- Babes
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show_name = Babes
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genre = Sitcom
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runtime = 30 mins.
creator = Sandy Gallin
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executive_producer = Sandy Gallin
Dolly Parton
starring =Susan Peretz Wendie Jo Sperber Lesley Boone Rick Overton (1990)Nedra Volz (1991)
country = USA
network =FOX
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first_aired =September 13 , 1990
last_aired =August 10 , 1991
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 22
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imdb_id = 0098745
tv_com_id = 682"Babes" is an American
situation comedy series that ran for one season on theFox Television Network fromSeptember 13 , 1990 toAugust 10 , 1991. It was produced byDolly Parton andSandy Gallin 'sSandollar Productions for Twentieth Century Fox Television. Parton even guest starred as herself in episode #14 entitled "Hello, Dolly".Overview
The showters, a trio of plump siblings who had other things on their mind other than their weight — like work, relationships, popularity, and starting a family. The ladies also shared a small apartment in
New York City together, which added to the comic friction.The Gilbert sisters were Darlene (
Susan Peretz ), the eldest, who was a dog groomer and recently divorced; Charlene (Wendie Jo Sperber ), the middle sister, who was a makeup artist for a commercial photographer and was the more active one out of the three; and Marlene (Lesley Boone ), the younger sister, who was seen as a dreamer with a naive, yet trusting, personality.Also in the cast was Marlene's boyfriend, Ronnie Underwood (
Rick Overton ). He disappeared at mid-season, as a result putting all three sisters on the dating market. At that time, the girls' landlady, Florence Newman (Nedra Volz ), became a regular.Controversy and cancellation
At first, the show was criticized by several groups for making fun of
overweight people due to some of the jokes that were used in the show's early episodes, but the controversy faded as later episodes began to put a more positive spin on the characters when it came to weight issues. Although it had good ratings (partially because of the controversy), it did not earn a second season and was cancelled at the end of the 1990–1991 season with 22 episodes.External links
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* [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318371,00.html "One Fun Babe"] , a1990 "Entertainment Weekly " profile of Sperber that discusses her role on the series.
* [http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/9821/1babes.txt Episode guide]
* [http://www.jumptheshark.com/forum/babes/157 "Babes" at Jump The Shark]
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