Baby Talk (TV series)

Baby Talk
Genre	Sitcom
Developed by	Ed. Weinberger
Directed by	John Bowab Linda Day John Sgueglin
Starring	Julia Duffy George Clooney William Hickey Lenny Wolpe Tom Alan Robbins Mary Page Keller Scott Baio Francesca P. Roberts Polly Bergen
Voices of	Tony Danza
Theme music composer	Jay Turnbow Larry Parks
Opening theme	"Bread and Butter"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	35
Production
Executive producers	Ed. Weinberger Saul Turteltaub Bernie Orenstein
Producers	Patricia Fass Palmer Dennis Gallegos Mark J. Greenberg Maxine Lapiduss
Cinematography	Daniel Flannery Dan Kuleto
Editor	Charlie Bowyer
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company	Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 8, 1991 (1991-03-08) – May 8, 1992 (1992-05-08)
Related
Look Who's Talking

Baby Talk is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from March 8, 1991 to May 8, 1992, as part of ABC's TGIF lineup. Loosely based on the Look Who's Talking films, the show was developed by Ed. Weinberger for The Weinberger Company and was a production of Columbia Pictures Television for ABC.

Following negative critical reviews for the series' first season, the cast and crew was almost entirely replaced between seasons, including Mary Page Keller assuming the lead role previously played by Julia Duffy. Prior to the second season beginning, new cast addition Scott Baio said: "I did a show for 11 years (Happy Days) that never ever got a good review. So we hope you guys will love it, but we're just going to do the best we can, and it's what the people like that's going to stay on." ^[1] The series was cancelled after two seasons.

Cast and characters

Season 1

• Julia Duffy as Maggie Campbell
• Ryan & Paul Jessup as Mickey Campbell
• Tony Danza as Mickey Campbell (voice)
• George Clooney as Joe
• William Hickey as Mr. Fogarty
• Lenny Wolpe as Howard
• Tom Alan Robbins as Dr. Elliot Fleisher
• Michelle Ashlee as Nurse Andrea

Season 2

• Mary Page Keller as Maggie Campbell
• Ryan & Paul Jessup as Mickey Campbell
• Tony Danza as Mickey Campbell (voice)
• Scott Baio as James Halbrook
• Polly Bergen as Doris Campbell
• Francesca P. Roberts as Anita Craig
• Alicia & Celicia Johnson as Danielle Craig
• Vernee Watson-Johnson as Danielle Craig (Voice)
• Jessica Lundy as Susan Davis
• Wayne Collins as Tony Craig

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	13		March 8, 1991 (1991-03-08)	May 17, 1991 (1991-05-17)
2	22		September 27, 1991 (1991-09-27)	May 8, 1992 (1992-05-08)

Season 1 (1991)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"Baby Love"	John Bowab	Alan Kirschenbaum	March 8, 1991 (1991-03-08)	101	29.0 [2]
2	2	"Star is Newborn"	John Bowab	Oliver Goldstick & Philip Rosenthal	March 15, 1991 (1991-03-15)	103	24.3 [3]
3	3	"Womb with a View"	John Bowab	Deborah Markoe-Klein & Chris R. Westphal	March 22, 1991 (1991-03-22)	104	25.0 [4]
4	4	"Trading Places"	John Bowab	Ron Lux & Eugene B. Stein	March 29, 1991 (1991-03-29)	102	22.2 [5]
5	5	"Give a Sucker an Even Break"	John Bowab	Maxine Lapiduss	April 1, 1991 (1991-04-01)	106	20.9 [6]
6	6	"Whiz Kid"	John Sgueglia	Victor Levin	April 5, 1991 (1991-04-05)	107	22.6 [6]
7	7	"One Night with Elliot"	John Rich	Oliver Goldstick & Phil Rosenthal	April 12, 1991 (1991-04-12)	109	19.8 [7]
8	8	"The Fever"	John Sgueglia	Alan Kirschenbaum	April 16, 1991 (1991-04-16)	111	17.0 [8]
9	9	"The Big One"	John Sgueglia	Maxine Lapiduss, Deborah Markoe-Klein & Chris R. Westphal	April 23, 1991 (1991-04-23)	112	18.1 [9]
10	10	"Tooth and Nail"	John Sgueglia	Alan Kirschenbaum, Victor Levin & Michael Rowe	April 30, 1991 (1991-04-30)	108	16.0 [10]
11	11	"Once in Love with Cecil"	John Sgueglia	Oliver Goldstick & Phil Rosenthal	May 7, 1991 (1991-05-07)	110	15.6 [11]
12	12	"Out of Africa"	John Bowab	Dinah Kirgo	May 17, 1991 (1991-05-17)	105	16.4 [12]

Season 2 (1991–92)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
13	1	"Starting Over"	Linda Day	Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein	September 20, 1991 (1991-09-20)	17.0 [13]
14	2	"Your Loss is My Gain"	Linda Day	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	September 27, 1991 (1991-09-27)	18.2 [14]
15	3	"Security"	Linda Day	Jay Abramowitz	October 4, 1991 (1991-10-04)	15.8 [15]
16	4	"Maggie's Personals' Birthday"	Linda Day	Ron Clark	October 18, 1991 (1991-10-18)	14.0 [16]
17	5	"Maggie's Left Foot"	Linda Day	Lisa Medway	October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)	18.2 [17]
18	6	"I've Got a Secret"	Linda Day	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	November 1, 1991 (1991-11-01)	16.1 [18]
19	7	"Dr. Duck's Jamboree"	Linda Day	Sheldon Krasner & David Saling	November 8, 1991 (1991-11-08)	19.6 [19]
20	8	"Teach Your Children"	Linda Day	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	November 15, 1991 (1991-11-15)	17.1 [20]
21	9	"Cold Turkey"	Linda Day	Ellen Sandler & Cindy Elias	November 22, 1991 (1991-11-22)	17.9 [21]
22	10	"Jingle Fever"	Linda Day	Sheldon Krasner & David Saling	November 29, 1991 (1991-11-29)	12.5 [22]
23	11	"Away in a Manager"	Linda Day	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	December 13, 1991 (1991-12-13)	16.7 [23]
24	12	"The Man Who Would Be Grandpa"	Linda Day	Ellen Sandler & Cindy Elias	January 3, 1992 (1992-01-03)	23.6 [24]
25	13	"Now I Know How Lassie Feels"	Linda Day	Ron Clark	January 17, 1992 (1992-01-17)	18.0 [25]
26	14	"Requiem for a Lightweight"	Linda Day	Jay Abramowitz	January 24, 1992 (1992-01-24)	21.1 [26]
27	15	"Broadway Baby"	Linda Day	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	January 31, 1992 (1992-01-31)	19.8 [27]
28	16	"The Prince and the Pooper"	Linda Day	Story by : Paul Markoe Teleplay by : Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein	February 7, 1992 (1992-02-07)	18.2 [28]
29	17	"The Commitment"	Linda Day	Gary Goldstein	February 14, 1992 (1992-02-14)	16.2 [29]
30	18	"Warren Piece"	Linda Day	Sheldon Krasner & David Saling	February 21, 1992 (1992-02-21)	16.3 [30]
31	19	"The Littlest Shoplifter"	Linda Day	Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein	February 28, 1992 (1992-02-28)	18.7 [31]
32	20	"He Ain't Heavy Metal, He's My Super"	Linda Day	Ellen Sandler & Cindy Elias	March 13, 1992 (1992-03-13)	18.0 [32]
33	21	"Pop Goes the Question"	Linda Day	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	March 27, 1992 (1992-03-27)	17.9 [33]
34	22	"Wedding Bell Blahs"	Linda Day	Jay Abramowitz & Lisa Medway	April 24, 1992 (1992-04-24)	17.6 [34]
35	23	"Scenes from a Marriage"	Linda Day	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	May 8, 1992 (1992-05-08)	16.7 [35]

References

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External links

• Baby Talk at IMDb
• Baby Talk at epguides.com