<P> The show is set in the suburbs of Houston , Texas , and stars Reba McEntire as a wisecracking single mother Reba Nell Hart , whose dentist ex-husband Brock ( Christopher Rich ) has left her to marry young , ditzy Barbra Jean ( Melissa Peterman ) his dental hygienist after an affair with her , when it is revealed in the pilot episode that Barbra Jean is pregnant . Ironically , though Reba sees `` B.J. '' ( Barbra Jean 's nickname ) as her nemesis , Barbra Jean considers Reba her best ( and perhaps only ) friend . As the show progresses Reba slowly and painfully comes to the conclusion that despite all her efforts to hate her , she likes Barbra Jean and considers her a friend . In the pilot episode it was revealed that Reba 's oldest daughter , then high school senior Cheyenne ( JoAnna Garcia ) , is pregnant . </P>
<P> The show is set in the suburbs of Houston , Texas , and stars Reba McEntire as a wisecracking single mother Reba Nell Hart , whose dentist ex-husband Brock ( Christopher Rich ) has left her to marry young , ditzy Barbra Jean ( Melissa Peterman ) his dental hygienist after an affair with her , when it is revealed in the pilot episode that Barbra Jean is pregnant . Ironically , though Reba sees `` B.J. '' ( Barbra Jean 's nickname ) as her nemesis , Barbra Jean considers Reba her best ( and perhaps only ) friend . As the show progresses Reba slowly and painfully comes to the conclusion that despite all her efforts to hate her , she likes Barbra Jean and considers her a friend . In the pilot episode it was revealed that Reba 's oldest daughter , then high school senior Cheyenne ( JoAnna Garcia ) , is pregnant . </P>
where does the tv show reba take place
where does the tv show reba take place
Houston , Texas
Houston , Texas