What's Happening Now!!
TV-G1985•30m•6.3/10
Comedy
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6.3/10(11)
What's Happening Now!! is an American sequel series of What's Happening!! It ran in syndication from 1985 to 1988. Like the previous series, What's Happening Now!! is loosely based on the motion picture Cooley High.
Production
Columbia Pictures Television
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 7, 1985
Last Aired
May 16, 1988
Created By
Eric Monte
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Raj Returns
Air date: 1985-09-02
Raj and Nadine return to Raj's old house.
E2
A Horse is Not a Home
Air date: 1985-09-09
An ad offers a house instead of a horse.
E3
The Houseguest
Air date: 1985-09-16
Dwayne falls for his dentist's wife.
E4
One Enchanted Evening
Air date: 1985-09-23
The Thomases take in feuding roommates.
E5
Dueling Menus
Air date: 1985-09-30
Raj tries to impress his mother-in-law.
E6
Dwayne's Crush
Air date: 1985-10-07
Carolyn feels unloved and tries to leave.
E7
The New Kid
Air date: 1985-10-14
A 10-year-old orphan is left at the diner.
E8
The Bully
Air date: 1985-10-21
Raj explains how he landed in jail.
E9
Dee's Dilemma
Air date: 1985-10-28
A tough gang menaces a party at the diner.
E10
Aunt Shirley
Air date: 1985-11-04
Raj and Shirley compete for diner profits.
E11
Raj on the Run
Air date: 1985-11-11
When Dee comes home from college for vacation and then decides to drop out of school in favor of a sales career, older brother Raj starts treating her like a child.
E12
That Old Gang of Mine
Air date: 1985-11-18
A series of misunderstandings, misadventures and mistaken identities combine to disguise Raj as a woman and sends him fleeing from two FBI agents.
E13
The Challenge
Air date: 1985-11-25
While taping a commercial, Raj accidentally accepts a wrestling match with the ferocious Mama's Boy Jones after he insulted the wrestler's mother.
E14
Rags to Riches
Air date: 1985-12-02
When Raj opts for a softball game over attending an art show with Nadine, who strongly objects, the couple begins to think each other selfish and split up.
E15
Married or Not
Air date: 1985-12-09
The entire gang became characters from The Wizard of Oz when Carolyn is accidentally knocked unconscious.
E16
The Improbable Dream
Air date: 1985-12-16
When Rerun's new investment manager makes him a wealthy man, his old friends find they are losing him to the fast life.
E17
Goodbye, Mr. Ripps
Air date: 1986-01-06
When the gang hears that their favorite teacher, and renown practical joker, is retiring, they plan the ultimate farewell party.
E18
Dee and Dwayne
Air date: 1986-01-13
When Dwayne takes Dee to a rock concert, a romance seems to flare up between them, much to the displeasure of protective brother Raj.
E19
Nadine's Boss
Air date: 1986-01-20
Raj writes a theater play, and to help him out in launching the project, his friends agree to take on the production's roles, where it appears they really begin to live out their parts with comical results.
E20
Mr. First Nighter
Air date: 1986-01-27
Romance blossoms for Shirley when the Navy seaman she has been writing to for years comes to town.
E21
Shirley's Pen Pal
Air date: 1986-02-03
An efficiency expert with the nickname ""Pink-Slip Patty"" gives Nadine and her fellow social workers a case of the jitters -- which eventually affects Raj the same way.
E22
The Wedding
Air date: 1986-02-10
When the legality of their first wedding is questioned, Raj and Nadine decide to get married all over again.
Cast
Haywood Nelson
Ernest Lee Thomas
Anne-Marie Johnson
Shirley Hemphill
Fred Berry
Ken Sagoes
