Your Favorite Mary Tyler Moore Show Spin-Off??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

callmetootie · 04-24-2001, 08:31 AM

What was your favorite Mary Tyler Moore Show spin-off. Here's the list to choose from:

Rhoda
Phyllis
The Betty White Show
Lou Grant

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EdBrownJr · 04-26-2001, 11:09 AM

I guess the Betty White Show she was always a funny actress.

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dawsongirl · 05-13-2001, 12:41 AM

Rhoda. Always liked her sister.

TheMirror · 06-13-2001, 11:57 AM

Rhoda!

DJM77 · 06-21-2001, 05:42 PM

Yep. Rhoda.

Drew · 07-12-2001, 09:22 PM

Rhoda was the best, But i also liked Phyllis and the Betty White show, never seen but heard of Lou Grant

webuster · 09-08-2002, 01:49 PM

The Betty White Show wasnt a spin off of MTM, in MTM, Betty played sue ann nivens, in the betty white show she was Joyce Whitman, the only thing both shows had in common is that almost all main characters in Betty White were either in the MTM show or had a guest appearance, as different characters.

britt britt · 09-08-2002, 06:55 PM

Rhoda

PPatters · 09-08-2002, 07:20 PM

Rhoda was the best, in my opinion.

Christopher · 09-25-2002, 08:43 PM

Rhoda is an ok show but I loved Phyllis better.

Brian Damage · 09-26-2002, 04:32 PM

Rhoda- minus the Joe years!

Impressions · 09-28-2002, 06:44 PM

I guesss I would also stick with Rhoda she deserved her own spin-off, aren't you forgetting Too Close for Comfort aka The Ted Knight Show or wasn't that a spin-off?

jerry allen · 10-03-2002, 08:41 AM

I liked "Rhoda" and I've only seen a handful of "Lou Grant". I have never seen "Phyllis". "Lou Grant", by the way, was a drama and it had hardly any connection to Mary Tyler Moore other than Ed Asner's character being on it. It's as if when Lou left WJM-TV and went back to his first love, newspapers, he purposely forgot about Mary, Murray, Ted, Gordy, and Sue Ann...who could forget Ted?
In answer to your question about Ted Knight's TV show: his "Too Close for Comfort/Ted Knight Show" had a wacky lifespan. It ran on ABC from 1980-1983 and after it was axed ABC continued to pay for new shows to air in syndication during 1984-1986. The show could have very easily run another three years hadn't Ted not passed away in 1986. In this show he played cartoonist Henry Rush and not news anchor Ted Baxter as he did on MTM so it's not a spin-off.

astro_smurf · 10-31-2002, 12:11 AM

The shows Rhoda and Phyllis are ok. I have never seen Lou Grant. My favorite was/is Murray. I wished that there was a Murray show.

Janice · 11-10-2002, 09:08 PM

I liked Rhoda the best. She was great on MTM, and it was evident early on that she'd get her own show.

04-24-2001, 08:31 AM	#1
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	Your Favorite Mary Tyler Moore Show Spin-Off??? What was your favorite Mary Tyler Moore Show spin-off. Here's the list to choose from: Rhoda Phyllis The Betty White Show Lou Grant ------------------ Andrew Carden

09-08-2002, 01:49 PM	#7
webuster Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 26, 2002 Posts: 2,150	Betty White wasn't a spin off The Betty White Show wasnt a spin off of MTM, in MTM, Betty played sue ann nivens, in the betty white show she was Joyce Whitman, the only thing both shows had in common is that almost all main characters in Betty White were either in the MTM show or had a guest appearance, as different characters.

09-08-2002, 06:55 PM	#8
britt britt Catherine O'Hara Senior Member Join Date: Apr 28, 2002 Location: canada Posts: 2,690	Rhoda
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09-25-2002, 08:43 PM	#10
Christopher The OG Core Four Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2001 Posts: 14,833	Phyllis Rhoda is an ok show but I loved Phyllis better.

09-26-2002, 04:32 PM	#11
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	Rhoda- minus the Joe years!
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04-26-2001, 11:09 AM	#2
EdBrownJr Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 08, 2001 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 1,247	I guess the Betty White Show she was always a funny actress. ------------------ GET OUT OF MY GARAGE!!!

05-13-2001, 12:41 AM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Rhoda. Always liked her sister.

06-13-2001, 11:57 AM	#4
TheMirror Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 09, 2000 Posts: 37	Rhoda!

06-21-2001, 05:42 PM	#5
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,552	Yep. Rhoda.

07-12-2001, 09:22 PM	#6
Drew Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 12, 2001 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 300	Rhoda was the best, But i also liked Phyllis and the Betty White show, never seen but heard of Lou Grant

09-08-2002, 07:20 PM	#9
PPatters Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 27, 2001 Location: Rockford, MI, USA Posts: 404	Rhoda was the best, in my opinion.

09-28-2002, 06:44 PM	#12
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	I guesss I would also stick with Rhoda she deserved her own spin-off, aren't you forgetting Too Close for Comfort aka The Ted Knight Show or wasn't that a spin-off?

10-03-2002, 08:41 AM	#13
jerry allen Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2002 Location: State Route 72/ Ohio Posts: 148	I liked "Rhoda" and I've only seen a handful of "Lou Grant". I have never seen "Phyllis". "Lou Grant", by the way, was a drama and it had hardly any connection to Mary Tyler Moore other than Ed Asner's character being on it. It's as if when Lou left WJM-TV and went back to his first love, newspapers, he purposely forgot about Mary, Murray, Ted, Gordy, and Sue Ann...who could forget Ted? In answer to your question about Ted Knight's TV show: his "Too Close for Comfort/Ted Knight Show" had a wacky lifespan. It ran on ABC from 1980-1983 and after it was axed ABC continued to pay for new shows to air in syndication during 1984-1986. The show could have very easily run another three years hadn't Ted not passed away in 1986. In this show he played cartoonist Henry Rush and not news anchor Ted Baxter as he did on MTM so it's not a spin-off.

10-31-2002, 12:11 AM	#14
astro_smurf Barry Williams Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 30, 2002 Location: USA Posts: 80	The shows Rhoda and Phyllis are ok. I have never seen Lou Grant. My favorite was/is Murray. I wished that there was a Murray show.
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11-10-2002, 09:08 PM	#15
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,389	I liked Rhoda the best. She was great on MTM, and it was evident early on that she'd get her own show.