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What's Happening Now!!

American sitcom

What's Happening Now!! is an American sitcom sequel to the original ABC 1976–79 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.

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Premise

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

Main article: List of What's Happening Now!! episodes
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Cast

Recurring guests

Cast change

After the first successful season, Fred Berry attempted to negotiate a higher salary than his co-stars based on what he perceived as the popularity of the "Rerun" character. Having caused similar issues during the production of the original series, which led to its cancellation, producers fired Berry from the series and no further mention was made of Rerun from that point forward. [3]

Broadcast

A partial list of stations the show was syndicated to:

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Home media

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

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References

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    "'What's Happening!!' co-star Danielle Spencer is ailing". Pix11. October 12, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
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    "What's Happening!!: Up From the Ashes". TVparty.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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    "Retro: Atlanta, GA, Monday October 6, 1986 2 Independents". Radio Discussions. November 6, 2014.
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    "Retro: DC/Baltimore/Delmarva Sat, Sept 5, 1987". Radio Discussions. September 5, 2012.
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    "Retro: Quad Cities/Springfield/Peoria/Quincy Sat, Mar 12, 1988". Radio Discussions. January 31, 2006.
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    "Retro: Denver/Casper/Cheyenne/Rapid City Sat, July 4, 1987". Radio Discussions. July 4, 2012.
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    "Retro: Owosso, MI, Wednesday, December 20, 1989". Radio Discussions. July 8, 2017.
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    "Retro: Northern Wisconsin, Sat. July 9th, 1988". Radio Discussions. February 1, 2018.
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    "Retro: North Carolina Monday, January 6, 1986 (Part 3: Piedmont Triad)". Radio Discussions. January 6, 2016.
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    "Retro: Meriden, CT, Sunday, December 15, 1985". Radio Discussions. April 1, 2018.
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    "Retro: Kansas City, Sat. September 13th, 1986". Radio Discussions. February 20, 2015.
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    "KTLA Los Angeles, February 22-28, 1986". Radio Discussions. September 18, 2005.
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    "RETRO BOSTON TV- THANKSGIVING 1987". Radio Discussions. September 22, 2006.
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    "Retro: Miami, Florida Monday, November 2, 1987". Radio Discussions. March 13, 2010.
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    "Retro: Gulf Coast Fri, Sept 18, 1987". Radio Discussions. September 17, 2012.
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    "Retro:Nashville, TN-Bowling Green, KY Sat 8/15/87". Radio Discussions. June 8, 2007.
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    "Retro: Scranton Wilkes Barre Market - November 30, 1985 - Saturday". Radio Discussions. November 24, 2012.
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    "Retro: Orlando, Mon. November 24th, 1986". Radio Discussions. September 30, 2013.
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    "RetroNewsNow". Twitter. September 7, 2018.
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    "Retro: Maine Sat, June 6, 1987". Radio Discussions. June 2, 2011.
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    "Retro: San Francisco/Sacramento, Saturday, August 30, 1986". Radio Discussions. June 10, 2017.
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    "Retro: Vancouver/Victoria Sat, June 21, 1986". Radio Discussions. July 2, 2010.
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    "Retro: Spokane, Washington — Wednesday, December 25, 1985". Radio Discussions. February 5, 2019.
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    "Retro: St. Louis Sat, June 28, 1986". Radio Discussions. June 28, 2010.
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    "Retro: Lancaster/Baltimore/DC, Sat. December 14th, 1985". Radio Discussions. November 24, 2013.
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    "Retro: Wilmington, NC, Saturday, May 20, 1989". Radio Discussions. October 24, 2017.
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