The Baby-Sitters Club (1990 TV series)

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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
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"Say Hello to Your Friends", performed by: Emily Bindiger [1]
Ending theme"Say Hello to Your Friends", performed by: Emily Bindiger [1]
Composer Glen Roven
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerTina Stern
Cinematography Nancy Schreiber
Running time27 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseJanuary 1 (1990-01-01) 
March 26, 1990 (1990-03-26)

The Baby-Sitters Club is an American live-action television series based on Ann M. Martin's children's novel series of the same name. The series aired on HBO [2] from January to March 1990, and was produced by the Scholastic Corporation.

Contents

Broadcast and syndication

The Baby-Sitters Club originally aired from January to March 1990, on HBO. [2] The series was later rerun on Disney Channel, from early October 1994 [3] to January 1997. [4]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Reference for airdates: [5]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Mary Anne and the Brunettes"Abbie H. Fink & Carol S. FinkMary Pleshette WillisJanuary 1, 1990 (1990-01-01)
Mary Anne is devastated when someone tries to steal Logan from her.
2"Dawn and the Haunted House"Abbie H. Fink & Carol S. FinkMary Pleshette WillisJanuary 8, 1990 (1990-01-08)
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 HamrickMary Pleshette WillisJanuary 15, 1990 (1990-01-15)
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 HamrickEileen CowelJanuary 22, 1990 (1990-01-22)
Kristy decides to help a shy girl run for class president.
5"The Baby-Sitters' Special Christmas"Lynn HamrickMary Pleshette WillisJanuary 29, 1990 (1990-01-29)
At The Baby-Sitters Club Christmas party, Stacey begins eating sweets and ends up in the hospital.
6"Claudia and the Missing Jewels"Lynn HamrickMary Pleshette WillisFebruary 5, 1990 (1990-02-05)
Claudia's new homemade jewelry disappears.
7"Dawn and the Dream Boy"Lynn HamrickMary Pleshette WillisFebruary 12, 1990 (1990-02-12)
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 HamrickJeanne BetancourtFebruary 19, 1990 (1990-02-19)
Claudia discovers a note in the secret passage at Dawn's house.
9"Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets"Lynn HamrickJeanne BetancourtFebruary 26, 1990 (1990-02-26)
Jessi investigates when various people's secrets are being found out all over Stoneybrook.
10"The Baby-Sitters and the Boy-Sitters"Lynn HamrickMary Pleshette WillisMarch 5, 1990 (1990-03-05)
A group of boys want to join The Baby-Sitters Club.
11"Dawn Saves the Trees"Noel BlackMary Pleshette WillisMarch 12, 1990 (1990-03-12)
Dawn wants to save trees that may be destroyed by a new development in Stoneybrook.
12"Stacey Takes a Stand"Noel BlackJeanne BetancourtMarch 19, 1990 (1990-03-19)
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 BlackMary Pleshette WillisMarch 26, 1990 (1990-03-26)
The Baby-Sitters Club members recall their favorite memories at a sleepover.

Home media

The series was released between June 16, 1993 and January 1, 1998 on thirteen individual VHS tapes each containing one episode. [6] The entire series was released to Amazon streaming services on December 13, 2013 [7] with other streaming services following on May 20, 2014. [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Baby-Sitters Club. End credits. Episodes: 1-13. Quote: "Theme Song Vocal
    EMILY BINIDGER"
  2. 1 2 Carter, Bill (10 September 1991). "HBO Turns Baby-Sitters Club Into a Series of Specials". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 12, no. 6, October/November 1994: pp. 36–37, 56.
  4. The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 14, no. 6, December 1996/January 1997: p. 28.
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