Robert S. "Bob" Young, Jr. (born August 28, 1952) is an American television producer. He was born in

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and the young attended college at the

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and soon after his graduation began working in stand-up comedy in

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with fellow comedian Bob Myer in a duo called ''Myer and Young''. Once he moved out to

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, he began working in television. Young has worked as both a writer and producer on 11 sitcoms. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Joan and his three children Jesse, Zach, and Ethan.

Television work

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Melissa & Joey ''Melissa & Joey'' is an American television sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence that aired for four seasons between 2010 and 2015 on ABC Family (now Freeform). The series follows local politician Mel Burke (Hart) and Joe Long ...

'' (2010), writer, producer * ''Family Affair'' (2002), writer, producer *''

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'' (2000), writer, producer *''

Smart Guy ''Smart Guy'' is an American sitcom television series centering on the exploits of child prodigy T.J. Henderson (Tahj Mowry), who moves from being an elementary school student in the fourth grade to a high school student in the tenth grade, atte ...

'' (1997), writer, producer *'' Maybe This Time'' (1995), writer, producer *''

Boy Meets World ''Boy Meets World'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that aired on ABC for seven seasons between September1993 and May2000. The series centers on Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) and his friends and famil ...

'' (1993), writer, producer *''

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'' (1991), writer, producer *''

Singer & Sons ''Singer & Sons'' is an American sitcom starring Harold Gould and Esther Rolle that was originally broadcast on NBC as a summer replacement series from June 9 to June 27, 1990. Synopsis Nathan Singer is a Jewish widower who becomes the third gene ...

'' (1990), writer, producer *''

My Two Dads ''My Two Dads'' is an American sitcom television series that was produced by Michael Jacobs (producer), Michael Jacobs Productions in association with TriStar Television, Tri-Star Television (later Columbia Pictures Television) and distributed b ...

'' (1987), writer, producer *''

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'' (1985), writer, producer *'' Who's the Boss?'' (1984), consultant *'' The Facts of Life'' (1979), writer, producer

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