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
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
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	October 29, 1988 – January 21, 1989
Chronology
Related shows	Dirty Dancing (film)

Dirty Dancing is a 1988 television series on the CBS network. It was based on the film Dirty Dancing but had none of the original cast or staff. 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). 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 as Frances "Baby" Kellerman
• Patrick Cassidy as Johnny Castle
• Constance Marie as Penny Rivera
• McLean Stevenson as Max Kellerman
• Charlie Stratton as Neil Mumford
• Paul Feig as Norman Bryant
• John Wesley 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)

External links

• Dirty Dancing at the Internet Movie Database