Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)

Dirty Dancing
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(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producer(s)	Robert Lovenheim Steve Tisch
Running time	30 min
Production company(s)	The Steve Tisch Company Vestron Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 29, 1988 – January 21, 1989
Chronology
Related shows	Dirty Dancing (film)

Dirty Dancing is a 1988 television series on the CBS network. It is based on the film Dirty Dancing but had none of the original cast or staff. It stars 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 lasted 11 episodes before it was cancelled in January 1989.

Plot

The television series followed the same basic premise of the film, 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 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

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)

External links

• Dirty Dancing at the Internet Movie Database