"Baby Blues" (2000) TV series

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Writers:

Neal Boushell (writer)
Julie Sherman Wolfe (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

28 July 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

A married couple living in a quiet neighborhood with not-so-quiet neighbors discover the joys and the...

Cast

Elizabeth Daily	...	Zoe MacPherson / ... (3 episodes, 2000-2002)
Alice Hirson	...	Mrs. Johnson (3 episodes, 2000-2002)
Mike O'Malley	...	Darryl MacPherson / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Julia Sweeney	...	Wanda MacPherson / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Joel Murray	...	Carl Bitterman / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Kath Soucie	...	Megan Bitterman / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Arabella Field	...	Melinda Bitterman / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Nicole Sullivan	...	Bizzy / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Steven Weber	...	Dr. Gruber (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Philip Baker Hall	...	Mr. Saunders / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Wendy Raquel Robinson	...	Josie (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Ron Fassler		(2 episodes, 2000)

Series Directed by
John Kafka		(3 episodes, 2000-2002)
Shawn Björklund		(2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Bob Curtis		(2 episodes, 2000-2002)

Series Writing credits
Rick Kirkman		(12 episodes, 2000-2002)
Jerry Scott		(12 episodes, 2000-2002)
Leonard Dick		(4 episodes, 2000-2002)
Jeff Martin		(4 episodes, 2000-2002)
Peter Ocko		(4 episodes, 2000-2002)
Jill Soloway		(3 episodes, 2000)
Neal Boushell		(unknown episodes)
Julie Sherman Wolfe		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Eric Brand	....	supervising producer (1 episode, 2002)
Andras Erkel	....	producer: Varga Studio (1 episode, 2002)
Liz Holzman	....	animation producer (1 episode, 2002)
Kenneth T. Ito	....	managing producer: Ink Biscuits (1 episode, 2002)
Rick Kirkman	....	co-executive producer (1 episode, 2002)
Robert Kurtz	....	supervising producer (1 episode, 2002)
Jeff Martin	....	executive producer (1 episode, 2002)
Karen K. Miller	....	producer (1 episode, 2002)
Peter Ocko	....	executive producer (1 episode, 2002)
Kathryn Page	....	associate producer: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Jerry Scott	....	co-executive producer (1 episode, 2002)
Claudia Katz	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Chuck Tatham	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Ben Decter		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Film Editing by
Leo Papin		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Casting by
Pamela Basker		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Art Direction by
Liz Holzman		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Production Management
Haven Alexander	....	production supervisor: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Kirsty Baillie	....	production manager: Varga Studio (1 episode, 2002)
Ken Duer	....	production supervisor: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Andy Lewis	....	production manager: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Jean MacCurdy	....	executive in charge of production: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Joe Sandusky	....	production supervisor: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Howard Schwartz	....	production supervisor: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Liza-Ann Warren	....	production supervisor: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Maria Womack	....	production supervisor: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)

Series Art Department
Ryan Donoghue	....	storyboard revisions (1 episode, 2000)
Vicki Banks	....	prop designer (1 episode, 2002)
Peter Paul Bautista	....	model designer / prop designer / ... (1 episode, 2002)
Shawn Björklund	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Timothy Björklund	....	model designer / prop designer / ... (1 episode, 2002)
Ra Nae Bonella	....	color stylist (1 episode, 2002)
Ben Ferrer	....	prop designer (1 episode, 2002)
Carolyn Gair	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Antoine Guilbaud	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Karen Heathwood	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Lachezar Ivanov	....	model designer (1 episode, 2002)
Brendon Keresey	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Kenneth M. Kinoshita	....	prop designer (1 episode, 2002)
Rick Kirkman	....	creative design consultant (1 episode, 2002)
Brandon Kruse	....	prop designer (1 episode, 2002)
Rose Rosely	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Steve Smith	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Andrea Veldi	....	color supervisor: Varga Studio (1 episode, 2002)
Dave Cunningham	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Mario D'Anna Jr.	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Jang Chol Lee	....	storyboard artist: Warner Brothers (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Kurtis Kunsak	....	track reader (8 episodes, 2000)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Eric Lewis	....	assistant dialogue recording engineer (unknown episodes)
Terry Reiff	....	additional dialogue editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Margot Hale	....	model clean-up (1 episode, 2002)
Kenneth M. Kinoshita	....	model clean-up (1 episode, 2002)
Krist-Ann Pehrson	....	model clean-up (1 episode, 2002)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Alexei Lebedev	....	camera operator: Varga Studio (1 episode, 2002)

Series Animation Department
Jeff Mertz	....	background artist (8 episodes, 2000-2002)

Series Casting Department
Barbara Miller	....	executive in charge of casting (1 episode, 2002)

Series Editorial Department
Blake McCormick	....	executive in charge of post-production (11 episodes, 2000-2002)

Series Music Department
Barry Moran	....	music editor (1 episode, 2002)
Matt Kierscht	....	music manager (unknown episodes)
Steven Page	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Ana Arce	....	copying & shipping (1 episode, 2002)
Peter Berenyi	....	production assistant: Varga Studio (1 episode, 2002)
Shareena Carlson	....	production coordinator: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Amy Castro	....	assistant to producer: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Athena Christianakis	....	production administrator: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Martin Crossley	....	copying & shipping (1 episode, 2002)
Leonard Dick	....	executive story editor (1 episode, 2002)
Lewis Foulke	....	production coordinator: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Bradford Keatts	....	technical supervisor (1 episode, 2002)
Vera Lorita	....	senior production coordinator: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Frances Mencia	....	production administrator: Warner Bros. Television Animation (1 episode, 2002)
Bill Ryan	....	copying & shipping (1 episode, 2002)
Zoltan Sebok	....	line tester: Varga Studio (1 episode, 2002)
Jill Soloway	....	executive story editor (1 episode, 2002)
Bill Steinkellner	....	executive consultant (1 episode, 2002)
Gordon Suffield	....	pre-production engineer (1 episode, 2002)
Star Wirth	....	copying & shipping (1 episode, 2002)
Julie Sherman Wolfe	....	story editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Split the Difference Productions
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2002-)
• Cuatro (2006) (Spain) (TV)
• Teletoon
• WB Television Network, The

Other Companies

• Screen Music Studios (SMS)  audio post-production facilities

Also Known As:

"Bluesville" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:18+ (TV re-rating) | Canada:PG (TV rating) | USA:TV-PG | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Split the Difference Productions

Trivia:

In one episode, Kenny, voiced by Diedrich Bader, begins rambling on about an episode of the "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962) he watched which focused on Jethro wanting to become an astronaut. Diedrich Bader played Jethro in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993).

Quotes:

Darryl: My wife is obsessed with our babysitter's love life!
Kenny: Obsessed enough to take pictures?

Movie Connections:

Spin off A Baby Blues Christmas Special (2002) (TV)

Easily one of the best shows no one has ever seen

The fact that I am the first person to post a comment in the three months this show has aired reflects the paucity of the exposure it has received. From the get-go, I knew this show would not generate the kind of audience it would need to survive, seeing how it was buried within a Friday night schedule on a mini-network, and I knew it would suffer the same fate as "Freaks and Geeks", "Action", "Mission Hill" and "Dilbert". But unlike "Dilbert", "Baby Blues" is a good adaptation from the comic strip to the small screen. Their plotlines are often well conceived, the animation organic, and a lot of subtle,witty, tongue-in-cheek humor. I highly recommend this series to Simpsons fans who are sick and tired of having to lower expectations and intelligence levels in order to laugh at and marginally enjoy the puerile jokes and ill-conceived stories they are feeding to us in their recent episodes. It's a shame the makers of this show only made about six episodes. ***1/2 (Out of four)