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]

Doozer Productions, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryProduction company
FoundedMay 26, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-05-26) in Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
FounderBill Lawrence
HeadquartersBeverly Hills, California, U.S.
Key people
ProductsScrubs
Cougar Town

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]

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  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. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 19, 2015). "Bill Lawrence Inks New 4-Year Deal With Warner Bros. TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (June 20, 2011). "Jeff Ingold To Run Bill Lawrence's Warner Bros. TV-Based Production Company". Deadline Hollywood. 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}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 18, 2018). "Sarah Chalke To Star In Autobiographical ABC Dramedy Project Produced By Bill Lawrence In 'Scrubs' Reunion". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 2, 2019.