Allan Manings (March 28  1924 – May 12  2010) was an American television producer and comedy writer He was active in the 1950s  1960s  1970s and 1980s and was best known for his work in co-creating with his wife  actress Whitney Blake  One Day at a Time  as well as serving as producer (and later executive producer) of the Bud Yorkin-Norman Lear Tandem show  Good Times