The Baby-Sitters Club (1990 TV series)

The Baby-Sitters Club
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
Theme music composer	Glen Roven
Opening theme	"Say Hello to Your Friends"
Ending theme	"Say Hello to Your Friends"
Composer(s)	Pete Cannarozzi Glen Roven
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer(s)	Tina Stern
Cinematography	Nancy Schreiber
Running time	27 minutes
Production company(s)	Amber Films, Ltd. Scholastic Productions
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	January 1 – March 26, 1990
External links
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The Baby-Sitters Club is an American live-action children's television series based on Ann M. Martin's children's book series of the same name. The series originally aired on HBO from January to March 1990, and was produced by the Scholastic Corporation.

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

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 is harder than 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, Stacey begins eating sweets and ends up in the hospital.
6	"Claudia and the Missing Jewels"	February 5, 1990
	Claudia's new homemade jewelry 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 a sleepover.

Syndication

It was later rerun on The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. Reruns of the show aired on The Disney Channel from early October 1994 to January 1997.

Home media

All thirteen thirty-minute episodes were also released to home video. As of June 1, 2013, the series was made available on Netflix instant streaming. Hulu Plus has also acquired the rights to the show and is available to watch.

External links

• The Baby-Sitters Club at IMDb
• The Baby-Sitters Club at TV.com

• 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.