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Subject: 70's ill fated spin offs

Written By: SweetAlice on 01/13/06 at 7:26 am

Subject: Re: 70's ill fated spin offs

Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/13/06 at 5:20 pm

Shirley Hemphill (rip) from Whats Happening had a short lived spin off show. They took her out of the diner and made her into a secretary.

Does anyone remember the name of it?
Can you think of any other obscure 70's spin off shows that didn't make it?

One in a Million?

There were also:

Blanski's Beauties- from Happy Days/Laverne & Shirley
Flo- from Alice
Enos- from The Dukes of Hazzard
The Ropers- from Three's Company
Jonie Loves Chatchie-from Happy Days

Those are the only ones that I can think of right now.

There were a few successful spin-offs:

Happy Days-from Love American Style
Laverne & Shirley-from Happy Days
Mork & Mindy-from Happy Days
The Jeffersons-from All in the Family
Maude-from All in the Family

Cat

Subject: Re: 70's ill fated spin offs

Written By: whistledog on 01/13/06 at 5:34 pm

Gloria - a 1982 Spin-off from "All in the Family"
Fernwood 2-Night / America 2-Night - a 1977 Spin-off from "Mary Hartman, Mart Hartman"
Phyllis - 1975 Spin-off from the "Mary Tyler Moore Show"

Some successful Spin-off's

Family Feud - Spun-off from "Match Game '74"
Good Times - Spun-off from "Maude"

Subject: Re: 70's ill fated spin offs

Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/13/06 at 5:55 pm

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Subject: Re: 70's ill fated spin offs

Written By: Banks on 01/14/06 at 3:23 am

Ive just had a brain wave...and everyone probably already realised this...but anyway...Im thinking that Three's Company was either a remake, or the original version of the Brittish TV classic 'Man About The House', and 'George And Mildred' (a spin off from Man About The House) was the British version of The Ropers.

Boy, am I fast or what? <--- (Sarcasm)

AN

Subject: Re: 70's ill fated spin offs

Written By: TheRemf on 01/14/06 at 3:37 pm

I actually liked Phyllis better than the Mary Tyler Moore show.

To say that Enos was better than the Dukes of Hazzard is exactly like winning a beauty pageant in a leper colony.

Subject: Re: 70's ill fated spin offs

Written By: SweetAlice on 01/17/06 at 12:11 pm

One in a Million?

There were also:

Blanski's Beauties- from Happy Days/Laverne & Shirley
Flo- from Alice
Enos- from The Dukes of Hazzard
The Ropers- from Three's Company
Jonie Loves Chatchie-from Happy Days

Those are the only ones that I can think of right now.

There were a few successful spin-offs:

Happy Days-from Love American Style
Laverne & Shirley-from Happy Days
Mork & Mindy-from Happy Days
The Jeffersons-from All in the Family
Maude-from All in the Family

Cat

Thanks Cat! I would have never remembered "One in a Million." That show must have lasted , what 2 episodes? I loved Shirl and I was excited that she was getting her own show. I also remember being greatly disappointed when the first episode aired.... bad idea! I saw a later "Whats Happening" last night , when Rog had his own place and I noticed Mabel King wasn't on the opening credits. What happened to her? Did her character die off? I dont think I was watching much at that point.

Alice

Subject: Re: 70's ill fated spin offs

Written By: Nostalgic on 01/19/06 at 1:02 am

I actually thought Rhoda wasn't as good as MTM, and think she should have stayed on MTM.

Subject: Re: 70's ill fated spin offs

Written By: karen on 01/19/06 at 5:38 am

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