What's Happening Now!!

Overview

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.

Episodes

S01E01 Raj Returns

September 2, 1985
Raj and Nadine return to Raj's old house.

S01E02 A Horse is Not a Home

September 9, 1985
An ad offers a house instead of a horse.

S01E03 The Houseguest

September 16, 1985
Dwayne falls for his dentist's wife.

S01E04 One Enchanted Evening

September 23, 1985
The Thomases take in feuding roommates.

S01E05 Dueling Menus

September 30, 1985
Raj tries to impress his mother-in-law.

S01E06 Dwayne's Crush

October 7, 1985
Carolyn feels unloved and tries to leave.

S01E07 The New Kid

October 14, 1985
A 10-year-old orphan is left at the diner.

S01E08 The Bully

October 21, 1985
Raj explains how he landed in jail.

S01E09 Dee's Dilemma

October 28, 1985
A tough gang menaces a party at the diner.

S01E10 Aunt Shirley

November 4, 1985
Raj and Shirley compete for diner profits.

S01E11 Raj on the Run

November 11, 1985
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.

S01E12 That Old Gang of Mine

November 18, 1985
A series of misunderstandings, misadventures and mistaken identities combine to disguise Raj as a woman and sends him fleeing from two FBI agents.

S01E13 The Challenge

November 25, 1985
While taping a commercial, Raj accidentally accepts a wrestling match with the ferocious Mama's Boy Jones after he insulted the wrestler's mother.

S01E14 Rags to Riches

December 2, 1985
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.

S01E15 Married or Not

December 9, 1985
The entire gang became characters from The Wizard of Oz when Carolyn is accidentally knocked unconscious.

S01E16 The Improbable Dream

December 16, 1985
When Rerun's new investment manager makes him a wealthy man, his old friends find they are losing him to the fast life.

S01E17 Goodbye, Mr. Ripps

January 6, 1986
When the gang hears that their favorite teacher, and renown practical joker, is retiring, they plan the ultimate farewell party.

S01E18 Dee and Dwayne

January 13, 1986
When Dwayne takes Dee to a rock concert, a romance seems to flare up between them, much to the displeasure of protective brother Raj.

S01E19 Nadine's Boss

January 20, 1986
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...

S01E20 Mr. First Nighter

January 27, 1986
Romance blossoms for Shirley when the Navy seaman she has been writing to for years comes to town.

S01E21 Shirley's Pen Pal

February 3, 1986
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.

S01E22 The Wedding

February 10, 1986
When the legality of their first wedding is questioned, Raj and Nadine decide to get married all over again.

Cast

Haywood Nelson
Haywood Nelson
Ernest Lee Thomas
Ernest Lee Thomas
Anne-Marie Johnson
Anne-Marie Johnson
Shirley Hemphill
Shirley Hemphill
Fred Berry
Fred Berry
Ken Sagoes
Ken Sagoes
Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence
Reina King

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