Fuzzy Door Productions Explained

Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc.
Type:Private
Foundation:[1]
Founder:Seth MacFarlane
Location City:Universal City, California
Location Country:U.S.
Products:Family Guy
American Dad!
The Cleveland Show
The Orville
Ted
Divisions:Fuzzy Door Tech
Subsid:Underdog Productions

Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded by Seth MacFarlane in 1998.[2] The company's productions include animated series Family Guy, American Dad!, the Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show, the live-action sitcom The Winner, the science documentary series 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]

MacFarlane's animated series, Family Guy and American Dad! have been produced at 20th Century 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.

Series

Television series

TitleCreator(s)Years activeOriginal network(s)Notes
Family GuySeth MacFarlane1999–presentFoxCo-production with 20th Television (seasons 1–19) and 20th Television Animation (season 20–present)
American Dad!Seth MacFarlane
Mike Barker
Matt Weitzman
2005–presentFox (2005–2014)
TBS (2014–present)
Co-production with Underdog Productions, 20th Television (seasons 1–18), and 20th Television Animation (season 19–present)
The WinnerRicky Blitt2007FoxCo-production with Candy Bar Productions and 20th Century Fox Television
The Cleveland ShowSeth MacFarlane
Mike Henry
Richard Appel
2009–2013Co-production with Persons Unknown Productions, Happy Jack Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television
DadsAlec Sulkin
Wellesley Wild
2013–2014Co-production with 20th Century Fox Television
Ann Druyan
Steven Soter
2014Fox
National Geographic Channel
Co-production with Cosmos Studios and Santa Fe Studios
Blunt TalkJonathan Ames2015–2016StarzCo-production with Media Rights Capital and The Herring Wonder
BordertownMark Hentemann2016FoxCo-production with Hentemann Films and 20th Century Fox Television
The OrvilleSeth MacFarlane2017–2022Fox (2017–2019)
Hulu (2022)
Co-production with 20th Television
The Long Road HomeMikko Alanne2017National Geographic ChannelCo-production with Phoenix Pictures and Finngate Television
Ann Druyan2020Fox
National Geographic Channel
Co-production with Cosmos Studios
The End is NyeBill Nye
Seth MacFarlane
Brannon Braga
2022PeacockCo-production with Beetlecod Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Universal Content Productions
TedSeth MacFarlane 2024–presentCo-production with Universal Content Productions and MRC Television
Good TimesRanada Shepard
Carl Jones
2024-presentNetflixCo-production with Coco Cubana Productions, Act III Productions, Unanimous Media, and Sony Pictures Television Studios
The Shrouded CollegeSeth MacFarlaneTBAPeacockCo-production with Universal Content Productions
The Winds of WarSeth MacFarlane
Seth Fisher
TBA

Web series

Films

YearTitleDirector(s)DistributorNotes
2005Pete Michels
Peter Shin
20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDirect-to-video; co-production with Fox Television Animation.
2012TedSeth MacFarlaneUniversal PicturesCo-production with Media Rights Capital, Bluegrass Films and Smart Entertainment.
First film distributed by Universal Pictures.
2014A Million Ways to Die in the WestCo-production with MRC and Bluegrass Films.
2015Ted 2
2020Books of BloodBrannon BragaHuluTelevision film; co-production with Touchstone Television.
2025The Naked GunAkiva SchafferParamount Pictures
TBARevenge of the NerdsTBAWalt Disney Studios Motion Picturesco-production with 20th Century Studios
Untitled Family Guy filmco-production with 20th Century Studios and 20th Century Animation

Shorts

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Business Search - Business Entities - Business Programs California Secretary of State. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170403015059/https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=CORP&SearchCriteria=Fuzzy+Door+Productions&SearchSubType=Keyword . 2017-04-03 .
  2. Web site: 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 . 2023-04-21 . Variety . en-US.
  3. Web site: Otterson. Joe. 2020-01-10. Seth MacFarlane Sets NBCUniversal Overall Deal. 2020-09-29. Variety. en.
  4. https://www.slashfilm.com/seth-macfarlane-nbc-deal/ Slashfilm.com "Seth MacFarlane Leaving 20th Century Fox TV for NBCUniversal with a New Overall Deal"
  5. https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-huggins-77924a60 Erica Huggins
  6. https://www.filmla.com/the-orvilles-space-adventures-via-los-angeles/ The Orville's space adventures via Los Angeles