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Company type | Production company |
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Industry | Television production |
Founded | 1973 |
Defunct | 2016 |
Fate | Still producing telefilms on occasional basis |
Key people | Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas (both; founders) Susan Harris John Rich Gilbert Junger Don Reo Mitchell Hurwitz Gary S. Levine |
Products | Television programs |
Witt/Thomas Productions is an American television and movie production company run by TV producers Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas. The company was consistently productive between its founding in 1973 and 1999, but is still active, producing an occasional film or TV series project. It has produced more than 25 American primetime television series, mostly half-hour sitcoms. Witt/Thomas is perhaps best known for producing the popular sitcoms Soap, Benson, It's a Living, The Golden Girls (along with its sequel, The Golden Palace), Empty Nest, Blossom, and Brotherly Love. Witt and Thomas have also produced many cinematic works, including the 1989 box office collection success Dead Poets Society.
Numerous Witt/Thomas television series were created and co-executive produced by Susan Harris, then Witt's wife. The shows that had involvement from Harris were produced under the modified title Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions.