The Baby-Sitters Club (TV series)
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The Baby-Sitters Club is a 1990 American
television series
based on Ann M. Martin's children's book series of the same name
. The series originally aired on the The Disney Channel, but was also broadcast on HBO and Nickelodeon
; all thirteen thirty minute episodes were also released to home video
. The TV series and the novels were both produced by Scholastic Corporation.
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Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
based on Ann M. Martin's children's book series of the same name
The Baby-Sitters Club
The Baby-sitters Club is a series of novels written by Ann M. Martin and published by Scholastic between 1986 and 2000, that sold 17 milllon copies. Many of the novels were ghostwritten, including 43 by Peter Lerangis. However, Ann Martin wrote the first 35 novels.The series is about a group of...
. The series originally aired on the The Disney Channel, but was also broadcast on HBO and Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
; all thirteen thirty minute episodes were also released to home video
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
. The TV series and the novels were both produced by Scholastic Corporation.
Main cast
- Meghan AndrewsMeghan AndrewsMeghan Andrews is an American actress and singer from New York City. She has been a studio singer and actress ever since the age of nine....
as Mallory Pike - Melissa Chasse as Dawn Schafer
- Avriel HillmanAvriel HillmanAvriel Hillman is an American actress who played Kristin Amanda Thomas in The Baby-Sitters Club .-External links:...
as Kristy Thomas - Meghan Lahey as Mary Anne Spier
- Nicole LeachNicole LeachNicole Leach is an American actress and singer. She attended Montclair High School. Leach attended Brown University, where she studied anthropology....
as Jessica "Jessi" Ramsey - Jessica PrunellJessica PrunellJessica Prunell is an American lawyer and former child actress.Prunell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Psychology in 1999. She continued her education at Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School. She was admitted in into the New York State Bar in 2003 and she's been a member...
as Stacey McGill - Jeni F. Winslow as Claudia Kishi
Episodes
| Ep # | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Anne and the Brunettes | January 1, 1990 |
| Mary Anne is devastated when someone tries to steal Logan from her. | ||
| 2 | Dawn and the Haunted House | January 8, 1990 |
| Dawn thinks that Mrs. Slade is a witch, but wonders if Claudia's odd behavior has a hand in it. | ||
| 3 | Stacey's Big Break | January 15, 1990 |
| Stacey is asked to become a model, but finds it harder than she expected. | ||
| 4 | Kristy and the Great Campaign | January 22, 1990 |
| Kristy decides to help a shy girl run for class president. | ||
| 5 | The Baby-Sitters Club's Special Christmas | January 29, 1990 |
| At a Baby-Sitters Club Christmas party, diabetic Stacey begins eating sweets and ends up in the hospital. | ||
| 6 | Claudia and the Missing Jewels | February 5, 1990 |
| Claudia's new homemade jewellery disappears. | ||
| 7 | Dawn and the Dream Boy | February 12, 1990 |
| Dawn has a crush on a boy, and accuses Mary Anne of flirting with him. | ||
| 8 | Claudia and the Secret Passage | February 19, 1990 |
| Claudia discovers a note in the secret passage at Dawn's house. | ||
| 9 | Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets | February 26, 1990 |
| Jessi investigates when peoples' secrets are being found out all over Stoneybrook. | ||
| 10 | The Baby-Sitters and the Boy Sitters | March 5, 1990 |
| A group of boys want to join the Baby-sitters Club. | ||
| 11 | Dawn Saves the Trees | March 12, 1990 |
| Dawn wants to help the trees. | ||
| 12 | Stacey Takes a Stand | March 19, 1990 |
| Stacey's father wants her to attend school in New York, and she is forced to choose between her homes. | ||
| 13 | The Baby-Sitters Remember | March 26, 1990 |
| The Baby-sitters Club members recall their favorite memories at an end-of-school sleepover. | ||