Michael J. Leeson (Writer)

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

Release Date1984-09-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count460

Taxi

Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.

Release Date1978-09-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count114

Vote Count164

The Tuxedo

Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin : Never touch Devlin's prized tuxedo. But when Devlin is temporarily put out of commission in an explosive accident, Jimmy puts on the tux and soon discovers that this extraordinary suit may be more black belt than black tie. Paired with a partner as inexperienced as he is, Jimmy becomes an unwitting secret agent.

Release Date2002-09-27

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count2099

Grand

In the piano-making town of Grand, Pennsylvania, Janice Pasetti keeps house for factory owner Harris Weldon, his newlywed niece and her husband, while raising her teenage daughter.

Release Date1990-01-18

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count2

I.Q.

Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.

Release Date1994-12-24

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count478

The War of the Roses

Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.

Release Date1989-12-08

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count1208

The Bill Engvall Show

The Bill Engvall Show is a sitcom which ran on TBS from July 17, 2007 to September 5, 2009. The series starred comedian Bill Engvall and was written and created by Engvall and Michael Leeson. The series was canceled on September 25, 2009. On June 9, 2008, the show had a one shot airing on CBS.

Release Date2007-07-17

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count30

Vote Count7

Phyllis

After her husband’s death, Phyllis Lindstrom and her daughter Bess move to San Francisco to start over. There, she faces the challenges of clashing with eccentric relatives and adjusting to a new life.

Release Date1975-09-08

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count48

Vote Count7

The Associates

The Associates is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1979–1980. The series starred Martin Short and was cancelled after nine of its thirteen episodes aired, but was nominated for two Golden Globes after its cancellation. The series was produced by Paramount Television.

Release Date1979-09-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count13

Vote Count1

I Married Dora

Release Date1987-09-22

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

Twenty Good Years

Twenty Good Years is a short-lived American sitcom created by Michael J. Leeson and Marsh McCall, and starring John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor as mismatched friends—impulsive surgeon John Mason and widower judge Jeffrey Pyne—who decide to live life to the fullest after realizing they only have 'twenty good years' left. Thirteen episodes were produced, with an NBC premiere of October 11, 2006; however, due to low ratings, it was canceled after only four episodes and replaced by a block of specials. The unaired episodes have never been released, and only the pilot can be found online.

Release Date2006-10-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

What Planet Are You From?

A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love while a suspicious FAA agent tails him.

Release Date2000-03-03

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count163

The Survivors

Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.

Release Date1983-06-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count109

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

While conducting a research experiment intended to bring about an alternative to modern surgery, exhausted Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Daniel Jekyll falls asleep and accidentally inhales the white powders, transforming him into a wildly uninhibited nymphomaniac.

Release Date1982-11-10

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count21

When Your Lover Leaves

Comedy about a woman dumped by her married boyfriend who gets involved in a short-lived relationship with a neighbor. When that also doesn't work out, she decides she must first do something to please herself.

Release Date1983-10-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1