What’s Happening Now!! (1985) Web Series — Cast, Story & Where to Watch | MovieLinkBD

What's Happening Now!! (1985) is a comedy web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch What's Happening Now!! online in HD.

What's Happening Now!! — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Eric Monte
• Starring: Ernest Lee Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Shirley Hemphill, Anne-Marie Johnson, Martin Lawrence, Ken Sagoes

What's Happening Now!! — Series Details

What's Happening Now!! — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Raj Returns (1985-09-07) — After getting married and having his first book published, Raj returns home to find that Rob's Place has closed, and Dwayne and Shirley are overjoyed to see him again. However, one
• E2: A Horse Is Not a Home (1985-09-14) — When Rerun ends up with a horse, he convinces Raj to keep it at his house until they can sell it. A misprint in the newspaper regarding the sale leads Raj to mistakenly sell his ho
• E3: Dwayne's Crush (1985-09-21) — Dwayne is on cloud nine after meeting the girl of his dreams at a dentist's office. However, when Raj finds out that she's married, he must save Dwayne from a painful heartbreak an
• E4: The Houseguest (1985-09-28) — When Dwayne and Rerun have a falling out, Raj and Nadine agree to let Dwayne temporarily stay with them. However, as Dwayne begins to overstay his welcome, the couple hatch a plot
• E5: One Enchanted Evening (1985-10-05) — When Nadine's hard-to-please mother Yvonne visits, Raj and Nadine go out of their way to impress her. They take her to Rob's, where she is wooed by a patron who is really a wino.
• E6: Aunt Shirley (1985-10-12) — After overhearing Raj and Nadine say that they're excited to be spending some time alone away from her, Carolyn decides to run away. This leaves Shirley, the babysitter, in charge
• E7: The New Kid (1985-10-19) — Raj and Nadine take in a homeless 10-year-old who just ran away from an orphanage.
• E8: The Bully (1985-10-26) — When Raj ends up in jail in a chicken suit, he recounts the events leading up his arrest, from when he meets the health inspector and former high school bully, who threatens to shu
• E9: That Old Gang of Mine (1985-11-02) — When teen thugs threaten the neighborhood and diner, the guys dress up as older gang members to try and scare some sense into them.
• E10: Dueling Menus (1985-11-09) — Raj clashes with Shirley after she insults one of the customers who happens to be a restaurant critic. She quits shortly after, leaving Raj and Nadine to try and run the restaurant
• E11: Dee's Dilemma (1985-11-16) — When Dee comes home from college, she considers quitting school and starting a career selling cosmetics. This creates a rift with Raj, who thinks that she is still a child and cann
• E12: Raj on the Run (1985-11-23) — A series of misunderstandings, misadventures and mistaken identities combine to disguise Raj as a woman and sends him fleeing from two FBI agents.
• E13: The Challenge (1985-12-07) — While taping a commercial, Raj accidentally accepts a wrestling match with the ferocious Mama's Boy Jones after he insults the wrestler's mother.
• E14: Married or Not (1985-12-14) — When Raj opts a softball game over attending an art show with Nadine, who strongly objects, the couple begins to think each other selfish and split up.
• E15: The Improbable Dream (1985-12-21) — The entire gang became characters from The Wizard of Oz when Carolyn is accidentally knocked unconscious.
• E16: Rags to Riches (1986-01-18) — When Rerun's new investment manager makes him a wealthy man, his old friends find they're losing him to the fast life.
• E17: Goodbye, Mr. Ripps (1986-01-25) — When the gang hears that their favorite teacher, and renown practical joker, is retiring, they plan the ultimate farewell party.
• E18: Dee and Dwayne (1986-02-01) — When Dwayne takes Dee to a rock concert, a romance seems to flare up between them, much to the displeasure of protective brother Raj.
• E19: Mr. First Nighter (1986-02-08) — Raj writes a play, and to help him out in launching the project, his friends agree to take on the roles, where it appears they really begin to live out their parts with comical res
• E20: Shirley's Pen Pal (1986-03-01) — Romance blossoms for Shirley when the Navy seaman she has been writing to for years comes to town.
• E21: Nadine's Boss (1986-03-08) — An efficiency expert with the nickname 'Pink-Slip Patty' gives Nadine and her fellow social workers a case of the jitters — which eventually affects Raj the same way.
• E22: The Wedding (1986-04-28) — When the legality of their first wedding is questioned, Raj and Nadine decide to get married all over again. While they want to simply go the courthouse and redo the paperwork, the

Season 2

• E1: Nadine's Surprise (1986-09-27) — While eavesdropping, Raj mistakenly believes he's soon to become a father, while Nadine has instead planned a different surprise for him: dinner with his long-lost father who has c
• E2: Shirley's Landlord (1986-10-04) — A new management company is raising rents in her apartment building, so Shirley gathers her friends and fellow tenants together to confront the evil landlord — who is in for the f
• E3: The Movie Deal (1986-10-11) — Raj is elated when his agent informs him that he may have a movie deal for Raj's latest screenplay — until it's discovered that it is in fact Nadine's case study on homeless women
• E4: Picture Perfect (1986-10-18) — Raj is quickly exposed to modern art when he discovers that a nude painting Nadine posed for years earlier is now part of a prominent art exhibit.
• E5: Raj's Nightmare (1986-10-25) — Raj's dream of going on a fishing trip with Dwayne becomes a real-life nightmare when his mother-in-law sinks her hooks into him.
• E6: Party Animal (1986-11-08) — Raj makes a spectacle of himself at Dwayne's party when he drinks too much, dances too much and wakes up with a strange woman.
• E7: Shirley's Little Sister (1986-11-15) — Shirley realizes that the buddy system works both ways when she volunteers to be a big sister to a teenage girl.
• E8: Raj's Big Break (1986-11-22) — Raj is approached by a woman from a publishing company who offers him $50,000 to publish his new book. However, everyone soon realizes that the woman is not whom she appears to be.
• E9: Thy Boss's Daughter (1986-12-06) — Dwayne finds that there are many perks when he begins dating the boss's daughter. However, he quickly wants out when she becomes controlling.
• E10: Cabin Fever (1986-12-13) — Nadine, Shirley and Dee are in a tight squeeze when their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a secluded mountain cabin while an escaped convict prowls outside.
• E11: Instant Family (1986-12-20) — In an effort to impress an old schoolmate, Shirley pretends to be Raj's wife and the mother of two children whom they have 'rented' to support the lie.
• E12: Old Army Daze (1987-01-10) — Dwayne's old army buddy visits and challenges Raj to a poker game, which almost costs him his car and his half interest in the diner.
• E13: The Yard Sale (1987-01-17) — Raj and Nadine's plan to have a yard sale has trouble getting off the ground when the gang realize that many of the items have sentimental value.
• E14: Dwayne's Amiga (1987-01-24) — Dwayne is smitten with a new girl in town from El Salvador. However, their romance becomes complicated when she must choose between Dwayne and her duty to her war-torn country.
• E15: Sorority Sisters (1987-01-31) — After getting verbally berated by Raj at the diner, Dee's visiting sorority sisters devise a scheme to get revenge on him.
• E16: Mad Money (1987-02-07) — Raj convinces himself Nadine is having an affair when he uncovers secret plans for a cruise she has been saving up for to surprise him.
• E17: Dee's Suitor (1987-02-14) — When Dee visits from college, she is aggressively pursued by a nerdy guy who will not take no for an answer.
• E18: I'll Be Homeless for Christmas (1987-02-21) — After Raj kicks a homeless man out of the diner, he has a nightmare that he's homeless during Christmas and awakens to realize that it can happen to anyone.
• E19: Taking the Rap (1987-02-28) — When Jolly Cholly opens down the street, Rob's starts losing customers until the gang persuade a hot rap group to record a radio ad for their sinking business.
• E20: Opening Day (1987-03-07) — After learning that the Little League team sponsored by Rob's will be facing off against their longtime rival, Raj and Dwayne begin to focus the team more on winning at all costs a
• E21: Raj on the Double (1987-03-14) — When Raj's doppelgänger cousin Willie escapes from prison, he heads straight to Raj and Nadine's to avoid detection. Plenty of confusion is abound when even Nadine cannot tell them
• E22: The Housekeeper (1987-03-28) — Feeling sorry for an Arctic woman jilted by her beau, Raj and Nadine hire her as their housekeeper. They soon realize that she is not cut out to be a maid and try to reunite her wi

Season 3

• E1: Ask Al (1987-09-26) — Shirley eats her words when she takes a job as an undercover advice columnist and inadvertently causes Dwayne and his new girlfriend to break up.
• E2: The Boxer (1987-10-03) — Raj goes down for the count when Nadine discovers that he has invested in a professional boxer.
• E3: The New Employee (1987-10-10) — Shirley's new employee Maurice turns the diner into a nighttime teen club to impress a girl.
• E4: The Hat Comes Back (1987-10-17) — Maurice worries that he will be fired after he accidentally rips a hat donated by famous singer Sharona for Nadine's charity auction. He enlists Darryl to help him sneak into Sharo
• E5: Dwayne's Big Step (1987-10-24) — After being fired from his job and failing at a series of attempts to try a new line of work, Dwayne decides to become his own boss and buys a magic shop.
• E6: Girls' Night Out (1987-10-31) — Raj and Dwayne literally get caught with their pants down when they try to rescue Dee from a police raid on a male strip club on Dee's 21st birthday.
• E7: The Candidate (1987-11-07) — When Maurice runs for class president, he risks his friendship with Darryl by becoming a political puppet to a manipulative campaign manager.
• E8: Family Life (1987-11-14) — With her biological clock ticking, Shirley is desperate to find the perfect man and tries everything to find him.
• E9: Runnin' Scared (1987-11-21) — A little friendly competition becomes survival of the fittest when Raj and Dwayne enter a 10k run for charity.
• E10: Nadine's Wood-Be Father (1987-11-28) — Nadine feels like a real dummy when her mother brings home her ventriloquist fiancé and she kicks them out of her house.
• E11: The Pad (1987-12-05) — Maurice and Darryl enjoy an evening in a swinging bachelor pad with two sisters from UCLA…until the girls' father shows up.
• E12: Teacher's Threat (1987-12-13) — Maurice gets more than he bargained for when he takes his teacher's daughter out dancing.
• E13: Daddy's Back (1987-12-19) — When her truck driver father comes into town, Shirley begins to experience the same feelings of neglect and disappointment that have plagued their strained relationship throughout
• E14: I Gotta Be Raj (1988-01-16) — When a bump on the head causes Dwayne to lose his memory, Nadine loses her mind because Dwayne now thinks he's her husband!
• E15: Run, Shirley, Run (1988-01-23) — Thanks to Shirley, a councilman straightens up his act when he realizes that he'd forgotten why he was elected in the first place.
• E16: The Older Woman (1988-01-30) — Dwayne is reluctant to carry on a relationship with an older woman when Raj convinces him to not be concerned about age. However, Raj's feelings change when he and Nadine spot Dway
• E17: Happy Face (1988-02-19) — Raj, Nadine, and Dwayne must figure out what to do when Shirley is taken in by a con man who convinces her to sell him her share of the diner.
• E18: The Fabulous Fortunes (1988-02-27) — Shirley teaches a young boy with 'two left feet' how to dance.
• E19: Shirley's Debt (1988-03-05) — Shirley moonlights as a salesperson dressed as a clown in order to pay Raj the money she owes him and ends up winning a trip to Hawaii.
• E20: Man in Motion (1988-03-12) — Dee falls in love with wheelchair-bound comedian Reggie, and has plans to join him on tour. However, Reggie has different plans, and tells Raj that he's going to hit the road witho
• E21: Members Only (1988-03-19) — Nadine sets out to prove her suspicions that the exclusive club Raj is trying to join discriminates against women, submitting her application and winning acceptance as a 'man' afte
• E22: Adventures of Kangaroo Kincaide (1988-03-26) — A plan to fake a bear attack on Raj while on a camping trip backfires when a real bear invades the campsite.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does What's Happening Now!! have? 3 season(s) with 66 episodes.

Who created What's Happening Now!!? Eric Monte.

Where can I watch What's Happening Now!!? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.