Episode 005: Doobie Fair (“What’s Happening!!” S02E16/17)

In this episode, Andrew and Chelsea discuss a double Very Special Episode so famous it spawned its own Facebook Group!  Come with us as we explore the moral gray area of concert bootlegging, discuss which of us is a “real Dee,” and discover one of the truths of the universe: if you see something, tell Michael McDonald.

This one’s a Doobie!! (and it includes an unconscionable number of puns…)

Show: WHAT’S HAPPENING!! \\ “Doobie Or Not Doobie,” Season 2, Episode 16 and 17

Air Date: Jan 28, 1978

Find it:  at the Paley Center (not online)

Further Reading:

• 40 years ago, the Doobie Brothers’ ‘What’s Happening!!’ episode preached evils of bootlegging, joys of racial harmony (Yahoo Entertainment)

• From Music to Missile Defense: The Very Interesting Life of Jeff Baxter (NOW.)

• 7 (More) Rockers and their Gratuitous TV Appearances (Mental Floss)

Snack: Ocho Dark Chocolate Coconut bar