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I debated where to put this, paranoia perhaps, but not quite. Found on the net maybe... but there was more to it.

I am quoting most of this information from this site: Tommy Westphall - A Multiverse Explored
I am just reducing it to a more readable level. If there is any doubt, consider the words not my own.

Remember the TV show from waaaay back in the day called St. Elsewhere? Remember how it ended?

Tommy Westphall was an autistic child on the TV series St Elsewhere who, it was revealed in the closing moments of the final episode of that series, had
dreamt the entire run of the show.

Okay you might ask, what does this have to do with anything?

St Elsewhere has direct connections to twelve other television series - many of them direct crossovers of character to and from the series.
Others make mention of specific parts of the St Elsewhere fictional universe, placing them within the same fictional sphere.

Basically, anything that has any tie with St Elsewhere, be it a fictional place, character names, awards, newspapers, cigarette brands, companies place some shows within the same fictional universe...
They all would be in the same "Multiverse" as St. Elsewhere.

Remember when Phobee's (from Friends) sister Ursula was the dog walker for the couple on Mad About You?
That places all of the characters from Friends in the same universe as all of the characters from Mad About You
(and also in the same multiverse as St Elsewhere).

That is basically what we are taking about here, except on a much... MUCH larger scale.

It should also be added that If St Elsewhere exists only within Tommy Westphall's mind, then so does every other series set within the same fictional sphere.

Alrighty you say, sounds plausible, but what exactly are we taking here? We are talking about this Douche here: TomFontana.com

Tom Fontana was one of the lead writers for St. Elsewhere, he is also the producer for a TV show named Homicide (heard of it?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HLOTS#Crossover_episodes
St Elsewhere - which had a direct crossover with Homicide - had many connections to other TV shows. And cross-pollinating Homicide with Dick Wolf's Law & Order franchise bred even more connections.

The scope you ask? 280 shows are connected to Homicide: Life on the Street and St. Elsewhere, for a grand total of 282 series.

280 TV shows that exist only inside the mind of an autistic child.

Woah.. did I blow your mind?

No? Okay... to continue.

So you might be asking yourself: "Self, why do I care?"

You should care, this is important! (not really)

You wanna see it?

I feel I should warn you, it's huge! (that is probably the only time I will ever get to use that line, so let me run with it.)

click here for all the shows click to show

It should be noted that it was 4:30 in the AM when I was putting this together, so I might come across as a bit insane.

04-01-2009, 02:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	Tommy Westphall I debated where to put this, paranoia perhaps, but not quite. Found on the net maybe... but there was more to it. I am quoting most of this information from this site: Tommy Westphall - A Multiverse Explored I am just reducing it to a more readable level. If there is any doubt, consider the words not my own. Remember the TV show from waaaay back in the day called St. Elsewhere? Remember how it ended? Tommy Westphall was an autistic child on the TV series St Elsewhere who, it was revealed in the closing moments of the final episode of that series, had dreamt the entire run of the show. Okay you might ask, what does this have to do with anything? St Elsewhere has direct connections to twelve other television series - many of them direct crossovers of character to and from the series. Others make mention of specific parts of the St Elsewhere fictional universe, placing them within the same fictional sphere. Basically, anything that has any tie with St Elsewhere, be it a fictional place, character names, awards, newspapers, cigarette brands, companies place some shows within the same fictional universe... They all would be in the same "Multiverse" as St. Elsewhere. Remember when Phobee's (from Friends) sister Ursula was the dog walker for the couple on Mad About You? That places all of the characters from Friends in the same universe as all of the characters from Mad About You (and also in the same multiverse as St Elsewhere). That is basically what we are taking about here, except on a much... MUCH larger scale. It should also be added that If St Elsewhere exists only within Tommy Westphall's mind, then so does every other series set within the same fictional sphere. Alrighty you say, sounds plausible, but what exactly are we taking here? We are talking about this Douche here: TomFontana.com Tom Fontana was one of the lead writers for St. Elsewhere, he is also the producer for a TV show named Homicide (heard of it?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HLOTS#Crossover_episodes St Elsewhere - which had a direct crossover with Homicide - had many connections to other TV shows. And cross-pollinating Homicide with Dick Wolf's Law & Order franchise bred even more connections. The scope you ask? 280 shows are connected to Homicide: Life on the Street and St. Elsewhere, for a grand total of 282 series. *280 TV shows that exist only inside the mind of an autistic child.* Woah.. did I blow your mind? No? Okay... to continue. So you might be asking yourself: "Self, why do I care?" You should care, this is important! (not really) You wanna see it? I feel I should warn you, it's huge! (that is probably the only time I will ever get to use that line, so let me run with it.) click here for all the shows click to show Title Years Aired Network 1 704 Hauser (1994) CBS 2 "Addams Family, The" (1964-1966) ABC 3 "Adventures of Superman, The" (1953-1955) CBS 4 AfterMASH (1983-1984) CBS 5 ALF (1986-1990) NBC 6 Alias (2001-2006) ABC 7 All in the Family (1971-1979) CBS 8 Ally (1999) FOX 9 Ally McBeal (1997-2002) FOX 10 "Andy Griffith Show, The" (1960-1968) CBS 11 Angel "(1999, 2004)" WB 12 "Anne Sothern Show, The" (1958-1961) CBS 13 Archie Bunker's Place (1979-1983) CBS 14 Arrested Development (2003-2006) FOX 15 "Art of Being Nick, The [pilot only]" (1986) NBC 16 Batman (1966-1968) ABC 17 Battlestar Galactica (2003) (ON AIR) (2003-????) Sci Fi 18 "Beat, The" (2000) UPN 19 Becker (1998-2004) CBS 20 Benson (1979-1986) ABC 21 "Beverly Hillbillies, The" (1962-1971) CBS 22 Beverly Hills Buntz (1987-1988) NBC 23 Bewitched (1964-1972) ABC 24 "Bill Dana Show, The" (1963-1965) NBC 25 Blanksie's Beauties (1977) ABC 26 Blossom (1991-1995) NBC 27 Blue Skies (1994) ABC 28 Bob (1992-1993) CBS 29 "Bob Cummings Show, The" (1955-1958) NBC 30 "Bob Newhart Show, The" (1972-1978) CBS 31 Bones (2005-????) FOX 32 Boston Legal (ON AIR) (2004-????) ABC 33 Boston Public (2000-2005) FOX 34 Boy Meets World (1993-2000) ABC 35 "Brady Brides, The" (1981) NBC 36 "Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The" (1977) ABC 37 "Brady Bunch, The" (1969-1974) ABC 38 "Bradys, The" (1990) ABC 39 Buddies (1996) ABC 40 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) WB/UPN 41 Call Mr. 'D' (1957-1959) CBS 42 Can't Hurry Love (1995-1996) CBS 43 Caroline In The City (1995-1999) NBC 44 Checking In (1981) CBS 45 Cheers (1982-1993) NBC 46 Chelmsford 123 (1988-1990) CH4 47 Chicago Hope (1994-2000) CBS 48 Civil Wars (1991-1993) ABC 49 Clueless (1996-1999) ABC/UPN 50 Coach (1989-1997) ABC 51 Code of Vengeance (1986) NBC 52 Conviction (2006) NBC 53 Cop Rock (1990) ABC 54 Cosby (1996-2000) CBS 55 "Cosby Show, The" (1984-1992) NBC 56 Criminal Minds (2005-????) CBS 57 Crossing Jordan (ON AIR) (2001-????) NBC 58 CSI: Crime Scene Investigators (ON AIR) (2000-????) CBS 59 CSI: Miami (ON AIR) (2002-????) CBS 60 CSI: New York (ON AIR) (2004-????) CBS 61 "Danny Thomas Show, The" (1955-1965) CBS 62 Day by Day (1988-1989) NBC 63 Deadline (2000-2001) NBC 64 Degrassi High (1989-1991) CBC 65 Degrassi Junior High (1987-1989) CBC 66 Degrassi: The Next Generation (ON AIR) (2001-????) CBC 67 Dennis the Menace (1958-1966) CBS 68 Diagnosis: Murder (1993-2001) CBS 69 "Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (1961-1963) CBS 70 "Different World, A" (1987-1993) NBC 71 Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986) ABC 72 Doctor Who (1963) (1963-1989) BBC 73 Doctor Who (1996) [pilot only] (1996) FOX 74 Doctor Who (2005) (ON AIR) (2005-????) BBC 75 "Donna Reed Show, The" (1959-1963) ABC 76 Double Rush (1995) CBS 77 "Drew Carey Show, The" (1995-2004) ABC 78 E/R (1984) (1984-1985) CBS 79 Early Edition (1996-2000) CBS 80 "Eerie, Indiana" (1991-1992) NBC 81 Eerie: The Other Dimension (1998) SYN 82 Ellen (1994-1998) ABC 83 ER (1994) (ON AIR) (1994-????) NBC 84 Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005) CBS 85 "Facts of Life, The" (1979-1988) NBC 86 Family Matters (1989-1998) ABC/CBS 87 Family Ties (1982-1989) NBC 88 "Famous Teddy Z, The" (1989-1990) CBS 89 Fighting Nightingales [pilot only] (1978) CBS 90 Firefly (2002) FOX 91 First Monday (2002) CBS 92 "Flying Nun, The" (1967-1970) ABC 93 Frasier (1993-2004) NBC 94 "Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The" (1990-1996) NBC 95 Friends (1994-2004) NBC 96 Full House (1987-1995) ABC 97 "Geena Davis Show, The" (2000-2001) ABC 98 George & Leo (1997-1998) CBS 99 Get Smart (1965-1970) NBC/CBS 100 Get Smart (1995) (1995) FOX 101 Gideon's Crossing (2000-2001) ABC 102 Gidget (1965-1966) ABC 103 Gilligan's Island (1964-1967) CBS 104 Girlfriends (ON AIR) (2000-????) UPN/CW 105 Gloria (1982-1983) CBS 106 "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964-1970) CBS 107 Goober and the Trucker's Paradise [pilot only] (1978) CBS 108 Good Times (1974-1979) CBS 109 Grace Under Fire (1993-1998) ABC 110 Green Acres (1965-1971) CBS 111 "Green Hornet, The" (1966-1967) ABC 112 Hangin' with Mr Cooper (1992-1997) ABC 113 Hanging In (1979) CBS 114 Happy Days (1974-1984) ABC 115 Hazel (1961-1966) NBC/CBS 116 "Hello, Larry" (1979-1980) NBC 117 Here's Lucy (1968-1974) CBS 118 Heroes (ON AIR) (2006-????) NBC 119 "Hi Honey, I'm Home!" (1991-1992) ABC/NICK 120 High Society (1995-1996) CBS 121 Hill Street Blues (1981-1987) NBC 122 "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) BBC 123 Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971) CBS 124 Home Improvement (1991-1999) ABC 125 Homicide: Life On The Street (1993-1999) NBC 126 "Honeymooners, The" (1955-1956) CBS 127 Hope And Gloria (1995-1996) NBC 128 Huff (2004-2006) SHO 129 "Hughleys, The" (1998-2002) ABC/UPN 130 I Dream Of Jeannie (1965-1970) NBC 131 I Love Lucy (1951-1962) CBS 132 In the House (1995-1999) NBC 133 Ink (1996-1997) CBS 134 It's Gary Shandling's Show (1988-1990) SHO 135 "Jackie Gleason Show, The" (1952-1959) CBS 136 JAG (1995-2005) CBS 137 Jake 2.0 (2003-2004) UPN 138 Jake and the Fatman (1987-1992) CBS 139 "Jeffersons, The" (1975-1985) CBS 140 Joanie Loves Chachi (1982-1983) ABC 141 Joey (2004-2006) NBC 142 "Joey Bishop Show, The" (1961-1965) CBS 143 "John Larroquette Show, The" (1993-1996) NBC 144 Julia (1968-1971) NBC 145 K9 and Company [pilot only] (1981) BBC 146 Kids of Degrassi St (1982-1984) CBC 147 Killer Instinct (2005) FOX 148 "King Of Queens, The (ON AIR)" (1998-2007) CBS 149 Kingdom Hospital (2004) ABC 150 Knight Rider (1982-1986) NBC/SYN 151 L.A. Law (1986-1994) NBC 152 Las Vegas (ON AIR) (2003-????) NBC 153 Laverne & Shirley (1976-1983) ABC 154 Law & Order (ON AIR) (1990-????) NBC 155 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (ON AIR) (2001-????) NBC 156 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (ON AIR) (1999-????) NBC 157 Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) NBC 158 LAX (2004-2005) NBC 159 Leave it to Beaver (1957-1963) CBS/ABC 160 "Lone Gunmen, The" (2001) FOX 161 Lost (ON AIR) (2004-????) ABC 162 Lou Grant (1977-1982) CBS 163 Love And War (1992-1995) CBS 164 Love That Bob (1958-1959) NBC 165 "Lucy Show, The" (1962-1968) CBS 166 "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The" (1962-1967) CBS 167 MASH (1973-1983) CBS 168 Mad About You (1992-1999) NBC 169 Madman of the People (1994-1995) NBC 170 Make Room For Daddy (1953-1955) ABC 171 Make Room For Granddaddy (1970-1971) ABC 172 Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006) FOX 173 Mannix (1967-1975) CBS 174 "Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The" (1959-1966) CBS 175 Married� with Children (1987-1997) FOX 176 Martial Law (1998-2000) CBS 177 "Mary Tyler Moore Show, The" (1970-1977) CBS 178 Matlock (1986-1995) NBC/ABC 179 Maude (1972-1978) CBS 180 Mayberry R.F.D. (1968-1971) CBS 181 Medical Investigations (2004-2005) NBC 182 Meego (1997) CBS 183 Method & Red (2004) FOX 184 Millennium (1996-1999) FOX 185 Miss Match (2003) NBC 186 Mission: Impossible (1966) (1966-1973) CBS 187 Mission: Impossible (1988) (1988-1990) ABC 188 Mister Ed (1961-1966) CBS 189 Moesha (1996-2001) UPN 190 "Monkees, The" (1966-1968) NBC 191 Mork & Mindy (1978-1982) ABC 192 "Munsters Today, The" (1988-1991) SYN 193 "Munsters, The" (1964-1966) CBS 194 Murphy Brown (1988-1998) CBS 195 "My Mother, the Car" (1965-1966) NBC 196 N.Y.P.D. Blue (1993-2005) ABC 197 Nanny and the Professor (1970-1971) ABC 198 "Nanny, The" (1993-1999) CBS 199 NCIS (ON AIR) (2003-????) CBS 200 "New Andy Griffith Show, The" (1971) CBS 201 "New Gidget, The" (1986-1988) SYN 202 "New Leave it to Beaver, The" (1986-1989) DISN/TBS 203 New York Undercover (1994-1998) FOX 204 Newhart (1982-1990) CBS 205 Nick And Hillary (1989) NBC 206 Nikki (2000-2002) WB 207 Norm (1999-2001) ABC 208 "Office, The (UK)" (2001-2002) BBC 209 "Office, The (US) (ON AIR)" (2005-????) NBC 210 Out All Night (1992-1993) NBC 211 Out of the Blue (1979) ABC 212 Oz (1997-2003) HBO 213 Paris Section Criminelle (ON AIR) (2006-????) TF1 214 Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990-1993) FOX 215 "Parkers, The" (1999-2004) UPN 216 Party of Five (1994-2000) FOX 217 Passions (ON AIR) (1999-????) NBC 218 Perfect Strangers (1986-1993) ABC 219 Petticoat Junction (1963-1970) CBS 220 Phyllis (1975-1977) CBS 221 Picket Fences (1992-1996) CBS 222 "Practice, The" (1997-2004) ABC 223 Private Secretary (1953-1957) CBS 224 Promised Land (1996-1999) CBS 225 Providence (1999-2002) NBC 226 Public Morals (1996) CBS 227 Red Dwarf (1988-1999) BBC 228 Rhoda (1974-1978) CBS 229 "Richard Diamond, Private Dectective" (1957-1960) CBS/NBC 230 "Ropers, The" (1979-1980) ABC 231 Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996-2003) ABC/WB 232 "Sarah Jane Adventures, The (ON AIR)" (2007-????) BBC 233 Seinfeld (1990-1998) NBC 234 Silver Spoons (1982-1986) NBC 235 "Simple Life, The" (1998) CBS 236 "Single Guy, The" (1995-1997) NBC 237 Six Feet Under (2001-2005) HBO 238 Soap (1977-1981) ABC 239 Something So Right (1996-1998) NBC 240 Sons Of Thunder (1999) CBS 241 Soul Man (1997-1998) ABC 242 Space: 1999 (1975-1978) ITV 243 Special Unit 2 (2001-2002) UPN 244 Spin City (1996-2002) ABC 245 Sports Night (1998-2000) ABC 246 St. Elsewhere (1982-1988) NBC 247 Star Trek (1966-1969) NBC 248 Star Trek Deep Space Nine (1993-1999) SYN 249 Star Trek Enterprise (2001-2005) UPN 250 Star Trek the Next Generation (1987-1994) SYN 251 Star Trek Voyager (1995-2001) UPN 252 Step by Step (1991-1997) ABC/CBS 253 Still the Beaver (1985-1986) CBS 254 Strange Luck (1995-1996) FOX 255 Tabitha (1977-1978) ABC 256 Tattingers (1988-1989) NBC 257 Team Knight Rider (1997-1998) SYN 258 Teen Angel (1997-1998) ABC 259 The Game (ON AIR) (2006-????) CW 260 These Friends Of Mine (1994) ABC 261 Third Watch (1999-2005) NBC 262 Three's A Crowd (1984-1985) ABC 263 Three's Company (1977-1984) ABC 264 Thunder Alley (1994-1995) ABC 265 Time of Your Life (1999-2000) FOX 266 Top of the Heap (1991) FOX 267 Torchwood (ON AIR) (2006-????) BBC 268 "Tortellis, The" (1987) NBC 269 Touched by an Angel (1994-2003) CBS 270 "Trapper John, M.D." (1979-1986) CBS 271 Two Guys and a Girl (1999-2001) ABC 272 "Two Guys, a Girl and Pizza Place" (1998-1999) ABC 273 Veronica Mars (ON AIR) (2004-????) UPN/CW 274 Vinnie & Bobby (1992) FOX 275 WALTER [pilot only] (1984) CBS 276 "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993-2001) CBS 277 "War at Home, The (ON AIR)" (2005-????) FOX 278 "White Shadow, The" (1978-1981) CBS 279 Wings (1990-1997) NBC 280 "Wire, The (ON AIR)" (2002-????) HBO 281 "X-Files, The" (1993-2002) FOX 282 You Wish (1997-1998) ABC It should be noted that it was 4:30 in the AM when I was putting this together, so I might come across as a bit insane. __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx Last edited by Crack; 04-01-2009 at 02:54 AM..*