Fuzzy Door Productions

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Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry
FoundedJuly 31, 1998;27 years ago (1998-07-31) [1]
Founder Seth MacFarlane
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
  • Seth MacFarlane (CCO)
  • Erica Huggins (president)
  • Aimee Carlson (SVP)
  • Jason Clark (president, Production)
Products Family Guy
American Dad!
Ted
The Orville
Divisions Fuzzy Door Tech
Subsidiaries Underdog Productions
Website fuzzydoor.com

Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc. (or credited as Fuzzy Door on-screen) is an American film and television production company founded by Seth MacFarlane on July 31, 1998. [2] The company's productions include the animated sitcoms Family Guy and American Dad! , the Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show , the live-action sitcom The Winner , the science documentary series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey , and the sci-fi comedy drama series The Orville . Established as part of 20th Century Studios, the company signed a deal with NBCUniversal in 2020, [3] subsequently basing its headquarters at Universal City Studios in Universal City, [4] and naming Erica Huggins as its president that same year. [5] [2]

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MacFarlane's animated series, Family Guy and American Dad!, have been produced at 20th Television Animation, while his live-action series, The Orville, is filmed at the studio's Universal City headquarters and in Westlake, California. [6]

The name of the company comes from the leopard-printed fake fur-covered door to the house MacFarlane lived in when he attended Rhode Island School of Design as an undergraduate in animation. The house itself also went by the nickname the Fuzzy Door during MacFarlane's residence and was the location of many "Fuzzy Door" parties. The company's logo was designed by Cory Brookes, a friend and housemate of MacFarlane's at the Fuzzy Door residence. The logo was updated in 2019, featuring a more abstract design of the door and no longer featuring the leopard fur-pattern design, instead it is colored in a plain white door with a blue background, or vice-versa colors. In 2020, the new logo was enhanced, featuring the door animating open and the text irising in as it does so, over a background that has a darker shade of blue.

Filmography

Series

Television series

TitleGenreCreator(s)Years activeOriginal network(s)Co-production company(s)Notes
Family Guy Animated sitcom Seth MacFarlane 1999–2002; 2005–present Fox 20th Television (seasons 1–19) and 20th Television Animation (season 20–present)
American Dad! Seth MacFarlane
Mike Barker
Matt Weitzman
2005–presentFox (2005–2014; 2026–)
TBS (2014–2025)
Underdog Productions, 20th Television (seasons 1–18), and 20th Television Animation (season 19–present)
The Winner Period sitcom Ricky Blitt 2007FoxCandy Bar Productions and 20th Century Fox Television
The Cleveland Show Animated sitcomSeth MacFarlane
Mike Henry
Richard Appel
2009–2013Persons Unknown Productions, Happy Jack Productions, and 20th Century Fox TelevisionSpin-off of Family Guy
Dads Sitcom Alec Sulkin
Wellesley Wild
2013–201420th Century Fox Television
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Science documentary Ann Druyan
Steven Soter
2014Fox
National Geographic Channel
Cosmos Studios and Santa Fe StudiosFollow-up to Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Blunt Talk Sitcom Jonathan Ames 2015–2016 Starz Co-production with Media Rights Capital and The Herring Wonder
Bordertown Animated sitcom Mark Hentemann 2016FoxHentemann Films and 20th Century Fox Television
The Orville Science fictionSeth MacFarlane2017–2022Fox (2017–2019)
Hulu (2022)
20th Television
The Long Road Home DramaMikko Alanne2017National Geographic Channel Phoenix Pictures and Finngate TelevisionMiniseries
Cosmos: Possible Worlds Documentary Ann Druyan 2020Fox
National Geographic Channel
Cosmos StudiosThird season of Cosmos after "A Personal Voyage" and "A Spacetime Odyssey"
The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlaneVarietySeth MacFarlane Peacock Universal Content Productions and Jax Media
The End is NyeDocumentary Bill Nye
Seth MacFarlane
Brannon Braga
2022Beetlecod Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Universal Content Productions
Ted Fantasy-comedySeth MacFarlane2024–presentUniversal Content Productions and MRC TelevisionPrequel to the Ted films
Good Times: Black Again Animated sitcomRanada Shepard
Carl Jones
2024 Netflix Coco Cubana Productions, Act III Productions, Unanimous Media, and Sony Pictures Television Studios Based on Good Times
The Shrouded CollegeAdventure-horrorSeth MacFarlaneTBAPeacockUniversal Content ProductionsBased on the graphic novel series
The Winds of War Period dramaSeth MacFarlane
Seth Fisher
TBABased on the novel of the same name
Ted: The Animated Series Animated sitcomSeth MacFarlanePeacockUniversal Content Productions and MRC Television [7] Sequel to the Ted films
The 'Burbs Black comedyCeleste Hughey Imagine Entertainment and Universal Content Productions [8] Based on the film of the same name

Web series

TitleCreator(s)Years activeOriginal network(s)Notes
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy Seth MacFarlane 2008–2009 YouTube Co-production with Media Rights Capital and Main Street Pictures

Films

YearTitleDirector(s)DistributorNotes
2005 Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Pete Michels 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Direct-to-video; co-production with 20th Century Fox
2012 Ted Seth MacFarlane Universal Pictures Co-production with Media Rights Capital, Bluegrass Films and Smart Entertainment
First film distributed by Universal Pictures
2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West Co-production with MRC and Bluegrass Films
2015 Ted 2
2020 Books of Blood Brannon Braga Hulu Television film; co-production with Touchstone Television
2025 The Naked Gun Akiva Schaffer Paramount Pictures Co-production with Domain Entertainment
TBA Revenge of the Nerds TBA Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Co-production with 20th Century Studios
Untitled Family Guy film Co-production with 20th Century Studios and 20th Century Animation

Short films

TitleDirector(s)Release dateInitial releaseNotes
Inside the CIA Seth MacFarlane April 8, 2005 Fever Pitch Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Fox Television Animation

Discography

References

  1. "Business Search - Business Entities - Business Programs | California Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2017-04-03.
  2. 1 2 Caranicas, Peter (2023-04-19). "'Lost' and 'Watchmen' Showrunner Damon Lindelof and Fuzzy Door Productions President Erica Huggins Keynote Variety's Power of Law Breakfast". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. Otterson, Joe (2020-01-10). "Seth MacFarlane Sets NBCUniversal Overall Deal". Variety. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  4. Slashfilm.com "Seth MacFarlane Leaving 20th Century Fox TV for NBCUniversal with a New Overall Deal" (Retrieved from Slashfilm.com on 27 October 2020)
  5. Erica Huggins LinkedIn profile
  6. The Orville's space adventures via Los Angeles (Retrieved from filmla.com on 27 October 2020)
  7. Rice, Lynette (May 9, 2025). "Ted: The Animated Series Ordered By Peacock". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  8. Porter, Rick (September 5, 2024). "'The Burbs' Series Remake Starring Keke Palmer a Go at Peacock". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 10, 2025.