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Pilot News: Alicia Silverstone Is One Bad Mother
It turns out that Alicia Silverstone is the mother. Just not that one. Previously rumored to be swinging by CBS' How I Met Your Mother in a recurring role — and perhaps ultimately as the titular mom — the Clueless star has instead landed the lead in the ABC pilot Bad Mother's Handbook.The single-camera comedy centers on a 32-year-old woman juggling care of her 16-year-old daughter (Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat) and her 48-year-old mother. Everyone now re-read that last sentence and do the math — lotsa babies having babies there! — MWMRelated:• HIMYM/Britney Fallout: Silverstone Out, Chalke In! • HIMYM Exclusive: Is Alicia Silverstone the Mother?• Alicia's Naked PETA Ad: Houston, They Have a Problem
It turns out that Alicia Silverstone
is the mother. Just not
that one. Previously rumored to be swinging by CBS'
How I Met Your Mother in a recurring role - and perhaps ultimately as the titular mom - the
Clueless star has instead landed the lead in the ABC pilot
Bad Mother's Handbook.
The single-camera comedy centers on a 32-year-old woman juggling care of her 16-year-old daughter (
Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat) and her 48-year-old mother. Everyone now re-read that last sentence and do the math - lotsa babies having babies there! -
MWM
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HIMYM/Britney Fallout: Silverstone Out, Chalke In!
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HIMYM Exclusive: Is Alicia Silverstone the Mother?
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Alicia's Naked PETA Ad: Houston, They Have a Problem