Lori Ann had to be the BEST thing about this show. She was so fun to watch. Reba had a sidekick and wasn’t alone all the time. Why they wrote out Lori Ann is beyond me. She definitely made up for the Van/Cheyenne and Brock/Barbara Jean crap. The idea of Reba becoming friends and reconciling with Barbara Jean, the same young slut who knocked up her husband and bore a child for him is ridiculous and a waste of time and defeats the purpose of the show. I can’t believe how dumb they made Reba. They really jumped the gun when the show became The Barbara Jean Show.

Park Overall died during the 2nd season. They couldn't very well have more Lori Ann with her being dead.
Huh? She’s still alive today.

Yeah, Park Overall is still alive.

Yeah, Park Overall is still alive.
Dunno what the poster was thinking about.

Dunno what the poster was thinking about.

Just an honest mistake.

Yeah, the lady who played Lori Ann is still very much alive, but what has she been up to these days has been the big question. Its been ten years now since her last acting credit according to her page at the IMDB website.

God bless you and Park always!!!

Holly

Yeah, the lady who played Lori Ann is still very much alive, but what has she been up to these days has been the big question. Its been ten years now since her last acting credit according to her page at the IMDB website.

God bless you and Park always!!!

Holly
It could be possible that she’s retired. Maybe she’s now pursuing other things.

Park Overall was fun but she wasnt the best part of the show. Barbra Jean and Van & Cheyenne were chars that made the show unique. Seeing Cheyenne be the one Reba confided in while BJ tries to become friends made Lori Ann unnecessary.

Park Overall was fun but she wasnt the best part of the show. Barbra Jean and Van & Cheyenne were chars that made the show unique. Seeing Cheyenne be the one Reba confided in while BJ tries to become friends made Lori Ann unnecessary.
I didn’t want to tune in expecting Lori Ann and watching Barbara Jean instead. That’s why I never got into the show the way I wanted to. It became The Barbara Jean Show and it just became too much. It’s the woman who’s been sleeping around with another woman’s man wanting to become friends with the “missus” for me.

It is both sickening, stupid and extremely unrealistic that Reba would even be civil to the woman who slept with her husband, became pregnant by her husband and then married him after his divorce. It's not like the show Adventures of Old Christine. Christine's husband Richard was divorced from Christine for quite a while before he got a new girlfriend. He never cheated on Christine the way Reba's husband Brock did. Brock was scum. Richard from Old Christine was not scum and neither was his girlfriend, New Christine, so it was fine that Old Christine was civil and friendly with New Christine. Reba on the other hand came off as a pathetic, stupid doormat.

It is both sickening, stupid and extremely unrealistic that Reba would even be civil to the woman who slept with her husband, became pregnant by her husband and then married him after his divorce. It's not like the show Adventures of Old Christine. Christine's husband Richard was divorced from Christine for quite a while before he got a new girlfriend. He never cheated on Christine the way Reba's husband Brock did. Brock was scum. Richard from Old Christine was not scum and neither was his girlfriend, New Christine, so it was fine that Old Christine was civil and friendly with New Christine. Reba on the other hand came off as a pathetic, stupid doormat.
Exactly. It made no sense and it made Reba look dumb as hell.

^^^ That right there is what gets addressed when Reba's parents come to visit during the first season. Her mom didn't understand at first why Barbra Jean was allowed to be in the picture as much as she was. I think that the reason why Reba allowed Brock and Barbra Jean to get away with so much was because of the kids. If she had tried to keep the kids from him, things would've only gotten worse. We know that Brock wouldn't have stood there and let Reba get away with doing such a thing.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. You could say that Brock and Barbra Jean eventually did get what was coming to them when Kyra moved in. That all happening though ended up being Cheyanne and Reba's fault. When the money for Kyra's England trip at the end of season two ended up going to Cheyanne for summer college classes, right then is when Kyra should've said to her mother, "How can you be a grandmother to Elizabeth when you can't even be a mother to me first?"

I didn't like Kyra too much. She was too moody, sarcastic, mean and just super unpleasant.

I didn't like Kyra too much. She was too moody, sarcastic, mean and just super unpleasant.
I’d take her anyday over Barbara Jezebel.

Why would you expect to see Lori Ann when she wasn’t even a main character ever? BJ was in the intro from pilot to finale. Lori Ann appears in 7 eps. BJ gets lots of development and Reba isn’t always nice to her. It takes along time for her to even admit liking her at all

Lori Ann didn't add much to the show. I agree a little of Barbara Jean can go a long way. But Cheyenne, Kyra, Brock, and Van I all liked as well as Reba of course. All of the seasons were good but it lost something when Scarlett Pomers had to take her leave of absence.

Why would you expect to see Lori Ann when she wasn’t even a main character ever? BJ was in the intro from pilot to finale. Lori Ann appears in 7 eps. BJ gets lots of development and Reba isn’t always nice to her. It takes along time for her to even admit liking her at all
Nobody wanted to see Barbara Jean’s weird ass dominate the show. LOL.

Lori Ann was the WOMAN. She read right through Barbara Jean, she saw what big of an ass Brock was, and Reba finally had a friend she could confide in and talk to. Who the hell wants to talk to the woman that stole your man? It was so awkward and rushed. Just because Barbara Jean and Brock had a child together and Cheyenne, Kyra, and Jake had a little half brother, doesn’t mean Reba had to excuse that disgusting mess.

Lori Ann didn't add much to the show. I agree a little of Barbara Jean can go a long way. But Cheyenne, Kyra, Brock, and Van I all liked as well as Reba of course. All of the seasons were good but it lost something when Scarlett Pomers had to take her leave of absence.
Speak for yourself, but I thought Lori Ann was the best thing about this show. Reba finally had a friend she could talk to to sort out all the mess that was going on in her life and I thought she was really funny actually.

I think the show started to decline after the third season. It just didn’t have the same feel to me and one thing the show lacked was comic relief, which I think over time hurt the show. It needed to expand and quit focusing on Barbara Jean.

I wasn’t that fond of Van, to be honest. I’m not a big fan of dumb characters, for starters, and I thought the whole teenage thing with him and Cheyenne was just stupid. Has anybody ever heard of co-parenting? Talk about a screw loose. Why go ahead and marry a girl you hardly know, and at a young age, at that? It bothered me so that I want to think that Van and Cheyenne got divorced shortly after the show ended.

Why go ahead and marry a girl you hardly know, and at a young age, at that? It bothered me so that I want to think that Van and Cheyenne got divorced shortly after the show ended.It was the honorable thing for Van to do marrying Cheyenne when they got pregnant out of wedlock. They had a good marriage on the show, I sure wouldn't wish divorce on them.

It was the honorable thing for Van to do marrying Cheyenne when they got pregnant out of wedlock. They had a good marriage on the show, I sure wouldn't wish divorce on them.
At least get time to know the girl, damn, he couldn’t think straight for a minute?

I wasn’t that fond of Van, to be honest. I’m not a big fan of dumb characters, for starters, and I thought the whole teenage thing with him and Cheyenne was just stupid. Has anybody ever heard of co-parenting? Talk about a screw loose. Why go ahead and marry a girl you hardly know, and at a young age, at that? It bothered me so that I want to think that Van and Cheyenne got divorced shortly after the show ended.The show definitely sent a bad message all around. Cheyenne getting married in high school just because she's pregnant is beyond dumb. She could have just had the baby and live life as a single mom co-parenting with the father. Teen marriage in any situation is stupid. Also, in the pilot episode, Brock said he HAD to get married because Barbara Jean was pregnant. The show sent a message that marriage is a punishment. It also sent a bad message with Reba befriending the woman who slept with her husband, got pregnant by her husband and then married him.

At least get time to know the girl, damn, he couldn’t think straight for a minute?

They dated Atleast 2 years, it’s not like it was a one night stand.

Lori Ann was never a regular char and obviously wasn’t popular enough to warrant adding her to the show.

At least get time to know the girl, damn, he couldn’t think straight for a minute?He was thinking straight. Like Lorimar said, they had been together at least 2 years. So what you are claiming about them hardly knowing each other wasn't true. It is better for a child to have parents that are living together as long as there isn't abuse. And there wasn't abuse with Van and Cheyenne.

They dated Atleast 2 years, it’s not like it was a one night stand.


That means they starting dating when they were 14. My bad. All mature, solid relationships are formed at that age. Don't know what I was thinking. So message is: gals, get pregnant in high school. Your teenage boyfriend will marry you and your mom will let you live at home rent free! Excellent message!

They dated Atleast 2 years, it’s not like it was a one night stand.

Lori Ann was never a regular char and obviously wasn’t popular enough to warrant adding her to the show.
EVEN worse, the fact that Cheyenne wasn’t far into her teenage years yet having a “serious” relationship with someone. Even in that timeframe, it wasn’t long enough.

I think I’m gonna stop watching this show as it’s no point. Lori Ann leaves early on, the ONLY comic relief, we get MORE and MORE of Barbara Jezebel, the man stealer, as time progresses, Van and Cheyenne have ANOTHER child, and Reba for some reason does nothing about all this mess.

That means they starting dating when they were 14. My bad. All mature, solid relationships are formed at that age. Don't know what I was thinking. So message is: gals, get pregnant in high school. Your teenage boyfriend will marry you and your mom will let you live at home rent free! Excellent message!
This show is supposed to be more of a “family” show but yet it has such a bad premise and some bad role models. So we’re supposed to look up to Brock, the one that “got his groove back” and slept with the much younger Barbara Jezebel, behind Reba’s back and knocked her up, Barbara Jezebel, the one who RUINED Reba’s life, yet pesters her NONSTOP, over and over again, instead of begging her for forgiveness, Van, the one who knocks up Cheyenne in his inexperience teenaged years and PROPOSES to her without thinking straight. Now what teenage boy “dates” a girl for TWO YEARS, starting at the age of FOURTEEN, suddenly knocks her up and proposes to her right after? Talk about dumb. Oh, and don’t forget Cheyenne who ACCEPTS this fool’s proposal and has a SECOND child with him, not thinking about the first mistake they made. And last but not least, Reba, who has to forgive all this disgusting crap and be nice and civil and pleasant and la dee da, because “she’s a survivor”.

This show is supposed to be more of a “family” show but yet it has such a bad premise and some bad role models. So we’re supposed to look up to Brock, the one that “got his groove back” and slept with the much younger Barbara Jezebel, behind Reba’s back and knocked her up, Barbara Jezebel, the one who RUINED Reba’s life, yet pesters her NONSTOP, over and over again, instead of begging her for forgiveness, Van, the one who knocks up Cheyenne in his inexperience teenaged years and PROPOSES to her without thinking straight. Now what teenage boy “dates” a girl for TWO YEARS, starting at the age of FOURTEEN, suddenly knocks her up and proposes to her right after? Talk about dumb. Oh, and don’t forget Cheyenne who ACCEPTS this fool’s proposal and has a SECOND child with him, not thinking about the first mistake they made. And last but not least, Reba, who has to forgive all this disgusting crap and be nice and civil and pleasant and la dee da, because “she’s a survivor”.
Cheyenne doesn’t have another baby til the final season. By then van is working a solid job and they’re in their 20s. The chars aren’t meant to be role models, it’s like Seinfeld or King of queens, you’re not watching cuz they’re amazing people.

You’re also not considering the show takes place in the South and in the early 2000s. They have outdated values and consider divorce bad and pregnancy before marriage a sin. The creator grew up in Texas and transplanted some of her experience with how people react like Mrs Hodge or jakes friends mom. What episode are you on btw? The writing is a lot different after season 1 and the characters develop quite a lot.

The chars aren’t meant to be role models, it’s like Seinfeld or King of queens, you’re not watching cuz they’re amazing people.
Seinfeld was never meant to be a family show. Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer were not raising families. As for King of Queens, that is not a family show either. Doug and Carrie Heffernan were a childless couple married for over a decade before they became parents in the final episode.

Reba is supposed to be a family show and the characters are definitely meant to be role models, but they fail miserably. The message on that show is that teen marriage is super, infidelity is okay, befriending your husband's mistress is a good idea and being a doormat (not a survivor) is also acceptable. Oh yeah, and a mother who tip-toes around her moody, bratty, unpleasant daughter is also awesome. The show is full of sucky messages.

Seinfeld was never meant to be a family show. Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer were not raising families. As for King of Queens, that is not a family show either. Doug and Carrie Heffernan were a childless couple married for over a decade before they became parents in the final episode.

Reba is supposed to be a family show and the characters are definitely meant to be role models, but they fail miserably. The message on that show is that teen marriage is super, infidelity is okay, befriending your husband's mistress is a good idea and being a doormat (not a survivor) is also acceptable. Oh yeah, and a mother who tip-toes around her moody, bratty, unpleasant daughter is also awesome. The show is full of sucky messages.

You dont have to watch :lol:

The message of the show is doing what's right for you. Reba could've refused to let BJ in her house and never wanted to see Brock again, but she didn't because she wanted him in their children's lives still. Teen marriage wasn't super because they hit bumps just like anyone else. Van thought the right thing was marrying Cheyenne and raise their baby together, that doesn't mean its right for everyone. Reba certainly didn't tip toe around Kyra either as she always punished her, even when she moved in with Brock.

Cheyenne doesn’t have another baby til the final season. By then van is working a solid job and they’re in their 20s. The chars aren’t meant to be role models, it’s like Seinfeld or King of queens, you’re not watching cuz they’re amazing people.

You’re also not considering the show takes place in the South and in the early 2000s. They have outdated values and consider divorce bad and pregnancy before marriage a sin. The creator grew up in Texas and transplanted some of her experience with how people react like Mrs Hodge or jakes friends mom. What episode are you on btw? The writing is a lot different after season 1 and the characters develop quite a lot.
I’m on the beginning of Season 4.

I’m on the beginning of Season 4.

I see! Lori Ann does get a brief reference in Ep 4 and then is never mentioned again.

I see! Lori Ann does get a brief reference in Ep 4 and then is never mentioned again.
That’s a shame.

I didn’t want to tune in expecting Lori Ann and watching Barbara Jean instead. That’s why I never got into the show the way I wanted to. It became The Barbara Jean Show and it just became too much. It’s the woman who’s been sleeping around with another woman’s man wanting to become friends with the “missus” for me.

I've seen a lot of episodes, but I've never seen any with Lori Ann. What season was she in? What were the circumstances of her existence and why did she leave?

I've seen a lot of episodes, but I've never seen any with Lori Ann. What season was she in? What were the circumstances of her existence and why did she leave?
She was in a couple of episodes, mostly in the first season. She was in a few in the second season, but after the second season, I don’t think she was ever seen again. She definitely helped out the show in the end.

She was in a couple of episodes, mostly in the first season. She was in a few in the second season, but after the second season, I don’t think she was ever seen again. She definitely helped out the show in the end.

She didn't like BJ or Brock? If she was Reba's good friend, why did she go away?

She didn't like BJ or Brock? If she was Reba's good friend, why did she go away?
Nope. Especially not Brock, and called the jackass out for who he was. Definitely what the show needed, but I don’t think it was ever explained why she left.

Nope. Especially not Brock, and called the jackass out for who he was. Definitely what the show needed, but I don’t think it was ever explained why she left.

I would have loved to see & hear her calling out Brock and Barbara Jean. Sounds like she was the only one who really told them off. She sounds like a cool character. I wish she would have remained. If she had stayed, maybe I wouldn't have as many complaints about the show. Now I'm guessing that she was a neighbor who moved away.

It was the honorable thing for Van to do marrying Cheyenne when they got pregnant out of wedlock. They had a good marriage on the show, I sure wouldn't wish divorce on them.
To me, that marriage was anything but good and its because of Cheyanne and her complete and total lack of support for Van. Cutting classes at the end of season two only meant more money spent on school. I wonder if Reba was ever paid back for that. I just know that Kyra was never compensated in anyway by her older sister. Cheyanne got mad when she learned that Van had gotten a ride home from his female football publicist during season three. She got mad when he went through with his getting traded to the Denver football team. She started drinking after learning about why he could no longer play in season four. When she decided to go from dentistry to drug and alcohol counseling in season five, she never let Van know until after the transition had already been made. She was very little help if any when Van couldn't handle being on TV. As of right now, the only time that I can think of where she was actually supportive to him at all was during season three when he didn't try out for pro-ball at first.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. The way that Van looked past Reba and towards the hallway as he held Cheyanne's secret bottle from the closest is when I felt the most bad for him. He needed a rock after finding out that he couldn't play ball anymore and the only way that she could handle the problem was in the worst way! If he was strong enough to not go to the drink considering the fact that he was the one having to change jobs, why couldn't she be just as strong?

I'd never seen a lot of the early episodes until now and I think it's a shame that they got rid of Lori Ann. Lori Ann was great and she was the only one who ever really called out Barbara Jean and Brock.

Also in the early episodes, I learned that Barbara Jean was even more of a tramp than I realized. She had multiple affairs with married dentists before she hooked up with Brock.

I'd never seen a lot of the early episodes until now and I think it's a shame that they got rid of Lori Ann. Lori Ann was great and she was the only one who ever really called out Barbara Jean and Brock.

Also in the early episodes, I learned that Barbara Jean was even more of a tramp than I realized. She had multiple affairs with married dentists before she hooked up with Brock.
I know LOL. And then in the episode where Reba thinks Brock was already with Barbara Jean while they were together, that short George Lopez looking ass guy walks up to B.J. and I have a hunch that those two were more than “dental friends”.

I know LOL. And then in the episode where Reba thinks Brock was already with Barbara Jean while they were together, that short George Lopez looking ass guy walks up to B.J. and I have a hunch that those two were more than “dental friends”.

So gross! Did you see BJ's trampy ass in that picture of all the dentists in Hawaii? They all passed her around like a dirty rag. BJ's vagina was like a public toilet.

So gross! Did you see BJ's trampy ass in that picture of all the dentists in Hawaii? They all passed her around like a dirty rag. BJ's vagina was like a public toilet.
Those dentists definitely were at Red Lobster with Barbara JEZEBEL :lol:

Those dentists definitely were at Red Lobster with Barbara JEZEBEL :lol:

They all probably passed around the crabs to one another from sharing that dirty t*** hole!

I'd never seen a lot of the early episodes until now and I think it's a shame that they got rid of Lori Ann. Lori Ann was great and she was the only one who ever really called out Barbara Jean and Brock.

Also in the early episodes, I learned that Barbara Jean was even more of a tramp than I realized. She had multiple affairs with married dentists before she hooked up with Brock.
Actually, the only other doctor that we knew for sure was married to someone else at the time was the guy that is in the photograph with her. The marital status of the other mentioned guys was never confirmed. She only just admitted to hooking up with them at some point. There is always the chance that they could've been married and decided to keep that information from her. When she eventually learned, she could've been the person who ended things with them. The only reason why she never walked away from Brock is because he is the one who got her pregnant.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

They all probably passed around the crabs to one another from sharing that dirty t*** hole!
Wow :eek: