Baby Talk (TV series)
Mickey's mother, Maggie Campbell, was played by two different actresses – Julia Duffy during the spring 1991 run, and Mary Page Keller for the show's only full season — at different points during the series' short existence.Little Mickey quickly expressed out loud to viewers his realization that there was no daddy around when Maggie responded to the amorous advances of many of the single men who passed through – namely that of Joe (George Clooney), one of the construction workers renovating the Campbell's not-yet-finished New York City loft.In addition to Mary Page Keller now being in the role of Maggie, mother and son had moved, now residing in a trendy, uptown apartment in Manhattan.Polly Bergen joined the cast as Maggie's meddling mother Doris Campbell, who took great joy in co-raising Mickey while snooping around in her daughter's affairs.Scott Baio also signed on, sharing star billing with Keller, as James Halbrook, the building superintendent who became Maggie's new potential love interest.Tony Craig (Wayne Collins) was Anita's older son and Danielle's big brother, while Susan Davis (Jessica Lundy) was Maggie's best friend and co-worker at an accounting firm.Scott Baio, who had watched the first season, agreed with some of the critics' views, but justified his joining the show by comparing it to Happy Days, of which he starred on as a teenager.Numerous time slot adjustments, and the massive cast and setting overhaul for season two could not overcome the marginal ratings and the critical panning Baby Talk received.