Michael G. Moye (born August 11, 1954) is a photographer and retired television show writer and producer. He has produced and/or written for various television shows such as The Jeffersons, Diff'rent Strokes, Good Times, 227, and It's Your Move.
He is best known for being one of the co-creators of Married... with Children, along with his writing partner, Ron Leavitt for the fledgling FOX TV network in 1987.
Early career[]
Moye began his career in 1977 with a staff writing position on Good Times. Between 1979 and 1984 he wrote for The Jeffersons, and in 1982 he co-developed Silver Spoons, which ran for five seasons. He also co-developed both It's Your Move and 227, the latter under the assumed name, "C.J. Banks" .[1]
Married... with Children[]
Married... with Children, created by Michael and Ron Leavitt in 1987 for the FOX network, was called an "anti-family" series,[2] but immediately became a hit, running for eleven seasons and being credited with keeping the fledgling Fox network "in the black for five or six years."[3] Moye was a producer and a writer on the show for most of its run, and had a hand in writing a series-leading 25 episodes between Seaons 1 and 9.[4] These episodes include:
- Pilot
- Thinnergy
- The Poker Game
- Poppy's by the Tree (Part 1)
- Poppy's by the Tree (Part 2)
- Buck Can Do It
- Master the Possibilities
- He Thought He Could
- A Dump of My Own
- Requiem for a Dead Barber
- Oh, What a Feeling
- It's a Bundyful Life (Part 1)
- It's a Bundyful Life (Part 2)
- We'll Follow the Sun
- She's Having My Baby (Part 1)
- Hood 'n the Boyz
- A Little Off the Top
- The Naked and the Dead, but Mostly the Naked
In addition to writing and producing, he also had a few cameo appearances on screen:[5]
- Man in elevator (with Ron Leavitt) - "One Down, Two to Go"
- Young Zeke - "Route 666 (Part 1)"
- Amos n' Andrew (poster, with Ron Leavitt) - "Kelly Does Hollywood (Part 2)" and "No Pot to Pease In"
- Black Cop, White Girl (poster) - "Kelly Does Hollywood (Part 2)"
- Nearby Dog (voice) - "England Show (Part 1)
- Man in Bondage Club Theatre - "England Show (Part 2)"
- Man on the street listening to Al's rant - "The Chicago Wine Party"
Personal Life[]
In 1996, Moye married actress Rose Jackson, who played Angie, the fiancée of Aaron Mitchell in the Season 8 episode, "Scared Single".
Moye retired from television altogether in 1995 and is now a photographer as well as an avid coral reef aquarium hobbyist.
References[]
- ↑ Me. Moye's Reef. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ↑ Married... with Children. Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ↑ 'Married ... With Children' Co-Creator Dies. Zap2It.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ↑ Crew Members. Bundyology. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ↑ Guest Cast. Bundyology. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. “Moye, Michael G. * Young Zeke (522), Voice of Nearby Dog (624)”