Sep 19, 2026 · 52 min
Child actors turn Bravo fandom into a new reunion show
Welcome to Class Reunion!
Marla Sokoloff and Lee Norris connect shared television history with the communal rituals and escapism of Bravo fandom.
- 1Marla Sokoloff and Lee Norris build a Bravo podcast around their shared history as child actors.
- 2Their fandom runs from Housewives gateways and Vanderpump Rules to Cameo videos, restaurant encounters, and live-show plans.
- 3A stressful Topanga audition becomes the episode’s clearest link between childhood careers and their full-circle reunion.
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Marla Sokoloff and Lee Norris reconstruct the stressful Topanga audition week, including Marla’s experience of not getting the role.
The brief
Marla Sokoloff and Lee Norris introduce a podcast built on an unusual pairing: shared Boy Meets World history, long acting careers, and an enthusiasm for Bravo reality television.
They compare their gateways into Housewives and Vanderpump Rules, describing reality TV as relaxing escapism and recounting the fan culture surrounding Cameo videos, live shows, and Bravo personalities.
The conversation turns personal when they revisit the week Marla and Danielle Fishel auditioned for Topanga, including the uncertainty of losing a role that became central to Fishel’s career.
Bravo fandom keeps spilling into real life through restaurant run-ins, celebrity encounters, and plans for BravoFest, while the hosts imagine staging their own dramatic Charleston scene.
The introductory episode closes by previewing their coverage of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, where their acting reunion becomes a new form of fan commentary.