Matthew Carlson (birth name Matt James Carlson; born February 10, 1951) is an American television producer and

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. He is best known for his work on the series ''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American family television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes. The series follows a dysfunction ...

'' and ''

The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age comedy/drama television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from January 31, 1988, until May 12, 1993. The series premiered immediately after ABC's coverage of Super ...

''. He was nominated for two

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s for his work on the latter series. Carlson's other television credits include ''

Townies ''Townies'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1996. Created by Matthew Carlson, the series stars Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman, and Lauren Graham. Synopsis Set in Gloucester, Massachusetts, ''Townies'' follows ...

'', '' God, the Devil and Bob'', ''

Camp Wilder ''Camp Wilder'' is an American television sitcom which aired on ABC from September 18, 1992 until February 26, 1993. The premise centered on a young woman who opens up her home to the friends of her younger siblings, who sought it as judgment- ...

'', '' The Boys Are Back'', ''

Men Behaving Badly ''Men Behaving Badly'' is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang (Martin Clunes) and his flatmates Dermot Povey (Harry Enfield; series 1 only) and Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey; series 2 on ...

'' (creating all the aforementioned series), ''

Big Day ''Big Day'', originally titled ''A Day in the Life'', is an American television sitcom that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006, to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spil ...

'', ''

Samantha Who? ''Samantha Who?'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007, to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Donald Todd, who also served as producers. Although highly rated during its fir ...

'', '' Sons of Tucson'', '' Mr. Sunshine'' and ''

Alexa & Katie ''Alexa & Katie'' is an American sitcom created by Heather Wordham as a Netflix original series. Matthew Carlson serves as showrunner. The series stars Paris Berelc and Isabel May as Alexa and Katie, a high schooler suffering from cancer and h ...

''. Carlson also wrote the screenplay for the 1994 film ''

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'' starring

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and Richard Lewis. In his latest work, he wrote the

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's original series '' The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers episode 5, "Cherry Picker".

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* 1951 births Living people American film producers American male screenwriters American television producers American television writers Place of birth missing (living people) American male television writers {{US-tv-writer-stub