What's Happening Now!!
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.
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Trailer
What's Happening!! (Intro) S1 (1976)
Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Raj Returns
02-09-1985Raj and Nadine return to Raj's old house.
- Ep 2
2.A Horse is Not a Home
09-09-1985An ad offers a house instead of a horse.
- Ep 3
3.The Houseguest
16-09-1985Dwayne falls for his dentist's wife.
- Ep 4
4.One Enchanted Evening
23-09-1985The Thomases take in feuding roommates.
- Ep 5
5.Dueling Menus
30-09-1985Raj tries to impress his mother-in-law.
- Ep 6
6.Dwayne's Crush
07-10-1985Carolyn feels unloved and tries to leave.
- Ep 7
7.The New Kid
14-10-1985A 10-year-old orphan is left at the diner.
- Ep 8
8.The Bully
21-10-1985Raj explains how he landed in jail.
- Ep 9
9.Dee's Dilemma
28-10-1985A tough gang menaces a party at the diner.
- Ep 10
10.Aunt Shirley
04-11-1985Raj and Shirley compete for diner profits.
- Ep 11
11.Raj on the Run
11-11-1985When 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.
- Ep 12
12.That Old Gang of Mine
18-11-1985A series of misunderstandings, misadventures and mistaken identities combine to disguise Raj as a woman and sends him fleeing from two FBI agents.
- Ep 13
13.The Challenge
25-11-1985While taping a commercial, Raj accidentally accepts a wrestling match with the ferocious Mama's Boy Jones after he insulted the wrestler's mother.
- Ep 14
14.Rags to Riches
02-12-1985When 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.
- Ep 15
15.Married or Not
09-12-1985The entire gang became characters from The Wizard of Oz when Carolyn is accidentally knocked unconscious.
- Ep 16
16.The Improbable Dream
16-12-1985When Rerun's new investment manager makes him a wealthy man, his old friends find they are losing him to the fast life.
- Ep 17
17.Goodbye, Mr. Ripps
06-01-1986When the gang hears that their favorite teacher, and renown practical joker, is retiring, they plan the ultimate farewell party.
- Ep 18
18.Dee and Dwayne
13-01-1986When Dwayne takes Dee to a rock concert, a romance seems to flare up between them, much to the displeasure of protective brother Raj.
- Ep 19
19.Nadine's Boss
20-01-1986Raj 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 p...
- Ep 20
20.Mr. First Nighter
27-01-1986Romance blossoms for Shirley when the Navy seaman she has been writing to for years comes to town.
- Ep 21
21.Shirley's Pen Pal
03-02-1986An 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.
- Ep 22
22.The Wedding
10-02-1986When the legality of their first wedding is questioned, Raj and Nadine decide to get married all over again.
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