Date of Mirth

Brock thinks his marriage to Barbra Jean may be a mistake; Barbra Jean decides to handle the situation as Reba would—she throws Brock out.

Reba suspects that Brock and Barbra Jean’s separation is having an impact on Kyra, but she does not realize that Kyra is in effect babysitting Barbra Jean.

Barbra Jean convinces Reba to accompany her to bars, where they meet a lot of men; Van’s explanation of the birds and the bees to Jake requires revision by Reba.

A top agent will represent Van if she approves of his family, but Reba must pretend she is gay because the agent is a lesbian.

The announcement of Van’s trade to Denver devastates Cheyenne; Kyra intervenes so that Barbra Jean and Brock will start talking again.

Reba gets dragged into therapy with Brock and Barbra Jean; Cheyenne is less than welcoming when Van makes his first visit home from Denver.

Reba forces Brock to choose between his dental practice and pro golf; Van worries that living part time in Denver makes him a bad father.

Kyra wants to move back to Reba’s house because she thinks her father hates her; Cheyenne packs each of Van’s visits with so many activities that he wants to leave early.

Reba and Barbra Jean battle over who will host and who will cook Thanksgiving dinner.

Reba allows Kyra to have her new boyfriend at the house as long as he does not go upstairs; Cheyenne decides to decorate Van’s Denver apartment.

Van learns he has a career-ending condition; he receives a payout from the team but begins to blow the money on gifts for the family.

Unable to play football, Van hires a nanny for Elizabeth and spends his time having fun; Barbra Jean wants Reba’s help in asking Brock to return home.

Barbra Jean and Reba are both attracted to Brock and Barbra Jean’s marriage counselor.

Reba gets fired for getting angry at her boss and, to gain experience as a realtor, she convinces Brock and Barbra Jean to let her sell the condo; Van champions Kyra’s rock band.

Cheyenne gets a little too close to the father of Elizabeth’s playmate; not knowing whom they are emailing, Reba and Brock flirt through online poker.

When Barbra Jean’s dog Brock goes missing, everyone in the family is a suspect, murder-mystery style.

Reba and Barbra Jean compete to represent the Hart family in a beauty pageant for grandmothers at Jake’s school.

Reba tries to get a job with the biggest real estate agent in Houston, but the surprise interview takes unexpected turns as the agent sells inappropriate real estate to Reba’s family.

When Kyra gets her drivers license, Reba gives her a cell phone with a tracking device; Cheyenne feels that her life is over early.

Brock persuades Reba to let Jake play football, but the boy plays poorly; trying to train Jake forces Van to grapple with his unresolved feelings about his father.

Reba hires Van to be her real estate assistant, but then finds she is jealous when Van exhibits natural selling ability.

At Van’s urging, Cheyenne attends an alcoholics meeting, but her eager embracing of the program drives the family crazy; Kyra’s band is invited to do an out-of-town performance.