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The success of a TV show means there’s only one logical result: More of it.
But some spin-offs are a little weirder than others.
Some spin-offs just sound weird on paper no matter which way you slice it.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
(One might see The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
as an American attempt at a British hit like The Avengers.)
Despite the show’s producers aiming to create a shared universe with crossovers, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
failed to generate a big enough audience and was canceled after one season.
The show ultimately lasted two seasons, totaling 40 episodes.
It was “Disney’s Lost,” to put it crudely.
But the show only lasted two seasons, the shortest run in all of the CSI franchise.
Baywatch Nights
What if lifeguards… became paranormal investigators?
Because aliens aren’t what anyone watches Baywatch for, the efforts didn’t pan out.
Baywatch Nights finally hit the showers in May 1997.
Only 13 episodes of The Finder ever made it to air.
But what else could a contemporary version of The Muppet Show be?
(Don’t think too hard over how she aged so much in less than 10 years.)
(Even many die-hard fans of The Blacklist might admit they’ve never heard of Redemption.)
The show lasted just 8 episodes, ending in April 2017.
How I Met Your Father
It’s notthatweird How I Met Your Mother saw a semi-connected sequel spin-off.
(Kim Cattrall appears on camera as an older Sophie in the year 2050.)
But in 2023, Hulu opted to cancel the show for reasons that are still unclear.
(In Season 2, the show relocated to sunny Los Angeles.)
Growing Up Chrisley
Reality TV has long given eccentric real-life individuals their 15 minutes of fame.
Maybe they didn’t know best after all.
In 1979, Kate Mulgrew finally brought a face to Mrs. Columbo or did she?
The show was deeply unpopular, not only with audiences but with the producers of Columbo and Falk himself.
This didn’t help the former Mrs. Columbo’s prospects however, with the show ending at 13 episodes.
A Different World
A Different World doesn’t sound so strange on paper.
But Models, Inc. saw considerably less fanfare than either of its originators.
and “When you teach a kid Shakespeare, do their heads grow physically bigger?”
Ultimately, Young Americans couldn’t float like Dawson’s Creek and ended after its one and only season.
Degrassi High
10.
Joey
So, no one told Joey life was going to be this way?
In 2006, Joey was canceled after a rather respectable 46 episodes.
Caprica
Caprica had quite an uphill battle.
In early 2011, Syfy elected to air the last five episodes of Caprica in a burn-off marathon.
The Ropers
Could a sitcom about landlords be any good?
That’s what The Ropers sought to find out.
But after the kids left high school, it was time for a higher education.
Thus begins Saved by the Bell: The College Years.
The College Years ultimately dropped out at just 19 episodes, but the theme song is still a banger.
