Meet the Parents

Reba ist wegen des bevorstehenden Besuchs ihrer Eltern nervös. Um keine Konflikte hervorzubeschwören bittet sie ihre Kinder um Mäßigung und lädt auch Brock zu dem Zusammentreffen ein. Allerdings unter der Auflage, dass Barbra Jean zu Hause bleibt. Diese lässt sich ihren Auftritt jedoch nicht nehmen und platzt mit einem selbst gebackenen Kuchen in die Runde.

Reba's parents (guest stars Barry Corbin, ""Northern Exposure"" and Dorothy Lyman, ""The Bold and the Beautiful"") are celebrating their 46th wedding anniversary. They're taking a vacation and on the way they plan on stopping by Reba's to see the family. Reba's excited about her parents' visit until her mom starts making comments about what makes a good marriage. Thinking her mother is disappointed that she didn't keep her marriage together, Reba takes the comments to heart. Nevertheless, she plans a lunch to celebrate the anniversary and tells Brock that he should stop by and say hi, but not to bring Barbra Jean. Van's terrified of Cheyenne's grandparents because he's sure they disapprove of the marriage and Cheyenne's pregnancy, blaming him. Grandma assures him that she and her husband got married young as well. She gives Cheyenne a locket that her husband gave her a few years after they got married. It contained a real diamond ring, since they were too poor to have a real one when they