Girl From U.N.C.L.E.

Among failed spinoffs, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. is one of the better-known ones, probably because the parent show has been popular enough in syndication that stations would sometimes show the one-season spinoff as well. It was part of the spinoff genre that I have dubbed, for want of a better word, “spinsploitation,” where a show is launched that is basically a copy of the parent show. In this case, it’s what the title suggests: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. with a girl, this being Stefanie Powers, playing a character who was introduced in an episode of Man for the purpose of being spun off. However, when the character was introduced, Mary Ann Mobley played her. Powers was a much better choice for the series than Mobley, though.