The Baby-Sitters Club (1990 TV series) explained

The Baby-Sitters Club is an American live-action television series based on Ann M. Martin's children's novel series of the same name. The series, which aired from August 15, 1990 to February 3, 1993, started out as a direct-to-video series before moving to HBO,^[2] and was produced by Scholastic Productions.

Broadcast and syndication

The first four episodes of The Baby-Sitters Club were released exclusively on VHS by GoodTimes Home Video in August 1990 and August 1991. The series then moved to HBO, where nine episodes premiered as monthly specials from November 1991 to February 1993. The series was later rerun on Disney Channel, from early October 1994^[3] to January 1997.^[4]

Cast

Main

• Meghan Andrews as Mallory Pike
• Melissa Chasse as Dawn Schafer
• Jeni F. Winslow as Claudia Kishi
• Avriel Hillman as Kristy Thomas
• Meghan Lahey as Mary Anne Spier
• Nicole Leach as Jessica "Jessi" Ramsey
• Jessica Prunell as Stacey McGill

Recurring

• Daniel Tamberelli as Jackie Rodowsky
• Gina Gallagher as Charlotte Johannsen

Home media

The series was released between June 16, 1993 and July 27, 1994 on thirteen individual VHS tapes each containing one episode.^[5] The entire series was released to Amazon streaming services on December 13, 2013^[6] with other streaming services following on May 20, 2014.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. The Baby-Sitters Club. End credits. Episodes: 1-13. Quote: "Theme Song Vocal
   EMILY BINIDGER"
2. News: Bill . Carter . HBO Turns Baby-Sitters Club Into a Series of Specials . . 10 September 1991 . 22 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305225526/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/10/arts/hbo-turns-baby-sitters-club-into-a-series-of-specials.html. 5 March 2014.
3. The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 12, no. 6, October/November 1994: pp. 36–37, 56.
4. The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 14, no. 6, December 1996/January 1997: p. 28.
5. Source for each The Baby-Sitters Club VHS release:
   • Web site: Baby-Sitters' Club - Stacey's Big Break [VHS] ]. Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: January 1, 1998.
   • Web site: The Baby-Sitters' Club Special Christmas [VHS] ]. Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: September 22, 1993.
   • Web site: The Baby-Sitters Club: The Baby-Sitters and the Boy Sitters [VHS] ]. Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: June 16, 1993.
   • Web site: The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn Saves the Trees VHS . Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: June 16, 1993.
   • Web site: The Babysitters Club - Claudia and the Missing Jewels [VHS] ]. Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: September 22, 1993.
   • Web site: The Baby Sitters Club: Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets . Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: September 22, 1993.
   • Web site: The Baby-Sitters Club: The Baby-Sitters Remember . 22 August 2023. Release date: September 22, 1993.
   • Web site: The Baby Sitters Club: Stacey Takes a Stand . Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: September 22, 1993.
   • Web site: Claudia & The Mystery of the Secret Passage Baby-Sitters Club . Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: June 16, 1993.
   • Web site: Kristy & the Great Campaign . Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: July 27, 1994.
   • Web site: Dawn & The Dream Boy . Amazon . 22 August 2023. Release date: July 27, 1994.
   • Web site: Mary Anne and The Brunettes . Amazon. 22 August 2023. Release date: July 27, 1994.
   • Web site: The Baby Sitters Club: Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets . Amazon . 22 August 2023. Release date: September 22, 1993.
6. Web site: The Baby-Sitters Club: Season 1 Prime. Bluray.com. 22 August 2023.
7. Web site: The Baby-Sitters Club, Season 1 iTunes. Bluray.com. 22 August 2023.
8. Web site: The Baby-Sitters Club: Season 1 Digital. Bluray.com. 22 August 2023.