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The Best Episodes of What's Happening Now!! Season 1

Every episode of What's Happening Now!! Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of What's Happening Now!! Season 1!

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What's Happening Now!! is an American sequel series of What's Happening!! It ran in syndication from 1985 to 1988. Like the previous series, What's Happening Now!! is loosely based on the motion picture Cooley High.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 1 - Raj Returns
    7.6/10(35 votes)

    #1 - Raj Returns

    S1:E1

    Raj and Nadine return to Raj's old house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kim Weiskopf

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  2. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 2 - A Horse is Not a Home
    5.4/10(29 votes)

    #2 - A Horse is Not a Home

    S1:E2

    An ad offers a house instead of a horse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 3 - The Houseguest
    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #3 - The Houseguest

    S1:E3

    Dwayne falls for his dentist's wife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 4 - One Enchanted Evening
    6.2/10(21 votes)

    #4 - One Enchanted Evening

    S1:E4

    The Thomases take in feuding roommates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 5 - Dueling Menus
    5.7/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Dueling Menus

    S1:E5

    Raj tries to impress his mother-in-law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 6 - Dwayne's Crush
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    #6 - Dwayne's Crush

    S1:E6

    Carolyn feels unloved and tries to leave.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 7 - The New Kid
    6.0/10(19 votes)

    #7 - The New Kid

    S1:E7

    A 10-year-old orphan is left at the diner.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 8 - The Bully
    5.6/10(20 votes)

    #8 - The Bully

    S1:E8

    Raj explains how he landed in jail.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Jurgen Wolff

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  9. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 9 - Dee's Dilemma
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Dee's Dilemma

    S1:E9

    A tough gang menaces a party at the diner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 10 - Aunt Shirley
    6.3/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Aunt Shirley

    S1:E10

    Raj and Shirley compete for diner profits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Braff

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  11. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 11 - Raj on the Run
    6.8/10(20 votes)

    #11 - Raj on the Run

    S1:E11

    When Dee comes home from college for vacation and then decides to drop out of school in favor of a sales career, older brother Raj starts treating her like a child.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 12 - That Old Gang of Mine
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #12 - That Old Gang of Mine

    S1:E12

    A series of misunderstandings, misadventures and mistaken identities combine to disguise Raj as a woman and sends him fleeing from two FBI agents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 13 - The Challenge
    5.1/10(19 votes)

    #13 - The Challenge

    S1:E13

    While taping a commercial, Raj accidentally accepts a wrestling match with the ferocious Mama's Boy Jones after he insulted the wrestler's mother.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 14 - Rags to Riches
    6.2/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Rags to Riches

    S1:E14

    When Raj opts for a softball game over attending an art show with Nadine, who strongly objects, the couple begins to think each other selfish and split up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 15 - Married or Not
    6.3/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Married or Not

    S1:E15

    The entire gang became characters from The Wizard of Oz when Carolyn is accidentally knocked unconscious.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writers:Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman

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  16. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 16 - The Improbable Dream
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #16 - The Improbable Dream

    S1:E16

    When Rerun's new investment manager makes him a wealthy man, his old friends find they are losing him to the fast life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 17 - Goodbye, Mr. Ripps
    5.7/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Goodbye, Mr. Ripps

    S1:E17

    When the gang hears that their favorite teacher, and renown practical joker, is retiring, they plan the ultimate farewell party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kim Weiskopf

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  18. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 18 - Dee and Dwayne
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #18 - Dee and Dwayne

    S1:E18

    When Dwayne takes Dee to a rock concert, a romance seems to flare up between them, much to the displeasure of protective brother Raj.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 19 - Nadine's Boss
    5.1/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Nadine's Boss

    S1:E19

    Raj writes a theater play, and to help him out in launching the project, his friends agree to take on the production's roles, where it appears they really begin to live out their parts with comical results.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 20 - Mr. First Nighter
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Mr. First Nighter

    S1:E20

    Romance blossoms for Shirley when the Navy seaman she has been writing to for years comes to town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 21 - Shirley's Pen Pal
    5.9/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Shirley's Pen Pal

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Bendetson

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  22. What's Happening Now!! Season 1 Episode 22 - The Wedding
    6.7/10(21 votes)

    #22 - The Wedding

    S1:E22

    When the legality of their first wedding is questioned, Raj and Nadine decide to get married all over again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Adam Silverman

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Raj Returns" is the best rated episode of "What's Happening Now!!" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Kim Weiskopf, it aired on 9/2/1985. This episode is rated 2.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Horse is Not a Home".