Doug Molitor Explained

Doug Molitor
Birth Date:	July 8, 1952
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation:	screenwriter
Language:	English

Doug Molitor (born July 8, 1952) is an American television screenwriter.

He has written for TV programs including Adventure Inc., Sliders, , Lucky Luke, , You Can't Take It with You, Sledge Hammer!, Young Hercules, Ritas Welt (Rita's World), Dinosaucers, James Bond Jr. and Deepwater Black (U.S. title: Mission Genesis).

He has won the American Accolades TV & Shorts Competition for "Farewell to Tuvalu", an episode of The West Wing,^[1] and was nominated for a Humanitas Prize for his work on the Captain Planet and the Planeteers episode "The Ark".^[2]

He wrote for the Italian television series Lucky Luke.^[3] He was selected by the Writers Guild of America to participate in Writers Access Project.^[4]

In 1987 he was a four-time Jeopardy! winner and competed in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, and a semifinalist in the Jeopardy! 10th Anniversary Tournament.

Television credits

• Dinosaucers (1987)
• Sledge Hammer! (1987)
• Maxie’s World (1987)
• Beverly Hills Teens (1987)
• Police Academy (1989-1990)
• The New Adventures of He-Man (1990)
• Camp Candy (1990)
• The Wizard of Oz (1990)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-1992, 1994): seasons 1-3 head writer
• James Bond Jr. (1991)
• Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures (1991)
• Beetlejuice (1991)
• Lucky Luke (1992)
• Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
• All-New Dennis the Menace (1993)
• Free Willy (1994)
• Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994-1995, 1998-1999)
• Oscar’s Orchestra (1995)
• Mega Man (1995)
• (1996)
• Hurricanes (1996)
• Dennis and Gnasher (1996)
• Billy the Cat (1997)
• Extreme Dinosaurs (1997)
• (1997)
• (1997)
• Deepwater Black (1997)
• The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (1998)
• Pocket Dragon Adventures (1998)
• The New Adventures of Zorro (1998)
• Young Hercules (1998)
• (1999)
• Sliders (1999)
• (1999)
• Ritas Welt (1999)
• George and Martha (2000)
• Flight Squad (2001)
• Sitting Ducks (2002)
• Totally Spies! (2002)
• (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)
• (2016)
• Team Zenko Go (2022)

Notes and References

1. Book: Haddad, Michael. The Screenwriter's Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Marketing Guide for Screen and Television Writers. registration. 18 November 2010. 2005. Chicago Review Press. 978-1-55652-550-6. 9.
2. Web site: 'Fly Away' Writers in the Running for Humanitas Prizes. 26 June 1992. Los Angeles Times. 24. 18 November 2010.
3. Book: Green. Paul. Hoffman. Mike. Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television and Games. 18 November 2010. 2009. McFarland. 978-0-7864-4390-1. 138–139.
4. Web site: WGA taps 20 for Writer Access Project. McNary. Dave. 13 April 2010. Variety. 18 November 2010.