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The tenth episode of the Baby-Sitters Club TV series is notable only for the fact that the actors who played Pete and Alan (Dave Buzzotta & Russell Harper aka Herbert Russell) have gone on to have long and successful acting careers. Otherwise, this one tries hard but doesn't quite hit the mark. The Baby-sitters Club has a problem--more clients than sitters, but when Kristy's rivals Pete and Alan put themselves forward as potential baby-sitters, Kristy is quick to say no. Unfortunately, the rest of the club think it is a great idea, at least until they see the boys in action. From there, we see a storyline that is almost identical to that of Hello, Mallory with the boys making beginners mistakes and the girls being rather unforgiving, until the boys set up their own baby-sitting service. Eventually, the boys learn that baby-sitting is tougher than it looks, and the girls realise that the boys are learning valuable lessons from their mistakes. It's a sound enough le...

Kristy may have been the President of the BSC and the member of the club who narrated the first book, but when it came to the TV series, she had to wait until episode four to get to the title role. This one is a cute enough story about Kristy helping Courtney, a shy baby-sitting charge to run for student council against a particularly arrogant and annoying kid (who just happens to have an equally arrogant and annoying brother who is the same age as Kristy,) anyway, both Courtney and Kristy learn some valuable lessons about responsibility and listening to others along the way. The only thing I could remember at all about this one was the catchphrase Count on Court and I have a sneaking suspicion that I only saw it once. Or maybe it just wasn't that memorable.