Coming up on Lifetime’s Rita Rocks are the two new November 9 episodes “Mother and Child Reunion” at 10pm ET and “Anchors Aweigh” at 10:30pm, both featuring guest star Swoosie Kurtz (Pushing Daisies).
During the first installment, Rita’s family receives a visit from her judgmental mom Marilyn (Kurtz), which prompts Rita to go all out cleaning and hiding “bad” food so as to escape criticism.
What is Rita to do then but suspect something’s up when her mother isn’t critical in the least?
Next on the second episode, Jay catches Marilyn flirting with a strange man who isn’t her husband right before he and Rita leave for a weekend trip, and Kip decides to earn some extra money for college by teaching Rita’s neighbor Jasper how to play the drums.
Rita Rocks airs Mondays on Lifetime at 10pm and 10:30pm ET.
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Pushing Daisies alumna Swoosie Kurtz guest stars on the fresh November 4 episode of ABC’s Hank called “Hanksgiving.”
She plays the title character’s loathed mother-in-law, who arrives at her daughter and son-in-law’s downscaled new home to help celebrate the family’s first annual so-called “Hanksgiving.”
Preview the episode in the following sneak peek, which features Hank and his wife Tilly having a tiny holiday-themed spat.
Hank airs Wednesdays on ABC at 8pm ET.
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Lifetime’s original comedy Rita Rocks is a very lucky show indeed. The network announced this week that the series has landed Pushing Daisies alumna Swoosie Kurtz for a recurring role during the upcoming sophomore season.
Kurtz played eyepatch-wearing Lily Charles on the late great ABC dramedy, and she also recently had a guest-star gig on the “Tiny Bubbles” episode of Showtime’s hit rookie comedy Nurse Jackie, where she played one of Coop’s two moms, alongside fellow veteran actress Blythe Danner.
On Rita Rocks, Kurtz is set to portray a mother yet again, this time that of the garage band-member main character Rita Clemens, played by King of Queens veteran Nicole Sullivan. Now that’s casting worth getting excited about.
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