Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)

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Dirty Dancing
Starring	Melora Hardin Patrick Cassidy
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer(s)	Robert Lovenheim Steve Tisch
Running time	30 min
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original airing	29 October 1988
External links
IMDb profile

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 and Melora Hardin as Baby. The show's premiere brought in good ratings, but the ratings fell tremendously with each episode. The show only lasted 10 episodes and was cancelled in January 1989.

[edit] 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, 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 adverserial 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.