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Bob Brunner(1934-2012)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Bob Brunner was born on 3 August 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Bad News Bears (1979), Happy Days (1974) and Diff'rent Strokes (1978). He died on 28 October 2012 in Northridge, California, USA.
BornAugust 3, 1934
DiedOctober 28, 2012(78)
BornAugust 3, 1934
DiedOctober 28, 2012(78)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Corey Feldman, Shane Butterworth, Tricia Cast, Billy Jayne, Sparky Marcus, Meeno Peluce, and Kristoff St. John in The Bad News Bears (1979)
The Bad News Bears
6.9
TV Series
  • Producer
Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
Happy Days
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Diff'rent Strokes
6.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
Love, Sidney
6.6
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • The Nutt House (1989)
    The Nutt House
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Susan Clark, Alex Karras, and Emmanuel Lewis in Webster (1983)
    Webster
    5.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1986–1989
  • Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1984–1986
  • Michael Richards in Herndon (1983)
    Herndon
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1983
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1982
  • Corey Feldman, Shane Butterworth, Tricia Cast, Billy Jayne, Sparky Marcus, Meeno Peluce, and Kristoff St. John in The Bad News Bears (1979)
    The Bad News Bears
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1979–1980
  • Nights at O'Rear's (1980)
    Nights at O'Rear's
    6.1
    • associate producer (as Robert Brunner)
    • 1980
  • Michael Keaton and Jim Belushi in Working Stiffs (1979)
    Working Stiffs
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Brothers and Sisters (1979)
    Brothers and Sisters
    5.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977–1979
  • Pam Dawber, Robbie Lee, Derrel Maury, and Allyn Ann McLerie in Sister Terri (1978)
    Sister Terri
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1978

Writer

  • Pilot: Part 1 (2001)
    Doc
    6.2
    TV Series
    • story by (as Robert Brunner)
    • 2004
  • Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi in The Other Sister (1999)
    The Other Sister
    6.5
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1999
  • Dan Aykroyd, Dana Delany, and Rosie O'Donnell in Exit to Eden (1994)
    Exit to Eden
    4.3
    • screenplay
    • 1994
  • Susan Clark, Alex Karras, and Emmanuel Lewis in Webster (1983)
    Webster
    5.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1986–1989
  • Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1984–1986
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1974–1984
  • We Got It Made (1983)
    We Got It Made
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Private Benjamin (1981)
    Private Benjamin
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982–1983
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1981–1982
  • John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, and Joyce DeWitt in Three's Company (1976)
    Three's Company
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1981
  • Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)
    Alice
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1981
  • Corey Feldman, Shane Butterworth, Tricia Cast, Billy Jayne, Sparky Marcus, Meeno Peluce, and Kristoff St. John in The Bad News Bears (1979)
    The Bad News Bears
    6.9
    TV Series
    • developer
    • developed by
    • written by
    • 1979–1980
  • Michael Keaton and Jim Belushi in Working Stiffs (1979)
    Working Stiffs
    6.4
    TV Series
    • created by
    • 1979
  • Brothers and Sisters (1979)
    Brothers and Sisters
    5.3
    TV Series
    • created by
    • 1979

Additional Crew

  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • executive story consultant
    • story consultant
    • 1974–1979
  • Nancy Walker in Blansky's Beauties (1977)
    Blansky's Beauties
    5.4
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1977
  • Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Laverne & Shirley
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1976
  • The Little People (1972)
    The Little People
    7.8
    TV Series
    • assistant consultant
    • assistant to the producers
    • 1972–1973

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Robert Brunner
  • Born
    • August 3, 1934
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 28, 2012
    • Northridge, California, USA(heart attack)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Long time sitcom writer. He is credited with giving the the nickname of "Fonzie" to Henry Winkler's character on the sitcom _Happy Days_, but also writing the infamous episode where Fonzie jumps over a shark during a water skiing challenge. The phrase "jump the shark," has since come to signify the precise moment when a popular television show begins its inevitable decline.

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