Big Brother Jake
| Big Brother Jake | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Directed by | Gary Shimokawa |
| Starring |
Jake Steinfeld Barbara Meek Ben Siegler Josiah Trager Gabrielle Carmouche Jeremy Weiand Daniel Hifler Elizabeth Narvaez Melody Combs Rachelle Cuzy Denise Devin Jane Connell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Chris Auer |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Frederick |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | The Family Channel |
| Original release | September 2, 1990 – February 13, 1994 |
Big Brother Jake is an American sitcom starring Jake Steinfeld that aired on The Family Channel from September 2, 1990 to September 1, 1994.
Synopsis
The show follows the life of Jake Rozzner (Steinfeld), a former Hollywood stuntman who returned to his "foster" home to help out his recently widowed foster mother, Connie "Ma" Duncan with her foster children. The foster family included Lou, Kateri, Jill, Andy, and Dave. Jill left the show after two seasons and a young, abandoned Asian girl, Caroline was in the care of Ma Duncan.
Gary was Jake's good friend from high school who was now a lawyer and Jane was Jake's former high school girlfriend. Miss Morgan was the social worker before being replaced with Miss Domedian. The older youngsters attended Frederick Douglass High School. Jake was the narrator of the show.
Cast
- Jake Steinfeld as Jake Rozzner
- Barbara Meek as Connie "Ma" Duncan
- Ben Siegler as Gary MacClemore
- Josiah Trager as Loomis "Lou" Washington
- Gabrielle Carmouche as Kateri Monroe
- Jeremy Wieand as Andy King
- Daniel Hilfer as Dave King
- Elizabeth Narvaez as Jill Kenyon (1990–1992)
- Melody Combs as Jane O'Hara (1991–1993)
- Rachelle Guzy as Caroline (1992-1994)
- Denise Devin as Miss Meg Morgan (1990-1991)
- Jane Connell as Miss Roberta Domedian (1991-1994)