Jerry Belson (Writing)
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Works
Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Takes On... is a sketch comedy series starring comedienne Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned after the success of the 1993 comedy special "Tracey Ullman Takes on New York." Each episode focuses on specific subject in which Ullman and her cast characters comment on or experience through a series of sketches and monologues.
Release Date: 1996-01-24
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 50
Vote Count: 4
The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show
Release Date: 1990-05-26
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 1
Always
Aerial firefighter Pete risks himself and his vintage World War II airplane in a constant and death-defying quest to fight forest wildfires, much to the dismay of his girlfriend, Dorinda. His love for Dorinda and the advice of fellow pilot Al convince Pete to give up his perilous career, but he flies one last mission. Pete heroically saves Al's plane from certain destruction, but with supernatural consequences.
Release Date: 1989-12-22
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 601
For Keeps
Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' pleas — Darcy and Stan decide to sacrifice their college experiences and degrees in order to keep and raise the baby. After a quick marriage, the two realize it won't be as easy as they thought.
Release Date: 1988-01-15
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 144
The Couch Trip
The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.
Release Date: 1988-01-15
Character: Yuri V.O.
Vote Count: 103
Surrender
A wealthy writer who has had terrible experiences with money-hungry girlfriends & ex-wives pretends to be a broke, washed-up novelist to see if the woman he loves wants him for himself or just for his money.
Release Date: 1987-10-09
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 25
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born comedian and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children, and ran until May 26, 1990. The show is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show blended sketch comedy shorts with many musical numbers, featuring choreography by Paula Abdul. The show also produced The Simpsons shorts before it spun off into its own show, which was also produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.
Release Date: 1987-04-05
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 81
Vote Count: 20
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Dr. Jekyll inhales white powder and becomes an obnoxious Southern Californian.
Release Date: 1982-11-10
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 18
Student Bodies
This zany send-up of teen slasher flicks features a maniacal psycho known as the Breather, who stalks –and murders– promiscuous students at a suburban high school. The fanatical killer's unusual weapons include paper clips, blackboard erasers and eggplants.
Release Date: 1981-08-07
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: The Breather
Vote Count: 103
Modern Romance
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
Release Date: 1981-03-13
Character: Jerry
Vote Count: 82
Smokey and the Bandit II
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
Release Date: 1980-08-15
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 290
The End
Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.
Release Date: 1978-05-10
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 61
Semi-Tough
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Release Date: 1977-11-18
Character: TV Director
Vote Count: 47
Fun with Dick and Jane
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Release Date: 1977-03-18
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 68
Laverne & Shirley
Best friends, roommates, and polar opposites, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.
Release Date: 1976-01-27
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 65
Smile
It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant. But Brenda is having marital difficulties and Bob's son is up to some mischief. Could this year's pageant be in jeopardy?
Release Date: 1975-07-09
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Character: Drummer
Vote Count: 38
Rhoda
Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which aired 109 episodes over five seasons, from 1974 to 1978. The show was a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky, weight-conscious, flamboyantly fashioned Jewish neighbor and native New Yorker in the role of Mary Richards' best friend. After four seasons, Rhoda left Minneapolis and returned to her original hometown of New York City. The series is noted for breaking two television records, and was the winner of two Golden Globes and two Emmy Awards. Rhoda was filmed Friday evenings in front of a live studio audience at CBS Studio Center, Stage 14 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.
Release Date: 1974-09-09
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 25
Evil Roy Slade
Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West"—so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). There's also Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, who, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), is trying to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for robbing him.
Release Date: 1972-02-18
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 16
The Odd Couple
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
Release Date: 1970-09-24
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 59
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
Release Date: 1970-09-19
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 70
The Grasshopper
A British Columbia teenager dreams of show business but winds up as a call girl in Las Vegas.
Release Date: 1970-05-27
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 12
Love, American Style
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
Release Date: 1969-09-29
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 17
How Sweet It Is!
All-American couple who try to bridge the generation gap with their free-spirited son on a trip, frisky business and misunderstandings galore ensue, all funny, vibrant and charming.
Release Date: 1968-08-21
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 11
Hey Landlord!
Hey, Landlord is an American sitcom appearing on NBC during the 1966-1967 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in the 8:30-9pm Eastern time period on Sunday nights. It is notable for its casting director Fred Roos, who later became a producer for Francis Ford Coppola. Roos discovered counterculture sketch group The Committee in San Francisco and cast all members in bit parts in Hey, Landlord.
Release Date: 1966-09-11
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 1
Hank
Hank is an American situation comedy which is perhaps most notable for being an early example of a program with a true series finale, in which the underlying premise of the series reaches a natural conclusion with its final episode.
Release Date: 1965-09-24
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 2
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.
Release Date: 1961-10-03
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 4
Vote Count: 91
The Joey Bishop Show
The Joey Bishop Show is an American sitcom starring entertainer Joey Bishop. The series premiered in September 1961 on NBC where it aired for three seasons. The series then moved to CBS for its final season. Executive produced by Danny Thomas, The Joey Bishop Show is a spin-off of Thomas' series The Danny Thomas Show.
Release Date: 1961-09-20
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 4