Baby Talk (TV series)
| Baby Talk | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Developed by | Ed. Weinberger |
| Directed by |
John Bowab Linda Day John Sgueglia |
| Starring |
Julia Duffy George Clooney William Hickey Lenny Wolpe Tom Alan Robbins Mary Page Keller Scott Baio Francesca P. Roberts Polly Bergen |
| Voices of | Tony Danza |
| Theme music composer | Jay Turnbow Larry Parks |
| Opening theme | "Bread and Butter" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ed Weinberger |
| Producer(s) | Patricia Fass Palmer Dennis Gallegos Mark J. Greenberg Maxine Lapiduss |
| Cinematography | Daniel Flannery Dan Kuleto |
| Editor(s) | Charlie Bowyer |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Weinberger Company Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor |
Columbia TriStar Television Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | March 8, 1991 – May 8, 1992 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Look Who's Talking |
Baby Talk is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from March 8, 1991 until May 8, 1992 as part of ABC's TGIF lineup. The show was loosely based on the Look Who's Talking movies and was adapted for television by Ed Weinberger. Amy Heckerling created original characters for the series while using key creative and script elements from Look Who's Talking, which she had written and directed. Weinberger served as executive producer during the first season, and was replaced by Saul Turteltaub and Bernie Orenstein in the second season.
Baby Talk featured the adventures of Baby Mickey (played by Ryan & Paul Jessup, voiced by Tony Danza), as he commented to the audience on the misgivings and new wonders of his world. Danza made an appearance in one episode as Mickey's father. Mickey's mother, Maggie Campbell, was played by two different actresses -- Julia Duffy during the spring 1991 run, and Mary Page Keller for the show's only full season—at different points during the series' short existence.
Connie Sellecca was the first actor cast in the role of Maggie, but, dissatisfied with the role, she quit after a few episodes had been taped. This caused Baby Talk to be delayed from its intended September 1990 premiere to March 1991 (by then, enough episodes had been reshot with Duffy). Rare footage of the mostly unseen Sellecca version was featured in the 1990 ABC Fall Preview Show. In fact, the series first went into development titled Look Who's Talking, but by the summer of 1990, with the movie sequel Look Who's Talking Too hitting theaters in December of that year, Ed. Weinberger and Amy Heckerling thought it would be best to avoid causing confusion among viewers. With the TV series and movie likely to run concurrently, they decided to rename the series Baby Talk before fall promotions began.
In the first season, Maggie Campbell (Julia Duffy) was adjusting to life as a single mother from the start. It was explained that Mickey's father, who got Maggie pregnant while she was unmarried, had never separated from his supposed ex-wife. Maggie left the father but she decided to keep her baby as the one positive centerpiece from the failed relationship. Little Mickey quickly expressed out loud to viewers his realization that there was no daddy around when Maggie responded to the amorous advances of many of the single men who passed through - namely that of Joe (George Clooney), one of the construction workers renovating the Campbell's not-yet-finished New York City loft. Mr. Fogarty (William Hickey) was the crew's foreman, and Howard (Lenny Wolpe), another construction worker who was always underfoot. Dr. Elliot Fleisher (Tom Alan Robbins) was Mickey's pediatrician, who also had eyes for Maggie. The doctors' office was another frequent setting in the first season, where Mickey interacted with other infants who had active, adult-like thoughts of their own. Andrea (Michelle Ashlee) was one of Dr. Fleisher's attending nurses. Charlotte Rae guest starred in one episode as Maggie's aunt.
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