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Robert Bendetson (born August 28, 1954) is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including ALF, Home Improvement and two episodes for The Simpsons (season 12's "Simpsons Tall Tales" [the "Connie Appleseed" parody] and season 13's "Blame It on Lisa").
Robert Bendetson (born August 28, 1954) is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including ALF, Home Improvement and two episodes for The Simpsons (season 12's "Simpsons Tall Tales" [the "Connie Appleseed" parody] and season 13's "Blame It on Lisa").
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Robert "Bob" Bendetson (born August 28, 1954) is a television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including ALF, Home Improvement and two episodes for The Simpsons (season 12's "Simpsons Tall Tales" [the "Connie Appleseed" parody and season 13's "Blame It on Lisa"). Bob wrote the Season 7 opening episode of The Jeffersons...
Bendetson served as a supervising producer on Coach, leaving after its fifth season to become co-producer on Home Improvement. He worked on Newhart and wrote the show's famous final episode "The Last Newhart". He wrote and directed the as yet unreleased film Big Bug Man]] which contains the final performance of Marlon Brando.
He has a wife and two children. Bendetson also has brother, Howard, who was Bob's writing partner during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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•TBA Big Bug Man (film) (writer, director) •2001-2002 The Simpsons (TV, 2 episodes) (writer; "Simpsons Tall Tales", "Blame It on Lisa") •1997 Teen Angel (TV) (co-executive producer) •1996 Bunk Bed Brothers (TV) (writer) •1991, 1993-1999 Home Improvement (TV) (executive producer, 144 episodes; writer) •1989, 1992 Coach (TV, 1 episode) (supervising producer, writer) •1988-1990 Newhart (TV, 13 episodes) (supervising producer, writer) •1988 Mutts (TV) (producer, writer) •1986-1987 ALF (TV) (writer, 8 episodes; executive story editor, 24 episodes; co-producer, 1 episode) (actor, 1 episode) •1985 What's Happening Now!!]] (TV, 1 episode) (writer) •1984 Alice (TV, 1 episode) (writer) •1981 The Jeffersons (Season 7 opening episode, "Marathon Men") (writer)
•2003 Writers Guild of America Award nomination: Animation for The Simpsons (for episode "Blame It on Lisa")
•1994 Emmy Award nomination: Outstanding Comedy Series for Home Improvement (shared with other producers of the show)
1."ABC Renews 'Coach' Despite Alleged Turmoil", The San Francisco Chronicle, 1993-03-27, p. C7.
2.Phil Rosenthal. "Flawed Plot Precedes 'Newhart's' Fine Finale", Los Angeles Daily News, 1990-05-16, p. L19.
Coach. Newhart. Alice. Writing. Production. Directing. Robert "Bob" Bendetson is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including ALF, Home Improvement and two episodes for The Simpsons (season 12's "Simpsons Tall Tales"and season 13's "Blame It on Lisa").
Bob Bendetson is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including ALF and Home Improvement. On The Simpsons, Bendetson has written two episodes: "Simpsons Tall Tales" and "Blame It on Lisa". He has a wife and two children.
Seasons active: Season 12 - 13. First episode: "Day of the Jackanapes". Most recent episode: "The Blunder Years". Album: The Simpsons: Testify. Bob Bendetson is an American television writer and producer and a former writer and producer for The Simpsons .
Big Bug Man is an unreleased American animated television film starring Brendan Fraser and Marlon Brando. The film, a Studio-Free Studios Production, was written by Bob Bendetson, who also wrote episodes for the TV show The Simpsons. It was directed by Bendetson and Peter Shin.
