Ellen DeGenereshad to be reminded that she once guest starred on the hit 90s sitcomMad About You.
“So it was seven seasons when it was on originally — I was on, which I had to be reminded about,” admitted DeGeneres, 61.
“It’s so funny, because I don’t remember it still, even looking at it,” the host added after showing a clip from the episode, which aired during season 6.
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Ellen DeGeneres as Nancy Bloom, Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman and Helen Hunt as Jamie Stemple Buchman onMad About You.Alice S. Hall/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
Reiser admitted that he also did not remember having DeGeneres on the show, but Hunt said she did.
“I didn’t forget. I just looked back and I remember vaguely the feeling of like, ‘This is a lot of talent to be our nanny,'” Hunt said with a laugh. (DeGeneres played the role of the couple’s nanny Nancy Bloom for their newborn daughter.)
“Why did we ever think you would say yes, and why would you say yes?” she wondered.
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Speaking to DeGeneres, they explained that the timing just felt perfect.
“The thing that made us say yes is someone did the math and our daughter would be leaving home right now,” Hunt said. “And we thought we could write 12 shows about that.”
The Oscar-winning actress added that they were going through similar experiences in their personal lives, as well.
“Paul just went through an empty nest. I’m about to go through it,” she said. “So we thought there’d be 12 stories in there somehow.”
In March, Spectrum Originalsannounced that it had picked up aMad About Youlimited serieswith the original stars.
The reboot will air on Spectrum Originals in two six-episode batches. The first six episodes will drop on Wednesday, and the later six will drop on Dec. 18. Additionally, all 164 original episodes are now available free on-demand, exclusively for Spectrum subscribers.
source: people.com
