Randy Douthit is the producer of Judge Judy, a TV talk show entitled Judge Judy. On the show, Douthit recurs in various roles of varying importance, but he has his own segment called Cereal Court. Here, Douthit talks to real people who have had disputes over cereal with their parents, and the results are invariably hilarious. One of his most memorable cases was when he interviewed Phillip and Eddie Carlock, who were fighting over whose side the Cheerios should be on while they ate them out of their bowl. The Cereal Court segment can be seen in syndication on the TV Network CBS.
In addition to his work on Judge Judy, Douthit also produces other court shows. He started producing in 1982 while working for Merv Griffin Enterprises. The first show he produced was entitled People’s Court and was followed by Divorce Court and then The Tony Danza Show. He also produced The Jackie Thomas Show, which aired in the UK in 1994, and most recently has been producing CBS’s Big Brother since it began in 2000.
He is also the Vice President of Unscripted Television for King World Productions and has a long career behind him. He started in Hollywood in 1976 when he worked as a production assistant at Merv Griffin Enterprises. He worked his way up through the company and, in 1982, moved over to Griffin’s production company and helped produce two shows, People’s Court and nationally syndicated Divorce Court. He also produced The Tony Danza Show, syndicated by CBS and their first attempt at producing a late-night talk show. He then went to Fox, where he produced Big Brother, which has been running since its debut in 2000.
Randy Douthit has dedicated his career to making people laugh because of his work on TV Shows like People’s Court, Divorce Court, and The Tony Danza Show. In an interview, Randy said that he worked hard during the seven years it took to get The Tony Danza Show on the air and that he got his bosses to make fun of each other by having them hold a mock trial in front of an audience.