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Superstore: America Ferrera and Tony Plana
Previously Worked Together In: Ugly Betty: she played Betty, and he played her doting father Ignacio.
Re-Team Relationship: Why mess with perfection? Plana returned for three episodes of Ferrera’s sitcom Superstore to play Ron, father to Ferrera’s big box store staffer Amy.
What They Could Do Next: The monologue Ferrera delivered in Barbie was one of the most-discussed moments in film last year and probably most of the reason she got nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. So she can probably do whatever she wants next, and bring him with her.
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Veep: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Rick Overton
Previously Worked Together In: Seinfeld: she played Elaine, and he played The Drake, a beloved friend turned foe.
Re-Team Relationship: Louis-Dreyfus played the titular Veep on HBO’s sitcom; Overton recurred as Congressman Spencer, one of the idiot toadies who cluster around Jonah (Timothy Simons) following his shock election to the House.
What They Could Do Next: At this late stage, I hesitate to wish a role in the MCU on anyone, but as a journeyman comic actor, Overton might not mind if his old pal used her role as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine to help him add to his retirement fund.
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The Wonder Years (2021): Dulé Hill and Bradley Whitford
Previously Worked Together In: The West Wing: Whitford played White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman; Hill played Charlie Young, body man to U.S. President Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen).
Re-Team Relationship: When, in “Bill’s New Friend,” Dean (Elisha Williams) gets an A in music, his father Bill (Hill) — a musician, songwriter and college music professor — is shocked and horrified, knowing Dean hasn’t earned it. Bill heads to the school to complain to Alan (Whitford), to find out he’s a fan of Bill’s, and a friendship is formed — though not one that’s meant to last, as Bill and his wife Lillian (Saycon Sengbloh) find out when they attend a party at Alan’s and find out what he and his friends are into.
What They Could Do Next: I will accept that Hill join Whitford in the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, but only if he gets to kill a lot of Commanders, Whitford’s Lawrence included.