Tuesday, September 01, 2020
HBO Max Slates The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion Special; Ayo Edebiri Replaces Jenny Slate as Missy on Big Mouth

Now this is a story all about how... the cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunites for a one-time special! Coming around Thanksgiving only on HBO Max! September 10 will mark the 30th anniversary of the sitcom's debut on NBC and that date this year is when they will tape this reunion special! Reuniting will be Will Smith (Will), Tatyana Ali (Ashley), Karyn Parsons (Hilary), Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey), Daphne Maxwell Reid (Aunt Viv), DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jazz) and Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton). HBO Max is touting plus special guests, so we will some other guests and recurring stars it seems. Please note, this will be a reunion retrospective special and not an actual episode. HBO Max is also working on reunion retrospectives for Friends and The West Wing. Stay tuned for more info!
Ayo Edebiri has been cast as Missy on Netflix's Emmy Nominated animated series Big Mouth, replacing Jenny Slate who has voiced the character since season one. Fans should expect to first hear Ayo voice Missy in the penultimate episode of season four. She will continue to voice Missy in the final episode and for future seasons. Ayo joined the Big Mouth writer's room for season five. Season four of Big Mouth will premiere in Fall 2020. The series was previously renewed by Netflix through season six.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 26)
Friday, May 30
- Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal/The Curse) - Watch Nathan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Paula Poundstone (Home Movies) - Paula performs stand-up comedy on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Ralph swings by for a chat about Karate Kid: Legends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) - Justina chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She also talks about Broadway's Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is telling Drew about the new venture she's taking on, where she's currently at with dating and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Don Darryl Rivera (Only Murders in the Building) - Don talks about Broadway's Aladdin on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
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