Craig Thomas (screenwriter)

Craig David Thomas is an American television writer who, along with writing partner Carter Bays, has written episodes of ''American Dad!'', '' Oliver Beene'', '' Quintuplets'' and the hit CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'', which they created in 2005. In 2012 ''How I Met Your Mother'' won a People's Choice Awards.

Along with Carter Bays he is a member of The Solids, who perform the theme song to ''How I Met Your Mother''. He has been nominated for seven primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Original Song for " Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit". Thomas graduated from Wesleyan University in 1997.

In 2014, he shot a pilot for the show '' How I Met Your Dad'' with his partner Carter Bays, Emily Spivey and Greta Gerwig, but CBS asked them to do a second pilot, and they refused.

On April 15, 2019, Thomas joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.

Works

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How I Met Your Mother''

* " Pilot"
* " Purple Giraffe"
* " The Pineapple Incident"
* "Life Among the Gorillas"
* "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M."
* "Milk"
* "Come On"
* " Where Were We?"
* "Monday Night Football"
* "Bachelor Party"
* " Something Blue"
* " Wait for It"
* " The Platinum Rule"
* " No Tomorrow"
* "Ten Sessions"
* "The Chain of Screaming"
* "Miracles"
* "Do I Know You?"
* "The Best Burger in New York"
* "Woooo!"
* "The Stinsons"
* "As Fast as She Can"
* "The Leap"
* "Definitions"
* " Robin 101"
* " The Playbook"
* " Girls Versus Suits"
* " Rabbit or Duck"
* " Doppelgangers"
* "Big Days"
* "Architect of Destruction"
* " Natural History"
* "Last Words"
* "Oh Honey"
* "Landmarks"
* "Challenge Accepted"
* "The Best Man"
* " Ducky Tie"
* " The Rebound Girl"
* " Tailgate"
* " The Burning Beekeeper"
* "The Broath"
* " Good Crazy"
* "The Magician's Code"
* "Farhampton"
* " The Pre-Nup"
* " The Final Page"
* " Band or DJ?"
* " P.S. I Love You"
* "Bad Crazy"
* " The Ashtray"
* " The Time Travelers"
* "Something Old"
* " Something New"
* " The Locket"
* " Coming Back"
* " Mom And Dad"
* " Bedtime Stories"
* "Bass Player Wanted"
* " Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra"
* "How Your Mother Met Me"
* "Sunrise"
* "Rally"
* "Daisy"
* " The End of the Aisle"
* " Last Forever"

'' Oliver Beene''

* "Dancing Beene"
* "The Nudie Mag"
* "X-Ray Specs"
* "A Trip To Connie Island"
* "Oliver and The Otters"

''

The Goodwin Games''

* "Pilot"
* "The Hamletta"

''

American Dad!''

* " Stan of Arabia: Part 2"

He did audio commentary for his episode of ''American Dad!'' and has been prominent in the ''How I Met Your Mother'' DVD audio commentaries.

Molly and the Moon

Thomas is currently in pre-production on an original film project written by Thomas and Bays and directed by Thomas. An original musical, ''Molly and the Moon'' tells the story of Brian and Cate, first time parents navigating their newborn daughter’s medical emergency. As Brian and Cate spend long days and nights in the neonatal unit, their story is interwoven with that of a mysterious little girl named Molly, who is on a quest through a strange and magical world to reach the moon and the voice singing her name. As these two disparate worlds intersect, we realize the simple goals connecting them: to get home and become a family.

Songwriting

How I Met Your Mother

* "Nothing Suits Me Like A Suit" (Emmy Nomination)
* "You Just Got Slapped"
* "Let's Go to the Mall"

"Hey Beautiful"
* "Sandcastles in the Sand"
* "PS I Love You"
* "Barney Stinson, That Guy's Awesome"
* "Best Night Ever"
* "Superdate"
* "Shame on You"
* "Food Delivery / Cat Sitting / Cat Funeral"
* "Ode to Virginia"
* "Murder Train"
* "The Bro Chant"
* "Mosbius Designs Have Failed"
* "Marshall vs the Machines"
* "Hey Beautiful (Barney Version)"
* "Two Beavers are Better Than One"
* "Puzzles Theme Song"
* "Bang Bang Bangity Bang"
* "Night Night Little Marvin"
* "On the House"
* Asking Out Lily Pts 1 & 2"
* "Soul Bang"
* "And There She was" (Featuring John Swihart)
* "Barney Makes 3 Its 1 & 2"

Sesame Street

* Look for the Slime (Season 46, Episode 2)
* The Vet Song (Season 49, Episode 1)
* Packing PJ's (Season 50, Episode 1)
* I Wonder (Season 51, Episode 23)
* How Do You Build a Robot Dog? (Season 52, Episode 1)

The Solids

Other Writing

In addition to writing for television, Thomas has been published in the New Yorker's Shouts & Murmurs column three times
Studio Notes on Your Rom-Com ScreenplayOne Writer's Year in Pandemic Think PiecesA Look Back at March 12, 2020

McSweeney's
and the Iowa Review.

References

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American television writers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
American male television writers
Wesleyan University alumni
Living people
How I Met Your Mother
Showrunners