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THE PLOT Bailey Kipper's young age, 11, is belied by his wit and sophistication. His father works at a local TV station and often brings home junked bits of technical equipment for his son to mess around with, for Bailey is an electronics wizard. He constructs an elaborate spy system with which, via miniature cameras he has concealed all over the house and in his family's clothing (and even in the dog's collar), he can record the family's daily activity, creating a video diary of their lives. His viewing area is hidden away in a part of the house he has made inaccessible to the others. Each episode presented the results of Bailey's handiwork as he re-ran recent events in the lives of the Kipper family - mom, dad, little brother Eric and older sister Robin. CAST
TRANSMISSION DETAILS The show had a total of 13 episodes with each lasting for a total time of 30 minutes.
AHEAD OF ITS TIME Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. was ahead of its time. A year later, two major Hollywood films (The Truman Show and EDtv) explored similar themes, and these were followed by the plethora of Big Brother-type TV shows. Bailey Kipper, of course, was only a children's comedy, yet it had some smart ideas and an ironic edge that gave it broader appeal. The family's antics were sometimes enhanced by Bailey's wild imagination, and at other times by his electronic manipulation of the images. Peppered with clips from old movies and TV shows (a la Dream On) and spliced up with animation and special effects, the show could have been too rich for its own good, but actually it held together very well, with good performances from the precocious youngsters and fine support from the adults. The family set-up was more realistic than in most US children's sitcoms - Mom earned little as a state nurse, and shortage of money was a recurring problem - and the relationships were similar to those in the later smash hit Malcolm In The Middle. RELATED TOPICS
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