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Jerry Rannow

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  • Script and Continuity Department
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Jerry Rannow was born on 1 June 1939 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. He is a writer, known for Welcome Back, Kotter (1975), Head of the Class (1986) and Small Wonder (1985).
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    Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
    Welcome Back, Kotter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Robin Givens, Brian Robbins, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje, Howard Hesseman, and Dan Schneider in Head of the Class (1986)
    Head of the Class
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Tiffany Brissette in Small Wonder (1985)
    Small Wonder
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Robin Givens, Brian Robbins, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje, Howard Hesseman, and Dan Schneider in Head of the Class (1986)
      Head of the Class
      6.6
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • written by
      • 1987–1990
    • Diana Canova and Jonathan Prince in Throb (1986)
      Throb
      6.7
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 1987
    • What a Country (1986)
      What a Country
      6.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1987
    • Don Adams in Check It Out (1985)
      Check It Out
      6.0
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • 1986
    • Tiffany Brissette in Small Wonder (1985)
      Small Wonder
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1986
    • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
      Too Close for Comfort
      6.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1986
    • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
      The Love Boat
      6.3
      TV Series
      • story (segment "Father in the Cradle")
      • 1984
    • Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981)
      Harper Valley P.T.A.
      6.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1982
    • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
      Welcome Back, Kotter
      7.1
      TV Series
      • contributing writer
      • written by
      • story editor
      • 1975–1977
    • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
      Happy Days
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1974–1975
    • Love, American Style (1969)
      Love, American Style
      6.8
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • story
      • 1972–1973
    • Michael Constantine, Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, and Karen Valentine in Room 222 (1969)
      Room 222
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1972–1973
    • Karen Valentine in The Karen Valentine Show (1973)
      The Karen Valentine Show
      8.1
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1973
    • The Jonathan Winters Show (1967)
      The Jonathan Winters Show
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1967–1969

    Additional Crew

    • Robin Givens, Brian Robbins, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje, Howard Hesseman, and Dan Schneider in Head of the Class (1986)
      Head of the Class
      6.6
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1987–1990
    • Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981)
      Harper Valley P.T.A.
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • 1981
    • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
      Welcome Back, Kotter
      7.1
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1975–1976
    • Love, American Style (1969)
      Love, American Style
      6.8
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1973

    Script and Continuity Department

    • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
      Welcome Back, Kotter
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive script consultant
      • 1976–1977

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • June 1, 1939
      • Racine, Wisconsin, USA
    • Spouse
      • Jewel Jaffe1963 - ? (divorced)
    • Other works
      In 1973, he wrote the teleplay for an unsold sitcom pilot for ABC called "The Karen Valentine Show" where the titular star played a public relations specialist.

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      As of 2023, lives in Florida.

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