The novel, written in 1979, spawned a series of books, and the plot has been adapted to theatre, radio, cinema, and television.

The plot was adapted from the American movie Back to School.

The plot is adapted from the Hollywood movie Curly Sue.

The plot is adapted from the 1965-1968 CBS television series Lost in Space.

The plot was arguably adapted from that of The Killing.

The plot of the serial was adapted into a puzzle video game by Playpond.

The plot for the episode was also adapted as a novel for young adults in 1997 by Les Martin.

The plot was adapted from One Thousand and One Nights.

The plot was adapted for a text adventure computer game in 1986.

The plot of "Squeeze" was adapted as a novel for young adults in 1996 by Ellen Steiber.