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Franklin Getchell

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  • Writer
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Franklin Getchell is known for 3-2-1 Contact (1980), ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) and Encyclopedia (1988).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

    Known for

    3-2-1 Contact (1980)
    3-2-1 Contact
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Encyclopedia (1988)
    Encyclopedia
    9.1
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Cro (1993)
    Cro
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • vice president for production
      • 1989–1994
    • Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (1993)
      Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs
      8.0
      Video
      • vice president for production (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Frank Oz and Kevin Clash in Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993)
      Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • senior vice president for production
      • 1993
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, and Big Bird in Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)
      Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • senior vice president for programming and production
      • 1993
    • Kevin Clash and Martin P. Robinson in Sesame Street: We All Sing Together (1993)
      Sesame Street: We All Sing Together
      Video
      • vice president for production (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Shalom Sesame (1987)
      Shalom Sesame
      6.8
      TV Series
      • senior vice-president for production
      • 1990–1991
    • Judy Freudberg, Stephen Lawrence, Emily Squires, Norman Stiles, Jon Stone, Cathi Turow, and Lisa Simon in Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (1991)
      Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • vice-president for production
      • 1991
    • Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse (1990)
      Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse
      9.0
      Video
      • vice president of production: CTW
      • 1990
    • Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital (1990)
      Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital
      7.2
      Video
      • vice president of production: CTW
      • 1990
    • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
      Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • assistant to producer
      • 1978

    Producer

    • Cro (1993)
      Cro
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1993–1994
    • All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
      All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
      5.7
      TV Special
      • co-executive producer
      • 1994
    • The Wish That Changed Christmas (1991)
      The Wish That Changed Christmas
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • Encyclopedia (1988)
      Encyclopedia
      9.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1988–1989
    • The Body Human
      6.4
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1983
    • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
      ABC Afterschool Specials
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • associate producer
      • 1979–1981

    Writer

    • 3-2-1 Contact (1980)
      3-2-1 Contact
      8.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1983–1986

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