The Baby-Sitters Club (1990 TV series) facts for kids
This page is about the original 1990 series. For the Netflix series reboot, see The Baby-Sitters Club (2020 TV series).
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Written by | Jeanne Betancourt Ann M. Martin Mary Pleshette Willis |
| Directed by | Noel Black Lynn Hamrick |
| Starring | Meghan Andrews Melissa Chasse Avriel Hillman Meghan Lahey Nicole Leach Jessica Prunell Jeni F. Winslow |
| Opening theme | "Say Hello to Your Friends" |
| Ending theme | "Say Hello to Your Friends" |
| Composer(s) | Glen Roven |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Producer(s) | Tina Stern |
| Cinematography | Nancy Schreiber |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Amber Films, Ltd. Scholastic Productions |
| Distributor | 9 Story Media Group |
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| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | January 1 – March 26, 1990 |
The Baby-Sitters Club is an American live action TV series based on Ann M. Martin's children's novel series of the same name. The series originally aired on HBO from January to March 1990, and was produced by the Scholastic Corporation.
Contents
Main cast
- Meghan Andrews as Mallory Pike
- Melissa Chasse as Dawn Schafer
- Avriel Hillman as Kristy Thomas
- Meghan Lahey as Mary Anne Spier
- Nicole Leach as Jessica "Jessi" Ramsey
- Jessica Prunell as Stacey McGill
- Jeni F. Winslow as Claudia Kishi
Episodes
| 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 Club's 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. | ||||
Syndication
The Baby-Sitters Club aired on both the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. Reruns of the show aired on the Disney Channel from early October 1994 to January 1997.
Home media
All 13 30-minute episodes were released to home video. All of the episodes are also available on Amazon Prime Video.
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