Thad Mumford


Thaddeus Quentin "Thad" Mumford Jr. was an American television producer and writer. He wrote and produced for a number of television series spanning different genres, including The Cosby Show, A Different World, M*A*S*H, Maude, Good Times, Home Improvement, , and Judging Amy, among other series.

Career

Often collaborating with fellow TV producer/director Dan Wilcox, Mumford wrote scripts and/or produced for a number of television series throughout his career varying different genres namely, M*A*S*H, The Cosby Show, A Different World, Maude, NYPD Blue, Good Times, Home Improvement, the very short-lived but critically acclaimed, Emmy Award- winning animated/live action NBC-TV sitcom series The Duck Factory in 1984, ALF, , Judging Amy, amongst other series.
In 1973, Mumford won a Primetime Emmy Award for his writing in The Electric Company. In 1978, a Sesame Street character was named after him. Mumford also performed the voice for the character.
Mumford also gained some renown working as a batboy for the New York Yankees.

Death

Mumford died after a long illness on September 6, 2018, aged 67, at his father's home in Silver Spring, Maryland.