Baby Boom (American TV series)

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, and the series aired from November 2, 1988, 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.

Main

 * Kate Jackson as J.C. Wiatt


 * Daniel Bardol as Ken Arrenberg
 * Joy Behar as Helga Von Haupt
 * Susie Essman as Charlotte Elkman
 * Kristina and Michelle Kennedy as Elizabeth
 * Robyn Peterson as Arlene Mandell


 * Sam Wanamaker as Fritz Curtis


 * Camille Saviola as Ofelia

Guest starring

 * Jane Elliot as Julie
 * Robin Thomas as Rob Marks

Production
At the insistence of series creators Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, the show was made without a laugh track. In December 1988, NBC announced that the series would go on hiatus after the December 21 episode. The network had planned on bringing the show back after making certain "creative changes", but only three leftover episodes aired in the summer of 1989.

Episodes
Eight episodes have registered production codes with the United States Copyright Office.