50 Fun Facts About Baby Daddy

In Baby Daddy, Ben Wheeler's older brother Danny plays professional hockey for which NHL team?

New York Rangers games are a family affair for Danny, the son his mother Bonnie openly calls her favorite. He is moving in with Ben and Tucker in the pilot when a baby turns up at the door.

In Baby Daddy, Bonnie Wheeler gave her younger son Ben a middle name honoring which rock band?

Bon Jovi is Bonnie's great love, which is why her younger son is officially Benjamin Bon Jovi Wheeler. Big brother Danny got the same treatment, with Mellencamp in the middle.

Which country music star guest-stars in Baby Daddy as Charlotte, an old friend who plans Bonnie's wedding?

Reba McEntire was reunited with Melissa Peterman, her co-star for six seasons on an earlier sitcom. Her Charlotte turns out to be quietly sabotaging the big day over an old grudge.

Baby Daddy's Tahj Mowry, who plays Tucker Dobbs, is the younger brother of which identical twin actresses?

Tia and Tamera found fame on Sister, Sister while their little brother led a 1990s sitcom of his own, Smart Guy. He was also Teddy, Michelle Tanner's best friend, on Full House.

Which Pretty Little Liars star plays Piper Stockdale, a minister's wayward daughter, in Baby Daddy?

Lucy Hale plays Piper while the character's father is investigated for money laundering. Riley, left in charge of her, falls for the sweet act while Piper runs rings around everyone else.

What name do hockey player Danny and Riley give their son, born in the Baby Daddy series finale?

Puck arrives after numerous false alarms in the show's 100th and last episode. His parents had married only a few episodes earlier, at Ben and Tucker's apartment.

Baby Daddy premiered on ABC Family, the cable channel that took which new name in January 2016?

Freeform replaced the old name partway through the sitcom's run, so its last two seasons aired under the new brand. The 100th episode closed the series there in May 2017.

What career does Riley Perrin pursue throughout Baby Daddy, despite failing one crucial exam three times?

Lawyer is the title Riley earns the hard way, flunking the bar exam three times and interning along the way. By the last season she is in line to make junior partner.

Which Mean Girls actress plays Dr. Amy Shaw, the team psychologist Danny dates in season 2 of Baby Daddy?

Lacey Chabert, the film's Gretchen Wieners, plays Amy as a therapist brought in to fix Danny's slump on the ice. She ends the romance on realizing he is still in love with Riley.

Which longtime Entertainment Tonight host plays a mean version of herself as Tucker's boss in Baby Daddy?

Mary Hart sends herself up as a talk show host who is sweet on camera and vicious off it. She recurs for about three seasons, until the day she finally fires Tucker.

Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Ben in Baby Daddy, spent three seasons as Josh Trager on which earlier teen drama?

Kyle XY cast him as a son of the family that takes in a mysterious teenage boy. Its lead, Matt Dallas, later turned up on the sitcom as Riley's boyfriend Fitch.

Chelsea Kane, Riley in Baby Daddy, finished third with partner Mark Ballas on which TV competition?

Dancing with the Stars took her all the way to its season 12 final, where she lost out to Hines Ward and Kirstie Alley. The sitcom began the following year.

Melissa Peterman, Bonnie in Baby Daddy, went on to play Brenda Sparks on which long-running family sitcom?

Young Sheldon kept her busy from 2017 to 2024 as Brenda Sparks, in the spinoff of The Big Bang Theory. Her screen career began with a tiny part in the Coen brothers' Fargo.

Phil Morris, Tucker's father Marshall Dobbs in Baby Daddy, played Jackie Chiles on which hit sitcom?

Seinfeld made him a familiar face as Jackie Chiles. As Marshall he disowns Tucker for dropping his studies to work in television, then comes round before the episode is over.

Which Heroes actor plays Ray Wheeler, Ben and Danny's divorced father, in Baby Daddy?

Greg Grunberg, Matt Parkman on Heroes, first turns up when Ben invites Ray to town as a surprise, much to Bonnie's dismay. He is also known for Alias and two Star Wars films.

In Baby Daddy's first season, what does Ben's father Ray reveal just before the family photo?

He is gay, Ray admits, and living with a man named Steve. Bonnie is delighted rather than hurt, because it proves the divorce was never her fault.

Why do Ben and Tucker pretend to be a couple in season 2 of Baby Daddy?

To get Emma into daycare sooner, the roommates pose as partners. Ben then tangles the lie further by trying to date Megan, the assistant manager.

In Baby Daddy, what is the name of Emma's mother, the aspiring actress who leaves her at Ben's door?

Angela leaves three-month-old Emma behind to chase an acting career in California. She drifts back now and then, eventually with a hit TV show, but always puts her career first.

Where do Bonnie and Brad Walker quietly get married in Baby Daddy after their big wedding day falls apart?

In an elevator is where the pair finally say their vows, with Tucker's help, in season 5. Danny had derailed the first ceremony by proposing to Riley in the middle of it.

Which Victorious actress plays Sam Saffe, the old school crush Ben hires to manage his bar, in Baby Daddy?

Daniella Monet, Trina Vega on Victorious, joins in season 5. Ben gives Sam the job planning to fire her as revenge for ignoring him as a teenager, then falls for her all over again.

Which Sopranos actress plays Sara Gilcrest, the former biology teacher Ben falls for, in Baby Daddy?

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Meadow on The Sopranos, proctors the makeup exam Ben sits to finish his diploma. Bonnie never graduated either, and ropes Tucker into helping her cheat.

Which Sabrina the Teenage Witch star plays Jennifer Perrin, Riley's mother, in season 2 of Baby Daddy?

Caroline Rhea, the witch sitcom's Hilda Spellman, was working again with Dan Berendsen: the creator of this series had been a writer and producer on her old one.

David DeLuise, Riley's biological father in Baby Daddy, played Jerry Russo on which Disney series?

Wizards of Waverly Place fans know him as head of the Russo family. As pastry chef David Brinkerhoff, he is confirmed as Riley's dad by a paternity test, ahead of a rival candidate.

On which real soap opera does Danny land a cameo as himself in Baby Daddy, charming actress Kelly Monaco?

General Hospital hands Danny an acting role as himself, and Kelly Monaco soon takes a romantic interest. Monaco is best known as Sam McCall on the long-running ABC soap.

After a spell at beauty school, Bonnie Wheeler takes up which career in season 3 of Baby Daddy?

Realtor Bonnie gets off to a rough start when an apartment she is meant to sell burns down. Boyfriend Brad is in the same trade, and the two later fight over one penthouse listing.

In Baby Daddy, Riley's boyfriend Fitch Douglas claims his late wife died when which animal sat on her?

An elephant is Fitch's explanation for the wedding ring Ben catches him slipping on. Fitch then stuns Ben by offering to back off if Ben is the one who loves Riley.

In Baby Daddy, Bonnie accidentally sells which item hiding Emma's college fund to a fraternity?

The foosball table goes while Bonnie is baby-proofing the apartment. Ben and Tucker have to pledge the fraternity to win it, and the money inside, back.

Baby Daddy won Favorite Cable TV Comedy in 2017 at which awards, after losing two years running?

People's Choice voters picked it over Atlanta and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The win came in January 2017, just four months before the series finale aired.

Which game show host plays Chase Baxter, Tucker's self-centered boss, in Baby Daddy?

Wayne Brady plays Chase as a womanizing TV personality whom intern Tucker is desperate to impress. Hired as a charity spokesman, Chase botches the job so badly that the clip goes viral.

Which WKRP in Cincinnati star plays Nana Lyle, Bonnie's estranged mother, in Baby Daddy?

Loni Anderson plays the mother who disowned Bonnie for getting pregnant at 17. Bonnie finally confronts her, defends the family she built, and disowns her right back.

Which 227 star plays Judge Johnson, who takes a strong fancy to Tucker in court, in Baby Daddy?

Jackée Harry, an Emmy winner for 227, presides over Tucker's case about a near miss at a construction site. He later auditions to be the sidekick on her TV court show.

Michael Lembeck, who directed nearly every Baby Daddy episode, won an Emmy for directing which sitcom?

Friends earned him the Emmy for its post-Super Bowl special, the most-watched episode that series ever aired. He also directed two of the Santa Clause sequels.

In Baby Daddy, Danny learns that which relative of Riley Perrin is secretly her birth mother?

Her aunt Margot is the family secret Danny stumbles on around the time of Emma's first birthday. The discovery soon sends Riley looking for her biological father as well.

Which talkative neighbor with a famously shrill voice does Tucker Dobbs end up with in Baby Daddy?

Sondra starts out as the overbearing board president the guys campaign to unseat. Tucker keeps coming back anyway, especially once he finds that alcohol makes her voice deeper.

In Baby Daddy, Danny auditions to be a sportscaster at a local news station but is hired as what instead?

Weatherman is the job the station manager hands Danny, even though it was Tucker who had auditioned for it.

In Baby Daddy, how does Riley travel to a family reunion in Florida because of her fear of plane crashes?

By train is the long way round, and Ben comes along hoping a romantic evening on board will win her back. Riley works out what he is up to before they arrive.

In Baby Daddy, Bonnie and Riley are arrested after baby Emma is carried out of a store holding what?

A gold watch ends the shopping trip meant to dress Riley for her new internship. Back home, Ben, Danny and Tucker have locked themselves in an old laundry they use as a man cave.

In Baby Daddy, Bonnie's boyfriend Brad Walker says he has a twin brother with which rhyming name?

Tad sounds so convenient that Bonnie and Riley suspect Brad invented him to cover for flirting with Riley. The twin is real, and Brad later poses as him to win Bonnie back.

Where do Ben Wheeler and his long-sought mystery woman Elle finally come face to face in Baby Daddy?

The delivery room brings them together because Elle is the doctor paged to deliver Riley's baby. She had gone looking for Ben at his daughter's recital first.

In the Baby Daddy season 5 finale, an accident involving which animal leaves Emma with a broken arm?

A pony accident caps a birthday Ben had completely forgotten while running a festival booth for the bar. The scare convinces Danny and Tucker to turn down jobs in other cities and stay.

In Baby Daddy, why did Tucker Dobbs once secretly marry Olivia, his girlfriend from college?

For her green card, Tucker married Olivia so she could stay in the country. Danny, knowing none of this, tracks her down for a surprise reunion after a breakup leaves Tucker low.

Which wine is the firm favorite of Bonnie Wheeler, Ben and Danny's outgoing mother, in Baby Daddy?

Chardonnay tops the list for Bonnie, and the show hints more than once that she may have a drinking problem. Having Danny so early ended her original plan to become a model.

In Baby Daddy, Georgie Farlow, who dates both Wheeler brothers, takes photographs for which magazine?

Vogue also drives the plot: Georgie arranges a fake interview there for Riley, then takes a posting in Paris that tempts Danny to follow her.

Why does Megan, whom Ben dates in season 2 of Baby Daddy, finally break up with him?

He almost loses her dog, Lola, who is taken by a cleaning crew Danny hired while Ben was meant to be watching her. Lola had never been fond of Ben to begin with.

Which Revenge actress plays Robyn, Riley's co-worker who dates Danny in season 4 of Baby Daddy?

Christa B. Allen, Charlotte Grayson on Revenge, arrives just as Riley starts to face her own feelings for Danny. She first drew notice as the girlhood version of Jennifer Garner's character in 13 Going on 30.

Which Will & Grace actor plays Edwin, a shady mall elf who strikes a deal with Ben, in Baby Daddy?

Leslie Jordan, the older sitcom's Beverley Leslie, plays the elf Ben and Danny bargain with during a last-minute hunt for the perfect toy for Emma.

In Baby Daddy, Danny's old school journal hides his secret crush under what code name?

Girl X is Riley, as Tucker realizes at once when he and Riley read the diary on a drive back from a storage locker. She has no idea, and spends the day demanding that Danny name names.

In Baby Daddy, Brad Walker proposes to Bonnie by staging a flash mob to which song?

All of Me is plan B: Brad first tries to win Bonnie back by posing as his own twin, and stages the flash mob only when that scheme falls apart. She says yes.

Which former Coke Zero commercial model landed his first major role as Danny Wheeler in Baby Daddy?

Derek Theler had spent years in adverts and bit parts before the sitcom made him a lead. The cast stayed close: Melissa Peterman officiated at his wedding in 2022.

Which TV commercial star plays Hudson, a navy captain whose proposal Bonnie turns down, in Baby Daddy?

Isaiah Mustafa turns up during Fleet Week as an old flame of Bonnie's, while Ben and Tucker spend the same week pretending to be sailors to meet women. He is best known as the man from the Old Spice adverts.