Baby Makes Five

American TV series or program

Peter Scolari
Louise Williams
Andre Gower
Emily Moultrie
Brandy Gold
Janis Paige
Priscilla Morrill

Theme music composerHarriet SchockComposerMisha SegalCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes5ProductionExecutive producerMort LachmanProducers

Sy Rosen
Douglas Arango
Phil Doran

Running time30 minutesProduction companyAlan Landsburg ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkABCReleaseApril 1 (1983-04-01) –
April 29, 1983 (1983-04-29)

Baby Makes Five is an American sitcom television series starring Peter Scolari. The series premiered April 1, 1983 on ABC.^[1]

Plot

Eddie (Scolari) is an accountant who married to Jennie (Louise Williams) and the father of three children, with twins on the way. Jennie's mother (Janis Paige) was free-spirited, while Eddie's mother (Priscilla Morrill) was staid and conservative. Laura Riddle marked the first screen appearance for Jenny Lewis, and Annie Riddle was played by Brandy Gold, siblings of other 1980's sitcom stars Tracey and Missy Gold.^[2]

Cast

Peter Scolari as Eddie Riddle
Louise Williams as Jennie Riddle
Andre Gower as Michael Riddle
Jenny Lewis as Laura Riddle
Brandy Gold as Annie Riddle
Janis Paige as Blanche Riddle
Priscilla Morrill as Edna Kearney

US TV ratings

Season	Episodes	Start Date	End Date	Nielsen Rank	Nielsen Rating	Tied With
1982-83	5	April 1, 1983	April 29, 1983	63^[3]	N/A	N/A

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Pilot"	Tom Trbovich	Sy Rosen	April 1, 1983 (1983-04-01)	100
2	"Eddie's Night Out"	Jim Drake	Harriett Weiss	April 8, 1983 (1983-04-08)	102
3	"Jennie Gets a Job"	Jim Drake	E. Michael Weinstein	April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15)	101
4	"Matchmakers"	Lila Garrett	Robert Van Scoyk	April 22, 1983 (1983-04-22)	103
5	"Jennie's Old Flame"	Russ Petranto	Phil Doran & Douglas Arango	April 29, 1983 (1983-04-29)	104

References

^ Flander, Judy (April 1, 1983). "Tonight in preview: ABC's new comedy a joy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
^ "Baby Makes Five – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
^ Lina. "The TV Ratings Guide: 1982-83 Ratings History -- Soap Bubbles Rise, Several Veterans Part and NBC Renews Poorly Rated Masterpieces". Retrieved 1 April 2018.