Babysitter

Babysitter (stylized as "BABYSITTER") is a fictional television sitcom which premiered on September 28, 2011 on Clearstime. It was created by Rachel MorCox. Three soundtracks were spawned from the show which included the songs "Jumpstart", "The Scone Song", "Dirty Cheater" and "Just Wanna Be With You".

A 3-part 10th anniversary special was announced on December 9, 2020. It is due to air on Clearstime+ in 2021.

Nausheen Ali played the main role of Babushka for all four seasons in the series.

Casting
Nausheen Ali began the audition process then had her callback in Los Angeles. Then she had a few screen tests and finally got a call from Rachel MorCox personally telling her that she was going to play Babushka. Nausheen said that she "almost fainted" after hearing the news. Rachel has said in her autobiography that Babushka was the hardest role to cast and Nausheen was casted last. Nausheen playing Babushka was the launch of her career, as the show went on to become the most successful children's television show of all time, and was even dubbed as the "television show of the century".

Premise
The series follows five everyday individuals - Madison (Peyton List), Samuel (Kyle Massey), Babushka (Nausheen Ali), Matthew (Andrew McNee) and Phil (Mark Galla); who were given the opportunity to move out of their regular homes and live with four strangers in the Sparks Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The five of them form an unusual friendship with one another and embark on strange yet exciting adventures. The series also surrounds the relationships between the strangers and their business man-of-a-friend Million Bucks Bill (Graham Cameron) and their neighbour Patricia Andrews (Karin Konoval) (post-divorce). When moving to Chicago, the strangers hope that they are "babysat" or "taken care of"; hence the title of the show.

Trivia

 * Nausheen was absent for three episodes; "Bloopers", "Jealousy Strikes" and "Dates".
 * The writers of the show decided to change the country of origin for the character. Since Nausheen was cast, they made her character originally come from India instead of America like the rest of the characters.
 * Nausheen has said that she is the complete opposite of Babushka in real life.