THE GLOSSARY
OF KINGDOMS

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Larry Miller.

Cast

Regular

• Ethan Peck Patrick Verona
• Larry Miller Walter Stratford
• Lindsey Shaw Kat Stratford
• Meaghan Martin Bianca Stratford
• Nicholas Braun Cameron James

Made by

Creator Carter Covington

Pilot Director Gil Junger

Writer Carter Covington, Robin Schiff, Stefanie Leder, Erin Ehrlich

Production ProdCo Original, Alloy Entertainment, ABC Family

In the graph

G₀ presence #281 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Major kingdom / cross-era junction

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Regime bridge Apartment 23 → 2 Broke Girls — Eric André carries a cult ABC junction into a major CBS kingdom

Cast

Lead

• Beth Behrs Caroline Channing 138 ep.
• Kat Dennings Max Black 138 ep.

Regular

• Garrett Morris Earl 138 ep.
• Jennifer Coolidge Sophie Kachinsky 124 ep.

Recurring · 1 Eric André Deke Bromberg 8 ep.

Made by

Creator Michael Patrick King

Pilot Director James Burrows

In the graph

G₀ presence #283 of 502 · 8 edges · 5/5 credits counted · map

Sources

imdb.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

Marla Gibbs, carrying over from The Jeffersons.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Alaina Reed Hall 116 ep. calculated
• Hal Williams 116 ep. calculated
• Helen Martin 116 ep. calculated
• Jackée Harry 116 ep. calculated
• Marla Gibbs 116 ep. calculated
• Regina King 107 ep.

Made by

Creator C.J. Banks, Bill Boulware

Co-Creator C.J. Banks, Bill Boulware (developed from Christine Houston play)

Pilot Director Gerren Keith

Writer Bill Boulware, Michael G. Moye, Ron Leavitt, Susan Harris, Bob Myer

Production Embassy Television, ELP Communications

In the graph

G₀ presence #204 of 502 · 12 edges · 1/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Dynasty Generator. Parent kingdom whose succession or spin-offs produce further kingdoms.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Meta-reunion 30 Rock films Law & Order: SVU inside itself — “¡Qué Sorpresa!” (2011) and “Hogcock!” (2013) bring Richard Belzer and Ice-T to the TGS studio to shoot a scene of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. RECORDED AS META-REUNION AND NOT AS A DIEGETIC IMPORT, which is the whole distinction the Munch reading exists to draw: they appear as THEMSELVES, and Munch is present as a television character being filmed. The fiction is cited, not entered. Same shape as X130, where the Seinfeld cast stage their own reunion inside Curb — except that the earlier series sits outside the corpus, so the far endpoint is the performer. Adds no road; S057–P1894 is already C2727.

Other connections

• Production dynasty 30 Rock → Girls5eva — Paula Pell helps connect Fey/Carlock comedy lineage

Form and devices — L4

• Live broadcast episode received from ER · Stated influence — Tina Fey discussed producing 'Live Show' (S05E04) as a live television event directly inspired by earlier live TV experiments like ER's 'Ambush' (1997).

Cast

Lead

• Alec Baldwin Jack Donaghy 138 ep.
• Jack McBrayer Kenneth Parcell 138 ep.
• Jane Krakowski Jenna Maroney 138 ep.
• Tina Fey Liz Lemon 138 ep.
• Tracy Morgan Tracy Jordan 138 ep.

Regular

• Scott Adsit Pete Hornberger 138 ep.

Recurring · 2 Paula Pell Paula Hornberger 6 ep., Sherri Shepherd Angie Jordan

Guest · 1 Richard Belzer Himself; Sergeant John Munch 2 ep.

Role unruled · 2 Chris Parnell Dr. Leo Spaceman, Patti LuPone Sylvia Rossitano

Made by

Creator Tina Fey

Pilot Director Adam Bernstein

Production Universal Television, 3 Arts Entertainment

Disputed figures

• Episode Count Paula Pell: ledger 12, challenged 6 — the challenging reading won DIS013

In the graph

G₀ presence #116 of 502 · 16 edges · 8/11 credits counted · map

Sources

imdb.com imdb.com 2 televisionacademy.com imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +1 in the ledger

Genealogy

Carsey-Werner alien-family kingdom

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Production dynasty Carsey-Werner: Roseanne → 3rd Rock — The production house spans domestic realism and high-concept family comedy
• Bridge hub The Exes → 3rd Rock — Kristen Johnston joins the hub to 3rd Rock

Cast

Regular

• Jane Curtin Mary Albright 139 ep.
• John Lithgow Dick Solomon 139 ep.
• Kristen Johnston Sally Solomon 139 ep.

Made by

Co-Creator Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner

Pilot Director James Burrows

Production Carsey-Werner Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #109 of 502 · 9 edges · 3/3 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com carseywerner.com

Genealogy

Spade connector

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Amy Davidson Kerry Hennessy 76 ep.
• Kaley Cuoco Bridget Hennessy 76 ep.
• Katey Sagal Cate S. Hennessy 76 ep.
• Martin Spanjers Rory Hennessy 76 ep.
• James Garner Jim Egan 45 ep.
• John Ritter Paul Hennessy 31 ep.

Regular

• David Spade C.J. Barnes 39 ep.

Made by

Creator Tracy Gamble

Pilot Director James Widdoes

Production Shady Acres Entertainment, Flody Co., Touchstone Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #157 of 502 · 12 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Cast

Lead

• Rachel Dennison Doralee Rhodes Brooks 85 ep. calculated
• Rita Moreno Violet Newstead 85 ep. calculated
• Valerie Curtin early 85 ep. calculated
• Sally Struthers later 52 ep. calculated
• Leah Ayres Linda Bolanden 33 ep. calculated

In the graph

G₀ presence #433 of 502 · 5 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

The mockumentary workplace format revived on network; the corpus holds The Office.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Chris Perfetti 48 ep. calculated
• Janelle James 48 ep.
• Lisa Ann Walter 48 ep.
• Quinta Brunson 48 ep.
• Sheryl Lee Ralph 48 ep.
• Tyler James Williams 48 ep.

Made by

Creator Quinta Brunson

Pilot Director Randall Einhorn

Writer Quinta Brunson, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, Brian Rubenstein, Brittani Nichols

Production Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions, 20th Television, Warner Bros. Television

Disputed figures

• Total Episodes Abbott Elementary: ledger 71, challenged 48 — open DIS051

In the graph

G₀ presence #72 of 502 · 11 edges · 5/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +1 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Neil Flynn.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Natalie Morales Abby

Regular

• Jessica Chaffin Beth
• Kimia Behpoornia Rosie
• Neil Flynn Fred
• Nelson Franklin Bill

Made by

Creator Josh Malmuth

Pilot Director Pamela Fryman

Writer Josh Malmuth, Emily Spivey, Betsy Thomas

Production Universal Television, Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment

In the graph

G₀ presence #112 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 6 verified performer credits point here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Andrea Anders; Minnie Driver; David Walton; Al Madrigal; Annie Mumolo; Benjamin Stockham. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Cast

Regular

• Al Madrigal Andy
• Benjamin Stockham Marcus Bowa
• David Walton Will Freeman
• Minnie Driver Fiona Bowa

Made by

Creator Jason Katims (TV adaptation)

Pilot Director Jon Favreau

Writer Jason Katims, Sarah Watson, Julia Brownell, Ian Deitchman

Production Universal Television, True Jack Productions, Working Title Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #309 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Jenna Elfman. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Ashley Jensen Olivia
• Jenna Elfman Billie Chase
• Jon Foster Zack Crawchuck
• Lennon Parham Abby Chase

Made by

Creator Claudia Lonow

Pilot Director Pamela Fryman

Writer Claudia Lonow, Bill Martin, Mike Schiff, Michael Curtis

Production CBS Television Studios, BermanBraun

In the graph

G₀ presence #359 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Eight seasons of the traditional multi-camera family format at the point it was declared dead.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Courtney Thorne-Smith Cheryl 182 ep.
• Jim Belushi Jim 182 ep.
• Larry Joe Campbell Andy 182 ep.
• Kimberly Williams-Paisley Dana 165 ep.

Role unruled · 1 Lucille Soong Guest/recurring role

Made by

Creator Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

Co-Creator Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

Pilot Director John Tracy

Writer Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark, Warren Bell, Bob Nickman, David Feeney

Production ABC Studios / Touchstone Television, Brad Grey Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #287 of 502 · 10 edges · 4/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4

Why the ledger holds it

The other twin — two networks running the same premise in the same season is a finding.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Carolyn Jones 64 ep.
• Jackie Coogan 64 ep.
• John Astin 64 ep.
• Ken Weatherwax 64 ep.
• Lisa Loring 64 ep.
• Ted Cassidy 64 ep.

Made by

Creator David Levy

Pilot Director Arthur Hiller

Writer Hannibal Coons, Harry Winkler, Phil Leslie, Keith Fowler

Production Filmways Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #479 of 502 · 9 edges · 6/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +2 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

The longest-running live-action sitcom of the era and the family-as-itself format.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• David Nelson
• Harriet Nelson
• Ozzie Nelson
• Ricky Nelson

Made by

Creator Ozzie Nelson

Pilot Director Ozzie Nelson

Writer Ozzie Nelson, Don Nelson, Dick Bensfield, Perry Grant

Production Stage Five Productions, ABC

In the graph

G₀ presence #489 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

The alien-in-the-household format at its commercial peak.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Andrea Elson Lynn Tanner 99 ep. calculated
• Anne Schedeen Kate Tanner 99 ep. calculated
• Benji Gregory Brian Tanner 99 ep. calculated
• Max Wright Willie Tanner 99 ep. calculated
• Paul Fusco ALF 99 ep. calculated

Recurring · 2 John LaMotta Trevor Ochmonek 40 ep., Liz Sheridan Raquel Ochmonek 34 ep.

Made by

Creator Tom Patchett, Paul Fusco

Co-Creator Paul Fusco, Tom Patchett

Pilot Director Tom Patchett

Writer Tom Patchett, Paul Fusco, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Steve Pepoon, Beverly Archer

Production Alien Productions

Disputed figures

• Total Episodes ALF: ledger 102, challenged 99 — open DIS049

In the graph

G₀ presence #89 of 502 · 10 edges · 2/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com

Why the ledger holds it

Nine seasons of the workplace-as-family format.

Cast

Regular

• Beth Howland Vera Gorman
• Linda Lavin Alice Hyatt
• Polly Holliday Flo Castleberry
• Vic Tayback Mel Sharples

Made by

Creator Robert Getchell

Pilot Director Paul Bogart

Writer Robert Getchell, Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Davis, Arthur Marx, Harvey Bullock

Production Warner Bros. Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #170 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Amy Pietz. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Adhir Kalyan Raja Musharaff
• Amy Pietz Franny Tolchuck
• Dan Byrd Justin Tolchuck
• Scott Patterson Gary Tolchuck

Made by

Co-Creator David Guarascio, Moses Port

Pilot Director Luke Greenfield

Writer David Guarascio, Moses Port, Richard Day, Rob Ulin

Production CBS Paramount Network Television, NBC Universal Television Studio

In the graph

G₀ presence #377 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Dynasty Generator. Parent kingdom whose succession or spin-offs produce further kingdoms.

form: Lear

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Spin-off All in the Family → Maude — Maude Findlay moves from parent show to own series. Began as a backdoor pilot: All in the Family S02E11, "Cousin Maude's Visit" (R082).

Form and devices — L4

• Bottle episode carried to Seinfeld · Unconfirmed resemblance — RETIRED IN R090 — checked, and no such statement exists. The oral histories of The Chinese Restaurant are extensive and detail its fight with NBC and its debt to stage structure. Neither David nor Seinfeld ever names Lear or All in the Family. Previously: Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld discussed bottle episodes like 'The Chinese Restaurant' as inheriting the single-room chamber-play tension pioneered by Norman Lear. DOWNGRADED ON ENTRY: the evidence restates the claim rather than citing it. The Chinese Restaurant’s origin is well documented and Lear is not usually in it. Needs the actual interview. (checked and retired: not a line of descent)

Cast

Lead

• Carroll O'Connor Archie Bunker 205 ep.
• Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker 198 ep.

Recurring · 1 Sherman Hemsley George Jefferson 15 ep.

Guest · 1 Bea Arthur Maude Findlay 2 ep.

Made by

Developer Norman Lear

Pilot Director John Rich

Production Tandem Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #227 of 502 · 8 edges · 4/4 credits counted · map

Sources

normanlear.com imdb.com

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Shawnee Smith. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Bess Armstrong Paula Russell
• Carol Kane Nicolette Bingham
• Shawnee Smith Sonia Russell
• Terence Knox Matt Russell

Made by

Co-Creator Howard Gewirtz, Ian Praiser

Pilot Director James Burrows

Writer Howard Gewirtz, Ian Praiser, Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses

Production Carsey-Werner Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #239 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Cast

Lead

• Duane Martin Robert James 111 ep. calculated
• LisaRaye McCoy Neesee James 111 ep. calculated
• Tony Rock Dirk Black 111 ep. calculated
• Relyn Collier Tia Jewel 66 ep. calculated
• Elise Neal
• Laivan Greene

Made by

Creator Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Betsy Borns

In the graph

G₀ presence #270 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Cast

Lead

• Amy Hill Grandma Kim 19 ep. calculated
• Clyde Kusatsu Harold Kim 19 ep. calculated
• Margaret Cho Margaret Kim 19 ep. calculated
• Jodi Long

Made by

Creator Gary Jacobs

In the graph

G₀ presence #494 of 502 · 5 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Nancy Travis sovereignty

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Chip Zien Gary St. Jean 34 ep.
• Kevin Kilner Mike Guthrie 34 ep.
• Nancy Travis Kim Cooper 34 ep.

Regular

• David Clennon Neal Thorpe 34 ep.
• Matt Letscher Rob Thorne 34 ep.

Guest · 2 Mary Urquhart Patty 2 ep., Lisa Kudrow Amy 1 ep.

Made by

Creator Robin Schiff

Pilot Director David Lee

Production Rhythm and Blues Productions, Paramount Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #205 of 502 · 11 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Cast

Lead

• Beatrice Arthur
• Fred McCarren
• Simone Griffeth

In the graph

G₀ presence #500 of 502 · 3 edges · 0/3 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Sherman Hemsley’s second kingdom; the corpus holds neither.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Anna Maria Horsford 110 ep.
• Clifton Davis 110 ep.
• Roz Ryan 110 ep.
• Sherman Hemsley 110 ep.

Regular

• Jester Hairston Rolly Forbes 110 ep.

Made by

Creator Ed. Weinberger

Pilot Director Bill Foster

Writer Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, Sy Rosen, David Lloyd, Bill Davenport

Production Carson Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #367 of 502 · 8 edges · 5/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +1 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Ana Gasteyer.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Ana Gasteyer Katherine Hastings

Regular

• Harriet Dyer Sadie
• Jon Barinholtz Wesley
• Michael Benjamin Washington Cyrus
• Tye White Jack

Made by

Creator Justin Spitzer

Pilot Director Jeffrey Blitz

Writer Justin Spitzer, Eric Ledgin, Sierra Teller Ornelas, Vanessa McCarthy

Production Universal Television, Spitzer Holding Company, Kapital Entertainment

In the graph

G₀ presence #181 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Cast

Lead

• Carol Kane
• Jeffrey Tambor
• Robert Urich

Made by

Creator Susan Seeger, Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn

In the graph

G₀ presence #402 of 502 · 6 edges · 0/3 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Cast

Lead

• Daniel DiMaggio 103 ep.
• Diedrich Bader Greg Otto 103 ep.
• Katy Mixon 103 ep.
• Meg Donnelly 103 ep.
• Julia Butters 90 ep.

Made by

Creator Sarah Dunn

In the graph

G₀ presence #417 of 502 · 6 edges · 5/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +1 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

Cannot be omitted from an honest genealogy of the American sitcom; the first all-Black cast on network television and the reason the next two decades look as they do.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Alvin Childress
• Spencer Williams
• Tim Moore

Regular

• Amanda Randolph Ramona Smith
• Ernestine Wade Sapphire Stevens

Made by

Creator Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll

Co-Creator Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll

Pilot Director Charles Barton

Writer Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher

Production CBS Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #269 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Foundational. Pre-1970 kingdom establishing a form the corpus then repeats.

Ron Howard bridge

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Era bridge Mayberry → Happy Days — Ron Howard moves from Opie Taylor to Richie Cunningham across foundational eras

Cast

Regular

• Andy Griffith Andy Taylor 249 ep.
• Ron Howard Opie Taylor 209 ep.
• Don Knotts Barney Fife 143 ep.

Made by

Developer Sheldon Leonard

Pilot Director Bob Sweeney

Production Mayberry Enterprises

In the graph

G₀ presence #99 of 502 · 7 edges · 3/3 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Jonathan Slavin. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Andy Richter Andy Richter
• Irene Molloy Wendy McKay
• James Patrick Stuart Keith
• Jonathan Slavin Byron Togler
• Paget Brewster Jessica Green

Made by

Creator Victor Fresco

Pilot Director Andy Ackerman

Writer Victor Fresco, Michael Glouberman, Jeff Astrof, John Levenstein

Production 20th Century Fox Television, Garfield Grove Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #211 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 2 verified performer credits point here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Shawnee Smith; Charlie Sheen. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Cast

Regular

• Charlie Sheen Charlie Goodson
• Daniela Bobadilla Sam Goodson
• Michael Arden Patrick
• Selma Blair Kate Wales
• Shawnee Smith Jennifer Goodson

Made by

Creator Bruce Helford

Pilot Director Andy Cadiff

Writer Bruce Helford, Dave Caplan, Chuck Lorre, Bob Kushell

Production Lionsgate Television, Revolution Studios, Mohawk Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #76 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Modern junction

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Joel McHale Frank Shaw 32 ep.
• Michael Rowland Fred 'Shred' Taylor 32 ep.

Regular

• Grace Palmer Victoria Sands 32 ep.
• Kelli Ogmundson Dolores Stubb 32 ep.
• Ravi Patel Amit Patel 32 ep.
• Vella Lovell Emily Price 32 ep.

Recurring · 1 Gerry Dee Templeton Dudge 15 ep.

Made by

Co-Creator Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg

Pilot Director David McGwhirter

Production Rough House Pictures, MiddKid Productions, Fox Entertainment

In the graph

G₀ presence #177 of 502 · 13 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: JoAnna Garcia Swisher.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Bobby Lee Dr. Yamamoto
• JoAnna Garcia Swisher Dorothy Crane
• Justin Kirk George Coleman
• Tyler Labine Dr. Doug Jackson

Made by

Co-Creator Alessandro Tanaka, Brian Gatewood

Pilot Director Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Writer Alessandro Tanaka, Brian Gatewood, Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

Production American Work, Universal Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #362 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

3 verified performer edges from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Ann Magnuson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Lewis.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Jamie Lee Curtis Hannah Miller
• Richard Lewis Marty Gold

Regular

• Ann Magnuson Catherine Hughes
• Richard Frank Jules Kramer

Made by

Creator Wendy Kout

Pilot Director James Burrows

Writer Wendy Kout, Winifred Hervey, Dennis Koenig, Bob Ellison

Production 20th Century Fox Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #167 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Glenn Howerton Jack Griffin 42 ep.
• Patton Oswalt Principal Ralph Durbin 42 ep.

Regular

• Aparna Brielle Sarika Sarkar 42 ep.
• Jean Villepique Michelle 42 ep.
• Lyric Lewis Stef Duncan 42 ep.
• Mary Sohn Mary Wagner 42 ep.
• Paula Pell Helen Henry DeMarcus 30 ep.

Made by

Creator Mike O'Brien

Pilot Director Michael Patrick Jann

Production Broadway Video, Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions, Universal Television

Disputed figures

• Episode Count Paula Pell: ledger 42, challenged 30 — the challenging reading won DIS015

In the graph

G₀ presence #197 of 502 · 12 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Genealogy

Major modern house

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Diegetic import Homicide → John Munch → Arrested Development — “Exit Strategy” (10 February 2006) puts Detective John Munch — of Homicide: Life on the Street and four Law & Order series — inside the Bluth fiction, running a sting operation. THE FAR ENDPOINT IS THE PERFORMER BECAUSE THE ORIGIN KINGDOM IS NOT A SITCOM, which is the same geometry as X137 and X138 for a different reason: there the second kingdom was never made, here it exists and is out of the field by ruling, and either way the honest terminus is the person carrying the fiction. THE ROW THEREFORE ADDS NO ROAD — S038–P1894 is already C2726 and the builder collapses the pair into the credit. What it adds is the record. FIRST ROW OF ITS TYPE, and the type exists because the corpus can hold exactly ONE END of the longest diegetic thread in American television. That is a finding about the boundary of the sitcom field and not about Arrested Development.

Cast

Lead

• Jason Bateman Michael Bluth 84 ep.

Regular

• Will Arnett Gob Bluth 84 ep.

Recurring · 2 Martin Mull Gene Parmesan, Scott Baio Bob Loblaw

Guest · 2 Richard Belzer Detective John Munch; himself 2 ep., Justine Bateman Nellie

Role unruled · 3 Alan Tudyk Pastor Veal, Jeffrey Tambor George Bluth Sr., Portia de Rossi Lindsay Bluth Fünke

Made by

Creator Mitchell Hurwitz

Pilot Director Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

In the graph

G₀ presence #67 of 502 · 12 edges · 3/9 credits counted · map

Sources

imdb.com televisionacademy.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Scott Valentine.

Cast

Regular

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus Rachel
• Kristine Sutherland Marlene

Role unruled · 1 Scott Valentine Nick Moore

Made by

Creator Gary David Goldberg

Writer David W. Duclon, Gary David Goldberg, Ruth Bennett

Production Ubu Productions, Paramount Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #421 of 502 · 6 edges · 0/3 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Cast

Lead

• Alley Mills
• Joe Regalbuto
• Martin Short
• Wilfrid Hyde-White

Made by

Creator James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, Ed. Weinberger, Charlie Hauck

In the graph

G₀ presence #441 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Glover; the half-hour form at its furthest from the multi-camera default.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Brian Tyree Henry
• Donald Glover
• Lakeith Stanfield
• Zazie Beetz

Made by

Creator Donald Glover

Pilot Director Hiro Murai

Writer Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Jamal Olori, Taofik Kolade

Production FXP, MGMT Entertainment

In the graph

G₀ presence #131 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Zach Woods.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Hugh Laurie Ryan Clark
• Josh Gad Herman Judd
• Rebecca Front Karen Kelly
• Suzy Nakamura Iris Kimura
• Zach Woods Matt Spencer

Made by

Creator Armando Iannucci

Pilot Director Armando Iannucci

Writer Armando Iannucci, Will Smith, Peter Fellows, Georgia Pritchett, Ian Martin

Production HBO Entertainment, Dundee Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #431 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

2 verified performer edges from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Thomas Middleditch, Briga Heelan.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Thomas Middleditch Drew Dunbar

Regular

• Annaleigh Ashford Gina Dabrowski
• Kether Donohue Gabby
• Sara Rue Julia Dunbar

Recurring · 1 Briga Heelan Samantha

Made by

Creator Marco Pennette

Pilot Director James Burrows

Writer Marco Pennette, Jim Patterson, Chuck Lorre, Warren Bell, Jessica Kravitz

Production Warner Bros. Television, Chuck Lorre Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #180 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Forgotten Kingdom. Short-lived or unremembered kingdom that still carries structural weight.

Fox junction

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Lesley Boone Marlene Gilbert 22 ep.
• Susan Peretz Darlene Gilbert 22 ep.
• Wendie Jo Sperber Charlene Gilbert 22 ep.

Regular

• Judy Graubart Florence Gilbert 22 ep.
• Rick Overton Ronnie Underwood 22 ep.

Recurring · 1 Nedra Volz Mrs. Handford 6 ep.

Guest · 1 Hank Azaria Tony 1 ep.

Made by

Co-Creator Gail Parent, Amy Sherman-Palladino

Pilot Director Michael Lessac

Production Pravda Productions, Sandollar Television, 20th Century Fox Television

Disputed figures

• Episode Count Hank Azaria: ledger 1, challenged 22 — the ledger’s reading won DIS019

In the graph

G₀ presence #135 of 502 · 13 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Melissa Peterman.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Chelsea Kane Riley Perrin
• Derek Theler Danny Wheeler
• Jean-Luc Bilodeau Ben Wheeler
• Melissa Peterman Bonnie Wheeler
• Tahj Mowry Tucker Dobbs

Made by

Creator Dan Berendsen

Pilot Director Michael Lembeck

Writer Dan Berendsen, Heidi Clements, Vince Cheung, Ben Montanio

Production Don't Borrow Trouble, ABC Family Original Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #314 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

THE CORPUS HAS NO ROW SHAPE FOR WHAT HAPPENED HERE, WHICH IS THE ARGUMENT FOR ADMITTING IT. Connie Sellecca was cast as Maggie for ABC's 1990–91 season, episodes were filmed, she left over creative differences, Julia Duffy took the same named lead, material was reshot and the premiere moved to March 1991. Duffy led the first broadcast season; Mary Page Keller played Maggie in the second. A recasting the audience never saw is not Recasting as connection-types.csv defines it — no viewer experienced a transition — and it is not an ordinary credit either, because a performer was credited in a version of a kingdom that never aired. THE LEDGER HAS ALREADY RULED THE ADJACENT CASE: R241 admitted North Hollywood as a one-episode kingdom on the reasoning that a performer credited in an episode that never broadcast still did the work. Sellecca's filmed Maggie is the same question asked from the other end, and admitting the show is what makes it askable. NOT A RESCUE CASE: at the moment of casting the series had not premiered, so "joined a dying sitcom" is false here and the memorandum says so.

Genealogy

Admitted at R259 (CAND270). CONNIE SELLECCA IS THE FACT THIS KINGDOM CARRIES AND THE LEDGER DID NOT ENTER HER. She was cast as Maggie for ABC’s 1990–91 season, episodes were filmed, she left over creative differences, Julia Duffy took the role, material was reshot and the premiere moved to March 1991. THE NORTH HOLLYWOOD PRECEDENT (R241) POINTS AT A CREDIT — “a performer credited in an episode that never broadcast still did the work” — but that ruling admitted a KINGDOM of one unaired episode, and this is a superseded version of a kingdom that did air, which the schema has no way to say. Entering her as an ordinary broadcast credit would assert her footage aired; entering her with no credit would make her an isolated node. Both are rulings, so neither was taken: the fact is parked here and R259 states it. Two Maggies DID air and they are C2758 and C2759.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Recasting Baby Talk — Maggie Campbell, Duffy to Keller — ONE CHARACTER, TWO PERFORMERS, BOTH BROADCAST: Julia Duffy leads the first season as Maggie Campbell and Mary Page Keller plays her in the second. THE CORPUS’S CLEANEST RECASTING, and it is clean precisely because the messier one is not recorded here. Connie Sellecca was cast as Maggie, filmed episodes, and left before the series aired; that substitution is NOT this row and is not a row at all, because a recast no audience experienced is not a diegetic event — no fiction changed for any viewer. It is parked in S505’s Genealogical Note with the schema question it raises (R259). THE DISTINCTION IS THE POINT: a Recasting is something an audience lives through, and the difference between the two Baby Talk substitutions is exactly whether anybody was watching.

Cast

Lead

• Julia Duffy Maggie Campbell
• Mary Page Keller Maggie Campbell

In the graph

G₀ presence #501 of 502 · 2 edges · 0/2 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

2 verified performer edges from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Patricia Heaton, Fred Willard.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Patricia Heaton Kelly Carr

Regular

• Fred Willard Marsh McGinley
• Josh Gad Ryan Church
• Kelsey Grammer Chuck Darling

Made by

Co-Creator Christopher Lloyd, Steven Levitan

Pilot Director James Burrows

Writer Christopher Lloyd, Steven Levitan, Dan O'Shannon, Jeffrey Richman

Production 20th Century Fox Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #86 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Corey Feldman.

Cast

Regular

• J. Brennan Smith Tanner Boyle
• Jack Warden Morris Buttermaker
• Tricia Cast Amanda Whurlitzer

Role unruled · 1 Corey Feldman Regi Tower

Made by

Co-Creator Based on characters by Bill Lancaster, developed for television by source-listed producers

Writer Bill Lancaster, Burt Prelutsky, Richard Gurman, Brian Levant

Production Paramount Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #380 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

A SHORT KINGDOM WITH A LONG CAST LIST, AND THE CAST LIST IS THE ARGUMENT. TV Guide surfaces 20 credits and makes it look like Whoopi Goldberg plus Edith Bunker; the full IMDbPro register holds 41, and the guests run into All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Newhart, Gimme a Break!, A Different World, Roseanne, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Who’s the Boss?, The Wonder Years and Grace Under Fire. Its developers are the co-creators of Gimme a Break!, already held. A Forgotten-kingdom bridge in the sense connection-types.csv defines.

Genealogy

Admitted at R262 (CAND275). A CASTING JUNCTION WEARING A FIFTEEN-EPISODE FAILURE. Developed by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen (CR125, CR126), who are already the co-creators of Gimme a Break! (S034) — and one of the guests is Howard Morton, their own Officer Ralph Simpson from that show, so the creative layer and the performer layer run into Gimme a Break! through the same door. Four guests the corpus already held (Stapleton aside) and five it admits here join the kingdom to All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Gimme a Break!, A Different World, Roseanne, Grace Under Fire, The Simpsons, The Loop and Harry and the Hendersons. ADAPTED FROM PERCY ADLON’S 1987 FILM (E053), which is not a kingdom: Monica Calhoun is the one body carried across, and she plays a different character on each side of the adaptation (XF050). HENRY MANCINI APPEARS AS HIMSELF AND IS NOT ENTERED — a musician playing himself is the ruling CAND273 already reserves. Diegetic Review is left blank on purpose: whether an adaptation from film is an L3 relation is a question this admission raises and does not settle. The full 41-row register, with a disposition for every performer not entered, is in staging/bagdad-cafe-cast-register.csv.

Cast

Lead

• Jean Stapleton Jasmine 15 ep.
• Whoopi Goldberg Brenda 15 ep.

Regular

• Cleavon Little Sal
• James Gammon Rudy
• Monica Calhoun Debbie
• Sam Whipple
• Scott Lawrence Juney

Recurring · 1 William Shockley Sheriff Wayne 5 ep.

Guest · 8 Dan Castellaneta Gilbert 1 ep., Glenn Quinn Johnny 1 ep., Howard Morton Blanton 1 ep., Lou Myers Riley 1 ep., Noah Blake Snake 1 ep., Philip Baker Hall Herb 1 ep., Priscilla Morrill Mrs. Larue 1 ep., Walter Olkewicz Bobby 1 ep.

Made by

Developer Mort Lachman, Sy Rosen

In the graph

G₀ presence #110 of 502 · 18 edges · 11/16 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com

Why the ledger holds it

The workplace ensemble that Taxi and Cheers are both measured against.

Cast

Lead

• Hal Linden 170 ep. calculated
• Max Gail 170 ep. calculated
• Ron Glass 170 ep. calculated
• Steve Landesberg 126 ep.
• Jack Soo 100 ep.
• Abe Vigoda 61 ep.

Made by

Creator Danny Arnold, Theodore J. Flicker

Co-Creator Danny Arnold, Theodore J. Flicker

Pilot Director Theodore J. Flicker

Writer Danny Arnold, Theodore J. Flicker, Reinhold Weege, Chris Hayward, Tony Sheehan

Production Four D Productions, ABC Circle Films

In the graph

G₀ presence #280 of 502 · 10 edges · 3/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Hader; the half-hour form crossed with the crime drama.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Anthony Carrigan 32 ep.
• Bill Hader 32 ep.
• Henry Winkler 32 ep.
• Sarah Goldberg 32 ep.
• Stephen Root 32 ep.

Made by

Creator Bill Hader, Alec Berg

Co-Creator Alec Berg, Bill Hader

Pilot Director Bill Hader

Writer Alec Berg, Bill Hader, Liz Sarnoff, Emily Heller, Duffy Boudreau

Production Alec Berg Inc., Hanarply, HBO Entertainment

In the graph

G₀ presence #252 of 502 · 10 edges · 5/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +1 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

Submitted and awarded as a comedy — a live question about where the form’s boundary now is.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Abby Elliott 28 ep.
• Ayo Edebiri 28 ep.
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach 28 ep.
• Jeremy Allen White 28 ep.
• Lionel Boyce 28 ep.
• Liza Colón-Zayas 28 ep.

Made by

Creator Christopher Storer

Pilot Director Christopher Storer

Writer Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Alex Russell, Karen Joseph Adcock, Rene Gube

Production FXP, Super Frog, Hiro Murai's Super Frog

Disputed figures

• Total Episodes The Bear: ledger 38, challenged 28 — open DIS054

In the graph

G₀ presence #200 of 502 · 10 edges · 6/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +2 in the ledger

Genealogy

House Danson

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Regime bridge Becker → Nancy Travis → Last Man Standing — Travis connects Danson's Becker kingdom to Allen's second reign

Cast

Lead

• Alex Désert Jake Malinak 129 ep.
• Shawnee Smith Linda 129 ep.
• Ted Danson John Becker 129 ep.
• Terry Farrell Regina 'Reggie' Kostas 94 ep.

Regular

• Heshimu Cumbuka Bob 129 ep.
• Nancy Travis Chris Connor 38 ep.
• Jorge Garcia Hector Lopez 13 ep.
• Hattie Winston Margaret Wyborn

Made by

Creator Dave Hackel

Pilot Director Andy Ackerman

Production Dave Hackel Productions, Industry Entertainment, Paramount Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #31 of 502 · 14 edges · 7/8 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Genealogy

Forgotten Kingdom. Short-lived or unremembered kingdom that still carries structural weight.

2010s archipelago

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Dakota Johnson Kate Fox 16 ep.
• Nat Faxon Ben Fox 16 ep.

Regular

• Lucy Punch BJ 16 ep.

Made by

Creator Dana Fox

Pilot Director Michael Showalter

Production Hemingway Drive Productions, Chernin Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #328 of 502 · 8 edges · 3/3 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Jay Harrington. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Carter MacIntyre Trent Barber
• Eliza Coupe Nina Whitley
• Jay Harrington Phil Quinlan
• Oscar Nuñez Carlos

Made by

Co-Creator Michaela Watkins, Damon Jones

Pilot Director Michael Fresco

Writer Michaela Watkins, Damon Jones, John Enbom, Erik Durbin

Production ABC Signature, The Mark Gordon Company

In the graph

G₀ presence #316 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Spin-off. A kingdom generated directly out of another the corpus holds.

dynastic heir

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Spin-off Soap → Benson — Benson DuBois carries directly from Soap into his own series

Cast

Lead

• Inga Swenson Gretchen Kraus 158 ep.
• James Noble Governor Eugene X. Gatling 158 ep.
• Robert Guillaume Benson DuBois 158 ep.

Regular

• Missy Gold Katie Gatling 158 ep.
• Rene Auberjonois Clayton Endicott III 135 ep.
• Ethan Phillips Pete Downey 112 ep.
• Didi Conn Denise Stevens Downey 72 ep.

Made by

Creator Susan Harris

Pilot Director Jay Sandrich

Production Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #342 of 502 · 11 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

imdb.com televisionacademy.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 3 verified performer credits point here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — David Walton; Amanda Peet; Jeffrey Tambor. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Amanda Peet Alex Meyers
• David Walton Pete Riggins
• Jeffrey Tambor Walt Riggins
• Margo Harshman Screwsie

Made by

Creator Tad Quill

Pilot Director Craig Zisk

Writer Tad Quill, Jon Pollack, Liz Tuccillo, Aseem Batra

Production Universal Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #340 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Cast

Lead

• Bernie Mac Bernie McCullough 104 ep.
• Camille Winbush Vanessa "Nessa" Thomkins 104 ep.
• Dee Dee Davis Bryana "Baby Girl" Thomkins 104 ep.
• Jeremy Suarez Jordan Thomkins 104 ep.
• Kellita Smith

Made by

Creator Larry Wilmore

In the graph

G₀ presence #386 of 502 · 6 edges · 4/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4

Why the ledger holds it

2 verified performer edges from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Jessica St. Clair Jessica Black
• Lennon Parham Lennon White

Regular

• Luka Jones Joe Foley
• Stephen Schneider Rav Stark

Made by

Co-Creator Lennon Parham, Jessica St. Clair

Pilot Director Fred Savage

Writer Lennon Parham, Jessica St. Clair, Fred Savage, Anthony King

Production Universal Television, American Work

In the graph

G₀ presence #397 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Forgotten Kingdom. Short-lived or unremembered kingdom that still carries structural weight.

early-80s junction

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Joel Higgins Sam Best 22 ep.

Guest · 2 Betty White Guest role 2 ep., Dixie Carter Guest role 1 ep.

Made by

Creator Earl Pomerantz

Pilot Director Will Mackenzie

Production MTM Enterprises

In the graph

G₀ presence #429 of 502 · 6 edges · 3/3 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com

Cast

Lead

• Andrea Anders Linda Zwordling 26 ep.
• Jay Harrington Ted Crisp 26 ep.
• Jonathan Slavin Phil Myman 26 ep.
• Malcolm Barrett Lem Hewitt 26 ep.
• Portia de Rossi Veronica Palmer 26 ep.

Made by

Creator Victor Fresco

In the graph

G₀ presence #451 of 502 · 6 edges · 5/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +1 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

2 verified performer edges from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Josh Cooke, JoAnna Garcia Swisher.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Josh Cooke Ben Coles

Regular

• Debra Jo Rupp Vicky Putney
• Jake Lacy Casey Marion Davenport
• Jennifer Finnigan Maddie Putney

Role unruled · 1 JoAnna Garcia Swisher Mia Putney

Made by

Creator Shana Goldberg-Meehan

Pilot Director James Burrows

Writer Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Greg Malins, Michael Borkow

Production Warner Bros. Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #258 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

The rural cycle’s centre and one of the most-watched sitcoms ever made.

Cast

Lead

• Buddy Ebsen 274 ep. calculated
• Donna Douglas 274 ep. calculated
• Irene Ryan 274 ep. calculated
• Max Baer Jr. 274 ep. calculated
• Raymond Bailey 247 ep.
• Nancy Kulp 246 ep.

Made by

Creator Paul Henning

Pilot Director Ralph Levy

Writer Paul Henning, Mark Tuttle, Dick Wesson

Production Filmways Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #481 of 502 · 9 edges · 2/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

The domestic-fantasy format; without it I Dream of Jeannie and Sabrina have no ancestor in the corpus.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Elizabeth Montgomery 254 ep. calculated
• David White 191 ep. estimated
• Agnes Moorehead 147 ep. estimated
• Dick Sargent
• Dick York

Made by

Creator Sol Saks

Pilot Director William Asher

Writer Sol Saks, Danny Arnold, Bernard Slade, Richard Baer, Ed Jurist

Production Screen Gems, Ashmont Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #268 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Prequel Big Bang → Young Sheldon — The Sheldon character is inherited backward into a prequel kingdom

Other connections

• Regime bridge Cybill → Big Bang — Christine Baranski carries Cybill into the Big Bang network

Cast

Lead

• Johnny Galecki Leonard Hofstadter 279 ep.

Recurring · 6 Sara Gilbert Leslie Winkle 29 ep., Christine Baranski Beverly Hofstadter 16 ep., Casey Sander Mike Rostenkowski, John Ross Bowie Barry Kripke, Judd Hirsch Alfred Hofstadter, Sara Rue Dr. Stephanie Barnett

Guest · 1 Danica McKellar Abby

Made by

Co-Creator Chuck Lorre

Pilot Director James Burrows

Production Chuck Lorre Productions, Warner Bros. Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #49 of 502 · 15 edges · 3/8 credits counted · map

Sources

chucklorre.com imdb.com imdb.com 2

Genealogy

Dispersal kingdom

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• House bridge Delta → Bill Engvall → Bill Engvall Show — Bill Engvall connects Delta Burke's kingdom to the later TBS family sitcom
• Dispersal kingdom The Bill Engvall Show dispersal — The family court includes Nancy Travis, Skyler Gisondo, Jennifer Lawrence, and Graham Patrick Martin
• Regime bridge Bill Engvall → Santa Clarita Diet — Skyler Gisondo carries the TBS kingdom into Netflix comedy

Cast

Lead

• Bill Engvall Bill Pearson 30 ep. calculated
• Graham Patrick Martin Trent Engvall 30 ep. calculated
• Nancy Travis Susan Pearson 30 ep. calculated

Regular

• Jennifer Lawrence Lauren Pearson 30 ep. calculated
• Skyler Gisondo Bryan Pearson 30 ep. calculated
• Tim Meadows Paul Dufrayne 30 ep. calculated

Recurring · 1 Brian Doyle-Murray Mr. Faulkner 21 ep.

Made by

Co-Creator Bill Engvall, Michael Leeson

Pilot Director Rod Daniel

Production Welladay, Inc., Parallel Entertainment, TBS Productions

Disputed figures

• Episode Count Nancy Travis: ledger 23, challenged 31 — neither survived DIS032
• Episode Count Bill Engvall: ledger 23, challenged 31 — neither survived DIS033
• Episode Count Skyler Gisondo: ledger 23, challenged 31 — neither survived DIS034
• Episode Count Jennifer Lawrence: ledger 23, challenged 31 — neither survived DIS035
• Total Episodes The Bill Engvall Show: ledger 23, challenged 31 — neither survived DIS040

In the graph

G₀ presence #66 of 502 · 15 edges · 1/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Genealogy

Dynasty Generator. Parent kingdom whose succession or spin-offs produce further kingdoms.

modern Black domestic dynasty

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Spin-off black-ish → grown-ish — Zoey Johnson leaves the parent family kingdom for her own college-age spin-off. Began as a backdoor pilot: black-ish S03E23, "Liberal Arts" (R082).
• Prequel black-ish → mixed-ish — Rainbow Johnson's childhood is inherited backward into a prequel kingdom
• Character continuity black-ish → grown-ish / Charlie — Deon Cole carries Charlie Telphy between parent and spin-off kingdoms

Cast

Regular

• Anthony Anderson Andre 'Dre' Johnson 175 ep.
• Tracee Ellis Ross Rainbow Johnson 175 ep.
• Jenifer Lewis Ruby Johnson 131 ep.
• Deon Cole Charlie Telphy 105 ep.
• Yara Shahidi Zoey Johnson 91 ep.

Recurring · 1 Laurence Fishburne Earl 'Pops' Johnson 91 ep.

Role unruled · 1 Richard Riehle

Made by

Creator Kenya Barris

Pilot Director Anton Cropper

Production ABC Signature

In the graph

G₀ presence #53 of 502 · 12 edges · 6/7 credits counted · map

Sources

abc.com imdb.com imdb.com 2

Cast

Lead

• Eddie Mekka Joey DeLuca 13 ep. calculated
• Lynda Goodfriend Ethel "Sunshine" Akalunsky 13 ep. calculated
• Nancy Walker 13 ep. calculated
• Scott Baio Anthony DeLuca 13 ep. calculated

Made by

Creator Garry Marshall

In the graph

G₀ presence #454 of 502 · 5 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: David Koechner.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Dax Shepard Mike Levine-Young
• JT Neal Jacob Bowman
• Lake Bell Rio Levine-Young
• Pam Grier Constance Terry

Recurring · 1 David Koechner Beau Bowman

Made by

Co-Creator Elizabeth Meriwether, Lake Bell

Pilot Director Lake Bell

Writer Elizabeth Meriwether, Lake Bell, J.J. Philbin, Jake Kasdan

Production 20th Century Fox Television, ABC Studios, Elizabeth Meriwether Pictures

In the graph

G₀ presence #251 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Randall Park.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Randall Park Timmy Yoon

Regular

• Madeleine Arthur Hannah Hadman
• Melissa Fumero Eliza Walker
• Olga Merediz Connie Serrano
• Tyler Alvarez Carlos Herrera

Made by

Creator Vanessa Ramos

Pilot Director Payman Benz

Writer Vanessa Ramos, David Caspe, Eric Ledgin, Jackie Clarke

Production Universal Television, Davis Entertainment

In the graph

G₀ presence #321 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

House Woah

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Jenna von Oÿ Six Lemeure 114 ep.
• Mayim Bialik Blossom Russo 114 ep.
• Michael Stoyanov Tony Russo 114 ep.
• Ted Wass Nick Russo 114 ep.

Regular

• Joey Lawrence Joey Russo 114 ep.
• David Lascher Vinnie Bonitardi 48 ep.
• Finola Hughes Carol Russo 28 ep.

Made by

Creator Don Reo

Pilot Director Zane Buzby

Production Witt/Thomas Productions, Touchstone Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #134 of 502 · 11 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Genealogy

Late Lorre kingdom

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Billy Gardell Bob Wheeler 119 ep.

Made by

Co-Creator Chuck Lorre

Pilot Director Beth McCarthy-Miller

In the graph

G₀ presence #477 of 502 · 3 edges · 1/1 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com chucklorre.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

MTM Enterprises; the corpus holds Newhart (1982) and not its predecessor, which the 1990 finale retroactively made one fiction.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Bill Daily 142 ep. calculated
• Bob Newhart 142 ep. calculated
• Marcia Wallace 142 ep. calculated
• Peter Bonerz 142 ep. calculated
• Suzanne Pleshette 142 ep. calculated

Made by

Creator David Davis, Lorenzo Music

Co-Creator David Davis, Lorenzo Music

Pilot Director Jay Sandrich

Writer David Davis, Lorenzo Music, Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Earl Pomerantz, Charlotte Brown

Production MTM Enterprises

In the graph

G₀ presence #185 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

The animated family sitcom of the 2010s.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Dan Mintz Tina Belcher
• Eugene Mirman Gene Belcher
• H. Jon Benjamin Bob Belcher
• John Roberts Linda Belcher
• Kristen Schaal Louise Belcher

Made by

Creator Loren Bouchard

Pilot Director Loren Bouchard

Writer Loren Bouchard, Jim Dauterive, Nora Smith, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux, Jon Schroeder

Production Wilo Productions, Buck & Millie Productions, 20th Television Animation

In the graph

G₀ presence #487 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

The animated adult sitcom that made the form carry weight, as M*A*S*H did for live action.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Aaron Paul Todd Chavez
• Alison Brie Diane Nguyen
• Amy Sedaris Princess Carolyn
• Paul F. Tompkins Mr. Peanutbutter
• Will Arnett BoJack Horseman

Made by

Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg

Pilot Director Joel Moser

Writer Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Joe Lawson, Kate Purdy, Alison Tafel, Elijah Aron

Production Tornante Television, ShadowMachine

In the graph

G₀ presence #300 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Miller-Boyett; Tom Hanks’s first series.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Donna Dixon Sonny Lumet 37 ep. calculated
• Holland Taylor Ruth Dunbar 37 ep. calculated
• Peter Scolari Henry Desmond / Hildegarde 37 ep. calculated
• Tom Hanks Kip Wilson 37 ep. calculated

Made by

Creator Chris Thompson, Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller

Co-Creator Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller, Chris Thompson

Pilot Director Joel Zwick

Writer Chris Thompson, Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Ian Praiser, Don Van Atta

Production Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions, Paramount Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #290 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Forgotten Kingdom. Short-lived or unremembered kingdom that still carries structural weight.

Kohan-Mutchnick prehistory

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Anthony Clark Boyd Pritchett

Regular

• Traylor Howard Joy Byrnes 32 ep.

Made by

Creator Kari Lizer

Pilot Director James Burrows

Production KoMut Entertainment, NBC Studios

In the graph

G₀ presence #409 of 502 · 6 edges · 1/2 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Genealogy

Royal Court. A kingdom whose ensemble convenes performers already sovereign elsewhere.

later character continuation

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Ben Savage Cory Matthews 158 ep.
• Danielle Fishel Topanga Lawrence 158 ep.
• Rider Strong Shawn Hunter 158 ep.

Regular

• Will Friedle Eric Matthews 158 ep.
• William Daniels George Feeny 158 ep.
• Anthony Tyler Quinn Jonathan Turner 51 ep.

Recurring · 1 Blake Clark Chet Hunter 12 ep.

Guest · 3 Melissa Joan Hart Sabrina Spellman 1 ep., Rue McClanahan Bernice Matthews 1 ep., Kathy Kinney Rifkin

Role unruled · 1 Keri Russell

Made by

Co-Creator Michael Jacobs, April Kelly

Pilot Director Jim Drake

Production ABC Signature, Michael Jacobs Productions, Touchstone Television

Disputed figures

• Episode Count Blake Clark: ledger 12, challenged 11 — the ledger’s reading won DIS004

In the graph

G₀ presence #18 of 502 · 17 edges · 9/11 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4

Cast

Lead

• Eve Plumb
• Jerry Houser
• John Hillerman
• Maureen McCormick

In the graph

G₀ presence #464 of 502 · 4 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Schwartz kingdom; Paramount corridor

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Ann B. Davis Alice Nelson 117 ep.
• Florence Henderson Carol Brady 117 ep.
• Robert Reed Mike Brady 117 ep.
• Barry Williams Greg Brady 116 ep.
• Maureen McCormick Marcia Brady 116 ep.
• Mike Lookinland Bobby Brady 116 ep.
• Christopher Knight Peter Brady 115 ep.
• Eve Plumb Jan Brady 115 ep.
• Susan Olsen Cindy Brady 115 ep.

Recurring · 2 Allan Melvin Sam Franklin 8 ep., Robbie Rist Oliver 6 ep.

Made by

Creator Sherwood Schwartz

Pilot Director John Rich

Production Paramount Television, Redwood Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #9 of 502 · 15 edges · 11/11 credits counted · map

Sources

imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Bret Harrison.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Bret Harrison Cameron Price

Regular

• Alphonso McAuley Cash Sparks
• Christian Slater Oz
• Odette Annable Melanie Garcia

Made by

Co-Creator Adam F. Goldberg, Seth Gordon

Pilot Director Seth Gordon

Writer Adam F. Goldberg, Seth Gordon, Doug Robinson, Matt Tarses

Production Happy Madison Productions, Sony Pictures Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #391 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Load-Bearing Failure. Failed/forgotten show with disproportionate topological importance.

form: 1990s sitcom

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Forgotten-kingdom bridge Crew → Charles Esten → Brian Benben Show — Two obscure kingdoms carry Cheers-adjacent lineage
• Forgotten-kingdom bridge Dream On → Brian Benben Show — Early HBO comedy enters a four-episode CBS failure
• Returning Royal Wendell Pierce: failed sitcom → Odd Couple return — Sitcom exit/return trajectory

Cast

Lead

• Lisa Thornhill Tabitha Fortis 9 ep.

Regular

• Brian Benben Brian Benben 9 ep.
• Charles Esten Kevin LaRue 9 ep.
• Laura Kightlinger Jane Slevin 9 ep.
• Luis Antonio Ramos Billy Ballew 9 ep.
• Wendell Pierce Paul 9 ep.

Guest · 1 John Carroll Lynch Mr. Earling 2 ep.

Made by

Co-Creator Brian Benben, Robert Hughes

Pilot Director James Burrows

Production The Benben/Hughes Company, Warner Bros. Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #123 of 502 · 15 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Meredith Baxter.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Meredith Baxter Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg

Regular

• Audra Lindley Amy Fitzgerald
• David Birney Bernie Steinberg
• David Doyle Walter Fitzgerald

Made by

Creator Bernard Slade

Pilot Director Richard Kinon

Writer Bernard Slade, Bob Fisher, Arthur Julian, Jerry Ross

Production Screen Gems

In the graph

G₀ presence #233 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Web-to-television; an acquisition path the corpus has no instance of.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Abbi Jacobson
• Ilana Glazer

Regular

• Hannibal Buress Lincoln Rice
• John Gemberling Matt Bevers

Recurring · 1 Paul W. Downs Trey Pucker

Made by

Creator Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson

Co-Creator Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson

Pilot Director Lucia Aniello

Writer Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Chris Kelly

Production 3 Arts Entertainment, Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #263 of 502 · 11 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Succession Site. Where a reign passes from one holder to the next.

Schur

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Creative succession Parks → Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Schur and Parks collaborator Dan Goor create the next kingdom

Cast

Lead

• Andre Braugher Raymond Holt 153 ep.
• Andy Samberg Jake Peralta 153 ep.
• Joe Lo Truglio Charles Boyle 153 ep.
• Melissa Fumero Amy Santiago 153 ep.
• Stephanie Beatriz Rosa Diaz 153 ep.
• Terry Crews Terry Jeffords 153 ep.

Regular

• Chelsea Peretti Gina Linetti 106 ep.

Recurring · 1 Tim Meadows Caleb

Made by

Creator Mike Schur

Co-Creator Michael Schur, Dan Goor

Pilot Director Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Production Universal Television, Fremulon

In the graph

G₀ presence #140 of 502 · 16 edges · 7/8 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com dga.org imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 +1 in the ledger

Genealogy

House Woah

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Andrew Lawrence Andy Roman 40 ep.
• Joey Lawrence Joe Roman 40 ep.
• Matthew Lawrence Matt Roman 40 ep.
• Melinda Culea Claire Roman 40 ep.

Regular

• Liz Vassey Lou Davis 40 ep.
• Michael McShane Lloyd Davis 40 ep.

Guest · 1 Clare Carey Rosie 2 ep.

Made by

Creator Jonathan Schmock

Pilot Director James Burrows

Production Witt/Thomas Productions, Touchstone Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #87 of 502 · 11 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — William Ragsdale. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Bess Meyer Dena Draeger
• Justin Cooper Oscar Waide
• Sean O'Bryan Bobby Waide
• William Ragsdale Porter Waide

Made by

Creator Donald Todd

Writer Donald Todd, Mark Wilding, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember

Production Studios USA Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #415 of 502 · 6 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

7 verified performer edges from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Max Wright, Geena Davis, Meshach Taylor, Dabney Coleman, Joanna Cassidy, Charlie Robinson, Claude Earl Jones.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Dabney Coleman Bill Bittinger

Regular

• Geena Davis Wendy Killian
• Joanna Cassidy Jo Jo White
• John Fiedler Woody
• Max Wright Karl Shub
• Meshach Taylor Tony

Recurring · 1 Charlie Robinson Newdell

Role unruled · 1 Claude Earl Jones Woody

Made by

Co-Creator Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses

Pilot Director James Burrows

Writer Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Ian Praiser, Dennis Klein, Tom Reeder

Production MTM Enterprises

In the graph

G₀ presence #88 of 502 · 12 edges · 0/8 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Leslie Jordan.

Cast

Regular

• Cheyenne Jackson Max
• Kyla Pratt Randi
• Leslie Jordan Phil
• Mayim Bialik Kat
• Swoosie Kurtz Sheila

Made by

Creator Darlene Hunt

Pilot Director Anthony Rich

Writer Darlene Hunt, Jim Patterson, Maria Ferrari, Alissa Neubauer

Production That's Wonderful Productions, Sad Clown Productions, BBC Studios, Warner Bros. Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #98 of 502 · 11 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

1995 failed-kingdom layer

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Nancy McKeon Annie O'Donnell 19 ep.

Made by

Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino

Pilot Director James Burrows

Production CBS Productions, TriStar Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #315 of 502 · 5 edges · 1/1 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Genealogy

Amy Pietz migration destination

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Amy Pietz Annie Spadaro 97 ep.
• Eric Lutes Del Cassidy 97 ep.
• Lea Thompson Caroline Duffy 97 ep.
• Malcolm Gets Richard Karinsky 97 ep.

Regular

• Andy Lauer Charlie 97 ep.
• Sofia Milos Julia Karinsky 20 ep.

Recurring · 1 Tom La Grua Remo 25 ep.

Made by

Co-Creator Fred Barron, Marco Pennette

Pilot Director James Burrows

Production Barron/Pennette Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, CBS Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #54 of 502 · 13 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Patricia Heaton.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Patricia Heaton Dr. Carol Kenney

Regular

• Ashley Tisdale Jenny Kenney
• Ito Aghayere Maya Jacobs
• Kyle MacLachlan Stephen Frost
• Lucas Neff Caleb Sommers

Made by

Co-Creator Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins

Pilot Director Pam Fryman

Writer Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Patricia Breen, Aaron Kaplan

Production CBS Television Studios, FourBoys Entertainment

In the graph

G₀ presence #305 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

The live-in-caretaker format; Scott Baio carries over from Happy Days, which the corpus holds.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Scott Baio Charles 126 ep. calculated
• Willie Aames Buddy Lembeck 126 ep. calculated
• Alexander Polinsky Adam Powell 104 ep.
• Josie Davis Sarah Powell 104 ep.
• Nicole Eggert Jamie Powell 104 ep.
• Julie Cobb Jill Pembroke
• Sandra Kerns Ellen Powell

Regular

• James T. Callahan Walter Powell 104 ep.
• April Lerman Lila Pembroke
• James Widdoes Stan Pembroke
• Jonathan Ward Douglas Pembroke
• Michael Pearlman Jason Pembroke

Recurring · 2 Ellen Travolta Lillian 70 ep., Jennifer Runyon Gwendolyn Pierce

Guest · 1 Christina Applegate Stacy 2 ep.

Made by

Creator Michael Jacobs, Barbara Weisberg

Co-Creator Michael Jacobs, Barbara Weisberg

Pilot Director Alan Rafkin

Writer Michael Jacobs, Barbara Weisberg, Linda Marsh, Margie Peters, Richard Gurman

Production Al Burton Productions, Universal Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #7 of 502 · 20 edges · 6/15 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Christopher Rich.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Christopher Rich Prince Eric Charming

Regular

• Caitlin O'Heaney Snow Charming
• Judy Parfitt Queen Lillian
• Paul Winfield The Mirror

Made by

Co-Creator Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

Writer Nat Bernstein, Mark Reisman, Mitch Katlin, Bob Rosenfarb

Production Columbia Pictures Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #394 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Cast

Lead

• Larry Linville
• Marla Gibbs
• Patrick Collins

In the graph

G₀ presence #468 of 502 · 3 edges · 0/3 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Dynasty Generator. Parent kingdom whose succession or spin-offs produce further kingdoms.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Spin-off Cheers → Frasier — Frasier Crane carries character into new kingdom
• Crossover Cheers → Wings — Frasier Crane and Lilith Sternin appear on Wings in its third season, as themselves-in-fiction — “Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes”, episode sixteen, 1992, the episode this row could not name when it was written. THE REFUSAL RECORDED HERE IS NOW DISCHARGED AND THE TEXT OF IT IS KEPT, because a rule that never accepts the evidence it asked for is not a rule. It read: “The wider claim that Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin did the same, and that the two shows share a universe outright, was not recorded: the sweep asserted it without an episode, and one attested crossing is not a shared universe.” The editor supplied the episodes. Norm and Cliff are X142, Rebecca Howe is X143, and the shared universe the three of them evidence is X144. Kelsey Grammer was Emmy-nominated for this episode, making him the only performer nominated for one role on three series — the inverse specimen to John Munch at X140, a character travelling three kingdoms entirely INSIDE the field.
• Crossover Cheers → Wings / Norm and Cliff — “The Story of Joe”, SEASON TWO EPISODE TWO, first broadcast 5 October 1990. Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin fly from Boston to Nantucket to go fishing, never go fishing, and sit in the terminal bar commenting on the room exactly as they do in the other bar. THE FIRST OF THE THREE AND THE ONE X132 REFUSED FOR WANT OF AN EPISODE. THE NUMBER IS NOW READ AND THE REFUSAL THAT PRECEDED IT IS KEPT, because a row that quietly acquires the fact it once declined to assert teaches nobody what the standard was. It read: “THE EPISODE NUMBER IS NOT ASSERTED: sources place it at season two episode two and at episode five, and the ledger has no field for an episode-numbering dispute, so the row carries the title and the air date, which are not in question.” The ledger gained that field at R249 — DIS046 — and the editor then supplied IMDb's page for the episode itself, which states S2.E2 and notes the episode aired between the Cheers episodes “Rebecca Redux” and “Where Nobody Knows Your Name”. Episode five was this ledger's error. Resolved at R250. Performer credits C2733 and C2734.
• Crossover Cheers → Wings / Rebecca Howe — “I Love Brian”, fourth season. Rebecca Howe is removed from a Clint Black party after begging him to visit “the bar in Boston where she works” — the crossing is inside the dialogue, not merely in the casting — and shouts on the way out that none of them know where they will be next year. Cheers was in its eleventh and final season. THE THIRD CROSSING, AND THE ONE THAT SETTLES THE QUESTION: three characters, three seasons, each behaving as themselves in a continuous fiction. Performer credit C2736.
• Shared universe Cheers ↔ Wings — one fictional reality — THE CONCLUSION, FILED SEPARATELY FROM THE EVENTS THAT EVIDENCE IT. X132, X142 and X143 are three attested crossings across three seasons, carrying five characters between two kingdoms, and Rebecca Howe names the Boston bar inside the dialogue. The standard this ledger set for itself at X132 was that “one attested crossing is not a shared universe”; three is what it asked for. WINGS IS STILL NOT A SPIN-OFF and no row says it is — a spin-off carries characters OUT into their own kingdom, and nobody left Cheers to make Wings. What the shows share is a reality, not a descent. THIS ROW ADDS NO ROAD: S010–S171 is already X132 and the builder collapses the pair, so the shared universe costs the graph nothing and is worth exactly what a record is worth. The creative half of the relationship is not asserted here — see R247 and CC2381–CC2383, where Angell, Casey and Lee resolve to a producer relationship that creative-roles.csv does not make an edge.

Other connections

• House bridge Living Dolls → Leah Remini → Cheers — Leah Remini moves from the Who's the Boss? spin-off into House Cheers as Carla Tortelli's daughter Serafina
• Bridge hub Love & War → Jay Thomas → Cheers — Cheers lineage enters Love & War

Cast

Lead

• Ted Danson Sam Malone 275 ep.
• Kirstie Alley Rebecca Howe

Regular

• Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli 275 ep.
• Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane 203 ep.
• Woody Harrelson Woody Boyd 196 ep.
• George Wendt Norm Peterson
• John Ratzenberger Cliff Clavin

Recurring · 3 Jay Thomas Eddie LeBec 9 ep., Bebe Neuwirth Lilith Sternin, Harry Anderson Harry 'The Hat' Gittes

Guest · 2 Leah Remini Serafina Tortelli 2 ep., Charles Esten Guest role 1 ep.

Made by

Co-Creator James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles

Producer David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee

Pilot Director James Burrows

Production Paramount Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #11 of 502 · 20 edges · 7/12 credits counted · map

Sources

imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 imdb.com 5 +2 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

Komack; the first US sitcom set in a Mexican-American neighbourhood.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Jack Albertson Ed Brown 88 ep. calculated
• Scatman Crothers Louie Wilson 88 ep. calculated
• Freddie Prinze Chico Rodriguez 62 ep. calculated
• Della Reese Della Rogers 44 ep. calculated

Made by

Creator James Komack

Pilot Director Peter Baldwin

Writer James Komack, Bill Idelson, Sam Bobrick, Rick Mittleman, Bruce Howard

Production The Komack Company, Wolper Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #323 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

House Sabrina precursor

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Elizabeth Hess Janet Darling 65 ep.
• Jason Zimbler Ferguson Darling 65 ep.
• Joe O'Connor Marshall Darling 65 ep.
• Melissa Joan Hart Clarissa Darling 65 ep.
• Sean O'Neal Sam Anders 65 ep.

Guest · 2 Bob Koherr Officer Jones 2 ep., Sara Burkhardt Hillary 2 ep.

Made by

Creator Mitchell Kriegman

Pilot Director Chuck Vinson

Production Thunder Pictures, Nickelodeon Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #192 of 502 · 11 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 8 verified performer credits point here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Andrea Anders; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Lizzy Caplan; Jason Ritter; Jon Bernthal; Lucy Punch; Sean Maguire; Heather Goldenhersh. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Andrea Anders Nicole Allen; Jon Bernthal — Duncan Carmello; Lizzy Caplan — Kat Warbler

Made by

Co-Creator David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik

Pilot Director James Burrows

Writer David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik, Jeff Astrof, Mike Sikowitz

Production Warner Bros. Television, CraneKlarik Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #166 of 502 · 6 edges · 0/1 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Andrew Ducote. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Cast

Regular

• Donald Faison Murray Duvall
• Elisa Donovan Amber Mariens
• Rachel Blanchard Cher Horowitz
• Stacey Dash Dionne Davenport

Made by

Creator Amy Heckerling

Pilot Director Linda Day

Writer Amy Heckerling, Suzanne Martin, Mark Silverstein, Peter Mehlman

Production Paramount Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #365 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Nine seasons, Universal.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Crossover The Drew Carey Show → Coach / Viva Las Vegas — "Viva Las Ratings", Coach season nine, 26 February 1997. Mimi Bobeck goes to Las Vegas and competes with Luther over Elvis memorabilia — not a visual cameo but a plot using her established intensity. ONE LEG OF A FOUR-SHOW ABC STUNT, AND THE ONLY LEG THIS ROW ASSERTS. The event is reported to have run across The Drew Carey Show, Coach, Grace Under Fire and Ellen, and the corpus holds all four kingdoms — S018, S247, S100, S046 — which makes the temptation to draw a six-edge clique unusually strong. It is refused on the X132 standard: an episode was supplied for this crossing and for none of the others, and a network calling four shows a crossover is a press release until somebody names the episodes. The remaining three legs are a research lead and are written up in R252, not here. THIS ROW ADDS NO ROAD: S018–S247 is now C2010 and C2744, and the builder collapses the pair — see R254, which is about that collapse being a property of the whole Mimi network rather than an accident of this row.

Cast

Lead

• Bill Fagerbakke Dauber Dybinski 200 ep.
• Craig T. Nelson Hayden Fox 200 ep.
• Jerry Van Dyke Luther Van Dam 200 ep.
• Shelley Fabares Christine Armstrong 198 ep.
• Clare Carey Kelly Fox 114 ep.

Guest · 1 Kathy Kinney Mimi Bobeck 1 ep.

Made by

Creator Barry Kemp

Pilot Director John Whitesell

Writer Barry Kemp, Bill Steinkellner, Cheri Steinkellner, Earl Pomerantz, David Lloyd

Production Universal Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #15 of 502 · 10 edges · 6/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +1 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Josh Cooke.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Josh Cooke Nate Solomon

Regular

• Darius McCrary Bowie James
• Jennifer Finnigan Marni Fliss
• Tammy Lynn Michaels Tess

Made by

Co-Creator Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline

Pilot Director Gary Halvorson

Writer Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline, David Guarascio, Mike Sikowitz

Production Brad Grey Television, NBC Universal Television Studio

In the graph

G₀ presence #432 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Modern royal junction

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Crossover Cougar Town ↔ Community — Meta-reference and performer crossover between shows

Other connections

• Regime bridge Community → Love — Gillian Jacobs bridges network meta-sitcom to streaming comedy
• House bridge Drake & Josh → Community — Yvette Nicole Brown links youth sitcom to NBC ensemble

Cast

Lead

• Alison Brie Annie Edison 110 ep.
• Danny Pudi Abed Nadir 110 ep.
• Joel McHale Jeff Winger 110 ep.
• Donald Glover Troy Barnes 89 ep.

Regular

• Gillian Jacobs Britta Perry 110 ep.
• Yvette Nicole Brown Shirley Bennett 99 ep.

Recurring · 2 Ken Jeong Ben Chang, Kevin Corrigan Professor Sean Garrity

Guest · 4 Andy Dick Tiny Man 1 ep., Betty White Professor June Bauer 1 ep., Blake Clark Coach Bogner 1 ep., Anthony Michael Hall Mike Chilada

Role unruled · 1 Kumail Nanjiani

Made by

Creator Dan Harmon

Pilot Director Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Production Sony Pictures Television, Krasnoff Foster Entertainment, Harmonious Claptrap, Universal Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #1 of 502 · 23 edges · 9/13 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4

Cast

Lead

• Brooke Adams Linda Montoya 13 ep. calculated
• Louis Gossett Jr. Gabe Washington 13 ep. calculated
• McLean Stevenson James Montoya 13 ep. calculated
• Yvonne Wilder Josefa Montoya 13 ep. calculated

In the graph

G₀ presence #449 of 502 · 4 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Cast

Lead

• Emma Kenney Harris Conner-Healy 105 ep.
• John Goodman 105 ep.
• Laurie Metcalf 105 ep.
• Lecy Goranson 105 ep.
• Sara Gilbert 105 ep.
• Michael Fishman 51 ep.

Made by

Creator Bruce Helford, Dave Caplan, Bruce Rasmussen

In the graph

G₀ presence #356 of 502 · 9 edges · 6/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +2 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Leslie Jordan.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• David Alan Grier Hank
• Leslie Jordan Sid Delacroix
• Martin Mull Charlie
• Vicki Lawrence Margaret

Made by

Co-Creator Charlie Day, Paul Fruchbom

Pilot Director Don Scardino

Writer Charlie Day, Paul Fruchbom, Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Megan Ganz

Production 20th Century Fox Television, FX Productions, RCG Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #108 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Albert Tsai. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Albert Tsai Fred
• Dakota Lotus Cooper Wrather
• Olivia Sanabia Charlotte Wrather
• Ruby Rose Turner Cameron 'Cami' Wrather

Made by

Co-Creator Boyce Bugliari, Jamie McLaughlin

Pilot Director Robbie Countryman

Writer Boyce Bugliari, Jamie McLaughlin, Jim Hope, Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert

Production It's a Laugh Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #311 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Carsey-Werner; the corpus holds the house and its other output.

Cast

Regular

• Bill Cosby Hilton Lucas
• Doug E. Doug Griffin Vesey
• Phylicia Rashad Ruth Lucas
• T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh Erica Lucas

Made by

Co-Creator Bill Cosby, Dennis Klein (developed for US television)

Pilot Director John Whitesell

Writer Bill Cosby, Dennis Klein, Michael J. Leeson, David Renwick

Production Carsey-Werner Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #420 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Carsey-Werner cornerstone; parent of A Different World

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Spin-off Cosby → A Different World — Denise Huxtable carries the parent kingdom into the HBCU spin-off

Other connections

• Production dynasty Carsey-Werner: Cosby → Different World — Carsey-Werner produces both the cornerstone and its literal spin-off

Cast

Lead

• Bill Cosby Dr. Cliff Huxtable 201 ep.
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner Theo Huxtable 201 ep.
• Tempestt Bledsoe Vanessa Huxtable 201 ep.
• Sabrina Le Beauf Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux 161 ep.

Regular

• Phylicia Rashad Clair Huxtable 197 ep.
• Geoffrey Owens Elvin Tibideaux 130 ep.
• Lisa Bonet Denise Huxtable 119 ep.

Made by

Creator Ed. Weinberger

Pilot Director Jay Sandrich

Production Carsey-Werner Television

Disputed figures

• Episode Count Phylicia Rashad: ledger 197, challenged 201 — the ledger’s reading won DIS030

In the graph

G₀ presence #291 of 502 · 11 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 carseywerner.com

Genealogy

Royal junction / diplomatic relations

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Crossover Cougar Town ↔ Community — Meta-reference and performer crossover between shows

Other connections

• Reunion Friends → Cougar Town — Cox's later series hosts multiple Friends co-stars

Cast

Lead

• Courteney Cox Jules Cobb 102 ep.

Regular

• Busy Philipps Laurie Keller 102 ep.
• Christa Miller Ellie Torres 102 ep.
• Bob Clendenin Tom Smith
• Brian Van Holt Bobby Cobb
• Dan Byrd Travis Cobb
• Ian Gomez Andy Torres
• Josh Hopkins Grayson Ellis

Guest · 3 Jennifer Aniston Glenn 1 ep., Lisa Kudrow Dr. Amy Evans 1 ep., Matthew Perry Sam 1 ep.

Made by

Creator Bill Lawrence

Co-Creator Kevin Biegel

Pilot Director Bill Lawrence

Production ABC Signature, Doozer Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #40 of 502 · 17 edges · 6/11 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Jay Harrington. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Cast

Regular

• Christopher Moynihan Jeff Clary
• Jay Harrington Steve Taylor
• Lindsay Price Jane Honda
• Rena Sofer Susan Freeman
• Sonya Walger Sally Harper

Made by

Co-Creator Steven Moffat, adapted for U.S. television by Phoef Sutton

Pilot Director Andrew D. Weyman

Writer Steven Moffat, Bob Daily, Phoef Sutton, Ben Silverman

Production Universal Network Television, BBC Worldwide Americas

In the graph

G₀ presence #327 of 502 · 10 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Royal Court. A kingdom whose ensemble convenes performers already sovereign elsewhere.

Linklater bridge

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Regime bridge Old Christine → Crazy Ones — Hamish Linklater moves from a four-season CBS sitcom regular role into The Crazy Ones ensemble

Cast

Lead

• Robin Williams Simon Roberts 22 ep.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar Sydney Roberts 22 ep.

Regular

• Hamish Linklater Andrew Keanelly 22 ep.
• James Wolk Zach Cropper 22 ep.

Made by

Creator David E. Kelley

Pilot Director Jason Winer

Production David E. Kelley Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #182 of 502 · 9 edges · 4/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com

Genealogy

Charles Esten bridge kingdom

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Forgotten-kingdom bridge Crew → Charles Esten → Brian Benben Show — Two obscure kingdoms carry Cheers-adjacent lineage

Cast

Regular

• Charles Esten Randy Anderson 21 ep.

Made by

Creator Mark Reisman

Pilot Director James Burrows

Production Witt/Thomas Productions, Warner Bros. Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #400 of 502 · 6 edges · 1/1 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Cast

Lead

• Jon Lovitz voice of Jay Sherman

Made by

Creator Al Jean, Mike Reiss

In the graph

G₀ presence #497 of 502 · 3 edges · 0/1 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Patrick Warburton. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Carrie Preston Martina Moore
• Miranda Cosgrove Shea Moore
• Patrick Warburton Mike Moore
• Stacy Keach Bob Moore

Made by

Creator Suzanne Martin

Pilot Director James Burrows

Writer Suzanne Martin, Chris Case, Kell Cahoon, Michael Shipley

Production Universal Television, Hazy Mills Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #162 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

1 verified performer edge from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Fred Savage.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Fred Savage Mitch Crumb

Regular

• Eddie McClintock Jody Crumb
• Jane Curtin Suzanne Crumb
• William Devane Billy Crumb

Made by

Creator Marco Pennette

Pilot Director Ted Wass

Writer Marco Pennette, Victor Fresco, Mike Sikowitz, Michael Borkow

Production Touchstone Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #274 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Seinfeld-era continuation; guest-star stress test

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Meta-reunion Seinfeld reunion staged inside Curb — Season seven stages a Seinfeld reunion with Seinfeld, Alexander, Louis-Dreyfus and Richards appearing as themselves. Diegetic, not ensemble membership.

Form and devices — L4

• Improvised dialogue over outline carried to The League · Stated influence — Creators Jeff & Jackie Schaffer explicitly stated The League adopted Larry David's retroscripting method—writing detailed scene outlines without scripted dialogue. Repointed from E017 to S311: the phase 6 intake admitted The League as a kingdom, so the inheritor is now inside the corpus and the external-work stand-in was retired.

Cast

Lead

• Larry David Himself 120 ep.

Regular

• Jeff Garlin Jeff Greene 118 ep.
• Cheryl Hines Cheryl David 110 ep.
• Susie Essman Susie Greene 85 ep.
• J.B. Smoove Leon Black 63 ep.

Recurring · 3 Ted Danson Ted Danson (fictionalized self) 31 ep., Kaitlin Olson Becky, Richard Kind Cousin Andy

Guest · 4 Jason Alexander Himself 8 ep., Julia Louis-Dreyfus Herself 8 ep., Jerry Seinfeld Himself 5 ep., Michael Richards Himself 3 ep.

Role unruled · 1 Richard Lewis Richard Lewis (fictionalized self)

Made by

Creator Larry David

Showrunner Jeff Schaffer

Pilot Director Larry Charles

Disputed figures

• Episode Count Ted Danson: ledger 31, challenged 34 — open DIS056

In the graph

G₀ presence #39 of 502 · 17 edges · 10/13 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Why the ledger holds it

Named by the phase 6 person audit as a corridor: 1 verified performer credit points here and cannot be written while the corpus does not hold the show — Steven Weber. Dates, network and run established from search reporting, not from a page opened here.

Retooling

Phase I · 2000–2001Phase II · 2001–2001

1. 2001 · season 1 premise · title

   NBC's Cursed (premiered October 2000) was built on its lead having been cursed by a first date and meeting constant bad luck. Midway through the first season the bad-luck premise was dropped, the series was revamped as a conventional sitcom, and it was retitled The Weber Show; it was cancelled at the end of that season. Read from search reporting of the series article, not from a page opened here.

   Premise replacement — read by the editor. Ruled at R289. NOT a Badge change, though R233 cites it as one: R233's own words are that the fiction itself changed, and a Badge change is the title moving while the machine does not. The organizing device is gone and the workplace-and-friends frame survives, which is premise replacement. Whether the curse was a supernatural rule of the world (which would add ontology) or a belief the lead held is open; not asserted.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Amy Pietz Melissa Taylor
• Chris Elliott Larry Heckman
• Paula Marshall Katie
• Steven Weber Jack Nagle

Made by

Co-Creator Mitchell Hurwitz, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum

Pilot Director Pamela Fryman

Writer Mitchell Hurwitz, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Richard Rosenstock

Production 20th Century Fox Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #64 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org 2

Genealogy

Royal Court. A kingdom whose ensemble convenes performers already sovereign elsewhere.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Regime bridge Cybill → Big Bang — Christine Baranski carries Cybill into the Big Bang network

Cast

Lead

• Alan Rosenberg Ira Woodbine 87 ep.
• Alicia Witt Zoey Woodbine 87 ep.
• Christine Baranski Maryann Thorpe 87 ep.
• Cybill Shepherd Cybill Sheridan 87 ep.
• Dedee Pfeiffer Rachel Blanders 87 ep.

Regular

• Tom Wopat Jeff Robbins 87 ep.

Recurring · 1 Ray Baker Dr. Dick Thorpe 22 ep.

Made by

Creator Chuck Lorre

Pilot Director Jay Sandrich

Production Carsey-Werner Television, Chuck Lorre Productions, YBYL Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #222 of 502 · 13 edges · 7/7 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 carseywerner.com

Why the ledger holds it

2 verified performer edges from the phase 6 person audit point here and cannot be written until the kingdom is: Don Rickles, Richard Lewis.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Barney Martin Glen Mitchell
• Renée Taylor Helen Mitchell

Role unruled · 2 Don Rickles Al Mitchell, Richard Lewis Steven Mitchell

Made by

Creator Richard Dresser

Pilot Director Andy Ackerman

Writer Richard Dresser, Tom Leopold, David Richardson

Production 20th Century Fox Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #267 of 502 · 7 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org 2

Cast

Lead

• DeLane Matthews Beth Barry 98 ep.
• Harry Anderson Dave Barry 98 ep.
• Meshach Taylor Dr. Sheldon 'Shel' Baylor 98 ep.
• Shadoe Stevens Kenny Beckett 98 ep.

Regular

• Andrew Ducote Willie Barry 98 ep.
• Zane Carney Tommy Barry 98 ep.

Recurring · 2 J.C. Wendel Mia, Patrick Warburton Eric

Made by

Creator Fred Barron

In the graph

G₀ presence #341 of 502 · 9 edges · 6/8 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3 imdb.com 4 +2 in the ledger

Why the ledger holds it

Adapted from the UK series; Judd Hirsch, carrying over from Taxi.

Cast

Lead

• Judd Hirsch John Lacey

Regular

• Isabella Hofmann Kate McCarron
• Jane Carr Louise Mercer
• Jere Burns Kirk Morris

Made by

Co-Creator John Sullivan, Bob Ellison (US adaptation)

Pilot Director John Rich

Writer John Sullivan, Peter Noah, Ed. Weinberger, Bob Ellison

Production Paramount Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #237 of 502 · 8 edges · 0/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Desilu production; the corpus holds Desilu’s other output and not this.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Regular

• Dean Miller Matt Henshaw
• Frances Rafferty Ruth Henshaw
• Harry Morgan Pete Porter
• Spring Byington Lily Ruskin
• Verna Felton Hilda Crocker

Made by

Creator Parke Levy

Pilot Director Jerry Thorpe

Writer Parke Levy, Lou Derman, Leonard Stern

Production Desilu Productions, CBS

In the graph

G₀ presence #244 of 502 · 9 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

Sugarbaker → Bill Engvall bridge

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• House bridge Designing Women → Delta — Delta Burke carries House Sugarbaker into her own short-lived kingdom
• House bridge Delta → Bill Engvall → Bill Engvall Show — Bill Engvall connects Delta Burke's kingdom to the later TBS family sitcom

Cast

Lead

• Delta Burke Delta Bishop 17 ep.

Regular

• Bill Engvall Buck Overton 17 ep.

Made by

Creator Miriam Trogdon

Pilot Director Andy Ackerman

Production TriStar Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #70 of 502 · 7 edges · 2/2 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Cast

Lead

• Bruce McGill Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day 13 ep. calculated
• John Vernon Dean Vernon Wormer 13 ep. calculated
• Josh Mostel Jim "Blotto" Blutarsky 13 ep. calculated
• Stephen Furst Kent "Flounder" Dorfman 13 ep. calculated

Role unruled · 1 James Widdoes Robert Hoover

In the graph

G₀ presence #419 of 502 · 5 edges · 0/5 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Genealogy

House Sugarbaker / mythic domestic kingdom

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• Bridge hub Love & War → Annie Potts → Designing Women — Replacement lead creates Sugarbaker route
• Creator lineage Designing Women → Bloodworth-Thomason → Hearts Afire — Authorial genealogy joins Sugarbaker and Hearts Afire
• Cast substitution Designing Women — Delta Burke out, Julia Duffy in — Delta Burke left after season five amid a public conflict with the producers and Jean Smart departed as a regular in the same window; season six added Julia Duffy as Allison Sugarbaker and Jan Hooks as Carlene Frazier. THE ROW DESCRIBES SUCCESSION IN AN ENSEMBLE AND NOT IDENTITY OF ROLE, which is the memorandum's own caution and the reason this is Cast substitution rather than Recasting or Succession: Allison is a new person written into a vacated structural position, not Suzanne carried by another performer. THE CLEAREST STATEMENT OF THE EVENT IS "BURKE AND SMART OUT, DUFFY AND HOOKS IN" and the ledger can only write half of it — Jan Hooks holds no row here, so the Smart→Hooks leg is a research lead in R253 rather than an X-number. ONE CONTEMPORARY FACT COMPLICATES THE RETROSPECTIVE STORY: Entertainment Weekly reported the season-six premiere as the highest-rated episode in the series' history, so replacement did not immediately empty the room. A strong premiere measures curiosity, not attachment. Adds no road: C122 and C2750 already put both performers on S065, and the builder collapses the pair.

Cast

Lead

• Annie Potts Mary Jo Shively 163 ep.
• Dixie Carter Julia Sugarbaker 163 ep.
• Delta Burke Suzanne Sugarbaker 120 ep.
• Jean Smart Charlene Frazier Stillfield 120 ep.

Regular

• Meshach Taylor Anthony Bouvier 152 ep.
• Julia Duffy Allison Sugarbaker

Recurring · 1 Gerald McRaney Dash Goff

Guest · 1 Blake Clark Skip Jackson

Made by

Creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Pilot Director Will Mackenzie

Production Mozark Productions

In the graph

G₀ presence #47 of 502 · 13 edges · 5/8 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com imdb.com 2

Genealogy

Jenna Elfman destination

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Other connections

• High-value carrier Love & War → Joel Murray → Dharma & Greg — Love & War enters Lorre ecosystem

Cast

Lead

• Jenna Elfman Dharma Finkelstein Montgomery 119 ep.
• Thomas Gibson Greg Montgomery

Regular

• Joel Murray Pete Cavanaugh 119 ep.
• Alan Rachins Larry Finkelstein
• Mimi Kennedy Abby O'Neil
• Susan Sullivan Kitty Montgomery

Role unruled · 1 Lucille Soong Guest/recurring role

Made by

Co-Creator Chuck Lorre

Pilot Director Will Mackenzie

In the graph

G₀ presence #179 of 502 · 10 edges · 2/7 credits counted · map

Sources

imdb.com chucklorre.com imdb.com 2

Genealogy

Foundational. Pre-1970 kingdom establishing a form the corpus then repeats.

Work / Reiner / Van Dyke / MTM junction

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Form and devices — L4

• Musical episode carried to Buffy the Vampire Slayer · Unconfirmed resemblance — RETIRED IN R090 — checked, and no such statement exists. Whedon’s commentary for Once More, with Feeling cites classic Hollywood musicals and general television departures, never The Dick Van Dyke Show. Previously: Joss Whedon noted in DVD commentary ('Once More, with Feeling') that departing from series grammar for a full diegetic musical drew on classic TV variety/sitcom musical departures. (checked and retired: not a line of descent)
• Clip show carried to The Simpsons · Unconfirmed resemblance — RETIRED IN R090 — checked, and no such statement exists. Groening and Jean discuss Fox budget mandates and the parody of clip shows without attributing a debt to The Dick Van Dyke Show. Previously: Production staff commentaries on The Simpsons clip shows cite the traditional network clip show framing device used throughout 1960s–1980s sitcom history as a cost-saving mandate turned into satire. (checked and retired: not a line of descent)

Cast

Regular

• Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie 158 ep.

Recurring · 2 Ann Morgan Guilbert Millie Helper 61 ep., Carl Reiner Alan Brady 32 ep.

Made by

Creator Carl Reiner, Bill Persky

Pilot Director John Rich

Writer Garry Marshall

In the graph

G₀ presence #344 of 502 · 6 edges · 3/3 credits counted · map

Sources

imdb.com televisionacademy.com televisionacademy.com 2 imdb.com 2 imdb.com 3

Genealogy

Spin-off. A kingdom generated directly out of another the corpus holds.

HBCU kingdom

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Spin-off Cosby → A Different World — Denise Huxtable carries the parent kingdom into the HBCU spin-off

Other connections

• Production dynasty Carsey-Werner: Cosby → Different World — Carsey-Werner produces both the cornerstone and its literal spin-off

Cast

Regular

• Jasmine Guy Whitley Gilbert 144 ep.
• Kadeem Hardison Dwayne Wayne 144 ep.
• Lisa Bonet Denise Huxtable 22 ep.

Recurring · 1 Lou Myers Vernon Gaines

Made by

Creator Bill Cosby

Pilot Director Jay Sandrich

Production Carsey-Werner Television

In the graph

G₀ presence #399 of 502 · 8 edges · 3/4 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org imdb.com carseywerner.com

Why the ledger holds it

Embassy; the corpus holds The Facts of Life, which is its spin-off, and not the parent.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

• Spin-off Diff'rent Strokes → The Facts of Life — Edna Garrett leaves the Drummond household for the Eastland School. FILED BECAUSE THE CORPUS ALREADY ASSERTED IT SOMEWHERE ELSE: CAND041's admission note reads 'the corpus holds The Facts of Life, which is its spin-off, and not the parent', so the relationship was documented in a candidate ruling and absent from the layer that exists to hold it. Unlike X138 this is a road — no credit joins S225 to S139, because Charlotte Rae is held on the parent (C1219) and not on the child.

Cast

Lead

• Conrad Bain 189 ep. calculated
• Gary Coleman 184 ep.
• Todd Bridges 168 ep.
• Dana Plato 140 ep.
• Charlotte Rae early 37 ep.

Role unruled · 1 Jason Hervey Guest/recurring role

Made by

Creator Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff

Co-Creator Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff

Pilot Director Herbert Kenwith

Writer Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris, Howard Leeds, Martin Cohan, Ben Starr, Michael Russnow

Production Tandem Productions, Embassy Television

Disputed figures

• Episode Count Dana Plato: ledger 140, challenged 131 — open DIS055

In the graph

G₀ presence #37 of 502 · 12 edges · 4/6 credits counted · map

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

Why the ledger holds it

Henson; the family sitcom performed entirely in animatronic suits.

Spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds — L3

Examined for spin-offs, crossovers and shared worlds; none recorded.

Cast

Lead

• Jason Willinger 65 ep. calculated
• Jessica Walter 65 ep. calculated
• Kevin Clash Baby Sinclair 65 ep. calculated
• Sally Struthers 65 ep. calculated
• Stuart Pankin 65 ep. calculated

Made by

Creator Michael Jacobs, Bob Young

Co-Creator Michael Jacobs, Bob Young

Pilot Director William Dear

Writer Michael Jacobs, Bob Young, Victor Fresco, Kirk Thatcher, Tim Doyle

Production Jim Henson Productions, Michael Jacobs Productions, Walt Disney Television

In the graph