9.021 minSeason 6 • Episode 11
LatestRiley is confined to the couch with the baby due any second while Tucker tries to help Danny decide what to buy her as a “push gift.” Ben begins to feel like an insufficient parent when Emma’s upcoming mother-daughter talent show leads Emma to ask questions about why she doesn’t have a mother.
Baby Daddy follows Ben, a young man in his early 20s living the life of a bachelor in New York City with his buddy, Tucker, and his brother, Danny. Their lives are turned upside down when they come home one day to find a baby girl left on the doorstep by an ex-girlfriend of Ben's. After much deliberation, Ben decides to raise the baby with the help of his friends and his protective and sometimes over-bearing mother, Bonnie, and his close female friend, Riley.
Acting
Melissa Peterman's Bonnie steals every scene with unhinged mom energy.
Writing
Classic multi-cam setups with surprisingly sharp one-liners.
Creator
Dan Berendsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show was originally developed for ABC before landing on ABC Family (now Freeform), explaining its broadcast-network comedy beats.
Baby Daddy rode the 2010s wave of 'young unprepared parent' comedies alongside Jane the Virgin and Mom, but stayed firmly in sitcom comfort territory.
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