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wrapped its first season, consisting of six episodes, in April 2002 with CBS planning a second season of thirteen episodes. However, CBS decided to shift its programming budget to its new series
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on March 18, 2002, and aired two seasons through June 20, 2003. The Baby Bob character had previously been on television since February 2000, appearing in commercials for
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After the show's run ended, the Baby Bob character returned to television in a series of commercials for
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The series was panned by critics but premiered to strong ratings and placed 15th in its first week.
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remained unaired for over a year until CBS aired the episodes in summer 2003.
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as Walter's father Sam, and Marissa Tait as Bob's babysitter Teala.
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The series centered on first-time parents Walter Spencer (
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number 14 on its '50 Worst TV Shows of All Time' list.
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Sitcom
Jared Bush
Dan Signer
Rob Schiller
John Fortenberry
Robby Benson
Adam Arkin
Joely Fisher
Holland Taylor
Elliott Gould
Ken Hudson Campbell
Jon Ehrlich
Tucker Wiard
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Adam Arkin
Joely Fisher
Ken Hudson Campbell
Holland Taylor
Elliott Gould
Joely Fisher
Adam Arkin
Holland Taylor
Elliott Gould
Ken Hudson Campbell

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