# Humanitas Prize for 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

The Humanitas Prize for 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television is an award presented to the best written 30-minute network or syndicated television program. The winners are indicated in bold.

## 1975 (1st)

* Good Times:
** "The Lunch Money Rip-Off" — John Baskin & Roger Schulman
** "My Girl Henrietta" — Bob Peete
* Sunshine: "Angel of Doom" — M. Charles Cohen

## 1976 (2nd)

* Doc — Seth Freeman
* M*A*S*H:
** "The Interview" — Larry Gelbart
** "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" — Burt Prelutsky

## 1977 (3rd)

* All in the Family: "Archie's Brief Encounter - Part II" — Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin
* M*A*S*H: "Dear Sigmund" — Alan Alda
* The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Ted's Change of Heart" — Earl Pomerantz

## 1978 (4th)

* All in the Family: "The Brother" — Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin
* Barney Miller: "Goodbye, Mr. Fish - Part II" — Reinhold Weege
* The Jeffersons: "984 W. 124th St., Apt. 5C" — John Baskin & Roger Shulman

## 1979 (5th)

* All in the Family: "Edith Gets Fired" — Teleplay by Harriett Weiss & Patt Shea; Story by Mort Lachman
* M*A*S*H: "Point of View" — Ken Levine and David Isaacs
* Taxi: "Blind Date" — Michael Leeson

## 1980 (6th)

* M*A*S*H: "Dreams" — Teleplay by Alan Alda; Story by Alan Alda and James Jay Rubinfier
* United States: "Uncle Charlie" — Gary Markowitz
* WKRP in Cincinnati: "God Talks to Johnny" — Hugh Wilson

## 1981 (7th)

* Archie Bunker's Place: "Tough Love" — Patt Shea and Harriett Weiss
* M*A*S*H: "Blood Brothers" — Elias Davis & David Pollock
* WKRP in Cincinnati: "Venus Flytrap Explains" — Hugh Wilson

## 1982 (8th)

* Archie Bunker's Place: "Relapse" — Patt Shea & Harriett Weiss
* M*A*S*H: "Where There's a Will, There's a War" — Elias Davis & David Pollock
* One Day at a Time: "Mrs. O'Leary's Kid" — Paul Perlove

## 1983 (9th)

* Diff'rent Strokes: "Bicycle Man II" — Blake Hunter
* It Takes Two: "Death Penalty" — Susan Harris
* M*A*S*H: "Who Knew?" — Elias Davis & David Pollock

## 1984 (10th)

* Family Ties:
** "Not an Affair to Remember" — Gary David Goldberg & Ruth Bennett
** "Say Uncle" — Ruth Bennett
* Gimme a Break!: "Herbie" — Arthur Julian

## 1985 (11th)

* The Cosby Show:
** "Theo and the Joint" — John Markus
* Family Ties:
** "Hotline Fever" — Marc Lawrence
** "Remembrance of Things Past - Part II" — Gary David Goldberg & Alan Uger

## 1986 (12th)

* The Cosby Show:
** "Denise's Friend" — John Markus
** "An Early Spring" — Matt Williams
** "Truth or Consequences" — John Markus & Carmen Finestra & Gary Kott
* Mr. Sunshine — David Lloyd

## 1987 (13th)

* The Cosby Show: "The March" — Gary Kott
* Family Ties: "My Back Pages" — Ruth Bennett
* Kate & Allie: "Jennie & Jason" — Bob Randall

## 1988 (14th)

* Frank's Place: "The Bridge" — Hugh Wilson
* Kate & Allie: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" — Teleplay Bob Randall & William Persky; Story by Anne Flett-Giordano (as Anne Flett) & Chuck Ranberg
* The Wonder Years: "Pilot" — Neal Marlens & Carol Black

## 1989 (15th)

* Baby Boom: "Guilt" — Nancy Meyers & Charles Shyer
* The Wonder Years: "Pottery Will Get You Nowhere" — Matthew Carlson

## 1990 (16th)

* Why, Charlie Brown, Why? — Charles M. Schulz
* The Wonder Years:
** "The Powers That Be" — David M. Stern
** "Square Dance" — Todd W. Langen

## 1991 (17th)

* Doogie Howser, M.D.: "To Live and Die in Brentwood" — Nat Bernstein & Mitchel Lee Katlin
* The Wonder Years:
** "Goodbye" — Bob Brush
** "The Ties That Bind" — Mark B. Perry

## 1992 (18th)

* Brooklyn Bridge: "Boys of Summer" — John Masius
* Captain Planet and the Planeteers: "The Ark" — Doug Molitor
* A Different World: "Mammy Dearest" — Glenn Berenbeim
* Roseanne: "This Old House" — Teleplay by Chuck Lorre & Jeff Abugov; Story by Michael Poryes
* The Wonder Years: "Hardware Store" — Craig Hoffman

## 1993 (19th)

* Roseanne:
** "Terms of Estrangement - Part II" — Rob Ulin
** "Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home" — Amy Sherman-Palladino (as Amy Sherman)
* The Wonder Years: "Nose" — Sy Rosen

## 1994 (20th)

* Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle — Jane Wagner
* Frasier: "The Good Son" — David Angell & Peter Casey & David Lee
* The John Larroquette Show: "Amends" — Don Reo & Judith D. Allison
* Murphy Brown: "Reaper Madness" — Rob Bragin

## 1995 (21st)

* Blossom: "The Date" — Allan Katz
* Grace Under Fire: "Grace Under Water" — Marc Flanagan
* The John Larroquette Show: "Faith" — David Richardson
* Roseanne: "White Men Can't Kiss" — Rob Ulin & Kevin Abbott

## 1996 (22nd)

* Frasier: "Breaking the Ice" — Steve Levitan
* Grace Under Fire: "No Help Wanted" — Stevie Ray Fromstein
* Home Improvement: "The Longest Day" — Elliot Shoenman & Marley Sims

## 1997 (23rd)

* Grace Under Fire: "Pills" — Stevie Ray Fromstein
* Roseanne: "The Miracle" — Written by Drew Ogier; Story by Roseanne Barr (as Roseanne)
* Something So Right: "Something About An Older Guy" — Bob Tischler

## 1998 (24th)

* Foto-Novelas: "The Fix" — Bennett Cohen and Edit Villareal
* Frasier: "The Kid" — Jeffrey Richman and Suzanne Martin
* Murphy Brown: "Turpis Capillis Annus (Bad Hair Year)" — Marilyn Suzanne Miller

## 1999 (25th)

* Everybody Loves Raymond: "Frank's Tribute" — Eric Cohen
* Sports Night:
** "The Quality of Mercy at 29K" — Bill Wrubel and Aaron Sorkin
** "The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee" — Aaron Sorkin and Matt Tarses & David Walpert & Bill Wrubel

## 2000 (26th)

* 3rd Rock from the Sun: "Dick, Who's Coming to Dinner" — David Goetsch & Jason Venokur
* Frasier: "Something About Dr. Mary" — Jay Kogen
* Smart Guy: "Never Too Young" — Steven B. Young

## 2001 (27th)

* Everybody Loves Raymond: "Ray's Journal" — Jennifer Crittenden
* Frasier: "Frasier's Edge" — Jon Sherman & Dan O'Shannon
* Malcolm in the Middle: Larry Strawther

## 2002 (28th)

* Scrubs: "My Old Lady" — Matt Tarses
* State of Grace:
** "Looking for God in All the Right Places" — Steven Peterman & Gary Dontzig
** "Love, Love, Me Do" — Brenda Lilly & Hollis Rich

## 2003 (29th)

* The Bernie Mac Show:
** "Sweet Home Chicago - Part I" — Teleplay by Warren Hutcherson and Kriss Turner; Story by Larry Wilmore
** "Sweet Home Chicago - Part II" — Teleplay by Teri Schaffer and Steve Tompkins; Story by Larry Wilmore
* Frasier: "Rooms With A View" — Dan O'Shannon & Lori Kirkland & Bob Daily

## 2004 (30th)

* The Bernie Mac Show:
** "Eye of the Tiger" — Richard Appel
** "Saving Sergeant Tompkins" — Jacqueline R. Clay
* Scrubs: "My Screwup" — Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman

## 2006 (32nd)

* George Lopez: "The Kidney Stays in the Picture" — Jim Hope
* My Name Is Earl: Pilot — Gregory Thomas Garcia (as Greg Garcia)
* Scrubs: "My Way Home" — Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman

## 2007 (33rd)

* The New Adventures of Old Christine: "Oh God, Yes" — Jennifer Crittenden
* Scrubs: "My Fallen Idol" — Bill Callahan
* The War at Home: "Kenny Doesn't Live Here Anymore" — Rob Lotterstein

## 2008 (34th)

* The Bill Engvall Show: "Aloha, Raffles" — Kathy Ann Stumpe
* In Treatment: "Sophie - Week Two" — Sarah Treem
* Scrubs: "My Long Goodbye" — Dave Tennant

## 2009 (35th)

* 30 Rock: "Believe in the Stars" — Robert Carlock
* How I Met Your Mother: "Happily Ever After" — Jamie Rhonheimer
* Scrubs: "My Last Words" — Aseem Batra
* The Simpsons: "All About Lisa" — John Frink

## 2010 (36th)

* Meet the Browns: "Meet the Racist" — Myra J. Hughes (as Myra J)
* The Middle: "The Block Party" — Alex Reid
* Modern Family: Pilot — Steve Levitan & Christopher Lloyd
* Nurse Jackie: Pilot — Liz Brixius & Linda Wallem and Evan Dunsky
* The Simpsons: "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed" — Kevin Curran

## 2011 (37th)

* The Big C: "Taking the Plunge" — Darlene Hunt
* How I Met Your Mother: "Last Words" — Carter Bays & Craig Thomas
* Modern Family: "The Kiss" — Abraham Higginbotham
* Nurse Jackie: "Monkey Bits" — Liz Brixius

## 2012 (38th)

* The Big C: "A Little Death" — Jenny Bicks
* The Middle: "The Map" — DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler
* Modern Family: "Aunt Mommy" — Abraham Higginbotham & Dan O'Shannon