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What's Happening Now!!
Opening titles from 1985
GenreSitcom
Created byEric Monte
Written byEric Monte
David Silverman
Stephen Sustaric
Michael S. Baser
Kim Weiskopf
Directed byMichael Schultz
Starring
ComposersHenry Mancini
Bruce Miller
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes66 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMichael S. Baser
Mike Milligan
Kim Weiskopf
ProducersLarry Balmagia
Bob Peete
Michael S. Baser
Kim Weiskopf
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFirst-run syndication
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1985 (1985-09-07) –
March 26, 1988 (1988-03-26)
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What's Happening Now!! is an American sitcom sequel to the original ABC 1976–1979 sitcom What's Happening!![1] focusing on its main characters as independent people. It aired in first-run broadcast syndication from September 7, 1985 until March 26, 1988.

Premise

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

Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
122September 7, 1985 (1985-9-07)March 16, 1986 (1986-3-16)
222September 27, 1986 (1986-9-27)March 28, 1987 (1987-3-28)
322September 26, 1987 (1987-9-26)March 26, 1988 (1988-3-26)

Cast

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Recurring guests

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Cast change

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After the first successful season, as he had done during the original What's Happening series, Fred Berry attempted to negotiate a salary increase based on what he perceived as the popularity of the "Rerun" character. In response, producers fired Berry from the series.[3]

Home media

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On June 12, 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first season of What's Happening Now!! on DVD in Region 1.

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
The Complete First Season 22 June 12, 2007

References

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  1. ^ a b "NBC's 'The InBetween' Series Premiere: How You Know The Cast". International Business Times. May 29, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "'What's Happening!!' co-star Danielle Spencer is ailing". Pix11. October 12, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "What's Happening!!: Up From the Ashes". TVparty.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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