Baby Boom (American TV series)

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Baby Boom
Genre Sitcom
Created by Nancy Meyers & Charles Shyer
Starring Kate Jackson
Composer Steve Tyrell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producerWinifred Hervey-Stallworth
Producers
Camera setup Single-camera
Production companies
  • Nancy Meyers-Charles Shyer Productions
  • Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
  • MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 10, 1988 (1988-09-10) –
July 13, 1989 (1989-07-13)

Baby Boom is an American television sitcom based on the 1987 film of the same name, created by Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, and starring Kate Jackson. The pilot premiered on NBC on September 10, 1988, [1] and the series aired from November 2, 1988, [2] to July 13, 1989.

Contents

Sam Wanamaker and the baby twins Kristina and Michelle Kennedy reprised their roles from the film, but otherwise, the characters picked up from the original film were cast with new actors. J.C. Wiatt was played by Kate Jackson, Helga Von Haupt by Joy Behar and Charlotte Elkman by Susie Essman.

Cast

Main

Guest starring

Production

At the insistence of series creators Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, the show was made without a laugh track. [3] In December 1988, NBC announced that the series would go on hiatus after the December 21 episode. [4] [5] [6] The network had planned on bringing the show back after making certain "creative changes", [6] but only three leftover episodes aired in the summer of 1989.

Episodes

Eight episodes have registered production codes with the United States Copyright Office. [7]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code  [7] 		Viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot" Charles Shyer Nancy Meyers & Charles ShyerSeptember 10, 1988 (1988-09-10)TBA33.1 [8]
2"Guilt" Ron Lagomarsino
Bruce A. Block 		Nancy Meyers & Charles ShyerNovember 2, 1988 (1988-11-02)840614.9 [9]
3"The Center" Tom Schiller Nancy Meyers & Charles ShyerNovember 9, 1988 (1988-11-09)840718.3 [10]
4"Stress" Mary Kay Place Donald Margulies November 16, 1988 (1988-11-16)840417.2 [11]
5"Saturday"Robert KlaneNat Bernstein & Mitchel KatlinNovember 30, 1988 (1988-11-30)840817.0 [12]
6"The Club"Alan Mandel Winifred Hervey-Stallworth December 14, 1988 (1988-12-14)840915.3 [13]
7"I'll Be Home for Christmas"Bruce A. BlockDonald MarguliesDecember 21, 1988 (1988-12-21)841017.5 [14]
8"One Wednesday"Max TashCarrie Honigblum & Renee PhillipsJuly 13, 1989 (1989-07-13)841118.4 [15]
9"X-y-l-o-p-h-o-n-e"Jeffrey D. BrownWayne TerwilligerAugust 14, 1989 (1989-08-14)TBA15.3 [16]
10"When It Rains" John Whitesell Patricia Irving & J.W. Melville & Winifred Hervey-StallworthSeptember 10, 1989 (1989-09-10)TBA9.2 [17]
11"A Fine Romance"TBDDonald MarguliesUnaired (Unaired)TBAN/A
12"Charlotte's Secret"TBDMark Reisman & Jeremy StevensUnaired (Unaired)TBAN/A
13"J.C. – The Man"TBDMark Reisman & Jeremy Stevens and Carrie Honigblum & Renee PhillipsUnaired (Unaired)TBAN/A

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References

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  2. ↑ Gerard, Jeremy (October 30, 1988). "TV Mirrors a New Generation". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Bruce (December 3, 1988). "Jackson wields baby-bottle". The Gazette . pp. T.10.
  4. ↑ Carmody, John (December 20, 1988). "Three NBC series given full-season nod". St. Petersburg Times . pp. D.7.
  5. ↑ Gerard, Jeremy (December 26, 1988). "TV Notes". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  6. 1 2 Voland, John; Steve Weinstein (December 19, 1988). "Morning Report: TV & Video". Los Angeles Times . p. 2.
  7. 1 2 From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [Search: "Baby Boom : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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  13. ↑ "A very 'Brady' ratings hit". Life. USA Today . December 21, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest   306159082.
  14. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . December 29, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest   306127986.
  15. ↑ "'All-Star Game' is a smash". Life. USA Today . July 19, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306215429.
  16. ↑ "NBC finds a hit on 'FM' dial". Life. USA Today . August 23, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest   306244947.
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