David Odell

David Odell (born July 8, 1943) is an American screenwriter and film director.

Odell was nominated in 1980 for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for The Muppet Show alongside Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, and Jerry Juhl. He won the award the following year with co-nominees Jerry Juhl and Chris Langham.

Filmography

 * Cry Uncle! (1971)
 * Between Time and Timbuktu (with Fred Barzyk and David R. Loxton) (1972) (TV)
 * Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (with Paul Williams) (1972)
 * The Muppet Show (1979–1981) (TV)
 * The Muppet Movie (with Jack Burns and Jerry Juhl) (1979) (uncredited)
 * Running Scared (1980)
 * The Dark Crystal (1982)
 * Nate and Hayes (with John Hughes) (1983)
 * Supergirl (1984)
 * Masters of the Universe (1987)
 * Tales from the Darkside (1987) (TV)
 * Monsters (1988–1990) (TV)
 * Martians Go Home (1990) (Director)