| Description |
11 videodiscs (approximately 3337 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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Dolby Digital |
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DVD video |
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Television programs lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo; full frame (1.33:1) presentation. |
| Cast |
Esther Rolle, John Amos, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, Jimmie Walker, Bern Nadette Stanis, Johnny Brown, Janet Jackson, Ben Powers. |
| Credits |
Produced by Allan Manings (seasons 1-2), Jack Elinson & Norman Paul (season 3), Austin & Irma Kalish (season 4), Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell (season 5), Sid Dorfman (season 6) ; directed by Herbert Kenwith (season 1, episode 5-season 3), Gerren Keith (seasons 4-6). |
| Note |
Originally produced as episodes of the television program Good times between 1974 and 1979. |
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Titles from container. |
| Summary |
A poor African-American family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects. |
| Audience |
Canadian home video rating: G. |
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Not rated. |
| Contents |
disc one, season one: Too old blues / directed by Donald McKayle & Bob La Hendro ; written by Bob Peete -- Black Jesus / directed by John Rich & Bob La Hendro ; written by John Donley & Kurt Taylor -- Getting up the rent / directed by Donald McKayle & Perry Rosemond ; written by Eric Monte -- God's business is good business / directed by Donald McKayle & Bob La Hendro ; written by Roland Wolpert -- Michael gets suspended / written by Eric Monte -- Sex and the Evans family / teleplay by Jack Elinson & Norman Paul ; story by Donald L. Stewart -- Junior gets a patron / written by Larry Siegel -- Junior and the senior / directed by teleplay by Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Lloyd Garver & Ken Hecht ; story by Lloyd Garver & Ken Hecht -- The visitor / teleplay by Jack Elinson & Norman Paul ; story by Allessandro R. Veith & Bob Wolterstorf and Thad Mumford -- Springtime in the ghetto / written by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson -- The TV commercial / teleplay by Lou Derman & Bill Davenport ; story by Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Simon Muntner -- The checkup / written by John Donley & Kurt Taylor -- My son, the lover / teleplay by Jack Elinson & Norman Paul and Lou Derman & Bill Davenport ; story by Lou Derman & Bill Davenport. |
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disc two, season two: Florida flips / teleplay by Jack Elinson & Norman Paul ; story by Jack Elinson & Norman Paul and John Donley & Kurt Taylor -- J.J. becomes a man. Part 1 ; Part 2 / written by Jack Elinson & Norman Paul -- Crosstown buses run all day, doodah, doodah / written by John Baskin & Roger Shulman -- The man I most admire / written by Michael Morris -- Thelma's young man / teleplay by Roger Shulman & John Baskin ; story by Roland Wolpert -- The I.Q. test / written by Jay Moriarty & Mike Milligan -- The encyclopedia hustle / written by Bob Shayne & Eric Cohen -- The gang. Part 1 / teleplay by Eric Monte and Allan Manings and Jack Elinson & Norman Paul ; story by Eric Monte -- The gang. Part 2 / teleplay by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson and Eric Monte ; story by Eric Monte -- Florida, the matchmaker / written by Jack Elinson & Norman Paul -- The windfall / written by Allan Manings. |
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disc three, season two (continued): Sometimes there's no bottom in the bottle / written by Norm Liebmann & Larry Markes -- Florida's big gig / written by Bob Peete -- Florida goes to school / teleplay by Roger Shulman & John Baskin ; story by Michael E. Coleman -- The nude / teleplay by Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant ; story by Barry E. Blitzer -- The family business / teleplay by Allan Manings, Jack Elinson & Norman Paul ; story by Alex Barris -- The debutante ball / teleplay by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson ; story by Patricia Edwards -- The dinner party / teleplay by Robert Fisher & Phil Naples and Allan Manings ; story by Robert Fisher & Phil Naples -- The houseguest / written by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson and Elon Packard & John Fenton Murray -- My girl, Henrietta / written by Bob Peete -- The enlistment / written by Art Baer & Ben Joelson -- Thelma's scholarship / written by Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant -- The lunch money ripoff / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin. |
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disc four, season three: A real cool job / teleplay by Roger Shulman & John Baskin and Hubert Geiger ; story by Hubert Geiger -- The family gun / written by Bob Peete -- Operation Florida / written by Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant -- Love in the ghetto / written by Perry Grant & Dick Bensfield -- Florida's rich cousin / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin -- The weekend / written by Jack Elinson & Norman Paul -- The baby / written by Bruce Howard -- Michael's big fall / written by Bob Peete -- The politicians / written by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson -- Willona's dilemma / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin -- Florida's protest / teleplay by Allan Manings ; story by Patricia Edwards -- The mural / teleplay by Perry Grant & Dick Bensfield ; story by Perry Grant & Dick Bensfield and Thad Mumford. |
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disc five, season three (continued): A loss of confidence / written by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson -- Cousin Cleatus / teleplay by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson and Ron Allen Thompson ; story by Ron Allen Thompson -- The family tree / written by Bob Peete -- A place to die / teleplay by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson and Roger Shulman & John Baskin ; story by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson -- J.J.'s fiancée. Part 1 / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin -- J.J.'s fiancée. Part 2 / teleplay by Norman Paul & Jack Elinson and Roger Shulman & John Baskin ; story by Roger Shulman & John Baskin -- Sweet Daddy Williams / written by James Ritz -- The investigation / written by Bruce Howard -- J.J. in trouble / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin -- Florida the woman / written by Jay Sommers -- The break up / written by Bob Peete -- The rent party / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin. |
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disc six, season four: Big move. Part 1 / written by Austin & Irma Kalish -- Big move. Part 2 / written by Lou Derman & Bill Davenport -- J.J. and the older woman / teleplay by Bruce Howard & Sid Dorfman ; story by Bruce Howard -- Michael the warlord / written by Bob Peete -- Michael's great romance / written by Kim Weiskopf & Michael Baser -- Evans vs. Davis / teleplay by Coslough Johnson & Sid Dorfman ; story by Coslough Johnson -- J.J.'s new career. Part 1 ; Part 2 / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin -- Grandpa's visit / teleplay by Roger Shulman & John Baskin ; story by Kurt Taylor & Booker Bradshaw -- Rich is better than poor-- maybe / written by Allan Manings and Norman Paul -- Florida's night out / written by Norman & Harriet Belkin -- The Judy Cohen story / written by Nance McCormick & John Donley. |
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disc seven, season four (continued): The comedian and the loan sharks / teleplay by Hugh Wedlock, Jr. & Jack Matcha -- The hustle / written by Levi Taylor -- Thelma's African romance. Part 1 ; Part 2 / written by Bob Peete -- Willona's surprise / written by Austin & Irma Kalish -- A friend in need / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin -- A stormy relationship / written by Ron Sellz & Bruce Kalish -- Florida and Carl / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin -- My son, the father / written by Sid Dorfman -- J.J. in business / written by Bob Peete -- Love has a spot on its lung. Part 1 / written by Allan Manings and Austin & Irma Kalish -- Love has a spot on its lung. Part 2 / written by Roger Shulman & John Baskin. |
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disc eight, season five: The Evans get involved. Part 1 / written by Austin & Irma Kalish -- The Evans get involved. Part 2 / written by Sid Dorfman -- The Evans get involved. Part 3 / written by Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell -- The Evans get involved. Part 4 / Austin & Irma Kalish -- Thelma moves out / written by Kim Weiskopf & Michael S. Baser -- Willona, the fuzz / teleplay by Sid Dorfman and Richard Freiman ; story by Richard Freiman -- Wheels / teleplay by Al Schwartz & Bill Freedman and Kim Weiskopf & Michael S. Baser ; story by Al Schwartz & Bill Freedman -- Breaker, breaker / written by Elroy Schwartz -- Bye, bye, Bookman / written by Paul Belous & Bob Wolterstorff -- Thelma's brief encounter / written by Bruce Kalish & Philip Wickham Taylor -- Requiem for a wino / written by Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell -- Penny's Christmas / written by Robert and Rosalind Stevenson. |
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disc nine, season five (continued): No more Mr. Nice Guy / written by Tom Dunsmuir & Dan Wilcox -- Willona's Mr. Right / written by Laura Levine -- J.J. and the boss' daughter / teleplay by Bob Baublitz & Kevin Hopps and Kim Weiskopf & Michael S. Baser ; story by Bob Baublitz & Kevin Hopps -- Where there's smoke / written by Bruce Kalish & Philip Wickham Taylor -- I had a dream / written by Jim Rogers -- The boarder / written by Don Segall -- J.J.'s condition / written by Bill Nuss & Dusty Kay -- Willona, the other woman / written by Michael G. Moye -- Something old, something new / written by Sid Dorfman -- Willona's new job / written by Michael G. Moye -- Write on, Thelma / written by Judi Ann Mason -- That's entertainment, Evans style / written by Kim Weiskopf & Michael S. Baser. |
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disc ten, season six: Florida's homecoming. Part 1 / teleplay by Michael S. Baser & Kim Weiskopf ; story by Michael S. Baser & Kim Weiskopf and Norman Paul -- Florida's homecoming. Part 2 / teleplay by Joe Bonaduce and Sid Dorfman ; story by Joe Bonaduce and Norman Paul -- Florida's homecoming. The wedding / teleplay by Sid Dorfman & Wayne Kline ; story by Norman Paul -- Florida's homecoming. United we stand / teleplay by Joe Bonaduce & Bruce Howard ; story by Joe Bonaduce & Bruce Howard and Norman Paul -- Florida gets a job / written by Michael G. Moye -- Stomach mumps / written by Michael G. Moye -- J.J. the teacher / written by Mark Fink -- Michael's decision / teleplay by Gene Farmer ; story by Norman Paul -- J.J. and the plumber's helper / written by Michael G. Moye -- The witness / teleplay by Bruce Howard & Joe Bonaduce ; story by Bruce Howard -- The snow storm / written by Bud Slocomb & Len Riley -- The traveling Christmas / teleplay by Wayne Kline and Norman Paul ; story by Sid Dorfman. |
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disc eleven, season six (continued): House hunting / written by Gene Farmer -- Florida's favorite passenger. Part 1 ; Part 2 / written by Michael G. Moye -- Blood will tell / written by Anthony Bonaduce and Celia Bonaduce -- Where have all the doctors gone? / teleplay by Mark Fink and J.A. Mason ; story by Carmen Finestra -- J.J. and T.C. / written by Mark Fink and Wayne Kline -- The physical / written by Bud Slocomb & Len Riley -- A matter of mothers / teleplay by Michael G. Moye ; story by Jacqueline Henken -- The Evans' dilemma / teleplay by Michael G. Moye and Cecil M. Brown ; story by Cecil M. Brown -- The art contest / written by Joe Bonaduce -- Cousin Raymond / written by Walter Smith and Bill Duke -- The end of the rainbow / written by Mark Fink and Wayne Kline. |
| Language |
In English; closed-captioned in English. |
| Subject |
African American poor families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
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Inner cities -- Drama.
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African American poor families. (OCoLC)fst00799311
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Inner cities. (OCoLC)fst00973711
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Illinois -- Chicago.
(OCoLC)fst01204048 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRqMQWyHQwQCx7GcTRyM
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Fiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710265
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Situation comedies (Television programs) (OCoLC)fst01710422
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Television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726253
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Television series. (OCoLC)fst01710566
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Television serials.
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Situation comedies (Television programs)
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Fiction television programs.
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Television series.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Monte, Eric, creator, screenwriter.
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Evans, Mike, 1949-2006 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrKMTWKpJwpHY9hy7TmBP, creator.
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Lear, Norman, television producer.
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Manings, Allan, television producer, screenwriter.
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Elinson, Jack, 1922-2011 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfcMTYHhKD8FyB4rGXrv3, television producer, screenwriter.
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Paul, Norman, producer, screenwriter.
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Kalish, Austin, producer, screenwriter.
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Kalish, Irma, television producer, screenwriter.
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Turner, Lloyd, 1924-1992 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjyqhppxYRRBgmhHfHqt4y, television producer, screenwriter.
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Mitchell, Whitey, 1932-2009 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhXdj9rxh3FhwgXGcyjmd, television producer, screenwriter.
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Dorfman, Sid, 1916-1988 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjBwQWg7t6D34wqVbdpRXd, television producer, screenwriter.
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Kenwith, Herbert, television director.
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Keith, Gerren, television director.
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McKayle, Donald, 1930-2018 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpJ9H4BPHyWdYFj8GttKd, television director.
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LaHendro, Bob, television director.
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Rich, John, 1925-2012 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd3QdBBJBf8bwXQCrv8md, television director.
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Rosemond, Perry, television director.
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Peete, Bob, screenwriter.
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Donley, John, screenwriter.
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Taylor, Kurt, 1944-2012, screenwriter.
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Wolpert, Roland, screenwriter.
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Stewart, Donald L. (Donald Lance), screenwriter.
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Siegel, Larry, 1925- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmp8DFGYYjvF6pX9RKPQq, screenwriter.
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Derman, Lou, screenwriter.
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Davenport, William, 1925-1989 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjDTDKDkHwvdTd3GkhWGVC, screenwriter.
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Garver, Lloyd, screenwriter.
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Hecht, Ken, 1914-1984 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjB64K7hfxVRybXBrMrH4q, screenwriter.
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Veith, Allessandro R., screenwriter.
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Wolterstorff, Robert, screenwriter.
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Mumford, Thad, screenwriter.
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Muntner, Simon, 1930-2005 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjKBJxBQXWTD3dk8bd7j4q, screenwriter.
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Baskin, John (Television writer and producer) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJw4DbdcXDmDrCqCXmDrMP, screenwriter.
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Shulman, Roger, screenwriter.
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Morris, Michael, 1918-2003 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhCCwvhYdrhVRht8KWJjC, screenwriter.
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Moriarty, Jay (Television writer and producer) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjBmvK3mXjCWH47Y3GqqQq, screenwriter.
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Milligan, Mike (Television writer and producer) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjFccHG8K3TqGDdTr9Dwmd, screenwriter.
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Shayne, Bob, screenwrtier.
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Cohen, Eric (Television writer and producer) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwYhvXVWqkjMdwDXjwDdP, screenwriter.
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Liebmann, Norm, screenwriter.
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Markes, Larry, 1921-1999 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwtkBF9m7fb46qjYD3G73, screenwriter.
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Coleman, Michael E., screenwriter.
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Bensfield, Dick, screenwriter.
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Grant, Perry, screenwriter.
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Blitzer, Barry E., screenwriter.
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Barris, Alex, screenwriter.
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Edwards, Patricia (Television writer), screenwriter.
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Fisher, Robert, 1922-2008 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfRFYdc4BmKrVYkfykbh3, screenwriter.
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Naples, Phil, screenwriter.
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Packard, Elon, 1923-1977 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjCVPTBdd377K9QJRMQbcX, screenwriter.
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Murray, John Fenton, 1917-1996 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcGryqddFgc89VbpBTCQq, screenwriter.
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Baer, Art, 1925-2006 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjKM9YVrr3y83F6tTWcGjK, screenwriter.
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Joelson, Ben, 1925-1996 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjB4dk3K9wmBQPT9fqQC8K, screenwriter.
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Geiger, Hubert, 1944- screenwriter.
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Howard, Bruce, 1925-2012 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJc3MJMmKBxPvWQvJd9Rrq, screenwriter.
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Thompson, Ron Allen, screenwriter.
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Ritz, James (Actor) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjtgXPWhKWJDQTwMwg4VP3, screenwriter.
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Sommers, Jay, screenwriter.
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Weiskopf, Kim, 1947-2009 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfGXbk3Frv8xD68QdChHC, screenwriter.
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Baser, Michael, screenwriter.
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Johnson, Coslough, 1929- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjHx7f6hBRxkcp6tMP36Vd, screenwriter.
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Bradshaw, Booker, screenwriter.
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Belkin, Norman, screenwriter.
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Belkin, Harriet, screenwriter.
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McCormick, Nance, screenwriter.
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Wedlock, Hugh, 1908-1993 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjKD4ryjctpTP4vwHfMvDy, screenwriter.
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Matcha, Jack, screenwriter.
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Taylor, Levi, screenwriter.
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Sellz, Ron, screenwriter.
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Kalish, Bruce, 1952- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtMrWtDvfkbVpqT8R8Hmd, screenwriter.
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Freiman, Richard, screenwriter.
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Schwartz, Al, screenwriter.
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Freedman, Bill (Television writer) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjxmrJxYVKFrQ4hY6vw3cP, screenwriter.
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Schwartz, Elroy, 1923-2013 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxWYmgbf8hgQJcvV94rMP, screenwriter.
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Belous, Paul M., screenwriter.
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Taylor, Philip Wickham, screenwriter.
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Stevenson, Robert, screenwriter.
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Stevenson, Rosalind, screenwriter.
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Dunsmuir, Tom, screenwriter.
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Wilcox, Dan (Television writer and producer) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjBwC6Jtt3rc4tTRjFQF83, screenwriter.
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Levine, Laura, 1943- screenwriter.
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Baublitz, Bob, screenwriter.
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Hopps, Kevin, screenwriter.
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Rogers, Jim, screenwriter.
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Segall, Don, 1933-1994 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpdRvgDrH9KCMbrBFkVYP, screenwriter.
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Nuss, Bill, screenwriter.
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Kay, Dusty, screenwriter.
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Moye, Michael G., 1954- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkHrQY4k47MM3mKWrY773, screenwriter.
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Mason, Judi Ann, screenwriter.
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Bonaduce, Joseph, 1927-2004 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyrT6MQckGy8bxK6vC84q, screenwriter.
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Kline, Wayne (Television writer) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvpqhyHBg7QkWPcrxhXgq, screenwriter.
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Fink, Mark, screenwriter.
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Farmer, Gene, screenwriter.
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Slocomb, Bud, screenwriter.
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Riley, Len, screenwriter.
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Bonaduce, Anthony, screenwriter.
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Bonaduce, Celia, screenwriter.
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Finestra, Carmen, screenwriter.
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Henken, Jacqueline, screenwriter.
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Brown, Cecil, 1943- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbRgt8rGFvv6FRdDK3mh3, screenwriter.
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Smith, Walter E., screenwriter.
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Duke, Bill, 1943- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjt7WdGGWph8gPbBHhJXd, screenwriter.
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Rolle, Esther, actor.
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Amos, John, 1939-2024 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJghm9bRRmJkDFFgQ778md, actor.
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DuBois, Ja'Net, -2020 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJk8WxMWGKXGPd9yGB8V4q, actor.
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Carter, Ralph, actor.
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Walker, Jimmie, 1947- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjXdJV9fJ9378YGHTRkDq, actor.
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Stanis, BernNadette, 1953- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd89pmFM89kybk4kPjwG3, actor.
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Brown, Johnny, 1937-2022 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgH8VB3KpRrXDDgPR6Frq, actor.
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Jackson, Janet, 1966- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrgDht99hwkt9TbRRKjmd, actor.
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Powers, Ben, 1950-2015 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJj8QTpRvwqr3QdqvxMF8C, actor.
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Bud Yorkin Productions, Inc., production company.
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Tandem Productions, production company.
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Mill Creek Entertainment, publisher.
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| Standard No. |
826831071503 |
| Music No. |
07150 Mill Creek Entertainment |
