Baby... I'm Back!: Difference between revisions

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| runtime = 22–24 minutes

| company = Charles Fries Productions

| distributor = Charles Fries Productions<br>[[MGM Television]] (current)

| channel = [[CBS]]

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

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''Baby, I'm Back'' was abruptly cancelled on April 17, 1978 midway through its first season, not due to poor ratings.

The Pilot was video taped in the fall (September) of 1977. CBS TV picked the pilot up as a mid season replacement, going into production at the CBS-Studio Center lot in November 1977, for airing in January 1978. Chuck Fries produced, Lila Garrett (and Mort Lachman) created and also produced, supervising scripts and production, including casting. The initial thirteen episodes were aired with those episodes rerun during the summer. Surprisingly, the ratings over the rerun summer schedule improved with increased ratings numbers. During the course of 13 episodes, on the first day rehearsal script read, eleventh episode, Demond Wilson, the STARstar, had been demanding a stronger in-put in the series projected development. Over a casting decision, Wilson walked off the stage, production shut down for one and a half weeks. Wilson refused to work with an actress, cast as 'Racine', a minor one-episode appearance. Wilson demanded casting approval since he would not work with the actress. After negotiations between CBS, Chuck Fries, Lila Garrett, and Demond Wilson, the series resumed production to complete the episode, with a new actress. At the last show season final taping, the cast and crew were officially informed the plug had been pulled, the show would not resume the following season. CBS would not put up with their Star's temper nor demands! CBS TV executives had complimented the production's "look" after the initial show's airing because the series writing, cast, amd visual production values set the show apart from the current networks' comedy series in their schedule (which were Norman Lear produced shows).

==Cast==