A sitcom from the ’00s that has seemed to become beloved over the past couple of decades is Reba , which aired on The WB and The CW between 2001-07. It might have been because Reba McEntire was a surprisingly funny sitcom lead, or it might have been because the relationships that were established between the characters drove a lot of the humor. Now McEntire is back in a good old-fashioned sitcom, and she has one of her Reba producers, her old co-star Melissa Peterman, and character actor boyfriend Rex Linn along with her.
HAPPY’S PLACE : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT? Opening Shot: A bar getting ready to open. It’s owner, Bobbie (Reba McEntire) comes out of her office, makes sure everyone’s ready, rings a bell and says, “Happy’s Place is open for business!” The Gist: Happy’s Place is a bar in Knoxville that Bobbie has run for her dad — named Happy, of course — for the last decade, but after his recent death, she’s now the owner. Her bartender Gabby (Melissa Peterman) is always trying to be her friend; her accountant Steve (Pablo Castelblanco) is a major germaphobe, and her waiter Takoda (Tokala Black Elk) can fix anything.
The cook, Emmett (Rex Linn) tries to stay in his tiny kitchen as much as possible to avoid interacting with anyone, though he tends to give sage advice when people come to him. A twentysomething woman named Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) walks in, and she tells Bobbie she’s meeting a lawyer who called her. The lawyer (Michael O’Neill) is a bud.