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1991-1999 Home Improvement (TV series)
– The Long and Winding Road: Part 2 (1999) (creator / written by)
– The Long and Winding Road: Part 3 (1999) (creator)
– Dead Weight (1999) (creator)
– The Long and Winding Road: Part 1 (1999) (creator)
– Trouble-a-Bruin (1999) (creator)
See all 203 episodes »
 
1997 Soul Man (TV series)
– Urges and Lies (1997) (creator)
 
1996 Buddies (TV series)
 
1994-1995 Thunder Alley (TV series)
– No Swing Set (1995) (creator)
– Buzz Off, Buzzard Boy (1995) (creator)
– Just a Vacation (1995) (creator)
– Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1995) (creator)
– I Am Spartacus (1995) (creator)
See all 27 episodes »
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special) (segment "The Cosby Show")
 
1985-1990 The Cosby Show (TV series)
– What It's All About (1990) (written by)
– Theo's Dirty Laundry (1990) (written by)
– Isn't It Romantic? (1990) (written by)
– Mr. Sandman (1990) (written by)
– The Birthday Party (1990) (written by)
See all 57 episodes »
 
1987 A Different World (TV series)
– Pilot (1987) (written by)
 
1984-1985 Punky Brewster (TV series)
– Henry Falls in Love: Part 2 (1985) (written by)
– Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 1 (1984) (written by)
– Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 2 (1984) (written by)
– Punky Finds a Home: Part 3 (1984) (written by)
 
1983 Prime Times (TV movie) (head writer)
 
1983 It's Not Easy (TV series)
– All Night Long (1983) (written by)
– My Dinner with Andrea (1983) (written by)
 
1982 Twilight Theater (TV movie)
 
1980 Ladies' Man (TV series)
 
1978-1980 The Love Boat (TV series)
– Sergeant Bull/Friends and Lovers/Miss Mother (1980) (written by / segment "Sergent Bull")
– The Spider Serenade/Next Door Wife/The Harder They Fall (1979) (written by / segment "The Harder They Fall")
– Going My Way/Dance with Me/Doc, Be Patient (1979) (written by / segment "Dance with Me")
– Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Itsy Bitsy/Ticket to Ride/Disco Baby: Part 1 (1979) (written by / segment "After the War")
– Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Itsy Bitsy/Ticket to Ride/Disco Baby: Part 2 (1979) (written by / segment "After the War")
See all 6 episodes »
 
1980 All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special (TV movie)
 
1980 Angie (TV series)
– The President's Coming, the President's Coming (1980) (written by)
 
1980 Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (TV movie)
 
1979 Good Times (TV series)
– Where Have All the Doctor's Gone? (1979) (story)
 
1979 Highcliffe Manor (TV series)
– Stark Terror (1979) (teleplay)
 
1977 Chico and the Man (TV series)
– Ed the Hero (1977) (written by)
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2000 What Women Want (executive producer)
 
2000 Company Man (co-executive producer)
 
2000 Where the Heart Is (executive producer)
 
1991-1999 Home Improvement (TV series) (executive producer - 203 episodes)
– The Long and Winding Road: Part 2 (1999) (executive producer)
– The Long and Winding Road: Part 3 (1999) (executive producer)
– Dead Weight (1999) (executive producer)
– The Long and Winding Road: Part 1 (1999) (executive producer)
– Trouble-a-Bruin (1999) (executive producer)
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1998 Costello (TV series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– Sue Dates a Freakin' Dentist (1998) (executive producer)
– Sue Drives, Ya Suck Bag (1998) (executive producer)
– Monkey Butt (1998) (executive producer)
– Pilot (1998) (executive producer)
 
1997-1998 Soul Man (TV series) (executive producer - 25 episodes)
– Little Black Dress (1998) (executive producer)
– Play Ball (1998) (executive producer)
– Who Killed St. Shepherd? (1998) (executive producer)
– The Good Shepherd (1998) (executive producer)
– Raising Heck (1998) (executive producer)
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1997 Firelight (executive producer)
 
1996 Buddies (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1994 Thunder Alley (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Prototype (1994) (producer)
 
The Cosby Show (TV series) (supervising producer - 11 episodes, 1986-1990) (producer - 2 episodes, 1985-1986)
– Live and Learn (1990) (supervising producer)
– The Moves (1990) (supervising producer)
– Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side (1990) (supervising producer)
– Not Everybody Loves the Blues (1990) (supervising producer)
– Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor (1990) (supervising producer)
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Show ShowActor (1 title)
1987-1990 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Andy Witherspoon III / Mr. Fuentes's Son
– Cliff's Nightmare (1990)
– Surf's Up (1989) … Mr. Fuentes's Son
– The Show Must Go On (1987) … Andy Witherspoon III
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1990 Carol & Company (TV series) (consultant)
 
1984 Punky Brewster (TV series) (creative consultant - 1 episode)
– Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1984) (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1986 The Cosby Show (TV series)
– Close to Home (1986) (writer: "This Is Your Life" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2004-2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Home Improvement (2005) … Himself
– Pamela Anderson (2004) … Himself
 
2002 TVography: Home Improvement - A Half Hour of Power (TV special)
Himself
 
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