Miller-Boyett Productions was a production team consisting of Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett that mainly developed television sitcoms in the 1980s and 90s. It was responsible for family-oriented hit series such as Full House, Perfect Strangers and Family Matters. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive, informally sometimes including the years 1979, 1990 and 1991. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom which ran for eight seasons from 1986 through 1993 on ABC. The show was moved around in the prime time lineup and eventually landed on Fridays as part of TGIF. It is about Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker), a high-strung Chicago resident, sharing... Family Matters was an American sitcom about a middle class African American family living in Chicago. ...

Many of their shows had notable similarities. These include:

• Elaborate opening credit sequences with lyric-heavy theme songs
• A third act "lesson learned" scene, complete with dramatic music
• Fish out of water themes (i.e. a roughneck Italian from Brooklyn living in bucolic Connecticut, or an Eastern European with strange beliefs and customs living in Chicago.)
• Non-traditional families

Shows produced

• Bosom Buddies (1980-1982)
• The Hogan Family (1986-1991)
• Perfect Strangers (1986-1993)
• Full House (1987-1995)
• Family Matters (1989-1998)
• Step by Step (1991-1998)
• Two of a Kind (1998-1999)

Bosom Buddies was an American sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari. ... The Hogan Family is an American television situation comedy that aired from March 1, 1986 to July 20, 1991. ... Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom which ran for eight seasons from 1986 through 1993 on ABC. The show was moved around in the prime time lineup and eventually landed on Fridays as part of TGIF. It is about Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker), a high-strung Chicago resident, sharing... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Family Matters was an American sitcom about a middle class African American family living in Chicago. ... Step By Step was a television sitcom which was aired on ABC from September 20, 1991 to August 15, 1997 and with a network change moved to CBS from September 19, 1997 to June 26, 1998. ... Two of a Kind is the title of a number of film and television productions, including: A 1983 movie with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John which was nominated for Worst Picture at the 1983 Golden Raspberry Awards. ...

External links

• Miller-Boyett Productions at the Internet Movie Database
• Robert L. Boyett at the Internet Movie Database
• Thomas L. Miller at the Internet Movie Database