Adam I. Lapidus is an American television writer, whose credits include Phil of the Future

Phil of the Future

Phil of the Future is an American situation comedy that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 18, 2004, to August 19, 2006 for a total of two seasons. The series was created by Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber and produced by 2121 Productions, a part of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment...

, Full House

Full House

Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...

, Smart Guy

Smart Guy

Smart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...

, Jessie

Jessie (TV series)

Jessie is an American television sitcom which premiered on September 30, 2011 on the Disney Channel. The series was created and executive produced by Pamela Eells O'Connell and stars Debby Ryan as Jessie, a small town Texas girl who moves to New York City and becomes a nanny to a high profile...

, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The Suite Life on Deck

The Suite Life on Deck

The Suite Life on Deck is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody...

and the season four Simpsons

The Simpsons

The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...

episode, "The Front

The Front (The Simpsons)

"The Front" is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons fourth season, and originally aired in the United States on the Fox network on April 15, 1993. In the episode, Bart and Lisa decide to write an episode of The Itchy & Scratchy Show; after their script is rejected, they resubmit it under the name...

".
Lapidus appeared on the DVD audio commentary for this episode and also walked a picket-line in front of the Disney offices during the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America

Writers Guild of America

The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....

 strike. On the audio commentary he commented that he uses the "I." when using his full name because he was trying to imitate James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

James Lawrence Brooks is an American director, producer and screenwriter. Growing up in North Bergen, New Jersey, Brooks endured a fractured family life and passed the time by reading and writing. After dropping out of New York University, he got a job as an usher at CBS, going on to write for the...

, another Simpsons writer whom Lapidus admired.

The Suite Life of Zack and Cody episodes

• "Aptitude"
• "Going for the Gold"
• "Back in the Game"
• "Graduation"
• "Cookin' With Romeo and Juliet"
• "The Prince and The Plunger"
• "Crushed"
• "Sleepover Suite"
• "Volley Dad"
• "Odd Couples"
• "Not So Suite 16"
• "Smart and Smarterer"

The Suite Life on Deck episodes

• "Broke 'N' Yo-Yo"
• "Sea Monster Mash"
• "The Wrong Stuff"
• "Smarticle Particles"
• "Bon Voyage"
• "Mean Chicks"

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