 Logo used since 2019 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | July 31, 1998; 27 years ago (1998-07-31)[1] |
| Founder | Seth MacFarlane |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | |
| Products | Family Guy American Dad! Ted The Orville |
| Divisions | Fuzzy Door Tech |
| Subsidiaries | Underdog Productions |
| Website | fuzzydoor |
Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc. (or credited asFuzzy Door on-screen since 2019) is an Americanfilm andtelevision production company founded bySeth MacFarlane on July 31, 1998.[2] The company's productions include theanimated sitcomsFamily Guy andAmerican Dad!, theFamily Guyspin-offThe Cleveland Show, the live-action sitcomThe Winner, the science documentary seriesCosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, and the sci-fi comedy drama seriesThe Orville. Established as part of20th Century Studios, the company signed a deal withNBCUniversal in 2020,[3] subsequently basing its headquarters atUniversal City Studios inUniversal City,[4] and naming Erica Huggins as its president that same year.[5][2]
MacFarlane's animated series,Family Guy andAmerican Dad!, have been produced at20th Television Animation, while his live-action series,The Orville, is filmed at the studio's Universal City headquarters and inWestlake, California.[6]
The name of the company comes from the leopard-printed fake fur-covered door to the house MacFarlane lived in when he attendedRhode Island School of Design as an undergraduate inanimation. 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.
| Title | Genre | Creator(s) | Years active | Original network(s) | Co-production company(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Guy | Animated sitcom | Seth MacFarlane | 1998, 1999–2003; 2005-present | Fox | 20th Television (seasons 1–19) and20th Television Animation (season 20–present) | |
| American Dad! | Seth MacFarlane Mike Barker Matt Weitzman | 2005–present | Fox (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 | 2007 | Fox | Candy Bar Productions and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| The Cleveland Show | Animated sitcom | Seth MacFarlane Mike Henry Richard Appel | 2009–2013 | Persons Unknown Productions, Happy Jack Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television | Spin-off ofFamily Guy | |
| Dads | Sitcom | Alec Sulkin Wellesley Wild | 2013–2014 | 20th Century Fox Television | ||
| Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Science documentary | Ann Druyan Steven Soter | 2014 | Fox National Geographic Channel | Cosmos Studios and Santa Fe Studios | Follow-up toCosmos: A Personal Voyage |
| Blunt Talk | Sitcom | Jonathan Ames | 2015–2016 | Starz | Media Rights Capital and The Herring Wonder | |
| Bordertown | Animated sitcom | Mark Hentemann | 2016 | Fox | Hentemann Films and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| The Orville | Science fiction | Seth MacFarlane | 2017–2022 | Fox (2017–2019) Hulu (2022) | 20th Television | |
| The Long Road Home | Drama | Mikko Alanne | 2017 | National Geographic Channel | Phoenix Pictures and Finngate Television | Miniseries |
| Cosmos: Possible Worlds | Documentary | Ann Druyan | 2020 | Fox National Geographic Channel | Cosmos Studios | Third season ofCosmos after "A Personal Voyage" and "A Spacetime Odyssey" |
| The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane | Variety | Seth MacFarlane | Peacock | Universal Content Productions andJax Media | ||
| The End is Nye | Documentary | Bill Nye Seth MacFarlane Brannon Braga | 2022 | Beetlecod Productions,Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Universal Content Productions | ||
| Ted | Fantasy-comedy | Seth MacFarlane | 2024–present | Universal Content Productions and MRC Television | Prequel to theTed films | |
| Good Times: Black Again | Animated sitcom | Ranada Shepard Carl Jones | 2024 | Netflix | Coco Cubana Productions,Act III Productions, Unanimous Media, andSony Pictures Television Studios | Based onGood Times |
| The Shrouded College | Adventure-horror | Seth MacFarlane | TBA | Peacock | Universal Content Productions | Based on the graphic novel series |
| The Winds of War | Period drama | Seth MacFarlane Seth Fisher | TBA | Based on the novel of the same name | ||
| Ted: The Animated Series | Animated sitcom | Seth MacFarlane | Peacock | Universal Content Productions and MRC Television[7] | Sequel to theTed films | |
| The 'Burbs | Black comedy | Celeste Hughey | Imagine Entertainment and Universal Content Productions[8] | Based on the film of the same name |
| Title | Creator(s) | 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 |
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Pete Michels | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Direct-to-video; co-production with20th Century Fox |
| 2012 | Ted | Seth MacFarlane | Universal Pictures | Co-production withMedia Rights Capital, Bluegrass Films and Smart Entertainment First film distributed by Universal Pictures |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Co-production withMRC and Bluegrass Films | ||
| 2015 | Ted 2 | |||
| 2020 | Books of Blood | Brannon Braga | Hulu | Television film; co-production withTouchstone Television |
| 2025 | The Naked Gun | Akiva Schaffer | Paramount Pictures | |
| TBA | Revenge of the Nerds | TBA | 20th Century Studios | |
| UntitledFamily Guy film | Co-production with20th Century Animation |
| Title | Director(s) | Release date | Initial release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside the CIA | Seth MacFarlane | April 8, 2005 | Fever Pitch | Co-production with20th Century Fox andFox Television Animation |
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