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Reba McEntire is no stranger to the small screen, having the title-role on 'Reba' from 2001-2007. Tonight (November 17), she reunites with her TV daughter, JoAnna Garcia (aka 'Cheyenne'), on the new show, 'Better With You.' JoAnna's character, Mia, is a pregnant 24-year-old, who is engaged to 'Casey,' played by Jake Lacy. In tonight's episode, the couple decides to fire Mia's parents, portrayed by Kurt Fuller and Debra Jo Rupp, as their wedding planners and bring in the highly sought Lorraine Ashley, played by Reba, to take over.
"I was a big fan of the show, I love the concept," Reba tells The Boot. "It's totally relatable, no matter what age group you are. If you're older, you've been in the younger characters' situation, and the middle group and the older group. It's, 'Oh, that's my parents. That's my sister and her husband.' It's just so witty and a great concept. I fell in love with the pilot."
Whose idea was it for Reba to make an appearance on the show, though? "The writers made this role for her," JoAnna explains. "They had a million ideas for her, a lot of them included her in tight clothing. [laughs] They came to me with the idea and said, 'We'd love to have her on the show, do you think she'd do it?' I said, 'I mean, she's really busy, but I would love it.' So I called Reba, and her agents did the whole business thing, but I was like 'No pressure, but it would be awesome.' [laughs]"
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