Robert Bendetson (born August 28, 1954) is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including ALF, Home Improvement and two episodes for The Simpsons (season 12's "Simpsons Tall Tales" [the "Connie Appleseed" parody] and season 13's "Blame It on Lisa"). He lives with his wife Heidi and his two children Ellie and Jesse Bendetson.
Bendetson served as a supervising producer on Coach, leaving after its fifth season to become co-producer on Home Improvement.[1] He worked on Newhart and wrote the show's final episode "The Last Newhart".[2] He wrote and directed the as yet unreleased film Big Bug Man which contains the final performance of Marlon Brando.[3]
^"ABC Renews 'Coach' Despite Alleged Turmoil". San Francisco Chronicle. 1993-03-27. p. C7.
^Phil Rosenthal (1990-05-16). "Flawed Plot Precedes 'Newhart's' Fine Finale". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L19.
^"Brando's Last Role: An Old Lady". CBS News. July 14, 2004. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
Robert Bendetson (born August 28, 1954) is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including ALF, Home Improvement...
Production, was written by BobBendetson, who also wrote episodes for the TV show The Simpsons. It was directed by Bendetson and Peter Shin. It was originally...
Mark Solomon, and BobBendetson, denied this in a letter to the editor, "[T]he final episode of Newhart was not 'dreamed up' by Bob's wife, Ginny. She...
of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Written by BobBendetson and directed by Steven Dean Moore, "Blame It on Lisa" features several...
date Prod. code US viewers (millions) 50 1 "Maybe, Baby" Andy Cadiff BobBendetson September 15, 1993 (1993-09-15) A349 36.5 Jill learns her sister Carol...
respectively. "Simpsons Tall Tales" was directed by Bob Anderson and written by John Frink, Don Payne, BobBendetson and Matt Selman. The idea for the episode was...
and 184 episodes, from October 25, 1982, to May 21, 1990. The show starred Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy, Peter Scolari, Steven Kampmann...
by Written by Original air date 1 "Boo Who?" Jack Shea Howard Bendetson & BobBendetson April 9, 1981 (1981-04-09) Florence and Elena suspect that a ghost...
Fusco as ALF (puppeteer, voice) Lisa Buckley as ALF (assistant puppeteer) Bob Fappiano as ALF (assistant puppeteer) Max Wright as Willie Tanner Anne Schedeen...
during his tenure was to "not wreck the show". Don Payne, John Frink and BobBendetson began writing for the series, while Larry Doyle, Julie Thacker and Tom...
1982 (1982-11-10) 167630 147 7 "Carrie on the Rebound" Marc Daniels BobBendetson & Howard Bendetson January 9, 1983 (1983-01-09) 167628 148 8 "Jolene's Brother...
America Award in the animation category: "Blame It on Lisa" (written by BobBendetson), "The Bart Wants What It Wants" (written by John Frink and Don Payne)...
to irreparable damage to the negative. 2004 Big Bug Man BobBendetson, Peter Shin BobBendetson Brendan Fraser, Marlon Brando, Michael Madsen The animated...
co-written with John Frink and two with Mitchell H. Glazer. Died 2013. 63 BobBendetson 2 2001–02 12–13 64 Joel H. Cohen 38 2001–24 13, 15–20, 22, 24–35 Includes...
after a slip-up. 82 5 "Shirley Burleigh, Girlie Friday" Craig T. Nelson BobBendetson October 13, 1992 (1992-10-13) 68304 27.7 Luther fights the people who...
character run in this episode. 132 3 "Grand Opening" John Bowab BobBendetson & Howard Bendetson September 28, 1985 (1985-09-28) 703 Mrs. Garrett and the girls...
start a singing career. 170 7 "Vera Gets Engaged" Marc Daniels BobBendetson & Howard Bendetson November 20, 1983 (1983-11-20) 185210 Vera falls for Eliott...
an ad in the personals. 188 2 "Space Sharples" Marc Daniels BobBendetson & Howard Bendetson October 28, 1984 (1984-10-28) 185577 Mel thwarts a bank robbery...
Fusco as ALF (puppeteer, voice) Lisa Buckley as ALF (assistant puppeteer) Bob Fappiano as ALF (assistant puppeteer) Max Wright as Willie Tanner Anne Schedeen...
by Written by Original air date 136 1 "Marathon Men" Bob Lally Howard Bendetson & BobBendetson November 2, 1980 (1980-11-02) It's the match of the century...
Matt Williams, David McFadzean, Carmen Finestra, Elliot Shoenman and BobBendetson, executive producers; Bruce Ferber, supervising producer; Gayle S. Maffeo...
upsetting announcement. 147 7 "Carrie on the Rebound" Marc Daniels BobBendetson & Howard Bendetson January 9, 1983 (1983-01-09) 167628 Mel's newly-divorced mother...
Diane English Newhart "The Last Newhart" Mark Egan, Mark Solomon and BobBendetson 1991 Murphy Brown "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way" Gary...
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