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Subject: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please help me! I have searched high and low for the answer to this!
What 80's sitcom spin-off lasted longer and had better ratings than the original show?
THANK YOU IF YOU CAN HELP!!!!! I am Desperate!
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Please help me! I have searched high and low for the answer to this!
> What 80's sitcom spin-off lasted longer and had better ratings than the
> original show?
> THANK YOU IF YOU CAN HELP!!!!! I am Desperate!
Happy Days ran until the 80s, and was far more popular than "Love American Style" which it was spun off from in the mid-70s, though I doubt that's what your looking for
Facts of Life was a spin-off from Different Strokes, but I don't know that I would consider that to be more popular
Empty Nest was spun-off from Golden Girls, yet I don't think that was more popular
but I think the most likely candidate is Family Matters, which was spun-off from Perfect Strangers, the mother Harriette was an elevator operator on that show (and it's refered to as a spinoff when I looked it up) Family Matters ran for about 9 years, Perfect Strangers ran for 7
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Happy Days ran until the 80s, and was far more popular than "Love
> American Style" which it was spun off from in the mid-70s, though I
> doubt that's what your looking for
> Facts of Life was a spin-off from Different Strokes, but I don't know that
> I would consider that to be more popular
> Empty Nest was spun-off from Golden Girls, yet I don't think that was more
> popular
> but I think the most likely candidate is Family Matters, which was
> spun-off from Perfect Strangers, the mother Harriette was an elevator
> operator on that show (and it's refered to as a spinoff when I looked it
> up) Family Matters ran for about 9 years, Perfect Strangers ran for 7
The Simpsons, a spinoff of the Tracey Ullman show, has been running for 10 years at least!
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> The Simpsons, a spinoff of the Tracey Ullman show, has been running for 10
> years at least!
good point, but the Simpsons weren't spun off until the 90s, unless you count their December 1989 Christmas special.. depends on how you define the question I suppose.. the Simpsons is probably what they're looking for though
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> good point, but the Simpsons weren't spun off until the 90s, unless you
> count their December 1989 Christmas special.. depends on how you define
> the question I suppose.. the Simpsons is probably what they're looking for
> though
But then again the original question asked about a spin off from a sitcom. Unless I'm much mistaken, the Tracey Ullman show was a variety show, not a sitcom. This is a good trivia question and I certainly hope the answer turns up.
-Class of '84
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> But then again the original question asked about a spin off from a sitcom.
> Unless I'm much mistaken, the Tracey Ullman show was a variety show, not a
> sitcom. This is a good trivia question and I certainly hope the answer
> turns up.
> -Class of '84
that's true.. so I would assume that Family Matters would be the correct answer there...