Baby Makes Five

*Baby Makes Five*
Baby Makes Five
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Sy Rosen
Starring	Peter Scolari ; Louise Williams; Andre Gower ; Emily Moultrie; Brandy Gold; Janis Paige ; Priscilla Morrill ;
Theme music composer	Harriet Schock
Composer	Misha Segal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer	Mort Lachman
Producers	Sy Rosen; Douglas Arango; Phil Doran;
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Alan Landsburg Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	April 1 –; April 29, 1983

Last updated March 07, 2025

Baby Makes Five is an American sitcom television series starring Peter Scolari. The series premiered April 1, 1983 on ABC.^[1]

Plot

Eddie (Scolari) is an accountant who married to Jennie (Louise Williams) and the father of three children, with twins on the way. Jennie's mother (Janis Paige) was free-spirited, while Eddie's mother (Priscilla Morrill) was staid and conservative. Laura Riddle marked the first screen appearance for Jenny Lewis, and Annie Riddle was played by Brandy Gold, sibling of other 1980's sitcom stars Tracey and Missy Gold.^[2]

Cast

Peter Scolari as Eddie Riddle
Louise Williams as Jennie Riddle
Andre Gower as Michael Riddle
Jenny Lewis as Laura Riddle
Brandy Gold as Annie Riddle
Janis Paige as Blanche Riddle
Priscilla Morrill as Edna Kearney

US TV ratings

Season	Episodes	Start Date	End Date	Nielsen Rank	Nielsen Rating	Tied With
1982-83	5	April 1, 1983	April 29, 1983	63^[3]	N/A	N/A

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
1	"Pilot"	Tom Trbovich	Sy Rosen	April 1, 1983 (1983-04-01)	100
2	"Eddie's Night Out"	Jim Drake	Harriett Weiss	April 8, 1983 (1983-04-08)	102
3	"Jennie Gets a Job"	Jim Drake	E. Michael Weinstein	April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15)	101
4	"Matchmakers"	Lila Garrett	Robert Van Scoyk	April 22, 1983 (1983-04-22)	103
5	"Jennie's Old Flame"	Russ Petranto	Phil Doran & Douglas Arango	April 29, 1983 (1983-04-29)	104

References

↑ Flander, Judy (April 1, 1983). "Tonight in preview: ABC's new comedy a joy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 23. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
↑ "Baby Makes Five – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. March 18, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
↑ Lina. "The TV Ratings Guide: 1982-83 Ratings History -- Soap Bubbles Rise, Several Veterans Part and NBC Renews Poorly Rated Masterpieces" . Retrieved April 1, 2018.

External links

Baby Makes Five at IMDb

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[1] Flander, Judy (April 1, 1983). "Tonight in preview: ABC's new comedy a joy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 23. Retrieved August 23, 2009.

[2] "Baby Makes Five – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. March 18, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[3] Lina. "The TV Ratings Guide: 1982-83 Ratings History -- Soap Bubbles Rise, Several Veterans Part and NBC Renews Poorly Rated Masterpieces" . Retrieved April 1, 2018.

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