What Happending?

A man with two ears and two eyes becomes paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a horrific T.J. Hooker sniper and subsequently creates a battery-powered suit that allows him to walk for 30-40 minutes, depending on how many podcasts he is downloading and how many invisible dinosaurs are chasing him. Dark Man, Blanka, Mr. Box, Dr. John, Markieff Morris code, and Harvey’s bush are also discussed.

David Carradine battles grizzled old men on the Western Frontier using his Shaolin Monk skills... or sometimes just by spread-eagle leaping off things, or sometimes just by getting tied up with a rope and left near really sharp, jagged rocks.  F. Nick Flare, Chinese Leonard Nimoy, 1870s Emergen-C, straight razor shave fighting, and Mongolian tombs are also discussed.

With Carlos as scrum master, the What Happending team iterates once again on the David E. Kelley project with Chicago Med – er, Saving Hope – Chicago Fire? Chicago Hope!  Adam Arkin AKA hat wig, Peter Berg’s Shocker, fake Billy Madison’s dad, reused prop organs, and Turbo Man are also discussed.

It’s the all-time greatest sitcom ever developed by an ad agency! But where are all the cavewomen? And where do these prehistoric beasts get their insurance? Gogurt, the Frisbee family, Flo, The 13th Warrior, pets in space, the TV Guide Channel, Lurtz, and Ron Popeil are also discussed.

Special guest star Hideo -- What Happending’s first-ever English co-star -- helps our American hosts understand the British cult classic character Alan Partridge, as well as many other things about his strange and distant homeland. Catch phrases, Jordy shore, Cluedo, BBC, Joey Chestnut, Vin Petrol, and Peter Purvis are also discussed

It's one of those dark sitcoms set in LA or NYC featuring struggling thirty-somethings! And DJ Qualls! How to do proper accents, Road Trip, extra Pat Connaughton, Richard Rucolo’s IMDB metadata, TV commercial IMDB, and cookie trees are also discussed.

Jennifer Garner and co. take five seasons to get to Mongolia and find Sloan’s red ball of infinite life that floats in the air when you put a magical toilet seat under it.  Rufflin’ Mark Ruffalo, Ahmad Rashad, Dustin Johnson, Blue Bloods, sad jaw guy, and the Renaissance man of Mongolia are also discussed.

Ari makes his triumphant return with the conclusion of TGINovemtoberspooktacular! And the season eight finale! Jon’s animatronic cat, ASMR, jaw guys, and pay phones are also discussed.

Guest star Kelley and our hosts watch a reality show in a fake town where real kids build a fake nation! Poor Jimmy. Half-burnt DVDs and 3:10 to Yuma are also discussed.

Spooktacular mid-October to sometime in November continues with the cult classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Girl power! Penn & Teller, Phil Helmuth, 24, Tru Calling, Raw Reality, Sprung Monkey, fighting jeans, and Mount Mazama are also discussed.

As part of our October theme of self-torture, we entered the Octagon again to fight Ryan "Rubber Man" Murphy! There's red devil boys and green meanies. Tony Danza’s motorcycle skills, Brock Holt, Jeff Bagwell, Rod Carew, and neck beards are also discussed.

Minneapolis in the ‘70s. Shit is about to go down. Kowabunga man, Ron Burgundy, pocket combs, chain wallets, shag carpet horrors, and couch hiders are also discussed.

Post-Raw, mid-Klumps, pre-Norbit Eddie Murphy teams up with Phil Morris to mash it up for the claymation smash hit — grab a 40 water and listen! Bull, uncle stories, Phil Knight, clay floating, and Neti Pots are also discussed.

A quiet lane in a peaceful suburb. Or is it?!? A plumber. Or is it?!? A triplet. Or is it?!? Don Knotts' foyer, Log Lady, steam pipe kitchens, dad plumber skills, neck beards, honey mussy, Snow Dogs, and Vanilla Ice are also discussed.

The father of a broken family moves them into an old haunted mansion to try and make things right, and other terrible decisions. Dermot Mulroney, Lost numbers, Wilson’s horrific face, naked fires, gimp suit jump scares, and corn on macabre are also discussed

They give him a chair that’s right by a bear, and he’s scared by the bear. Throckmorton! Grandpapa Bangaboo!

With Ari away eating ice cream again, special guest star Kelley joins Jon and Carlos to, finally, watch First and Ten, the HBO sitcom starring OJ Simpson that nobody’s ever heard of! The laugh track is confused and shows up late to the party, which is full of planted cocaine and swimming pool balloons. The NFL is working with the mob.  Salvino saves everything.   The Lemon Twist, Peter Bonerz, the I-5 killer’s flasher football career, flexible chubby fighters, taco speedboats, and Dr. Death are also discussed.

Special guest star Melissa helps our hosts explore the chronicles de Don Fernando and his familia in a What Happending language-learner first.  Many questions arise about the mystery of the hacienda. Just what is written in la carta? Who is the mysterious ghost bride? Why doesn’t the avocado save money on travel and make a phone call or two? Will the chubby boy from Madrid find his dog? And how many hijos does Don Fernando have, and when does an hija become hijos? Cutlass fording, cuatroshadowing, giant Stargate portals, empanada continuity, and Y Tu Mama Tambien popcorn breaks are also discussed.

The real Bob Newhart’s fake phone call skills are on full display as our hosts watch the first and last episode of Newhart with special guest star Kelley! A satiated Ari doesn’t leave for ice cream during the first segment. The finale has a stunning twist the likes of which the What Happending podcast has never witnessed. DragonHeart, Cop Rock, Dr. Sisqo, Clifford, Daniel Day Lewis’s GoGurt, and Simon Birch storytime are also discussed.

OJ Simpson has to wait a week, it’s time for Becker and the Scone Zone! In the first segment, Ari goes out for ice cream and never returns, but luckily Jake Becker is around to help Jon and Carlos watch John Becker and Jake. And Linda. The Becker finale yields a long lost surprise. Ted Danson’s pants, Ted Danson’s eyes, Ted Danson’s hair, Ted Danson’s arm movement, Ted Danson’s brow, and Ted Danson’s personality are also discussed.