The Babysitter
5.6
“She drove the mother mad. She seduced the father. Now, what's going to happen to little Tara?”
Overprotective mother Liz Benedict meets 18-year-old orphan Joanna Redwine and hires her as house help and live-in companion to rambunctious daughter Tara. Liz's husband Jeff isn't too thrilled with the arrangement, and his fears soon prove justified when Joanna begins to manipulate everyone and to slowly destroy the family. Meanwhile, next-door neighbor Dr. Linquist investigates and discovers Joanna has a disturbing past.
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Patty Duke
Liz Benedict
Known for
The Miracle Worker
Amityville: The Evil Escapes
William Shatner
Dr. Jeff Benedict
Known for
Star Trek
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Quinn Cummings
Tara Benedict
Known for
The Goodbye Girl
Stephanie Zimbalist
Joanna Redwine
Known for
Remington Steele
The Awakening
David Wallace
Scotty
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Mortuary
Kenneth Tigar
Tom Montgomery
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
Dopesick
Virginia Kiser
Mrs. Welford
Known for
Poltergeist
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John Houseman
Dr. Lindquist
Known for
Rollerball
Three Days of the Condor
Hildy Brooks
Barbara
Known for
White Palace
The Wild Life
Frank Birney
Mr. Farragut
Known for
The Practice
Modern Problems
Ty Haller
Minister
Also in
Flick
The Minikins
Peter Medak Director · Jennifer Miller Writer Rexford L. Metz Cinematographer
United States release November 28, 1980 · Produced in United States · Production Moonlight Productions, ABC
Production
Filmways Television
Production
Moonlight Productions
Production
ABC
Production
United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · November 28, 1980
TV · ABC
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