Dirty Dancing is a 1988

1988 in television

The year 1988 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1988.For the American TV schedule, see: 1988-89 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:...

 television series on the CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 network. It was based on the film Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...

but had none of the original cast or staff. It starred Patrick Cassidy

Patrick Cassidy (actor)

Patrick Cassidy is an American actor best known for his roles in musical theatre and television.-Personal life:...

 as Johnny (Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost, and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest...

's character in the film) and Melora Hardin

Melora Hardin

Melora Diane Hardin is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's The Office and Trudy Monk on USA's Monk.-Early life:...

 as Baby (Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Elise Grey is an American actress. Her first major roles came in the 1984 war film Red Dawn and the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In 1987 she starred as Frances "Baby" Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. In the early 1990s, Grey...

's character in the film). The show only lasted half a season, before it was canceled in January 1989 due to low ratings.

Plot

The television series followed the same basic premise of the movie, with only 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 she was put in charge of Johnny as Kellerman's talent director. Also 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. Much like the movie, 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
  Melora Hardin
  Melora Diane Hardin is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's The Office and Trudy Monk on USA's Monk.-Early life:...
  
   as Frances "Baby" Kellerman
• Patrick Cassidy
  Patrick Cassidy (actor)
  Patrick Cassidy is an American actor best known for his roles in musical theatre and television.-Personal life:...
  
   as Johnny Castle
• Constance Marie
  Constance Marie
  Constance Marie Lopez is an American actress. Known professionally as Constance Marie, she is known for her role as Angie Lopez on George Lopez and for her role as Marcella Quintanilla in the 1997 film Selena...
  
   as Penny Rivera
• McLean Stevenson
  McLean Stevenson
  Edgar McLean Stevenson, Jr. , better known as McLean Stevenson, was an American actor most recognized for his role as Lt. Colonel Henry Blake on the TV series M*A*S*H...
  
   as Max Kellerman
• Charlie Stratton as Neil Mumford
• Paul Feig
  Paul Feig
  Paul S. Feig is an American director, actor and author. Feig is known for playing Mr. Eugene Pool, Sabrina's science teacher, on the first season of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as well as Tim a camp counselor on the hit kids movie Heavyweights...
  
   as Norman Bryant
• John Wesley
  John Wesley (actor)
  John Wesley is an American actor who worked in many television series, among which Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, where he played the role of Principal Pratchert.-External links:*...
  
   as Sweets Walker
• Adam S. Bristol as Wallace Kahn
• Amanda Ingber as Robin, Baby's cousin

Episodes

1. "Baby, It's You" (October 29, 1988)
2. "Heat Wave" (November 5, 1988)
3. "Save the Last Dance for Me" (November 12, 1988)
4. "Walk Like a Man" (November 19, 1988)
5. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (December 3, 1988)
6. "Poetry in Motion" (December 10, 1988)
7. "Book of Love" (December 17, 1988)
8. "Turn Me Loose" (December 31, 1988)
9. "Our Day Will Come" (January 7, 1989)
10. "Hit the Road" (14 January 14, 1989)
11. "Don't Make Me Over" (January 21, 1989)