Baby Makes Five (partially found television sitcom; 1983): Difference between revisions
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Baby Makes Five was a short-lived sitcom that ran in April 1983 created by Sy Rosen and starring Peter Scolari, replacing Benson as a try-out show for the spring season. Its five episodes were filmed in front of a live audience. The first episode did reasonably well in the Nielsen ratings, ranking 23rd and winning its time slot, but each episode after fell in the rankings and it was not picked up after the initial five episodes. Since this initial run, it does not appear to have ever aired again and has never been available to stream or to purchase.| | |||
Baby Makes Five was a short lived sitcom that ran | |||
It was produced by Alan Landsburg Productions and Mort Lachman & Associates, both of which are defunct and no longer producing material. | It was produced by Alan Landsburg Productions and Mort Lachman & Associates, both of which are defunct and no longer producing material. | ||
==Premise== | |||
Accountant Eddie Riddle was the young husband who found his family growing faster than expected - his wife Jennie was about to give birth to twins to add to the three small children already creating havoc in their household. <ref name="iMDB">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084979/ iMDb page for the series] Retrieved 3 May '23</ref> | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
The exact premises for each episode are only known through a book called "Forgotten Laughs: An Episode Guide to 150 TV Sitcoms You Probably Never Saw" which bases its descriptions off of final script drafts. <ref name="Forgotten Laughs">[https://books.google.com/books?id=GqRWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT197&lpg=PT196&ots=eIwf9j4Hy_&focus=viewport&dq=eddie%27s%20night%20out%201983#v=onepage&q=eddie's%20night%20out%201983&f=false ''Forgotten Laughs: An Episode Guide to 150 TV Sitcoms You Probably Never Saw'' by Richard Irvin.] Retrieved 3 May '23</ref> | |||
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|3||Jennie Gets A Job||April 15, 1983||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||No photos or video found | |3||Jennie Gets A Job||April 15, 1983||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||No photos or video found | ||
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|4||The Matchmakers||April 22, 1983||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPnzfReKvrs<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']||Short 5 minute clip exists on Youtube with 1.5 minutes of commercials | |4||The Matchmakers||April 22, 1983||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPnzfReKvrs<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']||Short 5-minute clip exists on Youtube with 1.5 minutes of commercials | ||
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|5||Jennie's Old Flame||April 29, 1983||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||No photos or videos found | |5||Jennie's Old Flame||April 29, 1983||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||No photos or videos found | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 11:09, 5 May 2023
Title card.
Status: Partially Found
Baby Makes Five was a short-lived sitcom that ran in April 1983 created by Sy Rosen and starring Peter Scolari, replacing Benson as a try-out show for the spring season. Its five episodes were filmed in front of a live audience. The first episode did reasonably well in the Nielsen ratings, ranking 23rd and winning its time slot, but each episode after fell in the rankings and it was not picked up after the initial five episodes. Since this initial run, it does not appear to have ever aired again and has never been available to stream or to purchase.|
It was produced by Alan Landsburg Productions and Mort Lachman & Associates, both of which are defunct and no longer producing material.
Premise
Accountant Eddie Riddle was the young husband who found his family growing faster than expected - his wife Jennie was about to give birth to twins to add to the three small children already creating havoc in their household. [1]
Availability
The exact premises for each episode are only known through a book called "Forgotten Laughs: An Episode Guide to 150 TV Sitcoms You Probably Never Saw" which bases its descriptions off of final script drafts. [2]
| # | Episode Title | Original Air Date | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | April 1, 1983 | Found | Available through Internet Archive |
| 2 | Eddie's Night Out | April 8, 1983 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 3 | Jennie Gets A Job | April 15, 1983 | Lost | No photos or video found |
| 4 | The Matchmakers | April 22, 1983 | Partially Found | Short 5-minute clip exists on Youtube with 1.5 minutes of commercials |
| 5 | Jennie's Old Flame | April 29, 1983 | Lost | No photos or videos found |
References
- ↑ iMDb page for the series Retrieved 3 May '23
- ↑ Forgotten Laughs: An Episode Guide to 150 TV Sitcoms You Probably Never Saw by Richard Irvin. Retrieved 3 May '23