Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)

Dirty Dancing is a 1988 television series on the CBS network. It is based on the film Dirty Dancing but had none of the original cast or staff. It stars Patrick Cassidy as Johnny (Patrick Swayze's character in the film) and Melora Hardin as Baby (Jennifer Grey's character in the film). Dirty Dancing lasted 11 episodes before it was cancelled in January 1989.

Plot

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

External links

• Dirty Dancing at the Internet Movie Database