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List of television spin-offs
A spin-off in television is a new series which contains either characters or theme elements from an old series. They are particularly common in situation comedy.
This phenomenon was already established in radio before the advent of commercial broadcast television, for example The Great Gildersleeve was a spin-off of Fibber McGee and Molly.
Television spin-offs come in several variations, including:
- A supporting character or characters in an existing series is given their own show in which they become the main focus. The original series continues and there may be some crossover of characters between the shows on occasion (e.g. Angel from Buffy The Vampire Slayer).
- New characters are specially incorporated into an existing series for the sole purpose of being launched into their own show that will feature no regular characters from the original series, except possibly as guest appearances (e.g. Empty Nest from The Golden Girls, or Boston Legal from The Practice).
- Regular characters from a series continue in their own series after the original series ends (e.g. George and Mildred and Robin's Nest from Man About the House; Frasier from Cheers). This is usually done with the same actors, though not always (e.g. Trapper John, M.D.).
- A new series is started with the same theme as an existing series, though not necessarily with the same characters. Examples of this type are the Star Trek, Law & Order, and CSI series. These are sometimes called franchises. The reality shows Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race also operate in this manner.
One notable case which is not a spin-off is when the same series is later remade. Examples include He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983, 2002) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987, 2003).
Many, if not all spinoffs, are produced by some of the original producers of the root show.
The current 'title holder', based on available information, is All In The Family for total number of spinoff series' (7, in 3 generations); there is an 8-way tie for greatest depth of spin-offs (3) (10-way, if you count game shows).
List of spin-offs
- From Absolutely!
- Mr. Don and Mr. George
- From All in the Family
- From Ally McBeal
- From Another World
- Somerset
- Texas
- From Baywatch
- From Barney Miller
- From Big Brother
- Celebrity Big Brother or also called Big Brother VIP
- From The Bill
- Murder Investigation Team
- From The Brady Bunch
- The Brady Bunch Hour
- The Brady Brides
- The Bradys
- From Burke's Law
- Honey West
- From Canon
- From Casualty
- From Cheyenne
- Bonco
- From Dallas
- From The Danny Thomas Show / Make Room For Daddy
- The Joey Bishop Show
- The Andy Griffith Show
- Make Room for Granddaddy
- From December Bride
- Pete and Gladys
- From Designing Women
- Women of the House
- From The Dukes of Hazzard
- Enos
- From Dynasty
- From Fimbles
- The Roly Mo Show
- From The Flintstones
- The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
- The Flintstones Comedy Hour
- The New Fred and Barney Show
- The Flintstones Comedy Show
- The Flintstone Kids
- Cave Kids
- From Good Morning, Miss Bliss
- From Head of the Class
- From Hill Street Blues
- Beverly Hills Buntz
- From Home Improvement
- From Ironside
- Amy Prentiss **
- From Late Night with David Letterman - since talk-shows tend to be self-containing, determining what is a spinoff can be murky; it is safe to say these shows have a common thread, be it host, executive producers, or replacement on network timeslots.
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (was originally The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, later, Craig Kilborn)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- From Law & Order
- From Love, American Style
- Happy Days
- Laverne and Shirley
- Mork & Mindy
- Joanie Loves Chachi
- Blansky's Beauties
- Out of the Blue
- Happy Days
- From Married... with Children
- Top of the Heap
- Vinnie & Bobby
- Top of the Heap
- From M*A*S*H
- Trapper John M.D. (Legally a spin-off from the M*A*S*H book: see article)
- After M*A*S*H
- W*A*L*T*E*R
- From Match Game
- Family Feud (1976-1985), hosted by Richard Dawson (who also hosted the show in 1994-1995; other incarnations of the show have been hosted by Ray Combs (1988-1994), Louie Anderson (1999-2002) and Richard Karn) (2002-Present)
- From Maverick
- Young Maverick
- Bret Maverick
- From Moesha
- From Porridge
- From The Practice
- From The Price is Right (1956)
- The New Price is Right (1972) (was changed to The Price is Right in 1973; expanded to one hour in 1975)
- The Price is Right (1985-1986), a 30-minute version hosted by Tom Kennedy
- The New Price is Right (1994-1995), a 30-minute version hosted by Doug Davidson
- The New Price is Right (1972) (was changed to The Price is Right in 1973; expanded to one hour in 1975)
- From Rugrats
- From 60 Minutes
- 60 Minutes II (now 60 Minutes Wednesday)
- From Star Trek
- From Space Ghost
- Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
- Cartoon Planet
- Brak Presents The Brak Show Starring Brak
- The Brak Show
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force- could be seen as an SGC2C spin-off, due to its conception as an episode of SGC2C, but by the time the ATHF appeared on SGC2C, their series had already been launched
- Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
- From Three's Company
- The Ropers
- Three's A Crowd
- From 21 Jump Street
See also
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