View Full Version : TV show spinoffs that you like better than the original show


Bonniegirl
10-19-2024, 08:51 PM
Name TV shows that are spinoffs that you thought were better than the original show. :cool:

I like Rhoda better than the Mary Tyler Moore show and Mayberry RFD better than The Andy Griffith show.

Bonniegirl
10-19-2024, 09:01 PM
I liked Knots Landing better than Dallas .

Marcus2026
10-19-2024, 09:10 PM
I would say that I love The Facts of Life more than Diff'rent Strokes, but I do like both shows equally.

JamesG
10-20-2024, 08:16 AM
Angel over Buffy, the Vampire Slayer

Xena: Warrior Princess over Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

ThisLittlePiggy
10-20-2024, 03:07 PM
I might like Archie Bunker's Place a little more than All in the Family.

1960'sTVfan
10-20-2024, 03:34 PM
I like Rhoda better than the Mary Tyler Moore show and Mayberry RFD better than The Andy Griffith show.

I'm in agreement with your comment.

I've never really been a fan of The Andy Griffith Show. In addition to Mayberry RFD, I also prefer Gomer Pyle USMC over Andy Griffith.

Bonniegirl
10-20-2024, 05:14 PM
I'm in agreement with your comment.

I've never really been a fan of The Andy Griffith Show. In addition to Mayberry RFD, I also prefer Gomer Pyle USMC over Andy Griffith.

Yeah, me too. I also like Gomer Pyle over Andy Griffith. ;)

biffbronson
10-21-2024, 11:23 AM
I like A Different World over The Cosby Show.

opus
10-21-2024, 01:11 PM
I’ve never seen The Tracy Ullman Show, but have seen every episode of The Simpsons. So that one.

(I have since seen all the compilations of The Simpsons shorts from TTUS)

Charles Knox
10-21-2024, 02:26 PM
Fraiser > Cheers (and I really like Cheers, so it says a lot)
Family Matters > Perfect Strangers
Just The Ten Of Us > Growing Pains

stevea
10-21-2024, 09:36 PM
Echoing above, I think MTM was an excellent show, but I liked Rhoda better.

Although All in the Family was also a great show, I liked Maude better.

BigManMike
10-21-2024, 09:58 PM
I like The Jeffersons better than All in the Family although I like them both.

Bonniegirl
10-21-2024, 10:53 PM
Fraiser > Cheers (and I really like Cheers, so it says a lot)
Family Matters > Perfect Strangers
Just The Ten Of Us > Growing Pains

Yes, I liked Just the 10 of us better than Growing pains .

merlinjones
10-24-2024, 04:02 PM
Knots Landing>Dallas
The Bionic Woman>The Six Million Dollar Man
The Andy Griffith Show>The Danny Thomas Show
Green Acres>Petticoat Junction
Yogi Bear>Huckleberry Hound

24/7 reruns
10-24-2024, 05:47 PM
Laverne and Shirley as well as Mork and Mindy over Happy Days.

Adam 12 over Dragnet '67, Dragnet '67 over the original Dragnet

Maude and 704 Hauser over All in the Family

Happy Days over Love American Style

Bill Dana Show over Danny Thomas Show/Make Room For Daddy

Timmy and Lassie over Jeff's Collie

Pinky and The Brain over Animaniacs

Dude111
10-25-2024, 05:21 AM
Name TV shows that are spinoffs that you thought were better than the original show.Wow Bonnie I didnt realise so many shoiws were spinoffs of other ones honey!!

Wow............


I hope this goes thru,im getting timeouts again......... It was good for 10 mins or so now its slower again. (Too slow for my liking)

howierules86
10-08-2025, 09:24 PM
I'm with those who thought Just the Ten of Us was better than Growing Pains, especially the rockin' theme song!

icecream
10-08-2025, 11:02 PM
While Cheers is a good show, the original Frasier is much better.
The Jeffersons is miles better than All in the Family, which I don't like at all anymore.
NCIS (but only the Mark Harmon era) is better than JAG.
NCIS: Origins is better than NCIS, but only the recent seasons starring Gary Cole.
I have never seen Jake and the Fatman, but Diagnosis Murder is probably much better.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is better than the color seasons of The Andy Griffith Show, but not the black and white seasons.
Benson is miles better than Soap.
In a close race, The Facts of Life is better than Diff'rent Strokes.
Star Trek: the Next Generation is much better than the original Star Trek.
In a closer race than TNG/TOS, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is better than Star Trek: the Next Generation.
Young Sheldon is a lot better than The Big Bang Theory.
CSI: Cyber is better than CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

howierules86
11-03-2025, 10:31 AM
Any All in the Family spinoff >>>> All in the Family