There has also been speculation that Sliders was inspired by George R.R. Martin's 1992 ABC pilot Doorways,[REF] in which the main cast were fugitives fleeing through parallel worlds, while carrying a device that tells them where and when the next Doorway opens [REF].
The series' premise also bears resemblance to the 1986 Disney animated pilot Fluppy Dogs, in which somewhat-anthropomorphic dogs travel parallel dimensions seeking a way home [REF].