ReRun! What's Happening!! Hey! Hey! Hey! Rerun, turkey, the next time Snake tells you to make a bootleg copy of the Doobie Brother's concert. Don't try to hide the biggest tape recorder you can find right above your waist, and jump up and down. You can't support your own weight plus a Sony 1970's model table recorder. You fool no one. Instead use a pocket recorder or the cell phone sounds entry.

[duhjuce]

Michael Mcdonald i like his duet with James Ingram....solo and wit the group he came wit sum hitz...p e a c e

[7111nailuj]

Whoa! Black people getting into the Doobie Brothers.  Cool.

[duhjuce]

Doobie BROTHAS 'is' soul music learn history and you'll learn.... Read Langston Hughes book about jazz, he broke it down... soul originated where humanity originated on into slavery. Jazz, rock, and roll SOUL hip hop and beyond.... P E a C e

[tracyisbest]

Aw, shut up!

[duhjuce]

i don't have to speak or type on it the musick will speak.... "foe meeeeeee" p e a c e

[lilbug82]

this is the best episode!

[68NYC]

Cool!

Thanks for posting!!

[davidnc76]

doobies were the shit.

[c1rodz]

I love me some Doobie Brothers. I actually remember this episode back in the day.

[kjz83]

The Doobie Brothers have had multiple African Americans in their band over the decades, such as Tiran Porter, Conelius Bumpus, and Skylark to name a few. Nice try on trying to pull the race issue on the Doobies. Next time do some research before you run your mouth.

[mkl62]

Don't forget Willie Weeks.

[blacknickelson]

The other reason why black people may of liked the Doobie Brothers is because "Doobie" is the white slang word for a 'spliff' and they spent most of the time with their head in the clouds.. that's why. Which Doobie you be was also the name of Latino hip hop crew FunkDoobiest first album back in the early 90's

[Taintgun]

What are three hip brothers doing listening to the Doobie Brothers?

[Izolals]

Blacks have ALWAYS listened to the Doobie Bros, because they are soulful

[asdffd]

Which Doobie do you be?

[truck2112yes]

Can anyone tell me what this last song on this segment(part 1) is? The song title? I have always wondered if it's on a doobie album or not.....

[noxionous]

google the lyrics idiot

[truck2112yes]

There are no lyrics! In this case You are the idiot.

[Marckymarc71]

It's PRECIS, an instrumental from their 1975 album, STAMPEDE. I think it was written by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.

[noxionous]

yeah google in the words instrumental

[truck2112yes]

dumbass

[truck2112yes]

Thanks

[SANxJONERO]

Old skool! s t r a i g h t - u p . i n f o

[antndee]

GREAT SONG_ great show!

[yomamadontdanz]

luv those 70's doobies!!!so timeless!!!

[dya91101]

The Doobies rock!!!

[vkbishom4]

fuck you,the doobies are one of our best bands

[leilanibeepbeep]

the doobies suck...the show is funny

[rogcuadra]

YOUR STUPID SHUT THE HELL UP

[coldcomfort79]

The Doobie Bros? This only proves that What's Happening was written by white guys

[jflash214]

tru dat, a real blacksploitation sitcom, along the same vein as shaft, and dolomite

hey, hey, hey

[coldcomfort79]

lol, I think Rerun, Raj, and Dwayne would rather be at a Parliament Funk show

[Belchera]

Yes, disregard that there have been multiple black men in The Doobie Brothers. Moron.

[Princeoflove2007]

And also from what I read on a TV website, the character of Rerun was originally supposed to be a skinny white teenager. I dont know what made them change the character.

[Izolals]

Not true, because "What's Happening's" characters were based on the movie "Cooley High", and Fred Berry's character was actually NOT the character intended - Freddy 'Boom-Boom' Washington (the actor who played that character on "Welcome Back, Kotter") played in "Cooley High" (the cute guy who got the girls and the basketball scholarship, but was killed) was supposed to be the character, but they were intimidated by the idea of a black hearthrob on tv, so, they replaced his character w/ "Rerun"

[Princeoflove2007]

i read that on a whats happening tv site..thats what it said

[SuperLanders]

the 70s had the worst music?

you are clearly a fucking idiot

[sodeserving]

This is so classic! AWESOME!

[jonboynumba1]

Yup....I'm sure a lot of black teenagers joined the Doobie Bros. fanclub in the 70's after that-LOL The issue is not race it's simply an illustration of stupid marketting employed by a corporate record company who didn't even know who their artists audience was...too busy trying to sell records and manufacture more "stars" The 70's a was the worst era in music history...and television-LOL

[jflash214]

moron, the 70's besides disco had great music much better than the shite today

[jonboynumba1]

no accounting for taste...but hey -you're probably right. The doobie brothers are the most under-rated act in history...them and the Beegees....yeah....one day we will all realize the greatness we have over-looked. What do I know -I've only worked in the music and/or radio business for half my life. 20 years of that as a musician. You ARE right....I'm going to go watch that 70's show right now and lament my previous statements.

[jflash214]

said besides disco, so cram the beegees straight up your arse.

[jonboynumba1]

ooohhh internet tuff guy. Another impressive and inciteful post.

I'd eat a bullet from my .45 before listening to a Beegees CD.

[coldcomfort79]

I'd say the 80's was the worst

[jonboynumba1]

you make a good point....if you took the worst of the 70's and pitted it against the worst of the 80's it might be a hard call indeed. At least most of the worst of the 70's stuff would be humorous to see/hear (on a limited basis) It could probably all be used to torture prisoners with at Guantánamo bay if played endlessly...just think Rod Stewart and Poison-LOL

[coldcomfort79]

I'm not to sure though, I think it's worse now than the 80's

[feioo]

Out of curiousity, jonboynumba1, what do you consider the peak of musical history? Just for some context?

[mothball50]

at 6:41 it looks like Duane is takin a shit

[reddropdrop]

haha,it does! :)

[CharlesNigro]

It's great to see Michael McDonald performing "Take Me in Your Arms", which is just the right kind of song for him.

[airdriver]

One thing I'm glad is that they actually kept this concert for rebroadcast. Other shows like 21 Jump Street and WKRP change the hit songs they originally used for some studio musician crap so they don't have to pay out royalties to the record companies.

[evilrichwhiteguy]

Those rich hippie white boyz would have gotten the shit kicked out of them in Rog's neighborhood of this was real life...no way they went to school there.

[honeegrrl]

Well a long time ago, those school were once all white back in the day.

[buhbuhray13]

your reply smacks of racism

[evilrichwhiteguy]

Everything smacks of racism to self loathing liberal twits....

[tsartodd]

Don't you have a cross to burn, or a "fag" to bash? I know it's hard for you wingnuts when Rush Limbaugh goes off the air, but do you have to spew your ignorance in public?!?

[evilrichwhiteguy]

Boy, you guys really do work as a collective, with all the same talking points, dont you? Moveon.BORG. I honestly think you people receive the same email every morning that gives you 50 reasons to hate your fellow Americans.

[skeewee1908]

Thanks for bringing back some good and funny times!

[RantovRizzia]

Does that instrumental have a name? That piece is awesome but I haven't heard it anywhere else

[demongene]

If you mean the instrumental at the end..... then it is part of a song called 'I Cheat The Hangman' which I believe was on the Doobie Brothers album 'Stampede'

[RantovRizzia]

Cool. Thanks

[breante]

michael mcdonald is kinda sexy

[tsartodd]

which doobie you be?

[myjoeyd]

that was my favorite line from that episode, but i do not hear it on here.did u get to see that scene?

[noumenal]

What's Happening!! should have two exlamation points. Just sayin'.

[freemind1998]

Oh man! Thanks so much for the post. I remember this episode as the first time I heard the DB. What an amazing crossover band this is. Fans of all races, colors, and creeds. They are amazing. And how cool of them to do this show. And Michael Mcdonald without the salt and pepper. Wow.  Thought he was born with it. LOL

[ladytee35]

doobie brothers are the bomb

[airdriver]

Hey, can you post the two songs the Doobies played on Part One of this episode?

[SoulThing1981]

yeah like the first half when they actually meet the Doobie Brothers...!! the songs "Echoes Of Love" and "Little Darlin' (I Need You) and some of the great dialouge that Michael as well as the other guys when they get introduced to Raj, Rerun, Dwayne and Dee!!

[airdriver]

OMG! Its been thirty years since I last saw this episode. I became a fanatical Doobies fan after this.

[Yorimitsu]

Man, Skunk looks baked. Or maybe that's just how he looks.

[slowjamin]

They weren't call the Doobie Brothers for nothing. lol

[vegbird1]

Wow. This is GREAT! Thanks for posting :) :)