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Stanley Ralph Ross

Writer/ Producer

"Never give up. That’s the key. That’s it. Just remember that if you get rejected, wait a while. They’ll get fired. They rotate the rascals."

About This Interview

Writer/producer Stanley Ralph Ross (1935-2000) was interviewed for three-and-a-half hours in Beverly Hills, CA. Ross talked in detail about writing for television shows including, Mr. Roberts, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Batman, The Monkees, Columbo, Wonder Woman and All in the Family. The interview was conducted by Dan Pasternack on February 11, 1998.

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  • All in the Family
  • Batman
  • Electric Company, The
  • Monster Squad
  • Wonder Woman

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  • Milton Berle
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Chapters

  • Chapter 1
  • On his childhood and early influences; on his pre-television jobs in photography and music
  • Chapter 2
  • On early jobs writing promos for ABC; on becoming a television writer
  • Chapter 3
  • On Batman' s special vernacular; on writing Batman episodes; on writing for Batgirl; on Batman's scheduling
  • Chapter 4
  • On working on Electric Company for Children's Television Workshop in the 1970s
  • On writing for All in the Family; Columbo; The Mod Squad; Wonder Woman
  • Chapter 5
  • On moving from show-to-show quickly; on Monster Squad; on his voiceover work 
  • Chapter 6
  • On writing TV movies and feature films; on his advice to aspiring writers
  • Chapter 7
  • On TV personalities he's worked with throughout his career

Shows

  • All in the Family
    • Stanley Ralph Ross on writing an Emmy-winning episode of All in the Family; coming up with the name "Archie" (06m 08s)
  • Batman
    • Stanley Ralph Ross on writing for Batman
    • Stanley Ralph Ross on  Batman's special vernacular; on writing Batman episodes; on writing for Batgirl;on Batman's scheduling
  • Electric Company, The
    • Stanley Ralph Ross on the development of The Electric Company (01m 36s)
  • Monster Squad
    • Stanley Ralph Ross on Monster Squad
  • Wonder Woman
    • Stanley Ralph Ross on writing the pilot to Wonder Woman

People

  • Milton Berle
    • Stanley Ralph Ross on working with Milton Berle
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