Sitcoms with no spinoffs

[KurtfromPitts]

How many successful sitcoms have there been that have NEVER sired spinoff shows?

[Brian Damage]

Good question...

Good Times

Everybody Loves Raymond

Frasier

Two and a Half Men

[Big C]

Step By Step

[JulieSomoski]

Roseanne

Family Matters

The Cosby Show

Mad About You

The Drew Carey Show


Just to name a few :D

[tv star collector]

Roseanne

Family Matters

The Cosby Show

Mad About You

The Drew Carey Show


Just to name a few :D

A Different World was a Cosby Show spin-off, with Lisa Bonet
reprising her role as Denise Huxtable.

The following long-running, hit sit-coms had no spin-offs:

The Honeymooners (15 seasons, incl. The Jackie Gleason Show)
The Danny Thomas Show (13 seasons)
My Three Sons (12 seasons)
Father Knows Best (9 seasons)
The Donna Reed Show (8 seasons)
The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show (8 seasons)

All of these shows ran for eight seasons or more. The fact that they are all
from the 1950s is probably no coincidence; repetition didn't set in until the
1960s.

[tv star collector]

Roseanne

Family Matters

The Cosby Show

Mad About You

The Drew Carey Show


Just to name a few :D

A Different World was a Cosby Show spin-off, with Lisa Bonet
reprising her role as Denise Huxtable.

The following long-running, hit sit-coms had no spin-offs:

The Honeymooners (15 seasons, incl. The Jackie Gleason Show)
My Three Sons (12 seasons)
Father Knows Best (9 seasons)
The Donna Reed Show (8 seasons)
The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show (8 seasons)

All of these shows ran for eight seasons or more.

[tv star collector]

Roseanne

Family Matters

The Cosby Show

Mad About You

The Drew Carey Show


Just to name a few :D

A Different World was a Cosby Show spin-off, with Lisa Bonet
reprising her role as Denise Huxtable.

The following long-running, hit sit-coms had no spin-offs:

The Honeymooners (15 seasons, incl. The Jackie Gleason Show)
My Three Sons (12 seasons)
Father Knows Best (9 seasons)
The Donna Reed Show (8 seasons)
The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show (8 seasons)

All of these shows ran for eight seasons or more. The fact that they are all
from the 1950s is probably no coincidence; repetition didn't set in until the
1960s.

[wkomorow]

A Different World was a Cosby Show spin-off, with Lisa Bonet
reprising her role as Denise Huxtable.

The following long-running, hit sit-coms had no spin-offs:

The Honeymooners (15 seasons, incl. The Jackie Gleason Show)
The Danny Thomas Show (13 seasons)
My Three Sons (12 seasons)
Father Knows Best (9 seasons)
The Donna Reed Show (8 seasons)
The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show (8 seasons)

All of these shows ran for eight seasons or more. The fact that they are all
from the 1950s is probably no coincidence; repetition didn't set in until the
1960s.

Depends on how one defines a spin-off. Danny Thomas Show gave birth to Andy Griffith in the same way Happy Days gave birth to Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy.

[JulieSomoski]

A Different World was a Cosby Show spin-off, with Lisa Bonet
reprising her role as Denise Huxtable.

The following long-running, hit sit-coms had no spin-offs:

The Honeymooners (15 seasons, incl. The Jackie Gleason Show)
My Three Sons (12 seasons)
Father Knows Best (9 seasons)
The Donna Reed Show (8 seasons)
The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show (8 seasons)

All of these shows ran for eight seasons or more.

You're absolutely right - how could I forget about A Different World??-LOL

[70s show watcher]

that 70s show ran for 8 seasons and never had a spinoff

[Indy788]

Depends on how one defines a spin-off. Danny Thomas Show gave birth to Andy Griffith in the same way Happy Days gave birth to Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy.

The Danny Thomas Show also gave birth to the Bill Dana Show (1963-1965) and The Joey Bishop Show (1961-1964).

[Schmoopie]

that 70s show ran for 8 seasons and never had a spinoff
Not to contradict you at all, but was "That 80's Show" considered a spin-off? I know it didn't last very long. :rolleyes:

A very successful show that definitely didn't have a spin off was "Seinfeld". I could see the possibility of one, but I'm glad they never went this route.


Andrea

[Brian Damage]

Not to contradict you at all, but was "That 80's Show" considered a spin-off? I know it didn't last very long. :rolleyes:



No That 80's Show was not a spinoff, it was a different show with a completely different cast. Nothing attached it to That 70's Show.

[Brian Damage]

The Simpsons

[Schmoopie]

No That 80's Show was not a spin off, it was a different show with a completely different cast. Nothing attached it to That 70's Show.
Thanks, I didn't think it was a spin-off, but the title is so similar to "70's" that I just wondered. Thanks!:)

Andrea

[Brian Damage]

Thanks, I didn't think it was a spin-off, but the title is so similar to "70's" that I just wondered. Thanks!:)

Andrea


You're Welcome :)

[treky]

THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
GET SMART
TAXI
DALLAS
BONANZA
THE RIFLEMAN
THE PATTY DUKE SHOW
MY 3 SONS
THE WILD, WILD WEST
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
THE LONE RANGER
THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
GREEN ACRES

[jimpickens]

The Beverly Hillbillies had a spin off Petticoat Junction and Dallas had Knots Landing and Andy Griffith had two Gomer Pyle USMC and Mayberry RFD. As for shows that never had spinoffs I would say that Star Trek, Lost in Space, Voage to The Bottom Of The Sea, and Gilligan's Island never had any.

[treky]

The Beverly Hillbillies had a spin off Petticoat Junction and Dallas had Knots Landing and Andy Griffith had two Gomer Pyle USMC and Mayberry RFD. As for shows that never had spinoffs I would say that Star Trek, Lost in Space, Voage to The Bottom Of The Sea, and Gilligan's Island never had any.
"STAR TREK" had "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION", "STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE", "STAR TREK: VOYAGER" & "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE".

[Adamantium]

NewsRadio - 5 seasons, no spin-off.
Wings - 8 seasons, no spin-off.
Ellen - 5 seasons, no spin-off.
The King of Queens - 9 seasons, no spin-off.
Family Affair - 5 seasons, no spin-off.
Boy Meets World - 7 seasons, no spin-off.
Charles in Charge - 5 seasons, no spin-off.

[catlover79]

Bewitched
WKRP
I Dream of Jeannie

[dawsongirl]

Hogan's Heroes

[repeatshistory]

Bewitched
WKRP
I Dream of Jeannie

Are you forgetting the atrocity that was The NEW WKRP in Cincinatti?

[waichingliu81]

caroline in the city
hangin' with mr cooper
just shoot me
who's the boss?
the fresh prince of bel air
will and grace

[MrRetro_08]

Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
Taxi
The Wonder Years

[catlover79]

Are you forgetting the atrocity that was The NEW WKRP in Cincinatti?
I forgot about that. :lol: I guess because I always considered the new show more of a continuation since the core characters were still there - the Big Guy, Les, Herb, and Johnny.

[JulieSomoski]

caroline in the city
hangin' with mr cooper
just shoot me
who's the boss?
the fresh prince of bel air
will and grace

I'm not sure if it counts or not, but Who's the Boss? had 2 attempted spinoffs, one which actually made it to TV but was cancelled very soon after.

[catlover79]

^ I remember one of them. I think it was called Living Dolls, and a then-unknown Halle Berry and Leah Remini were in the cast.

[JulieSomoski]

^ I remember one of them. I think it was called Living Dolls, and a then-unknown Halle Berry and Leah Remini were in the cast.

Exactly. And then there was another one called "Mona," of course spinning off the Mona character with her helping her brother run his hotel or something like that.

I'm not sure which one actually made it to series, though. I know Katherine Helmond left WTB for the end of a season to start her own show, but I"m not sure if it ever made it to air.

[catlover79]

^ She did?? I never knew that. I looked it up and Living Dolls did make it to series (Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano guest-starred) but it was cancelled after only a few weeks.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096638/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Dolls

[JulieSomoski]

^ She did?? I never knew that. I looked it up and Living Dolls did make it to series (Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano guest-starred) but it was cancelled after only a few weeks.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096638/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Dolls

Thankyou Monika! I knew whichever one made it to air only lasted a few weeks, but I wasn't sure which one it was.

Yeah, the producers had the idea for a Mona spinoff. The actual pilot was a WTB episode, where they all go to visit Mona's brother at his hotel, and Mona decides to stay awhile and help him out. It must not have made it to air, though, which is a good thing, because Mona was a main reason I watched WTB-LOL

[TVFactFan]

You're absolutely right - how could I forget about A Different World??-LOL


I'm going to tell why you forgot, because when you think of ADW, the Denise character is not the first person who comes to mind. It's usually Dwayne or Whitley-lol And the fact that they are not Cosby show characters you probaboy didn't connect it to the Cosby Show

[catlover79]

I'm going to tell why you forgot, because when you think of ADW, the Denise character is not the first person who comes to mind. It's usually Dwayne or Whitley-lol And the fact that they are not Cosby show characters you probaboy didn't connect it to the Cosby Show
Yeah, I can see your point.

[catlover79]

Thankyou Monika! I knew whichever one made it to air only lasted a few weeks, but I wasn't sure which one it was.

Yeah, the producers had the idea for a Mona spinoff. The actual pilot was a WTB episode, where they all go to visit Mona's brother at his hotel, and Mona decides to stay awhile and help him out. It must not have made it to air, though, which is a good thing, because Mona was a main reason I watched WTB-LOL
You're welcome, Julie! I agree - I couldn't imagine WTB without Mona. She was the straw that stirred the drink, as it were.

[JulieSomoski]

I'm going to tell why you forgot, because when you think of ADW, the Denise character is not the first person who comes to mind. It's usually Dwayne or Whitley-lol And the fact that they are not Cosby show characters you probaboy didn't connect it to the Cosby Show

That's a great reason, Solomon. And you're probably right - I always think of Denise as in The Cosby Show, not A Different World. After that, both shows were completely different. You'd never think of them as being related shows.

[JulieSomoski]

You're welcome, Julie! I agree - I couldn't imagine WTB without Mona. She was the straw that stirred the drink, as it were.

That's a great way to put it. She put some excitement and oddities into Who's the Boss? that you wouldn't think of being there.

[TVFactFan]

That's a great reason, Solomon. And you're probably right - I always think of Denise as in The Cosby Show, not A Different World. After that, both shows were completely different. You'd never think of them as being related shows.


I was about to say the Cosby Show too-lol Until I thought about it

[catlover79]

I was about to say the Cosby Show too-lol Until I thought about it
I was going to say Growing Pains, until I remembered Just the 10 Of Us. :lol:

[TVFactFan]

One Day at a Time

Maude

[waichingliu81]

I'm not sure if it counts or not, but Who's the Boss? had 2 attempted spinoffs, one which actually made it to TV but was cancelled very soon after.

really, i never knew that

[catlover79]

really, i never knew that
I don't blame you - they were so short-lived, and I never remembered Living Dolls when it was on. I only read about it later. :lol:

[wkomorow]

One Day at a Time

Maude


The Florida character was on Maude together with James - now, one could debate whether Good Times is actually a spin-off or not.

[wkomorow]

I know that there is talk of several FOX series that WILL be giving birth to spin-offs - Family Guy for example. But, other than Tracy Ulman - was there any other FOX series with a spin-off?

[TVFactFan]

The Florida character was on Maude together with James - now, one could debate whether Good Times is actually a spin-off or not.


I been debating it for 5 years and I still say no.

[tv star collector]

Are you forgetting the atrocity that was The NEW WKRP in Cincinatti?

Not to mention the short-lived sitcom Tabitha, starring Lisa Hartman.

[JulieSomoski]

I know that there is talk of several FOX series that WILL be giving birth to spin-offs - Family Guy for example. But, other than Tracy Ulman - was there any other FOX series with a spin-off?

90210 spunoff Melrose Place in the 90's. Can't think of any others.

[Jude The Obscure]

Bewitched



uhmmmmmm, "Tabitha" with Lisa Hartman and Robert Urich, in 1977.

Really, Monika, I'm shocked and chagrined! Hand in your fan club papers now!!
:nonono:

:lol:

[catlover79]

Not to mention the short-lived sitcom Tabitha, starring Lisa Hartman.
D'OH!!!! I forgot about that one, too - and I even rented Tabitha from the library once. *smacks head* :o

[janet42]

Designing Women.
Eight Is Enough. :wave:

[catlover79]

Murphy Brown
Family
Newhart
Coach

[Scoobiedoo30]

The Cosby Show had a spin-off The Spin-off ZSeries was Deffrent World was the spin-off series.

[MikeL]

family matters never had spinoff

[Adamantium]

Murphy Brown
Coach

You're forgetting about "Miles" the two-season "Murphy Brown" spin-off. And also, "Dauber" & "Luther" both short-lived spin-offs of "Coach".

:lol: I'm kidding, of course. Those shows don't exist. Just me being funny (or trying anyways). :crazy:

[JulieSomoski]

You're forgetting about "Miles" the two-season "Murphy Brown" spin-off. And also, "Dauber" & "Luther" both short-lived spin-offs of "Coach".

:lol: I'm kidding, of course. Those shows don't exist. Just me being funny (or trying anyways). :crazy:

I got a laugh out of it :lol:

A few more I thought of:
*Home Improvement
*Mad About You
*The Nanny
*Step by Step

[catlover79]

You're forgetting about "Miles" the two-season "Murphy Brown" spin-off. And also, "Dauber" & "Luther" both short-lived spin-offs of "Coach".

:lol: I'm kidding, of course. Those shows don't exist. Just me being funny (or trying anyways). :crazy:
:p :lol:

[ThomasE]

I been debating it for 5 years and I still say no.

For Real? No Way! :lol:

You already know what I think.

[Schmoopie]

D'OH!!!! I forgot about that one, too - and I even rented Tabitha from the library once. *smacks head* :o

I've only seen maybe one episode and I didn't think it was that great, so maybe you were trying to forget it existed?;)

Andrea

[repeatshistory]

*Home Improvement


Actually, they used Home Improvement to do a backdoor pilot for a Dan Aykroyd show Soul Man, where he played a motorcycle riding minister. So, technically and actually, Home Improvement DID have a spinoff.

[tv star collector]

The Simpsons has been on the air for nearly 19 years without a spinoff.

[JulieSomoski]

Actually, they used Home Improvement to do a backdoor pilot for a Dan Aykroyd show Soul Man, where he played a motorcycle riding minister. So, technically and actually, Home Improvement DID have a spinoff.

Are you kidding? I never heard a thing about that before - I can't even remember the episode it was done in :lol:

[catsrule]

Are you kidding? I never heard a thing about that before - I can't even remember the episode it was done in :lol:it was the episode where Randy was questioning his faith

[Jude The Obscure]

Designing Women.
Eight Is Enough. :wave:


"Women of the House" was the shortlived spinoff with Delta Burke (and a pre Raymond, Patricia Heaton).

[catlover79]

I've only seen maybe one episode and I didn't think it was that great, so maybe you were trying to forget it existed?;)

Andrea
That's it!!!! :rofl: Lisa Hartman and Robert Urich were very enjoyable, but even they couldn't save that tripe.

[factsoflife]

Maude

Didn't Maude's maid Florida get her own show called "Good Times"?

[JulieSomoski]

Didn't Maude's maid Florida get her own show called "Good Times"?

It's been debated already in this thread, and many times before that :lol:

[JulieSomoski]

it was the episode where Randy was questioning his faith

Wow, I never knew that. I think I've only seen the episode once, which would explain why 0 thanks for the info! I stand corrected :D

[wkomorow]

The Simpsons has been on the air for nearly 19 years without a spinoff.

Absolutely true, but it is probably the only show that had a one episode spin-off of itself. Remember Wiggins in New Orleans?

[jimpickens]

Forgot about the Star Trek spin offs.

[Adamantium]

Is "The Critic" a spin-off of "The Simpsons"? I don't think it is, but I'm pretty sure the Jay Sherman character appeared on "The Simpsons."

[ThomasE]

No. Its not really a spinoff, it was just a crossover thing that took place.

[Jude The Obscure]

In a weird way, "The Simpsons" did an episode imagining the spinoffs, including "The Simpsons Smile Time Variety Hour", a spoof of that infamous Brady Variety Hour :lol:

[Skywalker]

Actually, they used Home Improvement to do a backdoor pilot for a Dan Aykroyd show Soul Man, where he played a motorcycle riding minister. So, technically and actually, Home Improvement DID have a spinoff.

That was actually a crossover episode. Soul Man debuted in the Spring of 97 while the episode of HI that Aykroyd appeared in "Losing My Religion" aired in Nov. 97, a few months after the second season of Soul Man had already started.

[factsoflife]

It's been debated already in this thread, and many times before that :lol:

and what was the verdict?

[factsoflife]

I know that there is talk of several FOX series that WILL be giving birth to spin-offs - Family Guy for example. But, other than Tracy Ulman - was there any other FOX series with a spin-off?

Several in fact:

Married With Children had a very short lived spin-off called "Top Of The Heap" which actually was re-tooled as "Vinnie and Bobbie"

"Beverly Hills, 90210" spun-off "Melrose Place"

"Melrose Place" spun-off "Models Inc.,"

"The X-Files" spun-off "Millenuim"

"21 Jump Street" had a spin-off called "Booker"

"party Of five" spun-off "Time Of Your Life"

"Ally McBeal" had a spin-off of sorts called "Ally" which was a half-hour version of "Ally McBeal"

i'm sure there are a few more but those are some of the higher profile spin-offs to come out of FOX.

[repeatshistory]

"The X-Files" spun-off "Millenuim"




And don't forget "The Lone Gunmen".

[JulieSomoski]

and what was the verdict?

There wasn't one :lol: It's a very debatable topic.

[Chocoholic]

Wings never had a spin-off. I wished they'd kept Brian, Casey, and Antonio as the new main trio and added a few new characters.

[factsoflife]

There wasn't one :lol: It's a very debatable topic.



and how was that conclusion reached? i mean it's clearly real that Florida got her own show called "Good Times" and she left "Maude" to do so, so why wouldn't it be called a spin-off?

[ThomasE]

Do you really, really want to restart this topic? If so, please be careful. LOL. Whew! You have no idea what war we have been through over the years over this topic. LOL. Just go pull up the old topics in regards to this 'Good Times' topic and you'll get a better understanding. Messy! LOL.

[JulieSomoski]

My points exactly - there are many differing opinions on whether or not it was actually a spin-off. I guess technically, it was a "spin-off" of Maude, since Florida was originally on Maude, but many will tell you that it was not a spin-off at heart for many reasons.

If you want to debate it, I'll get Solomon over here for you :lol:

[factsoflife]

My points exactly - there are many differing opinions on whether or not it was actually a spin-off. I guess technically, it was a "spin-off" of Maude, since Florida was originally on Maude, but many will tell you that it was not a spin-off at heart for many reasons.

If you want to debate it, I'll get Solomon over here for you :lol:

no i don't want to debate it, i was just curious as to how the conversation had taken place. i was never involved with it and was curious is all.

[JulieSomoski]

no i don't want to debate it, i was just curious as to how the conversation had taken place. i was never involved with it and was curious is all.

It's been debated many times in the past at SO. Not a big a deal, though - just some people having differing opinions.

[Heidi Dawn]

More shows that never had spin-offs:

sitcoms:
Laverne & Shirley
Mork & Mindy
Gimme A Break
227
Amen
Nurses
The Facts of Life
Just the Ten of Us
The Hogan Family
Full House

[catlover79]

^ I thought Mork & Mindy had a spinoff called Out of the Blue. Or was that Happy Days?? :confused:

[Jude The Obscure]

Out of the Blue is technically a quasi spinoff of HD, since the character of Random the angel appeared on the Chachi Sells His Soul to the Devil's Nephew episode. Mork, the character, made an appearance on the first episode of Out of the Blue as a drawing card, so to speak.

[factsoflife]

More shows that never had spin-offs:

sitcoms:
Laverne & Shirley
Mork & Mindy
Gimme A Break
227
Amen
Nurses
The Facts of Life
Just the Ten of Us
The Hogan Family
Full House

I believe that 227 actually did have a spin-off; it's why Jackee left the show they gave her a spin-off with Sandra moving to become owner of some sort of spa, i don't believe it lasted much longer than a few episodes though. The show was called simply "Jackee" here's a link to it's IMDB profile:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175502/

[factsoflife]

Would "Smart Guy" be considered a spin-off of "Sister, Sister" or did the character of smart guy not ever appear on Sister, Sister? i know that Tajh Mowry is Tia and Tamera's brother and may have appeared at least once on SS but may have played a different character. And know that i think of it, didn't Tia and Tamera once appear on "Full House" as "Teddy's Sisters" in what amounts to a cameo? in the episode where Michelle runs away and wants to live at Teddy's house?

[JulieSomoski]

Would "Smart Guy" be considered a spin-off of "Sister, Sister" or did the character of smart guy not ever appear on Sister, Sister? i know that Tajh Mowry is Tia and Tamera's brother and may have appeared at least once on SS but may have played a different character. And know that i think of it, didn't Tia and Tamera once appear on "Full House" as "Teddy's Sisters" in what amounts to a cameo? in the episode where Michelle runs away and wants to live at Teddy's house?

Good point - I wouldn't consider it a spinoff, but the character did appear on Sister Sister before Smart Guy. Still, it was just a one-time appearance, and it was never mentioned again in both shows.