Malaika Jackson, who has made a name for herself as an actress and TV host can currently be seen in the new Netflix series The Baby-Sitters Club. She recently spoke to TVGrapevine about her life and career. Here are some of the highlights from our chat
How would you describe yourself and your career?
HOWDY YA’LL! I would describe myself as a super positive, high energy person who lives life to the fullest every …
The season finale opens with Stacey in the infirmary for the worst case of poison ivy they have seen in years. Stacey is upset because it is opening night. The nurse gets more compresses when Mary Anne comes in and freaks out about Stacey….because the play is now in jeopardy. She tells her she looks like she has leprosy and the lead cannot have leprosy.
Dawn runs in, saying Claudia is a prisoner and they …
The episode begins with Kristy narrating that school is out, summer is here and they are ready for adventures at Camp Moosehead. They get off the bus and Dawn says that her circulatory system would never recover if she had to be on the bus for five more minutes.
Claudia puts on new glasses that Stacey approves of, but Kristy says makes her look like a bug. She then wonders why she is wearing them …
The episode opens with Kristy narrating about how grown ups cry at weddings and what it truly means to be married. It turns out she is actually doing a pretend wedding with Karen and David Michael. Karen snarks that David Michael has three first names, while David Michael says it better just be pretend.
They are about to kiss and be pretend married when Liz comes in, asking Kristy to take them outside. Karen says …
The episode opens with Stacey narrating that she and Mary Anne are going to Sea City for a babysitting job with the Pikes. They are very excited. Kristy is surprised that Richard is letting Mary Anne go. Mary Anne says he is taking it well (as they flash to him crying) and that he only made her get one pieces as a way to exert some measure of control.
Stacey says they can bond over …
This episode opens with Claudia and Stacey going to see Richard, who thinks they are there to see Mary Anne. He tells the girls she is not home and they say they are there to apologize about the wallpaper incident. He also apologizes for his actions They ask if he knows of Queer Eye, which he is hesitant to admit. He asks if he is there and they say they are the Terrific Two and …
The episode opens with Dawn narrating. She says how normal moms wait up for her daughters on first dates and help unpack after a move. She says her mom is anything but normal. As she unpacks and finds a hand mixer on a bookshelf, her mom arrives home from said date in a very good mood.
Dawn asks how the date went and her mom says it went well and the guy was nice. She …
The episode opens with Mary Anne mooning over how she is the least cool member of the BSC. Each girl has her own cool style, while she feels like a toddler or old lady. She says the latter may be true because she spends a lot of time with Mimi, who is teaching her how to knit. They are knitting together when Mimi gives her funky yarn and special tea. She also talks about Mary …
The episode opens with an advertisement for the BSC competition, The Baby Sitters Agency, or BSC. The girls are watching. Kristy is upset they used her tag line. Claudia wonders why they aren’t loitering at the mall like normal teenagers. Mary Anne doesn’t think anyone would hire them. Stacey (in narration) says she knows they are in trouble, but is a people pleaser, so she agrees with Mary Anne.
Kristy asks Mary Anne to read …
The episode opens with Claudia (who is narrating this episode)picking out an outfit and talking about art, fashion and babysitting, her three favorite things. She is in class when her crush Trevor Sandbourne compliments her art. She plays it cool as they discuss their art projects. He asks her about the dance with Stacey quietly squealing in her background. She tells him she hasn’t decided if she is going and he says maybe he will …
The episode opens with Kristy (the narrator of this episode) talking off screen about how everything began one Friday after school at the beginning of seventh grade. She was walking home from school with her best friend Mary Anne Spier. She was doing most of the talking, while Mary Anne listened, as usual.
We then cut to Kristy and Mary Anne walking home. Kristy is complaining about her teacher Mr. Redmont going on and on …
Here is an extended version of the upcoming Baby-Sitters Club series, set to premiere on Netflix in July.
