In between filming their onscreen reunion for Blissful’s Placeformer Reba costars Melissa Peterman and JoAnna Garcia Swisher discovered a strategy to move the time — which included prank calling Steve Howey.
“It was superior, excellent and fabulous (to work collectively once more). It was like no time had handed,” Peterman, 54, completely informed Us Weekly concerning the upcoming episode of the hit NBC sitcom. “We talked lots (and we had been) informed to be quiet as a result of we needed to truly rehearse.”
Peterman teased how her and Swisher46, even discovered the time to “prank name” Howey, 48, including, “We simply laughed lots. It was so enjoyable to introduce my (Reba TV household) to my Blissful’s Place household. All of them actually embraced her as properly.”
NBC confirmed in September 2025 that Swisher is ready to play an area Knoxville influencer named Kenzie in an upcoming episode, which is ready to air on March 13. Her character “has been employed to symbolize Blissful’s Place for his or her upcoming social media advertising and marketing marketing campaign and all of it’s a lot to Bobbie’s chagrin,” based on the official character description.
Reba McEntire’s NBC sequence Blissful’s Place has allowed her and Melissa Peterman to reunite with a number of of their Reba costars — however who from the hit sitcom hasn’t made a cameo but? Reba, which aired from 2001 to 2007, starred McEntire, Peterman, Christopher Wealthy, JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Steve Howey. The present adopted a single (…)
Swisher is the third Reba alum to make an look on Reba McEntire and Peterman’s hit sitcom, which debuted greater than 17 years after their hit sequence Reba ended its six-year run on The WB. Reba additionally starred Christopher Wealthy and Steve Howeyeach of whom have made Blissful’s Place cameos already. (Their different Reba costars Scarlett Pomers and Mitch Holleman have but to look on the NBC sitcom.)
“I can’t wait to go shake it up over there with them,” Swisher informed Us in July 2025. “Steve Howey has already accomplished it, and Chris Wealthy has accomplished it.”
The actress continued: “That is my household. We’re all so very shut, however getting the chance to slip again right into a sitcom stage with all of them could be so thrilling. I’d not be shocked if that was within the very close to future.”
Peterman, for her half, beforehand joked that she had a special function in thoughts for Garcia.
Reba McEntire proved she is greater than only a nation celebrity when she led her personal TV present — appropriately referred to as Reba. The sitcom ran for six seasons from October 2001 to February 2007. McEntire starred as a single mom elevating her three kids — performed by JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Scarlett Pomers and Mitch Holleman (…)
“One factor that I form of had pitched to the writers was after we knew we had been going to get JoAnna Garcia again,” Peterman shared with Us in December 2025. “I believed that perhaps she was a surrogate that Gabby went to however she had been conning me the entire time.”
Peterman loved the concept of a extra antagonistic onscreen relationship with Swisher.
“She would simply take my cash and fake to be pregnant however by no means did it,” she joked. “So, that was my one pitch that I believed might be actually humorous. However in hindsight, what JoAnna had come to do was hilarious.”
After Us prompt to Peterman that she and McEntire ought to be part of Swisher’s hit Netflix sequence Candy Magnolias subsequentshe replied, “Sure please. I really feel like I put that out to JoAnna earlier than. That will be a lot enjoyable.”
Blissful’s Place airs on NBC Fridays at 8 p.m. ET earlier than streaming the following day on Peacock.