Baby Boom (American TV series)

{{About|the American television series|the Baby Boom generation|Baby boomers}}

{{Infobox television

| image =

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| genre = Sitcom

| creator = Nancy Meyers & Charles Shyer

| starring = Kate Jackson

| composer = Steve Tyrell

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 13 (3 unaired)

| executive_producer = Winifred Hervey-Stallworth

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Bruce A. Block
Mark Reisman & Jeremy Stevens

}}

| editor =

| camera = Single-camera

| runtime =

| company = {{Plainlist|

Nancy Meyers-Charles Shyer Productions
Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
MGM/UA Television

}}

| network = NBC

| first_aired = {{Start date|1988|09|10}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1989|09|10}}

}}

Baby Boom is an American television sitcom based on the 1987 film of the same name, created by Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, and starring Kate Jackson. The pilot premiered on NBC on September 10, 1988,{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/14/arts/miss-america-tops-ratings.html|title=Miss America Tops Ratings|date=September 14, 1988|work=The New York Times|accessdate=July 12, 2009}} and the series aired from November 2, 1988,{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/30/theater/tv-mirrors-a-new-generation.html|title=TV Mirrors a New Generation|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=October 30, 1988|work=The New York Times|accessdate=July 12, 2009}} to September 10, 1989.

Sam Wanamaker and the baby twins Kristina and Michelle Kennedy reprised their roles from the film, but otherwise, the characters picked up from the original film were cast with new actors. J.C. Wiatt was played by Kate Jackson, Helga Von Haupt by Joy Behar and Charlotte Elkman by Susie Essman.

Cast

=Main=

Kate Jackson as J.C. Wiatt

Daniel Bardol as Ken Arrenberg
Joy Behar as Helga Von Haupt
Susie Essman as Charlotte Elkman
Kristina and Michelle Kennedy as Elizabeth Alice Wiatt{{efn|Cheryl Chase dubbed over the voice for Elizabeth Alice Wiatt.}}
Robyn Peterson as Arlene Mandell

Sam Wanamaker as Fritz Curtis

Camille Saviola as Ofelia

=Guest starring=

Jane Elliot as Julie
Robin Thomas as Rob Marks

Production

At the insistence of series creators Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, the show was made without a laugh track.{{cite news|title=Jackson wields baby-bottle|last=Bailey|first=Bruce|date=December 3, 1988|work=The Gazette|pages=T.10}} In December 1988, NBC announced that the series would go on hiatus after the December 21 episode.{{cite news|title=Three NBC series given full-season nod|last=Carmody|first=John|date=December 20, 1988|work=St. Petersburg Times|pages=D.7}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/26/arts/tv-notes.html|title=TV Notes|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=December 26, 1988|work=The New York Times|accessdate=July 12, 2009}} The network had planned on bringing the show back after making certain "creative changes",{{cite news|title=Morning Report: TV & Video|last=Voland|first=John|author2=Steve Weinstein|date=December 19, 1988|work=Los Angeles Times|pages=2}} but only three leftover episodes aired in the summer of 1989.

Episodes

Eight episodes have registered production codes with the United States Copyright Office.From the United States Copyright Office catalog: {{cite web |url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First |title=Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [Search: "Baby Boom : no."] |publisher=United States Copyright Office |date= |accessdate=2023-05-13}}

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|EpisodeNumber=1

|Title=Pilot

|DirectedBy=Charles Shyer

|WrittenBy=Nancy Meyers & Charles Shyer

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|9|10}}

|Viewers=33.1{{cite news |date=September 14, 1988 |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306121360}}}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=2

|Title=Guilt

|DirectedBy=Ron Lagomarsino{{br}}Bruce A. Block

|WrittenBy=Nancy Meyers & Charles Shyer

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|2}}

|Viewers=14.9{{cite news |date=November 9, 1988 |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306136856}}}}

|ShortSummary=

|ProdCode=8406

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=3

|Title=The Center

|DirectedBy=Tom Schiller

|WrittenBy=Nancy Meyers & Charles Shyer

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|9}}

|Viewers=18.3{{cite news |date=November 16, 1988 |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306140699}}}}

|ShortSummary=

|ProdCode=8407

|LineColor=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=4

|Title=Stress

|DirectedBy=Mary Kay Place

|WrittenBy=Donald Margulies

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|16}}

|Viewers=17.2{{cite news |date=November 23, 1988 |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306124674}}}}

|ShortSummary=

|ProdCode=8404

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=5

|Title=Saturday

|DirectedBy=Robert Klane

|WrittenBy=Nat Bernstein & Mitchel Katlin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|30}}

|Viewers=17.0{{cite news |date=December 7, 1988 |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306146398}}}}

|ShortSummary=

|ProdCode=8408

|LineColor=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=6

|Title=The Club

|DirectedBy=Alan Mandel

|WrittenBy=Winifred Hervey-Stallworth

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|14}}

|Viewers=15.3{{cite news |date=December 21, 1988 |title=A very 'Brady' ratings hit |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306159082}}}}

|ShortSummary=

|ProdCode=8409

|LineColor=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=7

|Title=I'll Be Home for Christmas

|DirectedBy=Bruce A. Block

|WrittenBy=Donald Margulies

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|21}}

|Viewers=17.5{{cite news |date=December 29, 1988 |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306127986}}}}

|ShortSummary=

|ProdCode=8410

|LineColor=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=8

|Title=One Wednesday

|DirectedBy=Max Tash

|WrittenBy=Carrie Honigblum & Renee Phillips

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|7|13}}

|Viewers=18.4{{cite news |date=July 19, 1989 |title='All-Star Game' is a smash |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306215429}}}}

|ShortSummary=

|ProdCode=8411

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=9

|Title=X-y-l-o-p-h-o-n-e

|DirectedBy=Jeffrey D. Brown

|WrittenBy=Wayne Terwilliger

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|8|14}}

|Viewers=15.3{{cite news |date=August 23, 1989 |title=NBC finds a hit on 'FM' dial |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306244947}}}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=10

|Title=When It Rains

|DirectedBy=John Whitesell

|WrittenBy=Patricia Irving & J.W. Melville & Winifred Hervey-Stallworth

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|9|10}}

|Viewers=9.2{{cite news |date=September 13, 1989 |title=A 'Cheers' nightcap for NBC |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306251836}}}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=11

|Title=A Fine Romance

|DirectedBy=

|WrittenBy=Donald Margulies

|OriginalAirDate=Unaired

|Viewers=

|ShortSummary=