The Baby-Sitters Club (1990 TV series)
The Baby-Sitters Club is an American live action TV series based on Ann M. Martin's children's novel series of the same name. The series originally aired on HBO[1] from January to March 1990, and was produced by the Scholastic Corporation.
| The Baby-Sitters Club | |
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Based on | The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin |
| Written by | Jeanne Betancourt Ann M. Martin Mary Pleshette Willis |
| Directed by | Noel Black Lynn Hamrick |
| Starring | Meghan Andrews Melissa Chasse Avriel Hillman Meghan Lahey Nicole Leach Jessica Prunell Jeni F. Winslow |
| Opening theme | "Say Hello to Your Friends" |
| Ending theme | "Say Hello to Your Friends" |
| Composer | Glen Roven |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tina Stern |
| Cinematography | Nancy Schreiber |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
| Production companies | Amber Films, Ltd. Scholastic Productions |
| Distributor | 9 Story Media Group |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | January 1 – March 26, 1990 |
Main cast
- Meghan Andrews as Mallory Pike
- Melissa Chasse as Dawn Schafer
- Avriel Hillman as Kristy Thomas
- Meghan Lahey as Mary Anne Spier
- Nicole Leach as Jessica "Jessi" Ramsey
- Jessica Prunell as Stacey McGill
- Jeni F. Winslow as Claudia Kishi
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mary Anne and the Brunettes" | Abbie H. Fink & Carol S. Fink | Mary Pleshette Willis | January 1, 1990 | |
| Mary Anne is devastated when someone tries to steal Logan from her. | |||||
| 2 | "Dawn and the Haunted House" | Abbie H. Fink & Carol S. Fink | Mary Pleshette Willis | January 8, 1990 | |
| Dawn thinks that Mrs. Slade is a witch but wonders if Claudia's odd behavior has something to do with it. | |||||
| 3 | "Stacey's Big Break" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | January 15, 1990 | |
| Stacey is asked to become a model but finds that it is a lot harder than she expected. | |||||
| 4 | "Kristy and the Great Campaign" | Lynn Hamrick | Eileen Cowel | January 22, 1990 | |
| Kristy decides to help a shy girl run for class president. | |||||
| 5 | "The Baby-Sitters Club's Special Christmas" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | January 29, 1990 | |
| At The Baby-Sitters Club Christmas party, Stacey begins eating sweets and ends up in the hospital. | |||||
| 6 | "Claudia and the Missing Jewels" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | February 5, 1990 | |
| Claudia's new homemade jewelry disappears. | |||||
| 7 | "Dawn and the Dream Boy" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | February 12, 1990 | |
| Dawn has a crush on a boy and accuses Mary Anne of flirting with him. | |||||
| 8 | "Claudia and the Mystery of the Secret Passage" | Lynn Hamrick | Jeanne Betancourt | February 19, 1990 | |
| Claudia discovers a note in the secret passage at Dawn's house. | |||||
| 9 | "Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets" | Lynn Hamrick | Jeanne Betancourt | February 26, 1990 | |
| Jessi investigates when various people's secrets are being found out all over Stoneybrook. | |||||
| 10 | "The Baby-Sitters and the Boy-Sitters" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | March 5, 1990 | |
| A group of boys want to join The Baby-Sitters Club. | |||||
| 11 | "Dawn Saves the Trees" | Noel Black | Mary Pleshette Willis | March 12, 1990 | |
| Dawn wants to save trees that may be destroyed by a new development in Stoneybrook. | |||||
| 12 | "Stacey Takes a Stand" | Noel Black | Jeanne Betancourt | March 19, 1990 | |
| Stacey's father wants her to attend school in New York, and she is forced to choose between her two homes. | |||||
| 13 | "The Baby-Sitters Remember" | Noel Black | Mary Pleshette Willis | March 26, 1990 | |
| The Baby-Sitters Club members recall their favorite memories at a sleepover. | |||||
Syndication
The Baby-Sitters Club aired on both the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. Reruns of the show aired on the Disney Channel from early October 1994[2] to January 1997.[3]
Home media
All 13 30-minute episodes were released to home video. All of the episodes are also available on Amazon Prime Video.
References
- Carter, Bill (September 10, 1991). "HBO Turns Baby-Sitters Club Into a Series of Specials". The New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 12, no. 6, October/November 1994: pp. 36-37, 56.
- The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 14, no. 6, December 1996/January 1997: p. 28.
External links
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