Reba (TV series)
American TV series
Reba is an American television sitcom starring Reba McEntire that aired from October 5, 2001, to February 18, 2007. The series premiered on The WB where it aired for 5 seasons, with the sixth season airing on The CW (The WB and UPN merged into The CW in 2006). Most episodes were recorded in front of a live studio audience.
Synopsis
Set in Houston, Texas, middle-aged wisecracking Reba Hart (Reba McEntire) has her life thrown upside down when she learns her husband, Brock Hart (Christopher Rich), had an affair and is expecting a baby with his young dental hygienist Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman), and that her daughter Cheyenne (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) is pregnant with her boyfriend (later husband), high school football star Van Montgomery (Steve Howey). Amidst the new chaos and dysfunction, Reba attempts to connect with pre-teen daughter Kyra (Scarlett Pomers) and care for young son Jake (Mitch Holleman).
Cast and characters
Main
Reba McEntire as Reba Hart: a single mom who struggles with taking care of everyone in her house after her husband divorces her for his dental hygienist. She is temperamental and prone to sarcastic remarks, but Reba can also be kind and caring, and is usually the sensible one. Though she frequently moves between jobs, she eventually settles in as a real estate agent.
Christopher Rich as Brock Hart: Reba's ex-husband, a dentist and golfer, who leaves her for his much younger, pregnant, dental hygienist, Barbra Jean. He is vain, addicted to tanning, and tries to convince everyone that he is still young.
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