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Reba Season 2 Episode 7

Mommy Nearest

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AIRED: 11/8/02

When Reba goes to work full-time for Brock's rival, Jake starts referring to Barbra Jean as "Mommy." Meanwhile, Van gets a new job working as a gardener, and Cheyenne can't understand why he'd rather spend time with his fellow "lawn jockeys" than the in-crowd.

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By mitmfan78650, Mar 20, 2008

Now that Reba quit her job from Brock's office, his rival Eugene gives her a job. Reba hires Mrs. Wolf to babysit. When Reba returns, she finds out Mrs. Wolf got sick and left, and that BJ has been there the whole time. Reba sees everything she's done and actually approves of her being there. They even joke around. But when BJ's about to go home, Jake says, "Bye mommy". Reba thinks that's because Bj's been spending so much time over there and Reba hasn't been, so she decides to bring Jake to work with her. When BJ sees him there, she suspects why Reba doesn't want her to babysit anymore.moreless
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When Reba goes to work full-time for Brock's rival, Jake starts referring to Barbra Jean as "Mommy." Van gets a new job working as a gardener, and Cheyenne can't understand why he'd rather spend time with his fellow "lawn jockeys" thanmoreless

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By Love_ya24, Dec 07, 2006

This was a very serious and funny episode at the same time. Barbara Jean starts cooking, cleaning, and babysitting Kyra and Jake when Reba goes to work full time for Brock's dentist rival. Reba is happy about the wonderful food and having her kids being taken care of. She goes all crazy and gets made when Jake calls Barbara Jean "Mommy." This upsets Reba because she doesn't want to be replaced by Barbara Jean. People can relate to this by two best friends getting a new friend and thinking the other one is being replaced for a new best friend. Reba's sadness can really affect the way you feel towards somebody because you know them as the one that took something away from you. Reba stayed strong and realized that Barbara Jean was only doing everything at her house because she liked Reba and didn't want Reba to hate her. She wanted to strengthen the friendship with Reba by showing her that she can take care of Kyra and Jake, cook a wonderful meal, and clean the house. Reba and Barbara Jean, in the middle of the episode, were laughing and talking like friends and that's where I hope that it would lead them to it forever.moreless
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Mitch Holleman	Jake Hart
Melissa Peterman	Barbra Jean Booker Hart
Steve Howey	Van Montgomery
Christopher Rich	Dr. Brock Hart
Reba McEntire	Reba Hart
JoAnna Garcia	Cheyenne Hart-Montgomery

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Dan Castellaneta	Eugene Fisher	Guest Star
Donna Hardy	Mrs. Wolf	Guest Star

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- Reba: I bet he cried! Did he cry like a little school girl?
  Barbra Jean: More like whimpers really.
  (Barbra Jean makes whimpering sounds)
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- Reba: Barbra Jean, get out of my house.
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- Barbra Jean: He goes past that...despisivness thing.
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- Barbra Jean: Bye Jakie.
  Jake: Bye Mommy.
  (pause with Reba and Barbra Jean shocked)
  Barbra Jean: Someone pinch me; I must be dreaming.
  (Reba pinches her)
  Barbra Jean: Oowww
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- (Barbra Jean singing while vacuuming Reba's rug)
  Barbra Jean: I'm a Survivor.
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- International Episode Titles:
  Czech Republic: Pomocnice v domácnosti (Female Helper in the Household)
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- While Barbra Jean is vacuuming she sings the theme song to the show "I'm a Survivor".
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- Title Pun: Mommy Nearest
  
  The title of the episode is obviously a pun of the phrase "Mommy Dearest".
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- Tittle: Mommy Nearest
  
  Also comes from season 1 episode: "Vanny Dearest".
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- Tittle: Mommy Nearest
  
  From the 1981 movie: "Mommy Dearest" starring Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford.
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- While vacuuming her house, Barbra Jean is singing Reba McEntire's hit song, I'm a Survivor. This song is also the show's title song.
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