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What's Happening Now!!

What's Happening Now!!

What's Happening Now!!

What's Happening Now!!

1985 - 1988•3 seasons•66 episodes•~22m•

★6.6(12 ratings)

Comedy

Overview

Roger 'Raj' Thomas has graduated from the University of Southern California, and become a fledgling writer. He and his wife Nadine, a social worker, move in to his old home in Watts (given to him by his mother, Mabel, now remarried and living in Phoenix, Arizona). His sister Dee is away at college. Childhood friend Dwayne Nelson has become a computer programmer, while Freddie 'Rerun' Stubbs is a used-car salesman. The old soda shop hangout, Rob's Place, has gone out of business and left abandoned. Reminded of his youth, and seeing an opportunity, Raj and Shirley Wilson, who used to wait tables there, decide to buy the business together, renaming it Rob's.

Creators

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Main Cast

Ernest Lee Thomas

Ernest Lee Thomas

Roger 'Raj' Thomas

Haywood Nelson

Haywood Nelson

Dwayne Clemons Nelson

Shirley Hemphill

Shirley Hemphill

Shirley Wilson

Anne-Marie Johnson

Anne-Marie Johnson

Nadine Hudson Thomas

Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Maurice Warfield

Ken Sagoes

Ken Sagoes

Darryl

Full Crew

Production

Producer: Andrew J. Selig
Producer: Larry Balmagia
Producer: Bob Peete
Executive Producer: Michael S. Baser
Executive Producer: Kim Weiskopf
Supervising Producer: Mike Milligan

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Henry Mancini

Keywords

sequelsitcom1980sblack life

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Did You Know?

#1

The series spans 3 seasons with 66 episodes in total (avg. 22 per season).

#2

Each episode runs approximately 22 minutes.

#3

The series ran from 1985 to 1988 — a total of 3 years on air.

#4

Originally aired on Syndication.

#5

Executive produced by Michael S. Baser, Kim Weiskopf.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

12 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

What's Happening Now!!

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

TV-G

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

First Episode:

9/7/1985

Last Episode:

5/16/1988

Networks:

Syndication

Production Companies:

Columbia Pictures Television

Columbia Pictures Television

LBS Communications

Coca-Cola Telecommunications

Coca-Cola Telecommunications