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Writers:
Larry Balmagia (writer) (7 episodes)
Mike Milligan (writer) (6 episodes)
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"What's Happening Now!" is a sequel to "What's Happening!," a TV series about the adult main characters (Raj, Dwayne, Rerun, Shirley, and Dee) as teenagers/children. full summary
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Cast

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Anne-Marie Johnson ... Nadine Hudson Thomas / ... (31 episodes, 1985-1988)
Ernest Thomas ... Roger 'Raj' Thomas / ... (30 episodes, 1985-1988)
Haywood Nelson ... Dwayne Nelson (30 episodes, 1985-1988)
Shirley Hemphill ... Shirley Wilson (30 episodes, 1985-1988)

Fred Berry ... Freddie 'Rerun' Stubbs / ... (21 episodes, 1985-1986)
Reina King ... Carolyn (15 episodes, 1985-1986)
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Series Directed by
Tony Singletary (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Gary Shimokawa (4 episodes, 1985-1988)
Tony Csiki (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Bob Priest (4 episodes, 1986)
Gary Brown (3 episodes, 1986)
Arlando Smith (3 episodes, 1987)
Art Washington (2 episodes, 1986-1988)
Pat Fischer-Doak (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Mike Milligan (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ginger Grigg (2 episodes, 1987)
Joel Rosenzweig (1 episode, 1985)
Neema Barnette (1 episode, 1986)
Judi Elterman (1 episode, 1986)
Gail Liberti-Kennedy (1 episode, 1988)
 
Series Writing credits
Migdia Chinea-Varela (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mike Milligan (4 episodes, 1985-1987)
Jay Moriarty (4 episodes, 1985-1987)
Stephen Sustarsic (4 episodes, 1985-1987)
Bob Peete (3 episodes, 1985-1988)
Sam Greenbaum (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
David Silverman (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
David Braff (2 episodes, 1985-1988)
Larry Balmagia (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ted Bergmann (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Barry Gurstein (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
David Pitlik (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Kurt Taylor (2 episodes, 1985)
Stephen Langford (2 episodes, 1986)
Michael S. Baser (1 episode, 1986)
Kim Weiskopf (1 episode, 1986)
Marley Clark (1 episode, 1987)

Series Produced by
Larry Balmagia .... producer (unknown episodes)
Michael S. Baser .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mike Milligan .... supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Jay Moriarty .... supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Bob Peete .... producer (unknown episodes)
Kim Weiskopf .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting by
Fran Bascom (unknown episodes)
 
Series Music Department
Bruce Miller .... conductor / music arranger (unknown episodes)
 
Series Other crew
Bernard F. Basley .... associate director / stage manager (unknown episodes, 1985)
Dan Harary .... unit publicist (unknown episodes)
Bob Priest .... associate director (unknown episodes)
 

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Fred Berry quit the series after the first season when the production company refused to give him a salary increase. Rerun's whereabouts were not mentioned after he left. more
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[peeking through a window he just broke with his new boomerang]
Dwayne Nelson: [nervous laugh] G'day, mates?
[Shirley and Raj chase, Dwayne runs]
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6 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Not As Good As the Original, 27 September 2003
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

Even though this was a pretty decent series, it was not as good as the original. You do get to see how Roger, Rerun and Dwayne turned out as the reached adulthood, but unfortunately they do not get into as much mischief as they used to. Also, Dee is a more mature young lady and is not the spoiled brat she was when she was younger. But perhaps the main thing that was missing was Mabel King, who played Roger's mother. She was pretty much the centering influence who was there with advice for Roger and the guys.

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