What's Happening Now!! (Season 2)

Nadine's Surprise (Episode 1)

Air date: 1986-09-27

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 come to make amends with his estranged son.

Shirley's Landlord (Episode 2)

Air date: 1986-10-04

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 fight of his life.

The Movie Deal (Episode 3)

Air date: 1986-10-11

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 that the producer wants to turn into a blockbuster.

Picture Perfect (Episode 4)

Air date: 1986-10-18

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Raj's Nightmare (Episode 5)

Air date: 1986-10-25

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Party Animal (Episode 6)

Writer: Stephen Sustarsic

Air date: 1986-11-08

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Shirley's Little Sister (Episode 7)

Air date: 1986-11-15

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Shirley realizes that the buddy system works both ways when she volunteers to be a big sister to a teenage girl.

Raj's Big Break (Episode 8)

Air date: 1986-11-22

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Thy Boss's Daughter (Episode 9)

Air date: 1986-12-06

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Dwayne finds that there are many perks when he begins dating the boss's daughter. However, he quickly wants out when she becomes controlling.

Cabin Fever (Episode 10)

Air date: 1986-12-13

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Instant Family (Episode 11)

Air date: 1986-12-20

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Old Army Daze (Episode 12)

Air date: 1987-01-10

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

The Yard Sale (Episode 13)

Writer: Kim Weiskopf

Air date: 1987-01-17

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Dwayne's Amiga (Episode 14)

Air date: 1987-01-24

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Sorority Sisters (Episode 15)

Air date: 1987-01-31

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: After getting verbally berated by Raj at the diner, Dee's visiting sorority sisters devise a scheme to get revenge on him.

Mad Money (Episode 16)

Air date: 1987-02-07

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Dee's Suitor (Episode 17)

Writer: Stephen Sustarsic

Air date: 1987-02-14

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When Dee visits from college, she is aggressively pursued by a nerdy guy who will not take no for an answer.

I'll Be Homeless for Christmas (Episode 18)

Air date: 1987-02-21

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Taking the Rap (Episode 19)

Air date: 1987-02-28

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Opening Day (Episode 20)

Air date: 1987-03-07

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 and less on having fun.

Raj on the Double (Episode 21)

Writer: Leonard Mlodinow

Air date: 1987-03-14

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 apart.

The Housekeeper (Episode 22)

Writer: Stephen Sustarsic

Air date: 1987-03-28

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 with her beloved.