Baby I'm Back!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ray Ellis had abandoned his family in Washington D.C. to head for California seven years ago owing money to loan-sharks and unable to manage his marriage leaving his wife, his seven year boy Jordan and 2 year old daughter Angie. Out in California, an old friend of Ray's runs into him at the racetrack betting window letting him know that his wife, Olivia is remarrying and he has been declared legally dead prompting Ray to move back to Washington D.C. and take on the task of proving himself legally alive and proving to Olivia that he could be a great husband and father. However, he had to contend with his Mother N'Law Luzelle and his rivalry dimwitted Colonel Wallace Dickey.

Series details

• Title: Baby I'm Back!
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1977-10-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-05-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 59679
• IMDb ID: tt0076982
• TVDB ID: 76397

Cast and credited roles

• Demond Wilson — Raymond Ellis
• Denise Nicholas — Olivia Ellis
• Kim Fields — Angie Ellis
• Tony Holmes — Jordan Ellis
• Helen Martin — Luzelle Carter
• Ed Hall — Colonel Wallace Dickey

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-10-22; final listed air date 1978-05-01; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Baby I'm Back! on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.