Craig Thomas (screenwriter)

Craig David Thomas[1] is an American television writer who, along with writing partner Carter Bays, has written episodes of American Dad!, Oliver Beene, Quintuplets and the hit CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which they created in 2005.[2] In 2012 How I Met Your Mother won Best Comedy at the People's Choice Awards.[3][4]

Craig Thomas at the 2013 Comic-Con

Along with Carter Bays he is a member of The Solids, who perform the theme song to How I Met Your Mother. He has been nominated for seven primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Original Song for "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit".[5] Thomas graduated from Wesleyan University in 1997.[6]

In 2014 he shot a pilot for the show How I Met Your Dad with his partner Carter Bays, Emily Spivey and Greta Gerwig, but CBS asked them to do a second pilot, and they refused.

On April 15, 2019, Thomas joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the unfair practice of packaging.[7]

How I Met Your Mother

• "Pilot"
• "Purple Giraffe"
• "The Pineapple Incident"
• "Life Among the Gorillas"
• "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M."
• "Milk"
• "Come On"
• "Where Were We?"
• "Monday Night Football"
• "Bachelor Party"
• "Something Blue"
• "Wait for It"
• "The Platinum Rule"
• "No Tomorrow"
• "Ten Sessions"
• "The Chain of Screaming"
• "Miracles"
• "Do I Know You?"
• "The Best Burger in New York"
• "Woooo!"
• "The Stinsons"
• "As Fast as She Can"
• "The Leap"
• "Definitions"
• "Robin 101"
• "The Playbook"
• "Girls Versus Suits"
• "Rabbit or Duck"
• "Doppelgangers"
• "Big Days"
• "Architect of Destruction"
• "Natural History"
• "Last Words"
• "Oh Honey"
• "Landmarks"
• "Challenge Accepted"
• "The Best Man"
• "Ducky Tie"
• "The Rebound Girl"
• "Tailgate"
• "The Burning Beekeeper"
• "The Broath"
• "Good Crazy"
• "The Magician's Code"
• "Farhampton"
• "The Pre-Nup"
• "The Final Page"
• "Band or DJ?"
• "P.S. I Love You"
• "Bad Crazy"
• "The Ashtray"
• "The Time Travelers"
• "Something Old"
• "Something New"
• "The Locket"
• "Coming Back"
• "Mom And Dad"
• "Bedtime Stories"
• "Bass Player Wanted"
• "Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra"
• "How Your Mother Met Me"
• "Sunrise"
• "Rally"
• "Daisy"
• "The End of the Aisle"
• "Last Forever"

Oliver Beene

• "Dancing Beene"
• "The Nudie Mag"
• "X-Ray Specs"
• "A Trip To Connie Island"
• "Oliver and The Otters"

The Goodwin Games

• "Pilot"
• "The Hamletta"

American Dad!

• "Stan of Arabia: Part 2"

He did audio commentary for his episode of American Dad! and has been prominent in the How I Met Your Mother DVD audio commentaries.

References

1. "How I Met Your Mother Boss on Barney's Bride: "It Had to Be Her"". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
2. "Hot List: Craig Thomas & Carter Bays". TVWeek. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063215/ Retrieved on 2009-15-04
4. List of notable Wesleyan University alumni, Wesleyan University website
5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063215/ Retrieved on 2009-15-04
6. "An Evening with Carter Bays '97 and Craig Thomas '97". wesleyan.edu. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
7. "Damon Lindelof, Hart Hanson Among Top Showrunners Posting Termination Letters In Wake Of Failed WGA-ATA Negotiations". Deadline.

External links

• Craig Thomas on IMDb