''Holding the Baby'' is an American
sitcom
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television series
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that aired on
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
from August 23 until December 15, 1998. The series is an American version of the
British show of the same name.
Premise
An ad exec hires a female
grad student
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The organization and struc ...
as a nanny for his newborn son when his wife moves to
Tibet
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with another man.
Cast
Main
*Jon Patrick Walker as Gordon Stiles
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Jennifer Westfeldt
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as Kelly O'Malley
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Eddie McClintock
Edward Theodore McClintock (born May 27, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his role of Secret Service agent Pete Lattimer on the Syfy series '' Warehouse 13''.
Early life
McClintock was born in Canton, Ohio, and raised by his father The ...
as Jimmy Stiles
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Ron Leibman
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as Stan Peterson
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Sherri Shepherd
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as Miss Boggs
*Carter Kemp / Jordan Kemp as Dan
Episodes
References
External links
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*{{epguides, HoldingtheBaby
1998 American television series debuts
1998 American television series endings
1990s American sitcoms
English-language television shows
American television series based on British television series
Fox Broadcasting Company original programming
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Television series by ITV Studios
Television shows set in Los Angeles