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| 9 | [[quoteright:304:[[VideoGame/MarioGolf https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mario_golf_cover_7.png]]]] |
| 10 | [[caption-width-right:304:The Mario gang takes a break from bickering with each other and putter up.]] |
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| 12 | ->''"Spinoff"! Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul? Hi, I'm Troy [=McClure=]. You may remember me from such TV spinoffs as ''Son of Series/SanfordAndSon'' and ''After{{Series/Mannix}}''.'' |
| 13 | -->-- '''Troy [=McClure=]''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E24TheSimpsonsSpinOffShowcase The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]" |
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| 15 | Spin-Offs are when part of a successful work, usually characters, but sometimes a general concept ([[Franchise/LawAndOrder first you have the Law, then you have the Order]]), are taken and given a second show of their own. |
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| 17 | From a producer's perspective, it's a chance to explore other aspects of a concept. Actors can find opportunities to grow in their craft, as well as rise in importance by moving from just being part of an ensemble to having a show built around them. For the networks, it's a chance to establish a show with a built-in audience, making it that much easier for them to sell advertising. |
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| 19 | Lots of spinoffs go on to be successful shows in their own right, sometimes even [[MorePopularSpinoff surpassing the parent series in popularity]]. Others crash and burn (''Joanie Loves Chachi'', anyone?), suggesting that there is no such thing as a sure thing. Nevertheless, networks keep trying them. |
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| 21 | !!There are many different kinds of spinoffs, including: |
| 22 | |
| 23 | * Where a character leaves a show and joins or starts another one, and the two run concurrently. Sometimes called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_show sister show]]. [[{{Crossover}} Characters may cross over from time to time.]] |
| 24 | * Where a show comes to an end and a character from it is given his or her own new show. Provides an opportunity to {{Retool}} the character as well. |
| 25 | * Where a character is brought on to an existing show simply in order to be spun off, hopefully making some of the original audience into viewers of the new show. (See PoorlyDisguisedPilot.) |
| 26 | * The main character is [[TimeSkip revisited elsewhere in their narrative]]. |
| 27 | * Reimaginings — the concept is carried into a new show with the same basic premise but other factors and characters are completely new. |
| 28 | * Segment spin-offs — a recurring segment from the show becomes the main attraction. |
| 29 | * A type of {{Defictionalization}} — a ShowWithinAShow gets made into a real show of its own. |
| 30 | * The storyline on one show comes to an end, only to be continued in a new show with a different name. |
| 31 | * [[CompanionShow Official Fanzine Show]] — a trope usually applying to RealityTV, usually offering Behind The Scenes info or coverage that wouldn't fit into the main programme, often (but not always) broadcast immediately after the main show, on a sister channel. |
| 32 | * Online Spin-Off — a spin-off that's only shown online, sometimes overlaps with Segment Spin-Off, sometimes a spin-off InNameOnly. Generally only an advert for the broadcast programme. |
| 33 | * Shared Continuity — more common nowadays, this spinoff generally carries no characters over from the show that spawned it, though both are in the [[TheVerse same continuity]], allowing for {{Crossover}}s from the original. |
| 34 | * Side-Story: Very similar to the Shared Continuity. However, the side story is typically an independent and smaller scaled story with a definite beginning, middle, and end. It also features a completely different cast of characters who have no meaningful connection to the characters or events of the main epic. Thus, crossovers or cameos by recognized characters are less plausible and may even be perceived as [[ContinuityPorn distracting]]. The concept of a side-story (a story that takes place "to the side" of main events) was popularized by the term's first prominent appearance in reference to stories taking place in the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' anime/manga universe. |
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| 36 | [=Spinoff=]s are OlderThanTheyThink. The character of Falstaff, from ''Theatre/HenryIV'' parts 1 and 2, was given their own play, at Royal request, by Creator/WilliamShakespeare. |
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| 38 | See also DistaffCounterpart. When a TV series is successful enough to produce a film [=Spinoff=], this is TheMovie. VideoGame spinoffs often feature the same cast but differing [[VideogameGenres gameplay genres]] or are GaidenGames starring one of the secondary or side characters. When the spin-off focuses on the descendant of a character from a previous installment, it's a SpinOffspring. If the spin-off reimagines the characters as little kids, it's a SpinOffBabies. |
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| 40 | In the television industry, there is a technical difference between the terms "spinoff" and "sequel": a "spinoff" refers specifically to a television show that continues in (more or less) the same era as its predecessor, while a SequelSeries takes place ''after'' the parent series' setting. (Some older sources will also freely use "spinoff" for ''any'' [[TheMerch mass-produced merchandise]] connected to a piece of media, from [[LicensedGame video games]] to underpants; more modern terminology will usually favor "tie-in" for that,) |
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| 42 | SuperTrope of FromTheAshes, when a fictional work's ending is the starting point of the Spin-Off. |
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| 44 | !!Examples: |
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| 46 | |
| 47 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 48 | * ''Manga/FourTownFourReal'' is about 4*Town as they spend their day before the climax of ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''. |
| 49 | * ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': ''Attack On Titan Levi Side Story: A Choice With No Regrets'' manga, which is based on the ''Choice With No Regrets'' visual novel included with the ''Attack On Titan'' Vol.3 Blu-ray. This spin-off features Levi as the main character and serves as a prologue to the main series. |
| 50 | %% * ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' → ''Bakutech! Bakugan!'' |
| 51 | %% ** ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' → ''Anime/{{Zoobles}}'' (Toy Concept Only) |
| 52 | %% * ''Anime/{{Betterman}}'' → ''Anime/BettermanLegends'' |
| 53 | * ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'': Don Patch got his own manga spinoff, ''Fuwari! Don Patch'', in the Saikyou Jump magazine as well as a continuation called ''Honnori! Don Patch'' that ran in Jump+. Both are a series of peaceful SliceOfLife tales that take place in the modern day rather than the year 300X. |
| 54 | * ''Brave Witches'' to ''Anime/StrikeWitches'', shifting the focus from the 501st to the 502nd Striker Unit. |
| 55 | * ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' has produced many different Spin-Offs, each tackling a different bodily environment, subject matter, and even intended audience. Spin-Offs include ''Manga/CellsAtWorkAndFriends'', ''Manga/CellsNotAtWork'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkCodeBlack'', ''Bacteria At Work!'', ''Platelets At Work!'', ''Cells at Work! Baby'', ''Cells At Work! Lady'', ''Cells At Work! White Brigade'', ''Cells At Work! Illegal'', ''Cells At Work! Muscle'', ''Cells at Work!: Cat'' and ''Cells at Work!: Medicine''. |
| 56 | * ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' spawned a spinoff manga in ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'', featuring Mikoto Misaka and delving into her background, friends, and some of the cases which Judgement handles. It later spawned a second manga spinoff, ''[[Manga/ACertainScientificAccelerator A Certain Scientific Accelerator]]'', following Accelerator and the events after he receives his drama-preserving handicap. ''Railgun'' then spawned a third manga spinoff, ''A Certain Scientific Railgun Gaiden: Astral Buddy'', starring a minor character from said manga. Yup. A spinoff of a spinoff. |
| 57 | %% * ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' → ''Manga/ActionMask'' |
| 58 | * ''Manga/DragonBall'' has an anime follow-up named ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', set some years after the end of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', trying to get back the series to his comedic roots with Goku reverting to a child. It is not based on Creator/AkiraToriyama's original manga [[note]]The manga ends with Goku departing with Uub, the same ending as ''Dragon Ball Z''[[/note]] ,so the original author only contributed on character designs. WordOfGod stated ''GT'' was a side story to the original series. |
| 59 | ** In 2015, ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' premiered -with a manga running concurrent-, being an interquel between the Buu Saga and Goku and Uub's departure, integrating Movie characters Beerus and Whis and concepts like {{Alternate Universe}}s to the franchise. This time, Akira Toriyama writes the plot outline and Creator/{{Toyotaro}} makes some plot additions and even designed some Gods of Destruction. |
| 60 | ** There is also a short manga named ''Manga/DragonBallThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsYamcha'', where a teenager going to a ''Dragon Ball'' event suddenly dies and awakes into the ''Dragon Ball'' world as Yamcha, and tries to change the fate of said character. |
| 61 | * ''Manga/FairyTail'': Several have been serialized: |
| 62 | ** ''Manga/FairyTailZero'', a backstory series starring [[BigGood Mavis Vermillion]] about the founding of Fairy Tail |
| 63 | ** ''Manga/FairyTailIceTrail,'' which is another backstory about Gray Fullbuster. |
| 64 | ** ''Manga/FairyTailBlueMistral'', another one focused on Wendy and Carla. |
| 65 | ** ''Manga/FairyGirls'', which as the name implies, has the female members of Fairy Tail as the main characters. |
| 66 | ** ''Manga/FairyTailGaiden'' is a sub-series written by Kyouta Shibano: |
| 67 | *** ''The Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth'', which is focused on Sting and Rogue. |
| 68 | *** ''Rhodonite'', focused on Gajeel. |
| 69 | *** ''Flash of Great Lightning'', detailing the events of Laxus and the Raijin Tribe during [[spoiler:Fairy Tail's disbandment.]] |
| 70 | * ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'': a spinoff MagicalGirl story involving [[CuteBruiser Illya]] as the protagonist. |
| 71 | * ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' (''Hokuto no Ken'') has a series of spinoff works known as the ''Hokuto no Ken Gaiden'' series, which centers around side-characters from the original manga, depicting what happened to them prior to the events of ''Hokuto no Ken'', although they do deviate from canon a bit. Almost all of them, with the exception of ''Yuria Gaiden'', were published in ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' (the manga anthology that serializes ''[[Manga/FistOfTheBlueSky Souten no Ken]]'') at the time the ''Legends of the True Savior'' movies were released. |
| 72 | %% * ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' → ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureMaXHeart'' |
| 73 | %% * ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' → ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'' → ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' → ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'' → ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' → ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' → ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' → ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' |
| 74 | * ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' → ''Anime/KujibikiUnbalance'' was initially a ShowWithinAShow, meant to represent the typical {{moe}} anime, but with the series' success, it ended up being {{defictionalized}}. |
| 75 | * ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' has ''Year One'' (expanding on when Goblin Slayer was just starting out), ''Brand New Day'' (adapting a number of side stories) and ''Daikatana of Singing Death'' (expanding on Sword Maiden's rise from a broken woman to one of those who slayed the demon lord). |
| 76 | * The [[TheAnimeOfTheGame Anime Adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/Idolish7'' has ''[=Idolish7=]: Vibrato'', a web series exclusive to ''Youtube Premium''. |
| 77 | %% * ''Manga/InuYasha'' → ''Kagome the Adventurer'' |
| 78 | * ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' → ''Anime/JewelpetTwinkle'' → ''Anime/JewelpetSunshine'' → ''Jewelpet Kira Deco!'' → ''Jewelpet Happiness''. All of the series share the same Jewelpets, but not the same characters in general to prevent canon confusion. |
| 79 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' has a spin-off with the ''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe'' series, consisting of several irregularly published one-shots starring Rohan Kishibe, a side character from the manga's fourth part ''Diamond is Unbreakable''. These one-shots features beings more esoteric than Stands and vampires, such as original cryptids and other powerful spirits, some considered gods. Although characters from Part 4 regularly appear, it can be inferred that the spin-off is in a different continuity than the current part. |
| 80 | * ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has two spin-offs. The first, ''Kaguya-sama: Love is War Doujin Edition'', is basically the main series but HotterAndSexier. The second, ''We Want to Talk About Kaguya'', is an InnocentBystanderSeries told from the perspective of two {{Recurring Extra}}s as they grossly misinterpret the events of earlier chapters and get involved with the series' BetaCouple. |
| 81 | * ''Anime/KamisamaMinaraiHimitsuNoCocotama'' has two different spin-offs. |
| 82 | ** ''Anime/KiraKiraHappyHirakeCocotama'' is a Magical Girl-style (sort of) reimagining with only one protagonist and a set of new Cocotamas. |
| 83 | ** ''Mono No Kamisama Cocotama'' is about life in the eyes of a Cocotama. |
| 84 | * The ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' franchises is one long string of these and even started as a spin-off of ''VisualNovel/TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever''. Within the current canon there's the [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha original series]] and [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs its]] [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers three]] [[Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce sequels]], an [[Audioplay/StrikerSSoundStageX audio play]] spin-off focusing on characters introduces in the third season, a SpinOffspring [[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid manga]] focusing on Nanoha's adopted daughter, a [[Anime/VividStrike spin-off]] of the SpinOffspring focusing on brand new characters, and [[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaINNOCENT an alternate universe manga]] where everyone plays card games. |
| 85 | %% * ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' → ''Anime/{{Gekiganger 3}}'' |
| 86 | * ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' has ''Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Kanna's Daily Life'', ''Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Elma's Office Lady Diary'', ''Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Lucoa is my xx'', and ''Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Fafnir the Recluse'' each of which focuses on one of the secondary dragons. The only one who doesn't have their own dedicated series is Ilulu. |
| 87 | * ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': |
| 88 | ** ''Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes'' is set a few months before the main series. It focuses on a group of vigilante heroes trying to prevent the PsychoSerum Trigger from spreading. |
| 89 | ** ''Manga/MyHeroAcademiaSmash'' is a gag manga showing the characters in chibi form. |
| 90 | ** ''My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions'' focuses on Deku and friends fighting together along with Pro Heroes as part of the ambitious "Team-Up Missions Program". |
| 91 | ** ''Watashi no Hero Academia'' (known as ''My Heroine Academia'' among english fans), a 4-koma series focusing on the heroines and villainesses. |
| 92 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': |
| 93 | ** ''Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth'', a comical spinoff focusing on Rock Lee. It got an anime adaptation as well. |
| 94 | ** ''Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles'', another comical spinoff showing Sasuke and Taka's wacky side. |
| 95 | * ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': |
| 96 | ** The manga series ''Manga/ShinjiIkariRaisingProject'' is based on the video game of the same name. It takes the alternate reality from Episode 26 as inspiration, and as such is more comedic and most of its characters are much more emotional stable, all while keeping their most notable traits, albeit more subdued. Before that, there was ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days'', based on the eponymus game as well. Its characters are alternate versions of the main continuity and it ended with a much happier ending than the anime. |
| 97 | ** ''Manga/NeonGenesisEvangelionCampusApocalypse'' is an Elseverse where Shinji attends NERV --which is a Catholic school and he and the other children must use EVAS (not mechas, but wieldable weapons) used to fight Angels (which in this series are parasitic beings which uses human bodies as hosts) in order to secure cores without which Yggdrasil may eventually cause a collapse of reality. |
| 98 | %% * ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' → ''Ojamajo Doremi # (Sharp)'' → ''Motto! Ojamajo Doremi'' → ''Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan!'' → ''Ojamajo Doremi 16/17'' |
| 99 | %% * ''[[Anime/OjamajoDoremi Motto! Ojamajo Doremi]]'' → ''Ojamajo Doremi Naisho'' |
| 100 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'' has a few: |
| 101 | ** ''Chopperman'', which stars Chopper as a super hero fighting against the evil Dr. Usodabada. It was initially a gag story in one of the databooks, before it was adapted into its own spin-off manga. |
| 102 | ** ''One Piece Party'', a LighterAndSofter comedic spinoff with self-contained stories and SuperDeformed designs. |
| 103 | ** ''Koisuru One Piece'' is an odd spin-off as it revolves about three fans of the manga series (even named after Luffy and his crew), who encounter situations similar to their favorite series. |
| 104 | ** Similarly, ''One Piece: Kobiyama Who Looks Like Koby - Two Piece in a Pod'' deals with the titular Kobiyama -- who oddly enough does not know of the series -- and his interactions with other characters who resemble those from the main series. |
| 105 | ** ''Chin Piece'' can easily be considered the most bizarre of all, as the main character Kusopp and his friends want to be as great as the Straw Hats, and encounter Chimpy who ressembles Luffy and ''whose penis can stretch like Luffy's''. |
| 106 | ** ''One Piece School'', from the same author of ''Party'', which is a middle school AU featuring Coby enrolling into New World Middle school and befriending Luffy and the other Straw Hats as students. |
| 107 | ** ''Food Wars! Shokugeki no Sanji'', a semi-crossover authored by the very creators of ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'' Yūto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki and revolves about Sanji's cooking delighting several characters in the same manner as Soma does in his own series. |
| 108 | %% * ''Manga/OutlawStar'' → ''Anime/AngelLinks'' |
| 109 | * ''Anime/PleaseTwins'' is set one year after the events of ''Anime/PleaseTeacher'', it shares most locations and many of the first anime characters come back either as cameo or secondary characters. |
| 110 | * Various side story episodes of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' featured former party members after they had left the group. The early ones focusing on Tracey and Misty along with TournamentArc rival Ritchie were dubbed as the ''Anime/{{Pokemon Chronicles}}'' subseries. |
| 111 | * ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has ''Manga/PuellaMagiKazumiMagica'', which is about another group of {{magical girl}}s. Its other spin-off, ''Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica'' is either a {{Prequel}} or an {{Interquel}}. A third spin-off entitled ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story'' was released for the CompilationMovie, and it is part {{Prequel}}, POVSequel, and WhatIf story. Three new spin-offs began after the premiere of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion''. One is an ''Oriko Magica'' {{prequel}}. The other ones are ''Manga/PuellaMagiSuzuneMagica'', which is about another group of magical girls, and ''Manga/PuellaMagiTartMagica'', which elaborates on a [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy background detail]] from the anime. |
| 112 | * ''Anime/RayTheAnimation'' is a spin-off of ''Manga/BlackJack'', focusing on one of Black Jack's students. The manga is ''technically'' one, but Black Jack is merely a LawyerFriendlyCameo; as the anime was made by the studio Creator/OsamuTezuka founded, which holds the rights to his creations, it didn't need to obfuscate things that way. |
| 113 | %% * ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' → ''Rosario + Vampire Season II'' |
| 114 | * ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' produced a ''crapton'' of spin-offs: |
| 115 | ** ''Manga/SaintSeiyaEpisodeG'', drawn by Okada Megumu, who focuses on Gold Saint Aiolia long before the main series. It produced its own spin-off, ''Manga/SaintSeiyaEpisodeGAssassin''. |
| 116 | ** ''Manga/SaintSeiyaTheLostCanvas'', another prequel, as well as ''The Lost Canvas Chronicles''. |
| 117 | ** ''Manga/SaintSeiyaNextDimension'', a sequel drawn by Kurumada himself. |
| 118 | ** ''Manga/SaintSeiyaSaintiaSho'', which takes place during the events of the main series but focuses on female protagonists. |
| 119 | ** ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega'', a 2012 animated series following a new generation of Saints. |
| 120 | * ''Manga/SummerTimeRendering'': ''Summertime Rendering 2026: The Room that Dreams of Murder'' is a short, two chapter spinoff that takes place several years after the events of the main story starring Hizuru as she helps her niece solve the mystery of a haunted apartment. The LightNovel ''Summertime Rendering 2026: Nagumo Ryuunosuke's 100 Views'' is a direct continuation which follows the two of them as they solve supernatural mysteries around Tokyo. |
| 121 | * There was a manga called ''Manga/TenTheBlessedWayOfTheNiceGuy'', which was about mahjong being serious business, there was a character called Akagi which was an awesome old man who the characters feared and respected, the character was so popular the author made an spinoff prequel series focused on Akagi's early life, at one point he meets his match in an old man called Washizu, who was so popular the author made a spinoff series focused on Washizu's early life (yes, Fukumoto made a spinoff of a spinoff). |
| 122 | * A concrete anime example is ''VisualNovel/ToHeart2'', which takes place in the same school as the original ''VisualNovel/ToHeart'', only that it is set three years after. Some [[ContinuityNod nods]] and [[ContinuityCameo cameos]] reinforce this. |
| 123 | * ''Anime/TweenyWitches'' has an episodic 6-episode OVA titled ''Tweeny Witches: The Adventures''. |
| 124 | * ''Manga/WWWWorking'' to ''Manga/{{Wagnaria}}'', focusing on a different set of employees at a different branch of the Wagnaria restaurant. Franchise wise, the latter is this to the former; anime wise, it's the opposite case (being based off of the print collection rather than the original webcomic, which was made long after the latter got its time in the animated sun). |
| 125 | %% * ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' → ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGo'' |
| 126 | * ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' has two spinoffs: the SpinOffspring series ''Anime/YokaiWatchShadowside'' and the [[HighSchoolAU Middle School AU]] ''Anime/YokaiWatchJamYokaiAcademyYCloseEncountersOfTheNKind''. |
| 127 | %% * ''Anime/YuGiOh'' → ''Anime/TheMagicalAdventuresOfDarkMagicianGirl'' |
| 128 | %% * ''Anime/YuGiOh'' → Anime/YuGiOhGX → Anime/YuGiOh5Ds → Anime/YuGiOhZexal |
| 129 | [[/folder]] |
| 130 | |
| 131 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 132 | * ''Animation/BreadBarbershop'' has two spin-offs, both with educational themes. ''Wilk's Dessert Story'' has Wilk, one of the main characters of the original show, teaching viewers the origins of different foods; ''Bread and Wilk's World Tour'' has Bread and Wilk learning about different important figures in history. |
| 133 | * ''Animation/MotuPatlu'' has two spin-offs. |
| 134 | ** The first is called ''Animation/InspectorChingum'' and is about the character Inspector Chingum moving to Shantiwood to fight supervillains sent out by No Baal, the owner of Crime Academy. |
| 135 | ** The second, ''Guddu the Great'', focuses on Guddu the lion from the theatrical film ''Motu Patlu: King of Kings''. |
| 136 | * ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' has a spinoff called ''Animation/PleasantGoatFunClass'', where the characters are [[SpinoffBabies much younger versions of themselves]] who learn about the world around them. |
| 137 | * South Korean TV animation series ''Titipo Titipo the Little Train'' is a spin-off of more famous sister series called ''Animation/TayoTheLittleBus''. Two series are set in the same universe and several characters from each series frequently make guest or cameo appearances to each other, almost to the level of RequiredSpinoffCrossover. ''Animation/PororoTheLittlePenguin'', another smash hit from the same production company, deals with the separate continuity, but Pororo sticker made an appearance in ''Titipo'' as a meaningful prop, making it a ShowWithinAShow. |
| 138 | [[/folder]] |
| 139 | |
| 140 | [[folder:Audio Plays]] |
| 141 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'' → ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' → ''AudioPlay/SarahJaneSmith'', ''AudioPlay/IDavros'', ''AudioPlay/{{Cyberman}}'', ''AudioPlay/{{Gallifrey}}'', ''AudioPlay/JagoAndLitefoot'', ''AudioPlay/KaldorCity'', ''AudioPlay/DalekEmpire''. The main Big Finish line is [[BroadStrokes broadly]] part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}}, while the spinoffs are part of the [[Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]]. |
| 142 | ** ''AudioPlay/{{UNIT}}'' follows a new team of UNIT officers in the early 21st century, with a guest appearance from TheBrigadier himself. |
| 143 | ** ''AudioPlay/CounterMeasures'' is a spin-off from the 1988 TV story ''Remembrance of the Daleks''. |
| 144 | ** ''Tales from New Earth'' stars Senator (formerly Novice) Hame following the TV episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E3Gridlock Gridlock]]". |
| 145 | * ''AudioPlay/YandereHeaven'' gets a special BL edition called ''Yandere Heaven [=BLack=]''. It features very similar situations, but with a male protagonist instead of female. |
| 146 | [[/folder]] |
| 147 | |
| 148 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 149 | %% * ''ComicBook/{{Horndog}}'' → ''ComicBook/HereWolf'' |
| 150 | * ''{{ComicBook/Fables}}'' → ''ComicBook/JackOfFables'', featuring TheTrickster of the same name, who was every "Jack" in folk tale or legend, and ''Fairest'', a series of side stories each spotlighting different female secondary characters from the main comic. |
| 151 | * The second volume of ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' had a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for ''ComicBook/TheLoners'', a miniseries featuring a group of former teen heroes making questionably-sincere attempts to quit the hero business. |
| 152 | %% * ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics → ''Knuckles the Echidna'' and ''Sonic Universe''. |
| 153 | * ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' has several spin-offs following supporting characters, including: |
| 154 | ** ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'', which follows the adventures of Lucifer after he quits being Ruler of Hell in ''The Sandman: Season of Mists''. |
| 155 | ** ''ComicBook/TheThessaliad'' and ''ComicBook/ThessalyWitchForHire'', in which Dream's murderous ex-girlfriend Thessaly deals with new problems brought on by a ghost named Fetch. |
| 156 | ** ''ComicBook/DeathTheHighCostOfLiving'', in which Death takes one day off and spends a day as a mortal, and ''ComicBook/DeathTheTimeOfYourLife''. |
| 157 | ** ''ComicBook/TheDeadBoyDetectives'', the ghosts of two deceased schoolboys named Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland who first appeared during the "Season of Mists" arc and subsequently played a major role in ''ComicBook/TheChildrensCrusadeVertigo'' before receiving several of their own titles. |
| 158 | * ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Has a interesting relationship with ''Journey into Mystery''. Thor debuted in ''Journey into Mystery'' and headlined it for a while before taking over the title completely and later getting another series. 49 years after his debut, ''Journey into Mystery'' is introduced as a spin-off taking over Thor's numbering and Thor gets another series. |
| 159 | * ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': After the death of the ComicBook/HumanTorch, the book ended at issue 588 and was revamped as ''FF'' (FF in the title standing for Future Foundation). After 11 issues of FF, Marvel revived the Fantastic Four for issue 600 (the previous issues being ''FF'') and it will continue forward with ''FF'' also being released concurrently focusing on the non Fantastic Four members of the Future Foundation. |
| 160 | * ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth'' is a spinoff from a story arc in ''ComicBook/DetectiveComicsRebirth'' called "Batwoman Begins". That arc involves a new kind of bioweapon, and in the spinoff series, Batwoman tracks down those who traffic in said weapon. |
| 161 | * ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' began as a spin-off of ''ComicBook/{{Stormwatch}}''. It later spawned two spin-offs of its own - ''ComicBook/TheMonarchy'', about the surviving members of Stormwatch, and ''ComicBook/{{Kev}}'', about a hapless SAS operative who keeps having to team up with the Midnighter. There was also a very short-lived ''Midnighter'' solo series. As for ''Stormwatch'', its original incarnation spawned a spin-off about ComicBook/{{Backlash}}. |
| 162 | * The original ComicBook/MsMarvel started out with amnesia, but was obviously the alter ego of [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Carol Danvers]], formerly a recurring character in ''ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}''; she soon realized that like Mar-Vell, she had gained her powers from the Kree, and spontaneously named herself after him. Meanwhile, Carol began working at the Daily Bugle, so ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' characters showed up as well. |
| 163 | * Pointedly averted with the Creator/DCComics character Naomi. As creator Creator/BrianMichaelBendis noted in [[http://www.cbr.com/naomi-dc-comics-interview-bendis-walker-campbell/ this interview]], he considers her story too special to have her introduced in a book that isn't hers and spun off from there, necessitating [[ComicBook/{{Naomi|DCComics}} her own self-contained limited series exploring her character and how she became a superhero]] before she makes her debut within the greater DC Universe in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #1015. |
| 164 | * ''ComicBook/RichieRich'' is a spin-off of the ''Little Dot'' comics. Interestingly, Dot herself would have various stories in the ''Richie Rich'' comics as well. |
| 165 | * The Creator/MarvelComics war series ''ComicBook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos'' had three different spin-offs. |
| 166 | ** ''ComicBook/CombatKellyAndHisDeadlyDozen'' and ''ComicBook/CaptSavageAndHisLeatherneckRaiders'' kept the same wartime setting and used a similar approach (although Kelly's squad were {{Boxed Crook}}s). |
| 167 | ** ''[[ComicBook/NickFuryAgentOfShieldStrangeTales Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' was a TimeSkip that showed Sgt. Fury's post-war career, introduced ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} to the Franchise/MarvelUniverse and swiftly overshadowed his original series. |
| 168 | * The Creator/DCComics CrisisCrossover ''Bloodlines'' had several series spun off that focused on the heroes who gained powers after surviving their encounters with the alien parasites, the longest-lasting and most well-known being ''ComicBook/Hitman1993'', with protagonist Tommy Monaghan debuting in the second Annual issue of ''The Demon'' and resurfacing in a couple of arcs in the main comic before he got his own comic that ran for 61 issues. |
| 169 | * Creator/MilestoneComics |
| 170 | ** The ''Deathwish'' miniseries was a spinoff of ''ComicBook/Hardware1993'', though the actual protagonist was a transgender cop named Marisa Rahm and Deathwish was a supporting character at best. |
| 171 | ** ''ComicBook/BloodSyndicate'' had two spinoff miniseries to its name, ''My Name is Holocaust'' (where the unscrupulous criminal Holocaust is [[VillainProtagonist the main character]]) and ''Wise Son: The White Wolf'' (a miniseries focusing on Blood Syndicate member Wise Son that started publication shortly after the main series ended). |
| 172 | [[/folder]] |
| 173 | |
| 174 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 175 | * ''ComicStrip/HiAndLois'' is a spin-off of ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey'', as Lois is Beetle's older sister. |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 179 | %% * ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' → ''WebVideo/MarikPlaysBloodlines'' |
| 180 | %% * Blog/EquestriaDaily → [[http://www.desudaily.com Desu Daily]] ("the [=EqD=] of {{anime}}") and [[http://www.beachcitybugle.com/ Beach City Bugle]] (dedicated to ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'') |
| 181 | %% * ''Fanfic/YouGotHaruhiRolled'' → ''Cracks in the SOS Dan'' → "You Got [=SasakiRolled=]!" → ''The Obesity of Haruhi Suzumiya'' |
| 182 | * ''Fanfic/EarthsAlienHistory'' has the sequel/side story ''Andromeda Dreams''. While the main story is set solely within the Milky Way galaxy, ''Andromeda Dreams'' is focused on the various Milky Way {{Colony Ship}}s sent to the Andromeda galaxy as continuity of species just in case the Reapers succeed in wiping out all life. |
| 183 | * ''VideoGame/MasterGame'' is a ''VideoGame/GeometryDash'' custom level spun off from the ''Altergame'' level series. While ''Altergame'' is made up of smaller mini-games created in Geometry Dash's LevelEditor, ''[=MasterGame=]'' is a larger scope RolePlayingGame made with it. |
| 184 | * ''Fanfic/TheNewAdventuresOfInvaderZim'' has the anthology ''New Adventures: Mature Edition'', a collection of LooseCanon stories featuring [[AgeLift aged up]] versions of the human characters involved in more mature situations. |
| 185 | [[/folder]] |
| 186 | |
| 187 | [[folder:Films — Animation]] |
| 188 | * ''WesternAnimation/JosephKingOfDreams'' not only focuses on God's people seen in ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' but focuses on Joseph, born before Moses. |
| 189 | * ''WesternAnimation/KronksNewGroove'' spun off from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' and gave BreakoutCharacter Kronk some spotlight. |
| 190 | * ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' had fan-favorite Puss in Boots, which resulted in his own [[WesternAnimation/PussInBoots2011 origin story]]. |
| 191 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' follows the life of a secondary character from ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'': Franchise/{{Batman}}. |
| 192 | [[/folder]] |
| 193 | |
| 194 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 195 | %% * ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' → ''Film/GetHimToTheGreek'' |
| 196 | %% * ''Film/KnockedUp'' → ''Film/ThisIs40'' |
| 197 | * ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' featured a mummy trying to raise the Scorpion king and his army from their resting places. ''Film/TheScorpionKing'' is set thousands of years in the past and features the character's rise to power. |
| 198 | * ''Film/{{Grindhouse}}'' featured a FakeTrailer for ''Film/{{Machete}}'' which later became a film of its own. WordOfGod also states that the Machete from ''Film/SpyKids'' is the same Machete, so it also counts for that film. |
| 199 | * ''The Graveyard'' ([[RetroactiveRecognition notable]] for featuring Mark Salling, pre-''Series/{{Glee}}'') exists in the same universe as the ''Bloody Murder'' duology. |
| 200 | * The ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise has three spinoff film series to date: |
| 201 | ** Six films were spawned from ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', continuing the adventures of Kirk, Spock, et al., set from two to twenty-five years after the end of the show. |
| 202 | ** Four more spun off from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', the [[Film/StarTrekGenerations first of which]] also connected to the aforementioned [=TOS=] movies. |
| 203 | ** The reboot films ("Abramsverse"/"Kelvin timeline") act as a SpinOff parallel in an AlternateTimeline to [=TOS=]. |
| 204 | [[/folder]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 207 | * P. D. James' ''Literature/AdamDalgleish'' detective novels spun off a short line of two novels about private investigator Cordelia Gray, including a surprise ContinuityCameo by the original detective. |
| 208 | * ''Literature/TheBabySittersClub'' initiated the launch of ''Baby-Sitters Little Sister'' (a series all about Karen Brewer, Kristy's seven year old stepsister--which itself had a spinoff focusing on the students in her class and aptly titled ''The kids in Mrs. Coleman's Class''), ''BSC Mysteries'' which were the sitters in mystery settings, ''Literature/CaliforniaDiaries'' which focused on Dawn after she moved back to California, the ''Friends Forever'' series that continued after the end of the main series and only focused on the first four members and was more about interpersonal problems leading up to the series finale, a [[Film/TheBabysittersClub 1995 feature film]], two TV series in [[Series/TheBabySittersClub1990 1990]] and [[Series/TheBabySittersClub2020 2020]], and ''ComicBook/TheBabySittersClub'' graphic novels of the original series--and ''that'' spun off graphic novels of the original ''Baby-Sitters Little Sister'' series. Whew. |
| 209 | * The ''Literature/CatOnTheRun'' series of books is a spin-off of ''Literature/TheBadGuys'' series. Set in the same universe, characters such as Tiffany Fluffit and Chuck Melon of Channel 6 Action News are made recurring characters of ''Cat on the Run'', while The Bad Guys themselves have small picture cameos. The series appears to be taking place earlier in the life of ''The Bad Guys'', as The Bad Guys are still put in a negative light, while Tiffany Fluffit is in her far less developed characterization. |
| 210 | * Plantagenet Palliser, a minor character in ''The Small House at Allingham'', one of ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfBarsetshire'' by Creator/AnthonyTrollope, became a main character of Trollope's ''Literature/{{Palliser}}'' series, written in the 1860s and 1870s. |
| 211 | %% * Literature/DenOfShadows → Literature/KieshaRa |
| 212 | * ''Literature/DearAmerica'' spun off ''Literature/DearCanada'' (historical stories set in Canada), ''My America'' (trilogies focused on one character each and with younger characters), ''My Name Is America'' (the SpearCounterpart that focused on male characters), and ''Literature/TheRoyalDiaries'' (diaries from the viewpoint of historical royal women when they were young). |
| 213 | * ''Literature/DiaryOfAnAwesomeFriendlyKid'' is a spin-off of the ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' series, told in a PerspectiveFlip from Greg Heffley's best friend Rowley Jefferson. |
| 214 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]]: |
| 215 | ** The ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' were published by Virgin Publishing under license from the BBC. When the BBC decided to take the license back to start publishing their own Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures, Virgin spun off the ''Literature/BerniceSummerfield'' novels, which continued to tell similar sci-fi adventure stories using characters and worldbuilding elements that had been created for the New Adventures (and which Virgin consequently retained rights to) or which could be licensed separately from the writers that had created them. |
| 216 | ** One of the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' novels by Lawrence Miles introduced Faction Paradox, an association of anarchic time-traveling villains. After leaving the series, Miles instituted his own series of ''Literature/FactionParadox'' novels. |
| 217 | ** Telos published a series of ''Series/DoctorWho'' novellas; one of them, ''Cabinet of Light'', introduced a set of characters who were spun off into the ''Literature/TimeHunter'' series. |
| 218 | ** Candy Jar Books publish a series of ''Lethbridge-Stuart'' novels, mostly but not entirely set before he was TheBrigadier. They have also introduced a spin-off of ''this'' aimed at a younger audience called ''The Lucy Wilson Mysteries'', starring the Brig's teenaged granddaughter in ThePresentDay. |
| 219 | * The ''Literature/DoraWilkSeries'' has ''Literature/ShamanBlues'', with the main character being someone who was PutOnABus for large parts of the parent series. |
| 220 | %% * ''Gotrek and Felix'' → ''Thanquol and Boneripper'' |
| 221 | %% * ''Gotrek and Felix'' → ''Ulrika the Vampire'' |
| 222 | %% * ''Literature/TheHardyBoys Mystery Stories'' --> ''The Hardy Boys Casefiles'' (for older readers) |
| 223 | %% ** ''The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories'' --> ''The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers'' --> ''The Hardy Boys Adventures'' (almost new adventures of a character, except that each of the series is clearly a CanonDiscontinuity from the previous ones) |
| 224 | %% ** ''The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories'' --> ''The Hardy Boys are: the Clues Brothers'' --> ''The Hardy Boys Secret Files'' (for younger readers) |
| 225 | * ''Literature/TheIliad'' and the ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' both cover the same story but through different cultural lenses. ''Literature/TheAeneid'' also follows the adventures of a minor character from ''The Iliad'', but it was written by a different writer hundreds of years later. |
| 226 | * The minor character of Auri in ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' received a spin-off novella all about her, ''Literature/TheSlowRegardOfSilentThings''. |
| 227 | * The main ''Literature/TheLostFleet'' series ends with John Geary bringing said fleet back and then proceeding to force an end to the 100-year-war between the Alliance and the Syndicate Worlds. The immediate spin-off series ''The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier'' features many of the same characters and has Geary being sent to a distant part of space in order to [[spoiler:look for aliens]]. ''Literature/TheLostStars'' series features new focus characters and deals with the collapse of the Syndicate Worlds after the war. The author is currently working on a prequel trilogy called ''Literature/TheGenesisFleet'', detailing the formation of the Alliance centuries prior. There is also a spin-off comic book series ''Lost Fleet Corsair'', focusing on the adventures of Geary's grandnephew Michael. |
| 228 | * The ''Literature/MercyThompson'' series has the spin-off series ''Alpha and Omega'' which follows a character introduced in the first book and his wife. A few short stories focusing on other side character are also set in the same universe. |
| 229 | * ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' received the {{prequel}} series ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices''. It is an interesting example; the two series share a couple characters, (namely, Magnus and Camille), but they're not central to either series, and all the other characters are new. Plus, ''The Infernal Devices'' takes place 200 years before ''The Mortal Instruments''. |
| 230 | %% * ''Literature/NancyDrew Mystery Stories'' --> ''The Nancy Drew Files'' (for older readers) |
| 231 | %% ** ''Nancy Drew Mystery Stories'' --> ''Nancy Drew: Girl Detective'' --> ''The Nancy Drew Diaries'' (May or may not all take place in the same universe; hard to tell. If so, it would be new adventures of a character.) |
| 232 | %% ** ''Nancy Drew Mystery Stories'' --> '' The Nancy Drew Notebooks'' --> ''Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew'' (for younger readers) |
| 233 | %% * ''Literature/{{Private}}'' → ''Privilege'' |
| 234 | * ''Literature/SuperPowereds'' has ''Literature/{{Corpies}}'', focused on the RetiredBadass Titan, who decides to return to the Hero life after a 10-year absence following a sex scandal. He makes several appearances in the main series after the spin-off. Two other ''Corpies'' characters also make appearances in the main series, and one's full name is mentioned ''only'' in the main series. The author is also working on another spin-off called ''Blades & Barriers''. |
| 235 | * ''Literature/SweetValleyHigh'' gave us... dear lord. There were ''eight different spin-offs'' of the original series, all but one of them also being about the twins that served as main characters at various points in their lives. The seven that were about the twins were ''Sweet Valley Twins, Sweet Valley University, Sweet Valley Kids, Sweet Valley Junior High, Sweet Valley Senior Year, Elizabeth,'' and ''The Sweet Life''. The last spin-off, ''The Unicorn Club'', takes place when the twins are in middle school but focuses on the club instead. |
| 236 | * The ''Literature/ArrivalsFromTheDark'' series has a spin-off series called ''Trevelyan's Mission'', taking place in the same universe but centuries later and focusing on a single character (while the ''Arrivals'' series largely focuses on different characters from the same family across generations). Unlike the main series, which could be considered military science fiction, the spin-off takes place in a time of peace and focuses on cultural exploration. Notably, both six-book series were largely written in parallel (and both are likely over given DiedDuringProduction). |
| 237 | * ''Literature/WoodwalkersAndFriends'' is one to ''Literature/{{Woodwalkers}}''. The novels of the series are set during or between the events of the original books- for example, ''Katzige Gefährten'' is set between the last book of ''Literature/{{Woodwalkers}}'' and the first book of ''Literature/{{Seawalkers}}''. |
| 238 | [[/folder]] |
| 239 | |
| 240 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 241 | !!!'''In General:''' |
| 242 | * Game show instances: |
| 243 | ** ''Series/FamilyFeud'' is widely believed to be a spinoff of ''Series/MatchGame'' in that its questions were formatted similar to the original 60s MG and used national surveys to cull answers (MG used previous studio audiences). |
| 244 | ** 1983's ''Series/{{Go}}'' is thought to be a spinoff of 1980's ''Series/ChainReaction'' since its front game was the ''Chain Reaction'' bonus round. |
| 245 | %% * The various ''Series/{{CSI}}'' and ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' spinoffs. |
| 246 | !!!'''Series:''' |
| 247 | %% * ''Series/ThirtyRock'' → ''Frank vs Lutz'' and ''Jack Donaghy: Executive Superhero''. |
| 248 | * ''Series/AgentCarter'' spun off from ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. Peggy Carter was Cap's main love interest in the 40's, and her show is about her moving on with her life and having adventures of her own after he was [[HumanPopsicle frozen in the Arctic]] and presumed dead. Had the show not been cancelled after two seasons, it would have showed her founding SHIELD with Film/IronMan's father Howard Stark. [[spoiler:The show was later given a FullyAbsorbedFinale in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' when (after seeing Edwin Jarvis and Peggy in TheSeventies), Steve Rogers elects to stay in the past and live out his life with her]]. |
| 249 | * Creator/NormanLear's ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' spun off multiple shows, some of which had their own spinoffs: |
| 250 | ** ''Series/{{Maude}}'' focused on the antics of Edith's limousine liberal cousin. |
| 251 | *** Maude had a housekeeper named Florida, who became the lead of the equally successful ''Series/GoodTimes''. However, it's spin-off status is hazy since much of the backstory we're given would have made it impossible for Florida to have been Maude's maid due to living in Chicago. |
| 252 | ** ''Series/TheJeffersons'' was about Archie's neighbors, George and Louse Jefferson (natch), who unexpectedly became wealthy and moved away to their own show. |
| 253 | *** Like Florida, their housekeeper Florence later received her own spin-off, ''Checking In'', which was ''not'' equally successful -- cancelled after four episodes. Florence returned to her former employers. |
| 254 | ** As its original stars moved on to other projects, ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' spun off its sequel, ''Series/ArchieBunkersPlace''. |
| 255 | *** The sequel itself had a one season spin-off, ''Gloria,'' which featured Archie's daughter [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Gloria]], having divorced Mike, starting a new life in New York. |
| 256 | ** The last gasp of the franchise came in 1994, with yet another (short-lived) spinoff: ''704 Hauser'', about the people who were then living in what had been Archie's house. The adult Joey Stivic (son of Michael and Gloria) drops by for a visit in the first episode. |
| 257 | * ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' spun off into ''Series/AmericasFunniestPeople''. Unlike the former, which specalized in candid and unscripted funny moments getting caught on-camera and sent in by home viewers, the latter relied on intentionally staged comedy sketches. Both shows were hosted by ''Series/FullHouse'' alumni at their inception (Creator/BobSaget on the former; Creator/DaveCoulier on the latter) and both even had Creator/ErnieAnderson as the announcer. |
| 258 | * ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'': |
| 259 | ** ''Series/TheFlash2014'' spun off from ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. Main character Barry Allen was introduced in a two-parter from ''Arrow'''s second season, gaining his super-speed powers at the end, and a later episode that season introduced supporting characters Cisco and Caitlin. Plans for a full-on BackdoorPilot were cancelled. |
| 260 | ** Both ''Arrow'' and ''The Flash'' then spun off ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', laying the groundwork in their 2015 crossover "Legends of Today" / "Legends of Yesterday". |
| 261 | ** Two animated shows were spun off as well, on the streaming service CW Seed: ''WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/FreedomFightersTheRay''. |
| 262 | ** Other shows began separately but were added to the Arrowverse retroactively: ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'', ''Series/{{Constantine|2014}}'' and ''[[Series/BlackLightning2018 Black Lightning]]''. |
| 263 | ** ''Series/{{Batwoman|2019}}'' was spun off from the 2018 "Elseworlds" crossover. |
| 264 | ** ''Series/SupermanAndLois'' was originally developed as a spinoff from ''Supergirl'', with many actors reprising their roles, but was later shown to take place in a different universe. |
| 265 | * You probably wouldn't expect a Creator/KenBurns documentary series, let alone that within his Great American Trilogy, to have one, but ''Baseball'' does--specifically, a 2016 two-part miniseries following the life of Brooklyn Dodgers player Jackie Robinson. |
| 266 | * After Steve Wilkos left ''Series/TheJerrySpringerShow'' after being the director of security there, he was given his own series, ''Series/TheSteveWilkosShow'', which deals with ''much'' more serious topics. |
| 267 | * ''Series/{{Baptiste}}'' is a spinoff from ''Series/TheMissing2014''. |
| 268 | * ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' → ''Series/{{Caprica}}'', a prequel spinoff which follows the creation of Cylons ~50 years before the setting of the parent show. |
| 269 | * ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'' had an online spinoff called ''Series/BecomingHuman'' which focused on Adam, a character that had featured in an episode of the parent show, and otherwise entirely new characters. |
| 270 | * ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', the other rural big sitcom franchise of the 1960s, spun off ''Series/PetticoatJunction'', which in turn spun off ''Series/GreenAcres.'' |
| 271 | * ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'' had a very short one after it's end called ''Series/GetFitWithBrittas'', which was an EdutainmentShow where Brittas taught the audience about the importance of healthy living. The other cast members of the show do show up, but not all of them and only in one shot roles. |
| 272 | * ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' had a spin-off, ''Series/MelrosePlace'', within two years of its introduction. ''Melrose Place'' itself spun off a not-as-successful spin-off ''Models Inc.'', which lasted only a season. |
| 273 | %% * ''Series/TheBionicWoman'' → ''Series/BionicWoman'' (2007) |
| 274 | * ''Series/{{Bones}}'' → ''Series/TheFinder'' |
| 275 | * ''Series/BreakingBad'' has ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', which the protagonist is Saul Goodman, Walter White's lawyer and "advisor". The series focus on Saul's life before he was a lawyer under his real name (Jimmy [=McGill=]) and also shows what happened to him after the events of ''Breaking Bad'', serving as both a prequel and a sequel to the main series as well. |
| 276 | * Referenced in the GrandFinale of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', Amy tricks Jake into believing he's been in a coma for years, and in the intervening period Boyle became the sheriff of a small town in Arizona, where he is also the principal of the local high school. |
| 277 | ->'''Jake:''' OK, that's weird.\ |
| 278 | '''Amy:''' It's actually very funny, and surprisingly heartwarming. |
| 279 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' spun off ''Series/{{Angel}}'', featuring the ''Buffy'' main characters of Angel and Cordelia, with the guest character Wesley joining later in the series. Crossovers between the two were frequent until ''Buffy'' moved to a new network. |
| 280 | * ''Caerdydd'' spun into ''Gwaith Cartref''. Neither Emyr nor Sara mentions Lea, Peter, or any of the other characters from the earlier show – which is strange, given how it ended. |
| 281 | %% * ''Series/CanadasWorstDriver'' → ''Series/CanadasWorstHandyman'' |
| 282 | * ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'', later in its run, featured a recurring segment entitled ''The Family.'' With Creator/CarolBurnett as Eunice, Harvey Norman as her husband Ed, Tim Conway as Ed's employee and sidekick Mickey Hart, and Vicki Lawrence as Eunice's Mama, the sketch-series was an immediate hit and is still fondly remembered by the show's fans. When the series ended, ''Series/MamasFamily'' was spun off. Sadly, with only Ms. Lawrence reprising her role, the spinoff never achieved the comic heights of the original. |
| 283 | %% * The end game of ''Series/ChainReaction'' → ''Go!'' |
| 284 | * ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': |
| 285 | ** ''Cheers'' had a prior spinoff, ''Meet the Tortellis'', featuring Carla's ex-husband. The show did not last very long. |
| 286 | ** When the series ended, Frasier Crane left Boston to move back home to Seattle, becoming the main character of his own show, ''Series/{{Frasier}}''. Crossovers with characters from ''Cheers'' were frequent, with all of Sam, Diane, Lilith, Carla, Norm, Cliff, and Woody all making appearances at one point or another. |
| 287 | * ''Series/TheChicaShow'' is this to ''Creator/{{Sprout}}'''s "The Sunny Side Up Show." |
| 288 | %% * ''Series/ChildrensHospital'' → ''Series/{{NTSFSDSUV}}'' |
| 289 | %% * ''Series/TheCloser'' → ''Series/MajorCrimes'' |
| 290 | %% * ''Series/{{Community}}'' → The Comumunity College Chronicle |
| 291 | %% * ''Series/CriminalMinds'' → ''Series/CriminalMindsSuspectBehavior'' |
| 292 | * ''Series/TheDailyShow'' gave birth to ''Series/TheColbertReport'', which started as a fictional show in commercials promoting ''The Daily Show'' and became defictionalized. |
| 293 | * ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' gave rise to the show ''Series/KnotsLanding''. Interestingly enough, ''Knots Landing'' was actually shopped first to CBS, but rejected. When ''Dallas'' took off, they inserted one of the Ewing brothers and re-shopped KL as a spin-off. What makes this situation unusual is that when an entire season of ''Dallas'' was retconned to have been AllJustADream, this also meant that the ''entire spin-off'' had to be either AllJustADream as well, or else not a spin-off after all. |
| 294 | %% * ''Series/DaVincisInquest'' → ''Da Vinci's City Hall'' |
| 295 | * ''Series/DepartmentS'' → ''Series/JasonKing'', which gave Creator/PeterWyngarde's flamboyant novelist/detective character his own adventures. |
| 296 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': Various other television series have been made, set in the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}}. |
| 297 | ** ''Series/K9AndCompany'' (1981), teaming up a new incarnation of K9 with Sarah Jane Smith, investigative reporter and the Doctor's former companion, on Earth. Only a pilot episode was made, which aired as a Christmas special. |
| 298 | ** ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' (2006-2011), a DarkerAndEdgier and HotterAndSexier show about a team of [[TheMenInBlack secret agents]] defending Great Britain from alien threats, led by former companion Captain Jack Harkness. Ran for four series, with the third and fourth series each following serialised story arcs under the respective subtitles ''Children of Earth'' and ''Miracle Day''. |
| 299 | ** ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' (2007-2011), a LighterAndSofter show made for Creator/{{CBBC}}, featuring Sarah Jane Smith encountering aliens and monsters alongside a group of local kids including her adopted ArtificialHuman son. Ran for five series altogether. |
| 300 | ** ''Series/{{K9}}'' (2009-2010), a children's show set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, featuring the first K9 alongside a group of teens defending Earth from alien menaces. Was made without the BBC's involvement as an Australian-British co-production, and so the only thing linking ''K9'' to the Whoniverse is the presence of the eponymous robot dog: it could not directly reference ''Doctor Who'' and vice versa. Ran for one series. |
| 301 | ** ''Series/{{Class|2016}}'' (2016), set at Coal Hill School, blending science fiction with teen drama. Ran for one series. |
| 302 | ** In the early 2000s, there were four ''Series/DoctorWho'' online animated specials featuring the Sixth, [[WebAnimation/DeathComesToTime Seventh]] and Eighth Doctors, and an [[WebAnimation/ScreamOfTheShalka alternate Ninth Doctor]]. |
| 303 | * The Creator/{{TLC}} series ''Series/DrPimplePopper'' is an inversion of the Online Spin-Off, and is possibly the UrExample of a web video property that moved to linear TV. It's an expansion of the Website/YouTube channel of Southern California dermatologist Sandra Lee, who became a major Internet celebrity as "Dr. Pimple Popper". |
| 304 | * ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' → ''Series/{{Enos}}'', which focused on Deputy Enos Strate moving out West and working for the LAPD. |
| 305 | * ''Series/EastEnders'' had a spin-off ''[=E20=]'' following a group of teenagers outside of the main cast. Some were later promoted to the main series. |
| 306 | * ''Series/{{Eureka}}'' and ''Series/Warehouse13'' are established as a shared canon during an episode on each show in which each had a character visiting from the other. There was also a brief appearance of a recurring ''Series/Warehouse13'' character in an episode of ''Series/{{Alphas}}'', putting all three series in one universe. |
| 307 | %% * ''Series/FamilyTies'' → ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Being_Nick The Art of Being Nick]]'' |
| 308 | * ''Series/FantasyIsland2021'': The series is one of ''Series/FantasyIsland'', with Mr. Rourke's grand niece Elena now running things. |
| 309 | * ''Series/{{FBI}}'' led to ''Series/FBIMostWanted'' and to ''Series/FBIInternational''. |
| 310 | * ''Series/FiveFwd'' is the parent show for Channel Five's ''Series/TheGadgetShow'' and ''Series/FifthGear''. The former features a formalised news segment which has never been part of the main programme with a different presenter and games reviews and interviews with one of the regular presenters- something that rarely appears in the show proper. |
| 311 | * Home-renovation show ''Series/FlipOrFlop'' has a complicated series of spinoffs. When stars Tarek and Christina El Moussa were getting divorced and the show's future was uncertain, HGTV gave them each a separate show -- ''Christina on the Coast'' (focusing on Christina's interior design business) and ''Flipping 101'' (in which Tarek serves as mentor to novice house-flippers). ''Flip or Flop'' continued for a couple more seasons before ending in 2022, meaning all three shows were on HGTV's schedule. Since then, ''Christina on the Coast'' received its own spinoff, ''Christina in the Country'' (featuring Christina setting up a design business in Tennessee, where she has a home with her new husband), and the original show has a SpiritualSuccessor with ''The Flipping El Moussas'', in which Tarek is joined by his new wife. |
| 312 | * ''Series/{{Friends}}'' had a SpinOff called ''Series/{{Joey}}'', focussing on the character of Joey Tribbiani, who was popular enough to get his own show. It revolved around Joey moving to Los Angeles to try and make it as a big star, and introduced new members of Joey's family. Though popular at first, its popularity declined during the second season, causing it to be cancelled mid-season in the US, though the remaining episodes did air overseas and were eventually released on [=DVD=]. |
| 313 | * ''Series/GarthMarenghisDarkplace'' → ''Series/ManToManWithDeanLearner''. A complicated one - the first show was a metafictional horror parody also featuring "interviews" with the fictional actors and creators involved with the fictional "show". The second show was a parody talk show featuring one of the fictional actors as host. |
| 314 | * ''Series/GeneralHospital'' had ''Series/PortCharles'', which initially focused on a group of interns at the hospital, with a few regular characters imported from the parent show plus other RequiredSpinoffCrossover character appearances, but then made a sudden shift into a SupernaturalSoapOpera centered mostly on a new group of characters. |
| 315 | * ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'': |
| 316 | ** The series led into ''Series/EmptyNest'', focusing on the life and adventures of the Girls' neighbor and friend Harry, a hospital pediatrician. Occasional crossovers between the two casts took place on both shows. ''Empty Nest'' had its own short-lived spinoff, ''Nurses'', which was about the nurses who worked with Harry at the hospital. |
| 317 | ** ''The Golden Girls'' had a second spinoff, ''The Golden Palace'', which started after the series finale. With Dorothy off being HappilyMarried, the remaining three Girls joined forces to purchase and run a hotel called the Golden Palace. It didn't live up to the popularity of the original and only lasted for one season. |
| 318 | * ''Series/GrowingPains'' spun off ''Series/JustTheTenOfUs'' when recurring character Coach Lubbock loses his job at Dewey High and is subsequently offered a teaching job in Eureka, California. |
| 319 | %%* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' → ''Series/PrivatePractice'' |
| 320 | * ''Series/TheGruenTransfer'', an Australian panel show mocking and dissecting real-life examples of advertising, blurs the line between spin-off, NewSeasonNewName and {{Retool}}. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruen_(TV_series) The Other Wiki]] considers it all one single television show with a changing title and shifting focus: |
| 321 | ** ''Gruen Nation'', focusing on political advertising in elections. First ran for four episodes during the 2010 federal election, as an interlude in the third series of ''The Gruen Transfer''. Came back for four more episodes during the 2013 federal election, and then for two episodes during the 2022 federal election. |
| 322 | ** ''Gruen Planet'', with a broader focus on public relations and spin. Began one week after the fourth series of ''The Gruen Transfer'' ended; became the main format of the show, running for three series altogether. |
| 323 | ** ''Gruen Sweat'', focusing on advertising for the 2012 London Olympics. Ran for four episodes preceding the fifth series (i.e. the second series of ''Gruen Planet''). |
| 324 | ** ''Gruen'', beginning with the seventh series in 2015, is the latest incarnation of the show: its focus is somewhere between ''The Gruen Transfer'' and ''Gruen Planet''. |
| 325 | %% * ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'' → ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'' |
| 326 | * Creator/GarryMarshall was just as prolific spinning off ''Series/HappyDays'': |
| 327 | ** ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'' was, for two seasons, HD's MorePopularSpinoff. |
| 328 | ** ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' resulted from what was intended to be a one-shot episode; however, it was ''not'' meant to be a PoorlyDisguisedPilot; in fact, Creator/RobinWilliams was a last-minute substitute for John Byner! |
| 329 | ** In turn, Mork appeared on the first episode of another spinoff, ''Out of the Blue'', and its main character also appeared on HD. |
| 330 | ** Star Nancy Walker introduced her lead character (Mr. C's cousin) for ''Blansky's Beauties'' on HD, which also imported identical cousin (played by same actor) of recurring ''Laverne and Shirley'' character Carmine. That didn't help the show's ratings, but the show did introduce the actors who would play future HD regulars Lori Beth Cunningham, nee Allen, and the Fonz's very own cousin, who would eventually get his own spinoff... |
| 331 | ** ''Series/JoanieLovesChachi''. While remembered as a flop, it actually had decent ratings the first season and might have been a QuietlyPerformingSisterShow if the network hadn't played with its scheduling. |
| 332 | ** ''Happy Days'' itself was a spin-off of the anthology series, ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle''. |
| 333 | * ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' → ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''. Xena was introduced as villain who considered Hercules a WorthyOpponent, but a short-lived romance between the two convinced her to become a hero herself, and her own series revolves around her redemption from her warlord past. |
| 334 | %% * ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' → ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (''Homicide'' and ''Law & Order'' were already a Shared Continuity before JustForFun/JohnMunch and Captain Cragen transferred to [=SVU=] from those respective shows.) |
| 335 | * ''Series/ICarly'' set up a spinoff built around Gibby that never got past a pilot. On the other hand, Sam as well as Cat from ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' went on to, well, ''Series/SamAndCat''. |
| 336 | * ''Series/InspectorMorse'' spun off into ''Series/{{Lewis}}'' with a minor TimeSkip. The series picked up in 2007 after ''Inspector Morse'' ended in 2000. In 2012 a second spin-off was started, ''Series/{{Endeavour}}'', a {{Prequel}} featuring a young Morse as a rookie cop in the 1960s. |
| 337 | * ''Series/InspectorRex'': Stockinger got his own series after he was transferred to Salzburg. It lasted two seasons. |
| 338 | * ''Series/{{JAG}}'' led to a MorePopularSpinoff about the investigators behind the courtroom cases, ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', which takes place at the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Three spinoffs to date about NCIS teams in other cities with heavy Navy presence have been produced: ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'', ''Series/NCISNewOrleans'', and ''Series/NCISHawaii''. Crossovers between these and other CBS shows give rise to a SharedUniverse referred to as the Series/{{Bellisarioverse}} after ''JAG'''s creator, Creator/DonaldPBellisario. |
| 339 | %% * ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'' → ''Imagin Anime'' |
| 340 | * ''Series/KnightRider'' spun off ''Series/TeamKnightRider'' which focused on five new talking vehicles and heroes. |
| 341 | * ''Series/LagunaBeach'' → ''Series/TheHills'' → ''Series/TheCity2008''. At the end of the second season of ''Laguna Beach'', lead character Lauren decides to pursue an internship at Teen Vogue and heads off to Los Angeles, while minor background character Heidi (glimpsed in scenes during the second season) also moves to L.A. to live with Lauren and work at another company. That premise became ''The Hills'', which followed both of their adventures in the city. Several seasons later, Whitney Port (Lauren's co-worker at Teen Vogue) decides to move to New York after meeting Kelly Cutrone, the founder of PR firm The People's Revolution. That premise became ''The City'', which lasted for two seasons and had a similar format to ''The Hills''. |
| 342 | * ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2006}}'' → ''Series/{{Ashes to Ashes|2008}}''. This was partly a spin-off and partly a sequel, as it featured a new protagonist, but retained most of the other regular characters from the previous show after a TimeSkip. |
| 343 | %% * ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'' → ''Series/HappyDays'' |
| 344 | * ''Series/LoveVictor'' is a spin-off of the movie ''Film/LoveSimon''. It takes place a few years after the movie an dit follows a new character named Victor who attends the same school Simon did. When he starts to question his sexuality he decides to write Simon and they become the digital PenPals. |
| 345 | %%* ''The City'' was both this and a revamping of ''Series/{{Loving}}''. |
| 346 | * The Sheldon Leonard-produced, Danny Thomas sitcom ''Make Room for Daddy'' has one memorable episode in which Thomas [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot encounters a homespun Southern sheriff.]] The resulting show, ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'', went on to be [[MorePopularSpinoff an even bigger success than its progenitor.]] It in turn spun off sister show ''Series/GomerPyleUSMC'' and sequel ''Series/MayberryRFD'', becoming the first major big "rural sitcom" franchise of the 1960s. |
| 347 | * ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' spun off two sister series, ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'' and ''Series/{{Phyllis}}'', as well as its retool/sequel spinoff ''Series/LouGrant''. |
| 348 | * The popularity of ''Series/{{MASH}}'' was such that a spinoff was all but inevitable, and it had two: ''Series/AfterMASH'', which brought Klinger, Potter, and Father Mulcahy together again in the United States, and ''Series/TrapperJohnMD'', which was about Trapper John's life after his discharge. |
| 349 | %% * ''Series/{{Monk}}'' → ''Little Monk'' |
| 350 | %% * ''Series/NameThatTune'' → ''Series/FaceTheMusic'' |
| 351 | * ''Series/OddSquad'': |
| 352 | ** ''WebVideo/{{OddTube}}'' is a VlogSeries spin-off with a first season that focuses on the Season 2 main characters (Otis, Olympia, Oona and Oprah) with Olympia serving as primary host, while its second season shifts focus towards the Season 3 main characters (Opal, Orla, Omar, and Oprah, as the Big O) with Orla serving as primary host. Season 1 is considered canon in the main show, but it's left ambiguous as to whether that is the case with Season 2 as well. |
| 353 | ** By definition, ''Series/OddSquad'' has the spin-off ''Odd Squad Mobile Unit,'' taking place in the same universe with the same premise but with a different core setting and different characters. It's marketed as a spinoff in countries outside of the United States. |
| 354 | %% * ''Series/{{Offspring}}'' → ''The Nurses'' |
| 355 | * ''Series/OnceUponATime'' → ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'', a mini-series featuring mainly characters related to ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', some of whom were later brought into the main series. |
| 356 | * ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' → ''Series/TheGreenGreenGrass'', in which two supporting characters, [[SmugSnake Boycie]] and [[ReallyGetsAround Marlene]], relocated from London to rural Shropshire in order to escape the wrath of [[LondonGangster the Driscoll brothers]]. Back in TheEighties when the original show was at its peak, writer John Sullivan had plans for a sequel called ''Hot Rod'' (which would have actually been an AfterShow as it was basically intended to be ''Only Fools and Horses'' without Del Boy) when actor David Jason wanted to leave, but when he changed his mind that plan was shelved. |
| 357 | * ''Series/PerfectStrangers'' spun off the minor character of Harriette Winslow, the elevator operator at Balki and Larry's employer, into her own show, ''Series/FamilyMatters''. |
| 358 | %% * ''Peter Kay's Series/PhoenixNights'' → ''Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere'' |
| 359 | * The first seven seasons of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' used a few old characters mixed with new ones. Starting with ''Lightspeed Rescue'', they used the no character variant, all set in the same universe, with characters only returning for team-up episodes. The exceptions were ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' and ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'', where Tommy and Bulk returned as main characters, respectively. |
| 360 | * ''Series/PoliceStory1973'' had ''Series/PoliceWoman'', ''Series/JoeForrester'', and ''Series/DavidCassidyManUnderCover''. |
| 361 | * ''Series/ThePractice'' had the spin off ''Series/BostonLegal'', where the spinoff was designed around characters originally introduced in the original in a serious case of FinalSeasonCasting. |
| 362 | %% * ''Series/TheRealWorld'' → ''Series/RoadRules'' |
| 363 | * ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'' spun off the daytime series ''Letters to Laugh-In'', where a celebrity panel read jokes sent in by viewers and were scored by an enclave of judges. It replaced the original ''Series/MatchGame'' on NBC and ran thirteen weeks. |
| 364 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''[='s=] "TV Funhouse" segments eventually became [[Series/TVFunhouse their own series]]. |
| 365 | * ''Series/{{Soap}}'''s sarcastic butler, Benson, was given his own show, ''Series/{{Benson}}'', where the character eventually became [[spoiler:Lieutenant Governor of the state]]. |
| 366 | %% * ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' → ''Mackenzie Falls'' and ''Series/SoRandom'' |
| 367 | * ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' and ''Series/StargateUniverse'' both spun-off of the show ''Series/StargateSG1'', which itself was based on the film ''Film/{{Stargate}}''. ''Atlantis'' is set in the lost city of Atlantis and features characters from the first series such as Major Carter who ran the installation in later seasons. ''Universe'' was set after both in continuity and the setting meant that old characters showed up far less often. |
| 368 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' gave rise to a whole [[Franchise/StarTrek universe of spin-offs]]: |
| 369 | ** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' was set approximately a century after TOS and focused on a new ship named ''Enterprise'' which was the successor to the original. |
| 370 | ** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' was spun off from ''The Next Generation'' while TNG was still airing. Recurring character Chief Miles O'Brien left TNG to become a main character on [=DS9=] (and eventually main character Worf joined him), and there were substantial crossovers between the two shows in the [=DS9=] pilot "Emissary" and the TNG episode "Birthright Part 1". Some plot threads that began on TNG later concluded on [=DS9=], such as the political conflicts within the Klingon Empire. |
| 371 | ** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' began almost immediately after TNG concluded, as the franchise's new "flagship show"; although it does not feature any continuing characters, it does continue various stories and themes originating from TNG and [=DS9=]. Some recurring characters from TNG continue to recur on VOY, such as Reginald Barclay and the popular AntiVillain Q. |
| 372 | ** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' was set more than 110 years before ''The Original Series'', and was arguably a spinoff of TOS, TNG or both. |
| 373 | ** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' is set a decade before ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' in its first season, and prominently features several characters who originated in TOS: Captain Christopher Pike is a main character in the second season, and characters such as Spock, Sarek, and Harry Mudd have recurring roles. The main character Michael Burnham is also Spock's adopted sister. |
| 374 | ** ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' is spun off from [=TNG=], taking place nearly 30 years after the show ended and featuring a much older, more jaded Jean-Luc Picard. |
| 375 | ** ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'' is both a spin-off from ''Discovery'' and a direct prequel to ''The Original Series'', taking place on the Enterprise during Captain Pike's last five-year mission before Captain Kirk took over command. Many of the show's main characters originated on TOS either as main characters (Spock, Uhura, Chapel) or guest characters (Pike, M'Benga). |
| 376 | ** Each ''Franchise/StarTrek'' series from TNG to ENT featured a crossover at the beginning of each new spin-off as a symbolic "passing the torch": the first episode of TNG included a cameo appearance by an aged Dr. [=McCoy=]; the pilot of [=DS9=] prominently featured Captain Picard; the first episode of VOY included a cameo by [=DS9=]'s Quark; the first episode of ENT showed a video recording of Dr. Zefram Cochrane, a major character in the TNG film ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact''. |
| 377 | * ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' → ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'', where some of the main cast move to a cruise ship to attend a special school. |
| 378 | * ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' spun into ''Series/CoryInTheHouse'' after a small TimeSkip. ''CITH'' takes place some time after ''TSR'', after Raven goes to college. |
| 379 | * ''Series/ThreesCompany'' spun off ''Series/TheRopers'' (which focuses on Helen and Stanley Roper after they sell the apartment and move away) and ''Three's a Crowd'' (which dealt with Jack living with his wife Vicky and her father). |
| 380 | * ''Series/TheToysThatMadeUs'': Series creator Brian Volk-Weiss also created a similarly-title spin-off called ''Series/TheMoviesThatMadeUs''. |
| 381 | %% * ''Series/UglyBetty'' → ''Mode After Dark'' |
| 382 | * In 2013, ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' was awarded by the ''Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords'' with [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/09/12/video-ultraman-gets-guinness-record-for-most-spin-off-shows the record for most spin-offs]] (which form the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' franchise). There were 27 series in 2013, and in 2017 there were 30 series, with the number increasing with every year. Ironically, ''Ultraman'' itself is a MorePopularSpinOff of ''Series/UltraQ'', but since the former show is [[PopularityPower better known worldwide]], it gets the award instead. |
| 383 | %% * ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs'' → ''Series/ThomasAndSarah'' |
| 384 | * ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' → ''Series/TheOriginals''. The second series centred around a group of characters who had been the main arc villains in the third season of the original show. |
| 385 | * The Australian game show ''Hard Quiz'' was spun off from ''Series/TheWeeklyWithCharliePickering'', specifically the regular segment ''Hard Chat''. In one episode, a contestant's special subject was ''Series/HappyDays'', and when Tom Gleeson brought up the ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'' example, he then went on to [[BlatantLies claim]] that ''Hard Quiz'' was, in contrast, completely original. |
| 386 | * Franchise/TheWalkingDeadTelevisionUniverse: The mother series ''Series/{{The Walking Dead|2010}}'' spun off into ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'', ''Series/TheWalkingDeadWorldBeyond'', ''Series/TalesOfTheWalkingDead'' and ''Series/TheWalkingDeadDeadCity''. |
| 387 | * ''Series/TheXFiles'' featured a trio of recurring characters, conspiracy theorists, known as The Lone Gunmen. They were spun off into their own short-lived eponymous show, ''Series/TheLoneGunmen''. |
| 388 | [[/folder]] |
| 389 | |
| 390 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 391 | %% * ''Podcast/RandomAssault'': The "Minor Assault" casts, which usually involve only two people and focus on a specific show, game, or series. |
| 392 | %% ** RA Views, video reviews done by one host each. |
| 393 | %% ** RA Plays, which are LetsPlay videos done by the hosts. |
| 394 | * ''Podcast/CanceledTooSoon'': |
| 395 | ** The podcast was inspired from a segment on the hosts' other (and since ended) podcast ''The B Movies Podcast'', where Bibbs and Witney reviewed the first season of ''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'' weekly. |
| 396 | ** The podcast has a spin-off of its own: ''All the Best'', a monthly Patreon-exclusive podcast where Bibbs and Witney review every movie nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture by year. |
| 397 | [[/folder]] |
| 398 | |
| 399 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 400 | * The Heartland Wrestling Association was one to Wrestling/{{WCW}}, "Adrenaline" being one to [[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro "Nitro".]] Focusing mainly on developmental wrestlers who may or may not "graduate" to WCW's main roster or elsewhere, Heartland ended up running shows and training successful wrestlers well after WCW went out of business. |
| 401 | * Oz Academy was originally based around Mayumi Ozaki's attempts to train new wrestlers for the PowerStable of the same name [[VillainBasedFranchise to aid her in her campaign]] against the GAEA promotion. After GAEA closed down, Oz Academy became increasingly self contained, though a rivalry with GAEA's would be successor Sendai Girls Pro Wrestling periodically rises to the surface. As of 2018, wrestlers associated with Oz Academy also started smashing their ways onto shows of GAEA's other would be successor, Marvelous. |
| 402 | * Pro Wrestling Sem straddles the line between spinoff and BShow in regards to Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH, focusing mainly on the misadventures of Naomichi Marufuji and Wrestling/{{KENTA|Kobayashi}} as they coach rookies from the NOAH dojo in much smaller buildings than NOAH usually runs in. Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa said he got the idea from working in westside Xtreme wrestling. The show stopped happening when KENTA left NOAH. |
| 403 | * Strangely, Pro Wrestling RESPECT started out as a spin off to both Wrestling/RingOfHonor and Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}, focused mainly around the students of their academy. However, it eventually drifted into "Wrestling Is Respect", one of many "Wrestling Is" promotions that serve as spin offs to Wrestling/{{Chikara}}(and ended up being the longest lasting of them). |
| 404 | * Inheriting its name from Wrestling/{{ECW}}'s training facility, House Of Hardcore started doing their own shows as a spin off of Family Wrestling Entertainment, with school head Wrestling/TommyDreamer was their champion. |
| 405 | * The Scotland-based Insane Championship Wrestling opened a sister promotion called Fierce Females in 2012, in order to give more focus to said group. However, FF and ICW parted ways in 2014 and ICW started a women's division that ran on the same shows as all its other talent instead. |
| 406 | * Ring Ka King was to be a spin off of Wrestling/{{TNA}} based in India, though it only lasted a single televised season. |
| 407 | * New Borinquen Pro Wrestling was a developmental territory of The World Wrestling League that was based around independent circuit and former IWA Puerto Rico wrestler tryouts, in addition to a stronger focus on "strong style" ([[Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling if the name didn't make that clear]]). It is another "farm league" that has chugged along after its larger partner closed down. And it didn't return to being its farm league when WWL started back up. |
| 408 | * Wrestling/{{CZW}} started "Dojo Wars" in 2014, based around the students of its dojo and those (hopefully) destined for Wrestling/{{WSU}}'s locker room. Sometimes they get into scuffles with students from other wrestling schools. |
| 409 | * RISE initially started as a feeder program for SHIMMER's Sparkle Showcase but quickly became a much more ambitious project, running shows across the United States, linking up with Wrestling/ImpactWrestling and STARDOM, reviving Wrestling/BullNakano's feud with STARDOM executive Wrestling/{{Madusa}}, which in turn revived [[PowerStable Gokumon-to]] and filming a weekly show. |
| 410 | * Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling was an [[SerendipityWritesThePlot unintentional]] one to Wrestling/RingOfHonor. Wrestling/{{Cody|Rhodes}} took [[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Dave Meltzer's]] claim ROH couldn't draw 10,000 fans into an arena as a challenge. But when ROH instead gave Cody and Wrestling/TheYoungBucks the okay to try to draw a crowd that large on their own, ''All In'' did just that and then some. The show's success led to the trio meeting billionaire Tony Khan, and with his finances, and a roster of departing ex-ROH talent, AEW was formed. It ended up becoming a MorePopularSpinoff, with Khan buying ROH in 2022 and rebooting it as a sister promotion to AEW. |
| 411 | [[/folder]] |
| 412 | |
| 413 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 414 | |
| 415 | * The rare example of the nonfiction spinoff: ''Radio/ThisAmericanLife'' → ''Podcast/{{Serial}}''. ''Serial'' takes the essential format of a ''This American Life'' investigative story (which typically lasts 15-20 minutes, although sometimes it can take a whole hour) and stretches it out over a twelve-episode season's worth of 45-minute(ish) episodes. It was explicitly called a spinoff by the ''TAL'' crew, features ''TAL'' producer Sarah Koenig as its presenter/investigator/producer, and inherits a lot of both personnel and style from the mothership. It was also launched by a [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot completely undisguised pilot]], in which the first episode of ''Serial'' was aired as an episode of ''This American Life'' (Episode #537, "The Alibi"). |
| 416 | * ''Radio/FibberMcGeeAndMolly'' helped pioneer this in American broadcasting, with ''Radio/TheGreatGildersleeve'' (centered on the [=McGees'=] blowhard neighbor after he moved away) and ''Beulah'' (the [=McGees'=] maid goes to work for a new family). ''Beulah'' was the first radio show to star an African-American performer, and successfully moved to television. |
| 417 | * ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'': |
| 418 | ** The show was spun off from ''Radio/ImSorryIllReadThatAgain'', featuring (at first) most of the same performers (plus Humphrey Lyttelton as chairman) but in a ridiculous PanelGame rather than a SketchShow. It has been running [[LongRunners since 1972]], far [[MorePopularSpinOff surpassing]] the original (which had a very respectable run itself). |
| 419 | ** ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'' eventually got a SpinOff of its own. In one of the games, which involves improvising a comedic dialogue that suggests the title of a book, film etc. (usually by way of an elaborate pun), one pair of contestants would usually adopt the characters of a pair of eccentric Scotsmen, exchanging numerous puns and double-entendres along the way. These characters were spun off into their own scripted comedy series, ''You'll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings of Radio/HamishAndDougal''. |
| 420 | * ''It Sticks Out Half a Mile'' was a spin-off of ''Series/DadsArmy'' broadcast between 1983-84. It centred around Hodges, Pike, and Wilson teaming up to renovate the abandoned pier in a nearby seaside town. The pilot featured Mainwaring and Wilson, but Creator/ArthurLowe died soon afterwards, and Mainwaring was replaced with Hodges. Then, when Creator/JohnLeMesurier passed away after recording one series, it was decided to just put it to rest (as a direct ''Dad's Army'' spin-off, at least). It was later turned into an original TV series called ''High & Dry'' starring Creator/BernardCribbins and Creator/RichardWilson. |
| 421 | %% * SoundToScreenAdaptation example: "Dave Hollins Space Cadet" in ''Son of Cliche'' --> ''Series/RedDwarf'' |
| 422 | [[/folder]] |
| 423 | %% |
| 424 | %%[[folder:Roleplay]] |
| 425 | %% * ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' → ''[=SOTF=] Mini'' |
| 426 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 427 | |
| 428 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 429 | * As mentioned in the description text, one of the earliest known spinoffs comes from the work of Creator/WilliamShakespeare: the character of Falstaff, an amalgam of several 14th- and 15th-century figures, who appeared as a secondary character in ''Theatre/HenryIV'' (both [[Theatre/HenryIVPart1 Part 1]] and [[Theatre/HenryIVPart2 Part 2]]), who was given his own play in the form of ''Theatre/TheMerryWivesOfWindsor''. |
| 430 | [[/folder]] |
| 431 | |
| 432 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 433 | * ''Toys/AmericanGirl'' has done this multiple times. The Bitty Baby line started as "Our New Baby," designed to introduce children to the concept of a new baby in the house and is now its own brand. AG Minis was a brand of minature light-up rooms that let buyers [[AnInteriorDecoratorIsYou design small rooms]], aimed at older children. The Toys/WellieWishers line is the more sucessful attempt to fill the age gap between the Bitty Baby and main line, as there was no AG brand specifically aimed at early elementary students (which [[OlderThanTheyThink was first attempted]] as the Hopscotch Hill brand.) ''Literature/GirlsOfManyLands'' was an attempt to aim at older consumers again, with display dolls and chapter books focused on girls around the world instead of just within the United States. And the 22-book series ''History Mysteries'' focused on mystery stories that were set at times in American History that--at the time of the series--hadn't been covered by the main historical characters. |
| 434 | * ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' had the spin off ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'', which focused on the children of fairy tale characters; they were connected by the character C. A. Cupid, who transferred from one school to the other. |
| 435 | * In 1986, ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' introduced the Pony Friends, which was the Little Pony concept applied to animals that aren't ponies. The Pony Friends are part of the regular ''My Little Pony'' line, but that same year a separate line was launched called ''Toys/FairyTails'', which stars birds. It was a short-lived line. Another Spin-Off followed in 1991 with ''Toys/MyPrettyMermaids'', which takes the Little Pony concept and applies it to mermaids. Of course, its launch year coincided with a development in the ''My Little Pony'' lineup, namely the introduction of the Fancy Mermaid Ponies. As with ''Fairy Tails'', ''My Pretty Mermaids'' was short-lived. And although the three lines and their stories are separate, they do have a RecurringElement in the [[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows rainbow]], which is always used as a point of reference where the characters live. |
| 436 | [[/folder]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 439 | * ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'''s recurring enemy the Red Arremer became such an infamous bane to arcade goers that it received its own subseries of action-[=RPGs=], ''VideoGame/GargoylesQuest''. To a lesser extent, ''VideoGame/MaximoGhostsToGlory'' and its sequel are considered a SpiritualSuccessor to the ''Ghosts 'n Goblins'' line but played in a 3D space. |
| 440 | * ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' had a spin off series. ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' was a mystery solving game and featured the prosecutor from the first game as the main character. |
| 441 | %% * ''VideoGame/{{Lemmings}}'' → ''VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfLomax'' |
| 442 | * The ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' [[VideoGame/Portal2 series]] is a spinoff from ''VideoGame/HalfLife''. It features new characters and setting, but has references to the events of Half-Life. |
| 443 | * The ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series has several concurrent timelines, with the main timeline and the ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf if...]]''/''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' timeline being the most notable ones. ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne Nocturne]]'' implies that many if not all the timelines are canon within the same multiverse. ''Shin Megami Tensei'' itself was a spinoff of the original ''Megami Tensei'' games on the Famicom, although the name change was mostly due to [[WritingAroundTrademarks trademark reasons]], as the original ''VideoGame/MegamiTensei'' was a tie-in to the first book in Aya Nishitani's ''Literature/DigitalDevilStory'' series. |
| 444 | * The ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' RPG subseries itself has multiple spin-offs. ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax'' are fighting game sequels to ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'', ''VideoGame/Persona3DancingInMoonlight'' is a RhythmGame side story to ''Persona 3'', while ''VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight'' is a RhythmGame sequel to ''Persona 4'', and '' VideoGame/Persona5DancingInStarlight'' is this to ''Persona 5''. ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' is a crossover of ''Persona 3'' and ''4'' with ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey''-style gameplay, and ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'' adds ''5'' to the mix. |
| 445 | * The ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' franchise was successful enough to spawn quite a few spinoffs. The spinoffs basically just take the original mob hack'n'slash gameplay formula of ''Dynasty Warriors'', and apply it to different settings and universes. Some of them are even licensed properties, such as anime, manga, or other video game franchises. |
| 446 | ** The ''Empires'' expansions are spinoffs of the main games. They contain the same hack'n'slash core gameplay for battles, but with a more strategic approach, allowing for battle formations, politics, kingdom-building, and simulation. |
| 447 | ** ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' originally started as a spinoff to ''Dynasty Warriors''. Its popularity and success has lead it to becoming its own separate series, with its own spinoffs, sequels, and expansions. Yep, this is a spinoff that spawned spinoffs of itself. |
| 448 | ** ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'' was a spinoff that brought the cast of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors together. |
| 449 | ** ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam'', crossed over with the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise. |
| 450 | ** ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage'', based on ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. |
| 451 | ** ''VideoGame/OnePiecePirateWarriors'', based on the popular manga ''Manga/OnePiece''. |
| 452 | ** ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'', based on the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise. It is also one to ''The Legend Of Zelda''. A non-canon entry handled by Tecmo-Koei that uses gameplay similar to ''Dynasty Warriors'' but with a ''Zelda'' twist (like incorporating ''Zelda'' items into combat). It's basically [[JustForFun/XMeetsY Zelda meets Dynasty Warriors]]. In 2020, ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'', based in [[spoiler:and ultimately, an AlternateTimeline game to]] ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' was released. |
| 453 | ** ''Arslan: The Warriors of Legend'', based on the 2015 anime adaptation of ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan''. |
| 454 | ** ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'', based on Manga/{{Berserk}}. |
| 455 | ** ''VideoGame/MusouStars'' was a spinoff that incorporated characters from across Koei Tecmo's intellectual properties. |
| 456 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'', based on the ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' video game franchise. Like ''Zelda'' above, is also one to the ''Fire Emblem'' franchise, as well as a non-canon entry handled by Tecmo-Koei that uses gameplay similar to ''Dynasty Warriors'' but with a ''Fire Emblem'' twist (like incorporating ''Fire Emblem'' strategic elements into combat). It's basically [[JustForFun/XMeetsY Fire Emblem meets Dynasty Warriors]]. Similarly to ''Age of Calamity'', a WhatIf game based on ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', named ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriorsThreeHopes'', was released in 2022. |
| 457 | * ''VideoGame/GwentTheWitcherCardGame'': Popular demand for more of the sidequest MiniGame from ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' led to this standalone game. |
| 458 | * The ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' franchise has ''loads'' of spinoffs, since only the mainline platformer games are officially the core installments. |
| 459 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', ''VideoGame/MarioParty'', ''VideoGame/MarioGolf'' and other sports just to name a few. ''Mario'' itself is a spinoff of the ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'' series, though the latter is treated as a spinoff of the former by most people, including Nintendo. |
| 460 | ** ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' is one starred by Mario's brother Luigi, serving as a family-friendly take on the SurvivalHorror genre, mixed with puzzle-solving and DefangedHorrors. |
| 461 | ** The ''VideoGame/{{Wario}}'' and ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' series are spinoffs of the ''Mario'' series that have developed enough of their own identity to be considered franchises in their own right. |
| 462 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' gave Captain Toad, whom originated from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', his own personal levels. They served as a sort of [[BackdoorPilot backdoor pilot]], as they eventually spun-off into their own full-fledged game: ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker''. |
| 463 | * ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' has several: |
| 464 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}'', a GaidenGame that uses the general setting of ''Yakuza'' and the Tojo Clan, but none of the central characters appear besides a few shout outs here and there. The action instead focuses on disgraced lawyer turned PrivateDetective Takayuki Yagami as he searches through Kamurocho's underworld for a SerialKiller, while also dealing with some of the franchises trademark wackyness along the way. |
| 465 | ** ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuKenzan'' and ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuIshin'', a pair of ([[NoExportForYou Japan exclusive]]) {{Jidaigeki}} spinoffs that see the main ''Yakuza'' characters taking up the roles of various real-life figures in Japanese history (with Kiryu "playing" the role of Miyamoto Musashi and Sakamoto Ryoma, respectively). |
| 466 | ** ''VideoGame/YakuzaDeadSouls''; ''Yakuza'' [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace AS A THIRD PERSON ZOMBIE SHOOTER!]] Nearly became a FranchiseKiller in the U.S. due to it's poor reception. |
| 467 | ** ''Black Panther'', another Japan exclusive for the PSP, focused on a delinquent named Tatsuya Ukyo as he tries to survive after killing a Tojo associate in a botched robbery. |
| 468 | ** ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarLostParadise'', a licensed spin-off based on the ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' series, placing the characters and setting of the manga into the ''Yakuza'' games' engine, with Creator/TakayaKuroda, the voice of ''Yakuza'' protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, portraying Kenshiro. |
| 469 | * An interesting case with ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlertSeries Red Alert]]'', which was originally supposed to be a prequel to ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer''. However, the tone of the game proved a little too campy for ''C&C'', so it was decided to split the series, despite Kane, the BigBad of ''C&C'' being present in the original ''Red Alert''. As such, both series have moved on in separate directions. Some fans speculate that the two endings of ''Red Alert'' mark a PointOfDivergence: the Allied victory results in the ''Red Alert'' series, while the Soviet victory (where Kane makes an appearance) results in the main ''C&C'' series. |
| 470 | * The ''VideoGame/DragonSlayer'' series has split off into two seperate series: The ''Xanadu'' series, and the ''Legend of Heroes'' series. [[MorePopularSpinoff Both proved to be so popular]] that the ''Dragon Slayer'' moniker is no longer used, and the ''Legend of Heroes'' series even get it's ''own'' MorePopularSpinoff with the ''Trails'' series. |
| 471 | * The arcade game ''Grobda'' is a spinoff of ''VideoGame/{{Xevious}}'', which features tank enemies called Grobdas. |
| 472 | * A lesser known arcade game called ''Pistol Daimyo no Bouken'' (The Adventures of Pistol Shogun), is a spinoff of the arcade game that was released in the U.S. on the Platform/Turbografx16 as ''Bravoman'', where Pistol Shogun appears as a boss. |
| 473 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has had many, ''many'' spinoffs over the years. |
| 474 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' is an AugmentedReality game where the player has to travel around the real world to [[GottaCatchThemAll catch 'em all]]. The game immediately blew up in popularity, casting the largest spotlight the franchise has had on itself since the late '90s. |
| 475 | ** Aside from ''GO'', ''Pokémon'' has had plenty of other mobile games, including ''VideoGame/PokemonDuel'' (a digital board game), ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' (a 3v3 game with similar combat to the main series) and ''VideoGame/PokemonQuest'' (an action-adventure game). |
| 476 | ** The ''Platform/PokemonMini'' was an entire '''console''' dedicated to small ''Pokémon'' spinoffs. It didn't stay on shelves long enough to get many, though. |
| 477 | ** ''VideoGame/DetectivePikachu'' is a dialogue focused mystery-adventure game where the player is tasked with solving crimes alongside the titular character. It also spawned [[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu a movie]] in 2019 and [[VideoGame/DetectivePikachuReturns a sequel]] in 2023. |
| 478 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' and its SpiritualSuccessor, ''Battle Revolution'' were recreations of the classic battle system featured in the mainline entries, but with 3D models for all of the [[{{Mon}} Mons]]. The latter two ''Stadium'' titles also had various [[MiniGame minigames]] for players tired of traditional battling. These games have seemingly been discontinued after [[VideoGame3DLeap 3D models entered the main series]]. |
| 479 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness XD: Gale of Darkness]]'' were, similarly to the ''Stadium'' series, adaptations of the standard ''Pokémon'' gameplay into 3D; however, these games also adapted the RPG progression of the main series, along with possessing a DarkerAndEdgier story where the player steals and rehabilitates corrupted Pokémon from the villains. |
| 480 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'', the longest running spinoff series as of now, are entries in the ''VideoGame/MysteryDungeon'' series of {{Roguelike}}s. The games are most well known for their narratives, putting a stronger, more [[TearJerker emotional]] emphasis on their stories than most of the mainline games. |
| 481 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonSnap'' and its 2021 sequel ''VideoGame/NewPokemonSnap'' are games that task players to take photos of Pokémon in an on-rails perspective, ranking them based on the quality of the photos. |
| 482 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame'' is an adaptation of the CollectibleCardGame [[TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}} of the same name]], with the addition of RPG style progression and a plot in the same style as the normal games. It got a [[NoExportForYou Japan only]] sequel, and many years later ''Pokémon TCG Online'' came out, which serves as a much more direct adaptation of the card game. |
| 483 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger'' was a trilogy that focused on the Platform/NintendoDS' touch screen, having the player draw circles around Pokémon to capture them and use them to bypass obstacles. |
| 484 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'' is a {{crossover}} between the ''Pokémon'' and ''VideoGame/NobunagasAmbition'' series of games, taking the gameplay and [[JidaiGeki Warring States]] based characters of the latter series, and putting them into a Pokémon themed plot where they fight their battles using the titular monsters. |
| 485 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonRumble'' is a series of top-down [[BeatEmUp beat 'em up]]s with a toy-collecting theme. |
| 486 | ** ''VideoGame/PokkenTournament'' is an arena based fighting game which, as the title suggests, is made by the creators of ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''. |
| 487 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonTrozei'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonShuffle'' are both icon based [[MatchThreeGame Match 3 puzzle games]]. |
| 488 | ** ''Pokémon Puzzle League'' and ''Puzzle Challenge'' are entires in the ''VideoGame/PanelDePon'' series of competitive puzzle games, with a ''Pokémon'' skin. |
| 489 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonDash'' is a top-down racing game where the player guides a Pikachu through checkpoints with the DS stylus. |
| 490 | ** ''VideoGame/HeyYouPikachu'', ''VideoGame/PokemonChannel'' and ''VideoGame/PokeParkWii'' are all Pikachu focused spinoffs aimed at younger audiences, with gameplay ranging from playing a collection of minigames, to doing different activities with Pikachu, to [[InGameTV watching television]]. |
| 491 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonPinball'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is exactly what you'd expect]] [[PinballSpinoff from the title]]. As is ''Pokémon VideoGame/{{Picross}}''. |
| 492 | * ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'': |
| 493 | ** ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' has a few spinoffs including the puzzle game ''Puzzle De Harvest Moon'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonFranticFarming'', the 10th anniversary title ''VideoGame/InnocentLifeAFuturisticHarvestMoon'', and the ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' crossover ''VideoGame/DoraemonStoryOfSeasons''. |
| 494 | ** ''VideoGame/RuneFactory'', which started as a fantasy themed Harvest Moon game, has become a series of its own. |
| 495 | ** ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonNatsume'' has the 2019 puzzle spinoff ''Harvest Moon: Mad Dash''. |
| 496 | * ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch'': |
| 497 | ** ''VideoGame/YokaiWatchWibbleWobble'' is a mobile puzzle spinoff. |
| 498 | ** ''VideoGame/YokaiWatchBlasters'' and its Japanese-only sequel are yokai-focused spinoffs expanding upon a game-mode in ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch2''. |
| 499 | ** ''VideoGame/YokaiSangokushi'' is a collaboration with the ''Sangokushi'' series of Koei-Tecmo, featuring the Yo-kai modeled after important characters of the ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' novels. It was popular enough to get segments in the anime series and a mobile spinoff. |
| 500 | ** ''VideoGame/YokaiWatchWorld'' is a AugmentedReality game where you befriend yokai using your mobile phone. |
| 501 | * ''VideoGame/BritannicPatronessOfTheMediterranean'' is a spin-off project from the developer's main project, the currently in development Titanic Honor and Glory, produced in response to the overwhelmingly positive reception to the teams Centenary Anniversary sinking video. By happy coincidence, this Spin Off First approach acts as a sort of Demo for the main game, as it features peared down versions of the main draws of Honor and Glory, namely the tour mode of the ship recreated as accurately as possible (in this case it's a 2-for-1 deal because we get spaces and exteriors of the ship as both the hospital ship she was, and as the ocean liner she should have been), and the RealTime sinking (though in this case there are no historical figures the player can interact with). |
| 502 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Torneko went on to star in the first of Chunsoft's "Mysterious Dungeon" series of Roguelike games which first appeared on the Super NES. |
| 503 | * The ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy'' series has multiple spinoffs, one of them turning into a series of its own: |
| 504 | ** ''Bullet Heaven'' series: |
| 505 | *** ''VideoGame/BulletHeaven'' |
| 506 | *** ''VideoGame/BulletHeaven2'' |
| 507 | ** ''VideoGame/AdventureStory'' |
| 508 | * The ''VideoGame/{{Soundodger}}'' series has the spinoff ''soundodgerLIVE'', which reworks its music-based bullet hell gameplay to use motion controls with Platform/{{Kinect}} rather than the standard mouse cursor movement. |
| 509 | [[/folder]] |
| 510 | |
| 511 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 512 | %% * ''WebAnimation/AnimatorVsAnimation'' → ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k0OYOt7GDE Animation vs. Minecraft]]'' |
| 513 | * ''WebAnimation/AyasakiSan'' is a spin off of ''WebAnimation/KanonsRomComMangas'', focusing on Miyu Ayasaki, a girl who appears cold and cool but is in fact just shy and cannot confess her feelings to Chiaki Akaba. |
| 514 | * ''WebAnimation/{{CRiTORA}}'' started out as a little-known web comic named ''Avey'', which, in turn, repurposed a couple of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' fan characters. |
| 515 | * ''WebAnimation/GothamGirls'' is a spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', focusing on ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, ComicBook/HarleyQuinn, ComicBook/PoisonIvy and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}. |
| 516 | * WebAnimation/HazbinHotel has WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss which is set in the same universe and sometimes even references characters and events from the former. |
| 517 | * ObjectShows: |
| 518 | ** ''Battle For Dream Island: All-Stars'' has ''Battle For Dream Island: Moon Mix'' which happens at the same time as ''All Stars'' but is disconnected from the main series and somehow outlasted it when the former is undergoing a SoftReboot. |
| 519 | ** ''WebAnimation/BattleForObjectDestination'' got one with ''Earthquake'' where Flip Phone (The host of the main series) gets kidnapped by another GameShowHost for their Japanese-esque game show. From there, he and five other kidnapped contestants have to solve puzzles before an earthquake hits the island they are abducted to and kills them all. Alas, neither shows lasted long after the creator was exposed for sketchy behaviors around a minor. |
| 520 | ** ''WebAnimation/ObjectKnockout'' revolves around the two pilots of ''WebAnimation/ObjectsAroundTheWorld'', Octopus Hanger and Ctrl-Z, who are hosting their own competition show in their plane. |
| 521 | * ''WebAnimation/OneMinuteMelee'' is a spin-off of Website/ScrewAttack's ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle''. While ''Death Battle'' is made up of roughly 20 minute-long episodes where the hosts put [[ShownTheirWork exhaustive research and comparisons into two combatants and their respective strengths, skills and weaknesses, and decides the winner based on that]], ''OMM'' is far more simply a match-up between two fictional combatants where the fights last no longer than 60 seconds and the winner is determined by AuthorAppeal. It's basically meant for ''DB'' fans who are JustHereForGodzilla. |
| 522 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has a comedic spinoff called ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi''. |
| 523 | * ''WebAnimation/SunsetParadise'' is a spin-off from ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'' staring it’s most iconic BreakoutCharacter, Meggy Spletzer, and her misadventures while on vacationing on the island of Port Aurora. |
| 524 | [[/folder]] |
| 525 | |
| 526 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 527 | * ''Webcomic/BasicInstructions'' once played with the concept in the strip "How to Create a Spin-Off", with the idea of ButtMonkey Rick getting his own comic. It was never meant to seriously take off, but the man who inspired Rick did use the character's popularity to briefly run his own spin-off blog called "Asking the Wrong Guy", playing Rick answering reader's questions. |
| 528 | %% * ''Webcomic/BetterDays'' → ''Webcomic/OriginalLife'' |
| 529 | %% * ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' → ''Webcomic/ParadoxSpace'' |
| 530 | * The action-oriented ''Webcomic/JetDream'' title spawned two spin-offs: ''It's Cookie'', a teen humor comic starring T-Girl Cookie Jarr, and ''My Jet Dream Romance'', a romance comic that focuses on the love lives of the T-Girls. |
| 531 | * ''Webcomic/LaurenIpsum'' originally appeared near the end of ''Webcomic/TheFuzzyPrincess'' before gaining her own series. |
| 532 | * ''[[Webcomic/MaddieOnTheIslandHue Mad]][[Webcomic/MaddieInAmerica die]]'' series → ''Webcomic/{{Outsiders}}'', which follows the lives of same-sex lovers Siobhan Pattinson and Ebony Larsson, previously secondary characters. |
| 533 | %% * ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' → ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'' |
| 534 | %% * ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'' → ''Webcomic/{{QUILTBAG}}'' |
| 535 | * ''Webcomic/{{Precocious}}'' has a spinoff ''Webcomic/CopperRoad'', about the character Kaitlyn Hu and the "other side of the class" that lives on Copper Road. |
| 536 | %% * ''Webcomic/QueenOfWands'' → ''Webcomic/PunchAnPie'' |
| 537 | %% * ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' → ''Webcomic/IToons'' |
| 538 | [[/folder]] |
| 539 | |
| 540 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 541 | * Website/TheAvocado is an unofficial spinoff of [[Website/AVClub The AV Club]], created by commenters on that site looking to create their own venue for pop culture reviews and discussion. Was originally called "The AV Club After Dark", but the initials AVCAD over time morphed into the word AVOCADO. |
| 542 | * The Website/FreakinAwesomeNetwork, as well as its forum, was spun off from the original Website/WrestleCrap forums in October 2010; its placeholder name was "The 'Crap" during the transistion. |
| 543 | %% * ''Literature/TheLiamSmithShow'' → ''Literature/JusticeSquad'' |
| 544 | * ''Website/SCPFoundation'' → ''Website/TheWanderersLibrary'', ''[[http://goc.wikidot.com Global Occult Coalition]]'' and the [[http://cbg.wikidot.com/ Church of the Broken God]]. The Library, the GOC and the Church all originated as enemies of the Foundation (in the Library's case, it's the de facto headquarters of a group called the Serpent's Hand), but were interesting enough they received their own wikis. |
| 545 | * ''Blog/Superman86To99'', a blog dedicated to recapping ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}''[='=]s run from ''ComicBook/TheManOfSteel'' to ''Superman Vol. 2 #150'' (the last issue by Creator/DanJurgens before a new creative team took over), got a spinoff called ''Blog/GreenLantern94To04'', which similarly looks into ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' from ''ComicBook/EmeraldTwilight'' to ''Green Lantern Vol. 3 #181'' (the last issue by Creator/RonMarz before Creator/GeoffJohns revamped the franchise with ''ComicBook/GreenLanternRebirth'') [[AuthorAppeal with a side of]] Guy Gardner (especially Beau Smith's run on Guy's comics). |
| 546 | * ''Webcomic/PusheenTheCat'' started out as a character in a webcomic called ''Everyday Cute''. This series soon proved to be a MorePopularSpinoff and survives whereas ''Everyday Cute'' withered and died in 2011. |
| 547 | %% * ''[[http://yoisthisracist.com Yo, Is This Racist?]]'' → ''[[http://yoshouldidumpthisahole.com Yo, Should I Dump This Asshole?]]'' |
| 548 | [[/folder]] |
| 549 | |
| 550 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 551 | %% * ''WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange'' has a spin-off ''WebVideo/LiamTheLeprechaun''. Liam actually predates the orange but the series is considered a spinoff anyway. |
| 552 | * The edutainment ''WebVideo/TheBenHeckShow'' had the 2011 [[VerySpecialEpisode special]] HalloweenEpisode ''Ghost Hunting with Ben Heck!'', which is a thinly veiled pilot for the Pinball/AmericasMostHaunted pinball. |
| 553 | * WebVideo/TheDebbieAndCarrieShow had several such spinoffs, including "The Hudson Phamily Show" (which lasted one season and featured a rock band of family members in Los Angeles), "The Sims of Boston" (which was later retooled into a subplot of the original show) "Debbie and Carrie: the Next Generation" (set about 40 years after the first one started, lasting three seasons and featuring most of the same characters as the original series), "The Cultbusters" (a spinoff of Debbie and Carrie, the Next Generation and featuring a group in Chicago) and "Grolok and Pelabong" (set 100,000 years ago and featuring a family of cavedwellers that first appeared in Debbie and Carrie: the Next Generation). |
| 554 | * ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' has ''Tales From the SMP'', a series of one-shot roleplay livestreams focused on Karl's time travel adventures, interspersed with his own character arc between adventures. Sometimes, these streams feature characters that are ancestors or descendants of characters we see in the main series. |
| 555 | %% * ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' → ''WebVideo/SteamTrain'' --> ''Table Flip'' |
| 556 | * ''[[WebVideo/StopSkeletonsFromFighting The Happy Video Game Nerd]]'': His 'SSFF' and 'Is it really that bad?' series of videos, usually featuring his friend Calvin. They're all improvised, edited-for-length-and-highlights videos of Derek playing various games not featured on HVGN. |
| 557 | %% * ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' → ''Literature/{{Neogicia}}'' |
| 558 | * ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' has two: ''SMP Classic'', a server that features [=SMPLive=] members playing on old versions of ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', and ''[=TekkitLive=]'', a modded server using the ''[[VideoGame/TechnicPack Tekkit Classic]]'' modpack that skews more roleplay-focused than the comedic main server. |
| 559 | [[/folder]] |
| 560 | |
| 561 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 562 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' would spawn ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'', featuring Cleveland Brown, which originated from ''Family Guy''. |
| 563 | * ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' would spin off ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop'' in 1969. At midseason, CBS switched ''Wacky Races'', which aired at 12:30 PM ET, with ''Penelope Pitstop'' (10 AM ET), essentially making the 9:30 AM time period the Dick Dastardly Hour. |
| 564 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' → ''WesternAnimation/PostcardsFromBuster''. The spin-off is an extension of an ''Arthur'' episode also titled "Postcards from Buster", where Buster leaves to explore the world with his father. |
| 565 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' has a spin-off called ''The Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Show'' about the children of the couples who starred in the original show. |
| 566 | * The finale of ''WesternAnimation/HongKongPhooey'' featured three inept cowboys who were unofficially named "Posse Impossible". Three years later they would get a cartoon of their own as a segment of the 1977 show ''WesternAnimation/CBBears''. |
| 567 | * Creator/CosgroveHall did this in a conga line. ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula'' was a spin-off from ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' and ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndHugo'' was a spin-off from ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula.'' |
| 568 | * Sabrina the Teenage Witch became so popular on ''[[WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow The Archie Comedy Hour]]'' that she was given her own show, ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaAndTheGroovieGoolies'', a year later. Sabrina would star in a standalone series after that. |
| 569 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' spun off ''WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen'', where Sheen accidentally gets stranded on an alien planet. |
| 570 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'': |
| 571 | ** The film has received four spin offs as of 2022 (three starring Marie). The first is a 2006 book called [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZM6jSIdBL.jpg "Disney's Marie"]] which has [[EnsembleDarkHorse Marie]] taking readers on sightseeing adventures and traveling around the world. The second is a a [[Manga/MiriyaAndMarie oneshot manga]] created in Spring 2015 (June 2018 for the US and Canada) called [[http://blog.opovo.com.br/bancadoanime/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2015/03/Miriya-e-Marie-c01-04.jpg "Miriya & Marie"]] which stars Marie and [[CanonForeigner Miriya]], and a third book called [[http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sequence=89&group=catalog&mailingID=0&mailingGroupID=0&catalogID=908248&org=&sku=1484713737 "Disney Tails We Love Marie".]] |
| 572 | ** The 2022 graphic novel series ''The Aristokittens'' by Jennifer Castle stars Duchess' kittens (Toulouse, Marie, and Berlioz) secretly running an animal cafe in Paris. [[note]] Not to be confushed with the 1970s Gold Key comic series of the same name. [[/note]] |
| 573 | %% * ''Tijuana Toads'' → ''The Blue Racer'' and ''Crazylegs Crane'' |
| 574 | %% * ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' → ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' → ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'' → ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' |
| 575 | * ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' spun off ''WesternAnimation/GoDiegoGo'' (which is about Dora's cousin who rescues wild animals) and ''WesternAnimation/DoraAndFriendsIntoTheCity'' (where Dora is aged up and has adventures with a new group of friends). |
| 576 | * ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' became a three-C&C shorts show when ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' broke off from it on its own. |
| 577 | * ''WesternAnimation/GrimAndEvil'': |
| 578 | ** The "Grim" part of ''WesternAnimation/GrimAndEvil'' would break off on its own to become ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' while the "Evil" part became ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''. ''Billy & Mandy'' would have the more prolific run. |
| 579 | ** ''Underfist'' was a pilot for a spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy,'' starring Hoss Delgado, Irwin, Jeffy the Spider and Fred Fredberger. It never got past the hour-long special telecast. |
| 580 | * ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' is probably the earliest example of a made-for-TV cartoon as it began as a segment of ''WesternAnimation/TheHuckleberryHoundShow'' three years earlier. |
| 581 | %% * ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam!'' → ''Action League Now'' |
| 582 | * Some of the segments featured on ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' were the pilots for ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'', and ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''. |
| 583 | %% * ''Franchise/ToyStory'' → ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' |
| 584 | %% * ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' is an animated spinoff of ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' |
| 585 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfDavidTheGnome'' was spun off into ''The Wisdom of the Gnomes'' with no room for crossovers since [[spoiler: David and his wife die in the last episode of their series. Although they did make an appearance in flashback in the last episode]]. |
| 586 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' began life as a series of short skits on ''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow''. |
| 587 | * ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfWinx'' is this to ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''. |
| 588 | * The Creator/PBSKids series ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' is a spin off to ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' complete with a similar opening. |
| 589 | * ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': |
| 590 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'' is a spinoff of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' that parodies ''Series/TheAmazingRace'' instead of ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' with a different host, four of the contestants from the parent show (Noah, Owen, Geoff and Leonard) appearing as competitors, and a few cameos from or mentions of the old cast here and there. |
| 591 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'', which was revealed on December 19, 2017 as ''[[WorkingTitle Total Drama Daycare]]'', serves as the second spinoff to ''Total Drama'', adapting 11 of the original 22 contestants[[note]]Beth, Bridgette, Cody, Courtney, Duncan, Gwen, Harold, Izzy, Leshawna, Noah, and Owen[[/note]] ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Jude from]] ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'') as [[SpinoffBabies toddlers at a daycare]] run by Chef Hatchet. Like with the prior spin-off, other characters from the previous shows cameo here and there. |
| 592 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingSpiez'', is a spinoff of ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' centered around 3 separate, younger WHOOP agents. Jerry is still featured prominently like in the core show, and Sam, Alex, and Clover occasionally have cameos in this series, but otherwise it could be argued that this is just a carbon copy of Totally Spies but with different leads and villains. The show only lasted 2 seasons before getting canceled. |
| 593 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}}'' is another ''LEGO Movie'' spin-off, featuring secondary character Unikitty. |
| 594 | * Though can be surprising for some people, ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' is a spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead''. She was originally a recurring classmate of theirs and would make cynical remarks about their stupidity. Her own show kicked off when her family moved from Texas to the East Coast. While ''Beavis And Butthead'' may have had a larger pop culture impact, ''Daria'' was a much more intelligent {{dramedy}}, examining the pains and insecurities of adolescence. To this day it retains a cult following and a very vocal fanbase. |
| 595 | * ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep'' is a spin-off from ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'' using the Shaun character of one of their shorts. ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep'' at the same time has an spin-off with ''WesternAnimation/TimmyTime'' with Timmy the lamb as the protagonist of a show for toddlers. |
| 596 | * If you don't know that the ''[[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Tiny Toons]]'' had a spin-off series named ''The Plucky Show'' with the character of Plucky as the protagonist, don't feel bad. A lot of people don't like it as the show was not very popular and ran for only one season. Although the term "spin-off" might be an overstatement considering that most of the show's epsiodes consisted in clips from the original cartoon. |
| 597 | * Due to the Pinky and the Brain sketches' popularity in ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', a spin-off series with them was made: ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''. Then a {{crossover}}/spin-off was made, called ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain'', with the [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Tiny Toons]]' character Elmyra in probably one of the most questioned moves ever done in animated television. |
| 598 | * The common consensus among fans is to consider ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' as a spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' as the character of Launchpad Mc Quack appears in both but is one of the protagonists in the former. Nevertheless according to WordOfGod; show creator Tad Stone, ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' happens in a different universe than ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' with Launchpad as just an alternate version. If this is canonical inside the Disney Animated Universe, of course, is up to debate. |
| 599 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' is a spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', taking place in a parallel universe and starring the teenage human equivalents of the main characters. WordOfGod states that while both works are canon to each other (Sunset Shimmer was indeed Celestia's previous student, Starswirl did banish the sirens to the human world, etc.), the team deliberately avoids writing ''Equestria Girls'' plots that could affect the main universe for simplicity's sake. |
| 600 | * ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Pluto}}'' were each the stars of their own animated shorts, spinning off from the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts. |
| 601 | * ''WesternAnimation/HumphreyTheBear'' also was a spinoff character originating from a Goofy short to recurring in WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck into his very own. |
| 602 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' made his first (animated) appearance in a ''WesternAnimation/BettyBoop'' cartoon, before getting his own ([[MorePopularSpinOff arguably more popular]]) series. It should be noted that his appearance in the Betty Boop cartoon was an intentional PoorlyDisguisedPilot, and that the short itself barely features her. |
| 603 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'', a prime-time parody talk show featuring repurposed animation from the sixties cartoon ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'', got a spin-off called ''WesternAnimation/CartoonPlanet'' starring Space Ghost, Zorak, and Brak hosting old cartoons and bantering with each other in silly skits. An ad for ''Cartoon Planet'' even had the characters discussing the phenomenon of spin-offs. |
| 604 | -->'''Zorak:''' You mean how ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' spun off into ''Series/{{Frasier}}''?\ |
| 605 | '''Space Ghost:''' Right, and ''Series/BarneyMiller'' spat out ''Fish''.\ |
| 606 | '''Brak:''' ''Series/HappyDays'' had a baby, and they named it ''Joanie Loves Chachi''! |
| 607 | * Once again, ''Franchise/StarTrek'' provides multiple entries: |
| 608 | ** ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' directly continued from ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' with most of the same crew. |
| 609 | ** ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' is set shortly after the last [=TNG=] film, ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', and departs from tradition by following a group of low-level ensigns on an unremarkable starship doing mop-up for the more glamourous crews featured in other shows. There have been a handful of cameos from previous series to date, as well as [[ContinuityCavalcade a wealth of references to past events and characters]]. |
| 610 | ** ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy'' is set a few years after ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' in the same part of the galaxy, and has a hologram version of Captain Janeway from VOY as one of its main characters. |
| 611 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Rintindumb}}'': The show is a spin-off of the ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' comics starring Luke's dog, Rantanplan, known as "Rintindumb" here. It mainly shows little snippets where Rintindumb does something to live up to his given name. |
| 612 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' has had two spin-offs. ''WesternAnimation/KampKoral'' is about a younger [=SpongeBob=] and his friends at a summer camp. ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'' has Patrick and a cast of new characters as his family -- it's much DenserAndWackier than the original show. While the focus is mainly on Patrick, [=SpongeBob=] is a recurring character. |
| 613 | * Like ''Series/HappyDays'' listed above in the live-action series folder, ''WesternAnimation/WaitTillYourFatherGetsHome'' was a spin-off of ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle''. |
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