The WORST episodes of What's Happening Now!

Every episode of What's Happening Now! ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of What's Happening Now!!

Sequel series to the '70s black sitcom "What's Happening!!", with Roger now married and running Rob's Place with Shirley as partner.

Last Updated: 9/24/2025Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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#1 - Man in Motion

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/12/1988

Dee falls in love with a wheelchair-bound stand-up comic.

Directors: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: David Braff
Dwayne's Crush
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#2 - Dwayne's Crush

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1985

Dwayne falls for his dentist's wife, not knowing she is married.

Directors: Tony Singletary
Aunt Shirley
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#3 - Aunt Shirley

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1985

Carolyn feels unloved and tries to leave.

Directors: Tony Singletary
Writer: Ted Bergman
That Old Gang of Mine
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#4 - That Old Gang of Mine

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1985

A tough gang menaces a party at the diner.

Directors: Tony Csiki
Writer: Bob Peete
Dueling Menus
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#5 - Dueling Menus

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1985

Raj and Shirley bicker and compete for diner profits.

Directors: Tony Csiki
Writer: David Braff
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#6 - Picture Perfect

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1986

Roger discovers that a nude painting of Nadine is part of a prominent art exhibit.

Directors: Gary Brown
Writer: Steven Kunes
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#7 - Raj's Nightmare

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1986

Roger's mother-in-law puts a damper on his dream fishing trip with Dwayne.

Directors: Gary Brown
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#8 - Shirley's Little Sister

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1986

Shirley volunteers to be a big sister to a teenage girl.

Directors: Neema Barnette
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#9 - Raj's Big Break

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1986

Raj is misled by a psychiatric patient posing as a book publisher.

Directors: Bob Priest
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#10 - Thy Boss's Daughter

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/1986

Dwayne dates the boss' daughter.

Directors: Robert Priest
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#11 - Instant Family

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1986

To impress an old schoolmate, Shirley pretends to be Raj's wife and the mother of two children.

Directors: Arlando Smith
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#12 - The Yard Sale

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/1987

While planning a yard sale, Dee and Roger reminisce.

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#13 - Dee's Suitor

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1987

Dee's lovesick admirer drives the Thomases crazy with his obnoxious attempts to win her affection.

Directors: Arlando Smith
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#14 - The Fabulous Fortunes

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/1988

Shirley teaches an awkward young boy to dance.

Directors: Mike Milligan
Writer: Bob Peete
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#15 - The Older Woman

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/30/1988

Roger sees Dwayne with his girlfriend's grandmother and jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Directors: Art Washington
Writer: Pam Veasey
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#16 - Run, Shirley, Run

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/1988

Shirley makes a councilman realize why he was elected to office.

Directors: Ginger Grigg
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#17 - I Gotta Be Raj

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/1988

A bump on the head causes Dwayne to think Nadine is his wife.

Directors: Arlando Smith
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#18 - The Pad

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1987

Maurice and Daryl have their evening with two college sisters spoiled when the girls' father shows up.

Directors: Arlando Smith
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#19 - Nadine's Wood-Be Father

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1987

Nadine objects to her mother's plans to wed a ventriloquist.

Directors: Gary Shimokawa
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#20 - Runnin' Scared

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1987

Competitive friends Roger and Dwayne enter a charity run.

Directors: Arlando Smith
Writer: Jay Wolf
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#21 - The Candidate

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1987

Maurice runs for class president and risks his friendship with Daryl in the process.

Directors: Arlando Smith
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#22 - The Housekeeper

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/28/1987

Nadine and Roger hire a woman from the Arctic Circle as maid and then host her bizarre ceremonial wedding in their living room.

Directors: Tony Singletary
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#23 - Sorority Sisters

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1987

Dee's sorority sister's prank costs Roger $500 prize money in a poetry competition.

Directors: Art Washington
The Wedding
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#24 - The Wedding

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/1986

With the legality of their first wedding in question, Roger and Nadine renew their vows.

Directors: Tony Singletary
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#25 - Shirley's Debt

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/5/1988

Shirley moonlights as a salesperson dressed as a clown and wins a trip to Hawaii.

Directors: Phil Olsman