Roger Damon Price (born 1941) is a British former television producer, director and writer active in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. He has created children's television series in all three countries.
He created the children's science fiction series The Tomorrow People, Junior Points of View, the British children's sketch variety shows You Must Be Joking! (1974-1976), Pauline's Quirkes (1976) (both of which had Flintlock as their house band) and You Can't Be Serious (1978) for Thames Television, the American sketch comedy Don't Look Now, co-created the pilot episode UFO Kidnapped, the teen sketch comedy Turkey Television and the Canadian sketch comedy You Can't Do That on Television, which became hugely successful on Nickelodeon in the United States.
He collaborated with other producers including Geoffrey Darby and Geraldine Laybourne, the latter of whom would go on to become president of Nickelodeon. He is now retired from the industry and lives in Canada.
It was on You Can't Do That on Television where Darby and Price created and started dumping green slime, which has become an icon of Nickelodeon. In the 1992-1997 The Tomorrow People Roger Price became the executive producer.
Writing credits Production Notes BroadcasterThe Tomorrow People68 episodes (1973–1979)ITVYou Must Be Joking!"Episode #2.1" (1976)ITVYou Can't Do That on Television143 episodes (1979–1990)CTV, NickelodeonDon't Look Now5 episodes (co-written with Geoffrey Darby, 1983)PBSWhatever Turns You On15 episodes (co-written with Geoffrey Darby, 1979)CTVUFO KidnappedFeature film (co-written with Geoffrey Darby, 1983)NickelodeonTurkey Television6 episodes (co-written with Geraldine Laybourne, 1985)Nickelodeon
Awards and nominations Year Award Work Category Result Reference1987CableACE AwardsTurkey TelevisionChildren's Programming Special or Series - 9 and Older (with Geoffrey Darby and Adam Bernstein)
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