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1. How about: Hogan’s Hoagies? The fun may be over as WWII ends, but Hogan returns home to open a deli. Hilarity ensues when pal and former prison guard, Schultz gets deported from Germany and comes over to help Hogan make hoagies and his famous struedel. Tune in each week as these guys get sandwiched into ridiculous situations.

   posted by Beth on 8-22-2008 at 11:44 am

2. #1 how about “Hogan’s Gyros”?

   posted by Witty Nickname on 8-22-2008 at 12:02 pm

3. 1) “I’m a Newman” follows the adventures of retired postal worker Newman from Seinfeld.

   2) Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Yesterday I had CTC for both breakfast and dinner.

   3) More shirts with puns based on British measurements.

   posted by dan on 8-22-2008 at 12:09 pm

4. “The Bee Team:” B.A. Baracus (Mr. T) begins a new career at an exclusive Los Angeles high school, preparing young spellers for competition. “I pity the fool who can’t spell antidisestablishmentarianism!”

   posted by Stoneburner on 8-22-2008 at 12:09 pm

5. 2. I really got into blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries this summer.

   3. places

   posted by susan on 8-22-2008 at 12:12 pm

6. 1. I would spinoff the Geico cavemen… aaghhh, kidding. What a terrible idea. Uh, I think I would spinoff Dan Fielding from Night Court. Or the guys of Freaks and Geeks – perhaps they move into an apartment together after high school and crazy, drug-induced adventures begin. Oh wait, that’s called “Pineapple Express”.

   2. Vodka tonics and avocado. Possibly together, as in drinks and an appetizer. But I could eat avocado right out of the skin, too.

   3. I have no more t-shirt ideas at the moment!! But I might after a couple of vodka tonics this evening.

   posted by stacy on 8-22-2008 at 12:16 pm

7. The Howells
   Out of touch and filthy rich Howells back on dry land after being marooned for 15 years have to readjust to a society that has moved on – and so has their money. Forced to take what little they have left and open up a small department store in Arkansas HowellMart and try to regain their wealth. Gilligan guest stars as a HowellMart greeter.

   Bad Jeannie
   Jeannie’s ‘bad’ sister’s exploits as she causes trouble and gets passed around from one master to the next. Great opportunities for guest star ‘masters’ and plenty of trouble for her to get in. Would be the only spin-off where the main character from the first show would star as the spinoff character in the second.

   Uncle Arthur from Bewitched
   Uncle Arthur has to try to live as a human as well until he can ‘come out’ of the closet. Working as the manager of the local YMCA and trying not to use his magic makes for a ‘gay’ old time.

   posted by jfarley on 8-22-2008 at 12:17 pm

8. 1. I would love to see a spin-off of Veronica Mars featuring the amazingly funny Ken Marino as sleazy Private Detective Vinnie Van Lowe. I always loved whenever he was on the show and I think it would be funny to follow the goings-on at his office (with his mom as his secretary!). I’m not sure what name I would use (maybe Double V?).
   2. Being from Central New York, as always, salt potatoes are my summer food!

   posted by Kristin on 8-22-2008 at 12:20 pm

9. 1. Jack Bauer finally quits CTU, but those darn Chinese further persue him to lock him into a Chinese Labor camp for the rest of his life. As their mercenaries the Chinese Government hires the 2008 Chines Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team.

   Jack knows that as the plane is leaving he only has 24 hours to prove that the Gymnasts are too young to work in America, and therefore can not be hired to arrest him. Then in a very anti-climactic season finale he will then present his evidence to the Department of Labor. The Chinese Gymnasts must now wait until next season to chase him down, as they may be old enough by then.

   posted by Witty Nickname on 8-22-2008 at 12:30 pm

10. The ExTerminator
    Arnold Schwarzenegger joins an unlikely cast starring Cockroach from The Cosby Show. The two delight audiences week after week as Cockroach survives countless light-hearted homicidal pranks by his new-found friend.

    posted by JD on 8-22-2008 at 12:42 pm

11. Everybody Loves Hypnotoad (although, this idea was already done on the DVD of “Bender’s Big Score” which includes a full 22-minute episode)

    Captain’s Orders starring Zapp Brannigan
    Zany pseudo-sexual comedy starring everyone’s favorite DOOP officer and his sidekick Kif Kroker. Follow our hero has he wins his way into alien babes’ pants. “I find the most erotic part of the woman is the boobies”

    Global Warming with Duke Nukem
    Adventures in pollution with Captain Planet’s arch nemesis.

    Though not from a TV show, how about a spinoff with Matthew Lillard’s ‘Cereal Killer’ character from ‘Hackers’? “I call this the Greatest Zooks Album.” We could call this one “Hack the Planet!”

    Agent Smith’s Diary
    Again, not a TV spinoff. This would follow the turbulent takeover of the Matrix through the eyes of everyone’s favorite errant computer program.

    That’s all I have for now.

    posted by Benjamin M. Strozykowski on 8-22-2008 at 12:44 pm

12. how about Ralph Wiggum from the simpsons…
    He’s the underdog and definitely suffers from multiple disabilities, albeit mostly mental. If you read between the lines and keep an open mind he very well may be the deepest character with a vast richness in quirks beyond imagination. And how could you not, thats unpossible.

    posted by solipsismal displacement on 8-22-2008 at 12:44 pm

13. 1. “Cox” where Dr. Cox from Scrubs is the main character in the same hospital. Same sarcasm but more serious stories, similar to House.

    “Nick and Mallory” where Nick is making his wild art and Mallory has to deal with his shenanigans.

    posted by Paul on 8-22-2008 at 12:48 pm

14. I would like to Wilson from Home Improvement have his own show. Not because it would be particularly good, but I would like to see them try to hide his face throughout each show.

    posted by Marty on 8-22-2008 at 1:00 pm

15. On cherries: about a year and a half ago I got to take a personal tour of a maraschino cherry processing factory. It was fabulous! I felt like I was on some kind of FoodTV special. The same plant makes refined coconut. The air in that room was mostly made up of coconut and sugar. When I die, I want heaven to smell like that room.

    posted by mandapanda on 8-22-2008 at 1:05 pm

16. Alf

    The Department on Homeland Security discovers Alf and he is forced to live on the run or be subject to tortuous government experiments. Alf travels from town to town and helps those who are down on their luck or are being oppressed.

    posted by John C on 8-22-2008 at 1:09 pm

17. “Endora” – A spin-off from “Bewitched” that would have Endora being forced to serve 100 years as a mortal as punishment for some trick she played on Darren. The show would deal with her day-to-day life working as a High School history teacher.

    My summer “food” is actually a drink. Never used to do this much but lately I’ve been stopping by a bar on my way home for a shot of tequila and a diet coke on Thursday or Friday nights. And no, I don’t drive.

    Shirt topic – Sexuality. :-)

    posted by Sheldon Siegel on 8-22-2008 at 1:11 pm

18. I would have loved to see a show about The Electric Mayhem from The Muppet Show touring across America, getting into wacky situations. I can’t imagine anyone not tuning into that every week.

    posted by Joe on 8-22-2008 at 1:16 pm

19. Get Fife. Barney bumbles his way into the CIA in the late 50′s and cold war spy hi-jinks ensue. Communism … nip it, nip it in the bud.

    posted by DW on 8-22-2008 at 1:32 pm

20. BEAR, HOMICIDE

    The bear from Harvey Birdman, Attorney at law becomes a homicide detective and gets to the bottom of some of the darkest and sexiest capers the Hannah-Barbera universe has to offer.

    “What do you make of this killing?”

    “Ahermmmm”

    “Goddamn you’ve cracked the case!”

    7 and 7′s and club sandwiches for me.

    More science shirts couldn’t hurt I guess.

    posted by Brandon on 8-22-2008 at 1:33 pm

21. “Vote for Me, I’m Ernest T.”
    1) Ernest T. Bass leaves Mayberry for Washington, D.C. and goes into politics. Merriment and mayhem ensue as he and his pal Otis run for office. Wait, that could be a lawsuit waiting to happen. Too many similarities between them and current office holders. Never mind…

    2) Homegrown tomatoes–fried green or sliced with just a bit of salt. Yum!

    3) No clue. I’ll have to get back to you on that.

    posted by Juliana on 8-22-2008 at 1:43 pm

22. I would like to see a spinoff of “Firefly” and call it “Season 2″

    posted by Johnny Cat on 8-22-2008 at 1:54 pm

23. 1. Troy McClure (voiced by Phil Hartman) lands a leading role in “McBain XXI: Twenty-First Blood.” He and Rainier Wolfcastle must share a temporary apartment in California while the movie is being made, which gets more complicated when McClure’s mother (also voiced by Phil Hartman) moves in.

    2. Diet Dr. Pepper. Mmm…guilt-free caffeine binging.

    posted by ESJ on 8-22-2008 at 2:07 pm

24. Garcia from Criminal Minds quits the Bureau and forms her own organization to help track down missing persons, criminals, terrorists, etc. Title: Cyber Hunters.

    posted by Mike on 8-22-2008 at 2:42 pm

25. My Series spinoff would star Sawyer and Hurley who would run the luggage claim/returned items counter but all the items would be from the past or the future. It would be called “‘Lost’ & ‘Found’” (I know, sick..)

    My food obsession this summer is
    blueDiamond Almond Rice crackers.

    I have an idea for a Tshirt and will email it post haste!

    posted by JaneM on 8-22-2008 at 3:21 pm

26. OMG John C. Alf idea was by fav. haha. I dont really have my own idea for that but holy cow I have been drinking unsweetened iced tea by tazo like a crazy woman. LOVE IT!!!!

    posted by Nicole on 8-22-2008 at 3:25 pm

27. I don’t have a summer craving, but when the holidays come I OD on Egg Nog. I probabley do more damage to be arteries in one month than the entire year combined!

    posted by marty on 8-22-2008 at 3:36 pm

28. The Hidden Couple- Staring Marris from Frasier and Vera from Cheers, the easiest show ever to cast.

    posted by Evan on 8-22-2008 at 3:37 pm

29. I’d like a prequel to friends where we get to see “street Phoebe” and Ursula growing up… it would last about as long as Joey did, but it’d be a heck of a lot funnier!

    posted by moonablaze on 8-22-2008 at 3:46 pm

30. #1. “Whoah!!” We might not know about the future (that’s anyone’s guess), but we will find out what happened to Blossom’s delightfully witty bro Joey. Not only do we get the nostalgia of meeting back up with one of TV’s most beloved characters, answers galore get answered. How did his marriage and subsequent break up with Six go? Why’s a sassy little black kid hanging out with him? And we’ll even find out if “Blossom” actually sucked (it did).

    Tune into “Whoah!!” on this Fall’s CW!

    posted by Kevin on 8-22-2008 at 4:06 pm

31. Funny that Paul mentioned “Cox” because I was thinking of “Boner!” — with the exclamation point in the title — about Mike Seaver’s goofy best friend from Growing Pains. Who cares what the show’s actually about, as long as you have that title.

    I would probably watch a “Sex and the City” spinoff that was all about Anthony and starring Mario Cantone. “All About Anthony!” again with the exclamation point. Hee.

    A few years ago I dreamed up a new version of “Charles in Charge,” in which Charles is grown and now married to Gwendolyn Pearce, and they hire a college kid to be the wise-beyond-his/her-years mentor/nanny to their precocious children. Of course, Scott Baio would resume the role of Charles.

    And finally, just because my reCaptcha is “varnishes countries,” I’m now thinking of a show where Al from Home Improvement travels ’round the country, uh, helping people varnish things. Okay, maybe that one’s not so good.

    posted by Jenny on 8-22-2008 at 4:36 pm

32. I’m an egg nog ODer too. Autumn is my favorite season as well as my “seasonal” food season, beginning with coffee and chocolate desserts at Cafe Beethoven in Chatham, NJ (an autumnal kind of cafe in a very autumnal kind of town). Then candy corn at Halloween, then egg nog and chocolate-covered cherries for Xmas. For summer, maybe just tomato sandwiches: white toast, a bit of mayo, and sliced tomatoes. A Southern specialty, served with sweet iced tea. It’ll lower your temperature ten degrees just thinking about it.

    A “Scary Door” or “Tales of Interest” spinoff would be good. Although Zoidberg is my least favorite character, the Pon Farr episode on his homeworld was awesome and ripe for its own series. Willow from “Buffy” always deserved her own series — all the Willows: good Willow, bad Willow I from the early seasons, and bad Willow II from later years.

    posted by Southern Buddhist on 8-22-2008 at 4:45 pm

33. 1. I’d like to see Vanity Smurf hook up with some guys like Jack on Will & Grace to reinvent guys from Deadliest Catch. Ya, Smurf Eye for the Bait Guy sounds like a…. oh, wait, Deadliest Smurf!! How about Smurfs serving on the crab boats! Of course, I imagine that the first big wave would end the series.

    2. BBQ and sweet corn
    3. Smurf Up or Shut Up

    posted by Rob on 8-22-2008 at 4:47 pm

34. Benjamin, that one’s already been done. It’s called “Scream.” (I know, horrible attempt at a joke. Admit it though, you chuckled.)

    As for the food, I’m severely addicted to fresh garden tomatoes. This year, I’m also a slave to fresh guacamole, and tons of salads. There’s nothing worse than eating hot food on a hot day. (Unless it’s corn on the cob!)

    T-shirts? More artsy things… books, authors, maybe some music themes?

    posted by Cassie on 8-22-2008 at 4:55 pm

35. 1 Driveshaft

    A British one-hit-wonder band gets back together after one of their members is Lost in a tragic plane crash.

    posted by PartiallyDeflected on 8-22-2008 at 6:34 pm

36. 1. While most of Dick Van Dykes family appear in diagnosis murder there must be a few kicking about to do a spin off some corny name with P(rivate) E(ye) as the initials. (sorry but dick van patten gave me the inspiration).

    2. Feta cheese for greek salads in summer. Yum

    posted by grrrr on 8-22-2008 at 7:36 pm

37. @Johnny Cat

    Yes! I was trying to think of a way to spin Kaylee or Jayne off onto their own shows but you nailed it; they just should do more of Firefly!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Love it, miss it, waaaaa!

    posted by frodopal on 8-22-2008 at 7:59 pm

38. Be careful with the cherries…make sure you don’t eat them with milk!!

    posted by Lissa on 8-22-2008 at 9:14 pm

39. 2. thin crust, garlic and spinach white pizza with a salad w/ garden tomatoes cut over the top on the side
    yummy.

    posted by Julia on 8-22-2008 at 10:03 pm

40. Cooking with Aunt Bea, an Aunt Bea look-alike leaves MayBerry and sets up a down home restaurant in Raleigh. Every episode would feature a surpise guest, Floyd the barber, Howard Spraque and his mother, and the Mayberry good-time girl, Juanita.

    posted by Lori on 8-22-2008 at 10:46 pm

41. 1. Larry, Darryl, and Darrell Do America
    Those silly siblings from the northeast discover that they are independently wealthy and decide to travel across the nation, looking for something that makes sense only to them. Zany madcap antics ensue (don’t they always?).

    1. Sheriff Opie
    Reeling from a divorce and a failed business, Opie Taylor returns to Mayberry and finds it’s no longer the quaint little town he grew up in. When his father and his deputies are slain by street gangs, Opie swears he will make his hometown a safe place again – no matter what it takes.

    posted by PartiallyDeflected on 8-22-2008 at 11:00 pm

42. How about this???

    How about WELCOME to the BACK OF THE CLASS?

    Meet Robin and Rachel Kotter (twin spawn of ‘Mistah Kottah’- former Sweathog/
    Teacher/Vice-Principal). The Kotter twins are now attending Millard Fillmore H.S. and are as ‘academically motivated’/wisecracking as their father was.

    Enter into the mix, first year (and same age as the Kotter twins) teacher/genius Janice Lazarotto – former student in the Individualized Honors Program at Fillmore.

    Lazarotto is excited about being placed as the Individualized Honors Program teacher, but a massive technical glitch mixes up the teaching assignments and she ends up with the chronically remedial students, and their two ‘shining stars’ – the Kotter twins!

    You’ll laugh, you’ll cry – as Lazarotto tries to work her way through red tape to get back into her rightful classroom position, only to discover on the way, that she is growing to care for these unintended students.

    posted by Amy on 8-22-2008 at 11:19 pm

43. star trek spinoffs
    Vulcan Science Academy>> teen Vulcans at school
    Ferengi School of Business>> like Wall Street greed is good. Shows the history of the Rules of Acquistion
    Klingon Opera House>>like American Idol
    Pimp my Borg>> a Borg gets souped up each week

    posted by drHoward on 8-23-2008 at 2:15 am

44. “Barneys’” (Yes, the apostrophe is in the right place-read on.)

    Barney Miller of, well, “Barney Miller” retires and partners with Barney Gumble of “The Simpsons” in a bar that is also a cover for a private eye business. Imagine the fun when Fish comes to visit his old captain and engages in a staring contest with Barney’s 3-eyed pet fish from Springfield! Watch Miller try to keep Gumble from drinking up their profits!

    posted by Stoneburner on 8-23-2008 at 9:46 am

45. “I Just Blue Myself” the life of Tobias Funke

    posted by Chad on 8-23-2008 at 10:32 am

46. Having graduated from college, Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan from Buffy) is looking for a job in a tight economy. After several frustrating and unproductive job interviews, she sees an ad for a “Technology Wizard” to teach at an exclusive private school in England. Yes, the school is Hogwarts. Willow’s new job is to bring the new magic of computers and technology into the lives of her students and more than a few curmudgeonly practitioners of the more traditional arts.

    The show would be somewhat of a continuation of Buffy only told from the teacher’s side, perhaps like a cross between Welcome Back Kotter and Harry Potter. There would be plenty of room for action, mystery, fantasy, drama, and comedy.

    posted by Recluse on 8-23-2008 at 11:22 am

47. 1. Well, Chad mentioned mine kind of, but I’ll expand a bit -
    Tobias Funke from Arrested Development moves back to Boston and has his medical license reinstated. I think just his scenes with patients, as their ‘analrapist’ would be plenty of fodder for a great show, but it could also include other characters from AD. He and Lindsey could try to reconcile and save their marriage (repeatedly), Maebe could visit, George Michael could run away from home & try to live with his uncle…there are just so many great scenarios!
    Basically, I’d be in favor of anything that continues that wonderfulness that was AD (and I hope the rumors about a movie are true!).
    2. I love tomatoes in the summer, although I have not eaten nearly as many this year as I do most years. I have been on a kick of eating them with fresh mozzarella this year, which just combines two of my favorite things.
    3. I think some more literary and/or grammar shirts would be great.

    posted by Nikki on 8-24-2008 at 10:20 am

48. I can’t come up with a spin-off to even compete with the ones submitted. Some are just genius. However, my summer food is probably the most unusual: menudo. This is a Mexican soup made with tripe (beef intestine-kind of rubbery), hominy, and other vegetables. It tastes a lot like the standard American vegetable beef soup, but with more zing. It is often served with side dishes that can be added to it, such as chopped onion, cilantro, lime wedges (for their juice), and crushed red pepper. It is also often used for a hangover cure (though I haven’t overindulged in alchohol in over a year).

    posted by Phil Slattery on 8-24-2008 at 12:05 pm

49. 1. I agree with the Arrested Development spin-off idea. Tobias was definitely my favorite character on that show, but GOB was a close second. We would have to involve him, too. I like the idea of Tobias getting his medical license back and moving to Boston. Perhaps George Michael and Maebe would actually live together and be married? (Remember, they were accidentally married for real in that “fake” hospital wedding.)

    2. This summer, I rediscovered a favorite food of my childhood: peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwiches. Also delicious is the Nutella and marshmallow fluff sandwich. It’s like a s’more, but not quite as toasty and delicious. Still good, though.

    3. I would love a chemistry-themed t-shirt.

    posted by Sandy on 8-24-2008 at 3:11 pm

50. 1 – how about the CSM Files?

    the X-Files retold from the Cigarette Smoking Man’s point if view?

    2 – pretzels and chesse. together. yum!

    3 – can’t think of anything.

    posted by whatever1013 on 8-25-2008 at 12:31 am

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