| NBC | Season Premiere Date: September 10, 1988 |
Starring:
Kate Jackson, Sam Wanamaker, Joy Behar
Summary:
Kate Jackson takes over Diane Keaton's role from the hit movie of the same name. She plays a Harvard-educated attorney who has to deal with the many changes that motherhood brings.
Genre(s):
Comedy
Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E13. J.C.--The Man
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S1:E12. Charlotte's Secret
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S1:E11. A Fine Romance
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Apr 20, 2014
Using film instead of videotape gives Baby Boom an elegant, cinematic texture that visually separates it from most TV comedies. But it's the smart, amusing script by the co-executive producers, Shyer's direction (the pilot is so fast-paced that you get the feeling he used a bullwhip) and Jackson's appealing mix of ambition and vulnerability as J.C. Wiattthat give this early sampling of Baby Boom its main charm.
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Apr 20, 2014
Unlike most series based on movies, this one has a great advantage. It's written and produced by the people who made the original, the husband-wife team of Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers...So the writing and the pacing are crisp and quick, reflecting the confidence and experience of the creators. [10 Sept 1998, p.D-1]
Apr 20, 2014
And I like programs which show women as competent, caring, intelligent individuals. Young girls who start watching this program Saturday night are more fortunate than those in the 1970s who grew up with "Charlie's Angels" as role models. [9 Sept 1988, p.13]
Apr 20, 2014
Like the people whose story it tells -- those bright, over- educated, social-climbing, New York killer careerists and consumerists (I'm avoiding the dreaded Y-word here) -- Baby Boom is affected, but stylish. Like its subjects, it can be annoying with its display of superficial trappings like a designer kitchen. But once the veneer is stripped away, the show -- and its main character, J.C. Wiatt (the reliably engaging Jackson) -- can be rather pleasant. [10 Sept 1998, p.B1]
Apr 20, 2014
An amiable, pleasant piece...While the film was manipulative and filled with obvious humor, Keaton managed somehow to transcend the commonplace, but Jackson just doesn't have the same comedic timing or the ability to juxtapose artfully toughness and cuteness. [9 Sept 1988, p.C2]
Apr 20, 2014
The TV version is as cute as a game of peekaboo but not as funny. Indeed it could be argued there's not a single laugh in the pilot, except perhaps when J.C. accidentally kisses her Teutonic nanny goodbye when aiming for the toddler. The Teutonic nanny makes an arguably amusing face.
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: September 10, 1988
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S1:E13. J.C.--The Man
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E12. Charlotte's Secret
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E11. A Fine Romance
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E10. When It Rains
Air Date: September 10, 1989
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S1:E9. X-Y-L-O-P-H-O-N-E
Air Date: August 14, 1989
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S1:E8. One Wednesday
Air Date: July 13, 1989
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S1:E7. I'll Be Home for Christmas (a.k.a.) Christmas '88
Air Date: December 21, 1988
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S1:E6. The Club
Air Date: December 14, 1988
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S1:E5. Saturday
Air Date: November 30, 1988
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S1:E4. Stress
Air Date: November 16, 1988
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S1:E3. The Center
Air Date: November 9, 1988
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S1:E2. Guilt
Air Date: November 2, 1988
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S1:E1. Bring In Your Bad, Myrtle
Air Date: September 10, 1988
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Season 1 Overview