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The Baby-Sitters Club
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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
Production
Producer(s) Tina Stern
Cinematography Nancy Schreiber
Running time 27 minutes
Production company(s) Amber Films, Ltd.
Scholastic Productions
Distributor 9 Story Media Group
Release
Original network HBO
Original release January 1 (1990-01-01) – March 26, 1990 (1990-03-26)

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.

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
1 "Mary Anne and the Brunettes" Abbie H. Fink & Carol S. Fink Mary Pleshette Willis January 1, 1990 (1990-01-01)
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 (1990-01-08)
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 (1990-01-15)
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 (1990-01-22)
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 (1990-01-29)
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 (1990-02-05)
Claudia's new homemade jewelry disappears.
7 "Dawn and the Dream Boy" Lynn Hamrick Mary Pleshette Willis February 12, 1990 (1990-02-12)
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 (1990-02-19)
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 (1990-02-26)
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 (1990-03-05)
A group of boys want to join The Baby-Sitters Club.
11 "Dawn Saves the Trees" Noel Black Mary Pleshette Willis March 12, 1990 (1990-03-12)
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 (1990-03-19)
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 (1990-03-26)
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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