Leonard Stern

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards »

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Get Smart Writer

(1965-1969)

He & She Writer

(1967-1968)

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster Writer

(1962-1963)

Get Smart Cesna Pilot

(2008)

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Writer (40 credits)

1991 Missing Pieces (written by)

1990 The Honeymooners Anniversary Special (TV Movie documentary) ('Honeymooners' segments written by)

1989 Get Smart, Again! (TV Movie) (story - as Leonard B. Stern) / (teleplay - as Leonard B. Stern)

1988 Gleason: He's the Greatest (TV Series) (26 episodes)

- Episode #1.26 (1988)

- Episode #1.25 (1988)

- Episode #1.24 (1988)

- Episode #1.23 (1988)

- Episode #1.22 (1988)

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1985 Target (story)

1984 Partners in Crime (TV Series) (created by - 14 episodes)

- Double Jeopardy (1984) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Getting in Shape (1984) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- The Strangler (1984) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Fashioned for Murder (1984) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- The Set-Up (1984) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

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1980 The Nude Bomb (as Leonard B. Stern)

1979 Just You and Me, Kid (screenplay)

1978 Windows, Doors & Keyholes (TV Movie) (written by)

Operation Petticoat (TV Series) (written by - 5 episodes, 1977 - 1978) (teleplay - 2 episodes, 1978) (story - 1 episode, 1977)

- Claire Voyant (1978) ... (written by - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Matt on a Hot Pink Sub (1978) ... (written by - as Leonard B. Stern)

- In Gossett We Trust (1978) ... (written by - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Tostin Times Two (1978) ... (teleplay - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Down to the Sea in Slips (1978) ... (teleplay - as Leonard B. Stern)

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McMillan & Wife (TV Series) (created by - 39 episodes, 1971 - 1977) (story - 2 episodes, 1973 - 1977) (written by - 2 episodes, 1971)

- Have You Heard About Vanessa? (1977) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Affair of the Heart (1977) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Coffee, Tea, or Cyanide (1977) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Philip's Game (1977) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern) / (story - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Dark Sunrise (1977) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

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1976 Holmes and Yoyo (TV Series) (written by - 3 episodes)

- Connection, Connection II (1976) ... (written by)

- Funny Money (1976) ... (written by)

- Pilot (1976) ... (written by)

1973-1974 Diana (TV Series) (created by - 15 episodes)

- Kung Who? (1974) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- New Marshall in Town (1973) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Who's Minding the Cat? (1973) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Never, Never, Ever Again... Maybe (1973) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Long Shots and Fat Chances. (1973) ... (creator - as Leonard B. Stern)

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1973 Koska and His Family (TV Movie) (as Leonard B. Stern)

The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode, 1973) (story - 1 episode, 1972) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1972)

- Corpse and Robbers (1973) ... (written by)

- The Female Instinct (1972) ... (story) / (teleplay)

1973 Faraday and Company (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Say Hello to a Dead Man (1973)

The Governor & J.J. (TV Series) (creator - 31 episodes, 1969 - 1970) (created by - 31 episodes, 1969 - 1970) (written by - 4 episodes, 1969)

- From Here to Maternity (1970) ... (creator)

- P.S. I Don't Love You (1970) ... (creator)

- Twice in a Lifetime (1970) ... (creator) / (creator)

- A Day in the Life (1970) ... (creator)

- The Making of the Governor (1970) ... (creator)

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1966-1968 Get Smart (TV Series) (written by - 17 episodes)

- 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)

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1967-1968 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) (original script - 8 episodes)

- The Honeymooners: The Boy Next Door (1968) ... (original script)

- The Honeymooners: To Whom It May Concern (1967) ... (original script)

- The Honeymooners: The Main Event (1967) ... (original script)

- The Honeymooners: Two Faces of Ralph Kramden (1967) ... (original script)

- The Honeymooners: Nephew of the Bride (1967) ... (original script)

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1968 The Good Guys (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Let 'Em Eat Rolls (1968) ... (writer)

He & She (TV Series) (created by - 26 episodes, 1967 - 1968) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 1968) (written by - 1 episode, 1967)

- What's in the Kitty? (1968) ... (creator) / (teleplay by)

- Knock, Knock, Who's There? Fernando, Fernando Who? (1968) ... (creator)

- Dog's Best Friend (1968) ... (creator)

- It's Not Whether You Win or Lose, It's How You Watch the Game (1968) ... (creator)

- What Do You Get for the Man Who Has Nothing? (1968) ... (creator)

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Run Buddy Run (TV Series) (created by - 13 episodes, 1966) (creator - 12 episodes, 1966)

- Buddy Overstreet, Please Come Home (1966) ... (creator) / (creator)

- The Sky Is Falling (1966) ... (creator) / (creator)

- Goodbye, Wendell (1966) ... (creator) / (creator)

- Mr. D's Revenge (1966) ... (creator) / (creator)

- Buddy Overstreet, Forgive Me (1966) ... (creator) / (creator)

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1966 The Hero (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)

- The Day They Shot Sam Garrett (1966) ... (written by)

- The Big Return of Little Eddie (1966) ... (written by)

1964 Duncan Be Careful (TV Movie) (creator)

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV Series) (created by - 31 episodes, 1962 - 1963) (creator - 26 episodes, 1962 - 1963) (written by - 7 episodes, 1962) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1962)

- Hotel Fenster (1963) ... (creator) / (creator)

- King Archibald, the First (1963) ... (creator) / (creator)

- Big Opening at the Hospital (1963) ... (creator) / (creator)

- Number One Son (1963) ... (creator) / (creator)

- Kick Me Kate (1963) ... (creator) / (creator)

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1961 The New Steve Allen Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Premier (1961)

1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Episode #5.1 (1959)

The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) (2 episodes, 1953) (writer - 21 episodes, 1953 - 1956)

- Catch a Star (1956) ... (writer)

- The Honeymooners: Principle of the Thing (1955) ... (writer)

- A Weighty Problem (1955) ... (writer)

- Stars Over Flatbush (1955) ... (writer)

- Peacemaker (1955) ... (writer)

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1956 The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) (written by - 9 episodes)

- Bilko's Tax Trouble (1956) ... (written by)

- Where There's a Will (1956) ... (written by)

- Doberman's Sister (1956) ... (written by)

- A Mess Sergeant Can't Win (1956) ... (written by)

- Bilko's Engagement (1956) ... (written by)

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1955-1956 The Honeymooners (TV Series) (written by - 14 episodes)

- A Man's Pride (1956) ... (written by)

- Alice and the Blonde (1956) ... (written by)

- Mind Your Own Business (1956) ... (written by)

- The Safety Award (1956) ... (written by)

- Opportunity Knocks But (1956) ... (written by)

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1955 Three for the Show (screenplay)

1952 The Jazz Singer (screenplay)

1952 Lost in Alaska

1952 Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (story)

1952 Okinawa (additional dialogue)

1951 Let's Go Navy! (as Max Adams)

1950 The Milkman (screenplay) / (story)

1950 Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (screenplay)

1950 Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (story and screenplay)

1949 Africa Screams (uncredited)

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Producer (26 credits)

1989 Get Smart, Again! (TV Movie) (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

1984 Partners in Crime (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)

- Pilot (1984) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

1978 Funny Business (TV Movie documentary) (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

1978 Windows, Doors & Keyholes (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1977-1978 Operation Petticoat (TV Series) (executive producer - 16 episodes)

- Claire Voyant (1978) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Matt on a Hot Pink Sub (1978) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- In Gossett We Trust (1978) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Gallardo Joins Up (1978) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Tostin Times Two (1978) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

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1976-1977 Holmes and Yoyo (TV Series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)

- Bye, Bye Bennie (1977) ... (executive producer)

- The Cat Burglar (1977) ... (executive producer)

- The Hostages (1976) ... (executive producer)

- The K-9 Caper (1976) ... (executive producer)

- The Thornhill Affair (1976) ... (executive producer)

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1977 Rosetti and Ryan (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)

- Men Who Love Women (1977) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

1971-1977 McMillan & Wife (TV Series) (executive producer - 39 episodes)

- Have You Heard About Vanessa? (1977) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Affair of the Heart (1977) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Coffee, Tea, or Cyanide (1977) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Philip's Game (1977) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Dark Sunrise (1977) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

Show all 39 episodes

1976 Phillip and Barbara (TV Movie) (producer)

1976 Three Times Daley (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1976 Lanigan's Rabbi (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)

- Pilot (1976) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

1972-1974 The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) (executive producer - 5 episodes)

- A Black Day for Bluebeard (1974) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- The Devil Made Me Do It! (1974) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Fear Is a Free-Throw (1974) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Corpse and Robbers (1973) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- The Female Instinct (1972) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

1973 Koska and His Family (TV Movie) (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

Diana (TV Series) (producer - 3 episodes, 1973) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1973)

- Who's Minding the Cat? (1973) ... (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

- Long Shots and Fat Chances. (1973) ... (producer)

- Queen for a Night (1973) ... (producer)

- The Gilt Complex (1973) ... (producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

1973 Faraday and Company (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)

- Say Hello to a Dead Man (1973) ... (executive producer)

1973 Brock's Last Case (TV Movie) (executive producer - as Leonard B. Stern)

1971 Shepherd's Flock (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1969-1970 The Governor & J.J. (TV Series) (executive producer - 39 episodes)

- From Here to Maternity (1970) ... (executive producer)

- P.S. I Don't Love You (1970) ... (executive producer)

- Twice in a Lifetime (1970) ... (executive producer)

- A Day in the Life (1970) ... (executive producer)

- The Making of the Governor (1970) ... (executive producer)

Show all 39 episodes

The Good Guys (TV Series) (executive producer - 42 episodes, 1968 - 1970) (producer - 1 episode, 1968)

- Art A La Carte (1970) ... (executive producer)

- Compulsion (1970) ... (executive producer)

- Deep Are the Roots (1970) ... (executive producer)

- A Fine Kettle of Fish (1970) ... (executive producer)

- Communications Gap (1969) ... (executive producer)

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1968 Penelope Beware! (TV Movie) (producer)

1965-1968 Get Smart (TV Series) (executive producer - 86 episodes)

- The Reluctant Redhead (1968) ... (executive producer)

- Die, Spy (1968) ... (executive producer)

- The Hot Line (1968) ... (executive producer)

- Run, Robot, Run (1968) ... (executive producer)

- Spy, Spy, Birdie (1968) ... (executive producer)

Show all 86 episodes

1967-1968 He & She (TV Series) (executive producer - 26 episodes)

- What's in the Kitty? (1968) ... (executive producer)

- Knock, Knock, Who's There? Fernando, Fernando Who? (1968) ... (executive producer)

- Dog's Best Friend (1968) ... (executive producer)

- It's Not Whether You Win or Lose, It's How You Watch the Game (1968) ... (executive producer)

- What Do You Get for the Man Who Has Nothing? (1968) ... (executive producer)

Show all 26 episodes

Run Buddy Run (TV Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes, 1966) (producer - 1 episode, 1966)

- Buddy Overstreet, Please Come Home (1966) ... (executive producer)

- The Sky Is Falling (1966) ... (executive producer)

- Goodbye, Wendell (1966) ... (executive producer)

- Mr. D's Revenge (1966) ... (executive producer)

- Buddy Overstreet, Forgive Me (1966) ... (executive producer)

Show all 13 episodes

1965 Supermarket Sweep (TV Series) (executive producer)

1964 Duncan Be Careful (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1962-1963 I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV Series) (producer - 27 episodes)

- Hotel Fenster (1963) ... (producer)

- King Archibald, the First (1963) ... (producer)

- Big Opening at the Hospital (1963) ... (producer)

- Number One Son (1963) ... (producer)

- Kick Me Kate (1963) ... (producer)

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Miscellaneous Crew (4 credits)

1995 Get Smart (TV Series) (executive consultant - 7 episodes)

- Liver Let Die (1995) ... (executive consultant)

- Wurst Enemies (1995) ... (executive consultant)

- Passenger 99 (1995) ... (executive consultant)

- Shoot Up the Charts (1995) ... (executive consultant)

- Goodbye Ms. Chip (1995) ... (executive consultant)

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1989 The Nutt House (TV Series) (creative consultant - 9 episodes)

- The Nutt Cracker Suite (1989) ... (creative consultant - as Leonard B. Stern)

- My Man Tarkington (1989) ... (creative consultant - as Leonard B. Stern)

- To Tell the Truth (1989) ... (creative consultant - as Leonard B. Stern)

- A Night at the Reunion (1989) ... (creative consultant - as Leonard B. Stern)

- When Charles Met Sally (1989) ... (creative consultant - as Leonard B. Stern)

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1986-1988 Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) (creative consultant - 40 episodes)

- Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer (1988) ... (creative consultant)

- It Happened What Night? (1988) ... (creative consultant)

- The Secret of My Excess (1988) ... (creative consultant)

- Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came? (1988) ... (creative consultant)

- Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll (1988) ... (creative consultant)

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1957-1960 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series) (script supervisor - 4 episodes)

- Episode #5.14 (1960) ... (script supervisor)

- From Hollywood: The Photoplay Movie Awards (1958) ... (script supervisor)

- Episode #3.3 (1957) ... (script supervisor)

- Episode #2.35 (1957) ... (script supervisor)

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Director (18 credits)

1991 Missing Pieces

1984 Partners in Crime (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Pilot (1984) ... (as Leonard B. Stern)

- Partners in Crime (Pilot) ... (as Leonard B. Stark)

1979 Just You and Me, Kid

1978 Windows, Doors & Keyholes (TV Movie)

1977 Vanities (TV Movie)

1977 Lanigan's Rabbi (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Corpse of the Year (1977)

1976 Holmes and Yoyo (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Dental Dynamiter (1976) ... (as Leonard B. Stern)

- Funny Money (1976) ... (as Leonard B. Stern)

1976 Phillip and Barbara (TV Movie)

1973 Diana (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Long Shots and Fat Chances. (1973)

- The Gilt Complex (1973) ... (as Leonard B. Stern)

- The Lady Comes Across (1973)

1972 The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Female Instinct (1972) ... (as Leonard B. Stern)

1971 McMillan & Wife (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Once Upon a Dead Man (1971) ... (as Leonard B. Stern)

1969 The Governor & J.J. (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Come Fly Without Me (1969)

- Cat on a Hot Tin Mansion (1969)

- There Go the Judge (1969)

- The Second 1st Lady (1969)

1968 The Good Guys (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Let 'Em Eat Rolls (1968)

1967 He & She (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- How to Fail in Business (1967)

- The Second Time Around (1967)

- The Old Man & the She (1967)

1966 Run Buddy Run (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Steam Bath & Chicken Little (1966)

1965 A Secret Agent's Dilemma, or A Clear Case of Mind Over Mata Hari (TV Movie)

1962-1963 I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV Series) (9 episodes)

- Hotel Fenster (1963)

- The Syndicate (1963)

- Senior Citizen Charlie (1963)

- Have Car, Will Quarrel (1963)

- The Great Valenciaga (1963)

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1961 The New Steve Allen Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- UCLA (1961)

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Production manager (1 credit)

1968-1969 Get Smart (TV Series) (executive in charge of production - 26 episodes)

- The Not-So-Great Escape: Part 2 (1969) ... (executive in charge of production)

- The Not-So-Great Escape: Part 1 (1969) ... (executive in charge of production)

- Greer Window (1969) ... (executive in charge of production)

- Leadside (1969) ... (executive in charge of production)

- Shock It to Me (1969) ... (executive in charge of production)

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Actor (3 credits)

2008 Get Smart
Cesna Pilot

1991 Missing Pieces
Man at Concert

1971 McMillan & Wife (TV Series)
Writer on Stairwell

- Once Upon a Dead Man (1971) ... Writer on Stairwell (uncredited)

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Self (14 credits)

2012 Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (Documentary short)
Himself

2010 Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (Documentary)
Himself

2008 The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (TV Series)
Himself

- Leonard Stern (2008) ... Himself

2006 The Secret History of Get Smart (Video documentary short)
Himself

2006 Get Smart Reunion Seminar (Video documentary)
Himself

2001-2004 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Don Adams: Would You Believe? (2004) ... Himself

- Jackie Gleason: The Great One (2001) ... Himself

2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2002 The Perfect Pitch (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2001 Inside TV Land: Get Smart (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2000 Inside TV Land: The Honeymooners (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Gilligan's Island (1999) ... Himself

1990 The Honeymooners Anniversary Special (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1968 George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (TV Series)
Himself

- Don Adams (1968) ... Himself

1951 How To (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 9 July 1951 (1951) ... Himself

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Archive footage (1 credit)

2011 The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - In Memoriam

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Book (ed.; w/compiler Diane L. Robinson): "A Martian Wouldn't Say That: And Other Nutty Notes From The Networks". Beverly Hills, CA: Tallfellow Press, ISBN-10: 0967606152; ISBN-13: 9780967606156 See more »

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Max Adams | Leonard B. Stark | Leonard B. Stern

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