Lewis "Lew" Morton is an American
television
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writer
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. He has written for several shows, including ''
Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. ...
'' (from 1993-1995), ''
NewsRadio
''NewsRadio'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from March 21, 1995 to May 4, 1999, focusing on the work lives of the staff of a New York City AM news radio station. It had an ensemble cast featuring Dave Foley, Steph ...
'', ''
Family Guy'' and ''
Futurama''. He worked as a producer for ''
Undeclared
''Undeclared'' is an American sitcom created by Judd Apatow, which aired on Fox during the 2001–02 season. The show has developed a cult following, and in 2012, ''Entertainment Weekly'' listed it at #16 in the "25 Best Cult TV Shows from the ...
'', but never authored any episodes. He also
executive produced
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...
the film ''
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''.
During his time on ''
Futurama'' Lewis wrote twelve episodes, making him and writer
Ken Keeler
Ken Keeler is an American television producer and writer. He has written for numerous television series, most notably ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama''. According to an interview with David X. Cohen, he proved a theorem that appears in the ''Fut ...
the two writers who wrote the most episodes on that show as well as the most known.
Lewis also went to the same primary school as
David X. Cohen. Morton also attended
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
, where he worked on ''
The Harvard Lampoon
''The Harvard Lampoon'' is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Overview
The ''Harvard Lampoon'' publication was founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates ...
''.
Awards
2011
on
Futurama.
2002
on
Futurama.
Nominated
2001
Emmy for
Outstanding Animated Program on
Futurama.
1999
Emmy for
Outstanding Animated Program on
Futurama.
Writing credits
''NewsRadio'' episodes
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Massage Chair
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''Futurama'' episodes
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A Big Piece of Garbage"
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Fry and the Slurm Factory
"Fry and the Slurm Factory" is the thirteenth and final episode in the first season of the American animated television series ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 14, 1999. The episode was directed ...
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Brannigan, Begin Again"
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Raging Bender
"Raging Bender" is the eighth episode in the second season of the American animated television series ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 27, 2000. The episode was written by Lewis Morton and direc ...
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Mother's Day
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Amazon Women in the Mood"
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The Cyber House Rules"
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Anthology of Interest II" (with
David X. Cohen, Jason Gorbett, Scott Kirby)
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Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV"
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The Late Philip J. Fry"
* "
Calculon 2.0"
* "
Murder on the Planet Express"
''Family Guy'' episodes
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Encyclopedia Griffin"
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The Heartbreak Dog
The fourteenth season of ''Family Guy'' aired on Fox in the United States from September 27, 2015, to May 22, 2016. The season contained 20 episodes.
The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, ...
"
References
External links
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The New York Times Movies
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American television writers
American male television writers
Place of birth missing (living people)
The Harvard Lampoon alumni