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Allan Burns (I)

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Responsible for creating the breakfast cereal character Cap'n Crunch.

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in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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2012 Mockingbird Lane (TV movie) (format "The Munsters")
 
2011 Whatever Happened to Eddie Munster? (short) (creator)
 
1964-2007 The Munsters (TV series)
– My Fair Munster: Unaired Pilot 1 (2007) (format by)
– A Visit from the Teacher (1966) (concept)
– Herman's Lawsuit (1966) (concept)
– Herman's Sorority Caper (1966) (concept)
– A House Divided (1966) (concept)
See all 71 episodes »
 
1996 The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (TV movie) (format / as Al Burns)
 
1995 Here Come the Munsters (TV movie) (format / as Al Burns)
 
1994 De Sylvia Millecam Show (TV series)
– U bent mijn Moeder (1994) (original script - uncredited)
– Nieuwe Buren (1994) (original script - uncredited)
– Goed nieuws is geen nieuws (original script - uncredited)
 
1993 Cutters (TV series)
– Hi There, Sports Fans (1993) (creator)
– Harry's Best Friend (1993) (creator)
– Give 'Til It Hurts (1993) (creator)
– Where's Harry? (1993) (creator)
– Pilot (1993) (creator)
 
1988-1991 The Munsters Today (TV series)
– Family Night (1991) (format / as Al Burns)
– The Bet (1991) (format / as Al Burns)
– Diary of a Mad Munsterwife (1991) (format / as Al Burns)
– Breaking the Chain (1991) (format / as Al Burns)
– A-Camping We Will Go (1991) (format / as Al Burns)
See all 73 episodes »
 
1989 FM (TV series)
– Love or Money (1989) (creator)
 
1988 Eisenhower & Lutz (TV series)
– Blast from the Past (1988) (story / teleplay)
– The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 1 (1988) (creator)
– The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 2 (1988) (written by)
 
1987 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV series)
– Here's Why It's Not Good to Stare at People in Restaurants (1987) (writer)
 
1986 Just Between Friends (written by)
 
1984 Just the Way You Are
 
1984 Second Time Lucky (additional screenplay / story)
 
1984 The Duck Factory (TV series)
– Call Me Responsible (1984) (creator)
– You Always Love the One You Hurt (1984) (creator)
– The Children's Half-Hour (1984) (creator)
– The Duck Stops Here (1984) (creator)
– It Didn't Happen One Night (1984) (creator)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1977-1982 Lou Grant (TV series)
– Charlie (1982) (creator)
– Victims (1982) (creator)
– Beachhead (1982) (creator)
– Suspect (1982) (creator)
– Unthinkable (1982) (creator)
See all 114 episodes »
 
1981 The Munsters' Revenge (TV movie) (format / as Al Burns)
 
1980 Carlton Your Doorman (TV short) (character)
 
1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (written by)
 
1979 A Little Romance (screenplay)
 
1970-1977 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)
– The Last Show (1977) (creator / written by)
– Lou Dates Mary (1977) (creator)
– Mary's Big Party (1977) (creator)
– Mary's Three Husbands (1977) (creator)
– Murray Ghosts for Ted (1977) (creator)
See all 168 episodes »
 
1975 Phyllis (TV series)
– Leaving Home (1975) (characters)
– Pilot (1975) (characters)
 
1974-1975 Rhoda (TV series)
– Not Made for Each Other (1975) (creator)
– Whattaya Think It's There For? (1975) (creator)
– Guess What I Got You for the Holidays (1974) (creator)
– Good-Bye Charlie (1974) (creator)
– Anything Wrong? (1974) (creator)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1974-1975 Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (TV series)
– From Russia with Lust (1975) (creator)
– The Groupie (1974) (creator)
– Just the Ticket (1974) (creator)
– All's Well That Ends (1974) (creator)
– Maid in the Snow (1974) (creator)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1971 Shepherd's Flock (TV movie)
 
1969 Room 222 (TV series)
– Seventeen Going on Twenty-Eight (1969) (written by)
– Clothes Make the Boy (1969) (written by)
– The Flu (1969) (written by)
– Funny Boy (1969) (written by)
 
1969 Love, American Style (TV series)
– Love and the Burglar/Love and the Roommate/Love and the Wild Party (1969) (segment "Love and the Roommate")
– Love and the Modern Wife/Love and the Phonies/Love and the Single Couple (1969) (segment "Love and the Modern Woman")
 
1968 Get Smart (TV series)
– Schwartz's Island (1968) (written by)
– Temporarily Out of CONTROL (1968) (written by)
– The Farkas Fracas (1968) (written by)
– With Love and Twitches (1968) (written by)
– The Return of the Ancient Mariner (1968) (written by)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1967-1968 He & She (TV series)
– Knock, Knock, Who's There? Fernando, Fernando Who? (1968) (written by)
– North Goes West (1967) (written by)
– Don't Call Us (1967) (written by)
– The Coming-Out Party (1967) (written by)
– The Background Man (1967) (written by)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1965-1966 My Mother the Car (TV series)
– Desperate Minutes (1966) (creator)
– Absorba the Greek (1966) (creator)
– It Might as Well Be Spring as Not (1966) (creator)
– Over the Hill to the Junkyard (1966) (creator)
– My Son, the Criminal (1966) (creator)
See all 27 episodes »
 
1964 The Nut House!! (TV movie) (written by)
 
1963-1964 Fractured Flickers (TV series)
– Episode #1.25 (1964) (writer)
– Episode #1.16 (1963) (writer)
 
1961 The Bullwinkle Show (TV series)
 
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1993 Cutters (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1989 FM (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Love or Money (1989) (executive producer)
 
1986 Just Between Friends (producer)
 
1984 The Duck Factory (TV series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
– Filling Buddy's Shoes (1984) (executive producer)
– Goodbye Buddy, Hello Skip (1984) (executive producer)
 
1977-1978 Lou Grant (TV series) (executive producer - 22 episodes)
– Physical (1978) (executive producer)
– Poison (1978) (executive producer)
– Spies (1978) (executive producer)
– Scandal (1978) (executive producer)
– Sect (1978) (executive producer)
See all 22 episodes »
 
Mary Tyler Moore (TV series) (executive producer - 162 episodes, 1970-1977) (producer - 6 episodes, 1970)
– The Last Show (1977) (executive producer)
– Lou Dates Mary (1977) (executive producer)
– Mary's Big Party (1977) (executive producer)
– Mary's Three Husbands (1977) (executive producer)
– Murray Ghosts for Ted (1977) (executive producer)
See all 168 episodes »
 
1974-1977 Rhoda (TV series) (executive producer - 30 episodes)
– To Vegas with Love (1977) (executive producer)
– Pajama Party Bingo (1977) (executive producer)
– The Second Time Around (1977) (executive producer)
– Nose Job (1977) (executive producer)
– Nick Lobo, Superstar (1977) (executive producer)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1974 Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Maid in the Snow (1974) (executive producer)
 
1969-1970 Room 222 (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– Ralph (1970) (producer)
– Goodbye, Mr. Hip (1970) (producer)
– Play It Loose (1970) (producer)
– Operation Sandpile (1970) (producer)
– The Exchange Teacher (1969) (producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
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1978-1980 Lou Grant (TV series) (executive consultant - 48 episodes)
– Hazard (1980) (executive consultant)
– Guns (1980) (executive consultant)
– Influence (1980) (executive consultant)
– Dogs (1980) (executive consultant)
– Blackout (1980) (executive consultant)
See all 48 episodes »
 
1977-1978 Rhoda (TV series) (executive consultant - 37 episodes)
– The Total Brenda (1978) (executive consultant)
– Jack's New Image (1978) (executive consultant)
– Martin Comes Home (1978) (executive consultant)
– Ida's Roommate (1978) (executive consultant)
– Meet the Goodwins (1978) (executive consultant)
See all 37 episodes »
 
1972-1973 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series) (script consultant - 24 episodes)
– Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady (1973) (script consultant)
– Put on a Happy Face (1973) (script consultant)
– Remembrance of Things Past (1973) (script consultant)
– Murray Faces Life (1973) (script consultant)
– What Do You Do When the Boss Says 'I Love You' (1973) (script consultant)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1968 Get Smart (TV series) (story consultant - 13 episodes)
– Schwartz's Island (1968) (story consultant)
– Temporarily Out of CONTROL (1968) (story consultant)
– The Farkas Fracas (1968) (story consultant)
– The Laser Blazer (1968) (story consultant)
– With Love and Twitches (1968) (story consultant)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1964-1966 The Munsters (TV series) (developer: original format - 70 episodes)
– A Visit from the Teacher (1966) (developer: original format - as Al Burns)
– Herman's Lawsuit (1966) (developer: original format - as Al Burns)
– Herman's Sorority Caper (1966) (developer: original format - as Al Burns)
– A House Divided (1966) (developer: original format - as Al Burns)
– Herman, the Tire Kicker (1966) (developer: original format - as Al Burns)
See all 70 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1988 Eisenhower & Lutz (TV series)
– The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 1 (1988)
 
1986 Just Between Friends
 
1984 Automan (TV series)
– Renegade Run (1984)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2011 2011 Writers Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2009 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The 70s: Part 1 (2009) … Himself
 
2006 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Top 10 TV Weddings (2006) … Himself
– Top 10 TV Spinoffs (2006) … Himself
 
2003 Eight Characters in Search of a Sitcom (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mary Tyler Moore (1998) … Himself
 
1990 Of Moose and Men: The Rocky & Bullwinkle Story (TV movie)
Himself - interviews
 

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Personal 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.

Alternate Names:

Al Burns
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Trivia:

Responsible for creating the breakfast cereal character Cap'n Crunch. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus