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Earl Barret

Born in Canton, Ohio during the Great Depression, Earl Barret is known primarily as a television writer/producer although he has written both plays and screenplays. Eden Was On a Hollywood Hill is his first book. As a free-lance writer Earl wrote for some of TV's most iconic comedies: Bewitched, My Three Sons... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (39 titles)
1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil (screenplay / story)
 
1988 Wife Begins at 40 (TV movie)
 
1987 Sea Hunt (TV series)
 
1987 Huwelijk in de Steigers (TV movie) (play "Wife Begins at 40")
 
1980-1987 Too Close for Comfort (TV series)
Lisa Goes Lottery Loco (1987) (developer)
Presenting Buddy Ficus (1987) (developer)
Acropolis Now (1986) (developer)
Believing Is Seeing (1986) (developer)
Herb Kisses, Henry Tells (1986) (developer)
 
1979 Stockard Channing in Just Friends (TV series)
The Ziegenfuss Force (1979) (written by)
Same Time, Next Night (1979) (written by)
A Little Fright Music (1979) (written by)
 
1978-1979 Welcome Back, Kotter (TV series)
The Sweat Smell of Success (1979) (written by)
Bride and Gloom (1979) (written by)
A Winter's Coat Tale (1978) (written by)
A Little Fright Music (1978) (written by)
Frog Day Afternoon (1978) (written by)
 
1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums (TV series)
The Bums Take a Cruise (1977) (writer)
The Winner's Circle (1977) (writer)
 
1976-1977 Holmes and Yo-Yo (TV series)
Bye, Bye Bennie (1977) (written by)
Key Witness (1976) (teleplay)
Yoyo Takes a Bride (1976) (written by)
The Last Phantom (1976) (written by)
 
1976 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Carol (1976) (written by)
The Stakeout (1976) (written by)
 
1976 Viva Valdez (TV series)
Papa's Legacy (1976) (written by)
My Fair Jerry (1976) (written by)
Father and Son Day (1976) (written by)
 
1975 Popi (TV series)
 
1974 Dirty Sally (TV series)
I Don't, I Don't (1974) (writer)
 
1973 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong? (1973) (written by)
 
1973 The Girl with Something Extra (TV series)
John & Sally & Fred & Linda (1973) (written by)
 
1973 Poor Devil (TV movie) (screenplay / story)
 
1972 The Sandy Duncan Show (TV series)
Write On (1972) (writer)
Hold Your Hoarse (1972) (writer)
Big Little Man (1972) (writer)
The Seven Hour Itch (1972) (writer)
 
1971-1972 The Partners (TV series)
Headlines for Higgenbottom (1972) (written by)
Desperate Ours (1971) (written by)
Requiem for a Godfather (1971) (written by)
How Many Carats in a Grapefruit? (1971) (teleplay)
The Prisoner of Fender (1971) (written by)
 
1969-1970 The Governor & J.J. (TV series)
From Here to Maternity (1970) (written by)
Twice in a Lifetime (1970) (teleplay)
Check the Check (1970) (written by)
File Safe (1970) (written by)
Run Ballerina, Run (1970) (written by)
 
1970 Love, American Style (TV series)
 
1968-1969 Julia (TV series)
For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls (1969) (written by)
The Undergraduate (1969) (written by)
Love is a Many Sighted Thing (1969) (written by)
I Thought I Saw a Two-Timer (1969) (written by)
Sticks and Stones Can Break My Pizza (1969) (teleplay)
 
1966-1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
The Night of the Pistoleros (1969) (writer)
The Night of the Simian Terror (1968) (writer)
The Night of the Legion of Death (1967) (writer)
The Night of the Assassin (1967) (writer)
The Night of the Wolf (1967) (writer)
 
1966-1968 I Spy (TV series)
Carmelita Is One of Us (1968) (written by)
The Conquest of Maude Murdock (1966) (written by)
Always Say Goodbye (1966) (written by)
 
1967-1968 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
The Church Benefactors (1968) (written by)
Howard's Main Event (1967) (written by)
 
1965-1967 Bewitched (TV series)
Charlie Harper, Winner (1967) (written by)
Which Witch Is Which? (1965) (written by)
A Is for Aardvark (1965) (written by)
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Tut's Case Is Shut (1966) (written by)
The Spell of Tut (1966) (written by)
The Pharaoh's in a Rut (1966) (written by)
The Curse of Tut (1966) (written by)
 
1965 Get Smart (TV series)
Aboard the Orient Express (1965) (written by)
 
1965 O.K. Crackerby! (TV series)
The Griffin Story (1965) (written by)
 
1965 My Mother the Car (TV series)
What Makes Auntie Freeze (1965) (written by)
 
1965 Many Happy Returns (TV series)
The Woodsman (1965) (writer)
 
1965 Broadside (TV series)
The Great Ranakai Mutiny (1965) (writer)
Adrian's Phantom Staff Car (1965) (writer)
 
1965 Valentine's Day (TV series)
The Title Fight (1965) (written by)
Follow the Broken Pretzel (1965) (written by)
 
1965 Mister Roberts (TV series)
The Captain's Party (1965) (writer)
 
1964 My Three Sons (TV series)
Divorce, Bryant Park Style (1964) (written by)
 
1963 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
 
1961-1962 Ripcord (TV series)
Double Drop (1962) (writer)
Dangerous Night (1961) (writer)
 
1961 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Two for the Money (1961) (story)
 
1961 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Amigo (1961) (written by)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil (executive producer)
 
1980-1986 Too Close for Comfort (TV series) (executive producer - 91 episodes)
Herb Kisses, Henry Tells (1986) (executive producer)
No Deposit, No Return (1985) (executive producer)
The British Are Coming, the British Are Coming (1985) (executive producer)
For Every Man, There's Two Women (1985) (executive producer)
No Mas, Monroe (1985) (executive producer)
 
1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums (TV series) (producer - 9 episodes)
Lifting Is My Life (1977) (producer)
The Bums Take a Cruise (1977) (producer)
A Bum Thanksgiving (1977) (producer)
Sweepstakes Bums (1977) (producer)
The Winner's Circle (1977) (producer)
 
1973 Poor Devil (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1972 The Sandy Duncan Show (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
Dream a Little Recurring Dream of Me (1972) (producer)
From Rags to Riches to Rags (1972) (producer)
Write On (1972) (producer)
Doctor New (1972) (producer)
Hold Your Hoarse (1972) (producer)
 
1971-1972 The Partners (TV series) (producer - 20 episodes)
The 217 in 402 (1972) (producer)
Two in a Pen (1972) (producer)
Two or False (1972) (producer)
Magnificent Perception (1972) (producer)
Headlines for Higgenbottom (1972) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (8 titles)
1985 Check It Out (TV series) (creative consultant - 1 episode)
No Cause for Alarm (1985) (creative consultant)
 
1980-1982 Too Close for Comfort (TV series) (developer - 11 episodes)
A Matter of Degree (1982) (developer)
Huey (1981) (developer)
Deadline for Henry (1981) (developer)
The Boy in the Band (1981) (developer)
A Friend in Need (1981) (developer)
 
1979 Stockard Channing in Just Friends (TV series) (executive story editor - 7 episodes, 1979) (story editor - 1 episode, 1979)
A Fine Romance (1979) (executive story editor)
The Ziegenfuss Force (1979) (executive story editor)
Room at the Top (1979) (executive story editor)
Same Time, Next Night (1979) (executive story editor)
Lost Weekend (1979) (executive story editor)
 
1978-1979 Welcome Back, Kotter (TV series) (executive script consultant - 23 episodes)
The Breadwinners (1979) (executive script consultant)
I'm Okay, But You're Not (1979) (executive script consultant)
Oo, Oo, I Do: Part 1 (1979) (executive script consultant)
Oo, Oo, I Do: Part 2 (1979) (executive script consultant)
The Gang Show (1979) (executive script consultant)
 
Holmes and Yo-Yo (TV series) (story editor - 12 episodes, 1976-1977) (executive story consultant - 1 episode, 1976)
Bye, Bye Bennie (1977) (story editor)
The Cat Burglar (1977) (story editor)
Connection, Connection II (1976) (story editor)
Dead Duck (1976) (story editor)
Key Witness (1976) (story editor)
 
1976 Viva Valdez (TV series) (executive story editor - 11 episodes)
The Apprentice (1976) (executive story editor)
Weekend (1976) (executive story editor)
Brothers' Rivalry (1976) (executive story editor)
Mama Sees a Thief (1976) (executive story editor)
Papa's Legacy (1976) (executive story editor)
 
1975 Popi (TV series) (executive story editor)
 
1969-1970 The Governor & J.J. (TV series) (story editor - 38 episodes)
From Here to Maternity (1970) (story editor)
P.S. I Don't Love You (1970) (story editor)
Twice in a Lifetime (1970) (story editor)
A Day in the Life (1970) (story editor)
The Making of the Governor (1970) (story editor)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1982-1987 Too Close for Comfort (TV series)
Ho-Ho-Ho Chi Henry (1986)
Front Page Monroe (1986)
Ars Gratia Iris (1985)
 
1972 The Partners (TV series)
 
1970 The Governor & J.J. (TV series)
 

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