# Doozer Productions

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{{Short description|American television production company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Doozer Productions, Inc.
| type = [Private](/source/Privately_held_company)
| industry = [Television production](/source/Television_production)
| founded = {{Start date and age|1998|05|26}}
| founder = [Bill Lawrence](/source/Bill_Lawrence_(TV_producer))
| hq_location_city = [Beverly Hills, California](/source/Beverly_Hills%2C_California)
| hq_location_country = [United States](/source/United_States)
| key_people = {{Plainlist|
* Bill Lawrence ([CEO](/source/Chief_executive_officer) & [CFO](/source/Chief_financial_officer))
* [Jeff Ingold](/source/Jeff_Ingold) ([president](/source/President_(corporate_title)))
* [Randall Winston](/source/Randall_Winston) ([producer](/source/Film_producer))
* [Christa Lawrence](/source/Christa_Miller) ([director](/source/Director_(business)))
}}
| products = ''[Scrubs](/source/Scrubs_(TV_series))''<br>''[Cougar Town](/source/Cougar_Town)''<br>''[Ted Lasso](/source/Ted_Lasso)''<br>''[Shrinking](/source/Shrinking_(TV_series))''
}}

'''Doozer Productions, Inc.''' is the [production company](/source/production_company) of [Bill Lawrence](/source/Bill_Lawrence_(TV_producer)),<ref>{{cite web |title='Scrubs' duo sends 'Confessions' to NBC |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/750606201.html?dids=750606201:750606201&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+30%2C+2004&author=ZAP2ITCOM&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=%27Scrubs%27+duo+sends+%27Confessions%27+to+NBC |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719211100/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/750606201.html?dids=750606201:750606201&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+30,+2004&author=ZAP2ITCOM&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc='Scrubs'+duo+sends+'Confessions'+to+NBC |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |website=[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune) |accessdate=September 2, 2019}}</ref> best known for making ''[Scrubs](/source/Scrubs_(TV_series))''. The company's name is taken from a variant of Lawrence's middle name, Van Duzer. Their 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](/source/Charlotte_Lawrence).<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Fonseca|first=Nicholas|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/12/07/alias-story-behind-jj-abrams-bad-robot/|title=''Alias'': The Story Behind J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|date=December 7, 2001|access-date=September 24, 2024|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116201819/https://ew.com/article/2001/12/07/alias-story-behind-jj-abrams-bad-robot/|url-status=dead}}</ref> They currently are under contract with [Warner Bros. Television](/source/Warner_Bros._Television).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Bill Lawrence Inks New 4-Year Deal With Warner Bros. TV |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/bill-lawrence-deal-warner-bros-tv-renewal-doozer-1201429468 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521185043/http://deadline.com/2015/05/bill-lawrence-deal-warner-bros-tv-renewal-doozer-1201429468/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2015 |website=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood) |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |language=en |date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> [Jeff Ingold](/source/Jeff_Ingold), former head of comedy at [NBC](/source/NBC), serves as president.<ref name=torun>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Jeff Ingold To Run Bill Lawrence's Warner Bros. TV-Based Production Company |url=https://deadline.com/2011/06/jeff-ingold-to-run-bill-lawrences-warner-bros-tv-based-production-company-141703 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913002129/http://deadline.com/2011/06/jeff-ingold-to-run-bill-lawrences-warner-bros-tv-based-production-company-141703/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |website=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood) |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |language=en |date=June 20, 2011}}</ref> [Randall Winston](/source/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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title=Bill Lawrence Renews Warner Bros. TV Deal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bill-lawrence-renews-warner-bros-796808 |website=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |language=en |date=May 19, 2015}}</ref>

It was originally based at [Touchstone Television](/source/ABC_Signature), then it was shifted to [NBC Studios](/source/Universal_Television) in 2000 in order to develop their own comedy ''[Scrubs](/source/Scrubs_(TV_series))'', which came from a previous Touchstone pact,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adalian|first=Josef|date=2000-10-30|title=Producer will give NBC a spin|url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/producer-will-give-nbc-a-spin-1117788459/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201022548/https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/producer-will-give-nbc-a-spin-1117788459/|url-status=live}}</ref> and it was reupped in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scrubs creator signs deal with NBC|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/scrubs-creator-signs-deal-nbc|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Television Academy|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201022418/https://www.emmys.com/news/scrubs-creator-signs-deal-nbc|url-status=live}}</ref> After six years working at the studio, he moved back to [ABC Studios](/source/ABC_Signature) in 2007, for a new overall deal, allowing projects to be developed on the air for the ABC network.<ref>{{Citation|last=pm|first=IGN StaffUpdated: 14 Jun 2012 9:16 pmPosted: 7 Jun 2007 5:46|title=Scrubs Producer Starts Residency at ABC - IGN|date=7 June 2007 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/06/07/scrubs-producer-starts-residency-at-abc|language=en|access-date=2021-12-01}}</ref> After only four years working at ABC, he was moved to [Warner Bros. Television](/source/Warner_Bros._Television), where they are working at the company ever since then, developing their own projects working for the studio.<ref name=torun/>

==Productions==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Network
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2001–10; 2026–present
| ''[Scrubs](/source/Scrubs_(TV_series))''
| [NBC](/source/NBC)<br>[ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company)
| with Seemu! Inc and [20th Television](/source/20th_Television)
|-
| 2002–03; 2023–24
| ''[Clone High](/source/Clone_High)''
| [MTV](/source/MTV)<br>[Max](/source/HBO_Max)
| with [Lord Miller Productions](/source/Phil_Lord_and_Christopher_Miller), [Touchstone Television](/source/ABC_Signature), [Nelvana](/source/Nelvana), [ShadowMachine](/source/ShadowMachine) and [MTV Entertainment Studios](/source/MTV_Entertainment_Studios)
|-
| 2009–15
| ''[Cougar Town](/source/Cougar_Town)''
| [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company)<br>[TBS](/source/TBS_(American_TV_channel))
| with [Coquette Productions](/source/Coquette_Productions) and [ABC Studios](/source/ABC_Signature)
|-
| 2013–15
| ''[Ground Floor](/source/Ground_Floor)''
| [TBS](/source/TBS_(American_TV_channel))
| with [Warner Horizon Television](/source/Warner_Horizon_Television)
|-
| 2014
| ''[Surviving Jack](/source/Surviving_Jack)''
| [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company)
| rowspan="2"|with [Warner Bros. Television](/source/Warner_Bros._Television)
|-
| 2014–16
| ''[Undateable](/source/Undateable)''
| [NBC](/source/NBC)
|-
| 2016
| ''[Rush Hour](/source/Rush_Hour_(American_TV_series))''
| [CBS](/source/CBS)
| with [RatPac-Dune Entertainment](/source/RatPac-Dune_Entertainment), [New Line Cinema](/source/New_Line_Cinema) and Warner Bros. Television
|-
| 2018
| ''[Life Sentence](/source/Life_Sentence_(TV_series))''
| [The CW](/source/The_CW)
| with In Good Company, [CBS Television Studios](/source/CBS_Studios) and Warner Bros. Television
|-
| 2019
| ''[Whiskey Cavalier](/source/Whiskey_Cavalier)''
| [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company)
| with Hemingson Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television
|-
| 2020–present
| ''[Ted Lasso](/source/Ted_Lasso)''
| [Apple TV](/source/Apple_TV_(streaming_service))
| with Ruby's Tuna Inc., [Universal Television](/source/Universal_Television) and Warner Bros. Television
|-
| 2021
| ''[Head of the Class](/source/Head_of_the_Class_(2021_TV_series))''
| [HBO Max](/source/HBO_Max)
| with Warner Bros. Television
|-
| 2023–present
| ''[Shrinking](/source/Shrinking_(TV_series))''
| rowspan="2"|[Apple TV](/source/Apple_TV_(streaming_service))
| with 3 Chance Productions, Corporate Mandate and Warner Bros. Television
|-
| 2024–present
| ''[Bad Monkey](/source/Bad_Monkey_(TV_series))''
| with Warner Bros. Television
|-
| 2026–present
| ''[Rooster](/source/Rooster_(TV_series))''
| [HBO](/source/HBO)
| with Two Soups Productions, Film Flam and Warner Bros. Television 
|-
|}

===In development===
*''Skinny Dip'' (with [Warner Bros. Television](/source/Warner_Bros._Television))
*Untitled [Sarah Chalke](/source/Sarah_Chalke)/Bill Lawrence project (with [Warner Bros. Television](/source/Warner_Bros._Television))<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Sarah Chalke To Star In Autobiographical ABC Dramedy Project Produced By Bill Lawrence In 'Scrubs' Reunion |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018041028/https://deadline.com/2018/10/sarah-chalke-star-autobiographical-abc-dramedy-bill-lawrence-scrubs-reunion-emily-fox-1202485028/ |archive-url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/sarah-chalke-star-autobiographical-abc-dramedy-bill-lawrence-scrubs-reunion-emily-fox-1202485028 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 18, 2018 |website=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood) |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |language=en |date=October 18, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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