▁series . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁conclus ive ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁episode ▁of ▁series ▁ 7 , ▁the ▁show ▁returned ▁for ▁an ▁e ighth ▁series . ▁The ▁new ▁plot ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁clean ▁sl ate ▁for ▁the ▁show , ▁with ▁Brian ▁and ▁Soph ie ▁crash ing ▁their ▁ship ▁again ▁and ▁taking ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁family ▁of ▁fost er ▁children ▁after ▁having ▁their ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁seven ▁years ▁er ased ▁by ▁Gu ido , ▁the ▁new ▁av atar ▁of ▁the ▁gal actic ▁guide book . ▁The ▁new ▁family , ▁the ▁Ben net ts , ▁were ▁very ▁similar ▁in ▁person ality ▁to ▁the ▁B ark ers ▁and ▁C J , ▁and ▁Harry . ▁However ▁the ▁new ▁status ▁qu o ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁last ▁long , ▁as ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁I TV ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁close ▁its ▁in - house ▁children ' s ▁production ▁unit , ▁bringing ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁a ▁sudden ▁end ▁following ▁series ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Nick el ode on ▁purchased ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁American ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁A ▁pilot ▁script ▁was ▁written ; ▁the ▁structure ▁was ▁ost ens ibly ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁UK ▁original , ▁with ▁al ien ▁parents ▁The ▁J ons es ▁( in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁Joh ns ons ) ▁adopt ing ▁three ▁children , ▁the ▁B ish ops ▁( the ▁B ark ers ), ▁with ▁similar ▁characteristics ▁to ▁their ▁UK ▁counter parts : ▁te en ager ▁Sam anth a