The Feud: Random Thoughts by Labtrash [Game Over]

[There_is_no_God]

1. Toy Story
2. Halloween
3. All In The Family
4. Jerry Seinfeld
5. Alfalfa
6. American Airlines
7. Moe
8. RC Cola
9. A&W
10. HBO
    Is American Airlines still in business? I haven’t flown in years.

[BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed]

@Rebo

Object of the game:

1. Name a Pixar animated feature film.
2. Name a Horror film “franchise” that spans more than 4 films.
3. Name a TV show that has spawned more than 2 spinoffs.
4. Name an actor who started out as a comedian.
5. Name a “Little Rascal.”
6. Name a US based airline.
7. Name one of the Three Stooges.
8. Name a brand of Cola (NOT Coke or Pepsi).
9. Name a brand of Root Beer.
10. Name a Cable Television Network (Initials ONLY.)

1. Monsters, Inc.
2. Saw
3. Law & Order
4. Jon Stewart
5. Alfalfa
6. Southwest
7. Curly
8. RC
9. A & W
10. MSNBC

[GuiriEnEspana]

1. Toy Story
2. Friday the 13th
3. Happy Days
4. Robin Williams
5. Spanky
6. United
7. Moe
8. RC
9. Mug
10. ESPN

[Sparky812]

@Tengu

What, other than Good Times, did Maude spin off?

:smack:Oops! I knew Edith and Maude were related but couldn’t remember who came first!

[Sparky812]

@notfrommensa

It was one hell of a “spin” off. Maude lived in the NYC metro area and her maid commuted back and forth from Chicago.

And yet it was…albeit just by using Esther Rolle’s ‘Florida Evans’ character’s name. They changed John Amos’ character’s name and profession, moved them to the projects in Chicago and never mentioned NYC or Maude!

[KennerTheGreat]

1. Toy Story
2. Friday the 13th
3. All In The Family
4. Tim Allen
5. Alfalfa
6. American Airlines
7. Moe
8. RC Cola
9. A&W
10. ESPN

[Ellen_Cherry]

@anyrose

that wasn’t really a spin off - the thing retained from AitF was the set. Spin offs traditionally feature at least one character from the original. MTM spun Rhoda, Phyllis, and Lou Grant. AFAIK, a record.

I find several sources that say Happy Days spun off four shows. I could only think of Laverne and Shirley and Joanie Loves Chachi. But according to website TV Acres, there are a buttload:

[ul]
*Love American Style (February 1972 episode “Love and the Happy Days” inspired the 1974 series)
Laverne & Shirley (1976-83 Spin-off)
Laverne and Shirley with the Fonz (1976 Cartoon Spin-off)
Blansky’s Beauties (1977 Spin-off)
Mork and Mindy (1978-82 Spin-off)
Out of the Blue (1979 Spin-off)
Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980-82 Cartoon Spin-off)
Laverne and Shirley in the Army (1981 Cartoon Spin-off)
Joanie Loves Chachi (1982-83 Spin-off)
Mork and Mindy/Laverne and Shirley/Fonz Hour
(1982 Cartoon Spinoff)
Happy Days 30th Anniversary Reunion (2005 Special)
[/ul]

[Sternvogel]

@anyrose

that (704 Hauser) wasn’t really a spin off - the thing retained from AitF was the set. Spin offs traditionally feature at least one character from the original.

According to the Wikipedia link above:

The All in the Family character Joey Stivic makes a cameo in the first episode, which may have been another possible reason for the show’s status as a spin-off.

@anyrose

MTM spun Rhoda, Phyllis, and Lou Grant. AFAIK, a record.

Rhoda also inspired the animated Carlton Your Doorman, which was aired as a pilot for a series doomed never to be picked up.

[42fish]

@Rebo

1. Name a Pixar animated feature film.
2. Name a Horror film “franchise” that spans more than 4 films.
3. Name a TV show that has spawned more than 2 spinoffs.
4. Name an actor who started out as a comedian.
5. Name a “Little Rascal.”
6. Name a US based airline.
7. Name one of the Three Stooges.
8. Name a brand of Cola (NOT Coke or Pepsi).
9. Name a brand of Root Beer.
10. Name a Cable Television Network (Initials ONLY.)

1. Toy Story
2. Friday the 13th
3. All in the Family
4. Robin Williams
5. Buckwheat
6. USAir
7. Curly
8. RC
9. Hires
10. MTV

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

@Ellen_Cherry

I find several sources that say Happy Days spun off four shows. I could only think of Laverne and Shirley and Joanie Loves Chachi. But according to website TV Acres, there are a buttload:

The catch is that most of those characters seem to have appeared on Happy Days in the first place for no other reason than to set up an ostensible spinoff. According to Wikipedia, Out of the Blue premiered before the Happy Days episode featuring the main character even aired! At least the MTM spinoffs all starred central characters from the parent show.

[Labtrash]

@anyrose

9 - I’ll bet Hires beats out A & W

How much?

[Kamino_Neko]

@Sparky812

And yet it was…albeit just by using Esther Rolle’s ‘Florida Evans’ character’s name. They changed John Amos’ character’s name and profession, moved them to the projects in Chicago and never mentioned NYC or Maude!

AFAIK it only came up once - when James got laid off and Florida went back to work - but they I believe Florida was also a former maid.

Still, they changed an awful lot - Maude was never mentioned as her former employer, no mention’s ever made of New York, and James is definitely not named Henry.

[Ellen_Cherry]

Anyone keeping count of the responses?

[gonzomax]

1. Toy Story
2. Fri. 13th
3. All in the Family
4. Robin Williams
5. Alfalfa
6. Northwest
7. Moe
8. R/c
9. A & W
10. HBO

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

@Ellen_Cherry

Anyone keeping count of the responses?

Gonzomax is #46.

[anyrose]

Ellen, your “buttload” has a lot of cartoons and specials - I don’t think those ought to count as spin-offs.

@me

9 - I’ll bet Hires beats out A & W

@labtrash

How much?

Two barrels full.

[jasonh300]

1. Cars
2. Friday the 13th
3. All in the Family
4. Richard Belzer
5. Alfalfa
6. JetBlue
7. Larry
8. RC
9. Barq’s
10. TBS

[jasonh300]

@Little_Nemo

9. Barks

Ok, I’m glad I’m not the only one who answered Barq’s (although I’m the only one who spelled it right). I regretted it as soon as I’d hit the POST button, since it’s only recently been available outside of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast areas.

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@jasonh300

Ok, I’m glad I’m not the only one who answered Barq’s (although I’m the only one who spelled it right). I regretted it as soon as I’d hit the POST button, since it’s only recently been available outside of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast areas.

Recent as in how recent? I drank the stuff in New England 15 years ago.

[Kamino_Neko]

@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed

Recent as in how recent? I drank the stuff in New England 15 years ago.

Same time period in Canada.