Dirty Dancing (1988)

Patrick Cassidy became Patrick Swayze and Melora Hardin became Jennifer Grey in this adaptation of the hit 1987 movie.

11 episodes on CBS.

Ferris Bueller (1990)

The year: 1990. The show: Ferris Bueller. The Movie: 1986’s Ferris Buller’s Day Off.

NBC’s Ferris Bueller set itself up as separate from the film, the movie was based on TV’s Ferris, star Charlie Schlatter explained in the first episode.

Best part about this failure? A young Jennifer Aniston played the role of Jeannie!