as Doris Campbell Francesca P. Roberts as Anita Craig Alicia & Celicia Johnson as Danielle Craig Vernee Watson-Johnson as Danielle Craig (Voice) Jessica Lundy as Susan Davis Wayne Collins as Tony Craig Episodes Series overview Season 1 (1991) Season 2 (1991–92) Reception and cancellation Baby Talk spent most of its life on ABC's TGIF in various timeslots. From April to May 1991, the show aired on Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30c in an effort to help the show's performance. The show was initially a ratings success finishing the season ranked 27th among all programs with a 14.3 average household share, mostly due to the curiosity that had long surrounded the project, stemming from its movie influence and the behind-the scenes issues. However, from its premiere, critics derided the show heavily. They criticized the simple writing, overplayed character traits and the fact that the show centered on "a talking baby that happened to have a single mother", instead of Look Who's Talking, which was a success due to its centering on a "single mother who just happened to have a talking baby". The ratings for Baby Talk granted its renewal for the fall 1991 schedule, but in light of the scathing reviews, personnel and storyline changes were inevitable. Julia Duffy wanted to leave the starring role, as she struggled to deal with the negative critical reception. When ABC renewed the show, Duffy was released from her contract, and was soon hired to replace Delta Burke on Designing Women. Duffy was the second actress in less than a year to relinquish the role of Maggie Campbell. Ed Weinberger was let go from the show by Columbia Television, who installed veterans Saul Turteltaub and Bernie Orenstein as the new showrunners. Prior to the second season beginning, the new stars of Baby Talk were interviewed about their decisions to join a show that was so loathed by reviewers. Mary Page Keller claimed to have an indifference over the reputation of the show among critics, since she had never seen the show prior to replacing Julia Duffy. 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. In Baio's words: "I did a show for 11 years (Happy Days) that never ever got a good review. So we hope you guys will