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Bill Prady

Bill Prady

Writer and producer · Born June 7, 1960 (66) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Bill Prady is a television writer and producer who has worked on several American sitcoms and variety programs.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 7, 1960 (66)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Bill Prady's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
45%
Self
33%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Morality
5%
Survival
4%
Legacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Hopeful
2
Tense
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bill Prady's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Prady's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Stuart Fails to Save the Universe(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Janis Ian: Breaking Silence(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Bill & Ted Face the Music(2020)

    as Scientist

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 141 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Director's Cut(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Muppets.(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Bang Theory(2007)

    Show 279 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Related (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Good Morning, Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 35 episodes · Writer

  • Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Caroline in the City(1995)

    Show 9 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Platypus Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · Writer

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Here Come the Munsters(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Muppet Classic Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • Billy Bunny's Animal Songs(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic(1991)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson(1990)

    Writer · as Additional Muppet Performer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special(1990)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Miss Piggy's Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 9 episodes · Writer

  • Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • You Can't Do That on Television(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Cow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1979 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2024)

$48K worldwide

Highest rated

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 27: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting25 of 27: 20 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thProducing4 of 27: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 27: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

27 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s10 · 1 acting · 10 crew2000s5 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

10 major nominations and no wins, 1991–2015.

  1. 2015
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  2. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  3. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  4. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  5. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  6. 2000
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Comedy
  7. 1991
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Bill Prady's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (1990)

87th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Bill Prady work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Prady's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sara Lukinson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers