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{{quote|''"'Spinoff!' Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul?"''|'''Troy McClure''', ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"''}}
{{quote|''"'Spinoff!' Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul?"''
|'''Troy McClure'''|''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"''}}


Spinoffs are when part of a successful show, usually characters, but sometimes a general concept (first you have the Law, then you have the Order), are taken and given a second show of their own.
Spinoffs are when part of a successful show, usually characters, but sometimes a general concept (first you have the Law, then you have the Order), are taken and given a second show of their own.


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.
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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Lots of spinoffs go on to be successful shows in their own right, sometimes even [[More Popular Spinoff|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.
Lots of spinoffs go on to be successful shows in their own right, sometimes even [[More Popular Spinoff|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.


==== There are several main types of spinoffs: ====
'''There are several main types of spinoffs:'''

# Where a character leaves a show and the two run concurrently. Characters [[Crossover]] from time to time.
# Where a character leaves a show and the two run concurrently. Characters [[Crossover]] from time to time.
# 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.
# 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.
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# [[Companion Show|Official Fanzine Show]] - a trope usually applying to [[Reality TV]], 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.
# [[Companion Show|Official Fanzine Show]] - a trope usually applying to [[Reality TV]], 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.
# Online Spin-Off - A spin-off that's only shown online, sometimes overlaps with Segment Spin-Off, sometimes a spin-off [[In Name Only]]. Generally only an advert for the broadcast programme.
# Online Spin-Off - A spin-off that's only shown online, sometimes overlaps with Segment Spin-Off, sometimes a spin-off [[In Name Only]]. Generally only an advert for the broadcast programme.
# Shared Continuity - more common nowadays, this spinoff generally carries no characters over from the show that spawned it, though both are in the same continuity that allows for [[Crossover|Crossovers]] from the original.
# Shared Continuity - more common nowadays, this spinoff generally carries no characters over from the show that spawned it, though both are in the same continuity that allows for [[Crossover]]s from the original.


Spinoffs are [[Older Than You Think]]. Plantagenet Palliser was a minor character in ''The Small House at Allington'', one of the novels in the Barchester series by [[Anthony Trollope]]. Plantagenet Palliser became one of the main characters of Trollope's Palliser series, written in the 1860's and 1870's; further, the character of Falstaff, from Henry IV parts 1 and 2, was given his own play, at Royal request, by [[Shakespeare]].
Spin-offs are [[Older Than You Think]]. Plantagenet Palliser was a minor character in ''The Small House at Allington'', one of the novels in the Barchester series by [[Anthony Trollope]]. Plantagenet Palliser became one of the main characters of Trollope's Palliser series, written in the 1860's and 1870's. And earlier than that, the character of Falstaff, from Henry IV parts 1 and 2, was given his own play, at Royal request, [[The Zeroth Law of Trope Examples|by Shakespeare]].


See also [[Distaff Counterpart]]. When a TV series is successful enough to produce a film [[Spin-Off]], this is [[The Movie]]. When the same principle is applied to [[Video Games]], the result is a [[Gaiden Game]].
See also [[Distaff Counterpart]]. When a TV series is successful enough to produce a film '''Spin-Off''', this is [[The Movie]]. When the same principle is applied to [[Video Games]], the result is a [[Gaiden Game]].
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== Cases where a character leaves a show and the two run concurrently ==
== Type 1 Examples ==
== Anime and Manga ==
=== Anime and Manga ===
* ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' (''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 ''[[Fist of the Blue Sky|Souten no Ken]]'') at the time the ''Legends of the True Savior'' movies were released.
* ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' (''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 ''[[Fist of the Blue Sky|Souten no Ken]]'') at the time the ''Legends of the True Savior'' movies were released.


== [[Comics]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* ''[[Horndog]]'' --> ''[[Here Wolf]]''
* ''[[Horndog]]'' → ''[[Here Wolf]]''

== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Private]]'' --> ''Privilege''
* [[Virgin New Adventures]] --> ''[[Bernice Summerfield]]''
* [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] --> ''[[Faction Paradox]]''
* Telos ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novellas --> ''[[Time Hunter]]''


=== [[Literature]] ===
* ''[[Private]]'' → ''Privilege''
* [[Virgin New Adventures]] → ''[[Bernice Summerfield]]''
* [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] → ''[[Faction Paradox]]''
* Telos ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novellas → ''[[Time Hunter]]''


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Dallas]]'' --> ''[[Knots Landing]]''
* ''[[Dallas]]'' → ''[[Knots Landing]]''
** 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.
** 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.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' --> ''[[Angel]]''
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' → ''[[Angel]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' --> ''[[K-9 and Company]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and ''[[K 9]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' → ''[[K-9 and Company]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and ''[[K9]]''
** Note that ''K9'' does not fulfill the "crossover" aspect of Type 1 due to it not being produced by the BBC.
** Note that ''K9'' does not fulfill the "crossover" aspect of this type of spin-off, as it was not produced by the BBC.
* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' --> ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' → ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
* ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' --> ''[[Private Practice]]''
* ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' → ''[[Private Practice]]''
* ''[[All in The Family]]'', was the king of this trope and spun off no fewer than ''three'' shows [[Up to Eleven|some of which had their own spinoffs!]]: ''[[The Jeffersons]]'', ''[[Maude]]'', and Maude's housekeeper Florida, was spun off into ''[[Good Times]]''. It also was an example of #8 below, as ''All In The Family'' became ''Archie Bunker's Place''. Similarly, but less successfully, the Jeffersons' housekeeper Florence received her own spin-off ''[[Checking In]]'' which was cancelled after one season.
* ''[[All in The Family]]'', was the king of this trope and spun off no fewer than ''three'' shows [[Up to Eleven|some of which had their own spinoffs!]]: ''[[The Jeffersons]]'', ''[[Maude]]'', and Maude's housekeeper Florida, was spun off into ''[[Good Times]]''. It also was an example of #8 below, as ''All In The Family'' became ''Archie Bunker's Place''. Similarly, but less successfully, the Jeffersons' housekeeper Florence received her own spin-off ''[[Checking In]]'' which was cancelled after one season.
** ''Archie Bunker's Place'' itself had a one season spin-off ''Gloria'' that featured Archie's daughter [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Gloria]] , having divorced Mike, starting a new life in New York.
** ''Archie Bunker's Place'' itself had a one season spin-off ''Gloria'' that featured Archie's daughter [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Gloria]] , having divorced Mike, starting a new life in New York.
* ''[[The Daily Show]]'' --> ''[[The Colbert Report]]''
* ''[[The Daily Show]]'' → ''[[The Colbert Report]]''
** Sort of; even though [[Stephen Colbert]] was on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' for eight years, his persona on that show was different from the character he plays on ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. This may actualy be closer to Type 7, since it started as a series of fake promos on ''[[The Daily Show]]''.
** Sort of; even though [[Stephen Colbert]] was on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' for eight years, his persona on that show was different from the character he plays on ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. This is also a [[Defictionalization]], since it started as a series of fake promos on ''[[The Daily Show]]''.
* ''[[Mary Tyler Moore]]'' --> ''Rhoda'' and ''Phylis''.
* ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' → ''[[Rhoda]]'' and ''[[Phylis]]''.
* ''[[Happy Days]]''--> ''[[Joanie Loves Chachi]]''
* ''[[Happy Days]]'' → ''[[Joanie Loves Chachi]]''
* ''[[Family Ties]]''--> ''[[wikipedia:The Art of Being Nick|The Art of Being Nick]]''
* ''[[Family Ties]]'' → ''[[wikipedia:The Art of Being Nick|The Art of Being Nick]]''
* ''[[Perfect Strangers]]''--> ''[[Family Matters]]''
* ''[[Perfect Strangers]]'' → ''[[Family Matters]]''
* ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' --> ''Thomas and Sarah''
* ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' → ''Thomas and Sarah''
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' --> ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' → ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
* ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' --> ''Enos''
* ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' → ''Enos''


== [[Radio]] ==
=== [[Radio]] ===
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' / [[Big Finish Doctor Who]] --> ''[[Sarah Jane Smith]]'', ''[[I Davros]]'', ''[[UNIT]]'', ''[[Counter-Measures]]'', ''[[Cyberman]]'', ''[[Gallifrey]]'', ''[[Jago And Litefoot]]'', ''[[Kaldor City]]'', ''[[Dalek Empire]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' / [[Big Finish Doctor Who]] → ''[[Sarah Jane Smith]]'', ''[[I Davros]]'', ''[[UNIT]]'', ''[[Counter-Measures]]'', ''[[Cyberman]]'', ''[[Gallifrey]]'', ''[[Jago And Litefoot]]'', ''[[Kaldor City]]'', ''[[Dalek Empire]]''


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]''--> ''Ace Attorney Investigations'', featuring the prosecutor from the first game as the main character.
* ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' → ''Ace Attorney Investigations'', featuring the prosecutor from the first game as the main character.
* ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' → ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
* ''[[Might and Magic]]'' → ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]]'' → ''[[Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes]]''.


== [[Web Comics]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' got two spin-offs - the first, ''[[Magick Chicks]]'', was created when Melissa and her coven were transferred out of Charybdis Heights (to Artemis Academy), and second, ''Dangerously Chloe'', when Chloe was transferred (to Tarterus Academy).
* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' got two spin-offs - the first, ''[[Magick Chicks]]'', was created when Melissa and her coven were transferred out of Charybdis Heights (to Artemis Academy), and second, ''Dangerously Chloe'', when Chloe was transferred (to Tarterus Academy).


=== [[Web Original]] ===
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' → ''[[Marik Plays Bloodlines]]''
* ''[[The Annoying Orange]]'' → ''[[Liam the Leprechaun]]'' <ref>Liam actually predates the orange but the series is considered a spinoff anyway</ref>


== [[Web Original]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' --> ''[[Marik Plays Bloodlines]]''
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' → ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
* ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'' → ''[[Daria]]''
* ''[[The Annoying Orange]]'' --> ''[[Liam the Leprechaun]]'' <ref>Liam actually predates the orange but the series is considered a spinoff anyway</ref>
* ''[[Wacky Races]]'' → ''[[Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]'' and ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]''
* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' → ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]''
* ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]'' → ''[[Postcards From Buster]]''
* ''[[Liquid Television]]'' → ''[[Aeon Flux]]''


== Cases where a show comes to an end and a character from it is given his or her own new show ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' --> ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
* ''[[Triangle Heart 3 ～sweet songs forever～]]'' → ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' (see [[From the Ashes]])
* ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'' --> ''[[Daria]]''
* ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' → ''[[Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya]]''
* ''[[Wacky Races]]'' --> ''[[Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]'' and ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]''
* After ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' ended, subsequent gaiden animes set in the verse focused on characters such as Raoh, Yuria, Jagi and others.
* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' --> ''[[Go Diego Go]]''
* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' → ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'', starring the [[Unknown Rival]]. It also shares continuity as the two series happen in parallel.
* ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]'' --> ''[[Postcards From Buster]]''
** ''A Certain Magical Index'' → ''A Certain Magical Index: New Testament'', a sequel to the original novels with side character Shiage Hamazura becoming a primary cast member.


=== [[Film]] ===
* The fourth ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' movie starts a completely new plotline which goes completely unmentioned and contains only three characters from the first three.


== Type 2 Examples ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[The Iliad]]'' → ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''
* ''Gotrek and Felix'' → ''Thanquol and Boneripper''
* ''[[Triangle Heart 3 ～sweet songs forever～]]'' --> ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' (see [[From the Ashes]])
* ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' --> ''[[Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya]]''
* ''Gotrek and Felix'' → ''Ulrika the Vampire''
* After ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' ended, subsequent gaiden animes set in the verse focused on characters such as Raoh, Yuria, Jagi and others.
* ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index]]'' --> ''To Aru Kagaku No Railgun'', starring the [[Unknown Rival]]. Though it also has elements of Type 11 as the two series happen in parallel.
** ''To Aru Majutsu No Index'' --> ''To Aru Majutsu No Index: New Testament'', a sequel to the original novels with side character Shiage Hamazura becoming a primary cast member.


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Cheers]]'' → ''[[Frasier]]''
* The fourth [[Pirates of the Caribbean]] starts a completely new plotline which goes completely unmentioned and contains only three characters from the first three.
* ''[[Friends]]'' → ''[[Joey]]''
* ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' → ''[[Lou Grant]]''.
* ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' → ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' ([[Homicide]] and [[Law and Order]] were already a Shared Continuity before [[John Munch]] and Captain Cragen transferred to [[SVU]] from those respective shows.)
* ''Peter Kay's [[Phoenix Nights]]'' → ''Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere''
* ''[[Inspector Morse]]'' → ''[[Lewis]]'' (A minor [[Time Skip]], with the series picking up in 2007 after ''[[Inspector Morse]]'' ended in 2000.)
* ''[[That's So Raven]]'' → ''[[Cory in The House]]'' (A small [[Time Skip]]. CITH takes place some time after TSR, after Raven goes to college.)
* ''[[Caerdydd]]'' → ''[[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.)


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* ''[[The Iliad]]'' --> ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''
* ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'' → ''[[QUILTBAG]]''
* ''Gotrek and Felix'' --> ''Thanquol and Boneripper''
* ''[[Queen of Wands]]'' → ''[[Punch an Pie]]''
* ''Gotrek and Felix'' --> ''Ulrika the Vampire''


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* [[Ben Drowned]] → ''[https://johnisdead.fandom.com/wiki/Story Johnisdead]'' (You heard me, ''Johnisdead'' is actually a Spin-Off of a [[Creepypasta]], and it also has [[Alternate Reality Game|an ARG adaptation]].)
* ''[[Cheers]]'' --> ''[[Frasier]]''
* ''[[Friends]]'' --> ''[[Joey]]''
* ''[[Mary Tyler Moore]]'' --> ''Lou Grant''.
* ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'' --> ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' ([[Homicide]] and [[Law and Order]] were already a Shared Continuity before [[John Munch]] and Captain Cragen transferred to [[SVU]] from those respective shows.)
* ''Peter Kay's [[Phoenix Nights]]'' --> ''Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere''
* ''[[Inspector Morse]]'' --> ''[[Lewis]]'' (A minor [[Time Skip]], with the series picking up in 2007 after ''[[Inspector Morse]]'' ended in 2000.)
* ''[[That's So Raven]]'' --> ''[[Cory in The House]]'' (A small [[Time Skip]]. CITH takes place some time after TSR, after Raven goes to college.)
* ''[[Caerdydd]]'' --> ''[[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.)


== [[Web Comics]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'' --> ''[[QUILTBAG]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones]]'' → ''The Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Show''
* ''[[Queen of Wands]]'' --> ''[[Punch an Pie]]''

== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Flintstones]]'' --> ''The Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Show''
* The finale of ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'' 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 ''[[CB Bears]]''.
* The finale of ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'' 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 ''[[CB Bears]]''.
* ''[[The Archie Show|The Archie Comedy Hour]]'' --> ''[[Sabrina and The Groovie Goolies]]''
* ''[[The Archie Show|The Archie Comedy Hour]]'' → ''[[Sabrina and The Groovie Goolies]]''
* ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron]]'' --> ''[[Planet Sheen]]''
* ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron]]'' → ''[[Planet Sheen]]''
* ''[[Shrek]]'' --> ''[[Puss in Boots]]'' (a variation since its a prequel)
* ''[[Shrek]]''→ ''[[Puss in Boots]]'' (a variation since its a prequel)




== [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot|Cases where a character is brought on to an existing show simply in order to be spun-off]] ==
== Type 3 Examples ==
== Anime and Manga ==
=== Anime and Manga ===
* ''Betterman'' --> ''[[Betterman Legends]]''
* ''Betterman'' → ''[[Betterman Legends]]''
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Golden Girls]]'' --> [[wikipedia:Empty Nest (TV series)|Empty Nest]]
* ''[[JAG]]'' --> ''[[NCIS]]'' --> ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[Happy Days]]'' --> ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'' and ''[[Mork and Mindy]]''
* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' --> ''[[Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior]]''
* ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' --> ''Mayberry RFD'' (Mixed with type 8)


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Golden Girls]]''→ [[wikipedia:Empty Nest (TV series)|Empty Nest]]
* ''Tijuana Toads'' --> ''The Blue Racer'' and ''Crazylegs Crane''
* ''[[Danger Mouse]]'' --> ''[[Count Duckula]]''
* ''[[JAG]]'' → ''[[NCIS]]'' → ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[Happy Days]]'' → ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'' and ''[[Mork and Mindy]]''
* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' → ''[[Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior]]''
* ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' → ''Mayberry RFD'' (Storylines also carry over from ''Andy Griffith'' into ''Mayberry RFD'')


=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''Tijuana Toads'' → ''The Blue Racer'' and ''Crazylegs Crane''
* ''[[Danger Mouse]]'' → ''[[Count Duckula]]''


== Type 4 Examples ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Naruto]]'' --> ''Naruto Shippuuden''
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' --> ''Dragonball Z/[[Dragonball Z Kai]]'' --> ''Dragonball GT''
* * ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' --> ''Ojamajo Doremi #'' --> ''Motto! Ojamajo Doremi'' --> ''Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan!"
** ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'' --> ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart]]''
* ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' --> ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]''


== Cases where the main character is [[Time Skip|revisited elsewhere in his narrative]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[Ben 10]]'' --> ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]''
* ''[[Rugrats]]'' --> ''[[All Grown Up]]''
* ''[[Naruto]]'' → ''Naruto Shippuuden''
* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' --> ''[[Doras Explorer Girls]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' → ''Dragonball Z/[[Dragonball Z Kai]]'' → ''Dragonball GT''
* * ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' → ''Ojamajo Doremi #'' → ''Motto! Ojamajo Doremi'' → ''Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan!"
** ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'' → ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart]]''
* ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' → ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]''


=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Ben 10]]'' → ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]''
* ''[[Rugrats]]'' → ''[[All Grown Up!]]''
* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' → ''[[Doras Explorer Girls]]''


== Type 5 Examples ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Beyblade]]'' --> ''[[Metal Fight Beyblade]]''


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== Reimaginings ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[Knight Rider]]'' --> ''[[Team Knight Rider]]''
* ''[[Bionic Woman]]'' --> ''[[Bionic Woman]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Beyblade]]'' → ''[[Metal Fight Beyblade]]''
* ''[[Life On Mars]]'' --> ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'' (also partially Type 2 and Type 8)
* ''[[V]]'' --> ''[[V-2009]]''
* ''[[The Real World]]'' --> ''[[Road Rules]]''
* ''[[Name That Tune]]'' --> ''[[Face the Music]]''


== [[Web Original]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' --> ''SOTF Mini''
* ''[[Knight Rider]]'' → ''[[Team Knight Rider]]''
* ''[[Bionic Woman]]'' → ''[[Bionic Woman]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Life On Mars]]'' → ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]''
** Additionally, characters and their associated storylines from ''Mars'' jumped to ''Ashes'' when the former ended.
* ''[[V (TV series)|V]]'' → ''[[V-2009]]''
* ''[[The Real World]]'' → ''[[Road Rules]]''
* ''[[Name That Tune]]'' → ''[[Face the Music]]''
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' → ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2004)


=== [[Web Original]] ===
* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' → ''SOTF Mini''


== Type 6 Examples ==
== Segment spin-offs ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* There was a Manga called Ten, 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).
* There was a Manga called ''Ten'', 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).
* ''[[Naruto]]'' --> ''Rock Lee's Springtime Of Youth''
* ''[[Naruto]]'' → ''Rock Lee's Springtime Of Youth''
* ''[[One Piece]]'' --> ''Chopperman''
* ''[[One Piece]]'' → ''Chopperman''


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' --> ''[[The Simpsons]]''
* ''The Tracey Ullman Show''→ ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' --> ''Imagin Anime''
* ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' → ''Imagin Anime''
* ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' --> ''[[Mama's Family]]''
* ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' → ''[[Mama's Family]]''
* ''[[Love, American Style]]'' --> ''[[Happy Days]]''
* ''[[Love, American Style]]'' → ''[[Happy Days]]''


== [[Radio]] ==
=== [[Radio]] ===
* ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' --> ''You'll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings of Hamish And Dougal''
* ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' → ''You'll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings of Hamish And Dougal''


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Animaniacs]]'' --> ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]''
* ''[[Animaniacs]]'' → ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]''
* ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'' --> ''[[I Am Weasel]]''
* ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'' → ''[[I Am Weasel]]''
* ''[[Grim And Evil]]'' --> ''[[Evil Con Carne]]'' and ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''
* ''[[Grim And Evil]]'' → ''[[Evil Con Carne]]'' and ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''
* ''Liquid Television'' --> ''[[Aeon Flux]]'' and ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]''
* ''Liquid Television'' → ''[[Aeon Flux]]'' and ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]''
* ''Huckleberry Hound'' --> ''Yogi Bear''
* ''Huckleberry Hound'' → ''Yogi Bear''
* ''[[Ka Blam!]]!'' --> ''Action League Now''
* ''[[KaBlam!]]!'' → ''Action League Now''




== Cases where a [[Show Within a Show]] is [[Defictionalization|defictionalized]] ==
== Type 7 Examples ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[Genshiken]]'' --> ''[[Kujibiki Unbalance]]''
* ''[[Genshiken]]'' → ''[[Kujibiki Unbalance]]''
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' --> ''[[Shinji Ikari Raising Project]]''
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' → ''[[Shinji Ikari Raising Project]]''
* ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' --> ''[[Gekiganger 3]]''
* ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' → ''[[Gekiganger 3]]''


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* ''[[Grindhouse]]'' --> ''[[Machete]]''
* ''[[Grindhouse]]'' → ''[[Machete]]''


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[The Daily Show]]'' --> ''[[The Colbert Report]]''
* ''[[The Daily Show]]'' → ''[[The Colbert Report]]''
* ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]'' --> ''[[So Random]]''
* ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]'' → ''[[So Random]]''
* ''Community'' --> The Comumunity College Chronicle
* ''Community'' → The Comumunity College Chronicle
* ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'' --> ''NTSF:SD:SUV::''
* ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'' → ''NTSF:SD:SUV::''


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Toy Story]]'' --> ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''
* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' → ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''




== [[Fully-Absorbed Finale|Cases where the storyline ends on one show and continues under a different name]] ==
== Type 8 Examples ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[To Love Ru]]'' --> ''[[To Love Ru Darkness]]''
* ''[[To LOVE-Ru]]'' → ''[[To Love Ru Darkness]]''
** ''[[Ojamajo Doremi|Motto! Ojamajo Doremi]]'' --> Ojamajo Doremi Naisho
* ''[[Ojamajo Doremi|Motto! Ojamajo Doremi]]'' → Ojamajo Doremi Naisho


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[M*A*S*H|Mash]]'' --> ''[[After MASH (TV)|After MASH]]''
* ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' → ''[[AfterMASH]]''
* ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' --> ''The Golden Palace''
* ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' → ''The Golden Palace''
* ''[[Three's Company]]'' --> ''Three's a Crowd''
* ''[[Three's Company]]'' → ''Three's a Crowd''
* ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' --> ''[[The Suite Life On Deck]]''
* ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' → ''[[The Suite Life On Deck]]''
* ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' --> ''Mayberry RFD'' (Mixed with type 3)
* ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' → ''Mayberry RFD'' (Mixed with [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot]])
* ''[[All in The Family]]'' --> ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' --> ''704 Hauser'' a long forgotten 90s show that featured a new (and black) family living in the Bunkers' house, with a role reversal of the original series' dynamic, that last only 6 episodes.
* ''[[All in The Family]]'' → ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' → ''704 Hauser'' a long forgotten 90s show that featured a new (and black) family living in the Bunkers' house, with a role reversal of the original series' dynamic, that last only six episodes.
* ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest|Da Vincis Inquest]]'' --> ''Da Vinci's City Hall''
* ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]'' → ''Da Vinci's City Hall''


== [[Web Comics]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* ''[[Better Days]]'' --> ''[[Original Life]]''
* ''[[Better Days]]'' → ''[[Original Life]]''


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'' --> ''Sabrina's Secret Life''
* ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'' → ''Sabrina's Secret Life''
* ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'' --> ''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien]]''
* ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force]]'' → ''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien]]''


== [[Companion Show|Official Fanzine Show]]s ==
=== [[Live Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Big Brother]]'' (UK) → ''[[Big Brother]]'s Little Brother'', ''[[Big Brother]]'s Big Mouth'' etc
* ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]'' → ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]: You're Fired''
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' → ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' → ''[[wikipedia:The Post Show|The Post Show]]''
* ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' → ''[[wikipedia:Talking Dead|Talking Dead]]''


== Type 9 Examples ==
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Big Brother]]'' (UK) --> ''[[Big Brother]]'s Little Brother'', ''[[Big Brother]]'s Big Mouth'' etc
* ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]'' --> ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]: You're Fired''
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' --> ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' --> ''[[wikipedia:The Post Show|The Post Show]]''
* ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' --> ''[[wikipedia:Talking Dead|Talking Dead]]''


== Online Spin-Offs ==

== Type 10 Examples ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Five Fwd]]'' is this for Channel Five's ''[[The Gadget Show]]'' and ''[[Fifth Gear]]'' - 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.
* ''[[Five Fwd]]'' is this for Channel Five's ''[[The Gadget Show]]'' and ''[[Fifth Gear]]'' - 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.
* ''[[Monk]]'' --> ''Little Monk''
* ''[[Monk]]'' → ''Little Monk''
* ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' --> ''Mode After Dark''
* ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' → ''Mode After Dark''
* ''[[Offspring]]'' --> ''The Nurses''
* ''[[Offspring]]'' → ''The Nurses''
* ''[[30 Rock]]'' --> ''Frank vs Lutz'' and ''Jack Donaghy: Executive Superhero''.
* ''[[30 Rock]]'' → ''Frank vs Lutz'' and ''Jack Donaghy: Executive Superhero''.




== Spin-offs connected only by shared continuity ==
== Type 11 Examples ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* A concrete anime example is ''[[To Heart 2]]'', which takes place in the same school as the original ''[[To Heart]]'', only that it is set three years after. Some [[Continuity Nod|nods]] and [[Continuity Cameo|cameos]] reinforce this.
* A concrete anime example is ''[[To Heart 2]]'', which takes place in the same school as the original ''[[To Heart]]'', only that it is set three years after. Some [[Continuity Nod|nods]] and [[Continuity Cameo|cameos]] reinforce this.
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' has ''[[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]]''. Its other spin-off, ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]'' is either a [[Prequel]] or an [[Interquel]].
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' has ''[[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]]''. Its other spin-off, ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]'' is either a [[Prequel]] or an [[Interquel]].
* Onegai Twins is set one year after the events of Onegai Teacher, it shares most locations and many of the first anime characters come back either as cameo or secondary characters.
* ''[[Please Twins!]]'' is set one year after the events of ''[[Please Teacher!]]'', it shares most locations and many of the first anime characters come back either as cameo or secondary characters.
** ''[[Waiting in the Summer]]'' is set in the same universe, with no (or possibly one) returning characters.


=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* ''[[The Mighty Thor]]'': 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.
* ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]'': After the death of a prominent member of the book, 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.


== [[Comics]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* ''The Graveyard'' ([[Retroactive Recognition|notable]] for featuring Mark Salling, pre-''[[Glee]]'') exists in the same universe as the ''Bloody Murder'' duology.
* [[The Mighty Thor]]: 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.
* [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]] After the death of a prominent member of the book, 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.


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[Mercy Thompson]] Series and Alpha and Omega, along with a few short stories set in the same unvierse.
* [[Mercy Thompson]] Series and Alpha and Omega, along with a few short stories set in the same unvierse.


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Most ''[[Star Trek]]'' series.
* ''The Graveyard'' ([[Retroactive Recognition|notable]] for featuring Mark Salling, pre-''[[Glee]]'') exists in the same universe as the ''Bloody Murder'' duology.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Most ''[[Star Trek]]'' series.
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' and ''[[Stargate Universe]]''
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' and ''[[Stargate Universe]]''
** When spin-offs share a setting, there's also often a temptation to eventually include characters from the earlier series. eg. Worf ending up on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', Samantha Carter ending up on ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''.
** When spin-offs share a setting, there's also often a temptation to eventually include characters from the earlier series. eg. O'Brien and Worf ending up on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', Samantha Carter ending up on ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''.
* The various ''[[CSI]]'' and ''[[Law and Order]]'' spinoffs.
* The various ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' and ''[[Law and Order]]'' spinoffs.
* The first seven seasons of ''[[Power Rangers]]'' used the few characters variant, starting with ''Lightspeed Rescue'', they used the no character variant, all set in the same universe, with characters only returning for team-up episodes (except for ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'', where Tommy and Bulk returned as main characters, respectively).
* The first seven seasons of ''[[Power Rangers]]'' used the few characters variant, starting with ''Lightspeed Rescue'', they used the no character variant, all set in the same universe, with characters only returning for team-up episodes (except for ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'', where Tommy and Bulk returned as main characters, respectively).
* [[Eureka]] and [[Warehouse 13]] are established as a shared canon during an episode on each show in which each had a character visiting from the other.
* ''[[Eureka]]'' and ''[[Warehouse 13]]'' are established as a shared canon during an episode on each show in which each had a character visiting from the other.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* The ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'' [[Portal 2|series]], spinoff from ''[[Half Life]]''.
* The ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'' [[Portal 2|series]], spinoff from ''[[Half Life]]''.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[The Amazing Spiez]]'', spinoff to ''[[Totally Spies]]''.
* ''[[The Amazing Spiez]]'', spinoff to ''[[Totally Spies!]]''.
* ''[[Planes]]'', spinoff from [[Disney]]/[[Pixar]] ''[[Cars]]''.
* ''[[Planes]]'', spinoff from [[Disney]]/[[Pixar]] ''[[Cars]]''.


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"'Spinoff!' Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul?"

—Troy McClure, The Simpsons, "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"

Spinoffs are when part of a successful show, usually characters, but sometimes a general concept (first you have the Law, then you have the Order), are taken and given a second show of their own.

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.

Lots of spinoffs go on to be successful shows in their own right, sometimes even 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.

There are several main types of spinoffs:

  1. Where a character leaves a show and the two run concurrently. Characters Crossover from time to time.
  2. 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.
  3. Where a character is brought on to an existing show simply in order to be spunoff, hopefully making some of the original audience into viewers of the new show (See Poorly-Disguised Pilot).
  4. The main character is revisited elsewhere in his narrative.
  5. Reimaginings - the concept is carried into a new show with the same basic premise but other factors and characters are completely new.
  6. Segment spin-offs - a recurring segment from the show becomes the main attraction.
  7. A type of Defictionalization - a Show Within a Show gets made into a real show of its own.
  8. The storyline on one show comes to an end, only to be continued in a new show with a different name.
  9. Official Fanzine Show - a trope usually applying to Reality TV, 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.
  10. Online Spin-Off - A spin-off that's only shown online, sometimes overlaps with Segment Spin-Off, sometimes a spin-off In Name Only. Generally only an advert for the broadcast programme.
  11. Shared Continuity - more common nowadays, this spinoff generally carries no characters over from the show that spawned it, though both are in the same continuity that allows for Crossovers from the original.

Spin-offs are Older Than You Think. Plantagenet Palliser was a minor character in The Small House at Allington, one of the novels in the Barchester series by Anthony Trollope. Plantagenet Palliser became one of the main characters of Trollope's Palliser series, written in the 1860's and 1870's. And earlier than that, the character of Falstaff, from Henry IV parts 1 and 2, was given his own play, at Royal request, by Shakespeare.

See also Distaff Counterpart. When a TV series is successful enough to produce a film Spin-Off, this is The Movie. When the same principle is applied to Video Games, the result is a Gaiden Game.

Examples of Spin-Off include:

Cases where a character leaves a show and the two run concurrently

Anime and Manga

  • Fist of the North Star (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 Souten no Ken) at the time the Legends of the True Savior movies were released.

Comic Books

Literature

Live-Action TV

Radio

Video Games

Web Comics

  • Eerie Cuties got two spin-offs - the first, Magick Chicks, was created when Melissa and her coven were transferred out of Charybdis Heights (to Artemis Academy), and second, Dangerously Chloe, when Chloe was transferred (to Tarterus Academy).

Web Original

Western Animation

Cases where a show comes to an end and a character from it is given his or her own new show

Anime and Manga

Film

  • The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie starts a completely new plotline which goes completely unmentioned and contains only three characters from the first three.

Literature

  • The Iliad → The Odyssey
  • Gotrek and Felix → Thanquol and Boneripper
  • Gotrek and Felix → Ulrika the Vampire

Live-Action TV

Web Comics

Web Original

Western Animation


Cases where a character is brought on to an existing show simply in order to be spun-off

Anime and Manga

Live-Action TV

Western Animation


Cases where the main character is revisited elsewhere in his narrative

Anime and Manga

Western Animation


Reimaginings

Anime and Manga

Live-Action TV

Web Original

Segment spin-offs

Anime and Manga

  • There was a Manga called Ten, 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).
  • Naruto → Rock Lee's Springtime Of Youth
  • One Piece → Chopperman

Live-Action TV

Radio

Western Animation


Cases where a Show Within a Show is defictionalized

Anime and Manga

Film

Live-Action TV

Western Animation


Cases where the storyline ends on one show and continues under a different name

Anime and Manga

Live-Action TV

Web Comics

Western Animation

Official Fanzine Shows

Live Action TV


Online Spin-Offs

Live-Action TV

  • Five Fwd is this for Channel Five's The Gadget Show and Fifth Gear - 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.
  • Monk → Little Monk
  • Ugly Betty → Mode After Dark
  • Offspring → The Nurses
  • 30 Rock → Frank vs Lutz and Jack Donaghy: Executive Superhero.


Spin-offs connected only by shared continuity

Anime and Manga

Comic Books

  • The Mighty Thor: 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.
  • Fantastic Four: After the death of a prominent member of the book, 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.

Film

  • The Graveyard (notable for featuring Mark Salling, pre-Glee) exists in the same universe as the Bloody Murder duology.

Literature

  • Mercy Thompson Series and Alpha and Omega, along with a few short stories set in the same unvierse.

Live-Action TV

Video Games

Western Animation

  1. ↑ Liam actually predates the orange but the series is considered a spinoff anyway
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