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| Genre: | Family/Teen sitcom |
| Starring: | Peyton List (season 1-present) Kyle Massey (season 1-present) Nausheen Ali (season 1-present) Andrew McNee (season 1-present) Mark Galla (season 1-present) Graham Cameron (season 2-present) Karin Konoval (season 3-present) |
| Creator: | Rachel MorCox |
| Director: | Patty Gary Cox |
| Opening Theme: | "We Are Family" |
| Seasons: | 4 |
| Episodes: | 76 (aired) |
| Aired: | September 28, 2011 |
Babysitter (stylized as "BABYSITTER") is a fictional television sitcom which premiered on September 28, 2011 on Clearstime. The series was created and executive produced by Rachel MorCox (a fictional executive producer and TV writer).
In July 2013, Babysitter was renewed for a television movie along with a fourth season (which started production from November 1, 2013). The movie aired on March 23, 2014. Season 4 aired on April 6, 2014, Peyton List's birthday respectively. The series aired its final episode on January 9, 2015.
A spin-off series for the show, titled Now, That Is What I Call Babysitting! premiered on January 6, 2017. It was a gender-flipped version of the original series. The spin-off was abruptly cancelled after one season.
A 3-part 10th Anniversary Special was announced on December 9, 2020. As of December 2020, It is currently in production. It is due to air on Clearstime+ in 2021.
A second spin-off of the show, titled BABY2ITTER was announced on September 28, 2022. It will star Madison and Babushka and will air on Clearstime+ in 2023.
Plot[]
Madison, Samuel, Babushka, Matthew and Phil has been seperated from their real families and are forced to move in with eachother. In the beginning of season 2, they met Million Bucks Bill, which currently hangs out at the gang's hotel room. Patricia Andrews is their neighbour which is currently dating Matthew. It is revealed that in The Broken Episode that the title of the show relates to the fact that when everyone moved to Chicago, they hoped that they would be "babysat" or "taken care of".
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
| Character | Actor | Season | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Madison | - | Main | |||||
| Samuel | - | Main | |||||
| Babushka | - | Main | |||||
| Matthew | - | Main | |||||
| Phil | - | Main | |||||
| Million Bucks Bill | - | Main | |||||
| Patricia Andrews | - | Recurring | Main | ||||
- Madison (Peyton List) is an idealistic and kindhearted 12 year-old girl who originally came from New York. She is the first out of the five of them to enter the hotel room, and she is the glue that binds her and the others together. She has two siblings; an older brother and an older sister.
- Samuel (Kyle Massey) is an ambitious 14 year-old boy who originally came from San Francisco. He has a money-fettish and enjoys playing video games. His father died when he was young and he is an only child.
- Babushka (Nausheen Ali) is a shy but vicious 5 year-old girl who originally came from India. She is sensitive and doesn't get along with people well. She has an older sister and is the only member of the group to come from a country outside of the United States.
- Matthew (Andrew McNee) is an intelligent and religious 35 year-old man who originally came from Seattle. He is a chef and he does the housework for the group. He has a younger sister and still lives with his mother.
- Phil (Mark Galla) is an over enthusiastic 37 year-old man who orginally came from California. He is usually the joker of the group and he likes to tell jokes that nobody ever gets. Prior to moving to Chicago, he didn't have a home.
- Million Bucks Bill (Graham Cameron) is an encouraging but lazy 34 year-old man. He works for a banking-style company. He also lives in his office building. He befriended the group in early Season 2 and occasionally hangs out at their hotel room.
- Patricia Andrews (Karin Konoval) is the group's neighbour. She lives across the hall from them and occasionally talks to them. As of Season 3, she joins the main cast.
Recurring Characters[]
- Miss Martinez (Wendie Malick) is the principal of Chicago All School. She is the school principal of Madison, Samuel and Babushka.
- Ms. Coward (Jane Lynch) is an impolite Social Studies teacher at Chicago All School. She is also in charge of the school detention.
- Loretta (Theresa Castillo) is a dim-witted 15 year-old girl who used to live by herself in a cottage. She currently attends Chicago All School and is the on-and-off girlfriend of Samuel.
- Chester (Buddy Handleson) is a smart 7 year-old boy who attends Chicago All School. He has a crush on Babushka.
- Veronica (Rhyon Nicole Brown/Oana Gregory) is a 13 year-old girl who attends Chicago All School. She is found getting Madison and/or Samuel in trouble.
- Steve (Jake Short) is a 14 year-old boy who works part-time at the animal Lost & Found. He has a crush on Madison.
- Simon (Sina Zain) is a 15 year-old boy who was the former boyfriend of Madison.
- Timothy (Reed Alexander) is the primary antagonist in the series. His family travels a lot, but whenever he comes back to Chicago, he always plans revenge on the group.
- Spain (Jake Goodman) is an 8 year-old boy and the primary love interest of Babushka in the third and fourth seasons of BABYSITTER. He is the younger brother of Simon.
- Sheniqua (Maya Joseph) is a 28 year-old model who is the love interest of Matthew in the fourth season.
- Liv Rooney (Dove Cameron) is an actress/singer from Wisconsin. She is the relationship counselor of Patricia in the fourth season.
Trivia[]
- The series is fictional.
Official movie logo
Rachel MorCox
- The series first aired on September 28, 2011.
- Their sister show is Disney Channel's Shake It Up, and had a crossover titled, "Babysitter It Up."
- The series also had a crossover with the Clearstime original series Spontaneous, with the crossover title of "Babysitter Meets Spontaneous."
- The series was created by a fictional TV creator Rachel MorCox.
- The main pairings in the show is Mamuel, Chesbushka and Matricia, even though there are others such as Stadison and Spabushka.
- Season 2 was filmed even before the series first aired.
- The first episode scored a massive total of 6.8 million viewers.
- Wrestling In The Dark was the populist episode.
- Lizard In The House was the least populist episode.
- The movie aired on March 23, 2014.
- Season 4 aired on April 6, 2014 on Peyton List's birthday.
- This show in a way appears to be dueling shows with WildSide, as the plot of both is almost the same. Although, since the two show's creators are really close, the shows don't seem to compete with eachother that often.
Roshon and Kyle on the set of Babysitter It Up
- It is revealed in the first episode of Season 4 "The Broken Episode" that the only reason why the show is called Babysitter is because when everyone got to move to Chicago, they would hope that someone could "babysit" or "take care" of them. Many fans ask in speculation about how the show's title is related to the theme of the show, so The Broken Episode answered a question that everyone wanted answered.
- Roshon Fegan and Kyle Massey occasionally hang out together on the set.
Indian adaption[]
In late 2013, an Indian adaption of the series entitled, Nakalī Parivāra (which translates directly to Fake Family) was picked up. The series is currently airing its second season on Clearstime India.
Merchandise[]
Babysitter released merchandise to promote the show. They released school bags, books, clothes, bed spreads and more.
School Bags[]
Babysitter released school bags in 2012. It was both single character ones and pairing ones. In 2013, they released three-way pairings. In real life, the Babysitter school bags and merchandise are the real life brand "Lonsdale" with the respected colours:
- Madison - Pink
- Samuel - Blue, Orange, Red
- Babushka - Purple
- Matthew - Green
- Phil - Black, Grey
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International Release[]
| Country / Region | Channel | Series premiere | Title in country |
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Clearstime | September 28, 2011 | Babysitter |
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YTV | September 30, 2011 | |
  Ireland |
Clearstime (UK) | December 7, 2011 | |
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Clearstime (Australia) Go! |
January 6, 2012 June 10, 2012 |