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* The eponymous family on ''[[Family Matters]]'' was that of Harriette Winslow, a minor character from ''[[Perfect Strangers]]''.

* Thanks to ''The Next [[Iron Chef]]'', Michael Symon, initially a challenger on ''Iron Chef America'' , ascended to a position of Iron Chef. {{spoiler|In season two, Jose Garces, who had defeated Iron Chef Bobby Flay, joined him.}}

* By the finale of ''[[Battlestar Galactica ~~Reimagined~~|Battlestar Galactica]]'', it seems half of the surviving cast were initially one-off characters. {{spoiler|Helo, Racetrack, Hotdog, Ishay, Hoshi, Seelix, and Anders}} were initially background or minimally recurring characters, but end up with fairly major roles.

* By the finale of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', it seems half of the surviving cast were initially one-off characters. {{spoiler|Helo, Racetrack, Hotdog, Ishay, Hoshi, Seelix, and Anders}} were initially background or minimally recurring characters, but end up with fairly major roles.

* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the character of Wilfred Mott was initially a brief 2-minute cameo for Bernard Cribbins in the 2007 Christmas special. However, due to the death of the actor playing Donna's father, the character later returned as her grandfather in the 2008 series. His role continued to be increased to the extent that he was promoted to main companion status for the 2009 Christmas and New Year's specials, {{spoiler|and caused the Doctor's regeneration}}. Not bad for what was intended as a ''[[Hey, It's That Guy!]]'' moment.

** Rory Williams had a minor role as Amy's kind of boyfriend in "The Eleventh Hour". By "The Vampires of Venice" later that series, he became a full-ish companion, who was [[Promoted to Opening Titles]] from "A Christmas Carol".