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"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

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Trivia:

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

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Down 24% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 11 nominations more

Alternate Names:

Al Burns

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996) (TV)	(format) (as Al Burns)	1996	-	4.6 (134)

2.	Here Come the Munsters (1995) (TV)	(format) (as Al Burns)	1995	-	4.4 (244)

3.	"FM" (1989)	(1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	-
	1 TV episode: "FM: Love or Money (#1.1)" (creator)
4.	"Eisenhower & Lutz" (1988)	(3 episodes, 1988)	1988	-	7.1 (10)
	3 TV episodes: "Eisenhower & Lutz: Blast from the Past (#1.5)" (story) (teleplay) "Eisenhower & Lutz: The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 1 (#1.1)" (written by) "Eisenhower & Lutz: The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 2 (#1.2)" (written by)
5.	Just Between Friends (1986)	(writer)	1986	-	5.7 (322)

6.	Just the Way You Are (1984)	(writer)	1984	-	5.9 (261)

7.	Second Time Lucky (1984)	(additional screenplay) (story)	1984	-	4.7 (82)

8.	"The Duck Factory" (1984)	(13 episodes, 1984)	1984	-	6.7 (46)
	13 TV episodes: "The Duck Factory: Call Me Responsible (#1.13)" (creator) "The Duck Factory: You Always Love the One You Hurt (#1.12)" (creator) "The Duck Factory: The Children's Half-Hour (#1.11)" (creator) "The Duck Factory: The Duck Stops Here (#1.10)" (creator) "The Duck Factory: It Didn't Happen One Night (#1.9)" (creator) 8 episodes not shown.
9.	"Lou Grant" (1977)	(114 episodes, 1977-1982)	1982	-	7.2 (241)
	114 TV episodes: "Lou Grant: Charlie (#5.24)" (creator) "Lou Grant: Victims (#5.23)" (creator) "Lou Grant: Beachhead (#5.22)" (creator) "Lou Grant: Suspect (#5.21)" (creator) "Lou Grant: Unthinkable (#5.20)" (creator) 109 episodes not shown.
10.	The Munsters' Revenge (1981) (TV)	(format) (as Al Burns)	1981	-	5.4 (201)

11.	Carlton Your Doorman (1980) (TV)	(character)	1980	-	6.7 (10)

12.	Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)	(written by)	1979	-	5.3 (502)

13.	A Little Romance (1979)	(screenplay)	1979	-	7.3 (2,032)
	AKAs: I love you, je t'aime (France)
14.	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)	(60 episodes, 1970-1977)	1977	-	8.5 (933)
	AKAs: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title) 60 TV episodes: "Mary Tyler Moore: The Last Show (#7.24)" (written by) "Mary Tyler Moore: Lou and That Woman (#5.4)" (creator) "Mary Tyler Moore: You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate (#5.3)" (creator) "Mary Tyler Moore: Will Mary Richards Go to Jail? (#5.1)" (creator) "Mary Tyler Moore: Happy Birthday, Lou! (#4.15)" (creator) 55 episodes not shown.
15.	"Rhoda" (1974)	(16 episodes, 1974-1975)	1975	-	6.5 (229)
	16 TV episodes: "Rhoda: Not Made for Each Other (#1.18)" (creator) "Rhoda: Whattaya Think It's There For? (#1.17)" (creator) "Rhoda: Guess What I Got You for the Holidays (#1.16)" (creator) "Rhoda: Good-Bye Charlie (#1.15)" (creator) "Rhoda: Anything Wrong? (#1.13)" (creator) 11 episodes not shown.
16.	"Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers" (1974)	(1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	5.9 (11)
	AKAs: Friends and Lovers (USA: alternative title) The Paul Sand Show (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers: Pilot (#1.1)" (creator) (written by)
17.	Shepherd's Flock (1971) (TV)	(writer)	1971	-	-

18.	"Room 222" (1969)	(4 episodes, 1969)	1969	-	7.6 (162)
	4 TV episodes: "Room 222: Seventeen Going on Twenty-Eight (#1.13)" (written by) "Room 222: Clothes Make the Boy (#1.12)" (written by) "Room 222: The Flu (#1.5)" (written by) "Room 222: Funny Boy (#1.3)" (written by)
19.	"Love, American Style" (1969)	(1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	6.5 (288)
	1 TV episode: "Love, American Style: Love and the Modern Wife/Love and the Phonies/Love and the Single Couple (#1.5)" (segment "Love and the Modern Woman")
20.	"Get Smart" (1965)	(11 episodes, 1968)	1968	-	8.6 (2,511)
	11 TV episodes: "Get Smart: Schwartz's Island (#4.13)" (written by) "Get Smart: Temporarily Out of CONTROL (#4.12)" (written by) "Get Smart: The Farkas Fracas (#4.11)" (written by) "Get Smart: With Love and Twitches (#4.9)" (written by) "Get Smart: The Return of the Ancient Mariner (#4.8)" (written by) 6 episodes not shown.
21.	"He & She" (1967)	(6 episodes, 1967-1968)	1968	-	8.3 (60)
	6 TV episodes: "He & She: Knock, Knock, Who's There? Fernando, Fernando Who? (#1.25)" (written by) "He & She: North Goes West (#1.14)" (written by) "He & She: Don't Call Us (#1.13)" (written by) "He & She: The Coming-Out Party (#1.11)" (written by) "He & She: The Background Man (#1.8)" (written by) 1 episode not shown.
22.	"The Munsters" (1964)	(71 episodes, 1964-1966)	1966	-	8.0 (1,408)
	71 TV episodes: "The Munsters: A Visit from the Teacher (#2.32)" (concept) "The Munsters: Herman's Lawsuit (#2.31)" (concept) "The Munsters: Herman's Sorority Caper (#2.30)" (concept) "The Munsters: A House Divided (#2.29)" (concept) "The Munsters: Herman, the Tire Kicker (#2.28)" (concept) 66 episodes not shown.
23.	"My Mother the Car" (1965)	(27 episodes, 1965-1966)	1966	-	5.1 (110)
	27 TV episodes: "My Mother the Car: Desperate Minutes (#1.30)" (creator) "My Mother the Car: Absorba the Greek (#1.27)" (creator) "My Mother the Car: It Might as Well Be Spring as Not (#1.26)" (creator) "My Mother the Car: Over the Hill to the Junkyard (#1.25)" (creator) "My Mother the Car: My Son, the Criminal (#1.23)" (creator) 22 episodes not shown.
24.	"Fractured Flickers" (1963)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.9 (61)
	1 TV episode: "Fractured Flickers: (#1.16)" (writer)
25.	The Nut House!! (1963) (TV)	(written by)	1963	-	-

26.	"The Bullwinkle Show" (1961)	(writer) (1961) (as Al Burns)	1961	-	8.5 (363)
	AKAs: Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky Rocky and His Friends

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Cutters" (1993)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1993	-	-

2.	"FM" (1989)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1989	-	-

3.	Just Between Friends (1986)	(producer)	1986	-	5.7 (322)

4.	"Lou Grant" (1977)	executive producer (11 episodes, 1977-1978)	1978	-	7.2 (241)
	11 TV episodes: "Lou Grant: Physical (#1.22)" (executive producer) "Lou Grant: Housewarming (#1.11)" (executive producer) "Lou Grant: Psych-Out (#1.10)" (executive producer) "Lou Grant: Scoop (#1.8)" (executive producer) "Lou Grant: Barrio (#1.7)" (executive producer) 6 episodes not shown.
5.	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)	executive producer (94 episodes, 1970-1977) producer (6 episodes, 1970)	1977	-	8.5 (933)
	AKAs: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title) 99 TV episodes: "Mary Tyler Moore: The Last Show (#7.24)" (executive producer) "Mary Tyler Moore: You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate (#5.3)" (executive producer) "Mary Tyler Moore: Not Just Another Pretty Face (#5.2)" (executive producer) "Mary Tyler Moore: I Was a Single for WJM (#4.24)" (executive producer) "Mary Tyler Moore: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer (#4.23)" (executive producer) 94 episodes not shown.
6.	"Rhoda" (1974)	executive producer (2 episodes, 1974)	1974	-	6.5 (229)
	2 TV episodes: "Rhoda: You Can Go Home Again (#1.2)" (executive producer) "Rhoda: Joe (#1.1)" (executive producer)
7.	"Room 222" (1969)	producer (7 episodes, 1969-1970)	1970	-	7.6 (162)
	7 TV episodes: "Room 222: Ralph (#1.22)" (producer) "Room 222: Goodbye, Mr. Hip (#1.19)" (producer) "Room 222: Play It Loose (#1.18)" (producer) "Room 222: Operation Sandpile (#1.17)" (producer) "Room 222: The Exchange Teacher (#1.14)" (producer) 2 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Lou Grant" (1977)	executive consultant (13 episodes, 1978-1980)	1980	-	7.2 (241)
	13 TV episodes: "Lou Grant: Hazard (#3.24)" (executive consultant) "Lou Grant: Guns (#3.23)" (executive consultant) "Lou Grant: Influence (#3.22)" (executive consultant) "Lou Grant: Dogs (#3.21)" (executive consultant) "Lou Grant: Blackout (#3.20)" (executive consultant) 8 episodes not shown.
2.	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)	script consultant (24 episodes, 1972-1973)	1973	-	8.5 (933)
	AKAs: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title) 24 TV episodes: "Mary Tyler Moore: Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady (#3.24)" (script consultant) "Mary Tyler Moore: Put on a Happy Face (#3.23)" (script consultant) "Mary Tyler Moore: Remembrance of Things Past (#3.22)" (script consultant) "Mary Tyler Moore: Murray Faces Life (#3.21)" (script consultant) "Mary Tyler Moore: What Do You Do When the Boss Says 'I Love You' (#3.20)" (script consultant) 19 episodes not shown.
3.	"Get Smart" (1965)	story consultant (13 episodes, 1968)	1968	-	8.6 (2,511)
	13 TV episodes: "Get Smart: Schwartz's Island (#4.13)" (story consultant) "Get Smart: Temporarily Out of CONTROL (#4.12)" (story consultant) "Get Smart: The Farkas Fracas (#4.11)" (story consultant) "Get Smart: The Laser Blazer (#4.10)" (story consultant) "Get Smart: With Love and Twitches (#4.9)" (story consultant) 8 episodes not shown.
4.	"The Munsters" (1964)	developer: original format (70 episodes, 1964-1966)	1966	-	8.0 (1,408)
	70 TV episodes: "The Munsters: A Visit from the Teacher (#2.32)" (developer: original format) (as Al Burns) "The Munsters: Herman's Lawsuit (#2.31)" (developer: original format) (as Al Burns) "The Munsters: Herman's Sorority Caper (#2.30)" (developer: original format) (as Al Burns) "The Munsters: A House Divided (#2.29)" (developer: original format) (as Al Burns) "The Munsters: Herman, the Tire Kicker (#2.28)" (developer: original format) (as Al Burns) 65 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Eisenhower & Lutz" (1988)	(1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	7.1 (10)
	1 TV episode: "Eisenhower & Lutz: The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 1 (#1.1)"
2.	Just Between Friends (1986)		1986	-	5.7 (322)

3.	"Automan" (1983)	(1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	7.0 (257)
	1 TV episode: "Automan: Renegade Run (#1.8)"

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"TV Land's Top Ten" (2004)	Himself (2 episodes, 2006)	2006	-	5.1 (10)
	2 TV episodes: "TV Land's Top Ten: Top 10 TV Weddings (#1.15)" Himself "TV Land's Top Ten: Top 10 TV Spinoffs (#1.14)" Himself
2.	"TV Land Moguls" (2004)	Himself (unknown episodes)	2004	-	5.4 (18)
	AKAs: TV Moguls (Australia)
3.	Eight Characters in Search of a Sitcom (2003) (V)	Himself	2003	-	-

4.	She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' (2002) (V)	Himself	2002	-	8.0 (15)

5.	"Intimate Portrait" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	7.8 (52)
	1 TV episode: "Intimate Portrait: Mary Tyler Moore" Himself

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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

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