TV tie-in merchandise that makes you say "huh?"

She's a frightened young maiden pursued on a haunted moor by a wrathful wraith. Would you believe she's THAT GIRL?
Um, frankly, no. A novel based on the popular ABC-TV series starring Marlo Thomas...that sounds nothing like the series whatsoever. I guess it was a trend to take popular sitcoms like THAT GIRL or THE PATTY DUKE SHOW and force them into "mystery" type stories - I'd love to see them do crazy shit like that today. THE OFFICE: THE MYSTERY OF PAM'S ANTIQUE LOCKET  or MY NAME IS EARL AND THE CURSE OF L. RON HUBBARD'S GHOST. Could be interesting.