A list of popular television shows with spin-off series:
Happy Days (Joanie Loves Chachi / Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley).
Friends (Joey).
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Rhoda / Lou Grant / Phyllis).
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Angel).
The Man From Uncle (The Girl From Uncle).
Casualty (Holby City).
Law and Order (Trial By Jury).
The Six Million Dollar Man (The Bionic Woman).
Porridge (Going Straight).
Dynasty (The Colbys / Falcon Crest).
Soap (Benson / Mary Hartman).
Coronation Street (Pardon the Expression).
The Dukes of Hazzard (Enos).
Bewitched (Tabitha).
Cheers (Frasier / The Tortellis).
Upstairs Downstairs (Thomas and Sarah).
Heartbeat (The Royal).
Diff'rent Strokes (Hello Larry / The Facts of Life).
Man About the House (Robin's Nest / George and Mildred).
Babylon 5 (Crusade).
Phoenix Nights (Max & Paddy).
The Bill (MIT / Burnside).
Star Trek (The Next Generation / Deep Space Nine / Voyager / Enterprise).
Golden Girls (The Golden Palace / Empty Nest).
All in the Family (Maude / The Jeffersons / Gloria / Archie Bunker's Place).
M*A*S*H (AfterM*A*S*H / Trapper John MD). (Source: VitaminQ - a temple trivia lists.)
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The creator and four users of a computer program that allowed virtual snooping on loved-ones have been charged with violating privacy and anti-hacking laws. The Loverspy program, disguised as an electronic greeting card showing images of puppies and flowers, was sent as an email. When executed, it would begin recording recipients' email messages and the websites they visited, prosecutors said. The information would be transmitted to computers operated by creator Carlos Perez-Melara and relayed to customers. (Source: Yahoo.com)
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A man convicted of trying to hire someone to render his estranged wife unconscious and kidnap her told prosecutors he was just trying to reconcile with her, based on an idea from the Dr Phil TV show in which the host said that sometimes people need a good scare to realise their delusions. (Source: News of the Weird)
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The television show Mork & Mindy was inspired by Happy Days.
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