Are there any shows where you like the spinoff better than the original? :)

Rhoda (Spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show")
Good Times (Spin-off of "Maude")
The Facts of Life (Spin-off of "Diff'rent Strokes")
Happy Days (Spin-off of "Love, American Style")

Green Acres (Spinoff of Petticoat Junction)

The Facts of Life (spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes)

I posted my answer in this thread. (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=109003)

The Jeffersons (as opposed to All in the Family)
Laverne and Shirley (as opposed to Happy Days)

Good Times(Maude)

Family Matters (Perfect Strangers)
Green Acres (Petticoat Junction)

I agree with everyone.... so far.

But Cheers/Frasier is a tricky situation.

At their bests.... Frasier is superior.
Yet, at their "worsts".... Frasier also wins. (or loses)
But as for overall run.... Cheers gets the top spot.


So this is a tough situation.... therefore -- no conclusion.

I like Laverne & Shirley much more than Happy Days. (and apparently, so did America back in the day. L&S actually eclipsed HD in the ratings at one point!)

Laverne & Shirley (much better than Happy Days)
Good Times (I liked Maude, but GT was better...for a while)
The Facts Of Life (stayed enjoyable longer than Different Strokes)
The Jeffersons (I really like All In The Family, but laugh more at The Jeffersons. I can also watch it longer too)

Laverne & Shirley (as opposed of Happy Days)
Green Acres (as opposed of Petticoat Junction)
The Jeffersons (as opposed of All in the Family)
Good Times (as opposed of Maude)
The Brady Brides (as opposed of The Brady Bunch)
The Andy Griffith Show (as opposed of Make Room For Daddy)

And just for the record ... the last time I checked, Happy Days is NOT a spin-off.

Originally posted by Classic TV Fanatic
And just for the record ... the last time I checked, Happy Days is NOT a spin-off.

Then neither are Andy Griffith or L&S or Mork and Mindy. All three were just one-time shots, just like Happy Days on Love, American Style.

Frasier over Cheers.

Joey over Friends. I didn't watch Friends and didn't like it when I sampled it, but I enjoyed Joey.

While I like "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" okay, I must say I like "The Suite Life on Deck" A LOT better.:) :cool:

Benson
Frasier
Star Trek: the Next Generation

Laverne & Shirley (as opposed of Happy Days)
Green Acres (as opposed of Petticoat Junction)
The Jeffersons (as opposed of All in the Family)
Good Times (as opposed of Maude)
The Brady Brides (as opposed of The Brady Bunch)
The Andy Griffith Show (as opposed of Make Room For Daddy)

And just for the record ... the last time I checked, Happy Days is NOT a spin-off.

love American Style was know as a show were pilots went to die. Sometimes after airing there, the network had second toughts and did pick it up for a series.

Sitcoms:
Gomer Pyle USMC (spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show)
The Jeffersons (spinoff of All in the Family)
Laverne & Shirley (spinoff of Happy Days)
A Different World (spinoff of The Cosby Show)
The Cleveland Show (spinoff of Family Guy)
Just the Ten of Us (spinoff of Growing Pains)

Dramas:
Star Trek: The Next Generation (spinoff of Star Trek)
Caprica (spinoff of Battlestar Galactica)
Boston Legal (spinoff of The Practice)
The Bionic Woman (spinoff of The Six Million Dollar Man)

Frasier

THE JERFFERON'S SPINN OF ALL IN THE FAMILY
MAMMAS FAMILY SPINN OFF FROM CAROL BURNET SHOW
RODA SPINN OFF FROM MARY TALROY MORE SHOW
HAPPY DAYS SPINN OFF FROM LOVE AMERICAN STLYE
MORK AND MINDY SPINN OFF FROM HAPPY DAYS
NSIC LOSE ANGLES SPINN OFF FROM NSIC
THE GREEN HONERT SPINN OFF FROM BATMAN
ARROW SPINN OFF OF SMALLVILLE
SAVED BY THE BELL SPINN OFF SAVED BY THE BELL COLLAGE YEARS
FAMILY MATTER FROM PERFECT STRANGERS

I liked the Jeffersons better than All in The Family.

I liked Good Times better than Maude.

I liked Family Matters better than Perfect Strangers.

Without a doubt, Frasier .

frasier over cheers
joey over friends
benson over soap
boston legal over practice
jeffersons over all in the family

The Facts of Life (Diff'rent Strokes)
Family Matters (Perfect Strangers)
Laverne & Shirley (Happy Days)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Law & Order)
Mama's Family (The Carol Burnett Show)
Saved by the Bell (Good Morning, Miss Bliss)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (Star Trek)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Star Trek)
Xena: Warrior Princess (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys)

Good Times (Maude)
Family Matters(Perfect Strangers)
Melrose Place (Beverly Hills 90210, however, I do love 90210)
The Simpsons (The Tracey Ullman Show)
Mama's Family(The Carol Burnett Show thought I love this parent show)
Knots Landing(Dallas thought Dallas if a fave of mine)

Fraiser over Cheers
A Different World over Cosby Show

Frasier over Cheers
Family Matters over Perfect Strangers
Law and Order SVU over Law and Order
Jeffersons over All In The Family

Three's A Crowd (spin-off of Three's Company), I didn't like it more than TC but it was better than The Ropers.

The Facts of Life (Different Strokes)
Law and Order: SVU (Law and Order)