David A. Goodman is an American writer and producer. Goodman was a writer for several television series, such as The Golden Girls (his first job), Futurama (where he was also a co-executive producer, and writer of the famous Futurama Star Trek parody episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before") and Star Trek: Enterprise.David Goodman also produced Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. He is also the writer for Fred: The Movie, a 2010 film based on the Fred Figglehorn YouTube series and the sequel Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred. Description above from the Wikipedia article David A. Goodman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 13, 1962 (63)
- New Rochelle, New York, USA
- Writer, producer and actor
- 16 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Known for
What are David A. Goodman's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 4
Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch David A. Goodman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).
Subscription and free streaming for David A. Goodman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
29 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Hysteria!(2024)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Honor Society(2022)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all filmsHopeless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Orville(2017)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Allen Gregory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Fred: The Movie(2010)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Cleveland Show(2009)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Father of the Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Pavilion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Stark Raving Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Futurama(1999)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Family Guy(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Team Knight Rider(1997)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
South Park(1997)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Rhythm & Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Flying Blind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Babes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Wings(1990)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Golden Girls(1985)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles from 1985 to 2024.
Film career
- 2011Screen debut· Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do David A. Goodman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved6
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is David A. Goodman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does David A. Goodman work with?
People who share at least 2 of David A. Goodman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lucas Cruikshank shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Lucas CruikshankShared titles: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011), Fred: The Movie (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Lucas Cruikshank
Actors
- Jake WearyShared titles: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011), Fred: The Movie (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jake Weary
- Siobhan Fallon HoganShared titles: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011), Fred: The Movie (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Composers and editors
- Ned BastilleShared titles: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011), Fred: The Movie (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Ned Bastille
- Roddy BottumShared titles: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011), Fred: The Movie (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Roddy Bottum
Producers
- Don DunnShared titles: Honor Society (2022), Fred: The Movie (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Don Dunn
- Brian RobbinsShared titles: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011), Fred: The Movie (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Robbins
- Doug LangdaleShared titles: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011), Fred: The Movie (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Doug Langdale
- Evan WeissShared titles: Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011), Fred: The Movie (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Evan Weiss
