Fuzzy Door Productions
 Logo used since 2019 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | July 31, 1998[1] |
| Founder | Seth MacFarlane |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | |
| Products | Family Guy American Dad! The Orville Ted |
| Divisions | Fuzzy Door Tech |
| Subsidiaries | Underdog Productions |
| Website | fuzzydoor |
Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded by Seth MacFarlane in 1998.[2] The company's productions include the animated sitcoms Family Guy, 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]
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 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's 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
[edit]Series
[edit]Television series
[edit]| Title | Creator(s) | Years active | Original network(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Guy | Seth MacFarlane | 1999–present | Fox | Co-production with 20th Television (seasons 1–19) and 20th Television Animation (season 20–present) |
| American Dad! | Seth MacFarlane Mike Barker Matt Weitzman |
2005–present | Fox (2005–2014) TBS (2014–present) |
Co-production with Underdog Productions, 20th Television (seasons 1–18), and 20th Television Animation (season 19–present) |
| The Winner | Ricky Blitt | 2007 | Fox | Co-production with Candy Bar Productions and 20th Century Fox Television |
| The Cleveland Show | Seth MacFarlane Mike Henry Richard Appel |
2009–2013 | Co-production with Persons Unknown Productions, Happy Jack Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| Dads | Alec Sulkin Wellesley Wild |
2013–2014 | Co-production with 20th Century Fox Television | |
| Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Ann Druyan Steven Soter |
2014 | Fox National Geographic Channel |
Co-production with Cosmos Studios and Santa Fe Studios |
| Blunt Talk | Jonathan Ames | 2015–2016 | Starz | Co-production with Media Rights Capital and The Herring Wonder |
| Bordertown | Mark Hentemann | 2016 | Fox | Co-production with Hentemann Films and 20th Century Fox Television |
| The Orville | Seth MacFarlane | 2017–2022 | Fox (2017–2019) Hulu (2022) |
Co-production with 20th Television |
| The Long Road Home | Mikko Alanne | 2017 | National Geographic Channel | Co-production with Phoenix Pictures and Finngate Television |
| Cosmos: Possible Worlds | Ann Druyan | 2020 | Fox National Geographic Channel |
Co-production with Cosmos Studios |
| The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane | Seth MacFarlane | 2020 | Peacock | co-production with Universal Content Productions and Jax Media |
| The End is Nye | Bill Nye Seth MacFarlane Brannon Braga |
2022 | Co-production with Beetlecod Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Universal Content Productions | |
| Ted | Seth MacFarlane | 2024–present | Co-production with Universal Content Productions and MRC Television | |
| Good Times: Black Again | Ranada Shepard Carl Jones |
2024–present | Netflix | Co-production with Coco Cubana Productions, Act III Productions, Unanimous Media, and Sony Pictures Television Studios |
| The Shrouded College | Seth MacFarlane | TBA | Peacock | Co-production with Universal Content Productions |
| The Winds of War | Seth MacFarlane Seth Fisher |
TBA |
Web series
[edit]| Title | Creator | Years active | Original 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
[edit]| Year | Title | Director(s) | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Pete Michels Peter Shin |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Direct-to-video; co-production with Fox Television Animation. |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Shorts
[edit]| Title | Director | Released | Initial release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside the CIA | Seth MacFarlane | April 8, 2005 | Fever Pitch | Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Fox Television Animation. |
Discography
[edit]- No One Ever Tells You (2015) – Seth MacFarlane
- In Full Swing (2017) – Seth MacFarlane
- Once in a While (2019) – Seth MacFarlane
- Great Songs from Stage & Screen (2020) — Seth MacFarlane
- Blue Skies (2022) – Seth MacFarlane
- We Wish You the Merriest (2023) – Seth MacFarlane and Elizabeth Gillies
References
[edit]- ^ "Business Search - Business Entities - Business Programs | California Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2017-04-03.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (2020-01-10). "Seth MacFarlane Sets NBCUniversal Overall Deal". Variety. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ Slashfilm.com "Seth MacFarlane Leaving 20th Century Fox TV for NBCUniversal with a New Overall Deal" (Retrieved from Slashfilm.com on 27 October 2020)
- ^ Erica Huggins LinkedIn profile
- ^ The Orville's space adventures via Los Angeles (Retrieved from filmla.com on 27 October 2020)
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