Worst T.V. spin-offs of all time
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- CreatorStan DanielsEd. WeinbergerStarsCloris LeachmanHenry JonesJane RoseMary Richards' landlady, Phyllis Lindstrom, moves back to her hometown of San Francisco with her teenage daughter Bess following the sudden death of her husband, Lars.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsBetty WhiteRue McClanahanEstelle GettyAfter Dorothy remarries and moves away, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia open a hotel called The Golden Palace.
- CreatorLowell GanzGarry MarshallStarsScott BaioErin MoranAl MolinaroThe romantic adventures of Joanie Cunningham and Chachi Arcola as they pursue music careers in Chicago.
- CreatorLarry GelbartStarsHarry MorganJamie FarrWilliam ChristopherThe Korean War has ended. Colonel Potter, Sergeant Klinger, and Father Mulcahy find themselves together once again, this time at a veteran's hospital.
- CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- CreatorJames BurrowsGlen CharlesLes CharlesStarsDan HedayaJean KasemTimothy WilliamsNick Tortelli, "Cheers" barmaid Carla Tortelli's loutish husband, moves to Las Vegas to try to reconcile with his bimbo second wife Loretta, who now lives with her more sensible divorced sister Charlotte and nephew Mark.
- CreatorShana Goldberg-MeehanScott SilveriStarsMatt LeBlancPaulo CostanzoDrea de MatteoIn this spin-off of Friends (1994), Joey Tribbiani moves to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.
- CreatorLloyd J. SchwartzSherwood SchwartzStarsMaureen McCormickEve PlumbJerry HouserThe story of Marcia and Jan's lives as newlyweds with their husbands.
- CreatorRichard AppelMike HenrySeth MacFarlaneStarsMike HenrySanaa LathanKevin Michael RichardsonCleveland Brown moves back to his hometown in Virginia, where he finds his high school sweetheart and her two troublemaking kids.
- CreatorDon NichollMichael RossBernard WestStarsNorman FellAudra LindleyJeffrey TamborStanley and Helen Roper sold their apartment complex and moved into a new one. Their characteristic quirks are intact as they deal with new neighbors and frequent visits from Helen's sister.
- CreatorLloyd J. SchwartzSherwood SchwartzStarsFlorence HendersonRobert ReedEve PlumbA look at the lives of the Brady family all grown up, and the next generation.
- CreatorDanny ArnoldChris HaywardTony SheehanStarsAbe VigodaFlorence StanleyBarry GordonA grumpy New York cop and his wife adopt five rowdy foster children.
- CreatorJerry MayerStarsLisa HartmanRobert UrichMel StewartThis spin-off of Bewitched (1964) follows Tabitha Stephens; Samantha and Darrin's daughter as an adult.
- CreatorJeffrey LewisDavid MilchStarsDennis FranzPeter JurasikDana Wheeler-NicholsonNorman Buntz, a gruff and somewhat ethically questionable detective, leaves the inner city and heads to the sunny climes of Southern California where he opens up a detective agency.
- CreatorGy WaldronStarsSonny ShroyerSamuel E. WrightJohn DehnerThe big-city adventures of Officer Enos Strate of Hazzard County.
- CreatorRon LeavittArthur SilverStarsJoseph BolognaMatt LeBlancJoey Lauren AdamsA spin-off with characters from the "Married...with Children" series. Intellectually-challenged Vinnie and his chronically-unemployed father share an apartment. Re-worked the following year as "Vinnie and Bobby."
- CreatorMike MilliganJay MoriartyStarsMarla GibbsLarry LinvilleLiz TorresThe misadventures of Florence Johnson, a hotel maid who was previously seen serving the Jeffersons.
- CreatorCris AbregoMark CroninStarsMegan HausermanRob LockeRyan JenkinsMegan gets show to become trophy wife to avoid working hard to earn what she wants.
- CreatorAdam DiVelloStarsAudrina PatridgeHeidi MontagSpencer PrattAfter high school graduation, "Laguna Beach" alumna Lauren sets out to live on her own in Los Angeles and work as an intern at Teen Vogue.
- CreatorElaine AronsonSam BobrickStarsMark-Paul GosselaarTiffani ThiessenDustin DiamondWhile the gang is no longer the 'it' crowd at Cal U, Slater balances 3 sports, Screech his extracurriculars, Kelly her crushes, and all manner of college parties, but most of the 2 years follow Zach growing up and winning Kelly's heart.
- CreatorChristopher KeyserAmy LippmanStarsJennifer Love HewittJennifer GarnerPauley PerretteIn a spin off from "Party of Five," Sarah leaves the Salingers behind to search for her birth-father in New York.
- CreatorCris AbregoMark CroninStarsCraig JacksonGeorge WeisgerberSaaphyri WindsorVH1 gives their contestants who failed to win in love a chance to win the next best thing: cold, hard cash.
- StarsRedd FoxxDennis BurkleyMarguerite RayThe further adventures of Fred Sanford, featuring the old cast, except for Lamont; Fred has a new partner and a new girlfriend.
- CreatorEric BlakeneyStephen J. CannellStarsRichard GriecoMarcia StrassmanCarmen ArgenzianoIn this "21 Jump Street" spin-off, a rebellious young cop becomes an insurance investigator for a multinational corporation.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsTeddy WilsonTina AndrewsJohn EarlA widower with two children buys the Sanford Arms rooming house.
- CreatorKate BoutilierEryk CasemiroMonica PiperStarsKath SoucieElizabeth DailyNancy CartwrightFollows the adventures of the whole Rugrats gang. But, now they're all grown up. Angelica's nicer, Chuckie's a risk taker, and the rest of the gang have changed too.
- StarsDon MessickJoe AlaskeyCharlie AdlerA series of re-aired skits from Tiny Toon Adventures featuring episodes focusing on Plucky Duck
- CreatorKeith AlcornSteven BanksSteve OedekerkStarsFred TatascioreBob JolesRob PaulsenJimmy Neutron's goofy pal, Sheen Estevez accidentally gets himself sent to another planet, millions of light-years from Earth.
- CreatorJulie PlecStarsJoseph MorganDaniel GilliesClaire HoltA family of power-hungry thousand-year-old vampires look to take back the city that they built and dominate all those who have done them wrong.
- CreatorAnn DonahueCarol MendelsohnAnthony E. ZuikerStarsPatricia ArquetteJames Van Der BeekShad MossSpecial agent Avery Ryan works to solve internet related crimes as a cyberpsychologist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- CreatorDick WolfStarsBebe NeuwirthAmy CarlsonKirk AcevedoThe series showed the workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the lawyers process of building a case, investigating leads, and preparing witnesses and defendants for trial.
- CreatorHart HansonStarsGeoff StultsMaddie HassonMercedes MasonAn Iraq war vet suffers a brain injury that triggers the ability to see connections between seemingly unrelated events, objects or people.
- CreatorRemi AubuchonRonald D. MooreStarsEric StoltzEsai MoralesPaula MalcomsonTwo families, the Graystones and the Adamas, live together on a peaceful planet known as Caprica, where a startling breakthrough in artificial intelligence brings about unforeseen consequences.
- CreatorShonda RhimesStarsKate WalshPaul AdelsteinKaDee StricklandA spin-off of the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" centering on the life of neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery.
- CreatorRoss BrownStarsMichael LearnedLeah ReminiAlison ElliottCharlie Briscoe is a friend of Samantha Micelli's, in need of a new home. Trish Carlin is a friend of Angela's who runs a modeling agency for young people in New York. Charlie becomes Trisha's new project and headache.
- CreatorStephen HattmanWilliam Robert YatesStarsAvery BrooksMoses GunnAngela BassettHawk is called upon to help those who need his help or whose lives may be in danger. He is also called upon by people from his past to settle old scores or to collect or settle old debts.
- CreatorDavid HasselhoffMichael BerkGregory J. BonannStarsDavid HasselhoffAngie HarmonEddie CibrianBaywatch veteran Mitch Buchannon moonlights as a P.I. with his two friends Garner and Ryan. In season 2, Diamont replaces Garner, and Mitch's cases suddenly take a hard turn towards supernatural horror.
- CreatorCharles Pratt Jr.Frank SouthStarsLinda GrayCameron DaddoDavid GoldsmithHilary Michaels, the estranged mother of Amanda Woodward, is the owner, president and CEO of Models Inc, a major Los Angeles modeling agency.
- CreatorSam RolfeStarsStefanie PowersNoel HarrisonLeo G. CarrollThe missions of agent April Dancer of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.
- CreatorCris AbregoMark CroninStarsDaisy De La HoyaDavid AmermanRiki RachtmanAfter an unsuccessful attempt to find love on VH1's Rock of Love, Daisy tries to find it on her very own show.
- StarsCasey AndersonDonald SchultzRandy MillerShow about two brothers from VH1's Real Chance of Love. Real and Chance are back and this time they are on the hunt for mythical creatures such as: The Mega Shark, Bigfoot, and Hogzilla.
- CreatorCris AbregoMark CroninStarsAhmad GivensKamal GivensChristina LyChance and Real The Stallionaires were looking for love so they created Real Chance of Love.
- CreatorChris CarterVince GilliganJohn ShibanStarsBruce HarwoodTom BraidwoodDean HaglundThe X-Files' Lone Gunmen, their action-loving man-childish sidekick and patron, Jimmy Bond, and their sexy master thief frienemy, Yves, investigate crimes and conspiracies, often in a silly, comedic and over the top fashion.
- CreatorAnn DonahueCarol MendelsohnAnthony E. ZuikerStarsDavid CarusoEmily ProcterAdam RodriguezAn elite unit, led by an ex-homicide cop, which is linked to the Miami-Dade Police Department, uses all possible resources and skills at their disposal to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami.
- StarsRichard EdenYvette NiparBlu MankumaAlex Murphy is RoboCop, a cybernetic policeman. A creation of a vast corporation, he fights crime and occasional corporate conspiracy in the near-future of Old Detroit.
- CreatorMichael JacobsApril KellyStarsRowan BlanchardSabrina CarpenterBen SavageMore than a decade after Boy Meets World (1993), Cory and Topanga Matthews are married and have two children. Their daughter, Riley, faces life lessons through her family, friends, and school--where her father is her history teacher--as her parents did when they were younger.
- CreatorJames DuffStarsMary McDonnellG.W. BaileyTony DenisonThe Closer (2005) spin-off series, which follows Captain Raydor of the Los Angeles Police Department.
- CreatorJoseph DoughertyOliver GoldstickI. Marlene KingStarsNicole Gale AndersonTyler BlackburnSteven CabralFive strangers are connected by the curse that has plagued Ravenswood for generations.
- StarsShaun EvansRoger AllamJames BradshawSet from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsKent McCordBarry Van DykeRobyn DouglassWhen the Battlestar Galactica finally arrives at Earth, they find they must subtly raise its tech level while protecting it from the Cylons.
- DirectorJohn BlackStarsElisabeth SladenJohn LeesonBill FraserOne time companion of the Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith returns to Earth and carries on with her journalist career. Now, in 1981, she has managed to rebuild her career and has come, a matter of days before Christmas, to her aunt Lavinia's (a famous scientist) house in the sleepy English village of Moreton Harwood to write a book and to rest after her world-travelling assignments. However, her journalist's nose sniffs out another mystery when she arrives to find Aunt Lavinia gone, and nobody knows where she is, but the local rumour is that she was the victim of a local witch coven. Worshipers of a pagan goddess Hecate gather to celebrate a festival by ritually murdering a friend of Sarah's. She needs help - and she gets it from a box from her friend "The Doctor." Inside the box is a metal robotic but almost human-like talking dog called K-9 that is built for Sarah Jane personally and together Sarah and K-9 sets out to solve the mystery and stop the killing of Sarah's friend.
- StarsRoger MathewsNicole PolizziJenni FarleyFollows Jersey Shore BFF's, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWoww" Farley as they start a new chapter in their lives and take over Jersey City.
- CreatorGeorge BurdittMartin RipsMichael RossStarsJohn RitterMary CadoretteAlan CampbellJack Tripper's co-habitation with Vicky Bradford is complicated by her hostile father's interference as Jack's landlord.
- CreatorCarmen FinestraDavid McFadzeanMatt WilliamsStarsDave ChappelleRichard RoundtreeJudith IveyTwo friends decide to start up a film company.
- CreatorBrenda HamptonCatherine LePardStarsRobert UrichKyle HowardCorey ParkerRetired naval commander Jim Kennedy is divorced and has a teenage son. He takes over the famous cruise ship, where he and his crew tackle different scenarios with different passengers every week.
- CreatorDick BensfieldPerry GrantStarsMcLean StevensonKim RichardsJoanna GleasonLarry Alder is a 44-year-old divorcee in Portland, Oregon, raising his two teenage daughters and hosting a call-in psychology radio show.
- CreatorJoe GannonPatt SheaHarriett WeissStarsSally StruthersBurgess MeredithJo de WinterThis spin-off of "All in the Family" features the further adventures of Gloria Stivic and her son Joey. She and Mike are separated and she's gotten a job in a veterinarian's office.
- CreatorPeter S. FischerStarsJerry OrbachBarbara BabcockJuliana DonaldHarry MacGraw is a private investigator who appeared three times in the television series, Murder, She Wrote. He now stars in his own series, wherein he is still a private investigator in Boston. Who always seems to lose all of his money betting. Across the hall from him is the office of Ellie Maginnis, an attorney. It seems that Harry did some work for her late husband, and it seems he swore by Harry, so she uses him though he usually goes through the wringer to solve the case. Helping him out is his niece, who is the receptionist in his office, and also lending a hand is Maginnis' nephew, who is an associate in her office.
- CreatorBrandon MargolisBrandon SonnierStarsJessica AlbaGabrielle UnionDuane MartinThe spinoff series of Bad Boys films focuses on drug enforcement agent Sydney Burnett, now working for the Los Angeles Police Department.
- CreatorBlake MastersDick WolfStarsCorey StollRachel TicotinAlfred MolinaLos Angeles police detectives investigate crimes and district attorneys prosecute the offenders.
- CreatorMichael JacobsApril KellyStarsRowan BlanchardSabrina CarpenterBen SavageMore than a decade after Boy Meets World (1993), Cory and Topanga Matthews are married and have two children. Their daughter, Riley, faces life lessons through her family, friends, and school--where her father is her history teacher--as her parents did when they were younger.