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The Best Episodes of Reba

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After her dentist husband of 20 years leaves her for his dental hygienist, Reba Hart's seemingly perfect world is turned upside down.​

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Reba Season 5 Episode 18 - The Blonde Leading the Blind
    8.9/10(125 votes)

    #1 - The Blonde Leading the Blind

    S5:E18

    After the family makes fun of Reba's poor eyesight, she secretly gets laser eye surgery, which leaves her temporarily blind. Barbra Jean insists on helping Reba post-surgery while the rest of the family is away. Later, thinking she is talking to Cheynne, Reba badmouths Barbra Jean, only to find out she's been talking to Barbra Jean the whole time. Overwhelmed with guilt for the hurtful things she said, and with Brock's help, Reba finally tells Barbra Jean how thankful she is for their friendship.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Reba Season 6 Episode 6 - Sweet Child O' Mine
    8.6/10(123 votes)

    #2 - Sweet Child O' Mine

    S6:E6

    In order to keep her unborn baby from ending up like Kyra, Cheyenne tries to redeem good karma by giving back Kyra's 5th birthday party that Cheyenne destroyed years ago. Meanwhile, Cheyenne is driving Van crazy with a 20 page list of things to do before the baby arrives. Reba, as always, is caught in the middle with the challenge of fixing all the family problems.

    Director:Robbie Countryman
    Writer:Ed Yeager

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  3. Reba Season 6 Episode 13 - The Kids are Alright
    8.6/10(157 votes)

    #3 - The Kids are Alright

    S6:E13

    Cheyenne and Van ask Reba if they can move back in with her after Van accidentally starts a fire at their new house. Also, Barbra Jean is offered a job at a TV station in Arkansas.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Chris Atwood

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  4. Reba Season 2 Episode 11 - A Moment in Time
    8.4/10(147 votes)

    #4 - A Moment in Time

    S2:E11

    Reba suggests that the family create a time capsule and videotape private messages for Cheyenne's baby, Elizabeth. Unfortunately, privacy is thrown out the window and feelings are hurt when curiosity gets the best of everyone and they foolishly decide to watch the tape.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Chris Case

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  5. Reba Season 4 Episode 4 - Van's Agent
    8.4/10(125 votes)

    #5 - Van's Agent

    S4:E4

    Van reaching the next season's negotiations realizes he won't get the amount he wants nor deserves if he doesn't hire a agent. He ends up finding the best but she would like to do an evaluation of his family before she decides to take him on. At her arrival the Hart clan unravels and makes a fool out of Van in front of the agent. Reba missing her friendship with Lori Ann decides to ask the agent to hang out with her as a friend not knowing that Van had lied and told this lesbian agent that Reba is gay. Reba not wanting to hurt Van's chance of a getting this great agent goes along with the lie but later confesses, but all ends in a great new friendship.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Reba Season 6 Episode 8 - As We Forgive Those...
    8.4/10(142 votes)

    #6 - As We Forgive Those...

    S6:E8

    Barbra Jean who is training an up and coming weather woman from Oklahoma (Kelly) fears she will soon take her job. At first Reba adores Kelly but when she realizes Kelly is just like Barbra Jean in every way, Reba comes to see that perhaps she hasn't forgiven Barbara Jean like she thought. Meanwhile, finding out they're having a boy, Van and Cheyenne have to find a way to break the promise Cheyenne made when she was younger to name her first son - Brock. In the episode's final scene, Brock, Cheyenne and Van perform a spoof of the three "American Idol" judges.

    Director:Robbie Countryman
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Reba Season 6 Episode 10 - Cheyenne's Rival
    8.4/10(118 votes)

    #7 - Cheyenne's Rival

    S6:E10

    Reba finds Van & Cheyenne their perfect house and when trying to make the deal with the owner realizes it is Cheyenne's enemy from high school. Meanwhile, Brock and Barbra Jean get all dolled up to have a divorce date.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Donald R. Beck

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  8. Reba Season 3 Episode 1 - She's Leaving Home, Bye Bye
    8.3/10(121 votes)

    #8 - She's Leaving Home, Bye Bye

    S3:E1

    Kyra's decision to move in with Brock and Barbra Jean leaves Reba reeling while the rest of the family tries to sort out their feelings of hurt, anger, and guilt. A series of flashbacks revisits the turbulent milestones in the family history that led them to this point including when Barbara Jean first meets the Hart family, where we find out Brock used to find her really annoying and Reba thought she was nice.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Kevin Abbott

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  9. Reba Season 3 Episode 4 - Spies Like Reba
    8.3/10(120 votes)

    #9 - Spies Like Reba

    S3:E4

    Barbra Jean becomes suspicious about Kyra's secretiveness and convinces Reba to hack in to Kyra's e-mail account. Barbra Jean and Reba discover that Kyra is planning to go to an unsupervised party and possibly go to the next level with a boy. Brock, Barbra Jean, and Reba all want to prevent Kyra from making the same mistake as Cheyenne so they stake out the party.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writers:Patricia Carr, Lara Olsen

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  10. Reba Season 3 Episode 13 - To Tell You the Truth
    8.3/10(116 votes)

    #10 - To Tell You the Truth

    S3:E13

    Cheyenne sees Van getting a ride home from the team's attractive female publicist, and suspects he's cheating on her. An upset Cheyenne kicks Van out of the house, and admits to Reba that she's afraid her marriage will fail just like her parents.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Christopher Lehr

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  11. Reba Season 4 Episode 5 - Surprise
    8.3/10(117 votes)

    #11 - Surprise

    S4:E5

    Van comes home late after having a few drinks with his buddies and is feeling a little frisky, but climbs into the wrong bed. Reba wakes and says she has a headache. The next morning he says that his friends are happy for what he has accomplished on their football team and that's why they took him out to celebrate. Reba, Cheyenne and BJ all decide to give him a surprise party to show him that they are proud of him too. Reba gets satellite hooked up, BJ makes a cake, and Cheyenne prepares a speech. After the speech Van blurts out that he has been traded to Denver and Cheyenne freaks out. Brock chases after Van and Reba goes after Cheyenne. Kyra tries to talk sense into Brock and BJ. She says they can't keep arguing. So they start to talk civilly to each other. Reba says the same thing that Kyra says to Van about moving away and leaving his family for football. Van and Cheyenne try to talk things out but Van walks away saying that he has to do this...

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Matt Berry

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  12. Reba Season 4 Episode 13 - Date Of Mirth
    8.3/10(123 votes)

    #12 - Date Of Mirth

    S4:E13

    BJ confesses to Reba that she's attracted to her new marriage therapist. Reba tells her to go talk to him about it. Van and Cheyenne convince Reba to go with BJ to talk to Dr. Morgan so nothing happens. BJ gets all giddy while talking to Dr. Morgan and tells him she's attracted to him. Dr. Morgan explains why she's attracted to him and then transfers her and Brock to another therapist. Meanwhile Reba is very attracted to Dr. Morgan also and she asks him out. Cheyenne and Van find out that Reba is going out with Dr. Morgan and tells her to tell BJ because she is unaware of their date. After much discussion Reba finally goes out on a interesting date with Dr. Morgan...

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Kevin Abbott

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  13. Reba Season 4 Episode 15 - Flowers For Van
    8.3/10(115 votes)

    #13 - Flowers For Van

    S4:E15

    Cheyenne who is feeling strain on her marriage with Van decides to setup a play date for Elizabeth not knowing that the father of this play date believes this new play date means something more. Upon receipt of flowers who Reba and BJ believe are from this father tell her to send flowers back with a note saying this relationship is over. The father returns the flowers but they end up in Van's hands where he reads the note believing the flowers and note are for him. Meanwhile, Van's addiction of on line poker attracts and hooks Reba who ends up talking with a man in the chat room who she is beating badly. They both end up really interested in each other until Reba finds out this man lives across the street and is someone she knows...Brock!

    Director:Jack Kenny
    Writer:Chris Case

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  14. Reba Season 4 Episode 19 - Driving Miss Kyra
    8.3/10(109 votes)

    #14 - Driving Miss Kyra

    S4:E19

    Kyra, growing up so fast, gets her drivers license. This new level of life for Kyra leads to a discussion of how freeing that is by Cheyenne, who now feels like a caged bird. Reba gives Kyra a cell phone, but the phone also serves as a tracking device so Reba can see where she's at. Wise Kyra is on to Reba, so she trades phones with Cheyenne, leading to Reba and BJ catching Cheyenne on a secret trip to a Karaoke bar. Reba convinces Cheyenne that she should share her feelings with Van. All is well as they go to leave the bar but not without a special duet between Reba and BJ.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Reba Season 3 Episode 5 - Calling the Pot Brock
    8.2/10(115 votes)

    #15 - Calling the Pot Brock

    S3:E5

    When Kyra asks Brock if he ever smoked marijuana, he is caught off guard and claims he never did. Brock's agonized confession that he did try pot, shocks Barbra Jean, while Reba is proud to say that she never used drugs. Meanwhile, Cheyenne makes a confession to Van about her own brush with the drug world.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Matt Berry

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  16. Reba Season 3 Episode 8 - The Cat's Meow
    8.2/10(114 votes)

    #16 - The Cat's Meow

    S3:E8

    Kyra and Barbra Jean hide a stray cat in the attic so Brock won't have an allergic reaction to the animal, but it turns out that Barbra Jean and Cheyenne are the ones who are really allergic to cats. Meanwhile, Reba and Brock use outrageous gifts to compete for Jake's affection.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Pat Bullard

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  17. Reba Season 3 Episode 9 - Regarding Henry
    8.2/10(110 votes)

    #17 - Regarding Henry

    S3:E9

    Van has a big away game coming up, but his superstistions for winning are getting on Cheyenne's nerves. The two of them ask Barabara Jean to watch Elizabeth while they're gone. After learning that Barabra Jean once lost Henry at the mall, Reba tries to take Elizabeth for herself. When that doesn't work, Reba offers to go to the zoo with Henry, BJ, and Elizabeth. At the end, Reba is forced to admit some of her feelings to Barabra Jean, who in turn, gloats in a Broadway-style song. Brock, Kyra, and Jake all only make 2 appearances in the show.

    Director:Keith Samples
    Writer:Steve Stajich

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  18. Reba Season 3 Episode 21 - Girl's Night Out
    8.2/10(121 votes)

    #18 - Girl's Night Out

    S3:E21

    Cheyenne celebrates her 21st birthday with a Girl's Night out called Cheyenneoploza with Reba and Barbara Jean since they are the only ones over 21. Van wants Cheyenne to tell her what she wants for a gift but Cheyenne wants him to pick something she will like. Meanwhile Reba and BJ are fighting over Brock taking "Happy Pills". Reba finally comes to terms with Barbara Jean's craziness. Kyra comes to accept that her Dad is not perfect and is human too.

    Director:Keith Samples
    Writers:Patricia Carr, Lara Olsen

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  19. Reba Season 4 Episode 9 - Thanksgiving
    8.2/10(121 votes)

    #19 - Thanksgiving

    S4:E9

    Reba and Barbra Jean clash over who is going to host Thanksgiving dinner. However, a compromise is reached when Barbra Jean offers to share cooking duties, while allowing Reba to keep the celebration at her house as usual. Unfortunately, the plan leads to hurt feelings when Barbra Jean confesses she still feels like an outsider compared to Reba, who is always at the center of the family's attention

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Chris Case

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  20. Reba Season 4 Episode 18 - Reba's Rules of Real Estate
    8.2/10(121 votes)

    #20 - Reba's Rules of Real Estate

    S4:E18

    Reba persuing her career in real estate, scores an interview with the biggest real estate agent in Houston- Dolly Majors. As Barbara Jean helps her prepare, Dolly makes a surprise apperance at Reba's house to test her abilities. Reba's selling ability gets her the job only to found out she might not be the shark-like seller that Dolly is looking for.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writers:Patricia Carr, Lara Olsen

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  21. Reba Season 4 Episode 20 - Go Far
    8.2/10(106 votes)

    #21 - Go Far

    S4:E20

    Brock not spending enough time with Jake decides to coach a football team on which Jake will try out for. After the first practice, Brock tells the others how pathetic Jake was, not knowing how great of a time Jake had. Reba decides that they will improve his skills by getting Van to train him. Van, being emotional, doesn't want to because of memories of him with his dad. Barbra Jean, having played football as a girl and later coaching a woman's prison team, decides to coach Jake with Reba's help. When Jake finds out that he might be cut, he doesn't think Brock will still love him. Van finally agrees to help out and Jake makes the team - but not for long as he's banned for being too agressive!

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Pat Bullard

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  22. Reba Season 4 Episode 22 - Hello, My Name is Cheyenne
    8.2/10(118 votes)

    #22 - Hello, My Name is Cheyenne

    S4:E22

    Reba, not only being a mother-in-law but also a boss suggests that Van stops his drinking and go to an AA meeting. Van is furious and demands that Cheyenne tell her parents the truth. Cheyenne decides she will get help and goes to a AA meeting where she comes back excited that she is a alcoholic, blurting out her news to the rest of the family. Reba as the supportive mother decides no one will drink to help Cheyenne. Meanwhile, Kyra and her band are invited to perform at a USO event for soldiers leaving for Iraq. As the family secretly sneaks wine and beer around, Cheyenne is promoting her growth as a non-alcoholic and frowns upon her "using days". Reba later catches Cheyenne having a glass of wine and questions her on it. Cheyenne reveals that her life has been hell for the past year and alcohol is the only thing that has been helping her and she is scared and doesn't know what to do. Reba tells her that she is not alone and we end with a tearful hug.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Reba Season 5 Episode 6 - Best Li'l Haunted House in Texas
    8.2/10(171 votes)

    #23 - Best Li'l Haunted House in Texas

    S5:E6

    Reba is beyond disappointed when her plans for a fright-filled Halloween fall through because everyone in the family has other plans. Meanwhile, Van's green-eyed monster comes out when Cheyenne starts spending an inordinate amount of time with her handsome sponsor, Frank

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Reba Season 5 Episode 8 - Grannies Gone Wild
    8.2/10(108 votes)

    #24 - Grannies Gone Wild

    S5:E8

    When Cheyenne declines Brock's offer to intern at his dental office, the family finds out she no longer wants to become a dentist. Instead she plans to devote her life to helping people. Reba, Van and Brock are upset by this and visit the senior center where Cheynne has been volunteering and discover that she's been "helping" by giving the women makeovers. Meanwhile, Barbra Jean's attempt to get picked for jury duty backfires after she annoys the judge.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writers:Pat Bullard, Chris Atwood

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  25. Reba Season 5 Episode 20 - Red Alert
    8.2/10(106 votes)

    #25 - Red Alert

    S5:E20

    When Barbra Jean takes up selling insurance, she wants Reba to be her first client. After Reba's physical shows that she has high blood pressure, she finds out she's at risk to lose her old insurance policy. Meanwhile, Van seeks out Brock's advice in coming up with a unique anniversary present for Cheyenne.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Pat Bullard

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Blonde Leading the Blind" is the best rated episode of "Reba". It scored 8.9/10 based on 125 votes. Directed by Will Mackenzie and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/24/2006. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sweet Child O' Mine".