David Jacobs

Boy Meets World

The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.

Release Date1993-09-24

Charactersd David

Episode Count1

Vote Count521

Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria Wood in 1989, who took a break from sketches, two years after her very successful and award winning series Victoria Wood As Seen on TV. Wood appeared as "Victoria", a fictionalised version of herself, in all six episodes - in The Library it was said that she "worked in TV" and in Over To Pam characters appeared to recognise her celebrity and in the final episode, Staying In, she was taken to a party to perform as a comedienne and was expected to go through her stand-up 'routine'. Her character often broke the 'fourth wall' of TV and spoke directly to the camera, but not in every episode. Bored with the sketch format and with a yearning to recapture previous success as a playwright, Wood came up with six individual sitcoms as a compromise. She admitted to finding the writing difficult. Though Wood was written as the central character, other lead parts were written with specific actresses in mind, like Julie Walters and Una Stubbs. "I want people to like me and the people who play my friends, and not everybody else" she said. Screenonline says of the shows "Modest in ambition and scale but rich in wit and acuity, the six playlets showcase Wood's eye for human foibles and her distinctively eccentric characters.".

Release Date1989-11-16

Charactersd David Jacobs (voice)

Episode Count1

Vote Count4

The Story of Soaps

This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. Today, the legacy of the soap opera continues all over prime time and reality t.v. An extensive look is taken at this iconic, impactful genre.

Release Date2020-05-19

Charactersd Self

Vote Count6

Dallas

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.

Release Date1978-04-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count220

Family

The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.

Release Date1976-03-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count7

Vote Count15

Knots Landing

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.

Release Date1979-12-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count6

Vote Count38

Dallas

J.R., Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing are all back at Southfork, with plenty of secrets, schemes and betrayals in mind. This time, they're joined by the next generation of Ewings, who take ambition and deception to a new level.

Release Date2012-06-13

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JobCreator

Vote Count72

Secrets of Midland Heights

Secrets of Midland Heights is a short-lived American nighttime soap opera which ran on CBS from December 6, 1980 to January 24, 1981 for eight episodes. Produced after the enormous success of Dallas, Lorimar Productions likewise produced the new serial for CBS. Secrets of Midland Heights was aimed at the teen audience, and featured romantic triangles and secrets among the teens and their parents who populated a fictional midwestern college town called Midland Heights. Aired on Saturday night at 10 PM EST/9 PM Central, the series never found an audience and was canceled after eight episodes. The show resembled a dark, 1980s-style Peyton Place, both dealing with hidden secrets and scandalous affairs in a small town. Lisa Rogers carried on with college jock Burt Carroll while also seeing fraternity jerk Mark; good girl heiress Ann Dulles secretly dated high school dropout John; Holly Wheeler wanted to lose her virginity to her boyfriend Teddy Welsh, but the teens were shocked to discover her mother Dorothy was having an affair with Teddy's father Nathan.

Release Date1980-12-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count2

Homefront

Homefront is an American television drama series created and produced by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick in association with Warner Bros. Television for ABC. The show was set in the fictional city of River Run, Ohio in 1945, 1946, and 1947. The show's theme song, "Accentuate the Positive", was written by Johnny Mercer and performed by Jack Sheldon. Forty-two episodes were broadcast in the United States over two seasons from 1991 to 1993. TV Guide, Abigail Van Buren, and fans showed determination in getting ABC to continue the show for a third season before it was cancelled.

Release Date1991-09-24

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count42

Vote Count9

Los Rey

Los Rey is a Mexican telenovela produced by Elisa Salinas for Azteca. It stars Leonardo Garcia, with Michel Brown and Rossana Najera as the protagonists, both dubbed as "La pareja" in the face card, alongside Juan Alfonso Baptista, Ana Belena, Fernando Alonso, Cecilia Ponce, Jose Alonso, Ofelia Medina, Fernando Lujan, Ariel Lopez Padilla, Victor Huggo Martin and Elizabeth Cervantes. Rafael Gutiérrez and Rodrigo Cachero serve as the directors. Los Rey is written by Luis Felipe Ybarra who is also the associate producer. From September 3, 2012 to February 22, 2013, Azteca 13 broadcast Los Rey, replacing La Mujer de Judas.

Release Date2012-09-03

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JobCreator

Lace

A young actress gathers three former school friends to find out which one is her natural mother, who gave her up for adoption as a newborn.

Release Date1984-02-26

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count2

Vote Count21

Paradise

The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.

Release Date1988-10-27

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count5

Kingston: Confidential

Kingston: Confidential is an American mystery crime drama that aired on NBC for 13 episodes during the spring of 1977, following the success of a 1976 made-for-TV movie entitled Kingston.

Release Date1977-03-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac is a 1997 television miniseries that served as a reunion show for the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. It aired on CBS in two two-hour parts on May 7 and May 9, 1997. The miniseries takes place four years after the series ended in 1993, and brings back castmembers William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Michele Lee, Donna Mills, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, Michelle Phillips and Stacy Galina in starring roles. It also includes cameo appearances by former cast members Tonya Crowe, Brian Austin Green, Kim Lankford, Claudia Lonow and Patrick Petersen.

Release Date1997-05-07

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count2

Vote Count4

Bodies of Evidence

Bodies of Evidence is a police drama that aired on CBS from June 1992 to May 1993. It stars Lee Horsley and George Clooney as Los Angeles homicide detectives.

Release Date1992-06-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

Four Corners

In a growing southwestern community where old-fashioned values are at odds with changing times, Amanda Wyatt is forced to run her sprawling ranch while fighting off encroaching developers after the death of her husband. Living in a town in transition, where migrant workers toil just down the road from upscale ski resorts, Amanda finds solace in her friendship with the widowed Carlota Alvarez, as both try to keep their children on track.

Release Date1998-02-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count1

Dallas: The Early Years

Prequel to the popular "Dallas" TV series focuses on the origins of the Ewing-Barnes feud during the 1930s. Narrated by Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing, the film begins at a 1951 barbecue where “Digger” Barnes fires a shot at Jock Ewing, then flashes back to the 1930s. Jock and Digger, initially friends bonded over their ambition to find oil, become rivals as they both vie for the affections of Miss Ellie.

Release Date1986-03-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count5

Dallas: War of The Ewings

In the second of two Dallas reunion films, War of the Ewings follows Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing two years after taking over control of Ewing Oil. Although J.R. is managing WestStar Oil, he wants to once again own his father's company. When he discovers that Ray Krebbs' land has undiscovered oil on it, he clashes with everyone — from Carter McKay to the Ewings — to get what he wants.

Release Date1998-04-24

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count9