Trivia / BOB ❤️ ABISHOLA

• California Doubling: Set in Detroit, but only establishing shots and other stock footage were actually filmed there. A number of outdoor scenes were filmed in California, and even certain stock footage was filmed in Chicago. That said, the producers really do accurately portray Michigan by having cars only have rear license plates.
• Descended Creator: Gina Yashere, co-creator and writer, portrays Kemi.
• Fake Nationality: Most of the actors playing the Nigerian characters are this. Only Folake Olowofoyeku (Abishola), Bayo Akinfemi (Goodwin), Tony Tambi (Chukwuemeka) and Dayo Ade (Tayo) are actually Nigerian^note Though Tambi was raised in Cameroon and Ade was raised in Canada. Shola Adewusi (Olu), Gina Yashere (Kemi) and Anthony Okungbowa (Kofo) are of Nigerian descent, but are British-born and raised. Barry Shabaka Henley (Tunde) Travis Wolfe, Jr. (Dele) and Kimberly Scott (Ogechi) are American.
• Irony as She Is Cast: Kemi is very man-hungry and is shown to be rather dismissive of gay people due to her culture. She's portrayed by Gina Yashere, who is a lesbian in real life.
• Out of Order: It would seem that "Where Are Your Other Wives, Tunde?" and "A Big White Thumb" were aired in reverse order, since Abishola makes reference to her and Bob not sharing the same religious beliefs in the former despite not finding out about Bob's lack of religion until the latter.
• Production Posse: The cast include several actors who've worked with Chuck Lorre before, including: Billy Gardell (Mike from Mike & Molly^note and whom Chuck Lorre fought tooth-and-nail to cast and Herschel Sparks onYoung Sheldon), Vernee Watson (who's on her fourth Lorre-produced show, portraying snarky nurses on all four), Matt Jones (Baxter from Mom), Maribeth Monroe (Dr. Lee in The Big Bang Theory), Missi Pyle (Delores Pasternak on Two and a Half Men and Natasha on Mom) and Nicole Sullivan (Leanne from Mom).
• Typecasting: Vernee Watson once again portrays a sassy black nurse. Bonus points for all three being Chuck Lorre shows, so there's likely a pattern.
• Write What You Know: Much of the Nigerian characters' experiences mirror those of Gina Yashere's real-life upbringing.