How to Buy a Baby

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How to Buy a Baby is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in November 2017 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's web platform and on YouTube. [1] Created by Wendy Litner and based on her own experiences having to pursue fertility treatment to conceive a pregnancy, [2] the series stars Meghan Heffern and Marc Bendavid as Jane and Charlie, a couple going through the fertility treatment process. [3]

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It was produced by LoCo Motion Pictures, and debuted on the CBC Comedy YouTube channel on November 13, 2017. [4] It was transferred to CBC Gem when that platform launched in 2018. [5] Season one was directed by Molly McGlynn and season two was directed by Adriana Maggs. [6] The series is executive produced by Lauren Corber and Wendy Litner. It has won several accolades, including Best Comedy Series at the 9th annual Indie Series Awards. [7] At the 46th International Emmy Awards, the show was a finalist for Best Short Form Series. [8]

Episodes

Season 1

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Fertiliflinch"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
22"Fertilifamily"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
33"Fertilifucked"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
44"Fertilifight"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
55"Fertilifeelings"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
66"Fertilifunk"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
77"Fertilifentanyl"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
88"Fertilifinances"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
99"Fertilifear"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
1010"Fertilifinally"Molly McGlynnUnknownNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)

Season 2

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
111"Adopt-an-Inspection"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
122"Adopt-a-Class"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
133"Adopt-a-Profile"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
144"Adopt-a-Party"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
155"Adopt-a-Date"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
166"Adopt-a-Feminist"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
177"Adopt-an-Orientation"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
188"Adopt-a-Thon"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
199"Adopt-an-Arguement"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
2010"Adopt-a-Future"Adriana MaggsUnknownAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)

Reception

Season 1

At the 9th annual Indie Series Awards, the series won the award for Best Comedy and McGlynn won the award for Best Direction. [9] At the 46th International Emmy Awards, the show was a finalist for Best Short Form Series. [8]

At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the series won the award for Best Original Digital Series, Fiction, [5] and Litner was nominated for Best Writing in a Web Program or Series. How to Buy a Baby Season 2 was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [10] Litner won the award for Best Writing, Web Program or Series and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series. [11]

The series won Best Comedy Writing and Best Lead Female Performance at the IAWTV Awards, [12] Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the Rolda Web Fest, and Best Editing at the T.O. Webfest. [13]

The series was nominated for Best Fiction Series at The Rockie Awards and was an Honoree Comedy: Long Form or Series at The Webby Awards. [14]

How to Buy a Baby won the Stand Up 'N Pitch competition at Just for Laughs in 2016. [15]

Season 2

The second season was nominated for six awards at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020; Litner won Best Writing and Emma Hunter won Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series. [16]

It was nominated for six awards at the T.O Webfest and won Best Canadian Series. Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll won Best Supporting Performance. [17]

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