Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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What do 227, Who's the Boss, Married with Children, Webster and My Two Dads have in common? They all tried to launch spin-offs with backdoor pilots. Enjoy this supersized compilation of some of our most popular installments of Behind the Backdoor Pilot. Find out what happened to attempted spin-offs from some of your favorite 1980s sitcoms starring Matt LeBlanc, Jackée Harry, Leah Remini, Fran Drescher and many more. It's Behind the Backdoor Pilot Classic: 1980s Sitcoms!

Married With Children: Why the Spin-Offs Failed
Narrated by Kevin Maher
Written by Nick Nadel, Kevin Maher and Mike Schuster
Edited by Mike Schuster
Produced by Nick Nadel and Kevin Maher
Executive Produced by Tim Finn
Thumbnail by Colton Ogburn (twitter.com/ColtonOgburn)

Who's the Boss: Why the Spin-Offs Failed
Narrated by Kevin Maher
Written by Nick Nadel
edited by Frank Reynolds
produced by Kevin Maher and Nick Nadel for Atomic Abe Productions
Executive Producer: Tim Finn

Webster: Why the Spin-Off Failed
Narrated by Kevin Maher
Written by Nick Nadel
Edited by Mike Schuster
Produced by Kevin Maher and Nick Nadel
Executive Produced by Tim Finn
Thumbnail by Colton Ogburn (twitter.com/ColtonOgburn)

227: Why the Jackée Spin-Off Failed
Narrated by Kevin Maher
Written by Nick Nadel
Edited by Frank Reynolds
Produced by Kevin Maher and Nick Nadel for Atomic Abe productions
Executive Producer: Tim Finn
Thumbnail by Colton Ogburn (twitter.com/ColtonOgburn)

My Two Dads: Why the Spin-Off Failed
Narrated by Kevin Maher
Written by Nick Nadel
Edited by Frank Reynolds
Produced by Kevin Maher and Nick Nadel
Executive Produced by Tim Finn
Thumbnail by Colton Ogburn (twitter.com/ColtonOgburn)

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