2) Krusty The Clown (In Live-Action)
It is pretty incredible that, in the 27 years it has been on the air, the phenomenon that is The Simpsons has never spawned a spinoff. Sure, the show itself mocked the very notion of that in a classic episode (where Wiggum starred in a clichéd cop show and Moe got a corny sitcom), but it’s still surprising it never happened.
That isn’t to say the idea has never been batted around, though. Back when the show was at the height of its success, Matt Groening pitched a live-action spinoff featuring Krusty the Clown, with Dan Castellaneta set to reprise his voice role in the flesh. The idea was that the TV clown would move to Los Angeles and land his own talk show.
Though Groening co-wrote a pilot script with The King of Queens creator Michael Weithorn, the series never materialized due to a breakdown in contract negotiations. Instead, Groening moved onto another idea he had: an animated sci-fi comedy…