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"My Mother the Car" (1965): Season 1: Episode 19 -- Captain Manzini offers Dave one last chance to sell his antique car before using a molecular compressor to shrink it to the size of a small toy.

"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979): : -- The adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.

"My Mother the Car" (1965): Season 1: Episode 28 -- Dave returns from work too exhausted to think straight and he accidentally lets it slip that the car is really his mother.

"My Mother the Car" (1965): Season 1: Episode 26 -- It's mutual love at first sight for Mother and wealthy Conrad Byron who offers to trade him limousine and chauffeur for Dave's car.

"My Mother the Car" (1965): Season 1: Episode 17 -- A collision with a truck leaves Mother with amnesia and Dave with a problem, how to bring back a car's memory.

Overview

Date of Birth:

20 December 1923, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

29 June 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Starting out as a radio writer, Rodney Amateau began his film career as... more

Trivia:

The Blake Edwards film Sunset (1988), starring James Garner as Wyatt... more

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Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more

Alternate Names:

Rod Amateau

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Swimsuit (1989) (TV)	(producer)	1989	-	4.5 (80)

2.	The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)	(producer) (as Rod Amateau)	1987	-	2.7 (2,521)

3.	Six Pack (1983) (TV)	(producer)	1983	-	8.0 (11)

4.	"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979)	supervising producer (30 episodes, 1979-1981)	1981	-	6.8 (1,281)
	30 TV episodes: My Son, Bo Hogg (1981) (supervising producer) Carnival of Thrills (1980) (supervising producer) (as Rod Amateau) Southern Comfurts (1980) (supervising producer) (as Rod Amateau) R.I.P. Henry Flatt (1980) (supervising producer) (as Rod Amateau) Mason Dixon's Girls (1980) (supervising producer) (as Rod Amateau) 25 episodes not shown.
5.	"Enos" (1980)	supervising producer (unknown episodes)	1980	-	3.8 (20)

6.	"Supertrain" (1979)	producer (2 episodes, 1979)	1979	-	3.9 (27)
	2 TV episodes: The Queen and the Improbable Knight (1979) (producer) And a Cup of Kindness Too (1979) (producer)
7.	Where Does It Hurt? (1972)	(producer) (as Rod Amateau)	1972	-	5.0 (154)

8.	"Vacation Playhouse" (1963)	producer (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.4 (8)
	1 TV episode: Where There's Smokey (1966) (producer)
9.	"My Mother the Car" (1965)	producer (2 episodes, 1965-1966)	1966	-	5.1 (110)
	2 TV episodes: The Incredible Shrinking Car (1966) (producer) Come Honk Your Horn (1965) (producer)
10.	"O.K. Crackerby!" (1965)	executive producer (9 episodes, 1965-1966) producer (2 episodes, 1965)	1966	-	6.8 (6)
	11 TV episodes: Operation Susan (1966) (executive producer) Bitter Ravioli (1965) (executive producer) Ol' Sam (1965) (producer) Crackerby's Unfinished Symphony (1965) (executive producer) Woodman, Spare That Family Tree (1965) (executive producer) 6 episodes not shown.
11.	"The New Phil Silvers Show" (1963)	producer (30 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	4.8 (5)
	30 TV episodes: Moonlight and Dozes (1964) (producer) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1964) (producer) Vanity, Thy Name Is Harry (1964) (producer) Keep Cool (1964) (producer) Grafton's the Name, Football's My Game (1964) (producer) 25 episodes not shown.
12.	"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959)	producer (147 episodes, 1959-1963)	1963	-	8.0 (218)
	147 TV episodes: The Devil and Dobie Gillis (1963) (producer) (as Rod Amateau) The Call of the, Like, Wild (1963) (producer) (as Rod Amateau) Beauty Is Only Kin Deep (1963) (producer) (as Rod Amateau) There's a Broken Light for Every Heart on Broadway (1963) (producer) (as Rod Amateau) I Was a Spy for the F.O.B. (1963) (producer) (as Rod Amateau) 142 episodes not shown.
13.	"The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950)	producer (unknown episodes)	1950	-	8.9 (121)
	AKAs: The Burns and Allen Show

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Gilligan's Island" (1964)	(2 episodes, 1964-1992)	1992	-	7.8 (1,347)
	2 TV episodes: Marooned (1992) (as Rod Amateau) Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk (1964) (as Rod Amateau) (archive footage)
2.	The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)	(as Rod Amateau)	1987	-	2.7 (2,521)

3.	Lovelines (1984)		1984	-	4.5 (92)
	AKAs: Sueños juveniles (USA: Spanish title: TV title)
4.	High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV)		1983	-	4.9 (449)

5.	Uncommon Valor (1983) (TV)	(as Rod Amateau)	1983	-	6.2 (33)

6.	Six Pack (1983) (TV)		1983	-	8.0 (11)

7.	"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979)	(7 episodes, 1979-1981)	1981	-	6.8 (1,281)
	7 TV episodes: My Son, Bo Hogg (1981) Southern Comfurts (1980) (as Rod Amateau) Jude Emery (1980) (as Rod Amateau) The Meeting (1979) (as Rod Amateau) Money to Burn (1979) (as Rod Amateau) 2 episodes not shown.
8.	"Enos" (1980)	(2 episodes, 1980)	1980	-	3.8 (20)
	2 TV episodes: Grits and Greens Strike Again (1980) Uncle Jesse's Visit (1980)
9.	"Supertrain" (1979)	(1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	3.9 (27)
	1 TV episode: And a Cup of Kindness Too (1979)
10.	The Seniors (1978)		1978	-	4.5 (128)
	AKAs: The Senior
11.	Son of Hitler (1978)	(as Rod Amateau)	1978	-	4.7 (28)
	AKAs: Hitler's Son (USA) Hitlers Sohn (West Germany)
12.	Drive-In (1976)	(as Rod Amateau)	1976	-	5.8 (141)

13.	Where Does It Hurt? (1972)	(as Rod Amateau)	1972	-	5.0 (154)

14.	The Statue (1971)		1971	-	5.0 (49)

15.	Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)		1970	-	4.5 (188)

16.	"Vacation Playhouse" (1963)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.4 (8)
	1 TV episode: Where There's Smokey (1966)
17.	"My Mother the Car" (1965)	(12 episodes, 1965-1966)	1966	-	5.1 (110)
	12 TV episodes: When You Wish Upon a Car (1966) The Blabbermouth (1966) It Might as Well Be Spring as Not (1966) Over the Hill to the Junkyard (1966) My Son, the Criminal (1966) 7 episodes not shown.
18.	"O.K. Crackerby!" (1965)	(3 episodes, 1965)	1965	-	6.8 (6)
	3 TV episodes: Crackerby's Tutor (1965) The Wellecliffe Story (1965) O.K. Crackerby Arrives (1965) (as Rod Amateau)
19.	"The Patty Duke Show" (1963)	(2 episodes, 1964)	1964	-	7.3 (169)
	2 TV episodes: The Boy Next Door (1964) (as Rod Amateau) Patty, the Pioneer (1964)
20.	Gilligan's Island: Marooned (1964) (TV)	(as Rod Amateau)	1964	-	7.1 (39)

21.	"The New Phil Silvers Show" (1963)	(5 episodes, 1963)	1963	-	4.8 (5)
	5 TV episodes: Harry Today, Gone Tomorrow (1963) The Tortoise and the Harry (1963) Birthday Boy (1963) The Great Forklift Contest (1963) Man It's Like Progress (1963)
22.	"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959)	(101 episodes, 1959-1963)	1963	-	8.0 (218)
	101 TV episodes: Beauty Is Only Kin Deep (1963) (as Rod Amateau) Requiem for an Underweight Heavyweight (1963) (as Rod Amateau) The Rice and Old Shoes Caper (1963) (as Rod Amateau) Lassie, Get Lost (1963) (as Rod Amateau) Three Million Coins in the Fountain (1963) (as Rod Amateau) 96 episodes not shown.
23.	"Margie" (1961)	(1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.2 (6)
	1 TV episode: Hail the Conquered Hero (1961)
24.	"Westinghouse Preview Theatre" (1961)	(1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	-
	1 TV episode: Picture Window (1961)
25.	"Mister Ed" (1961)	(2 episodes, 1961)	1961	-	7.2 (299)
	2 TV episodes: The Ventriloquist (1961) (as Rod Amateau) The First Meeting (1961) (as Rod Amateau)
26.	Maggie (1960) (TV)		1960	-	-

27.	"The George Burns Show" (1958)	(unknown episodes)	1958	-	8.8 (11)

28.	"Hey, Jeannie!" (1956)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.1 (9)
	1 TV episode: The Landlord (1958)
29.	"Panic!" (1957)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	6.8 (15)
	AKAs: No Warning (USA: second season title) 1 TV episode: The Priest (1957) (as Rod Amateau)
30.	"The Bob Cummings Show" (1955)	(25 episodes, 1955-1956)	1956	-	7.9 (86)
	AKAs: Love That Bob! (USA: rerun title) 25 TV episodes: Miss Joplin Arrives (1956) (as Rod Amateau) Grandpa Meets Zsa Zsa (1956) Margaret Becomes Sadie Thompson (1956) (as Rod Amateau) The Trouble with Henry (1956) (as Rod Amateau) The Dominant Sex (1956) 20 episodes not shown.
31.	"The Charles Farrell Show" (1956)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.8 (5)
	1 TV episode: Secrets (1956)
32.	"The Star and the Story" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.3 (6)
	AKAs: The Henry Fonda Show (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: Payment in Kind (1956)
33.	"The Lone Wolf" (1954)	(2 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	8.2 (26)
	AKAs: Streets of Danger (USA: syndication title) 2 TV episodes: The Beverly Hills Story (1955) The Savage (????)
34.	"Lassie" (1954)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	6.9 (353)
	AKAs: Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title) Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: Sale of Lassie (1954)
35.	"General Electric Theater" (1953)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	8.1 (72)
	AKAs: G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: The Road to Edinburgh (1954) (as Rod Amateau)
36.	"The Revlon Mirror Theater" (1953)	(1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	6.1 (11)
	1 TV episode: Because I Love Him (1953)
37.	"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)	(1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	7.1 (49)
	AKAs: Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title) Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title) The Playhouse (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: The Governess (1953) (as Rod Amateau)
38.	"Your Jeweler's Showcase" (1952)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	-
	1 TV episode: Something for Ginger (1952) (as Rod Amateau)
39.	Monsoon (1952)		1952	-	4.2 (12)

40.	"Gruen Guild Playhouse" (1951)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	7.6 (9)
	AKAs: Chevron Theatre (USA: new title) Gruen Guild Theater (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: The Frightened Baronet (1952)
41.	"The Dennis Day Show" (1952)	(1 episode)	1952	-	7.6 (5)
	AKAs: The RCA Victor Show (USA: alternative title) The RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: The Old Friend (????) (as Rod Amateau)
42.	The Bushwhackers (1952)	(as Rod Amateau)	1952	-	5.8 (66)
	AKAs: The Rebel (UK) (USA: working title)
43.	"The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950)	(unknown episodes)	1950	-	8.9 (121)
	AKAs: The Burns and Allen Show

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Sunset (1988)	(story) (as Rod Amateau)	1988	-	5.6 (1,456)
	AKAs: Catalina (USA: cable TV title)
2.	The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)	(written by) (as Rod Amateau)	1987	-	2.7 (2,521)

3.	The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)	(writer)	1975	-	6.3 (503)

4.	Where Does It Hurt? (1972)	(novel "The Operator") (as Rod Amateau) (writer) (as Rod Amateau)	1972	-	5.0 (154)

5.	Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)	(writer)	1970	-	4.5 (188)

6.	Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)	(screenplay) (as Rod Amateau) (story) (as Rod Amateau)	1969	-	4.7 (241)

7.	"Vacation Playhouse" (1963)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.4 (8)
	1 TV episode: Where There's Smokey (1966) (writer)
8.	"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959)	(8 episodes, 1959-1962)	1962	-	8.0 (218)
	8 TV episodes: I Do Not Choose to Run (1962) (story) (as Rod Amateau) Move Over, Perry Mason (1961) (as Rod Amateau) (story) Dobie, Dobie, Who's Got Dobie? (1961) (writer) (as Rod Amateau) The Bitter Feud of Dobie and Maynard (1961) (as Rod Amateau) (story) Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife? (1961) (as Rod Amateau) (story) 3 episodes not shown.
9.	"General Electric Theater" (1953)	(1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	8.1 (72)
	AKAs: G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Winners Never Lose (1953) (story)
10.	The Bushwhackers (1952)	(writer) (as Rod Amateau)	1952	-	5.8 (66)
	AKAs: The Rebel (UK) (USA: working title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)	(action sequence director) (as Rod Amateau)	1975	-	6.3 (503)

2.	Drums in the Deep South (1951)	(dialogue director)	1951	-	6.1 (109)

3.	Cry Danger (1951)	(dialogue director)	1951	-	7.2 (368)

4.	Born to Be Bad (1950)	(dialogue director) (uncredited)	1950	-	6.4 (437)

5.	In a Lonely Place (1950)	(technical adviser)	1950	-	8.0 (5,475)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Thunder Run (1986)	(stunt coordinator) (as Rod Amateau)	1986	-	4.7 (101)

2.	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)	(stunt double) (uncredited)	1955	-	7.9 (24,903)

3.	In a Lonely Place (1950)	(stunt double) (uncredited)	1950	-	8.0 (5,475)

4.	Kiss of Death (1947)	(stunts) (uncredited)	1947	-	7.6 (2,081)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Osterman Weekend (1983)	(second unit director) (as Rod Amateau)	1983	-	5.8 (3,346)
		AKAs: Mission CIA (Philippines: English title)

Actor View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979)	Manny (1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	6.8 (1,281)
		1 TV episode: Repo Men (1979) (as Rod Amateau) Manny

Self View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"The Real Las Vegas" (1996)	(as Rod Amateau) Himself	1996	-	7.8 (11)

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In 1965, he directed an unsold pilot for a proposed ABC comedy series called "My Man St. John" about a billionaire (Burt Ives) who hires a tutor for his kids and finds the man he hired could care less about his wealth and influence. more

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