Jay Sommers (Writer)

The Beverly Hillbillies

Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of cousin Pearl, moves his family to a 35-room mansion in Beverly Hills, California.

Release Date1962-09-26

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count123

Petticoat Junction

The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.

Release Date1963-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count29

Vote Count38

The Donna Reed Show

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.

Release Date1958-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count17

Green Acres

Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971. Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

Release Date1965-09-15

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count170

Vote Count67

Dennis the Menace

This 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family, Henry, Alice, and their only child Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, who often tangles with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor George Wilson, a retired salesman, or, later, with George's brother John, a writer. Dennis is basically a good, well-intentioned boy who always tries to help people, but who winds up making situations worse – often at Mr. Wilson's expense.

Release Date1959-10-04

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count31

Good Times

Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which is itself a spin-off of All in the Family along with The Jeffersons. The series is set in Chicago. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood. In the fall of 1975, the show moved to Metromedia Square, where Norman Lear's own production company was housed.

Release Date1974-02-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count79

Bachelor Father

Bachelor Father is an American sitcom starring John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong. The series first premiered on CBS in September 1957 before moving to NBC for the third season in 1959. The series' fifth and final season aired on ABC from 1961 to 1962. A total of 157 episodes were aired. The series was based on "A New Girl in His Life", which aired on General Electric Theater on May 26, 1957. Bachelor Father is the only primetime series ever to run in consecutive years on the three major televisions networks.

Release Date1957-09-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count4

Hello, Larry

Hello, Larry is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from January 26, 1979 to April 30, 1980.

Release Date1979-01-26

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count1

Amos 'n' Andy

A sitcom set in Manhattan's historic black community of Harlem.

Release Date1951-06-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count8

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster is an American sitcom that ran on ABC during the 1962-63 season, and was created and produced by Leonard Stern, filmed at Desilu.

Release Date1962-09-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count3

Gordy

A talking pig named Gordy becomes involved in a quest to save his family from the slaughterhouse.

Release Date1995-05-12

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count32

Return to Green Acres

Tv movie that reunites most the show's cast members. The Douglases move back to New York. But when Haney tries to get everyone's property so that a developer can build on them, the residents go to New York to get Douglas to help them. But he's a little hesitant.

Release Date1990-05-18

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count2

Doc

An aging doctor in a small town decides to pack up his little black bag, but when a young doctor assumes his practice, the older practitioner can't resist butting in with comic results.

Release Date1969-07-28

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Daddy's Girl

A recently widowed Boston newspaper columnist tries to raise his eight-year old daughter with the help of his sister, with whom he shares a house.

Release Date1973-06-19

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Pioneer Spirit

Three urban couples decide to chuck the hustle and bustle of the big city for the pastoral calm of country living.

Release Date1969-07-21

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter