Living Dolls was a spin-off created by a writer from Who's the Boss? and featuring characters introduced during an episode of that show. The show featured Charlie Briscoe (Leah Remini), a friend of Samantha Micelli (the Who's The Boss? character played by Alyssa Milano) The show was the acting debut of Halle Berry. It was the only series to receive an "F" grade by People magazine in its 1989 fall preview issue. ABC canceled the series after 12 episodes in December 1989.