---
name: "Lloyd Garver"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lloyd-garver"
fi1m_id: "lloyd-garver"
imdb_id: "nm0308745"
tmdb_id: 1213865
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:39:37.567998+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."
---

# Lloyd Garver

## Identity

Lloyd Garver

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lloyd-garver
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lloyd-garver
- **IMDb ID:** nm0308745
- **TMDB ID:** 1213865
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0308745/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213865

Writer. Born in Chicago.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0308745/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213865

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88)

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

## Biography

Lloyd Garver is an American television writer and producer. He began his career writing jokes for *Hollywood Squares* and sold his first script to *Love, American Style*. He went on to write episodes of numerous sitcoms, including *Good Times*, *Maude*, *Happy Days*, *Alice*, *The Bob Newhart Show*, *ALF*, *Family Ties*, *Frasier* and *Home Improvement*.

Garver also served as a producer or executive producer on several series, notably *Family Ties*. Later credits include writing for *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody*. He grew up in Chicago and attended the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to his television work, he has written columns for publications including *Newsweek*, *The Huffington Post*, *TV Guide* and CBSNews.com.

*Sources: imdb.com, muppet.fandom.com, parade.com, huffpost.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *The Buzz on Maggie* (2005), series, Writer
- *Frasier* (1993), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Home Improvement* (1991), series, Writer
- *True Colors* (1990), series, Writer
- *Anything But Love* (1989), series, Writer
- *ALF* (1986), series, Writer
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Making the Grade* (1982), series, Writer
- *Alice* (1976), series, Writer
- *That's My Mama* (1974), series, Writer
- *Good Times* (1974), series, Writer
- *Happy Days* (1974), series, Writer
- *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), series, Writer
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, Writer

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/lloyd-garver