Pamela Norris is an American screenwriter and producer. She is best known for her work on the

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...

sketch comedy Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches" or, "skits", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. While the form developed and became popular in ...

series ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') is an American Late night television in the United States, late-night live television, live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The ...

'' (1980–1984), and for co-writing the screenplay of the 1989 film ''

Troop Beverly Hills ''Troop Beverly Hills'' is a 1989 American adventure comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham, and Jenny Lewis in her film debut. The film features a host of ...

''.(7 April 1989
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The Pantagraph ''The Pantagraph'' is a daily newspaper that serves Bloomington–Normal, Illinois, along with 60 communities and eight counties in the Central Illinois area. Its headquarters are in Bloomington and it is owned by Lee Enterprises. The name is ...

''. Retrieved November 17, 2010. She was executive producer of the sitcom ''

Designing Women ''Designing Women'' is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that aired on CBS between September 29, 1986 and May 24, 1993, producing seven seasons and 163 episodes. It was a joint production of Bloodworth/Thomas ...

'',Meyers, Kate (11 October 1991)
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'', Retrieved November 17, 2010 ("'There's nothing funnier than someone's pants falling down,' explains Designing Women co-executive producer Pamela Norris. 'There must be something down deep in the human character — that infantile quality.') and '' The Huntress'' on

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.Bianculli, David (26 July 2000
Quirky Picker-Uppers: Mom & daughter claim bounties in 'Huntress'
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Daily News (New York) The ''Daily News'' is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson in New York City as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format, and reach ...

'', Retrieved November 17, 2010 ("Executive producer Pamela Norris once wrote for 'Designing Women,' and 'The Huntress' really does play like two of the characters from that show trying their best to act like 'Cagney & Lacey.'") She was a ''

Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead g ...

'' champion in December 1985, winning three games.

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'' (executive producer) 1991–1992 *''

Hearts Afire ''Hearts Afire'' is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, starring John Ritter and Markie Post, that aired on CBS from September 14, 1992, to February 1, 1995. The series' title is taken from a line in the Earth, ...

'' (co-executive producer) 1994–1995 *''

Mad About You ''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City as they navigate life together. In later seasons, the couple has a daughter. It initially aired on NBC from September 2 ...

'' (consulting producer) 1995–1996 *''

The Simple Life ''The Simple Life'' is an American reality television series starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It depicts the two wealthy socialites, as they struggle to do menial, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, farm work, serving meals in fa ...

'' (executive producer) 1998 *'' The Huntress'' (executive producer) 2000–2001 *''

Emeril Emeril John Lagasse III ( ; born October 15, 1959) is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author, and National Best Recipe award winner for his "Turkey and Hot Sausage Chili" recipe in 2003. He is a regional James ...

'' (consulting producer) 2000–2001

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'' (TV series) 1980–1984 *''

It's Your Move ''It's Your Move'' is an American sitcom television series created by Ron Leavitt and Michael G. Moye, starring Jason Bateman, Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie Sabella, David Garrison, Adam Sadowsky, and Garrett Morris. The show originally aired ...

'' (TV series) 1984–1985 *''

Remington Steele ''Remington Steele'' is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on NBC from October 1, 1982, ...

'' (TV series) 1985 *''

Misfits of Science ''Misfits of Science'' is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by James D. Parriott that aired on NBC from October 4, 1985, to February 21, 1986. Plot The series featured super-powered humans and their madcap ad ...

'' (TV series) 1985 *''

Wayside School ''Wayside School'' is a series of short story cycle Children's literature, children's books written by Louis Sachar. Titles in the series include ''Sideways Stories from Wayside School'' (1978), ''Wayside School Is Falling Down'' (1989), ''Way ...

'' (TV short) 1986 *''

Gimme a Break! ''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ...

'' (TV series) 1985–1986 *''

The Ellen Burstyn Show ''The Ellen Burstyn Show'' is an American sitcom starring Ellen Burstyn. The series was produced by Touchstone Television and debuted on ABC on September 20, 1986. The series was canceled after 13 episodes. Synopsis Burstyn played Baltimore c ...

'' (TV series) 1986 *''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...

'' (TV series) 1987 *''

'' (screenplay) 1989 *''

'' (TV series) 1989–1991 *''

'' (TV series) 1995 *''

'' (TV series) 1998 *'' Rude Awakening'' (TV series) 1998 *'' The Huntress'' (TV series) 2000–2001 *''

'' (TV series) 2001 *''

The Designing Women Reunion ''The Designing Women Reunion'' is a 2003 American television special that reunited the cast of the 1986–1993 sitcom ''Designing Women''. It originally aired on Lifetime on July 28, 2003. Summary A retrospective of ''Designing Women'' reunites ...

'' (TV documentary) 2003 *''

Ghost Whisperer ''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon ( Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate w ...

'' (TV series) 2010

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