History DistaffCounterpart / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' has Sheldon -- Amy Farrah Fowler. And before Amy's introduction there was Sheldon -- Mrs. Hofstadter. While the latter acted almost exactly like Sheldon in every way, the former started off as such but the character grew to have her own personality and quirks to differentiate herself from Sheldon.
* ''Series/BosomBuddies'' subverted the trope. Kip and Henry appeared as their "female" alter-egos, Buffy and Hildegarde, but their neighbours also knew them as Kip and Henry, Buffy and Hildy's brothers.

** River Song comes across as somewhat of a female version of the Doctor. She travels through time having adventures, has a mysterious past and snarks a lot. [[spoiler:She can also regenerate, being [[HalfHumanHybrid half-Time Lord]], and has had several incarnations.]] The only real difference between them is that, while [[TechnicalPacifist the Doctor]] carries a sonic screwdriver, River carries a gun.

** The ''{{Franchise/Doctor Who Expanded Universe}}'' gives us {{Franchise/Iris Wildthyme}}, a Time Lady who travels through time in a red bus that's smaller on the inside. In one of the books she blatantly introduces herself as being a feminist reimagining of the Doctor. She's also shown to be very working class, to contrast with the Doctor who is usually upper class.

* ''Series/FatherBrown'' got a spin-off starring a nun with a PHD in forensics: ''Series/TheSisterBonifaceMysteries''.

* ''Series/{{House}}'' had Amber, a smug know-it-all who has no problem lying, cheating, and manipulating people to get what she wants. Of course Wilson, House's only friend, is in love with her.
* Ted and the Mother in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' share a similar appearance, being the NiceGuy / TeamDad and NiceGal / TeamMom of the group and having several quirks such as loving road side detours to unusual landmarks and wearing driving gloves.
* ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' -- ''Series/RelicHunter''. Unrelated continuity, but even the producers/actors refer to it as a "female Indiana Jones" (even though the series actually came out after the popularity of another distaff counterpart to Indiana - the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' games.

** Before all this, ''Series/KamenRiderStronger'' partnered up with Tackle, a girl who had likewise been cybernetically augmented by the series' villains. She was never called a Kamen Rider, which remained a sore point with fans for years and required various justifications over the years[[note]]The AlternateContinuity manga ''Manga/KamenRiderSpirits'' suggests that Stronger wanted her to rest in peace as a normal person and not as a warrior.[[/note]]
*** ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'', already reminiscent of ''Stronger'' in many ways, carried the {{Homage}} further in one of the stage shows by introducing Kamen Rider Lady, effectively a modernized version of Tackle; her names derives from her theme insect being the ladybug.
** TheMovie for ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' introduced Kamen Rider Kiva-la. While her civilian identity, Natsumi Hikari, was indigenous to the Decade canon, Kiva-la is part of ''Series/KamenRiderKiva'', this she kinda doubles up as a Distaff for both Decade ''and'' Kiva.

* The Mystics in ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' are this for the movies version of the Ringwraiths. They are a mysterious trio of priestesses from the Rhun worshipping Sauron. When the Stranger defeats them, their wraith forms are revealed to be exactly like those from the movies.

* A rare example of this happening in-universe occured on ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' when Kelly got a job as a gatekeeper at a local amusement park. She quickly turned into a DistaffCounterpart of her father Al, complete with her own horror stories involving fat women who come to the gate and generally miserable, bitter outlook on life.

* The ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Parallel Universe" introduced Deb Lister, Arlene Rimmer, Hilly and a [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics pink Skutter]]. The Cat was very disappointed to meet the Dog.
* In the ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' episode "The Invitations" Jerry falls for a woman who's the female version of him played by Creator/JaneaneGarofalo and they get engaged. Soon, though he realizes he can't be with someone like him because he hates himself so he breaks up with her.

* Dr. Pulaski from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' was an attempt to create a female version of "Bones" [=McCoy=] from [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the original series]]. Pulaski's cold abrasiveness (with none of Bones' passionate humanism to balance it out) made her an instant [[TheScrappy fan un-favorite]] and she was dumped after one season.

** An unusual variant of this trope is present in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'': Due to [[PowerCopying the series' gimmick]], the costumes and powers of various past Rangers who were male are now in use by female Rangers, complete with an appropriately gender-flipped costume.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' -- ''Series/{{Angel}}''. A rare example of a show about a female getting a male spin-off. Creator Creator/JossWhedon once said "Buffy is the show about women, and Angel is the show about men."
* ''Series/CharliesAngels'' --''toni's boys'' A PoorlyDisguisedPilot made with the intention to create a spin- off with three handsome male detectives who are obvious counterparts of the female protagonists. The series was never made.
* As indicated above, ''Series/DoctorWho'' has established that Time Lords can change gender when they regenerate, making it possible for them to be their own distaff and spear counterparts. At least one "spear counterpart" is known as a result: the Time Lord General first seen as male in [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor "The Day of the Doctor"]], who later regenerates into a female in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E12HellBent "Hell Bent"]]. Dialogue after the change establishes that the character is actually female, but was saddled with a male body for the first time in her previous incarnation, therefore retroactively making the male General seen previously her own spear counterpart.

* An unusual variant of this trope is present in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'': Due to [[PowerCopying the series' gimmick]], the costumes and powers of various past Rangers who were female are now in use by male Rangers, complete with an appropriately gender-flipped costume.
* ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' -- ''Big Shots'', rare case where a show with a female cast gets a male version.

* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': Recurring character CGIS Agent Abigail Borin is a HeroOfAnotherStory DistaffCounterpart of Agent Gibbs. They have many of the same mannerisms. It's [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] several times.

* ''Series/QueerAsFolk'' -- ''Series/TheLWord''

* The Mystics in ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' are from the movies version of the Ringwraiths. They are a mysterious trio of priestesses from the Rhun worshipping Sauron. When the Stranger defeats them, their wraith forms are revealed to be exactly like those from the movies.

* ''Starter Wife'' -- ''Happy Endings''
* ''CharliesAngels'' --''toni's boys''
A PoorlyDisguisedPilot made with the intention to create a spin- off with three handsome male detectives who are obvious counterparts of the female protagonists.
The series was never made.

*** In [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]], it became the Doctor's turn, regenerating from the [[Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor Twelfth Doctor]], played by Creator/PeterCapaldi, into the [[Characters/DoctorWhoThirteenthDoctor Thirteenth Doctor]], played by Creator/JodieWhittaker. "Fugitive of the Judoon" establishes [[spoiler: that the Doctor has a long-forgotten previous female self]] and "The Timeless Children" that [[the Doctor's earliest known incarnation was female, as were several of their subsequent "Timeless Child" incarnations]].

*** In [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]], it became the Doctor's turn, regenerating from the [[Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor Twelfth Doctor]], played by Creator/PeterCapaldi, into the [[Characters/DoctorWhoThirteenthDoctor Thirteenth Doctor]], played by Creator/JodieWhittaker.

* ''Series/FatherBrown'' got a spin-off starring a nun with a PHD in forensics: ''Series/SisterBonifaceMysteries''.

* ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' -- ''Girls On Top'' (Not directly connected, but also starring former ''Series/TheComicStripPresents'' stars, and about four unlikeable stereotypes sharing a flat).