# Best Spin-off

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spin-off/190929>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 25, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spin-off/190929 "2003-07-25T17:58:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spin-off/190929/21 "2003-07-28T18:58:23Z")

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_Benson_, spun off of _Soap_.

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**Author:** ![Teebone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teebone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teebone)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spin-off/190929/22 "2003-07-29T17:11:24Z")

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Hmm lets see…

Three’s a Crowd  
Just the Ten of Us

Also, the original Matt LeBlanc spinoff, “Top of the Heap”

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spin-off/190929/23 "2003-07-29T17:41:16Z")

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_Frasier_ was the second spin-off of _Cheers_. Can anyone name the first?  
_Frasier_ would be close but my favourite is without a doubt _The Simpsons_.

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spin-off/190929/24 "2003-07-29T17:46:43Z")

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The Brady Bunch Hour!

no, just kidding. My vote is for Maude.

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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spin-off/190929/25 "2003-07-29T18:05:14Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \*  
> \*\*_Frasier_ was the second spin-off of _Cheers_. Can anyone name the first?  
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_The Tortellis_, about one of Carla’s ex-husbands and his new wife.

And I didn’t even WATCH the dang show. Or _Cheers_, much.

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