What's Happening!! (1976–1979)
Danielle Spencer: Dee Thomas
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Quotes
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Fred 'Rerun' Stubbs : I can't help it if I'm fat! It runs in my family.
Dee Thomas : Nobody runs in your family... they all waddle!
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Roger Thomas : Maria, would you like to dance?
Maria : I don't know any of your dancing.
Roger Thomas : Just stick with me, I'm an expert.
[begins dancing erratically, poorly to music]
Maria : [confused and unable to follow Roger's erratic dance] What do you call this dance?
Dee Thomas : The "Funky Clutz!"
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[Raj is pretending to be ill with memory loss for a practical joke on Dee]
Roger Thomas : I'm just going to go feed the cat...
Dee Thomas : We don't have a cat.
Roger Thomas : We don't? But what happened to the cat?
Dee Thomas : We never *had* a cat!
Roger Thomas : Then what's that playing in the bathtub with the pony?
Dee Thomas : Oh, *Raj*.
Roger Thomas : I'm going to go turn in.
Dee Thomas : Okay, say hi to the pony for me.
Roger Thomas : I will. You're such a nice little boy.
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Dwayne Nelson : [enters and slams door] "Hey HEY, hey!"
Dee Thomas : Don't you see me studying? Why can't you come in like a gentleman?
Dwayne Nelson : [exits, returns, checks clothes and hair. Marches over like a 'gentleman'] "Hey. Hey. Hey."
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Dee Thomas : [Knock on door, Rerun and Dwayne enter. Dee is disappointed] We thought you were our father.
Fred 'Rerun' Stubbs : Does Dwayne look like he could be your father?
[laughs]
Dee Thomas : [Dee chuckles] That's funny!
Fred 'Rerun' Stubbs : Of course!
Dee Thomas : No, I mean the way your body shakes when you laugh!
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[repeated line]
Dee Thomas : You gonna get it!
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Fred 'Rerun' Stubbs : What will one person do with a whole case of soap?
Dee Thomas : Wash you twice.