The Baby-Sitters Club (also known as the BSC) is a series of novels written by Ann M. Martin and published by Scholastic between 1986 and 2000. Collectively, the series has sold more than 190 million copies. Martin has authored an estimated 60–80 novels in the series, while subsequent titles have been written by ghostwriters such as Peter Lerangis. The Baby-Sitters Club is about a group of friends living in the fictional, suburban town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut, who run a local babysitting service called the "Baby-Sitters Club". The original four members are Kristy Thomas (founder and president), Mary Anne Spier (secretary), Claudia Kishi (vice-president), and Stacey McGill (treasurer), but the number of members varies throughout the series.
Adaptations (3)
The Baby-Sitters Club has been adapted 3 times, across film and television series, from 1995 to 2020.
The Baby-Sitters Club1995 · film · 94 min · dir. Melanie Mayron · IMDb ↗Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.
- The Baby-Sitters Club1995 · television series · 366 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.4
The Baby-Sitters Club is a 1990 American television series based on Ann M. Martin's children's book series of the same name. The series originally aired on the The Disney Channel, but was also broadcast on HBO and Nickelodeon; all thirteen thirty-minute episodes were also released to home video. The TV series and the novels were both produced by Scholastic Corporation. As of June 1st, 2013, the series was made available on Netflix instant streaming.
