Brock Hart is still stuck in the middle of his ex-wife Reba and second wife Barbra Jean — at least he is according to the actor who played him, Christopher Rich.
The Reba alumnus recently spoke with PEOPLE ahead of his guest appearance on his longtime friend and costar Reba McEntire’s NBC comedy Happy’s Place, and shared his thoughts on what his character from the beloved WB sitcom would be up to in 2025. As far as Rich, 71, is concerned, Brock hasn’t strayed far from his always complicated, but loving, blended family.
He also believes Reba (McEntire) may have finally given in and admitted she and Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) are friends.
“I think Barbra Jean and Reba became closer friends who settled into each other,” he tells PEOPLE, before adding, “I’m sure Barbra Jean still drives Reba crazy, but Brock would not be far from Reba, because of their family connection, and Barbra Jean would never be far from Brock, because of course they have [son] Henry together.”
As for whether or not he would be interested in a Reba reunion, the veteran TV actor says he’s been hoping the show would return in some form for years.
“I mean we all angled for it and pushed for it,” he says of a Reba reboot, before sharing that he would love to see the Hart family return in a made-for-TV movie.
He reveals, “I’ve been trying to do the ‘Harts Go on Vacation.’ I think we could have a lot of fun shooting a movie or something like that on a cruise ship … you know, put everybody in that crazy situation together. We would have a blast.”
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While there aren’t currently any plans for an official Reba reboot, McEntire’s Happy’s Place is the next best thing. In addition to featuring both McEntire, 69, and Peterman, 53, season 1 has already hosted two Reba reunions. Aside from Rich’s appearance, Steve Howey, who played Cheyenne’s husband Van on the WB series, appeared in an episode as a local business owner thinking of using the bar to host his company holiday party.
As for Rich, he would love to reprise his role as tattoo artist and stroke survivor Maverick on Happy’s Place – and he’d even be up to placing himself in the middle of McEntire and Peterman’s character’s once again. With Peterman’s Gabby on a motherhood journey on the new show, PEOPLE asked if Rich would be interested in playing the father of her child.
“Yeah, I’d be interested in being the father of that child,” he joked. “Don’t tell Melissa I said that though because you know she’ll camp outside by my front door.”
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Happy’s Place airs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. All six seasons of Reba are available to stream on Netflix.
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