What's Happening Now!! (1985)
What's Happening Now!! is a 1985 comedy series created by Eric Monte. It stars Ernest Lee Thomas, Haywood Nelson and Shirley Hemphill.
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.
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What is What's Happening Now!! about?
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.
When was What's Happening Now!! released?
What's Happening Now!! was released on 7 September 1985.
How many episodes does What's Happening Now!! have?
What's Happening Now!! has 66 episodes across 3 seasons.
Who made What's Happening Now!!?
What's Happening Now!! was created by Eric Monte.
Where can I watch What's Happening Now!!?
What's Happening Now!! is available on The Roku Channel and Tubi TV.
Where to watch What's Happening Now!!
Watch free with ads: The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
Cast
- Ernest Lee Thomas as Roger 'Raj' Thomas
- Haywood Nelson as Dwayne Clemons Nelson
- Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Wilson
- Anne-Marie Johnson as Nadine Hudson Thomas
- Fred Berry as Frederick 'Freddie/Rerun' Stubbs
- Martin Lawrence as Maurice Warfield
- Ken Sagoes as Darryl
- Danielle Spencer as Dee Thomas
- Reina King as Carolyn Williams
- Lillian Lehman as Yvonne Hudson
- Alice Ghostley
- Susan Ruttan
