birth_place name birth_date yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
washington d.c. , united states thad mumford 8 february 1951 1971-2001 thad mumford
 thaddeus quetin mumford , jr. . television producer and writer
thad mumford

thaddeus quetin mumford , jr. -lrb- born february 8 , 1951 in washington d.c. -rrb- is an american television producer and writer .
he has written and produced for a number of television series throughout his career varying different genres namely , `` the cosby show '' , `` a different world '' , `` m * a * s * h '' , `` maude '' , `` good times '' , `` home improvement '' , '' '' , `` judging amy '' and among 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 named dr. thad in the recurring skit , `` dr. thad and the medications '' , mumford also performed the voice for the character .
as a youngster , mumford also gained some renown working as a batboy for the new york yankees .
