Craig Thomas (screenwriter)
Craig David Thomas[1] is an American television writer who, along with writing partner Carter Bays, has written episodes of American Dad!, Oliver Beene, Quintuplets and the hit CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which they created in 2005.[2] In 2012 How I Met Your Mother won Best Comedy at the People's Choice Awards.[3][4]
Along with Carter Bays he is a member of The Solids, who perform the theme song to How I Met Your Mother. He has been nominated for seven primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Original Song for "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit".[5] Thomas graduated from Wesleyan University in 1997.[6]
In 2014 he shot a pilot for the show How I Met Your Dad with his partner Carter Bays, Emily Spivey and Greta Gerwig, but CBS asked them to do a second pilot, and they refused.
How I Met Your Mother
- "Pilot"
- "Purple Giraffe"
- "The Pineapple Incident"
- "Life Among the Gorillas"
- "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M."
- "Milk"
- "Where Were We?"
- "Monday Night Football"
- "Bachelor Party"
- "Something Blue"
- "Wait for It"
- "The Platinum Rule"
- "No Tomorrow"
- "Ten Sessions"
- "Miracles"
- "Do I Know You?"
- "The Best Burger in New York"
- "Woooo!"
- "The Stinsons"
- "As Fast as She Can"
- "The Leap"
- "Definitions"
- "Robin 101"
- "The Playbook"
- "Girls Versus Suits"
- "Rabbit or Duck"
- "Doppelgangers"
- "Big Days"
- "Architect of Destruction"
- "Natural History"
- "Last Words"
- "Oh Honey"
- "Landmarks"
- "Challenge Accepted"
- "The Best Man"
- "Ducky Tie"
- "The Rebound Girl"
- "Tailgate"
- "The Burning Beekeeper"
Oliver Beene
- "Dancing Beene"
- "The Nudie Mag"
- "X-Ray Specs"
- "A Trip To Connie Island"
- "Oliver and The Otters"
The Goodwin Games
- "Pilot"
- "The Hamletta"
American Dad!
- "Stan of Arabia" (2)
He did audio commentary for his episode of American Dad! and has been prominent in the How I Met Your Mother DVD audio commentaries.
References
- ↑ "How I Met Your Mother Boss on Barney's Bride: "It Had to Be Her"". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ↑ "Hot List: Craig Thomas & Carter Bays". TVWeek. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063215/ Retrieved on 2009-15-04
- ↑ List of notable Wesleyan University alumni, Wesleyan University website
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063215/ Retrieved on 2009-15-04
- ↑ "An Evening with Carter Bays '97 and Craig Thomas '97". wesleyan.edu. Retrieved 14 October 2012.