"Mr. Bob's Toddler Kaleidoscope" is the fifth episode of the American television series, ''
Up All Night''. The episode originally aired on NBC on October 12, 2011. The teleplay was written by Erica Rivinoja and the story by
Liz Cackowski and
Alex Reid. The episode was directed by
Troy Miller
Troy Miller is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in comedy. Miller is known as an innovator in alternative comedy, and has directed four feature films as well as directing and producing numero ...
, his first directing credit of the series. The episode received mixed reviews from critics and marked a drop in the ratings from the previous episode.
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Plot
The episode revolves the play group that Reagan and Chris take Amy to. Reagan starts to feel that her work is getting in the way of her spending time with Amy. So she takes Amy to Mr. Bob's playgroup, where she is upstaged by another mother. Reagan makes several attempts to become a better mother, which ends up with her getting kicked out of the playgroup by Mr. Bob (Michael Hitchcock
Michael Hitchcock (born July 28, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television producer.
Early life
Hitchcock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Un ...
).
Also, Ava has to prepare to give a big speech, and is worried about how she will sound. Reagan refuses to write the speech for Ava, to spend more time with Amy. Ava gets Missy to help write the speech, although she isn't much help. Chris also believes he may have found his calling Amy's playgroup. In the end Reagan writes the speech for Ava and makes peace with Kayla's mom (Missi Pyle
Missi Pyle (born November 16, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in a number of successful films, including ''Galaxy Quest'' (1999), ''Big Fish'' (2003), ''Bringing Down the House'' (2003), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog S ...
).
Production
This episode marks Jennifer Hall
Jennifer Hall (born October 20, 1977) is an American actress most known for starring as a fictionalized version of herself on the HBO series ''Unscripted'' and playing Missy on the NBC sitcom '' Up All Night''.
Early career
Jennifer Hall studi ...
's first credit as a series regular, having only been a recurring for the past few episodes.
References
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2011 American television episodes
Up All Night (TV series) episodes