David A. Goodman is an American writer and producer and a graduate of the University of Chicago, earning an BA in 1984. He has been one of the executive producers of Family Guy since its fourth season, joining the show as a co-executive producer in season three. He was also a writer for several television series, such as The Golden Girls (his first job), Futurama (where he was also a co-executive producer, and writer of the famous Futurama Star T...
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David A. Goodman is an American writer and producer and a graduate of the University of Chicago, earning an BA in 1984. He has been one of the executive producers of Family Guy since its fourth season, joining the show as a co-executive producer in season three. He was also a writer for several television series, such as The Golden Girls (his first job), Futurama (where he was also a co-executive producer, and writer of the famous Futurama Star Trek parody episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before") and Star Trek: Enterprise. David Goodman also produced Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story.
During the commentary for the Futurama episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" (which he wrote), he mentioned is a huge Star Trek fan, with an encyclopedic knowledge of the original series. It is also noted that every episode number and name mentioned is 100% correct in the episode. He also states in the commentary that his work for Futurama involving the Star Trek episode was partly what got him a job...
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