Favorite Happy Days Spin-off Show?

[MegoMonk]

L&S was the best HD spinoff. Mork & Mindy went downhill the second season, when they added Jay whatever-his-name-is. The most interesting thing about Joannie Loves Chachi was that Vinny Vincent was a staff musician and songwriter for that show, just before he joined KISS.

[The Toyroom]

The jury may be out on "Archie Bunker's Place"..: Same sets/writers/cast/characters (with exception of departing Reiner, Struthers, and gaining the young girl), but new name, replacing the 'parent series' as opposed to 'spawning' from it.

Is it still technically a spin-off?

When more action began to take place at the bar instead of 704 Hauser and a whole new set of supporting characters were introduced, including the shark-jumping kid Stephanie I consider it a spin-off....

[jwyblejr]

I would say yes on Archie Bunker's Place.It was more of a spin-off for Archie. At least that's how I see it.

[david_b]

Actually "AITF" spun-off:

1) Maude
2) Good Times (by way of Maude)
3) The Jeffersons
4) Archie Bunker's Place
5) Gloria
6) 704 Hauser Street

So about the same as "HD"

You're right.. Didn't have the time at work to ponder 'Gloria', 'Hauser', "Checking In" or the animated "Happy Days" cartoon.

The jury may be out on "Archie Bunker's Place"..: Same sets/writers/cast/characters (with exception of departing Reiner, Struthers, and gaining the young girl), but new name, replacing the 'parent series' as opposed to 'spawning' from it.

Is it still technically a spin-off? I suppose it is. Sort of like "Happy Days" being renamed "Fonzie's Happy Days" until Winkler vetoed it, or "Baa Baa Black Sheep" to "Black Sheep Squadron".

Just curious..

david_b

[megoapesnut]

Come one, where is the love for Joanie Loves Chachi!

[GreenLantern9999]

Na-Nu Na-Nu Mork and Mindy!

[Goblin19]

Laverne and Shirley. Never really cared for Mork and Mindy.

[starsky]

laverne and shirley, saturday morning happy days cartoon was pretty cool too.

[fallensaviour]

Mork and mindy...Na nu na nu!!!

[The Toyroom]

^ Forgot about that one...

[kryptosmaster]

Actually "AITF" spun-off:

1) Maude
2) Good Times (by way of Maude)
3) The Jeffersons
4) Archie Bunker's Place
5) Gloria
6) 704 Hauser Street

So about the same as "HD"

Well if you're going to count Good Times then you have to count Checking In...Florence the maid's spinoff from The Jeffersons.

Rich

[The Toyroom]

Sheesh, Happy Days had MORE spinoffs than 'All in the Family'..

Actually "AITF" spun-off:

1) Maude
2) Good Times (by way of Maude)
3) The Jeffersons
4) Archie Bunker's Place
5) Gloria
6) 704 Hauser Street

So about the same as "HD"

[The Toyroom]

If I had to rate them....

1) Laverne & Shirley
2) Mork and Mindy
3) Joanie Loves Chachi
4) Blansky's Beauties
5) Who's Watching the Kids (which I think was a quasi-spinoff/retooling of Blansky's?)
6) Out of the Blue

[The Toyroom]

For what it's worth Wiki shows it as a spinoff of Welcome Back Kotter.

Couldn't be a HD spinoff because Pat Morita wasn't Arnold in Mr T & Tina.

I think people may get confused where Mr. T & Tina came from because Pat Morita's characters shared similiar names. On "Happy Days" he was Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi and on "Kotter/Mr.T" he was Taro Takahashi.

And on "Sanford and Son" he was Ah Chu

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Laverne & Shirley for me, too. I had forgotten all about that Fonz cartoon. Now I have to go wash my eyes out.