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Bonnie and Terry Turner
Born	Bonnie Turner: (1940-08-28) August 28, 1940 (age 84) Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Terry Turner (1947-12-11) December 11, 1947 (age 77) United States
Occupation(s)	Television writer, television producer, screenwriter
Notable work	3rd Rock from the Sun That '70s Show

Bonnie and Terry Turner (born August 28, 1940, and December 11, 1947) are an American husband-and-wife team of screenwriters and producers. They are best known for creating the sitcoms 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show.

History

Bonnie and Terry Turner were part of a 1980s Atlanta comedy troupe whose members often appeared on the WTBS comedy TV show Tush. They also worked as feature writers for (no relation) Ted Turner's new (at that time) CNN spinoff CNN Headline News. In the mid-1980s, they produced the WTBS Sunday morning magazine show Good News with host Liz Wickersham.

Another comedy troupe member and good friend, Jan Hooks, after appearing in Pee-wee's Big Adventure, landed a spot on Saturday Night Live. Jan told them the show was looking for writers and encouraged them to submit some sketches, and they were hired three months later. While at SNL they wrote sketches including Church Chat, Singing Cowboys, Dysfunctional Family Christmas and Musicians for Free-Range Chickens.

References

Gabert, Shelley (May 17, 2006). "Hometown Hellions". Variety. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
Dana Carvey and David Spade (2024-07-10). "Fly on the Wall" (Podcast). Audacy. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

External links

Bonnie Turner at IMDb
Terry Turner at IMDb

v t e 3rd Rock from the Sun
Characters	Dick Solomon Sally Solomon Harry Solomon Tommy Solomon Don Orville Mary Albright Big Giant Head
Seasons	1 "Brains and Eggs" 2 3 4 5 6 "The Thing That Wouldn't Die"
Related	Awards and nominations

v t e That '70s Show
Characters	Michael Kelso Fez
Episodes	Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Related	Awards and nominations Home video releases That '80s Show That '90s Show Days Like These "That '90s Show" (The Simpsons episode)

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1980–1989)
Buz Kohan (1980) Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham and David Odell (1981) Jeffrey Barron, Dick Blasucci, John Candy, Chris Cluess, Bob Dolman, Joe Flaherty, Paul Flaherty, Stuart Kreisman, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, John McAndrew, Brian McConnachie, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Mert Rich, Michael Short, Doug Steckler and Dave Thomas (1982) Dick Blasucci, John Candy, Bob Dolman, Joe Flaherty, Paul Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, John McAndrew, Martin Short, Michael Short, Doug Steckler and Mary Charlotte Wilcox (1983) Chris Elliott, Sanford Frank, Ted Greenberg, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Joe Toplyn, Matt Wickline and David Yazbek (1984) Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Eddie Gorodetsky, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1985) Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1986) Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Adam Resnick, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1987) Jackie Mason (1988) John Bowman, A. Whitney Brown, Greg Daniels, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Shannon Gaughan, Jack Handey, Phil Hartman, George Meyer, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Conan O'Brien, Bob Odenkirk, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Robert Smigel, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner and Christine Zander (1989)
Complete list (1957–1969) (1970–1979) (1980–1989) (1990–1999) (2000–2009) (2010–2019) (2020–present)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1980–1989)

Buz Kohan (1980)
Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham and David Odell (1981)
Jeffrey Barron, Dick Blasucci, John Candy, Chris Cluess, Bob Dolman, Joe Flaherty, Paul Flaherty, Stuart Kreisman, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, John McAndrew, Brian McConnachie, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Mert Rich, Michael Short, Doug Steckler and Dave Thomas (1982)
Dick Blasucci, John Candy, Bob Dolman, Joe Flaherty, Paul Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, John McAndrew, Martin Short, Michael Short, Doug Steckler and Mary Charlotte Wilcox (1983)
Chris Elliott, Sanford Frank, Ted Greenberg, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Joe Toplyn, Matt Wickline and David Yazbek (1984)
Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Eddie Gorodetsky, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1985)
Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1986)
Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Adam Resnick, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1987)
Jackie Mason (1988)
John Bowman, A. Whitney Brown, Greg Daniels, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Shannon Gaughan, Jack Handey, Phil Hartman, George Meyer, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Conan O'Brien, Bob Odenkirk, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Robert Smigel, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner and Christine Zander (1989)

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