NBC’s Happy’s Place will honor Dolly Parton with a dedication in a Día de los Muertos episode airing this week. Reba McEntire said the cast and crew were filming the episode on the day Parton passed.
McEntire, who stars in the series and executive produces, said, “We were filming this episode on the day she passed, and it just felt like the right thing to do as our way of honoring her. The episode is all about remembering those we love who have passed on, and we will always love and remember Dolly.”
Episode 302, “Skeletons in the Closet,” puts a photo of Happy on an ofrenda. Per the official description, “Unresolved feelings about their late father arise when Bobbie and Isabella put a photo of Happy on their ofrenda for Dia De Los Muertos. Emmett tries to avoid Gabby’s Halloween pranks at all costs.”
Justina Machado returns as a guest star, playing Maritza, Isabella’s mother.
The series stars McEntire, Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn.
Kevin Abbott and Julie Abbott created the series. Kevin Abbott executive produces with McEntire, Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis, Pamela Fryman, Julie Abbott and Franco Bario. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, produces.
When does the ‘Happy’s Place’ Día de los Muertos episode air?
“Skeletons in the Closet” airs Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and the next day on Peacock.
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