Doug Molitor (born July 8, 1952) is an American television screenwriter. He has written for TV programs including '' Adventure Inc.'', '' Sliders'', '' F/X: The Series'', ''

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'', '' Police Academy: The Series'', '' You Can't Take It with You'', '' Sledge Hammer!'', '' Young Hercules'', '' Ritas Welt'' (''Rita's World''), ''

Dinosaucers ''Dinosaucers'' is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada; developed and produced by DIC Animation City in association with Lightyear Entertainment and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created b ...

'', '' James Bond Jr.'', and '' Deepwater Black'' (U.S. title: ''Mission Genesis''). Molitor won the American Accolades TV & Shorts Competition for "Farewell to Tuvalu", an episode of ''

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,'' and was nominated for a

Humanitas Prize The Humanitas Prize is an American award for film and television writing, presented to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful manner. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of ...

for his work on the '' Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' episode "The Ark". He wrote for the Italian television series ''

''. He was selected by the

Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the name of two American labor unions representing writers in film, television, radio, and online media: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) is headquartered in New York City and is affiliated wit ...

to participate in Writers Access Project. In 1987, Molitor was a four-time ''

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'' champion and competed in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. He later competed in the 1993 10th Anniversary Tournament and the 2025 Invitational Tournament.

Television credits

* ''

'' (1987) * '' Sledge Hammer!'' (1987) * '' Maxie’s World'' (1987) * '' Beverly Hills Teens'' (1987) * '' Police Academy'' (1989-1990) * ''

The New Adventures of He-Man ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' is an animation, animated series which ran in Broadcast syndication, syndication in the second half of 1990 while Mattel released the toy line He-Man, an update of their Masters of the Universe line. The cartoon s ...

'' (1990) * '' Camp Candy'' (1990) * '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1990) * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' (1990) * '' Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (1990-1992, 1994): seasons 1-3 head writer * '' James Bond Jr.'' (1991) * '' Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

'' (1992) * ''

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' is an American animated television series. It is based on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series, produced by Sega of America, DIC Animation City, Bohbot Entertainment and the Italian studio Reteital ...

'' (1993) * '' All-New Dennis the Menace'' (1993) * ''

Free Willy ''Free Willy'' is a 1993 American Adventure film, adventure Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by ...

'' (1994) * '' Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'' (1994-1995, 1998-1999) * '' Oscar’s Orchestra'' (1995) * '' Mega Man'' (1995) * '' Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1996) * '' Dennis and Gnasher'' (1996) * '' Billy the Cat'' (1997) * ''

Extreme Dinosaurs ''Extreme Dinosaurs'' is an American animated series produced by DIC Productions, L.P. and Bohbot Entertainment in 1997 based on a 1996 toy line from Mattel. This show is a spin-off of '' Street Sharks'' (where they first appeared as the ''Din ...

'' (1997) * '' Police Academy: The Series'' (1997) * '' F/X: The Series'' (1997) * '' Deepwater Black'' (1997) * '' The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor'' (1998) * ''

Pocket Dragon Adventures ''Pocket Dragon Adventures'' (Spanish: ''Pocket Dragons'') is an animated series produced by the Spanish animation studio D'Ocon Films Productions, in co-production with Televisión Española, Bohbot Entertainment, and DIC Productions. The seri ...

'' (1998) * '' The New Adventures of Zorro'' (1998) * '' Young Hercules'' (1998) * '' Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends'' (1999) * '' Sliders'' (1999) * '' Sabrina: The Animated Series'' (1999) * '' Ritas Welt'' (1999) * '' George and Martha'' (2000) * '' Flight Squad'' (2001) * '' Sitting Ducks'' (2002) * '' Totally Spies!'' (2002) * '' X-Men: Evolution'' (2002) * '' Adventure Inc.'' (2002) * '' Gadget & the Gadgetinis'' (2003) * '' Pet Alien'' (2005) * '' Class of the Titans'' (2006) * '' Sushi Pack'' (2007) * '' Pucca'' (2008) * '' The Future Is Wild'' (2008) * '' Grossology'' (2008-2009) * '' Shelldon'' (2009) * '' The Penguins of Madagascar'' (2009) * '' Hot Wheels Battle Force 5'' (2010) * '' Kid vs. Kat'' (2011) * '' Transformers: Rescue Bots'' (2016) * Team Zenko Go (2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Molitor, Doug 1952 births Living people American male screenwriters American male television writers American television writers Contestants on American game shows