• Jay Sommers (January 3, 1917 – September 25, 1985) was an American producer, director and comedy writer whose career spanned four decades. He wrote more...
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  • Faced with running three shows, Henning encouraged Sommers to create a series for the time slot. Sommers later wrote and produced about one-third of the...
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    shows at once, Henning asked Petticoat writer Jay Sommers to create and produce this new program. Sommers proposed reviving Granby's Green Acres, changing...
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  • under the title of Waldo and was written by veteran TV comedy writers Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat with Arnold the Pig from Green Acres in mind for Waldo...
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  • Jay Sommers (born October 15, 1967) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series in the late...
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  • Original release date Prod. code 1 1 "Oliver Buys a Farm" Ralph Levy Jay Sommers September 15, 1965 (1965-09-15) 1 Oliver Wendell Douglas, a big New York...
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    Junction, which saw a number of scripts written by Green Acres creator Jay Sommers. Characters in all of Henning's creations often crossed over into one...
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  • Sommers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ben Sommers (1906–1985), American philanthropist Charles Sommers (1862–1922), Australian...
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    Bud Grossman Ed Jurist Lee Loeb John McGreevey Bob Nye Gerald O'Hanlon Jay Sommers Ray Singer Burt Styler David Swift Directed by Charles Barton Starring...
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    with no pilot needed, which he bestowed to colleague Jay Sommers due to his busy schedule. Sommers created the 1965 sitcom Green Acres, adapted from his...
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  • Original release date Prod. code 39 1 "Betty Jo's Dog" Richard L. Bare Jay Sommers & Lou Huston September 22, 1964 (1964-09-22) 6401 It's the first day...
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  • funny novel about the navy since... Mr Roberts". In 1958 screenwriter Jay Sommers optioned the rights to the novel and wrote a script, which he succeeded...
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  • Diff'rent Strokes syndication package. 16 16 "Ruthie Grows Up" Doug Rogers Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05) 17 17 Story by : Earle...
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    young Mike Wallace. Writers included Eddie Maxwell, Eddie Brandt, and Jay Sommers. The final program in the series was broadcast in June 25, 1949. While...
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  • expense of the network's rural-themed programs), Green Acres creator Jay Sommers was given an opportunity to develop two series ideas, both of which were...
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    original fine. 113 5 "Poor Mr. Wilson" Jeffrey Hayden Joe Bigelow & Jay Sommers October 28, 1962 (1962-10-28) Mr. Wilson is on a diet and feels weak...
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     1960 (1960-11-08) 5 "No Help Wanted" Gene Reynolds Dick Chevillat & Jay Sommers November 15, 1960 (1960-11-15) 6 "The Marry-Go-Round" Christian Nyby...
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    Teague, 46 - Glenn Moffat, 67 - Rick Jeffrey, 70 - Jeff McDuffie, 78 - Jay Sommers, 98 - Brad Noffsinger Labonte passed Dale Earnhardt with 10 laps to go...
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  • Lifebuoy 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline 78 Jay Sommers Sommers Racing Chevrolet Doe & Associates 80 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing...
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    original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013. Sommer, Allison Kaplan (May 22, 2014). "Jay Leno Takes Aim at Obama in Jerusalem Awards Ceremony"...
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  • April 12, 1957 (1957-04-12) 16 "Deception" Paul Landres Don Nelson & Jay Sommers April 19, 1957 (1957-04-19) 17 "Puppy Love" Gerald Freedman George Carleton...
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  • Green Acres. He received story credit for Gordy (1995), which he and Jay Sommers originally wrote with Arnold the Pig from Green Acres in mind, posthumously...
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  • Doris Singleton and with Ed Begley as Betty's father. Will Glickman and Jay Sommers were the writers. The program returned to NBC September 20, 1946, - May...
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  • successful meeting of the two men in her life. 9 "Bingham's Con" Unknown Jay Sommers March 21, 1975 (1975-03-21) Ex-convict Mojo Thompson arrives at the hotel...
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  • time during the series run. 59 22 "Florida the Woman" Herbert Kenwith Jay Sommers February 17, 1976 (1976-02-17) February 5, 1976 After a morning of being...
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  • Olsen. All Hands on Deck 1961 Film Cyril Mockridge Donald R. Morris Jay Sommers All in Fun 1940 Broadway Baldwin Bergerson and John Rox Revue. All in...
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  • Lifebuoy 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline 78 Jay Sommers Sommers Racing Chevrolet Doe & Associates 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile...
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  • Lifebuoy 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline 78 Jay Sommers Sommers Racing Chevrolet Doe & Associates 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile...
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    15 "How Not to Succeed in Business" Norman Abbott Wilton Schiller & Jay Sommers January 4, 1963 (1963-01-04) Harry and Arch quit their job and set up...
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  • German-British typographer. Moshe Zvi Segal, 81, Ukrainian-born Israeli rabbi. Jay Sommers, 68, American television producer (Green Acres, Petticoat Junction),...
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