Happy's Place

This new NBC sitcom stars Reba McIntire as a woman named Bobbie who has just inherited the bar owned by her late father who is shocked to learn that she has a Native American half sister named Isabella who is named in Happy's will as co-owner of the bar. The series is created by Julie and Kevin Abbott and this is the only item on their IMDB page which made me immediately nervous. Ten minutes into the show and Reba is already working my nerves, the character is already coming off as racist, which doesn't bode well for the show. Belissa Escobedo, the actress who plays Reba's new sister, is nothing to write home about. They chose to attempt a built in fan base by casting Reba's co-star from Reba, Melissa Peterman as her co-worker, but I never watched Reba so her presence does nothing for me. Her character is needy to the point of annoying. That scene between Gaby (Peterman) and Isabella brought the show to a dead halt. Isabella is a little pushy for someone who doesn't seem to have any experience running a bar. The only supporting cast member I'm feeling is Rex Linn as Emmett. McIntire is over the top and needs to be reined in a bit and the writing really needs work, but right now, I'd be surprised if this show makes it to Christmas.

As a fan of Reba McEntire and her previous show "Reba", I really wanted to like this, but I thought the pilot episode was pretty dull.

I'll give it a few more episodes, but I don't have high hopes for this show.

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I thought it was decent. It does feel like a very old fashioned, traditional style sitcom, but I chuckled a couple times during the pilot.

Season One, Ep 2. "Aw look at there...now she's giving God's notes." "You called me lifesaver...I've already been paid." I'm really starting to dislike Isabella. Did like Emmett's attempt to humble Isabella a bit. Love that Emmett is an opera fan, didn't see that coming. "You can care for someone and totally resent them." What did Bobbie think she was going to accomplish with that call to the lawyer? Isabella played Bobbie like a fiddle. "Even your accent can't make that sound pretty." Reba was actually quite effective in that confrontation with Isabella. "But by all means, enjoy the rest of your hissy." It sounds like you're mad, but the words don't match. There were some great one-liners in this episode, but I'm still not feeling the actress playing Isabella.and Melissa Peterman continues to be annoying.

I thought the second episode was a little better than the first one, but I'm still on the fence with this show.


Melissa Peterman was annoying as Barbara Jean on "Reba". I think they're trying for a similar character relationship between her and Reba's character in this show too.

I only watched a handful of episodes of Reba but I don’t see much of a difference

There's not much of a difference. It's basically the same two characters, but in a different setting.

But Reba was a much better show.