---
name: "Barbie Adler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barbie-adler"
fi1m_id: "barbie-adler"
imdb_id: "nm0271003"
tmdb_id: 1230867
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T14:19:13.718812+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Barbie Adler

## Identity

Barbie Adler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barbie-adler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barbie-adler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0271003
- **TMDB ID:** 1230867
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271003/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1230867

Writer and producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** Barbara Adler, Barbie Feldman Adler, Barbara Feldman Adler, Barbie Feldman , Barbara Feldman , Barbara 'Barbie' Adler
- **Frequently works with:** [Brad Copeland](https://film.one/person/brad-copeland.md), [Chuck Tatham](https://film.one/person/chuck-tatham.md), [Greg Mottola](https://film.one/person/greg-mottola.md), [Lev L. Spiro](https://film.one/person/lev-l-spiro.md), [Oz Rodriguez](https://film.one/person/oz-rodriguez.md), [Ron Weiner](https://film.one/person/ron-weiner.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 79 (3), 2020s 68 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 69 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271003/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1230867

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Arrested Development*](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) (87), [*Nobody Wants This*](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*My Name Is Earl*](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md) (77), [*How I Met Your Mother*](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md) (74)
- **HBO Max:** [*Rooster*](https://film.one/tv/rooster.md) (57)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Barbie Adler is a television writer and producer. She began her career in the 1990s, working as a writer on *Boy Meets World* (credited as Barbie Feldman) before contributing to series including *Arrested Development* (2003–2005), *My Name Is Earl* (2005–2007) and *How I Met Your Mother* (2012–2014, as Barbara Adler). She created the sitcom *Kevin from Work* (2015).

Adler has written episodes of *Life in Pieces* (2015–2019, as Barbara Adler), *Bless This Mess* (2020) and *Nobody Wants This* (2024). She has also served as a producer on several of these shows and is an executive producer on the upcoming series *Rooster* (2026). She won a Primetime Emmy Award as part of the *Arrested Development* production team in 2004.

*Sources: imdb.com, web.archive.org, en.wikipedia.org, tviv.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Rooster* (2026), Fi1m 57, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/rooster.md)
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), Fi1m 78, Writer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), Fi1m 74, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *Arrested Development* (2003), Fi1m 87, Teleplay, Supervising Producer, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rooster* (2026), series, Writer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/tv/rooster.md)
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *Life in Pieces* (2015), series, Writer
- *Kevin from Work* (2015), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Man Up!* (2011), series, Writer
- *Miss Guided* (2008), series, Writer
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, Writer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, Writer, Producer, Supervising Producer, Teleplay — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *Bob Patterson* (2001), series, Co-Producer

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