Reba McEntire Has Found Her Happy Place

this is breaking news Reba has found her happy place the queen of country music reunites with a few friends for a new TV family in NBC's comedy Happy's Place Reba mentai loves the sitcom germer out of all the things I get to do this is my favorite it's camaraderie fun creative you go to work and play says the downto Earth hitmaker and current coach on the Voice who starred as a wise cracking divorced mom in Reba 21 to7 on the WB followed by the C that show which earned the song stress a golden glowed nomination used her Anthem I'm a Survivor as the theme song for her new NBC comedy happy place menty is recording an original song for its theme music and play another character who can stick with it now she's reliable Bobby who inherits her dad's kn Tavern Happy's Place her workplace for 10 years only to discover the new co-owner is a younger 20-some half sister she never knew she had that's Isabella bissa escobido who got her first big TV break in 2020s the Baker and the beauty who's overflowing with new business ideas Bobby's pretty intense she's loyal a very hard worker and loves what she gets to do she's devoted to the tavn and to her dad's memory and wants everything to stay as it is menenti said at the television critics Association press tour where TV Insider welcomed the series stars into our video Suite she solely depends on the Tav because her husband has died her daughter is deployed so she's kind of on her own except for her Taven family when Isabella walks in the door after being called there by those settling happy estate the Newfound siblings have mixed feelings it's a little bit of a shock for both of us happiness for Isabelle shock for Bobby mentai says the whole series premiere is about absorbing and adjusting it's huge news life jaring ads escobido Bobby and Isabella both had no idea the other existed Isabella grew up with a single mom not really knowing who her dad was so she always had that P missing she's given this opportunity to find a family for her own on Happy's place it's not only the Newfound blood relations who are reeling from the discovery so is Bobby's tavan family including the needy and dramatic bartender who would have loved to be Bobby's sister Gabby played by Melissa Peterman there's a little bit of jealousy for just a second when Isabel appears Peterman says Peterman and matent are apping the previous ious ly struck comedy gold on Reba Peterman portrayed a dental hygienist Barbara Jean BJ for short who got pregnant after an affair with her boss Reba's husband Brock Christopher Rich who met Senti credits with teaching her the sitcom ropes I would pull Chris into the kitchen part and say what do they mean when they say this I went through acting 101 the domestic reshuffling and BJ's desire to be for much to the latter's annoyance gave the sitcom some of its biggest laughs we've been looking for something to do together since Reba was cancelled in 2006 so long long time when centi says of reuniting almost had something didn't work out I've always been a firm believer that timing is everything and everything happens for a reason thank God because this is such a good show it's got so much h I'm glad we're reunited Peterman says that bringing heart to the set is a carryover from the Reba days from day one on the earliest hadc come Reba made sure that we all knew we were here for the same reason to have fun make a good show respect each other and be a little grateful for it says the actress in their ensuing 20-year friendship Peterman has opened for mti's tour as a standup and they vacation together the work reunion was made even sweeter because the executive producer on Happy's place and Reba are one and the same that would be Kevin Abbott who has produced numerous sitcoms from the golden GS to Last Man Standing he understands my lingo mentai says Enos went to pull certain things out that I say probably incorrectly but my way of saying it and we'll all laugh about it adds Petman he knows my voice so well he can write to that Abbott spent a year tossing around ideas for a reeba centered story along with his writing team Mindy schules and Michael hannel who also worked on rebba but when Abbott saw the pilot he asked NBC for a re-shoot have you ever turned in a project that you're really proud of and then at night you wake up and go oh I should have done it that way well I did that but I'd already spent a a couple million dollars sorry NBC re-shooting a pilot is far from unheard of and Abbott really wanted to get this series right he says we like to tell stories that are reflective of little dilemmas that people actually encounter and to try to find humor in those