A Southern soccer mom (Country music singer Reba McIntire) with three kids sees her life come crashing down when she finds out that her dentist husband has impregnated his hygienist. Meanwhile, her 17-year-old "Captin of the Drill Team" daughter is also impregnated by the captain of the football team and intends on keeping the baby
A situation comedy is fulll of stereotypes, which are the ones that bring the "comedy" to the show.
In this case, the "captain of the football team" is not very intelligent, and reveals this in his utterances, to the usual laughter of the studio audience. His pregnant girlfriend (whom he does eventually marry) is also not very bright.
The dental hygienist for whom Reba's husband leaves her is also not very bright. But she is pushy, and since ex-husband and new wife live right next door, the dental hygienist pops over all the time, obvivious to the fact that Reba doesn't like her.
Reba has two other children, a young daughter who is as snotty as anything, and speaks to her mom as if she were another adult. Her clothing, makeup and hairstyle reflect the prevailing styles of the day. Like most teens, she thinks she knows everything and that her parents know nothing.
The final child is a young boy, who grows 7 years as the series progresses. He appears to be of average intelligence, and so of course little attention is paid to him - no opportunity for humor there.
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