Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)

Dirty Dancing is an American comedy-drama television series that ran for 11 episodes on CBS from October 29, 1988, until January 14, 1989. It was based on the film Dirty Dancing but had none of the original cast or crew. It starred Patrick Cassidy as Johnny (Patrick Swayze's character in the film) and Melora Hardin as Baby (Jennifer Grey's character in the film).

Dirty Dancing
Based on	Dirty Dancing
Developed by	Robert Rabinowitz Barra Grant
Starring	Melora Hardin Patrick Cassidy Paul Feig Mandy Ingber Constance Marie Charlie Stratton John Wesley McLean Stevenson
Opening theme	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producers	Robert Lovenheim Steve Tisch
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	The Steve Tisch Company Vestron Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 29, 1988 – January 14, 1989
Chronology
Related shows	Dirty Dancing (film)

Plot

The television series followed the same basic premise of the film, with a few variations. The series was still set at Kellerman's during the summer of 1963, but instead of being the daughter of a resort guest, Baby became the daughter of Max Kellerman (in the film, Baby's last name was Houseman), and was put in charge of Johnny as Kellerman's talent director. Much like the movie, Baby noted that she intended to attend Mount Holyoke in the fall, so it was not clear how the series would continue once the summer ended. As was the case in the film, Baby and Johnny had an adversarial relationship, but eventually came to respect each other. As this was a weekly series, Baby and Johnny did not fall in love immediately, but as the series progressed, their feelings grew.

Cast

• Melora Hardin as Frances "Baby" Kellerman (in the film, Baby's last name is Houseman)
• Patrick Cassidy as Johnny Castle
• Constance Marie as Penny Rivera (in the film, Penny's last name is Johnson)
• McLean Stevenson as Max Kellerman
• Charlie Stratton as Neil Mumford (in the film, Neil's last name is Kellerman)
• Paul Feig as Norman Bryant
• John Wesley as Sweets Walker
• Adam S. Bristol as Wallace Kahn
• Mandy Ingber as Robin, Baby's cousin (credited as Amanda Ingber)

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (households)
1	"Baby, It's You"	TBA	TBA	October 29, 1988	14.5[1]	9.8/18[1]
2	"Heat Wave"	TBA	TBA	November 5, 1988	12.9[2]	8.5/15[2]
3	"Save the Last Dance for Me"	TBA	TBA	November 12, 1988	11.2[3]	7.5/13[3]
4	"Walk Like a Man"	Gabrielle Beaumont	Christopher Ames & Carolyn Shelby	November 19, 1988	10.8[4]	7.5/13[4]
5	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	TBA	TBA	December 3, 1988	10.0[5]	6.8/12[5]
6	"Poetry in Motion"	TBA	TBA	December 10, 1988	8.5[6]	6.8/12[6]
7	"Book of Love"	TBA	TBA	December 27, 1988	8.1[7]	6.0/10[7]
8	"Turn Me Loose"	TBA	TBA	December 31, 1988	9.2[7]	6.5/13[7]
9	"Our Day Will Come"	TBA	TBA	January 7, 1989	10.4[8]	6.6/11[8]
10	"Hit the Road"	Barra Grant	Barra Grant	January 14, 1989	7.5[9]	5.0/9[9]
11	"Don't Make Me Over"	Steve Tisch	Christopher Ames & Carolyn Shelby	Unaired	N/A	N/A

References

1. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. November 2, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306129406.
2. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. November 9, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306136856.
3. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. November 16, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306140699.
4. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. November 23, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306124674.
5. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306146398.
6. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. December 14, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306143538.
7. "'Carpenter': No. 1 hit for CBS". Life. USA Today. January 5, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306157966.
8. "NBC, laughing all the way". Life. USA Today. January 11, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306165080.
9. "NBC clinches season's ratings title". Life. USA Today. January 18, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306171627.

External links

• Dirty Dancing at IMDb