Top 10 Shows You Didn’t Know Were Spinoffs
Top 10 Shows You Didn’t Know Were Spinoffs
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We bet you didn’t know that these hit TV shows were spinoffs! We’ll be ranking the television programs that got their start being spun off from other popular programs, such as Family Matters, The Simpsons, Daria, N.C.I.S., The Andy Griffith Show, Knots Landing, and more. Join WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Shows You Didn’t Know Were Spinoffs.
#10. “The Andy Griffith Show” (1960-68)
#9. “Diagnosis Murder” (1993-2001)
#8. “Knots Landing” (1979-93)
#7. “The Facts of Life” (1979-88)
#6. “Xena: Warrior Princess” (1995-2001)
#5. “Mork & Mindy” (1978-82)
#4. “Family Matters” (1989-98)
#3, #2 & #1: ????
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Drake and Josh spun out of The Amanda Show
I think that there is a mistake in the honorable mentions.
Where the text reads Maude it should say Empty Nest and vice versa.
No surprises for me but I'm a big TV nerd.
i wouldn't say the simpsons is a tracey ullman show spin-off; it's like saying the iron man movies are a spin-off of the iron man comics. i'd say it's based on the shorts aired on the tracey ullman show
my mom said i can get a puppy if i hit 2k subs please guys can you help me?
Boston Legal is also a Spin off
Happy Days was a spinoff from an episode of Love, American Style.
A Different World doesn’t even make this list?!?!?! GARBAGE!!!
I, already, knew that Daria is a spinoff show. 🙂 I love, both, Daria and Beavis and Butthead. ^.^ <3
I always like to think family matters is a spin off of die hard
BETTER CALL SAUL spun-off BREAKING BAD
7:18 What are you guys doing? DIARRHEA CHA CHA CHA DIARRHEA CHA CHA CHA
Melrose Place out of Beverly Hills…
Junction and Green Acres
What
Sin Tv simpsons
I got a headache from watching this
I didn't even finish watching the video yet but as soon I saw Xena @ 0:23 I know her TV Show is a spinoff of Hercules pretty sure everyone knows that!
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Fun facts: The popularity of "Hercules" and "Xena" led to a less popular series centered around Sinbad the Sailor.
Also, Mark Linn-Baker (Larry on "Perfect Strangers") guest-starred on an episode of "Family Matters" as Harriette's abusive boss.
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King Of The Hill is a spin off of Beavis and Butthead too
I loved the Tracey Ulman Show and I love The Simpsons!!!!!!!!!!
Spun off?
You forgot King of the hill from Beavis & butthead
when you realize everything is a spin off of everything since the beginning of anything
Why does mojo think we do not know anything.
"Good Times" was a spinoff of "Maude."
The Jefferson's were a spin off of All in the family.
Frasier should have made it into this list watchmojo.
People that watch the simpsons didnt know about the Tracey allman Show?
Jimmy neutron is a spin off of Johnny quaser
Xena the warrior princess was spun off from herceles.
Beavis and Butthead is actually a spin-off from an Mtv show called liquid Television.
How about Adam-12 from Dragnet? 🙂
A lot of these I didn't know about
What about The Jeffersons? They were a spinoff from All In The Family also.
Becker & Frasier spun off from Cheers.
Do you have a top ten most badass superhero girlfriend like Lois Lane to superman, Pepper Pottsto iron man, Jane foster to Thor, Mary Jane or Gwen Stacy to Spiderman ect
Family Feud was a Match Game spin-off
You forgot Baywatch and Gilligan's Island