Following is a list of multimedia franchises originating in television series, whether animated or live-action.

In the following tables, the initial media through which the franchise characters or settings became known is shown in boldface. Only works of fiction are considered part of the series; a book or a documentary film about the franchise is not itself an installment in the franchise.

Franchises originating in animated television series

Franchise
(Creator) 		Literature Comics Animated films Live action films Animated TV series Live action TV series Video games Other media
Adventure Time

(Pendleton Ward)

yes yes no Adventure Time (pilot 2007)
Adventure Time (2010-2018)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020–2021)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2021-) 		no yes board and card games
album
Toys
The Amazing World of Gumball

(Ben Bocquelet)

yes yes yes no The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–2019)

Darwin's Yearbook (2019)

The Gumball Chronicles (2020–2021)

no yes Toys

Music

Theme Park Ride

Avatar: The Last Airbender
(Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko)		 yes various no The Last Airbender Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Legend of Korra		 Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024) various Trading Card Game
Lego theme
Beavis and Butt-Head
(Mike Judge)		 yes Marvel Comics series (1994–1996) Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)		 no Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–1997)
First revival series (2010)
Second revival series (2022)		 no MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head (1994)
Various others		 The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience (1993 album)
Ben 10
(Cartoon Network)		 no yes yes yes Ben 10 (2005–2008)
Ben 10: Alien Force (2008–2010)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010–2012)
Ben 10: Omniverse (2012–2014)
Ben 10 (Reboot) (2016–2021)		 no yes Action figures
Toys
Blue's Clues
(Traci Paige Johnson
Todd Kessler
Angela C. Santomero)		 yes no Blue's Big Musical Movie (2000) Blue's Big City Adventure (2022) Blue's Clues (1996–2006)
Blue's Clues & You! (2019–2024)		 Blue's Room (2004–2007) edutainment video games from Humongous Entertainment several albums
various toys
live stage show
Bob the Builder
(Keith Chapman)		 yes no various feature-length TV specials

Untitled Bob the Builder film

no Bob the Builder (1998–2004)
:Project Build It (2005–2008)
:Ready, Steady, Build (2010–2012)
Bob the Builder (2015–2018)		 no yes several children's songs including the series theme song
various toys
theme park attractions
live stage show
Dragon Tales (Ron RodeckerJim Coane) Dragon Tales (1999) several live events
Dora the Explorer (Chris Gifford
Valerie Walsh Valdes
Eric Weiner)		 yes no no Dora and the Lost City of Gold Dora the Explorer (2000–2019)
Go, Diego, Go! (2005–2012)
Into the City (2014–2016)		 no multiple toys, albums, theme park rides, live shows, apparel
The Fairly OddParents (Butch Hartman) no no yes yes The Fairly OddParents (2001–2017)
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (2024)		 The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (2022–) yes toys
The Flintstones
(Hanna-Barbera)		 yes yes The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015)
several TV specials and movies		 The Flintstones (1994)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)		 The Flintstones (1960–1966)
several other animated series		 no yes 2 theme parks
live stage show
Gumby
(Art Clokey)		 no Gumby comics
Gumby: 50 Shades of Clay (2017)		 Gumby: The Movie (1995) no Gumbasia (1953; short)
Howdy Doody (1955–1956)
The Gumby Show (1956–1969)
Gumby Adventures (1988)		 no Gumby vs. the Astrobots (2005) Gumby (1989 tribute album)
Gundam
(Yoshiyuki Tomino)		 numerous List of Gundam manga and novels Over 6 depending on criteria G-Saviour (2000) Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–1982), and 15 additional series no List of Gundam video games Hundreds of model kits, traditional merchandise and exotic specials including a car.
Inspector Gadget
(Bruno Bianchi Andy Heyward Jean Chalopin)		 yes yes Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets (2000)
Inspector Gadget's Last Case (2002)
Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever (2005)		 Inspector Gadget (film) (1999)
Inspector Gadget 2 (2002)		 Inspector Gadget (1983–1986)
Gadget Boy (1995–1998)
Gadget & the Gadgetinis (2002–2003) Inspector Gadget (2015–2018)		 Inspector Gadget's Field Trip (1996-1998) multiple various toys, podcast series
The Loud House
(Chris Savino)		 numerous various graphic novels The Loud House Movie (2021)
The Casagrandes Movie (2024)		 A Loud House Christmas (2021) The Loud House (2016-)
The Casagrandes (2019-)		 The Really Loud House (2022-) various various toys
Neon Genesis Evangelion
(Hideaki Anno)		 no Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga) (1994–2013) Five films no Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996) no several Petit Eva: Evangelion@School
dramas
Music
Rick and Morty
(Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon)		 no yes several short films appearance in Space Jam: A New Legacy (unofficial) Doc and Mharti shorts (2006)
Rick and Morty (2013-)
The Vindicators (2022)
Rick and Morty: The Anime (TBA)		 no Pocket Mortys
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality		 several Broadgames
action figures
Rugrats
(Klasky Csupo)		 several comic strip The Rugrats Movie (1998)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
several TV specials		 no Rugrats (1991–2004)
All Grown Up! (2003–2008)
Rugrats Pre-School Daze (2005)
Rugrats (2021 TV series) (2021-)		 no yes Rugrats: A Live Adventure
several albums
RWBY
(Monty Oum)		 no yes no no RWBY (2013-) no various various stage shows
Scooby-Doo
(Hanna-Barbera)		 yes yes Scoob! (2020);
various others		 Scooby-Doo (2002), Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1970), 11 others no yes merchandise
The Simpsons
(Matt Groening)		 yes List of The Simpsons comics The Simpsons Movie (2007) no The Simpsons shorts from The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1989)
The Simpsons (1989-)		 no yes The Simpsons Ride
South Park
(Trey Parker and Matt Stone)		 no no South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
several Paramount+ TV movies		 no South Park (1997-) no yes Live Stage
merchandise
album
Space Battleship Yamato
(Yoshinobu Nishizaki)		 no Cosmoship Yamato manga (1974–1975)
Great Yamato manga (2000–2001)		 Space Battleship Yamato (1977)
and various sequels (1978–2002)		 Space Battleship Yamato (2010) Space Battleship Yamato (1974–1980)
Star Blazers (1979–1984)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2013)		 no Space Battleship Yamato (1999) and sequels Toys
Action figures
pre-fabricated kits
Music
Space Ghost
(Alex Toth, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera)		 yes yes Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022)		 Space Ghost (1966–1967)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994–2008)
The Brak Show (2000–2003, 2007)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000–2015, 2023-)
several spin-offs		 no yes Toys
Action figures
Music
SpongeBob SquarePants
(Stephen Hillenburg)		 yes yes The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)		 live-action scenes in films SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–)
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021-)
The Patrick Star Show (2021-)		 several scenes yes Toys
Action figures
Music
Steven Universe
(Rebecca Sugar)		 yes yes Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) no 'Steven Universe' (2013–2019)
Steven Universe Future (2019–2020)		 no yes Action figures
soundtracks
VeggieTales
(Phil Vischer
Mike Nawrocki)		 yes VeggieTales SuperComics Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)		 no VeggieTales (1993 video series)
several more		 no several several toys
children's music and soundtracks
Voltron
(World Events Productions)		 no various Voltron: Fleet of Doom (1986) no Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984–1985)
Voltron: The Third Dimension (1998)
Voltron Force (2010)		 no Voltron: Defender of the Universe (2011) Toys
Action figures
Winx Club
(Iginio Straffi)		 yes[1] yes[2] Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (2007)
Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure (2010)
Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss (2014)[3]		 no Winx Club (2004–Present)
PopPixie (2011)
World of Winx (2016–2017)[4]		 Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–Present) various Merchandise[5]
Soundtracks[6]
Winx on Ice (2008–2010)
Yogi's Gang
(William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Ed Benedict)		 yes yes Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964)
Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10		 Yogi Bear (2010) The Huckleberry Hound Show The Yogi Bear Show and many other series no many Merchandise, Yogi Bear's Honey Fried Chicken restaurant chain, Jellystone Park

Franchises originating in live action television series

Franchise
(Creator) 		Literature Comics Animated films Live action films Animated TV series Live action TV series Video games Other media
Ali G
(Sacha Baron Cohen)		 yes[citation needed] no no Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Borat (2006)
Brüno (2009)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)		 no Da Ali G Show' (2000–2004) (though the characters of Ali G and Borat debuted on The 11 O'Clock Show in 1998 and F2F in 1997 respectively) no soundtracks to mentioned feature films
The Avengers (TV series)
(Sydney Newman)		 The Avengers (TV series)#Novels
The Avengers (1998 film)#Novelisation		 The Avengers (TV series)#Comics no The Avengers (1998 film) no The Avengers (TV series) (1961–1969)
The New Avengers (TV series) (1976–1977)		 no The Avengers (TV series)#Radio series
The Avengers (TV series)#Audio
The Avengers (TV series)#Stage play
Babylon 5
(J. Michael Straczynski)		 various various no no no Babylon 5 (102 episodes, 1994–1998)
Crusade (1999) and six TV films (1998–2007)		 no
Barney
(Sheryl Leach
Kathy O'Rourke-Parker)		 yes no no Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
several specials

Untitled Barney film

Barney's World (2024-) Barney & the Backyard Gang (video series, 1988–1991)
Barney & Friends (1992–2010)
Barney Home Video series (1993–2017)		 Barney's Hide & Seek Game (1993) A Day in the Park with Barney
several children's albums
Battlestar Galactica
(Glen A. Larson)		 various Battlestar Galactica (comics) no no no Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979)
Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009)		 yes
The Bill
(Geoff McQueen)		 The Bill#Novels (1984–1987) no no no no The Bill (1983–2010)
Burnside (TV series) (2000)
Murder Investigation Team (TV series) (2003–2005)		 no The Bill#Music
Blake's 7
Terry Nation		 Blake's 7#Books and magazines
Avon: A Terrible Aspect		 no no no no Blake's 7 (1978–1981) Blake's 7#Gaming Blake's 7 (audio drama)
The Brady Bunch
(Sherwood Schwartz)		 no no no The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)		 The Brady Kids (1972–1974) The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
The Brady Brides (1981)		 no numerous albums
A Very Brady Musical
Breaking Bad
(Vince Gilligan)		 no yes no El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
several short films		 Slippin' Jimmy (2022) Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
Better Call Saul (2015-2022)
several mniseries		 Breaking Bad: Criminal Elements podcasts
Charlie's Angels
(Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts)		 no yes (1979; 2019) no Charlie's Angels (2000)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Charlie's Angels (2019)		 no Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Charlie's Angels (2011)		 yes (2003; 2008; 2019) Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures (2003)
Dad's Army
(Jimmy Perry and David Croft)		 Dad's Army books and memorabilia yes[7] no Dad's Army (1971 film)
Dad's Army (2016 film)		 A Stripe for Frazer (2016) Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (2019)		 no Dad's Army (stage show)
List of Dad's Army radio episodes
It Sticks Out Half a Mile (1983–1984)
Dad's Army Museum
Doctor Who[8]
(Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, and Donald Wilson)		 List of Doctor Who novelisations (1965–2012)
various		 List of Doctor Who comic stories no Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)		 The Infinite Quest (2007)
Dreamland (2009)		 Doctor Who (26 seasons from 1963 to 1989, new series 2005–present); one TV film and several spin-offs various Website animated series
Radio and audio serials
Stage productions
The Equalizer
(Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim)		 yes no no The Equalizer (2014)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)		 no The Equalizer (1985–1989)
The Equalizer (2021–)		 -
Fraggle Rock
(Jim Henson)		 yes yes no no Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987)
The Doozers(2014–2018)		 Fraggle Rock (1983–1987)
Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (2020)
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022–)		 yes albums
Jackass
(Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze)		 no no no Jackass: The Movie (2002)
Jackass Number Two (2006)
Jackass 3D (2010)
Jackass Forever (2022)
spin-off films and TV specials with two of them under the Jackass presents title		 no Jackass (2000–2002)
Wildboyz (2006–2008)		 Jackass: The Game no
Last of the Summer Wine
(Roy Clarke)		 Summer Wine Chronicles (1986) Last of the Summer Wine (1983)[9] no Getting Sam Home (1983)
Uncle of the Bride (1986)		 no Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
First of the Summer Wine (1988–1989)		 no Stage adaptations, Audio (1995)
Mission: Impossible
(Bruce Geller)		 yes several no Mission: Impossible film series no Mission: Impossible (1966–1973, 1988–1990) yes -
Monty Python various no A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman several no Monty Python's Flying Circus
several TV specials		 various Record albums
The Twilight Zone
(Rod Serling)		 Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary (2009) Comics no Twilight Zone: The Movie (1982)
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)		 no the original series and Reebots The Twilight Zone (1988)
Twilight Zone VR (2022)		 radio drama
and Stage Adaptations, Disney's Park based on series
Mr. Bean
(Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis)		 various no no Mr. Bean Takes an Exam (1991 short)
Bean (1997)
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)		 Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Mr. Bean (1990–1995)
Comic Relief sketches		 no Facebook videos
TV commercial appearances
The Muppets
(Jim Henson)		 no The Muppet Show (comics)
various		 no The Muppet Movie (1979), and seven additional films Muppet Babies (1984–1991)
Muppet Babies (2018–2020) 		Sam and Friends (1955–1961)
The Muppet Show (1976–1981)
Muppets Tonight (1996–1998)
Muppets Now (2020)		 yes Discography, live shows
Only Fools and Horses
(John Sullivan)		 He Who Dares... (2015)
You Know It Makes Sense, Lessons From The Derek Trotter School of Business (And Life) (2018)		 no no no no Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
The Green Green Grass (2005–2009)
Rock & Chips (2010–2011)		 no Royal Variety Show (Only Fools and Horses) (1986)
Comic Relief special (1997)
Beckham in Peckham (2014)
Only Fools and Horses The Musical (2019)
Trotters Trading Game (1990)
Power Rangers/Super Sentai
(Haim Saban and Shuki Levy/Shotaro Ishinomori)		 no yes no various Sentai Films
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)		 no Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975–1977)
various
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
various		 various Power Rangers Collectible Card Game
various stage shows
The Prisoner
(Patrick McGoohan)		 The Prisoner#Books The Prisoner#Comics no no no The Prisoner (1967–1968)
The Prisoner (2009 miniseries)		 The Prisoner#Games The Prisoner#Audio dramas
Quatermass
(Nigel Kneale)		 novelizations no no The Quatermass Experiment ((1953)
Quatermass II (1955)
Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59)
Quatermass (1979)
The Quatermass Experiment (2005)		 no The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Quatermass 2 (1957)
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)		 no The Quatermass Memoirs radio series (1996)
Quatermass and the Pit theatrical production (1997)
Red Dwarf
(Rob Grant and Doug Naylor)		 Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers (1989)
Better Than Life (1990)
Last Human (1995)		 Red Dwarf Magazine no Red Dwarf: The Promised Land (2020) no Red Dwarf (1988-) Red Dwarf XII - The Game Red Dwarf - The Role-playing game
Dave Hollins: Space Cadet
Saturday Night Live
(Lorne Michaels)		 yes yes no several films based on characters from recurring sketches no Saturday Night Live (1975-) yes soundtracks
Sesame Street
(Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett)		 various Sesame Street (comic strip) no Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)		 Mecha Builders (2022-) Sesame Street (1969-)
Play with Me Sesame (2002–2007)
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (2020-)
various TV specials		 various toys, theme park, apparel, food products and other merchandise, live shows
Star Trek[10]
(Gene Roddenberry)		 List of Star Trek novels Star Trek (comics) no Thirteen feature films (beginning in 1979) Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–74)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020-)
Star Trek: Prodigy (2021-)		 Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–69)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–05)
Star Trek: Discovery (2017–)
Star Trek: Picard (2020-)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022-)		 numerous -
The Sweeney
(Ian Kennedy Martin)		 The Sweeney#Books The Sweeney#Comics no Sweeney! (1977)
Sweeney 2 (1978)
The Sweeney (2012 film)		 no The Sweeney (1975–1978) no The Sweeney#Music
The X-Files
(Chris Carter)		 The X-Files literature The X-Files (comics) no The X-Files (1998)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)		 no The X-Files (1993–2002; 2016–2018)
Millennium(1996–1999)
The Lone Gunmen (2001)		 yes
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?

(David Briggs, Mike Whitehall, Steven Knight)

multiple quiz books no no Slumdog Millionaire

(2008)

scrapped animated spinoff Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (1998-2014, 2018-present), alongside many international versions

Millionaire Hot Seat (2009-2023) 50-50 (2008) Quiz (2020)

several soundtrack release, board games, compilation tape, DVD game, Play It!

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Winx Club Magazine (Volume) - Comic Vine". comicvine.com.
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  8. ^ Miles Booy, Love and Monsters: The Doctor Who Experience, 1979 to the Present (2012), p. 155, ISBN 184885479X: "If treating the programme as a multimedia franchise – and at this point it becomes hard to think of it as anything else – is a good thing, then this was the point where the BBC began to connect the dots".
  9. ^ Clarke, Roy; Roger Mahoney (December 1983). Last of the Summer Wine. Express Books. ISBN 0-85079-136-7.
  10. ^ Mark Clark, Star Trek FAQ: Everything Left to Know about the First Voyages of the Starship Enterprise (2012), p. 1, ISBN 1557839638: "Star Trek, which once struggled to survive from one season to the next, has become immortal—and, beyond that, inescapable. The series, and the multimedia franchise that grew from it, is now woven inextricably into the fabric of America and the world".
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