Tom Patchett (Writing)
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Works
Project: ALF
Six years ago, the space alien ALF was on his way back to his new home when the Alien Task Force finally caught up with him. Now he is being studied at a top-secret base. There he finds allies who feel that ALF's existence should be announced to the world to ensure his safety... especially when they learn that the abrasive Colonel Milfoil wants ALF destroyed.
Release Date: 1996-02-17
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 104
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
The sequel to "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story" in which Betty Broderick is on trial for the murder of her ex-husband and his new wife.
Release Date: 1994-10-14
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 7
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
A criminal gang commits a string of violent robberies and murders, culminating in the assassination of the police detective on the case, which may lead to their downfall.
Release Date: 1994-01-23
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 2
Telling Secrets
Through a series of elaborate schemes, a wealthy woman arranges for the murder of her husband's mistress and then takes steps so that the crime won't be traced back to her. The detective investigating the murder soon realizes her role in it, and sets out to find a way to pin the murder on her.
Release Date: 1993-01-17
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 8
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Adam Swapp and his brother Jonathan are suspects in the bombing of Mormon Center in Utah. The brothers and their families hold-up on their farm with provisions and enough ammunition to withstand the governments siege. They are devout in their beliefs and purposes and are determined to stand up for their rights.
Release Date: 1992-02-10
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 2
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Both sides of the law hunt Costabile 'Gus' Farace for slaying a federal drug agent in 1989 New York.
Release Date: 1991-11-24
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 11
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gordon Kahl.
Release Date: 1991-05-12
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 6
Don't Touch My Daughter
A young girl is kidnapped and molested by a classmate's father. The man she identifies is arrested and jailed, but is later released on bail. He calls the girl's mother and threatens to kidnap her daughter again, and this time kill her and make sure her body will never be found. She goes to the authorities for help, but there's nothing they can do until he actually tries something. Afraid for her daughter's life, the mother decides to take matters into her own hands.
Release Date: 1991-04-07
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 5
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
A look at the dangerous and bizarre life of an undercover cop who lives on the edge and the strife and heartbreak that comes with the job. There is also a tremendous amount of guilt and psychological pain when an undercover sting goes bad and they lose a comrade in the line of duty.
Release Date: 1990-11-25
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 3
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
The classic comic book characters created by John L. Goldwater are brought to tv in a slightly older version. Here the characters are adults returning to their high school reunion and remembering old times and romances from good old Riverdale High
Release Date: 1990-05-06
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 28
Making a Case for Murder
In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood in New York City. Unable to start their car, they sought refuge in a nearby restaurant. What happened later that night shocked the entire city.
Release Date: 1989-12-04
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Alf Tales
ALF Tales is an animated American series that ran on the NBC television network on Saturdays from August 1988 to December 1989. The show was a spinoff from the series ALF: The Animated Series. The show had characters from that series play various characters from fairy tales. The fairy tale was usually altered for comedic effect in a manner relational to Fractured Fairy Tales. Each story typically spoofs a film genre, such as the "Cinderella" episode done as an Elvis movie. Some episodes featured a "fourth wall" effect where ALF is backstage preparing for the episode, and Rob Cowan would appear drawn as a TV executive to try to brief ALF on how to improve this episode. For instance Cowan once told ALF who was readying for a medieval themed episode that "less than 2% of our audience lives in the Dark Ages".
Release Date: 1988-09-10
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 8
ALF’s Special Christmas
The Tanners decide to spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods but ALF soon gets trapped in a box of toys going to a children's hospital.
Release Date: 1987-12-14
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 5
ALF: The Animated Series
ALF: The Animated Series is an animated cartoon spin-off based on the live-action Sitcom series ALF. It premiered on September 26, 1987 and ran for 26 episodes. ALF Tales was a spinoff from the series that ran on the NBC television network on Saturdays from August 1988 to December 1989. The show had characters from that series play various characters from fairy tales. The fairy tale was usually altered for comedic effect in a manner relational to Fractured Fairy Tales.
Release Date: 1987-09-26
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 17
ALF
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
Release Date: 1986-09-22
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Interviewer
Episode Count: 101
Vote Count: 1126
The Muppets Take Manhattan
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.
Release Date: 1984-06-27
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 383
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
Man reconsiders his life after a chance meeting with a childhood acquaintance.
Release Date: 1984-01-02
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 3
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill is an American television situation comedy that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host, played by Dabney Coleman, and his staff at WBFL-TV, a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered May 31, 1983 on NBC and ran for only part of two seasons. It was also shown on the then-new UK fourth TV channel Channel 4.
Release Date: 1983-05-31
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 26
Vote Count: 9
The Great Muppet Caper
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
Release Date: 1981-06-26
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 309
Up the Academy
Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.
Release Date: 1980-06-06
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 27
We've Got Each Other
We've Got Each Other is an American sitcom that aired from October 1, 1977 until January 7, 1978.
Release Date: 1977-10-01
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 1
The Chopped Liver Brothers
Tom and Jay are best friends. Tom is married to Sally and Jay is single. Tom and Jay are also stand-up comedians and their mishaps as they seek stardom as headliners are related.
Release Date: 1977-05-06
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Character: Tom Van Brocklin
The Tony Randall Show
Walter Franklin is a somewhat less-than-magisterial Philadelphia judge put upon by an assortment of family and courtroom recidivists.
Release Date: 1976-09-23
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 3
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience.
Release Date: 1972-09-16
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 142
Vote Count: 58
Goin' Back to Indiana
Jackson 5 TV special featuring comedic skits and live performances
Release Date: 1971-09-19
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Diana!
Diana! is American singer Diana Ross' first solo TV special, which aired on ABC on April 18, 1971. The program was choreographed by David Winters of West Side Story fame, who at that time choreographed all of Ross' stage and TV shows. The special also featured appearances by Danny Thomas and Bill Cosby, plus performances by The Jackson 5, and also included Jackson 5 lead singer Michael Jackson's solo debut.
Release Date: 1971-04-18
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 1
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
Release Date: 1961-12-11
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 7