Baby Bob

Baby Bob
Series premiere print advertisement
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Michael Saltzman
Written by	Steve Baldikoski Bryan Behar Jared Bush Norm Gunzenhauser Stephen Lloyd Tom Palmer Michael Saltzman Dan Signer
Directed by	Robby Benson John Fortenberry Rob Schiller
Starring	Adam Arkin Joely Fisher Holland Taylor Elliott Gould
Voices of	Ken Hudson Campbell
Composer(s)	Jon Ehrlich
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael Saltzman
Producer(s)	Steve Baldikoski Bryan Behar Stephen C. Grossman
Cinematography	Ron Vargas
Editor(s)	Skip Collector Tucker Wiard Michael Wilcox
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Viacom Productions Scribbler's Pillow
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	March 18, 2002 (2002-03-18) – July 4, 2003 (2003-07-04)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Baby Bob as Quizno's television pitchman

Baby Bob is an American sitcom that launched on CBS as a midseason replacement in March 2002. The Baby Bob character had previously been on television since February 2000, appearing in commercials for FreeInternet.com. While actual infants played Bob, the effect to make him look like he was talking was achieved through computer editing.

Synopsis

The series centered around first-time parents Walter Spencer (Adam Arkin) and his wife Lizzy (Joely Fisher), and their six-month-old baby Bob (voiced by Ken Hudson Campbell). After discovering that their son can talk like an adult, Walter decides that they must keep it a secret. Lizzy, however, wants to show off Bob's talking skills, especially to her mother Madeline (Holland Taylor), who constantly brags about her other grandchildren. Supporting cast members included Elliott Gould as Walter's father Sam and Marissa Tait as Bob's babysitter Teala.

Reception and cancellation

The series was panned by critics but premiered to strong ratings and placed 15th in its first week. Baby Bob wrapped its first season, consisting of six episodes, in April 2002 with CBS planning a second season of thirteen episodes. However, CBS decided to shift its programming budget for the new series My Big Fat Greek Life and cut the second season to eight episodes. The second season of Baby Bob remained unaired for over a year until CBS aired the episodes in summer 2003.

After the show's run ended, the Baby Bob character returned to television in a series of commercials for Quizno's.

In 2002, TV Guide ranked Baby Bob number 14 on its '50 Worst TV Shows of All Time' list.

Cast

• Joely Fisher as Lizzy Collins Spencer
• Adam Arkin as Walter Spencer
• Holland Taylor as Madeline Collins
• Elliott Gould as Sam Spencer
• Ken Hudson Campbell as the voice of Bob Spencer
• Marissa Tait as Teala

Episodes

Season 1

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"First Words"	March 18, 2002
1-2	"Mommy & Me"	March 25, 2002
1-3	"The Tell-Tale Art"	April 1, 2002
1-4	"The Other Side"	April 8, 2002
1-5	"House of the Rising Son"	April 15, 2002
1-6	"Talking Babies Say the Darndest Things"	April 22, 2002

Season 2

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
2-1	"Rush Lim-Bob"	June 6, 2003
2-2	"Don't Pass Me By"	June 13, 2003
2-3	"Reality Bites"	June 20, 2003
2-4	"Boys Will Be Girls"	June 27, 2003
2-5	"Footloose, Infancy Free"	July 4, 2003
2-6	"You Don't Know Jack"	Unaired
2-7	"Vegas Baby"	Unaired
2-8	"Let's Go to the Videotape"	Unaired

External links

• Baby Bob at IMDb
• Baby Bob at TV.com
• Baby Bob at epguides.com

• Freeinternet.com Scores User Surge