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Videos (see all 67)
"My Mother the Car" (1965): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Dave gets back at his neighbors who are petitioning him to get rid of his antique eyesore by starring the car in a TV commercial.
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970): : -- Clip: Mary takes a look at an apartment
"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.
"My Mother the Car" (1965): Season 1: Episode 20 -- When the housework gets Barbara down, Dave surprises her by hiring a maid who's unbearably efficient.
"My Mother the Car" (1965): Season 1: Episode 15 -- Mother is furious when she learns that Dave intends to let Barbara choose her own Christmas present.

Overview

Date of Birth:
18 May 1935, Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Responsible for creating the breakfast cereal character Cap'n Crunch.
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 11 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Al Burns
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Self
Writer:
  1. The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996) (TV) (format) (as Al Burns)
  2. Here Come the Munsters (1995) (TV) (format) (as Al Burns)

  3. "FM" (1 episode, 1989)
        - Love or Money (1989) TV episode (creator)
  4. "Eisenhower & Lutz" (3 episodes, 1988)
        - Blast from the Past (1988) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
        - The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 1 (1988) TV episode (written by)
        - The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 2 (1988) TV episode (written by)
  5. Just Between Friends (1986) (writer)
  6. Just the Way You Are (1984) (writer)
  7. Second Time Lucky (1984) (additional screenplay) (story)
  8. "The Duck Factory" (13 episodes, 1984)
        - Call Me Responsible (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - You Always Love the One You Hurt (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - The Children's Half-Hour (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - The Duck Stops Here (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - It Didn't Happen One Night (1984) TV episode (creator)
          (8 more)
  9. "Lou Grant" (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
        - Charlie (1982) TV episode (creator)
        - Victims (1982) TV episode (creator)
        - Beachhead (1982) TV episode (creator)
        - Suspect (1982) TV episode (creator)
        - Unthinkable (1982) TV episode (creator)
          (109 more)
  10. The Munsters' Revenge (1981) (TV) (format) (as Al Burns)
  11. Carlton Your Doorman (1980) (TV) (character)

  12. Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) (written by)
  13. A Little Romance (1979) (screenplay)
    ... aka I love you, je t'aime (France)
  14. "Mary Tyler Moore" (60 episodes, 1970-1977)
    ... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
        - The Last Show (1977) TV episode (written by)
        - Lou and That Woman (1974) TV episode (creator)
        - You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate (1974) TV episode (creator)
        - Will Mary Richards Go to Jail? (1974) TV episode (creator)
        - Happy Birthday, Lou! (1973) TV episode (creator)
          (55 more)
  15. "Rhoda" (16 episodes, 1974-1975)
        - Not Made for Each Other (1975) TV episode (creator)
        - Whattaya Think It's There For? (1975) TV episode (creator)
        - Guess What I Got You for the Holidays (1974) TV episode (creator)
        - Good-Bye Charlie (1974) TV episode (creator)
        - Anything Wrong? (1974) TV episode (creator)
          (11 more)
  16. "Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers" (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Friends and Lovers (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Paul Sand Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Pilot (1974) TV episode (creator) (written by)
  17. Shepherd's Flock (1971) (TV) (writer)

  18. "Room 222" (4 episodes, 1969)
        - Seventeen Going on Twenty-Eight (1969) TV episode (written by)
        - Clothes Make the Boy (1969) TV episode (written by)
        - The Flu (1969) TV episode (written by)
        - Funny Boy (1969) TV episode (written by)
  19. "Love, American Style" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Love and the Modern Wife/Love and the Phonies/Love and the Single Couple (1969) TV episode (segment "Love and the Modern Woman")
  20. "Get Smart" (11 episodes, 1968)
        - Schwartz's Island (1968) TV episode (written by)
        - Temporarily Out of CONTROL (1968) TV episode (written by)
        - The Farkas Fracas (1968) TV episode (written by)
        - With Love and Twitches (1968) TV episode (written by)
        - The Return of the Ancient Mariner (1968) TV episode (written by)
          (6 more)
  21. "He & She" (6 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - Knock, Knock, Who's There? Fernando, Fernando Who? (1968) TV episode (written by)
        - North Goes West (1967) TV episode (written by)
        - Don't Call Us (1967) TV episode (written by)
        - The Coming-Out Party (1967) TV episode (written by)
        - The Background Man (1967) TV episode (written by)
          (1 more)
  22. "The Munsters" (71 episodes, 1964-1966)
        - A Visit from the Teacher (1966) TV episode (concept)
        - Herman's Lawsuit (1966) TV episode (concept)
        - Herman's Sorority Caper (1966) TV episode (concept)
        - A House Divided (1966) TV episode (concept)
        - Herman, the Tire Kicker (1966) TV episode (concept)
          (66 more)
  23. "My Mother the Car" (27 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Desperate Minutes (1966) TV episode (creator)
        - Absorba the Greek (1966) TV episode (creator)
        - It Might as Well Be Spring as Not (1966) TV episode (creator)
        - Over the Hill to the Junkyard (1966) TV episode (creator)
        - My Son, the Criminal (1966) TV episode (creator)
          (22 more)
  24. "Fractured Flickers" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #1.16 (1963) TV episode (writer)
  25. The Nut House!! (1963) (TV) (written by)
  26. "The Bullwinkle Show" (1961) TV series (writer) (1961) (as Al Burns)
    ... aka Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky
    ... aka Rocky and His Friends
Producer:
  1. "Cutters" (1993) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)

  2. "FM" (1989) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  3. Just Between Friends (1986) (producer)

  4. "Lou Grant" (executive producer) (11 episodes, 1977-1978)
        - Physical (1978) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Housewarming (1977) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Psych-Out (1977) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Scoop (1977) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Barrio (1977) TV episode (executive producer)
          (6 more)
  5. "Mary Tyler Moore" (executive producer) (94 episodes, 1970-1977) (producer) (6 episodes, 1970)
    ... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
        - The Last Show (1977) TV episode (executive producer)
        - You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Not Just Another Pretty Face (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
        - I Was a Single for WJM (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
          (94 more)
  6. "Rhoda" (executive producer) (2 episodes, 1974)
        - You Can Go Home Again (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Joe (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
  7. "Room 222" (producer) (7 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Ralph (1970) TV episode (producer)
        - Goodbye, Mr. Hip (1970) TV episode (producer)
        - Play It Loose (1970) TV episode (producer)
        - Operation Sandpile (1970) TV episode (producer)
        - The Exchange Teacher (1969) TV episode (producer)
          (2 more)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "Lou Grant" (executive consultant) (13 episodes, 1978-1980)
        - Hazard (1980) TV episode (executive consultant)
        - Guns (1980) TV episode (executive consultant)
        - Influence (1980) TV episode (executive consultant)
        - Dogs (1980) TV episode (executive consultant)
        - Blackout (1980) TV episode (executive consultant)
          (8 more)

  2. "Mary Tyler Moore" (script consultant) (24 episodes, 1972-1973)
    ... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
        - Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady (1973) TV episode (script consultant)
        - Put on a Happy Face (1973) TV episode (script consultant)
        - Remembrance of Things Past (1973) TV episode (script consultant)
        - Murray Faces Life (1973) TV episode (script consultant)
        - What Do You Do When the Boss Says 'I Love You' (1973) TV episode (script consultant)
          (19 more)

  3. "Get Smart" (story consultant) (13 episodes, 1968)
        - Schwartz's Island (1968) TV episode (story consultant)
        - Temporarily Out of CONTROL (1968) TV episode (story consultant)
        - The Farkas Fracas (1968) TV episode (story consultant)
        - The Laser Blazer (1968) TV episode (story consultant)
        - With Love and Twitches (1968) TV episode (story consultant)
          (8 more)
  4. "The Munsters" (developer: original format) (70 episodes, 1964-1966)
        - A Visit from the Teacher (1966) TV episode (developer: original format) (as Al Burns)
        - Herman's Lawsuit (1966) TV episode (developer: original format) (as Al Burns)
        - Herman's Sorority Caper (1966) TV episode (developer: original format) (as Al Burns)
        - A House Divided (1966) TV episode (developer: original format) (as Al Burns)
        - Herman, the Tire Kicker (1966) TV episode (developer: original format) (as Al Burns)
          (65 more)
Director:
  1. "Eisenhower & Lutz" (1 episode, 1988)
        - The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 1 (1988) TV episode
  2. Just Between Friends (1986)
  3. "Automan" (1 episode, 1984)
        - Renegade Run (1984) TV episode
Self:
  1. "TV Land's Top Ten" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
        - Top 10 TV Weddings (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Top 10 TV Spinoffs (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "TV Land Moguls" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
    ... aka TV Moguls (Australia)
  3. Eight Characters in Search of a Sitcom (2003) (V) .... Himself
  4. She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' (2002) (V) .... Himself

  5. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Mary Tyler Moore (1998) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1967, he co-produced an unsold sitcom pilot called "I Married a Bear" about the misadventures of the wife of a major league baseball player, starring Michele Lee. more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Sitcom | Frankenstein | Number In Title more

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