▁Brian ▁Dan cer ▁Ker i ▁Russell ▁as ▁Mel ody ▁O ' Har ra ▁Alexander ▁Chap lin ▁as ▁Sam ▁Thompson ▁Steph anie ▁D ' Ab ru z zo ▁as ▁P atti ▁Miller ▁Dave ▁F ole y ▁as ▁Dr . ▁L ester ▁Hed rick ▁N icole ▁S ull ivan ▁as ▁J ill ▁T racy ▁ ▁Production ▁Season ▁Six ▁saw ▁more ▁writers ▁leave . ▁Tim ▁Ho bert ▁left ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁ 3 ▁episodes , ▁as ▁did ▁T ad ▁Qu ill . ▁Gab ri elle ▁All an ▁returned ▁as ▁a ▁consult ing ▁producer ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁season . ▁Clar ence ▁Living ston ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁story ▁editor . ▁Andy ▁Schw art z ▁and ▁Dave ▁T enn ant ▁were ▁h ired ▁as ▁staff ▁writers . ▁Even ▁though ▁Eric ▁Wein berg ▁and ▁Se an ▁Russell ▁each ▁wrote ▁an ▁episode ▁this ▁season , ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁writing ▁staff . ▁Wein berg ▁returned ▁to ▁write ▁just ▁that ▁episode . ▁Russell ▁was ▁the ▁script ▁coordin ator , ▁who ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁write ▁an ▁episode . ▁ ▁Writing ▁staff ▁Bill ▁Lawrence ▁– ▁executive ▁producer / head ▁writer ▁Neil ▁Gold man ▁and ▁Gar rett ▁Don ovan ▁– ▁executive ▁produ cers / ass istant ▁head ▁writers ▁Bill ▁Cal la han ▁– ▁co - exec utive ▁producer ▁( ep is odes ▁ 1 – 3 ) ▁/ ▁executive ▁producer / ass istant ▁head ▁writer ▁( ep is odes ▁ 4 – 2 2 ) ▁T ad ▁Qu ill ▁– ▁executive ▁producer / ass istant ▁head ▁writer ▁(