Gary Shimokawa

Gary Shimokawa
Years active	1972-present
Notable work	Archie Bunker's Place The Golden Girls All in the Family Mister T

Gary K. Shimokawa is an American director and producer. He is best known for directing Archie Bunker's Place and The Golden Girls, which were both very successful sitcoms. He has directed and produced over 40 shows and movies.

Filmography

As Director

• Welcome Back, Kotter (1976); Ep. "A Love Story"
• The Bay City Amusement Company (1977)
• Laverne & Shirley (1977); Ep. "Honeymoon Hotel"
• Another Day (1978); Ep. "A Couple Drinks With the Girls"
• Fish (1978); 8 Episodes
• Carter Country (1979); Ep. "The Russians Are Coming"
• Alice (TV series) (1980); Ep. "Carrie's Wedding"
• The Facts of Life (1980); Ep. "Molly's Holiday"
• Archie Bunker's Place (1980–83); 25 Episodes
• Mister T (1983–85); 30 Episodes
• Night Court (1984–85); 2 Episodes
• Down to Earth (1985); Ep. "Ethel's Memory Loss"
• What's Happening Now!! (1985–88); 4 Episodes
• Comedy Factory (1986); Ep. "Hearts of Steel"
• The Golden Girls (1986); Ep. "Second Motherhood"
• Sanchez of Bel Air (1986); 2 Episodes
• Nine to Five (1987–88); 14 Episodes
• ALF (1987–89); 13 Episodes
• Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1988–89); 5 Episodes
• Saved by the Bell (1989); 4 Episodes
• Normal Life (1990); Ep. "And Baby Makes..."
• Amen (1990–91); 3 Episodes
• Big Brother Jake (1990–92); 2 Episodes
• Sister, Sister (1995); Ep. "Christmas"
• Coach (1996); Ep. "We Can Never Die"
• Goode Behavior (1996); 23 Episodes
• Quick Witz (1996); Ep. "Pilot"
• USA High (1997); 3 Episodes
• Malibu, CA (1998); 3 Episodes
• Reba (2001); 3 Episodes
• Titus (2001–02); 8 Episodes
• One on One (2003); 4 Episodes
• Eve (2004); 3 Episodes
• Less Than Perfect (2004); Ep. "Claude's 15 Minutes of Christmas"
• Still Standing (2005); Ep. "Still Mother's Day"
• Cuts (2006); 2 Episodes
• Sherri (2009); Ep. "Thanks-for-Not-for-Nothing-Giving"

As Associate/Second Unit Director

• The Christmas Visit (1973)
• All in the Family (1973–77); 65 Episodes
• That's My Mama (1974); 3 Episodes
• Good Times (1975); 13 Episodes
• Welcome Back, Kotter (1975); Ep. "Welcome Back"
• Dorothy (1979); 3 Episodes
• The Facts of Life (1979–80); 3 Episodes
• Archie Bunker's Place (1980–82); 3 Episodes
• Night Court (1984–85); 28 Episodes
• Hail to the Chief (1985); Ep. "Pilot"
• The Golden Girls (1985–87); 39 Episodes
• Amen (1986); Ep. "Pilot"

As Producer

• Mr. T and Tina (1976); 2 Episodes
• Count Basie at Carnegie Hall (1981)
• Living in TV Land (2006); Ep. "Sherman Hemsley"
• Lies I Told My Little Sister (2014)

Miscellaneous

• All in the Family (1972–73) as Stage Manager; 24 Episodes
• The Joker's Wild (1972–75) as Stage Manager; All Episodes
• The Actor's Journey (2011) as Himself
• The Actor's Journey for Kids (2011) as Himself