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Franklin Getchell

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Franklin Getchell is known for 3-2-1 Contact (1980), ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) and Encyclopedia (1988).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

    Known for

    3-2-1 Contact (1980)
    3-2-1 Contact
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Encyclopedia (1988)
    Encyclopedia
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Producer
    All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
    All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
    5.6
    TV Special
    • Producer
    • 1994

    Credits

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    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • vice-president for production
      • vice president for production
      • senior vice-president for production ...
      • 1988–1997
    • Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (1993)
      Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs
      8.0
      Video
      • vice president for production (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Frank Oz and Kevin Clash in Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993)
      Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • senior vice-president for programming & production
      • 1993
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, and Big Bird in Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)
      Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • senior vice president for programming and production
      • 1993
    • Kevin Clash and Martin P. Robinson in Sesame Street: We All Sing Together (1993)
      Sesame Street: We All Sing Together
      Video
      • vice president for production (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Square One Television (1987)
      Square One Television
      8.4
      TV Series
      • senior vice-president for programming & production
      • vice-president for production
      • 1990–1992
    • Ashanti in What Kids Want to Know About Sex and Growing Up (1992)
      What Kids Want to Know About Sex and Growing Up
      8.7
      TV Movie
      • senior vice-president: programming and production
      • 1992
    • Shalom Sesame (1987)
      Shalom Sesame
      6.7
      TV Series
      • senior vice-president for production
      • 1990–1991
    • Judy Freudberg, Stephen Lawrence, J. Squires Emily, Norman Stiles, Jon Stone, Cathi Turow, and Lisa Simon in Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (1991)
      Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • vice-president for production
      • 1991
    • Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse (1990)
      Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse
      8.5
      Video
      • vice president of production: CTW
      • 1990
    • Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital (1990)
      Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital
      7.6
      Video
      • vice president of production: CTW
      • 1990
    • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
      Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • assistant to producer
      • 1978

    Producer

    • Cro (1993)
      Cro
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1993–1994
    • All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
      All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
      5.6
      TV Special
      • co-executive producer
      • 1994
    • The Wish That Changed Christmas (1991)
      The Wish That Changed Christmas
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • Encyclopedia (1988)
      Encyclopedia
      8.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1988–1989
    • 3-2-1 Contact (1980)
      3-2-1 Contact
      8.2
      TV Series
      • senior producer
      • 1986
    • The Body Human
      6.4
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1983
    • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
      ABC Afterschool Specials
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • associate producer
      • 1979–1981

    Writer

    • 3-2-1 Contact (1980)
      3-2-1 Contact
      8.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 1983–1986

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