Camp Wilder
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Matthew Carlson
Written by	Matthew Carlson Gary Gilbert Cheryl Holliday Matt Miller Barrie Nedler David Z. Sacks Donald Todd
Directed by	Zane Buzby Gail Mancuso Arlene Sanford David Trainer James Widdoes
Starring	Mary Page Keller Jerry O'Connell Meghann Haldeman Tina Majorino Jay Mohr Hilary Swank Margaret Langrick
Composer(s)	Jonathan M. Wolff
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Matthew Carlson
Producer(s)	Linda Nieber David Z. Sacks
Running time	30 min. (approx)
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 18, 1992 – February 26, 1993

Camp Wilder is an American sitcom about a family living in suburban Los Angeles, California, airing as part of ABC's TGIF lineup for half a season (right after Step by Step).

It premiered on September 18, 1992, but was canceled after the 19th episode aired on February 26, 1993, due to low ratings. A 20th episode was produced but was never aired in the US. Camp Wilder was also shown in the UK and Germany, where it became a hit.

[edit] Synopsis

Ricky Wilder (Mary Page Keller) is a 28-year-old nurse and single mother raising her family in her childhood home in lieu of her deceased parents. Ricky's only actual child was her 6-year-old daughter Sophie (Tina Majorino), but she was also the principal guardian to her younger, teenage siblings Brody (Jerry O'Connell) and Melissa (Meghann Haldeman). From the time their parents died, Ricky understood that she couldn't change out of her persona as the "cool, approachable" older sister and mixed parenting tactics in with the setting of a casual, laissez-faire household. In fact, the atmosphere in the Wilder house was so laid back that many of Brody and Melissa's friends sought it as a refuge from the stricter, more confining homes run by their traditional parents. Ricky thus welcomed them all in with open arms, and they regularly sat around the family's kitchen table, kicked back, and talked about life, while Ricky helped them sort out their issues and dispensed sound advice in a non-judgmental, friend-like way. As a result, the neighborhood youth nicknamed their home "Camp Wilder".

Among the regular inhabitants of Camp Wilder were Brody's best friend Dorfman (Jay Mohr) and Melissa's friends Beth (Margaret Langrick) and Danielle (Hilary Swank). Many other friends and classmates of theirs passed through Camp Wilder in guest appearances, most notably Dexter (Jared Leto), a hip, motorcycle-riding bad boy who Danielle had the hots for. Other stories focused on the escapades of the Wilders, and especially on Sophie, who was beginning to look up to Brody as a surrogate father figure rather than just as an uncle. Throughout the show's 20 episodes, she began exhibiting tomboyish traits, and at Christmas, she told the family that all she wanted was to be a boy.

[edit] Cast

• Mary Page Keller ... Ricky Wilder
• Jerry O'Connell ... Brody Wilder
• Meghann Haldeman ... Melissa Wilder
• Tina Majorino ... Sophie Wilder
• Jay Mohr ... Dorfman
• Hilary Swank ... Danielle
• Margaret Langrick ... Beth

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[edit] External links

• Camp Wilder at the Internet Movie Database
• Camp Wilder at TV.com
• Camp Wilder at EpGuides.com
• Camp Wilder intro from Retrojunk