Thomas L. Miller dies at 79: Legendary TV producer was behind Full House, Mork & Mindy, Family Matters, Happy Days and more iconic sitcoms

The Hollywood Reporter

Miller's TV production companies, most famously Miller/Boyett Productions, were behind some of the most iconic sitcoms of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. His credits include "TGIF" hits like Family Matters, Full House, Step by Step and Perfect Strangers, plus Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, Bosom Buddies and Valerie. He was also an executive producer on Netflix Full House sequel series Fuller House. In a 1990 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Miller conceded that his shows didn't win Emmys. "Our award is that 30 million people are watching," he said. "To me, the goal is to entertain. And if you're doing an 8 o'clock show, that means you also try to make them intelligent, you have them tell a story that has not a preachy moral necessarily, but something there so that it's not a bad thing if you watch it. The fact that those [shows] don’t win awards means nothing to me if we continue to please that many people."