WHAT'S HAPPING NOW!! - THE COMPLETE SERIES (SYN 1985-88) RARE!!! BROADCAST QUALITY!!! Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Fred Berry, Shirley Hemphill, Anne-Marie Johnson, Martin Lawrence, Danielle Spencer
What's Happening Now!! is an American sitcom sequel to the original ABC 1976–79 sitcom What's Happening!! focusing on its main characters as adults. It aired in first-run broadcast syndication from September 7, 1985, to March 26, 1988.
In the series, Roger "Raj" Thomas (Ernest Thomas) has become a fledgling writer. He bought half of the restaurant Rob's Place (renamed Rob's) and was running the business with Shirley (Shirley Hemphill), making money for himself and his new wife Nadine (Anne-Marie Johnson), who was a social worker.
Dwayne (Haywood Nelson) has become a computer programmer and Rerun (Fred Berry) a used-car salesman. Raj and Nadine live in Raj's childhood home while Rerun and Dwayne share an apartment.
Adding to the show’s fun, Danielle Spencer reprises her role of Raj’s sister Dee in several guest-starring episodes and catch Martin Lawrence in his first TV series when he joins the cast in season 3 as Maurice Warfield, a teenager who spent his afternoons as a busboy at Rob's under the supervision of Shirley and Raj while his best friend Darryl (Ken Sagoes) hung out with him. Together, they had many misadventures not unlike the original trio of Raj, Dwayne, and Rerun.
This rare set contains all 66 unedited, broadcast quality, episodes - including the previously unreleased second and third seasons!