Baby Boom (American TV series)

This article is about the American television series. For the Baby Boom generation, see Baby boomers.
Baby Boom
GenreSitcom
Created byNancy Meyers & Charles Shyer
StarringKate Jackson
ComposerSteve Tyrell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producerWinifred Hervey-Stallworth
Producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
  • Nancy Meyers-Charles Shyer Productions
  • Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
  • MGM/UA Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 10, 1988 (1988-09-10) –
July 13, 1989 (1989-07-13)
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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,[1] and the series aired from November 2, 1988,[2] to July 13, 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.

  1. ^ "Miss America Tops Ratings". The New York Times. September 14, 1988. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Gerard, Jeremy (October 30, 1988). "TV Mirrors a New Generation". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2009.