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Can you place these forgotten TV spin-offs into the correct era?
Remember these spin-offs of Bonanza, M*A*S*H and more?
Sometimes, the apple does fall far from the tree. Perhaps the tree sits atop a high hill, above the competition, and its fruit just rolls to the bottom.
The greatest television shows all spawn spin-offs. After all, networks always want more of a good thing. Which is why Hollywood green-lit the following spin-offs of Gunsmoke, M*A*S*H, Columbo, The Brady Bunch, The Andy Griffith Show… and so on.
Unfortunately, they all flopped. In fact, you might not even know they exist. But the following shows all aired, at least as a pilot. We bet you can place them in the correct decade. Give it a try.
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The 'Andy Griffith Show' spin-off 'Goober & The Truckers' Paradise' tried to give Goober his own show. When did it air?
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'Gunsmoke' aired for two decades, but there was surprisingly just one spin-off, 'Dirty Sally.' When did that show air?
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The 'M*A*S*H' spin-off 'W*A*L*T*E*R' was all about Radar. When did it air?
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'Ponderosa' was a prequel series to 'Bonanza,' featuring Little Joe as a little boy. When did this series air?
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'The New Perry Mason' featured Monte Markham in the lead role. When did it air?
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'The Bradys' featured the beloved family all grown up. When did it air?
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'Mrs. Columbo' starred Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager) as the famous detective's wife. When did it air?
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'Love Boat: The Next Wave' set sail on the UPN network. When did it air?
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Jonathan Harris returned to his role as Dr. Smith for the animated 'ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: Lost in Space.' When did that air?
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Florence (Marla Gibbs) from 'The Jeffersons' went to work in a hotel for the spin-off 'Checking In.' When did that air?
Image: Sony Pictures Television
Can you place these forgotten TV spin-offs into the correct era?
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I call shenanigans on the 'It aired in 1990" question for The Bradys. 1990 is still the '80s. The '90s didn't start till 1991 (remember in the Gregorian Calendar, there is no year zero...) So I got 7 out of 10 not 6 out of 10. That's my story and I'm sticking with it :)
5 of 10. Maybe I caught a rerun, but I was certain that Goober and Trucker's Paradise aired in the 80s. It was one of the few I'd heard of and the only one I've seen.
You got 8 out of 10
That was mid!
8/10.
8 out of 10. 😁😁😁😁😁
7/10! missed numbers 2,4, and 8.
When "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" made its second season debut on Sept 8, 1973, with "LOST IN SPACE", Jonathan Harris, who starred as "Dr. Smith" on the CBS series (1965-1968) who also voiced his likeness in the Hanna-Barbera produced film, was also doing the cartoon voice on CBS's "MY FAVORITE MARTIANS" which also aired on the same date (9/8/73) the animated version of the original CBS series (1963-1966) was produced by Filmation Associates and Jack Chertok Television, and Lane Scheimer, son of Filmation founder Lou Scheimer (may he rest in peace) was the co-voice of the series with Howard Morris and Jane Webb.
10 out of 10
Nice detective work! Not even a familiar character in a mustache disguise can throw you off.
Nice detective work! Not even a familiar character in a mustache disguise can throw you off.
You got 7 out of 10
Nice detective work! Not even a familiar character in a mustache disguise can throw you off.
Nice detective work! Not even a familiar character in a mustache disguise can throw you off.
6/10
8/10.
I got 3 out of 10, which is really bad for me. I never heard of most of those shows, much less watched them.
They never should have aired them at all.
I must have been whacked out on weed because I never heard of most of those shows.
Funny story about "The New Perry Mason": After the show was canceled, one of our local stations began rerunning the original series. When the channel announced they were going to be showing the original, I had two friends who got really indignant. I asked what was up and they said "They're bringing back Perry Mason and they're not using the original guy!" Needless to say, I fell out laughing and had to explain syndication and reruns to them.
Yeah, did they really think Monte Markham started that show? Perry Mason was in books, movies, and radio for years before!
9/10, I only missed the Goober show. I never heard of that nor "W*A*L*T*E*R". "Ponderosa" kind of contradicted some stuff that was shown in "Bonanza" like how Eric got the nickname "Hoss" and how Little Joe's mother died.
10/10! Technically, 5 6 8 and 9 were reboots, not spinoffs!
5/10 Awful. Most I had never heard of.
6 out of 10.