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Baby Bob was a sitcom that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in 2002. It centered around the Spencer family, and the parents and grandparents who learn that their six-month-old son, Bob, can talk. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... It has been suggested that CBS evening news anchors be merged into this article or section. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


The Baby Bob character was not new when the series debuted. In fact, he had been on television for over a year beforehand, appearing in commercials for dotcom companies.[citation needed] While actual infants played Bob, the effect to make him look like he was talking was achieved through computer editing. Dot-com (also dotcom or redundantly dot. ...


Though it began with respectable ratings [1], the show's novelty quickly wore off, and the season came to an abrupt end after eight episodes, though fourteen were produced. The remaining episodes remained un-aired for over a year until CBS showed them in summer 2003 [2]. After the show's run ended, the Baby Bob character was kept under wraps until 2005, when he returned to television in a series of commercials for Quizno's Sub. Quiznos Sub (formerly Quiznos Subs) is a fast-food sandwich chain that specializes in toasted submarine sandwiches. ...


The show was a critical failure. Though this happens with several network shows, followers of sports commentator Tony Kornheiser were well-informed of this when the show debuted, as he often criticized the show and in some instances, the current state of network television, on his radio show and his ESPN show Pardon the Interruption. Tony Kornheiser (born Anthony Irwin Kornheiser on July 13, 1948) is a popular sportswriter, radio and television talk show host, and columnist for The Washington Post. ... Pardon the Interruption (also known as PTI), is a sports television show on ESPN filmed in Washington, D.C., and airing on ESPN or, on occasion, ESPN2, with a daily replay on ESPNEWS, ESPN2 (when there are no other sporting events to show), and the XM and Sirius satellite radio...

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Baby Bob - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (295 words)
Baby Bob was a sitcom that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in 2002.
After the show's run ended, the Baby Bob character was kept under wraps until 2005, when he returned to television in a series of commercials for Quizno's Sub.
Though this happens with several network shows, followers of sports commentator Tony Kornheiser were well-informed of this when the show debuted, as he often criticized the show and in some instances, the current state of network television, on his radio show and his ESPN show Pardon the Interruption.
Baby Bob Episode Guide: Season Two--AllYourTV.com (348 words)
Lizzy is concerned when Bob doesn't seem to have the motor skills that the other children possess and is determined to get him up to speed with nightly practice with blocks and playing patty cake.
Bob is infatuated with his favorite TV character, "Dougy," and Walter tries to arrange a visit.
Arriving at the resort, Bob continues to be on their minds though, and when Lizzie's call to the house goes unanswered, their stress-free vacation isn't what they planned it to be.
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