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Impressions · 04-07-2018, 05:02 PM

Can you think of any spin-offs that shouldn't of happened despite the success of their parent show or movie?

Some I can think of are:

- The Ropers
- Three's A Crowd
- The Golden Palace
- Clueless

dmvamd · 06-03-2018, 12:29 AM

I thought The Golden Palace was pretty good. Don Cheadle and Cheech Marin along with the girls kept it interesting for me.

king of comedy · 06-03-2018, 09:28 AM

The Cleveland Show

Edward216 · 06-16-2018, 02:12 AM

Joey.
The Tortellis. (failed Cheers spinoff).

Ed.

Videoranger007 · 06-22-2018, 07:42 PM

Baby Talk
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventures (the live action version, NOT animated)
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
Fast Times
Ferris Bueller

RetroGuy2000 · 06-22-2018, 07:47 PM

Joannie Loves Chachi
Little House: A New Beginning

And as you guys said, Three's A Crowd, The Tortellis, and Joey.

tlc38tlc38 · 06-23-2018, 04:06 PM

I actually liked "The Ropers", "Three's a Crowd", & "The Golden Palace".

"Clueless" was ok and had its moments but just wasn't as good without Alicia Silverstone.

IllinoisTVFan · 06-23-2018, 10:41 PM

How about the Living Dolls, which was the spinoff of Who's The Boss? It was the first cancelled show in 1989. Also, a couple of years later Saved By The Bell: The College Years.

Bonniegirl · 06-24-2018, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by king of comedy

The Cleveland Show

Yeah, this was pretty bad!

Bonniegirl · 06-24-2018, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I actually liked "The Ropers", "Three's a Crowd", & "The Golden Palace".

"Clueless" was ok and had its moments but just wasn't as good without Alicia Silverstone.

I like The Ropers too!

Bonniegirl · 06-24-2018, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward216

Joey.
The Tortellis. (failed Cheers spinoff).

Ed.

I liked The Tortelli's !

RetroGuy2000 · 06-24-2018, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I actually liked "The Ropers", "Three's a Crowd", & "The Golden Palace".

"Clueless" was ok and had its moments but just wasn't as good without Alicia Silverstone.

The Golden Palace just wasn't the same without Dorothy. I really wanted to love the two-part episode where Dorothy returns, but the direction and writing were very off in the second episode, which ruined the reunion for me. It was as if, suddenly, part way through the production, everyone got stiff, forgot her lines and/or blocking, and no one bothered to try to do another take. That was just odd.

Clueless was quite good, at least for a while.

Three's a Crowd was horrible. I can't believe they jettisoned Janet for that waste of videotape they called a spin-off.

RetroGuy2000 · 06-24-2018, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by IllinoisTVFan

How about the Living Dolls, which was the spinoff of Who's The Boss? It was the first cancelled show in 1989. Also, a couple of years later Saved By The Bell: The College Years.

LD was bad.

With a little work, SBTB the College Years could have been decent. They needed better writers, but they had a (mostly) likeable cast with good chemistry. Getting Tiffany back was a step in the right direction.

Coffeecup · 03-10-2019, 04:19 PM

Three's a Crowd was horrible. I can't believe they jettisoned Janet for that waste of videotape they called a spin-off.[/QUOTE]

I don't remember Janet on Three's a crowd. If I remember John Ritters character moved in with Vicki and it was the character of Jack's new life. Did Joyce/Janet make an appearance???

king of comedy · 03-10-2019, 04:30 PM

I don't think she made any appearances. Joyce DeWitt left Hollywood for a while after what she experienced.

04-07-2018, 05:02 PM	#1
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dmvamd Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 08, 2014 Location: USA Posts: 73	I thought The Golden Palace was pretty good. Don Cheadle and Cheech Marin along with the girls kept it interesting for me.

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Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,648	Joey. The Tortellis. (failed Cheers spinoff). Ed.

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Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	Three's a Crowd was horrible. I can't believe they jettisoned Janet for that waste of videotape they called a spin-off.[/QUOTE] I don't remember Janet on Three's a crowd. If I remember John Ritters character moved in with Vicki and it was the character of Jack's new life. Did Joyce/Janet make an appearance???

03-10-2019, 04:30 PM	#15
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	I don't think she made any appearances. Joyce DeWitt left Hollywood for a while after what she experienced.