What TV Shows Have Gotten Remade/Revamped? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 04-24-2009, 05:13 AM

I was just wondering if anyone can come up with more shows this has happened to.

This is not about shows that changed networks and continued but shows that officially ended but then they were brought back and either revamped or remade.

These are the ones that I know of. Maybe you know some more:

- Doug

Doug was originally on Nickelodeon from 1991-1994.

Disney then brought Doug back from 1996-1999 with a new theme, new animation style, new characters, and new voice-over work. Disney's Doug also had a feature length motion picture.

- Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid Of The Dark? originally aired from 1990-1996.

Nickelodeon decided to revive Are You Afraid Of The Dark? from 1999-2000. A different Midnight Society was brought in, I don't remember exactly who but some originals did come back, and new stories were being told.

- Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost originally aired on NBC from 1974-1976.

The series was remade from 1991-1993 on ABC Saturday morning programming.

Jude The Obscure · 04-24-2009, 02:48 PM

Burke's Law would count I guess, after the '60s version ended after the unsuccessful Amos Burke: Secret Agent makeover. It was revived in the '90s on CBS as a companion to Diagnosis:Murder.

TeeVeeCloset · 04-24-2009, 03:01 PM

Would These Count...

Lets start with the biggest "franchise" in TV history....Star Trek

What's Happening to What's Happening Now

Making A Living to Its A Living

WKRP in Cincinatti to New WKRP in Cincinatti

Good Morning Miss Bliss to Saved By The Bell to Saved By The Bell: The New Class

Sanford & Son to Sanford

Ozzie & Harriet to Ozzie's Girls

Mary Hartman to Forever Fernwood

Mash to After Mash

All In The Family to Archie Bunker's Place

Jeff's Collie to Lassie

Three's Company to Three's A Crowd

Make Room For Daddy to Make Room For Granddaddy

The Andy Griffith Show to Mayberry RFD

Bewitched to Tabitha (with no mention of her parents!)

Dark Shadows was revamped as a one hour prime series in early 90's

AND FINALLY FOR MY LIST, THE BEST ONE OF ALL IS......
"The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" when married (CBS) became "The Sonny Bono Comedy Revue" (ABC) & "Cher" (CBS) then within 2 years went back to CBS as "The Sonny & Cher Show" when divorced!

catlover79 · 04-24-2009, 03:20 PM

^ I would definitely count those.

AES Hudson Street (1978) - the medical comedy that starred Gregory Sierra (

) was revamped and retitled as STAT, which had an entirely new cast in 1990. Some characters names were the same, and both shows were created in part by Danny Arnold (also the big cheese behind Barney Miller).

Torgo · 04-24-2009, 03:42 PM

'Battlestar Galactica' came back as 'Galactica 1980', then the recent 'Battlestar Galactica' on Scifi Channel.

'The Monkees' came back as 'New Monkees' in the 80's.

'Dragnet' came back as an ABC series with Ed O'Neil in the early 00's.

'Kolchak: The Night Stalker' came back in the 00's as 'Night Stalker'

'The Bionic Woman' came back in the 00's as 'Bionic Woman'

'Knight Rider' came back in the 90's as 'Team Knight Rider', then the 00's as 'Knight Rider'

'Family Affair' came back in the 00's with Tim Curry and Gary Cole.

'The Munsters' came back in the 80's as 'The Munsters Today'

Torgo · 04-24-2009, 03:48 PM

'Adam-12' came back in the 90's.

'Bonanza' came back in the 00's

tv star collector · 04-24-2009, 06:40 PM

Get Smart returned in the 1990s.

Bonanza came back as Ponderosa.

Twilight Zone came back .. twice. And Alfred Hitchcock Presents
returned with new episodes and colorized footage of the late host's intros.

Sea Hunt returned, with Ron Ely cast as Mike Nelson (originally played
by Lloyd Bridges).

Gidget returned as The New Gidget.

And Beverly Hills 90210 has been revamped as simply 90210.

Leave It to Beaver returned as the TV-movie "Still the Beaver" and,
later, the series The New Leave It to Beaver.

Torgo · 04-24-2009, 07:27 PM

'The Love Boat' came back in the late 90's as 'The Love Boat: The Next Wave' with Robert Urich.

'Fantasy Island' came back in the late 90's with Malcolm McDowell as Mr Roarke.

'The Outer Limits' came back in the mid 90's.

'The Addams Family' besides 2 animated spin-offs(one in the 70's,and one in the early 90's)also came back as live-action in the late 90's- "The New Addams Family"

'I Love Lucy' came back as 'The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour'

'The Odd Couple' came back in the 80's as 'The New Odd Couple' with Ron Glass as Felix, and Demond Wilson as Oscar.

Marvo301 · 04-24-2009, 07:41 PM

Flipper came back as an hour long drama in the 90's

Leave it to Beaver came back in the 80's as The New Leave it to Beaver/Still The Beaver

The Brady Bunch came back in the 80's as The Brady Brides and in the 90's as The Bradys

dawsongirl · 04-24-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

'Adam-12' came back in the 90's.

Can't say that I thought that was something special. I watched it on Hulu.com and thought, yeah, the original was waaaaay better. They guy who played the sergeant was HORRIBLE. OMG...overacting to the max.

factsoflife · 04-24-2009, 08:34 PM

The Munsters (1960's) became The New Munsters (or Munster's Today) in the early 1990's with a different cast and this time the Munsters were living in the 1990's because of some accident grandpa munster caused that made them come alive in the 1990's.

Marvo301 · 04-24-2009, 08:45 PM

Little House on the Prairie was relaunched in the fall of 1982 as Little House: A New Beginning

TVFactFan · 04-24-2009, 10:17 PM

Three's Company returned in the fall of 84 as "three's a crowd"

catlover79 · 04-24-2009, 10:23 PM

There was a proposed remake of Charlie's Angels that was called Angels '88 (back in 1988, of course), but I don't think it ever got past the pilot stage. Tea Leoni was to be one of the new Angels, as was Claire Yarlett (The Colbys).

JamesG · 04-25-2009, 12:22 AM

Alright, wait a minute folks. People seem to be using examples that don't quite seem to fit into what I'm asking.

I don't think The Bradys and The Brady Brides belong here because these were not remakes of The Brady Bunch.

Also, Three's A Crowd was not a remake of Three's Company

Things like the new Fantasy Island, Knight Rider, Bionic Woman... they belong here because these were remakes of an original series.

I don't think spin-offs work here; that's not what I'm asking.

I'm talking aobut shows that were brought back and were revamped from when they originally aired or had a remake series

04-24-2009, 05:13 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,045	What TV Shows Have Gotten Remade/Revamped? I was just wondering if anyone can come up with more shows this has happened to. This is not about shows that changed networks and continued but shows that officially ended but then they were brought back and either revamped or remade. These are the ones that I know of. Maybe you know some more: - Doug Doug was originally on Nickelodeon from 1991-1994. Disney then brought Doug back from 1996-1999 with a new theme, new animation style, new characters, and new voice-over work. Disney's Doug also had a feature length motion picture. - Are You Afraid Of The Dark? Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid Of The Dark? originally aired from 1990-1996. Nickelodeon decided to revive Are You Afraid Of The Dark? from 1999-2000. A different Midnight Society was brought in, I don't remember exactly who but some originals did come back, and new stories were being told. - Land of the Lost Land of the Lost originally aired on NBC from 1974-1976. The series was remade from 1991-1993 on ABC Saturday morning programming.

04-24-2009, 03:01 PM	#3
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	Would These Count... Lets start with the biggest "franchise" in TV history....Star Trek What's Happening to What's Happening Now Making A Living to Its A Living WKRP in Cincinatti to New WKRP in Cincinatti Good Morning Miss Bliss to Saved By The Bell to Saved By The Bell: The New Class Sanford & Son to Sanford Ozzie & Harriet to Ozzie's Girls Mary Hartman to Forever Fernwood Mash to After Mash All In The Family to Archie Bunker's Place Jeff's Collie to Lassie Three's Company to Three's A Crowd Make Room For Daddy to Make Room For Granddaddy The Andy Griffith Show to Mayberry RFD Bewitched to Tabitha (with no mention of her parents!) Dark Shadows was revamped as a one hour prime series in early 90's AND FINALLY FOR MY LIST, THE BEST ONE OF ALL IS...... "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" when married (CBS) became "The Sonny Bono Comedy Revue" (ABC) & "Cher" (CBS) then within 2 years went back to CBS as "The Sonny & Cher Show" when divorced!
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04-24-2009, 03:20 PM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ I would definitely count those. AES Hudson Street (1978) - the medical comedy that starred Gregory Sierra () was revamped and retitled as STAT, which had an entirely new cast in 1990. Some characters names were the same, and both shows were created in part by Danny Arnold (also the big cheese behind Barney Miller).
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04-24-2009, 07:41 PM	#9
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04-24-2009, 08:34 PM	#11
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,744	The Munsters (1960's) became The New Munsters (or Munster's Today) in the early 1990's with a different cast and this time the Munsters were living in the 1990's because of some accident grandpa munster caused that made them come alive in the 1990's.
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04-24-2009, 02:48 PM	#2
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	Burke's Law would count I guess, after the '60s version ended after the unsuccessful Amos Burke: Secret Agent makeover. It was revived in the '90s on CBS as a companion to Diagnosis:Murder.

04-24-2009, 03:42 PM	#5
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,025	'Battlestar Galactica' came back as 'Galactica 1980', then the recent 'Battlestar Galactica' on Scifi Channel. 'The Monkees' came back as 'New Monkees' in the 80's. 'Dragnet' came back as an ABC series with Ed O'Neil in the early 00's. 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker' came back in the 00's as 'Night Stalker' 'The Bionic Woman' came back in the 00's as 'Bionic Woman' 'Knight Rider' came back in the 90's as 'Team Knight Rider', then the 00's as 'Knight Rider' 'Family Affair' came back in the 00's with Tim Curry and Gary Cole. 'The Munsters' came back in the 80's as 'The Munsters Today'

04-24-2009, 03:48 PM	#6
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,025	'Adam-12' came back in the 90's. 'Bonanza' came back in the 00's

04-24-2009, 06:40 PM	#7
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	Get Smart returned in the 1990s. Bonanza came back as Ponderosa. Twilight Zone came back .. twice. And Alfred Hitchcock Presents returned with new episodes and colorized footage of the late host's intros. Sea Hunt returned, with Ron Ely cast as Mike Nelson (originally played by Lloyd Bridges). Gidget returned as The New Gidget. And Beverly Hills 90210 has been revamped as simply 90210. Leave It to Beaver returned as the TV-movie "Still the Beaver" and, later, the series The New Leave It to Beaver.

04-24-2009, 07:27 PM	#8
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,025	'The Love Boat' came back in the late 90's as 'The Love Boat: The Next Wave' with Robert Urich. 'Fantasy Island' came back in the late 90's with Malcolm McDowell as Mr Roarke. 'The Outer Limits' came back in the mid 90's. 'The Addams Family' besides 2 animated spin-offs(one in the 70's,and one in the early 90's)also came back as live-action in the late 90's- "The New Addams Family" 'I Love Lucy' came back as 'The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour' 'The Odd Couple' came back in the 80's as 'The New Odd Couple' with Ron Glass as Felix, and Demond Wilson as Oscar.

04-24-2009, 08:45 PM	#12
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,452	Little House on the Prairie was relaunched in the fall of 1982 as Little House: A New Beginning

04-24-2009, 10:17 PM	#13
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,023	Three's Company returned in the fall of 84 as "three's a crowd"

04-24-2009, 10:23 PM	#14
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	There was a proposed remake of Charlie's Angels that was called Angels '88 (back in 1988, of course), but I don't think it ever got past the pilot stage. Tea Leoni was to be one of the new Angels, as was Claire Yarlett (The Colbys).

04-25-2009, 12:22 AM	#15
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,045	Alright, wait a minute folks. People seem to be using examples that don't quite seem to fit into what I'm asking. I don't think The Bradys and The Brady Brides belong here because these were not remakes of The Brady Bunch. Also, Three's A Crowd was not a remake of Three's Company Things like the new Fantasy Island, Knight Rider, Bionic Woman... they belong here because these were remakes of an original series. I don't think spin-offs work here; that's not what I'm asking. I'm talking aobut shows that were brought back and were revamped from when they originally aired or had a remake series