The Baby-Sitters Club (TV series)
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Based on | The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin |
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| 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 origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Producer | Tina Stern |
| Cinematography | Nancy Schreiber |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
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| Network | HBO |
| Release | January 1 – March 26, 1990 |
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.
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
- Meghan Andrews as Mallory Pike
- Melissa Chasse as Dawn Schafer
- Jeni F. Winslow as Claudia Kishi
- Avriel Hillman as Kristy Thomas
- Meghan Lahey as Mary Anne Spier
- Nicole Leach as Jessica "Jessi" Ramsey
- Jessica Prunell as Stacey McGill
Recurring
- Daniel Tamberelli as Jackie Rodowsky
- Gina Gallagher as Charlotte Johannsen
Episodes
Reference for airdates:[5]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Mary Anne and the Brunettes" | Abbie H. Fink & Carol S. Fink | Mary Pleshette Willis | January 1, 1990 | |
| Mary Anne is devastated when someone tries to steal Logan from her. | |||||
| 2 | "Dawn and the Haunted House" | Abbie H. Fink & Carol S. Fink | Mary Pleshette Willis | January 8, 1990 | |
| 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 Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | January 15, 1990 | |
| 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 Hamrick | Eileen Cowel | January 22, 1990 | |
| Kristy decides to help a shy girl run for class president. | |||||
| 5 | "The Baby-Sitters' Special Christmas" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | January 29, 1990 | |
| At The Baby-Sitters Club Christmas party, Stacey begins eating sweets and ends up in the hospital. | |||||
| 6 | "Claudia and the Missing Jewels" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | February 5, 1990 | |
| Claudia's new homemade jewelry disappears. | |||||
| 7 | "Dawn and the Dream Boy" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | February 12, 1990 | |
| 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 Hamrick | Jeanne Betancourt | February 19, 1990 | |
| Claudia discovers a note in the secret passage at Dawn's house. | |||||
| 9 | "Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets" | Lynn Hamrick | Jeanne Betancourt | February 26, 1990 | |
| Jessi investigates when various people's secrets are being found out all over Stoneybrook. | |||||
| 10 | "The Baby-Sitters and the Boy-Sitters" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | March 5, 1990 | |
| A group of boys want to join The Baby-Sitters Club. | |||||
| 11 | "Dawn Saves the Trees" | Noel Black | Mary Pleshette Willis | March 12, 1990 | |
| Dawn wants to save trees that may be destroyed by a new development in Stoneybrook. | |||||
| 12 | "Stacey Takes a Stand" | Noel Black | Jeanne Betancourt | March 19, 1990 | |
| 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 Black | Mary Pleshette Willis | March 26, 1990 | |
| 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]
References
- ^ a b The Baby-Sitters Club. End credits. Episodes: 1-13. Quote: "Theme Song Vocal
EMILY BINIDGER" - ^ a b 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.
- ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 12, no. 6, October/November 1994: pp. 36–37, 56.
- ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 14, no. 6, December 1996/January 1997: p. 28.
- ^ "The Baby-Sitters Club". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Source for each The Baby-Sitters Club VHS release:
- "Baby-Sitters' Club - Stacey's Big Break [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: January 1, 1998
- "The Baby-Sitters' Club Special Christmas [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "The Baby-Sitters Club: The Baby-Sitters and the Boy Sitters [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: June 16, 1993
- "The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn Saves the Trees VHS". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: June 16, 1993
- "The Babysitters Club - Claudia and the Missing Jewels [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "The Baby Sitters Club: Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "The Baby-Sitters Club: The Baby-Sitters Remember". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "The Baby Sitters Club: Stacey Takes a Stand". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "Claudia & The Mystery of the Secret Passage Baby-Sitters Club". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: June 16, 1993
- "Kristy & the Great Campaign". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: July 27, 1994
- "Dawn & The Dream Boy". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: July 27, 1994
- "Mary Anne and The Brunettes". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: July 27, 1994
- "The Baby Sitters Club: Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "Baby-Sitters' Club - Stacey's Big Break [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "The Baby-Sitters Club: Season 1 Prime". Bluray.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "The Baby-Sitters Club, Season 1 iTunes". Bluray.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "The Baby-Sitters Club: Season 1 Digital". Bluray.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
