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Bobbie has been working at her dad’s tavern for 10 years. And for 10 years, things at Happy’s Place have been going her way.
Even after her father, Happy, dies, Bobbie expects everything will stay exactly the same.
The bubbly bartender Gabby will always say she’d “kill” to be Bobbie’s sister. The gentle waiter Takoda will always be kind to everyone. The OCD-ridden accountant Steve will always be a germaphobe. The quiet cook Emmett will always be a silent observer. And—as the new, sole owner of the tavern—Bobbie will always get her way.
And then she meets Isabella.
When Isabella sits at the tavern’s bar, Bobbie assumes she’s just another guest hoping to unwind. After all, Happy always used to say, “People come to Happy’s Place to leave their troubles behind.”
Unfortunately, Isabella seems to be the beginning of Bobbie’s troubles.
Soon after Isabella hops up on a barstool, Bobbie’s lawyer enters the tavern to explain a final section of Happy’s will. And when the lawyer sees Isabella at the bar, he invites her to join the will-reading, too.
“You two share something in common,” the lawyer says to Isabella and Bobbie.
“What’s that?” Bobbie asks.
“A father.”
And according to the will, they will also be sharing the tavern.
So as Bobbie processes the news that her late father had an affair, she must also begin a business partnership with her vivacious little sister, Isabella…who starts to make some vivacious little changes to the tavern.
Like many other television sitcoms, NBC’s Happy’s Place features a cast of quirky characters who learn to care about one another despite their differences.
At first, Bobbie has an extremely difficult time accepting her new family member. Isabella is excited to discover who her father is, but Bobbie is uncomfortable with what Isabella’s existence suggests about her dad. She tells Isabella, “You look at me, and you see the father you wish you had,” but “when I look at you, I lose the father I thought I had.”
Despite the rocky start, Bobbie slowly warms up to Isabella, and their budding relationship seems to offer a transformation for both sisters.
In addition to the feel-good family relationships, Happy’s Place is generally family friendly. Apart from phrases like “shut up” and “screwed,” characters avoid crass language. Perhaps the most significant content concern is the show’s tavern setting, where characters regularly sit at the bar to drink alcohol. Some characters make jokes about consuming too much, but so far, they seem to drink responsibly.
We unfortunately live in a media landscape where a tame show like Happy’s Place could take a drastic turn in its content levels, but for now, it looks like this family-based comedy remains generally family friendly.
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Bobbie’s life transforms when she discovers that her late father bequeathed half of his business to his secret daughter, Isabella. Meanwhile, Isabella endeavors to be accepted by her newfound family and coworkers.
The show takes place in a tavern, so naturally, characters drink glasses of alcohol throughout the episode. Additionally, some characters make jokes about overdrinking and using alcohol to cope with their emotions.
After discovering that Isabella is her sister, Bobbie decides to “let God and time sort it out.” Isabella references that she has an ex-boyfriend, but he does not know they have broken up yet. An employee sprays disinfectant on his coworker’s face, though she does not appear to be harmed. Characters keep their language mild, though words like “screwed,” “shut up” and “turd” are used. Isabella wears a crop top throughout the episode.
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