Happy's Place (2024 TV series)

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Happy's Place
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Genre Sitcom
Created byJulie Abbott
&
Kevin Abbott
Starring
Music byDoug Sisemore
Opening theme"You Belong at Happy's Place" by Reba McEntire
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Kevin Abbott
  • Mindy Schultheis
  • Michael Hanel
  • Reba McEntire
  • Pamela Fryman
  • Matt Berry
CinematographyGary Baum
EditorKris Trexler
Running time21 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseOctober 18, 2024 (2024-10-18) –
present (present)

Happy's Place is an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 18, 2024, on NBC. The series is created by Kevin & Julie Abbott and stars Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Belissa Escobedo and Rex Linn. It follows the daughter of a deceased bar owner who discovers she has a half-sister, who herself has moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to receive her inheritance, prompting the two to operate the bar together.

Contents

Cast

Main

Notable guest stars

Episodes

No.Title  [3] Directed byWritten byOriginal release date  [3] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot" Pamela Fryman Teleplay by : Kevin Abbott
Story by : Julie Abbott & Kevin Abbott		October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)4.03 [4]
Bobbie, already mourning the loss of her father, Happy, gets a further shock when she unexpectedly meets her half-sister Isabella and learns that Happy jointly left his tavern to the both of them, forcing the set in her ways Bobbie and the cheery Isabella to navigate their new relationship as sisters. Isabella meets the eccentric staff of the tavern: Gabby, the talkative bartender; Steve, the nervous and germophobic accountant; Emmett, the soft-spoken cook and a longtime friend of Happy's; and Takoda, the well-meaning Native American waiter.
2"Tapped Out"Pamela FrymanKevin AbbottOctober 25, 2024 (2024-10-25)3.49 [5]
Bobbie gets irritated by the changes Isabella wants to make around the tavern. Bobbie tries to get her lawyer to talk Isabella out of taking half ownership of the tavern but it backfires, forcing a confrontation between the two of them.
3"Don't Sweat It" Joanna Kerns Gemma BakerNovember 1, 2024 (2024-11-01)3.48 [6]
Bobbie offers to let Isabella move in with her when she struggles to find a place to live but Emmett warns her that Isabella is now a roommate instead of a guest and will try to change things. When his words prove to be true and Bobbie loses her cool, Isabella moves back out and Bobbie realizes she misses her.
4"Fish Fry Monday"Pamela FrymanMatt BerryNovember 8, 2024 (2024-11-08)3.48 [7]
Emmett wants to revive Fish Fry Mondays, a tradition where he used to go fishing on Sundays with Happy and fry up the catch the next day. Bobbie is less than excited when Emmett wants to take her along because it means leaving the tavern in the staff's hands until Emmett reveals the real reason he used to drag Happy along with him. Meanwhile, Isabella learns bartending from Gabby and Gabby gets drunk with power.
5"Ladies' Night" Victor Gonzalez Erin BerryNovember 15, 2024 (2024-11-15)2.95 [8]
When Gabby has her latest in a long string of heartbreaks, Bobbie and Isabella offer to help improve her dating profile. When that doesn't work, they throw a ladies' night at the tavern and are shocked when it inspires Gabby to have a baby.
6"Happy's House"Pamela FrymanMatt BerryNovember 22, 2024 (2024-11-22)3.07 [9]
Bobbie finally reluctantly decides to take Isabella to see Happy's house so she can get to know her father but it makes Bobbie question who Happy really was. Gabby tags along in search of a rumored valuable penny Happy had collected. Emmett and Steve spend their day off together at the tavern and unexpectedly find themselves bonding.
7"Ho-Ho-Howey"Pamela Fryman Pat Bullard December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)3.39 [10]

When the tavern loses out on a big holiday party that was going to pay the staff's health insurance for the year, Gabby offers an alternative plan that involves her friend Danny (Steve Howey). There's one small catch, though: Danny thinks that Gabby is Bobbie and vice versa and that Isabella is French. Steve decides to amuse himself by pretending to be Emmett and Takoda is unnerved by all the dishonesty.

Note: Steve Howey played Reba's son-in-law, Van Montgomery, on her earlier show Reba , and has a throwaway line near the end of the episode referring to that.
8"Dear Jack"Pamela FrymanBrittany MillerDecember 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)3.35 [11]
When Isabella wants to break up with he long distance boyfriend Jack, she struggles to figure out how to do it until Happy offers to write a Dear John letter to him. The letter backfires and inspires Jack to move to Tennessee to work things out with Isabella, who is even more reluctant to break up with Jack in person. Meanwhile, a local magazine article praises Emmett's cooking but Gabby is upset when she sees her name misspelled in the article.
9"Emcee Squared"Pamela FrymanErin BerryJanuary 3, 2025 (2025-01-03)3.36 [12]
Happy's Place prepares for their annual anniversary party where Happy would traditionally roast the regular patrons. Now that he is gone, Bobbie and Gabby each compete for the coveted emcee position. They respectively recruit Isabella and Steve to help them, leading the two toengage in a wager. If Bobbie wins, the germaphobic Steve has to kiss a dollar bill. If Gabby wins, Isabella has to go an entire day without bringing up her college education.
10"The MacAllister Girls"Pamela FrymanJon HallerJanuary 10, 2025 (2025-01-10)3.30 [13]
When Bobbie's daughter, Gracie (Emma Kenney) returns home from military deployment, Isabella tries her best to get along with her strong willed niece, which ends up bringing out some long simmering issues between mother and daughter as Isabella tries to strengthen familiy ties. Meanwhile, the rest of the staff compete to see who can give Gracie the best homecoming present.
11"Heart of the Matter" Robbie Countryman Gemma BakerJanuary 17, 2025 (2025-01-17)3.45 [14]
12"Baby Doll"Pamela FrymanHelen FernandezJanuary 31, 2025 (2025-01-31)TBD
13"Mama Drama"TBATBAFebruary 7, 2025 (2025-02-07)TBD
14"Accountability"TBATBAFebruary 14, 2025 (2025-02-14)TBD

Production

Development

The series is created by Kevin Abbott, who will serve as showrunner and executive producer. The other executive producers are Michael Hanel, Pamela Fryman, Mindy Schultheis and Julie Abbott. [1] Reba McEntire is also an executive producer. On January 29, 2024, the series received a put pilot commitment by NBC. [15] On May 7, 2024, the series had been given a series order and reveals the title as Happy's Place. Universal Television produced the series. [16] On November 15, 2024, the series was given additional script orders, making the season total of 13 episodes. [17] On November 21, 2024, the series added 5 episodes, giving it an 18-episode full first season order. [18]

Casting

McEntire, who helped develop the pilot, plays the lead role of Bobbie. [15] On March 18, 2024, Melissa Peterman and Belissa Escobedo were cast in main roles for the pilot. [19] A minute later, Rex Linn, Tokala Black Elk and Pablo Castelblanco were cast in main roles for the pilot. [20] McEntire and Peterman previously were co-stars on the sitcom Reba .

Filming

Happy's Place is filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California but it is set in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Broadcast

Happy's Place premiered on October 18, 2024, on NBC. [21]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 73% approval rating with an average rating of 5.8/10, based on 11 critic reviews. [22] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [23]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Happy's Place
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)		Ref.
1"Pilot"October 18, 20240.4/54.030.21.470.55.50 [4]
2"Tapped Out"October 25, 20240.3/43.490.11.500.45.00 [5]
3"Don't Sweat It"November 1, 20240.3/43.480.11.320.44.79 [6]
4"Fish Fry Monday"November 8, 20240.3/43.480.11.270.44.76 [7]
5"Ladies' Night"November 15, 20240.2/42.950.41.250.24.20 [8]
6"Happy's House"November 22, 20240.2/43.070.11.200.44.27 [9]
7"Ho-Ho-Howey"December 6, 20240.4/53.390.11.240.54.63 [10]
8"Dear Jack"December 13, 20240.3/43.350.11.150.44.50 [11]
9"Emcee Squared"January 3, 20250.2/33.360.10.940.34.31 [12]
10"The MacAllister Girls"January 10, 20250.3/33.300.11.200.44.42 [13]
11"Heart of the Matter"January 17, 20250.2/33.450.11.210.34.67 [14]

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