John Byrum (Writer)
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Works
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Santa Claus and his elves are ready to deliver presents to children everywhere but Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place! One by one, Cosmo abducts Santa's elves and replaces them with his evil henchmen. Can Fred the Elf save Christmas before Cosmo burglarizes the world?
Release Date1970-12-05
Charactersd Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Vote Count6
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Release Date1985-09-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count52
Shannon's Deal
Shannon's Deal is an American legal drama. The show centers on a successful Philadelphia corporate lawyer named Jack Shannon, who lost his family and his job to a compulsive gambling habit. The saga of Shannon, who leaves a prestigious law firm after years of becoming unhappy with the legal system and being forced to take his clients to court, and whom subsequently opens his own low-rent practice
Release Date1990-04-16
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count2
South of Sunset
South of Sunset is an American TV detective series, starring musician/actor Glenn Frey, that only aired one episode on CBS in 1993. Frey played Cody McMahon, a private eye whose offices were located just south of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. As a result, he calls his business the Beverly Hills Detective Agency, despite the fact he's in the "low-end" part of town. Aries Spears co-starred as Cody's young assistant Ziggy Duane, and Maria Pitillo played his cute blond secretary Gina Weston. The show was a combination of comedy and suspense, reminiscent of ABC's hit series Moonlighting. The show was created by John Byrum, who wrote all six of the episodes that were produced, and served as co-executive producer with Stan Rogow. The show was heavily promoted during the 1993 World Series by CBS. However, only the pilot of South of Sunset ever aired, on October 27, 1993—and not even to the entire country. News coverage of wild fires in Malibu pre-empted the show's lone episode on many West Coast stations, including KCBS in Los Angeles itself. Disappointed with the ratings of the pilot and unwilling to give it a chance to build a base, CBS immediately cancelled the show, much to Frey's chagrin. VH1 later aired four more of the shows as part of their Eagles Family Tree Week.
Release Date1993-10-27
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count1
Winnetka Road
Winnetka Road is an American television drama which premiered on NBC on March 12, 1994, and concluded on April 16, 1994. The series was created by John Byrum, and follows the lives and loves of an oddly interconnected group of people in a suburban Chicago town.
Release Date1994-03-12
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count6
Vote Count2
Middle Ages
Middle Ages is an American comedy-drama television series that aired from September 3 until October 1, 1992.
Release Date1992-09-03
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Duets
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.
Release Date2000-09-09
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count146
The Razor's Edge
An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.
Release Date1984-10-19
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count78
Sphinx
Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!
Release Date1981-02-11
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count24
The Whoopee Boys
Two obnoxious and dim-witted misfits attempt to save a school for needy children by attempting to sneak into the wealthy high society of Palm Beach to get the money needed for their cause.
Release Date1986-08-22
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count15
Scandalous
An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.
Release Date1984-01-29
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Vote Count2
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century—by gaining the enmity of the most famous bank robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.
Release Date1976-06-17
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Vote Count23
Inserts
A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.
Release Date1975-02-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count44
Mahogany
An aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.
Release Date1975-10-08
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count25
Murder in High Places
A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric" and others don't care for because he's a former hippie. Complications ensue when soon after the election, a dead body crashes through the skylight of a local building, and the body turns out to be the new mayor's ex-wife.
Release Date1991-06-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
Heart Beat
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Release Date1980-04-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count16
Item 72-D: The Adventures of Spa and Fon
On his way home from a high school dance, Marlo, a 1950's tough guy is kidnapped out of the middle of a knife fight by two mischievous, extraterrestrial aliens Spa and Fon. They place their victim in suspended animation in another dimension, then deliberately bring him back to life in the year 2020, a world of peace and love. Seizing his opportunity to take advantage of the innocent trust and total absence of the ability to fight, Marlo bullies his way into taking over. Under orders from the Overvoice, and snickering at their own cleverness, Spa and Fon prepare to resurrect someone surprising to change history once again. —Edward Summer
Release Date1970-11-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Have a Nice Weekend
A group of family and friends assembling at a small New England island home for a weekend gathering at the behest of a war veteran. After their arrival, several members of the group are systematically picked off by an unknown psychopath.
Release Date1975-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count4