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{{infoboxInfobox television |

| show_name = Baby, I'm Back

| image =

| caption =

| genre | format = [[Sitcom]]

| creator = Lila Garrett<br>Mort Lachman

| runtime = approx. 0:30 (per episode)

| writer = Chet Dowling<br>[[David Garber]]<br>Lila Garrett<br>George Geiger<br>Kevin Hartigan<br>[[April Kelly]]<br>Sandy Krinski<br>Mort Lachman<br>Martin Rips<br>Joseph Staretski

| creator =

| director = Dick Harwood<br>Nick Havinga<br>Mark Warren

| executive_producer = [[Charles Fries]]

| starring = [[Demond Wilson]]<br>[[Denise Nicholas]]<br>[[Helen Martin]]<br>[[Kim Fields]]<br>Tony Holmes<br>Ed Hall

| opentheme theme_music_composer = [[Jeff Barry]]

| opentheme =

| country = {{USA}}

| composer = Jeff Barry

| network = [[CBS]]

| country = United States

| first_aired = January 30, 1978

| language = {{English}}

| last_aired = August 12, 1978

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 12

}}

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = [[Charles Fries]]

| producer = Chet Dowling

| editor = Jim McElroy

| cinematography = Jim Kilgore

| camera = [[Multi-camera setup|Multi-camera]]

| runtime = 22&ndash;24 minutes

| company = Charles Fries Productions

| distributor =

| channel = [[CBS]]

| first_aired = {{Start date|1978|01|30}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1978|04|24}}

| status = Ended

}}

'''''Baby, I'm Back''''' is an American [[sitcom]] that premiered January 30, 1978 onaired [[CBS]], andfrom abruptlyJanuary cancelled onto April 17, 1978 midway through its first season, due to poor ratings. The This sitcomseries starredstars former ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' star [[Demond Wilson]] (in his first role after that series' cancellation), ''[[Room 222]]'' alumna [[Denise Nicholas]], [[Helen Martin]] later well known as gossipy neighbor [[Pearl Shay]] on ''[[227 (TV series)|227]]'';, and future ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|Facts of Life]]'' co-star [[Kim Fields]].

==Synopsis==

When Raymond Ellis (Wilson) and Olivia Ellis (Nichols) separate after seven years of marriage, Ray abandons the family (his wife, 7-year-old son Jordan, and 5-year-old daughter Angie) and heads to [[California]]. While in California, Ray finds out that his wife plans to remarry to Colonel Wallace Dickey, and that he has been declared legally dead. This prompts him to move back to [[Washington, D.C.]], where he tries to win back Olivia by proving he is a better husband, and a better father to his kids, and to prove that he is still legally alive. However, he now has to contend with his troublesome mother-in-law Luzelle (Helen Martin) and Olivia's soon to be husband Col.Colonel Dickey.

''Baby, I'm Back'' was abruptly cancelled on April 17, 1978 midway through its first season, due to poor ratings.

==Reruns==

==Cast==

The series was short lived but [[BET]] showed reruns in the late 1980s and early-'90s. It has not been rerun since.

* [[Demond Wilson]] as Raymond Ellis

* [[Denise Nicholas]] as Olivia Ellis

* Tony Holmes as Jordan Ellis

* [[Kim Fields]] as Angie Ellis

* [[Helen Martin]] as Luzelle Carter Wilson

* Ed Hall as Colonel Wallace Dickey

==Episodes==

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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! '''Episode #''' !! '''Episode title''' !! '''Original airdate'''

|-

| 1-1 || first_aired"Living =Proof" || January 30, 1978

|-

| 1-2 || "Beat By a Drum" || February 6, 1978

|-

| 1-3 || "The Loneliest Night of the Week" || February 13, 1978

|-

| 1-4 || "The Confessions of Col. Wallace Dickey" || February 20, 1978

|-

| 1-5 || "A Day at the Races" || February 27, 1978

|-

| 1-6 || "Survival of the Fittest" || March 6, 1978

|-

| 1-7 || "Like Father, Unlike Son (a.k.a.) The Odd Couple" || March 13, 1978

|-

| 1-8 || "You Bet Your Wife" || March 20, 1978

|-

| 1-9 || "Baby, I'm Back" || March 27, 1978

|-

| 1-10 || "Pay or Die" || April 3, 1978

|-

| 1-11 || "Farewell to Boyish Charm" || April 10, 1978

|-

| 1-12 || "The Gospel According to Angie" || April 17, 1978

|-

| 1-13 || "Olivia's Job Offer" || April 24, 1978

|}

==Syndication==

The series was shortaired lived butin [[BETBroadcast syndication|syndication]] showedon reruns[[BET]] in the late 1980s and early-'90s. It has not been rerun since.

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[[Category:Black sitcoms]]

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