# Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)

Dirty Dancing is an American comedy-drama television series that ran for 11 episodes on CBS from October 29, 1988, until January 14, 1989. It was based on the 1987 film of the same name, and is the second release in the titular franchise. Despite its sourced original story, none of the original cast or crew returned for the TV adaptation. The series starred Patrick Cassidy as Johnny Castle and Melora Hardin as Frances "Baby" Kellerman.

## Plot

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

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (households) |
| 1 | "Baby, It's You" | Tony Bill | Robert Rabinowitz & Barra Grant | October 29, 1988 (1988-10-29) | 14.5 | 9.8/18 |
| 2 | "Heat Wave" | Michael Fresco | Susan Miller | November 5, 1988 (1988-11-05) | 12.9 | 8.5/15 |
| 3 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | Jan Eliasberg | Jan Worthington | November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12) | 11.2 | 7.5/13 |
| 4 | "Walk Like a Man" | Kenny Ortega | Virginia Browne | November 19, 1988 (1988-11-19) | 10.8 | 7.5/13 |
| 5 | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | Oz Scott | Susan Dworkin | December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03) | 10.0 | 6.8/12 |
| 6 | "Poetry in Motion" | Ed Kaplan | Barra Grant | December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10) | 8.5 | 6.8/12 |
| 7 | "Book of Love" | Michael Fresco | Susan Miller | December 27, 1988 (1988-12-27) | 8.1 | 6.0/10 |
| 8 | "Book of Love" | Michael Fresco | Susan Miller | December 27, 1988 (1988-12-27) | 8.1 | 6.0/10 |
| 9 | "Turn Me Loose" | Michael Peters | Story by : Evan Harrison Teleplay by : Jan Worthington & Evan Harrison | December 31, 1988 (1988-12-31) | 9.2 | 6.5/13 |
| 10 | "Our Day Will Come" | Steve Tisch | Christopher Ames & Carolyn Shelby | January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07) | 10.4 | 6.6/11 |
| 11 | "Hit the Road" | Barra Grant | Barra Grant | January 14, 1989 (1989-01-14) | 7.5 | 5.0/9 |
| 12 | "Don't Make Me Over" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Christopher Ames & Carolyn Shelby | Unaired | N/A | N/A |