ALL IN THE FAMILY!

The Neighborhood meets The Talk in its milestone 100th episode

- JIM HALTERMAN

"THERE WAS ALWAYS going to be pressure to make it special," admits executive producer Bill Martin about the landmark half-hour for the sitcom that explores two racially diverse families living side-by-side in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Pasadena, California. "It had to have something meaty for each of our characters, and it needed guest stars, and it had to have emotional weight to it. And it had to be fun." Leave it to someone very close to the show to concoct the perfect story: Cedric the Entertainer, who plays cantankerous Calvin Butler and is also an executive producer. "Cedric pitched the idea of roping in our friends at The Talk," says Martin, who was instantly on board with the idea.