__NOTOC__ Jim Carlson (August 29, 1932 – August 25, 2007) was an American film and television writer. He has been involved in shows like '' Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'', '' Emergency!'', '' CHiPs'' and ''

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'', '' Spiral Zone'', '' Beetlejuice'', '' X-Men'', the movie Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, and an ABC special based on ''

The Mouse and the Motorcycle ''The Mouse and the Motorcycle'' is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Louis Darling and published in 1965. It is the first in a trilogy featuring Ralph S. Mouse, a house mouse who can speak to humans (though typical ...

''. He often collaborated with writer

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Screenwriting credits

Television

* series head writer denoted in bold * '' Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp'' (1970) * '' Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In'' (1970) * ''

Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the stre ...

'' (1973) * '' Emergency!'' (1975) * '' The Jeffersons'' (1975) * '' Gemini Man'' (1976) * '' The Six Million Dollar Man'' (1976) * ''

'' (1978) * '' CHiPs'' (1978) * '' The Bionic Woman'' (1978) * '' The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams'' (1978) * '' Magnum, P.I.'' (1981) * '' Kidd Video'' (1984) * '' The Love Boat'' (1984) * '' Riptide'' (1985) * ''

'' (1986) * '' Spiral Zone'' (1987) * '' Good Morning, Miss Bliss'' (1989) * '' The New Adventures of He-Man'' (1990) * ''

Peter Pan & the Pirates ''Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates'' (known in international markets as ''20th Century Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates'') is an American animated television series based on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan that aired on Fox Kids from September 8, 1990, to Se ...

'' (1991) * ''

James Bond Jr. ''James Bond Jr.'' is an American animated television series based on Ian Fleming's ''James Bond'' franchise. It follows the adventures of James Bond's nephew, James Bond Jr. The series debuted in September 1991 and ran for 65 episodes bef ...

'' (1991) * '' Goof Troop'' (1992) * '' X-Men'' (1992) * '' The Pink Panther'' (1993) * '' Exosquad'' (1994)

Films

* '' Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz'' (1987) * '' Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw'' (1988)

External links

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