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The New Adventures of Beans Baxter is an adventure/comedy television series that aired 1987-1988 on the Fox television network. It was created by Savage Steve Holland, who also wrote and directed most of the 17 episodes. The title character was portrayed by Jonathan Ward, who won a "Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Comedy Series" Young Artist Award for the role. The role was originally offered to David Spade, and he regretted turning it down per advice of his agents.
Original Release
07/18/1987 on FOX
US Release
07/18/1987
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jonathan Ward | Benjamin 'Beans' Baxter Jr. / Beans Baxter |
| Jerry Wasserman | Number Two |
| Elinor Donahue | Susan Baxter |
| Stuart Fratkin | Woodshop |
| Karen M. Waldron | Cake Lase |
| Scott Bremner | Scooter Baxter / Scooter |
| David Longworth | Henry |
| Kurtwood Smith | Mr. Sue |
| Rick Overton | Jack / UGLI Agent #1 / Elvis Lynx |
| Gerry Rousseau | Sneezle |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beans' First Adventure | Saturday, 18 July 1987 |
| 2 | Beans' First Adventure: Part 2 | Saturday, 18 July 1987 |
| 3 | Beans Meets Shawn Weatherly | Saturday, 25 July 1987 |
| 4 | Beans Runs for President | Saturday, 01 August 1987 |
| 5 | Beans and the Satanic Backwards Masking Conspiracy | Saturday, 08 August 1987 |
| 6 | Beans' Wicked and Awesome Adventures at College | Saturday, 15 August 1987 |
| 7 | Beans in Ski Heck | Saturday, 22 August 1987 |
| 8 | There's No Place Like Omsk | Saturday, 12 September 1987 |
| 9 | Beans Finds His Dad But...: Part 1 | Saturday, 26 September 1987 |
| 10 | Beans Finds His Dad But...: Part 2 | Saturday, 03 October 1987 |
| 11 | Beans' Unpleasant Introduction to Modern Science | Saturday, 10 October 1987 |
| 12 | Beans Goes to Camp | Saturday, 17 October 1987 |
| 13 | A Nightmare on Beans' Street | Saturday, 31 October 1987 |
| 14 | Beans' Home Life Gets UGLI | Saturday, 07 November 1987 |
| 15 | Beans Under the Weather | Saturday, 14 November 1987 |
| 16 | Beans Gets His Drivers License | Saturday, 21 November 1987 |
| 17 | Beans in Jungleland | Saturday, 28 November 1987 |
Directors
Savage Steve Holland, Tom Rowe, Mary Beth Fielder, Michael E. Steele
Writers
Savage Steve Holland, Martin Olson, Mary Jo Pritchard, Andrew Katz, Larry Schulze, Rick Overton, Bruce Wagner
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jonathan Ward | Benjamin 'Beans' Baxter Jr. / Beans Baxter |
| Jerry Wasserman | Number Two |
| Elinor Donahue | Susan Baxter |
| Stuart Fratkin | Woodshop |
| Karen M. Waldron | Cake Lase |
| Scott Bremner | Scooter Baxter / Scooter |
| David Longworth | Henry |
| Kurtwood Smith | Mr. Sue |
| Rick Overton | Jack / UGLI Agent #1 / Elvis Lynx |
| Gerry Rousseau | Sneezle |
| Rick Lenz | Benjamin Baxter Sr. |
| Bruce Wagner | Vlodia |
| Dana Still | Pumpkin Man #1 / Ticket Taker |
| Kristin Cumming | Darla |
| Blu Mankuma | Colonel / Sheriff |
| Taylor Negron | Mr. Thornton |
| Bernie Coulson | Beef Wellington / Pledge |
| Andrew Markey | Myron |
| Shawn Weatherly | Svetlana |
| Sarah Sawatsky | Cupcake |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Savage Steve Holland | Executive Producer |
| Anthony Eaton | Producer |
| Tony Palermo | Producer |
| Matthew O'Connor | Producer |
