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TVFactFan · 06-11-2006, 07:12 PM

a Crossover Episode and not a Spinoff? I have done that with Hello Larry about 4 years ago. I thought it was a spinoff from Diffrent Strokes only to found out that the two shows just crossed over because they aired back to back. Have you confused a crossover with a spinoff?

gilligan fanatic · 06-11-2006, 07:23 PM

nah, I don't think that has happened to me.

Mr. Television · 06-11-2006, 07:26 PM

I don't think that's happened to me.

TVFactFan · 06-11-2006, 07:30 PM

Well I guess since Hello Larry was never in syndication in the city of Philadelphia, It was easy for me to think HL as a spinoff-lol

Lamont · 06-12-2006, 12:02 AM

HELLO LARRY was a RETRO Spinoff

ha ha

it started out as a seperate show, BUT to boost the ratings they decided that Larry and MR Drummond were old buddies and tried to BACK DATE it like a spinoff

dlemond · 06-12-2006, 12:45 AM

Actually, for a brief time I thought that Simon & Simon was a spinoff of Magnum, PI.

It was very brief, I assure you.

Good question Solomon.

Brian Damage · 06-12-2006, 11:15 AM

I use to think the Betty White Show was a spinoff of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

06-11-2006, 07:12 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,950	Have you ever thought a show was a spinoff but you found out it was... a Crossover Episode and not a Spinoff? I have done that with Hello Larry about 4 years ago. I thought it was a spinoff from Diffrent Strokes only to found out that the two shows just crossed over because they aired back to back. Have you confused a crossover with a spinoff?

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06-12-2006, 12:02 AM	#5
Lamont Lamont says Smile! Forum Veteran Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Posts: 5,217	..... HELLO LARRY was a RETRO Spinoff ha ha it started out as a seperate show, BUT to boost the ratings they decided that Larry and MR Drummond were old buddies and tried to BACK DATE it like a spinoff
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06-12-2006, 11:15 AM	#7
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	I use to think the Betty White Show was a spinoff of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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06-11-2006, 07:30 PM	#4
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,950	Well I guess since Hello Larry was never in syndication in the city of Philadelphia, It was easy for me to think HL as a spinoff-lol

06-12-2006, 12:45 AM	#6
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,752	Actually, for a brief time I thought that Simon & Simon was a spinoff of Magnum, PI. It was very brief, I assure you. Good question Solomon.