1965 Writers Guild of America Awards – Episodic Comedy Winner

The Andy Griffith Show
Bill Idelson
Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy’s Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy’s time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Martin Ragaway
The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.
1965 Writers Guild of America Awards – Episodic Comedy Nominees

The Danny Thomas Show
Jerry Belson

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Bill Persky
