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Benson · 07-21-2004, 02:18 PM

Sandra Clarke on 227
Chrissy Snow on Three's Company
Mrs. Garrett on Different Strokes/Facts of Life
Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show
Whitley & Dwayne on A Different World
Lionel & Jenny on The Jeffersons

Who do you think should have spinned off?

Frasier'sHairyMan · 07-22-2004, 01:39 PM

Maybe I'm the only one, but I thought Darlene and David from Roseanne could have made a good spin-off. New parents, both artists looking for work in Chicago. Darlene was funny enough to hold her own.

Sheyen · 08-05-2004, 11:23 PM

Only a couple I can think of and they are stupid, but would have been fun for a laugh:
Cody off of Step by Step
Larry, Darryl and Darryl

Brian Damage · 08-07-2004, 03:39 PM

Sandra Clarke was spun off. She starred in the spinoff Jackee where Sandre Clarke moved to New York City. It only lasted a couple of episodes.

Mrs. Garrett was already spun from Diff'rent Strokes

MacLeaper · 11-01-2004, 01:42 PM

This one's a bit different answer, but being a Muppets fan, I'd say I wouldn't mind if "Elmo's World" was spun off as its own show from Sesame Street and then just leave Sesame Street as its own entity. I don't mind if Elmo shows up on Sesame Street because he's a part of the show, but I don't want him monopolizing the whole show.

I also think "The Coltons" would have been a great spin-off from MacGyver. A pilot episode was made and airs as an episode of MacGyver. It's too bad the show didn't keep going.

Tarlek · 11-02-2004, 09:13 PM

Welcome Back, Kotter almost spun off into "Horshack" (and the pilot made it into the series) but it seems to me that I'm about the only one who approves of this idea. Lenny and Squiggy were almost spun off of Laverne & Shirley, as well...the show was called "Lenny and Squiggy in the Army" and it was supposed to be about Lenny and Squiggy...in the army. It didn't work.

Darlene and David? Oh, that would've been cool...

Jefffalan · 11-11-2004, 02:48 PM

Barney and Thelma Lou were an interesting couple on TAGS. When Knotts left in 1965 it might have made for an interesting spinoff. They went well together.

Céline · 01-14-2005, 11:15 PM

Mr. and Mrs.Howell from Gilligan's island
Andrew from Touched by an Angel
Robert and Amy from Everybody loves Raymond
Frank and Marie from Eveybody loves Raymond
Arthur from The King of Queens

60's child · 01-18-2005, 01:35 AM

I think Kramer should have gotten a spinoff. The premise: One of Kramers inventions (the bro/manzier???) had sold big and he is now running his own mega-conglomerate manufacturing his various ideas and inventions. Handeled carefully(i.e. Frazier) it could have been a huge, hillarious hit.

Sterling Holobyte · 01-18-2005, 02:25 AM

I've always thought that Ernest T. Bass from The Andy Griffith Show should have had a spin-off where he joins the Marines kind of like Gomer did(not in the same Unit of course). They(Ernest T. and Gomer) were such radically different personalities that I think it could have worked having two shows like that. Gomer being the nice but clumsy one and Ernest T. would be like he always is, crazy and in fact a little psychotic!

Vincent Paterno · 01-18-2005, 09:07 AM

I could easily have pictured Sabrina's witch aunt Zelda Spellman getting her own spinoff, leaving Boston to teach somewhere else (New York? Washington?) with her own work and romantic adventures. Beth Broderick (a sitcom MIA; has she done anything since leaving the show in 2002?) vividly gave the character depth, making her as funny, intelligent and sexy as she was magical. In the right hands, a "Zelda" show could have been plenty of fun, and slightly more sophisticated than "Sabrina" was (assuming Archie Comics didn't get in the way).

leroykevin · 01-20-2005, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Sterling Holobyte

I've always thought that Ernest T. Bass from The Andy Griffith Show should have had a spin-off where he joins the Marines kind of like Gomer did(not in the same Unit of course). They(Ernest T. and Gomer) were such radically different personalities that I think it could have worked having two shows like that. Gomer being the nice but clumsy one and Ernest T. would be like he always is, crazy and in fact a little psychotic!

[B][I] I think the sergent would have shot him

Lady T · 01-20-2005, 12:44 AM

Dietrich and Harris from Barney Miller; forget about Fish, these two as room mates would had made an excellent spin off of Barney Miller...An unconventional version of The Odd Couple

slackermonkey · 01-22-2005, 10:26 PM

I agree that a spinoff with Kramer might have worked (moreso than any other Seinfeld character), but it's better that it was left alone.

treky · 01-26-2005, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Lady T

Dietrich and Harris from Barney Miller; forget about Fish, these two as room mates would had made an excellent spin off of Barney Miller...An unconventional version of The Odd Couple

I think Wojo from "Barney Miller" was going to be spun off.

I never read anything about it, but there was an hour long episode of "Barney Miller" once and the second half was just about Wojo, I've always thought that it was probably going to be the pilot for a spin-off, but they decided not to go with it for whatever reason.

07-21-2004, 02:18 PM	#1
Benson Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 20, 2004 Location: Baconton, Ga Posts: 14	Characters that should have been Spinned-off? Sandra Clarke on 227 Chrissy Snow on Three's Company Mrs. Garrett on Different Strokes/Facts of Life Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show Whitley & Dwayne on A Different World Lionel & Jenny on The Jeffersons Who do you think should have spinned off?

07-22-2004, 01:39 PM	#2
Frasier'sHairyMan Three Cheers Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 27, 2004 Location: New York Posts: 140	Maybe I'm the only one, but I thought Darlene and David from Roseanne could have made a good spin-off. New parents, both artists looking for work in Chicago. Darlene was funny enough to hold her own.
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08-05-2004, 11:23 PM	#3
Sheyen Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 05, 2004 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 22	More characters to spin off Only a couple I can think of and they are stupid, but would have been fun for a laugh: Cody off of Step by Step Larry, Darryl and Darryl
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11-01-2004, 01:42 PM	#5
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	This one's a bit different answer, but being a Muppets fan, I'd say I wouldn't mind if "Elmo's World" was spun off as its own show from Sesame Street and then just leave Sesame Street as its own entity. I don't mind if Elmo shows up on Sesame Street because he's a part of the show, but I don't want him monopolizing the whole show. I also think "The Coltons" would have been a great spin-off from MacGyver. A pilot episode was made and airs as an episode of MacGyver. It's too bad the show didn't keep going.
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11-02-2004, 09:13 PM	#6
Tarlek Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 01, 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 28	Welcome Back, Kotter almost spun off into "Horshack" (and the pilot made it into the series) but it seems to me that I'm about the only one who approves of this idea. Lenny and Squiggy were almost spun off of Laverne & Shirley, as well...the show was called "Lenny and Squiggy in the Army" and it was supposed to be about Lenny and Squiggy...in the army. It didn't work. Darlene and David? Oh, that would've been cool...
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08-07-2004, 03:39 PM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	Sandra Clarke was spun off. She starred in the spinoff Jackee where Sandre Clarke moved to New York City. It only lasted a couple of episodes. Mrs. Garrett was already spun from Diff'rent Strokes

11-11-2004, 02:48 PM	#7
Jefffalan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 16, 2001 Location: Villa Rica, GA United States Posts: 184	Barney and Thelma Lou were an interesting couple on TAGS. When Knotts left in 1965 it might have made for an interesting spinoff. They went well together.
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01-14-2005, 11:15 PM	#8
Céline Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,606	Mr. and Mrs.Howell from Gilligan's island Andrew from Touched by an Angel Robert and Amy from Everybody loves Raymond Frank and Marie from Eveybody loves Raymond Arthur from The King of Queens

01-18-2005, 01:35 AM	#9
60's child Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3	I think Kramer should have gotten a spinoff. The premise: One of Kramers inventions (the bro/manzier???) had sold big and he is now running his own mega-conglomerate manufacturing his various ideas and inventions. Handeled carefully(i.e. Frazier) it could have been a huge, hillarious hit.

01-18-2005, 02:25 AM	#10
Sterling Holobyte Harper House Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,896	I've always thought that Ernest T. Bass from The Andy Griffith Show should have had a spin-off where he joins the Marines kind of like Gomer did(not in the same Unit of course). They(Ernest T. and Gomer) were such radically different personalities that I think it could have worked having two shows like that. Gomer being the nice but clumsy one and Ernest T. would be like he always is, crazy and in fact a little psychotic!
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01-18-2005, 09:07 AM	#11
Vincent Paterno Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 31, 2000 Location: Waynesboro, Va. Posts: 37	I could easily have pictured Sabrina's witch aunt Zelda Spellman getting her own spinoff, leaving Boston to teach somewhere else (New York? Washington?) with her own work and romantic adventures. Beth Broderick (a sitcom MIA; has she done anything since leaving the show in 2002?) vividly gave the character depth, making her as funny, intelligent and sexy as she was magical. In the right hands, a "Zelda" show could have been plenty of fun, and slightly more sophisticated than "Sabrina" was (assuming Archie Comics didn't get in the way).
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01-20-2005, 12:44 AM	#13
Lady T Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 17,360	Dietrich and Harris from Barney Miller; forget about Fish, these two as room mates would had made an excellent spin off of Barney Miller...An unconventional version of The Odd Couple

01-22-2005, 10:26 PM	#14
slackermonkey the big yellow joint Senior Member Join Date: Oct 05, 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,779	I agree that a spinoff with Kramer might have worked (moreso than any other Seinfeld character), but it's better that it was left alone.
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