‘Bob ❤️ Abishola’ EPs Address Series Finale & Comedy’s Lasting Legacy: “Majority Of People Who Watched Our Show Had Never Met A Nigerian”
07.05.2024 - 02:07
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SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the series finale of Bob ❤️ Abishola on CBS.
The multi-camera comedy about an American businessman who falls in love with a Nigerian nurse wrapped May 6 in much the same way it kicked off in 2019 — with lots of charm and affection served up by its affable stars Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku.
Here, co-creator/EP/co-star Gina Yashere and EP Matt Ross talk about what went into crafting their sentimental Bob ❤️ Abishola finale, the show’s legacy and whether they regret using a heart emoji in the title.
DEADLINE: Talk about the decision to employ a time jump in the finale. Why did you do it?
GINA YASHERE: There were certain stories that we started in previous seasons, like in Season 4 we’d ended on a cliffhanger. Is Abishola going to go to Johns Hopkins? And then throughout Season 4, we never really touched on the subject again. So we wanted to go back full circle and tie up that loose end and show that Abishola did go study to become a doctor and ended up becoming a doctor.
MATT ROSS: The thing we got from Chuck was, in The Big Bang Theory, for example, Sheldon won the Nobel Prize, and then he and his friends all went back and had lunch together in the apartment. So we wanted a few of these characters who we love to accomplish their dreams, but also find a way to stay connected. Abishola accomplishes a dream of becoming a doctor. Kemi [played by Yashere] gets her own business. Goodwin [Bayo Akinfemi] buys the company. But they’re all still orbiting each other because their connection wasn’t a circumstance. It was because they care about each other.
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DEADLINE: Since most of your cast recurs, was it a balancing act to
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