Doozer Productions
American television production company
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Doozer Productions, Inc. is the production company of Bill Lawrence,[1] best known for making Scrubs. The company's name is taken from a variant of Lawrence's middle name, Van Duzer. Its logo is depicted as a hand writing the company name, along with a boy wearing sunglasses for the double O's; he then blows a raspberry. The "bye-bye!" and raspberry in the logo were provided by Lawrence's daughter, Charlotte.[2] It currently is under contract with Warner Bros. Television.[3] Jeff Ingold, former head of comedy at NBC, serves as president.[4] Randall Winston is the final head of the triumvirate, acting as a main producer on all Doozer series. Liza Katzer was promoted by Lawrence to the role of VP of development.[5]
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | May 26, 1998 |
| Founder | Bill Lawrence |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people |
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| Products | Scrubs Cougar Town Ted Lasso Shrinking |
It was originally based at Touchstone Television, then it was shifted to NBC Studios in 2000 in order to develop its own comedy Scrubs, which came from a previous Touchstone pact,[6] and it was reupped in 2003.[7] After six years working at the studio, it moved back to ABC Studios in 2007, for a new overall deal, allowing projects to be developed on the air for the ABC network.[8] After only four years working at ABC, it was moved to Warner Bros. Television, where it has been ever since.[4]
Productions
Television
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–10; 2026–present | Scrubs | NBC ABC |
with Seemu! Inc and 20th Television |
| 2002–03; 2023–24 | Clone High | MTV Max |
with Lord Miller Productions, Touchstone Television, Nelvana, ShadowMachine and MTV Entertainment Studios |
| 2009–15 | Cougar Town | ABC TBS |
with Coquette Productions and ABC Studios |
| 2013–15 | Ground Floor | TBS | with Warner Horizon Television |
| 2014 | Surviving Jack | Fox | with Warner Bros. Television |
| 2014–16 | Undateable | NBC | |
| 2016 | Rush Hour | CBS | with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Television |
| 2018 | Life Sentence | The CW | with In Good Company, CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television |
| 2019 | Whiskey Cavalier | ABC | with Hemingson Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television |
| 2020–present | Ted Lasso | Apple TV | with Ruby's Tuna Inc., Universal Television and Warner Bros. Television |
| 2021 | Head of the Class | HBO Max | with Warner Bros. Television |
| 2023–present | Shrinking | Apple TV | with 3 Chance Productions, Corporate Mandate and Warner Bros. Television |
| 2024–present | Bad Monkey | with Warner Bros. Television | |
| 2026–present | Rooster | HBO | with Two Soups Productions, Film Flam and Warner Bros. Television |
In development
- Skinny Dip (with Warner Bros. Television)
- Untitled Sarah Chalke/Bill Lawrence project (with Warner Bros. Television)[9]