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David H. Goodman is an American
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and producer. He is known for his work on the
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'' and the
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series ''
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''. He currently serves as writer and executive producer on the
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Career

In 1997, Goodman became a script coordinator for the
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television series '' The Visitor''. The series was cancelled after its first season and Goodman became script coordinator for the supernatural drama series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. He joined the crew of ''Buffy'' mid-way through the second season in 1998. Goodman left the show with the close of the sixth season in 2002. While working on ''Buffy,'' his writing debut was for Bruce Campbell vehicle '' Jack of All Trades'' with the second season episode "Croquey in the Pokey" in 2001. He wrote two episodes for the third season of ''
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'' - "Dad" in 2001 and "Double or Nothing" in 2002. In 2002, he became a story editor and writer for action series '' Fastlane'', scripting the first season episode "Dosed". He also wrote for the Batman spin-off ''
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'' and contributed two episodes, "Three Birds and a Baby" in 2002 and "Gladiatrix" in 2003. In 2003, he became involved with ''
Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...
'' as a story editor for the second season. He wrote the second season episodes "Moving On" (2003) and "Risen" (2004). He became an executive story editor for the third season and contributed two more episodes "Trials" (2004) and "Transitions" (2005). He joined the production team for the fourth season, initially as a co-producer. He wrote the episodes "Lost Time" and "Odds or Evens". He was promoted to producer mid-season and wrote a third episode, "Shattered". He became a supervising producer for the fifth season and wrote the episodes "Win Today" (2006), "Eating Away" (2007), "Connections" (2007) and the season finale "The Beginning" (2007). He became a co-executive producer for the sixth season and wrote the episodes "Fight/Flight" (2007) and "A Dollar and a Dream" (2008). He left the show in Spring 2008 having written thirteen episodes in total. Goodman is a 1995 graduate of
Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the col ...
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''Fringe''

In 2008, he joined the crew on the first season of the
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'', as a writer and co-executive producer. After completing the season, Goodman left the series. He, along with the rest of the writing staff, was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the first season. Episodes Goodman co-wrote include: *"
The Ghost Network "The Ghost Network" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction drama television series ''Fringe''. The episode was written by co-executive producer David H. Goodman and supervising producer J. R. Orci, and was dire ...
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" (1.08) (co-written by Orci) *" Safe" (1.08) (co-written by consulting producer
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*" The No-Brainer" (1.12) (co-written by co-producer
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*" Unearthed" (2.11) (co-written by co-executive producer
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''Once Upon a Time''

In Summer 2011, Goodman was brought on to the
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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...
drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...
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Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'') in storytelling in t ...
'', as a writer and co-executive producer. Episodes Goodman has contributed to include: *" The Price of Gold" 1.04 *"
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*" What Happened to Frederick" 1.13 *" Hat Trick" 1.17 (co-written with Vladimir Cvetko) *" An Apple Red as Blood" 1.21 (co-written with
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" 2.15 (co-written with Daniel T. Thomsen) *" Nasty Habits" 3.04 (co-written with Robert Hull) *"
Think Lovely Thoughts "Think Lovely Thoughts" is the eighth episode of the third season of the American fantasy drama series ''Once Upon a Time'', and the show's 52nd episode overall. In this episode, the group races to Skull Rock in order to save Henry ( Jared S. Gi ...
" 3.08 (co-written with Robert Hull) *" The Jolly Roger" 3.17 *"
Snow Drifts "Snow Drifts" is the twenty-first episode of the third season of the American fantasy drama series ''Once Upon a Time'', and the show's 65th episode overall, which aired on May 11, 2014. The episode serves as the first of a two part episode for th ...
" 3.21 (co-written with Robert Hull) *" Rocky Road" 4.03 (co-written with
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Smash the Mirror "Smash the Mirror" is a two-part story comprising the eighth and ninth episodes of the fourth season of the American fantasy drama series '' Once Upon a Time'', which aired on November 16, 2014. This episode is a two-hour episode, making it the f ...
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" 4.14 (co-written with Jerome Schwartz) *" Sympathy for the De Vil" 4.18 (co-written with Jerome Schwartz) *"
The Broken Kingdom "The Broken Kingdom" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the American fantasy drama series '' Once Upon a Time'', which aired on October 18, 2015. In this episode, Mary Margaret decides to take matters into her own hands when she fails ...
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The Brothers Jones "The Brothers Jones" is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of the American fantasy drama series ''Once Upon a Time'', which aired on March 27, 2016. In this episode, Emma is suspicious of Liam when Hook is reunited with him; and Henry find ...
" 5.15 (co-written with Jerome Schwartz) *"
Sisters A sister is a woman or a girl who shares one or more parents with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to ...
" 5.19 (co-written with Brigitte Hales) *" Only You" 5.22 (co-written with
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Strange Case "Strange Case" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of the American fantasy drama series ''Once Upon a Time'', which aired on October 16, 2016. In this episode, the origins of Jekyll and Hyde with its ties to Rumplestiltskin are revealed, as ...
" 6.04 (co-written with Nelson Soler) *"
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" 6.09 (co-written with Brian Ridings) *"
Page 23 "Page 23" is the fourteenth episode of the sixth season of the American fantasy drama series '' Once Upon a Time'', which aired on March 26, 2017. In this episode, the Evil Queen and Regina prepare to face each other once and for all, while Emma l ...
" 6.14 (co-written with Brigitte Hales) *" Where Bluebirds Fly" 6.18 (co-written with Brigitte Hales) *" The Song in Your Heart" 6.20 (co-written with Andrew Chambliss) *"The Garden of Forking Paths" 7.03 (co-written with Brigitte Hales)


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