Doc Johnson
{{short description|American sex toy company}}
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| name = Doc Johnson Enterprises{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Doc Johnson Enterprises|url=http://www.yellowpages.com/north-hollywood-ca/mip/doc-johnson-enterprises-30946600|website=yp.com|publisher=Yellow Pages|accessdate=9 June 2014}}
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| foundation = Los Angeles County, California, U.S. ({{Start date|1976||}}){{cite web|last1=Staff|title=About Us|url=http://www.docjohnson.com/about|website=docjohnson.com|publisher=Doc Johnson Enterprises|accessdate=9 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140609163838/http://www.docjohnson.com/about|archivedate=9 June 2014}}
| founder = Reuben Sturman
Ron Braverman
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| location_city = North Hollywood, California
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| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Ron and Chad Braverman
| products = Novelties, sexual health items
| brands = Pocket Rocket, iVibe, Optimale, WonderLand
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| homepage = {{URL|www.docjohnson.com}}
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Doc Johnson is an American sex toy company. It was founded in 1976 by Reuben Sturman with Ron Braverman at the helm. It is run by Ron Braverman and his son Chad Braverman.{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=doc John products on Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A3777811%2Cp_4%3ADoc+Johnson|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=9 June 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/04/16/what-s-next-in-sex-sex-toy-designer-chad-braverman/|title=What's Next in Sex -- Straight From the Mouth of a Sex Toy Designer|date=April 16, 2010|author=Julieanne Smolinski|publisher=lemondrop.com|accessdate=2012-07-14|archive-date=2012-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708114123/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/04/16/what-s-next-in-sex-sex-toy-designer-chad-braverman/|url-status=dead}}
Overview
It is one of the largest sex toy companies in the world and they manufacture the majority of their products at their factory in North Hollywood, California.{{cite web|last1=Natasha Vargas Cooper|title=Deep Inside The Biggest Little Dildo Factory In America|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashavc/deep-inside-the-biggest-little-dildo-factory-in-america|website=Buzzfeed.com|date=3 May 2013 |accessdate=3 May 2013}} {{As of|2012}}, it employs over 500 people, and has been described by Los Angeles Magazine as "the Procter & Gamble of sex toys".
Product line
Among its other products, it manufactures products modeled on the anatomy of famous porn actors that include Jeff Stryker, Jenna Jameson, Jordi El Niño Polla, and Sasha Grey.{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Doctor's Orders|url=http://www.lamag.com/features/2012/07/01/doctors-orders|website=lamag.com|accessdate=1 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720210116/http://www.lamag.com/features/2012/07/01/doctors-orders|archive-date=20 July 2014|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Human sexuality|Greater Los Angeles}}
- {{official website|http://www.docjohnson.com}}
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Category:Sex toy manufacturers
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Los Angeles
Category:North Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category:American companies established in 1976
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1976
Category:1976 establishments in California
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