Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Baby I'm Back' from 1970-1982:
- Demond Wilson as Raymond Ellis (1978)
- Denise Nicholas as Olivia Ellis (1978)
- Ed Hall as Col. Wallace Dickey (1978)
- Helen Martin as Luzelle Carter (1978)
- Kim Fields as Angie Ellis (1978)
- Tony Holmes as Jordan Ellis (1978)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Baby I'm Back':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Lila Garrett, Mort Lachman D: Bill Persky
With Nick LaTour (Justice of the Peace), Bill Cobbs (Attorney), Fuddle Bagley (Man #1), Bella Bruck, Pat Cranshaw (Man), Allan Rich (Judge). Series premiere. A husband who abandoned his family seven years earlier returns after being declared legally dead. The kids have mixed feelings and wife Olivia still plans to marry her new beau despite this development.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Martin Rips, Joseph Staretski D: Asaad Kelada Ray is accused of trying to buy his children's love when he learns that Jordan wants a set of drums and he tries to meet that "need".
Season 1, episode 3
W: George Geiger, April Kelly D: Dick Harwood
With Pat Cranshaw (Old Man). With Luzelle and the kids leaving for the weekend, Olivia plans a romantic dinner for Wallace, who calls to tell Olivia that he is unable to make it due to Army maneuvers. Ray takes the call and manages to use Wallace's absence to his advantage to spend a romantic evening with Olivia.
Season 1, episode 4
W: David Garber, Kevin Hartigan D: Dick Harwood
With Esther Sutherland (Ruby). Olivia is all dressed up to go to a banquet at the Pentagon with Wallace, but Wallace and Ray go for drinks at the local hangout. Wallace ends up getting drunk and shares moments of his past with Ray.
Season 1, episode 5
W: George Geiger, April Kelly D: Mark Warren
With Bert Rosario (Jiggers). Ray Ellis incurs the wrath of his estranged wife when he takes their children to the racetrack and young Jordan comes home a big winner.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Marion C. Freeman, Mark Evanier D: Mark Warren, Chet Dowling
With Robert Lussier (Security Guard), David Himes (Policeman). When a storm ruins their planned weekend in the country, Col. Dickey, Olivia and the children return home to find Luzelle missing.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Gary Jacobs D: Mark Warren Jordan, forced to share his room with his sister because she can't take her grandmother's insomnia, reacts by moving upstairs with his father.
Season 1, episode 8
W: George Geiger, April Kelly D: Mark Warren
With Alaina Reed-Hall (Jackie). Olivia disguises herself as a sensual French temptress to win a wager from Ray Ellis by proving that Col. Dickey's moral integrity is more than skin deep.
Season 1, episode 9
With Nick LaTour (Reverend), Pat Ast (Receptionist), Timmie Rodgers (Attorney Clarence Darrow Green), Pat Cranshaw (Bum), Allan Rich (Judge), Jack Fletcher (Court Attorney), Bella Bruck (Old Woman). In this pilot episode of the series, Ray briefs the viewing audience about how Olivia and Wallace tried to get married and had him declared leagally dead.
Season 1, episode 10
W: David Garber, Kevin Hartigan D: Dick Harwood
With Wendell Wright (Shake), Al White (Rosey). Ray Ellis is greeted by two strong-arm men representing a loan shark. They've been sent to collect a debt of Ray's that's grown astronomically -- from $200 to $7,280 -- while he was away.
Season 1, episode 11
W: Richard Powell D: Nick Havinga
With Margaret Avery (Racine Parks), John Hancock (Shack). On his 15th wedding anniversary, Ray Ellis parlays a chance meeting with a former high school beauty queen into an all-out campaign to make his former wife jealous.
Season 1, episode 12
W: Chet Dowling, Sandy Krinski, Erwin Washington D: Nick Havinga
With Nick LaTour (Minister). Ray adds a few touches to his daughter's Sunday school play in his continung campaign to win back his estranged wife.
Season 1, episode 13
W: Harry Cauley, George Geiger, April Kelly D: Mark Warren
With Elisa Garrett (Anita). Disgusted with Ray's irresponsibility, Colonel Dickey's unromantic attitude and her family's dependence on her, Olivia decides to get away from her problems by taking a job on the island of Guam. (Last show of the series.)