I thought Galveston was the poor man’s New Orleans.
Those unfortunate millionaires. They only get one New Orleans and poor men have a whole range of them.
Borders, the poor man’s Barnes & Noble.
Glenn Close, the poor man’s Meryl Streep.
Sam’s Club, the poor man’s Costco.
Ross, the poor woman’s TJ Maxx
I thought Ross was the poor woman’s Chandler.
That too.
Thought of another: Guam, the poor Asia-based expat’s Hawaii.
Roddy Piper, the poor man’s Kurt Russel (may only apply if you’re John Carpenter 
)
Belfast, the poor man’s Liverpool/Glasgow.
Babylon 5, the poor man’s Lord of the Rings.
The Addams Family, the poor man’s Munsters.
Middle income man, the poor man’s rich man.
What? No!
The other way around. Munsters was a one joke silly sitcom. The Addams Family was actually clever and witty at times. It was even a bit risqué for TV sitcoms in the 60s. Not that either were great shows.
On that note:
“I Dream of Jeannie” was a poor man’s “Bewitched” but of course Jeannie was sexier.
Jim
Taco Bell, the poor man’s Turtle Bay?
Ramen, the poor man’s Food.
Family Guy, the poor man’s Simpsons
Godspell, the poor man’s Jesus Christ Superstar
Battlestar Galactica, the poor man’s Star Wars.
The Big Valley, the poor man’s Bonanza
Galactica 1980, the poor man’s BattleStar Galactica 
How did I miss that one?
Beer & Tang, the poor man’s Mimosa.
Hot water & ketchup, the poor man’s tomato soup.
Bread, ketchup & Velveta, the poor man’s pizza.
Natty Lite, the poor man’s Bud Lite.
United States Army, the poor man’s Marines.
United States Navy, the poor man’s Air Force.
Aqua-Net, the poor man’s spray-starch.
I wrestled with this decision for quite some time. It literally came down to a coin toss. I liked 'em both. And equally hated them. And I’m STILL not sure about the choice.
Please tell me you made that one up!
The Go-Bots were the poor man’s Transformers.
The Snorks were the poor man’s Smurfs.
What was Voltron?
Was Dio the poor man’s Ozzy?
Or bristle blocks, the poor man’s lego.
[Foxtrot]Root beer, the poor man’s sensurround[/foxtrot]
I must seriously object to the second. The Navy is far older. The Navy has greater traditions and can do everything the Air Force can do and so much more.
Beside the Marines are actual part of the Navy and we have the SEALs.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the poor man’s Stephen Sondheim
Boublil & Schoenberg, the poor man’s Andrew Lloyd Webber
Frank Wildhorn, the poor man’s Boublil & Schoenberg