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âA single mom who works two jobs, who loves her kids, and never stopsâ just reunited with her long-lost TV daughter.
Nineteen years since Reba went off the air, Reba McEntire is once again sharing the small screen with JoAnna Garcia Swisher, who played her eldest child Cheyenne for six seasons on the popular sitcom.
The 46-year-old actress guest stars on the March 13 episode of McEntireâs NBC comedy Happyâs Place as Kenzie, an influencer hired to promote the eponymous Tennessee bar on social media â and their first scene together playfully nods at their TV family bond.
âWhoa, you could be my daughter,â remarks McEntireâs character Bobbie, the owner of Happyâs Place, when she meets Kenzie.
The guest role reunites Garcia Swisher not only with McEntire but also Rebaâs Melissa Peterman, who plays Gabby, a bartender at Happyâs Place. And the trio picked up right where they left off nearly two decades ago.
âItâs like riding a bicycle, we just fell right back into it,â McEntire gushed to Entertainment Tonight. âWe just had such a great time on the Reba show, and for Jo to join Mel and me again here on Happyâs Place is just icing on the cake.â
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Garcia Swisher, who stars on her own show, Netflixâs Sweet Magnolias, got emotional talking about what it was like reconnecting with McEntire and Peterman.
âItâs been beautiful,â she said in the same interview. âItâs really been very heartwarming ⊠coming back, itâs family.â
And it wouldnât be complete without her TV husband, Steve Howey, Rebaâs affable goof Van Montgomery.
âWe might have crank called [him],â Peterman admitted. âWeâve annoyed Steve Howey so much these last few days,â added Garcia Swisher. âHeâs like, âI never want you guys to spend this much time together.ââ
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Howey also guest starred on Happyâs Place in its first season, playing Danny, a wealthy businessman who Gabby meets at a dog park. Hilarity ensued when she pretended to be Bobbie in an effort to impress him â until Danny shows up at the bar.
Happyâs Place may not be the last place Reba fans see the three actresses together on screen.
Garcia Swisher hopes McEntire and Peterman will one day appear on Sweet Magnolias. âWeâd love to,â McEntire agreed.



