Steve Skrovan Explained

Steve Skrovan is an American producer, writer, director and television host.

Early life

Skrovan grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and went to Gilmour Academy during his high-school years. He majored in English and was a varsity football defensive back at Yale,^[1] where he graduated with a B.A. in 1979.^[2]

Career

Skrovan began his career as a stand-up comic.^[3] He hosted a short-lived talk show on MTV, Mouth to Mouth, in 1988.^[4] In 1989, he became the original host of Totally Hidden Video, which aired on FOX from 1989-1992.^[5] Starting in 1991, he was the host for the first two seasons of the game show That's My Dog on what was then The Family Channel.^[6]

Skrovan co-wrote the 1993 Seinfeld episode "The Movie". He was then a writer for the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for the entire nine-year run (from 1996 to 2005).^[7]

Skrovan produced the 2005 TV special Earth to America, which covered environmental issues. He wrote, produced, and directed An Unreasonable Man, a 2006 documentary about Ralph Nader.^[3] He then worked as a producer on the 2006-2010 show 'Til Death, which starred former Raymond cast member Brad Garrett. Since 2014, Skrovan has co-hosted the weekly Ralph Nader Radio Hour program from the Pacifica Radio Network.^{[8] [9]}

Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

This is a list of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes written or co-written by Skrovan.

Season One

• "Standard Deviation"
• "Captain Nemo" (with Lew Schneider)
• "Recovering Pessimist"

Season Two

• "The Children's Book"
• "All I Want for Christmas"
• "The Family Bed"
• "Six Feet Under" (with Cindy Chupack & Tom Caltabiano)

Season Three

• "Getting Even"
• "Halloween Candy"
• "Cruising with Marie" (with Susan Van Allen)
• "Dancing with Debra" (with Aaron Shure)

Season Four

• "You Bet" (with Ellen Sandler)
• "Prodigal Son"
• "Hackidu" (with Lew Schneider)
• "Robert's Divorce" (with Jennifer Crittenden & Tucker Cawley)

Season Five

• "Pet Cemetery"
• "The Sneeze" (with Aaron Shure)

Season Six

• "Odd Man Out" (with Jeremy Stevens)
• "Raybert"
• "Cookies"
• "A Vote for Debra" (with Lew Schneider)

Season Seven

• "The Sigh"
• "Somebody Hates Raymond"
• "Just a Formality" (with Philip Rosenthal)

Season Eight

• "Home From School"
• "Lateness"
• "The Nice Talk" (with Aaron Shure)

Season Nine

• "Ally's F"
• "Tasteless Frank" (with Leslie Caveny)
• "The Finale" (with Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano & Leslie Caveny)

Notes and References

1. News: College Football Report. November 20, 1996. The New York Times. March 16, 2010 . William N. . Wallace.
2. Web site: Director Stephen Skrovan. Independent Television Service.
3. News: Just in Time for Nader '08 Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan on 'An Unreasonable Man'. February 23, 2007. Shawn Badgley. The Austin Chronicle. March 16, 2010.
4. Web site: Broadened MTV opens its 'mouth'. Ken Tucker and Knight-Ridder Newspapers. 19 November 1988. 11 June 2022. Chicago Tribune.
5. News: O'Connor. John J.. Review/Television; Allen Funt Calls 'Totally Hidden Video'. 11 September 2012. New York Times. 12 July 1989.
6. Web site: Winning and losing are beside the point on 'That's My Dog,' a contest that puts pooches on center stage. Orlando Sentinel . August 31, 1991 . May 13, 2022 . Catherine Hinman . E1. .
7. News: From hero to villain, Ralph Nader documented in film. February 7, 2007. The Washington Post. March 16, 2010 . Christine . Kearney.
8. Web site: Ralph Nader Radio Hour. 11 June 2022. prx.org.
9. Web site: Ralph Nader Radio Hour. ralphnaderradiohour.com. 11 June 2022.