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Release Year1985
Runtime3 Seasons
LanguageEnglish
CertificationTV-G
GenresComedy
Votes12
DirectorEric Monte
WritersEric Monte
TypeWeb Series
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsWhat's Happening Now!!
About What's Happening Now!!
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.
Directed by Eric Monte, What's Happening Now!! leans on a strong ensemble — Ernest Lee Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Shirley Hemphill — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1985.
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