Folake Olowofoyeku as Abishola and Billy Gardell as Bob in 'Bob Hearts Abishola.' (Photo by Michael Yarish/CBS via Getty Images)
Bob Hearts Abishola
'Bob Hearts Abishola' is a CBS sitcom starring Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku. The premise is the character Bob has a heart attack and falls for his nurse, Abishola.
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As 2021 comes to a close, CBS sitcoms find their schedules changing, with Christmas specials, reruns, and delays, fans wonder when ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Season 3 returns with new episodes.
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Fans have wondered if ‘Two and a Half Men’ actor Ashton Kutcher, ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ actor Vernee Watson, and Chuck Lorre ever had any connections, which the answer is yes because Watson constantly plays nurses and doctors on Lorre’s sitcoms.
In ‘Bob Hearts Abishola,’ Barry Shabaka Henley plays Uncle Tunde, Abishola’s proud Nigerian uncle, and he commented on why he thinks the CBS sitcom stands out among the rest by highlighting cultural differences over racial issues like several other shows on American TV.
‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Season 3 will not air new episodes until 2022. While the season has faced delays in the past for Sweeps Week and holiday specials like ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’ the CBS sitcom starring Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku will return in January.
In ‘Bob Hearts Abishola,’ Saidah Arrika Ekulona began play a much larger role as Abishola’s mother and Dele’s grandmother, especially during the event leading up to Bob and Abishola’s wedding. However, before ‘Bob Hearts Abishola,’ Ekulona starred in dozens of shows, including Billy Gardell’s ‘Mike & Molly.’
Some ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ fans wondered is Abishola really has an accent in real life, or if her actor, Folake Olowofoyeku, slips into a Nigerian accent for the role. The answer, however, is a bit more complicated than ‘yes or no.’
‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ actor Matt Jones admitted that he tried to get the hang of pronouncing Folake Olowofoyeku’s last name, but continued to struggle to say his co-star’s full name
‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ actor Matt Jones has appeared in dozens of series over the years, and on CBS alone has appeared in six shows, from ‘How I Met Your Mother’ to ‘NCIS’ and more. However, he hilariously has trouble remembering everything he has starred in.
‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ actor Billy Gardell recalled that his mother, Linda Gray, worried about his dream of becoming a comedian, wanting him to pursue something with much more stability, like working a warehouse job.
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After two week break, ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Season 3, Episode 8, “Light Duty” returns with Abishola and Kemi helping Christina to find her new way in the world after quitting her job with the family business.
After leaving Nigeria, ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ actor Folake Olowofoyeku considered living in 4 other places from London to Atlanta that could have made her miss out on the Chuck Lorre CBS sitcom with Billy Gardell and Gina Yashere. However, she knew that she would break into entertainment one way or another.
The child stars from several CBS sitcoms opened up about their favorite holiday traditions, including stars from ‘Young Sheldon,’ ‘Bob Hearts Abishola,’ ‘The Neighborhood,’ and ‘B Positive,’ saying some things important to them.
Travis Wolfe Jr. starred in ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ since season 1, episode 1 and continued appearing in episodes through season 3, but as a child actor, several fans are curious about how old he is and if Abishola’s son, Dele, is the same age as the actor in the show, especially as Wolfe gets older.
The official CBS schedule lists ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ in place of ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ and ‘The Neighborhood’ during the Thanksgiving week on November 22 Monday night primetime slot. It only marks the beginning of several Christmas specials airing on CBS for the holiday season into December.
The first few episodes of ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Season 3 see Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku’s characters flying to Nigeria to rescue her son, Dele, but fans wonder if the cast and crew actually traveled to Nigeria to film scenes for the episodes and the wedding scene in episodes 1 and 2.
In ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Season 3, Episode 1, actor Folake Olowofoyeku said that the cast and crew not only filmed in the area she grew up in, but her childhood home actually appeared in a driving shot from the episode, leading her to reminisce about how far she’s come from Nigeria to the CBS sitcom.
Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku both agree that the cast and crew of ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ deserve an Emmy nomination for their work on creating an authentic Nigerian wedding in the season 3 episode ‘Bowango,’ where they strove to recreate the clothes and decorations.