Baby Races
Genre	Game show
Written by	Joseph Neustein
Directed by	George Choderker
Presented by	Fred Travalena
Narrated by	Gene Wood
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert Sherman
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	The Family Channel
Original run	September 12, 1993 – August 27, 1994

Baby Races is a game show that aired on the Family Channel from September 12, 1993 to August 27, 1994. It was hosted by comedian/impressionist Fred Travalena, and the announcer was Gene Wood. The executive producer was longtime Goodson-Todman employee Robert Sherman.

[edit] Gameplay

The contestants on the show were young children whom came with their parents to play in a series of events. Two teams play on each show.

[edit] Events

Some of the events were:

• Sandbox Golf - the children play miniature golf. They try to put a golf ball into a hole using miniature golf clubs.
• Cow Catcher - the children ride on their daddy's back and try to round up some toy cows and place them in a corral.
• Paint by Numbers - the kids throw number shaped sponges dipped in paint at their fathers.

Games were played in a 45 second time limit (with the exception that the first game, the only one where the children competed directly, sometimes lasted for 30 seconds), and each item in each game was worth one point.

[edit] The toy store

At the end of the game, each kid received a certificate showing his or her total score, and also got to choose a prize from a "toy store" in front of a video wall. Participating adults also received prizes.

The games were played for fun, not competitively, for reasons unexplained.