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Quinta Brunson and 'Abbott Elementary' Cast React to Bette Midler Wanting to Play Melissa's Mom (Exclusive)

The writer, executive producer and star of the hit ABC sitcom spoke with ET on Tuesday about if the guest appearance could happen.

Just weeks after the Hocus Pocus actress, 78, first expressed her interest in making a guest appearance on the beloved ABC sitcom, Quinta Brunson, Lisa Ann Walter and Chris Perfetti have responded to Middler's very public request. "Since I'm now using this website to pitch myself on TV shows, I would also like to play Melissa Schemmenti's mother on Abbott Elementary," Middler wrote on X at the end of April, referencing her previous tweets about joining the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Jalen Hurts, Quinta Brunson and Jason Kelce at the 2024 Disney/ABC Upfronts - Getty Images"It would be a dream come true -- [sadly] I'm not in charge of that department," Walter, 60, shared, adding that she considers Middler an icon among the likes of Whoopie Goldberg, Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin.

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