Miller/Boyett Productions

Miller/Boyett Productions

Founded	1969 (as Miller/Milkis Productions)
President	founders Thomas L. Miller & Edward K. Milkis
Notable Works	Happy Days Laverne & Shirley Mork & Mindy Bosom Buddies Perfect Strangers Full House Family Matters Step by Step

Miller/Boyett Productions (or simply Miller/Boyett) is an American television production company that mainly developed sitcoms from the 1970s through the 1990s.

History

The company was originally founded as Miller/Milkis Productions in 1969 by program executive Thomas L. Miller and former film editor Edward K. Milkis. In 1980, the company was renamed to Miller/Milkis/Boyett Productions when Robert L. Boyett, a creative consultant for Happy Days joined the company. The Miller/Boyett name was adopted five years after Milkis resigned.

Team Members

Associates

Garry Marshall (1974–1984)
William Bickley & Michael Warren (1986–1997)
Robert Grifford & Howard Adler (1987–1999)
David W. Duclon (1990–1998)
Catalina Television (1990–1991)
Suzanne de Passe (de Passe Entertainment) (1994–1995)

Collaborators

Jeff Franklin (1987–1995, 2015—)
Dualstar Entertainment (1998–1999)

List of shows produced by either company

Miller/Milkis Productions

Title	Format	Buyer	Year(s)
Happy Days	Sitcom	ABC	1974–1984
Folded into Miller/Milkis/Boyett Productions in 1981
Petrocelli	Legal drama	CBS	1974–1976
Laverne & Shirley	Sitcom	ABC	1976–1983
Folded into Miller/Milkis/Boyett Productions in 1981
Blansky's Beauties	Sitcom	ABC	1977
Mork & Mindy	Sitcom	ABC	1978–1982
Folded into Miller/Milkis/Boyett Productions in 1981
$weepstake$	Drama	NBC	1979
Makin' It	Sitcom	ABC	1979
Angie	Sitcom	ABC	1979–1980
Out of the Blue	Sitcom	ABC	1979

Miller/Milkis/Boyett Productions

Title	Format	Buyer	Year(s)
Goodtime Girls	Sitcom	ABC	1980
Bosom Buddies	Sitcom	ABC	1980–1982
Foul Play	Drama	ABC	1981
Joanie Loves Chachi	Sitcom	ABC	1982–1983