TV Spin-Offs Set Decades Later

The big screen has been pilfering my childhood for years with mostly terrible movie adaptations of good-in-memory television staples of the 70s and 80s. I liked The Brady Bunch Movie, but that was mostly because of the Greg and Marcia sub-plot and the fun that the writers had parodyin the tv show.

What I believe is that televisionland is missing a perfect opportunity to do spin-offs from popular tv shows based 20 or 30 years after the original show aired.

Here are a few ideas. If anyone out there in televisionland wants me to write a pilot script for any of these, let me know.

Potsie Loves Chachi (Sit-Com)

The perfect show for pinko liberal Hollywood. Anson Williams and Scott Baio reprise their roles as Warren “Potsie” Weber and Charles “Chachi” Arcola from Happy Days. After a disastrous divorce from Joanie, Potsie is the only one of the old gang to come to console the destitute Chachi. From that act of compassion romance blooms. Potsie and Chachi relocate to Pittsburgh where they open a bookstore. The show deals with life as a gay couple in a blue-collar town and the zany antics of the patrons of their bookstore.

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Diff’rent Strokes: Brothers in Crime (Dramedy)

Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman are back as Willis and Arnold Drummond. Now they’re cat burglars with a heart of gold – often solving crimes to save their own skin from the NYC police detective that has it in for them, blaming them for crimes they did not commit. Coleman plays the straight man to Bridges comedic side-kick.

At least once per show Bridges comes up with a wild conspiracy theory that earns the reply from Arnold, “Whatchu talkin’ about Willis?”

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Steele Moonlight (Drama)

After being un-ceremoniously dumped by former partner and lover David Addison (Bruce Willis) Maddie Hays (Cybill Shepherd) is back with a new partner in crime solving and life: Remington Steele (Pierce Brosnan).

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Mr. Wizardof Oz (Family Drama)*

A friendly old science teacher ends up in a maximum security prison after buying science chemicals on the Homeland Security watch list. Once in prison, his crafty ways in chemistry and life help, day to day, the population of the prisoners, factions, and guards put aside their differences.

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First Family Ties (Family Comedy)

Alex P Keaton (Michael J Fox), the Keaton Sisters (Justine Bateman and Tina Yothers) , and Skip (Marc Price) are all part of The First Family. President and bachelor Alex is ready to take on the world with a new Reaganomics plan while Mallory, her husband Skip, and Jennifer work in various Cabinet positions to keep Alex’s dream alive – and each other out of trouble.

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