Holding the Baby (American TV series)
American television series
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Holding the Baby is an American sitcom television series that aired on Fox from August 23 until December 15, 1998. The series is an American version of the British show of the same name.
GenreSitcom
Based on
Developed byHoward J. Morris
StarringJon Patrick Walker
Jennifer Westfeldt
Eddie McClintock
Jennifer Westfeldt
Eddie McClintock
| Holding the Baby | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on | |
| Developed by | Howard J. Morris |
| Starring | Jon Patrick Walker Jennifer Westfeldt Eddie McClintock |
| Composers | Paul Buckley Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (7 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Howard J. Morris Productions Granada Entertainment 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | August 23 – December 15, 1998 |
Premise
An ad exec hires a female grad student as a nanny for his newborn son when his wife moves to Tibet with another man.[1]
Cast
Main
- Jon Patrick Walker as Gordon Stiles
- Jennifer Westfeldt as Kelly O'Malley
- Eddie McClintock as Jimmy Stiles
- Ron Leibman as Stan Peterson
- Sherri Shepherd as Miss Boggs
- Carter Kemp / Jordan Kemp as Dan
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | James Widdoes | Howard J. Morris | August 23, 1998 | 1ACH79 |
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Gordon begs Kelly to babysit Danny. | |||||
| 2 | "Father Knows Breast" | Jeff Melman | Jack Kenny and Brian Hargrove | August 30, 1998 | 1ACH01 |
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Gordon fears he has an underdeveloped maternal instinct when joins a class for new moms. | |||||
| 3 | "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner" | Richard Correll | Ellen Idelson and Rob Lotterstein | September 6, 1998 | 1ACH02 |
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The parents of Gordon's wife comes for a visit. They have no idea that their daughter is in Tibet with another man. | |||||
| 4 | "Homeward Boundaries" | Richard Correll | Ari Posner and Eric Preven | September 20, 1998 | 1ACH03 |
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Gordon gives Kelly the night off. | |||||
| 5 | "Looking For Mr. Hoppity" | Jeff Melman | Jack Kenny and Brian Hargrove | December 1, 1998 | 1ACH05 |
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Stan's new wife uses Dan's stuffed bunny in a menagerie of stuffed animals. | |||||
| 6 | "The Gay Divorcee" | Jeff Melman | Howard J. Morris and Rosalind Moore | December 8, 1998 | 1ACH04 |
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Kelly makes Gordon's Date think that he is gay. | |||||
| 7 | "One Date at a Time" | Richard Correll | Eric Idelson and Rob Lotterstein | December 15, 1998 | 1ACH07 |
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Gordon and Kelly end up ruining each other's dates. | |||||
| 8 | "Viva Las Gordy" | Michael Zinberg | Ellen Idelson and Rob Lotterstein | Unaired | 1ACH12 |
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Gordon plans a charity event. | |||||
| 9 | "My Brother, My Wife" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | 1ACH06 |
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Jimmy offers to babysit Dan while Gordon is at work. Heather Locklear has a cameo. | |||||
| 10 | "No Man Is A Fantasy Island" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | 1ACH08 |
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Jimmy gets the leading role in a movie. Gordon's fantasy about Kelly ends up on her answering machine. | |||||
| 11 | "Make Room For Da Da" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | 1ACH09 |
| 12 | "Barefoot In The Nanny Park" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | 1ACH10 |
| 13 | "Gordy's Choice" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | 1ACH11 |
| 14 | "Bordy Gordy" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | 1ACH13 |