Doozer Productions

Doozer Productions, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Television production
Founded	May 26, 1998;27 years ago (1998-05-26)
Founder	Bill Lawrence
Headquarters	Beverly Hills, California , United States
Key people	Bill Lawrence (CEO & CFO) Jeff Ingold (president) Randall Winston (producer) Christa Lawrence (director)
Products	Scrubs Cougar Town Ted Lasso Shrinking

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. Their logo is depicted as a hand writing the company name, along with a boy wearing sunglasses for the double O's. The dialogue in the logo was provided by Lawrence's daughter, Charlotte. ^[2] They currently are 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]

It was originally based at Touchstone Television, then it was shifted to NBC Studios in 2000 in order to develop their 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, he 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, he was moved to Warner Bros. Television, where they are working at the company ever since then, developing their own projects working for the studio. ^[4]

Productions

Television

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2001–2010; 2026	Scrubs	NBC ABC	with 20th Television
2002–03; 2023–24	Clone High	MTV Max	with Lord Miller Productions, Touchstone Television, Nelvana, ShadowMachine and MTV Entertainment Studios
2009–2015	Cougar Town	ABC TBS	with Coquette Productions and ABC Studios
2013–2015	Ground Floor	TBS	with Warner Horizon Television
2014	Surviving Jack	Fox	with Warner Bros. Television
2014–2016	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 Two Soups Productions and Warner Bros. Television

In development

• Untitled Sarah Chalke/Bill Lawrence project (with Warner Bros. Television) ^[9]

References

1. "'Scrubs' duo sends 'Confessions' to NBC". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
2. Fonseca, Nicholas (December 7, 2001). "Alias: The Story Behind J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
3. Andreeva, Nellie (May 19, 2015). "Bill Lawrence Inks New 4-Year Deal With Warner Bros. TV". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
4. Andreeva, Nellie (June 20, 2011). "Jeff Ingold To Run Bill Lawrence's Warner Bros. TV-Based Production Company". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
5. Goldberg, Lesley (May 19, 2015). "Bill Lawrence Renews Warner Bros. TV Deal". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
6. Adalian, Josef (2000-10-30). "Producer will give NBC a spin". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
7. "Scrubs creator signs deal with NBC". Television Academy. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
8. pm, IGN StaffUpdated: 14 Jun 2012 9:16 pmPosted: 7 Jun 2007 5:46 (7 June 2007), Scrubs Producer Starts Residency at ABC - IGN , retrieved 2021-12-01{{citation}}: |first= has generic name (help)
9. Andreeva, Nellie (October 18, 2018). "Sarah Chalke To Star In Autobiographical ABC Dramedy Project Produced By Bill Lawrence In 'Scrubs' Reunion". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2019.