The More The Merrier — And Funnier: 15 Of The Best Television Spin-offs

January 18th, 2013 - By M A

A Different World

A Different World

There really was no other show we could have kicked things off with other than “A Different World.” A huge part of all of our upbringings, “The Cosby Show” spin-off followed a group of students at the fictional HBCU Hillman College as they worked, played and grew up. The show tackled issues as diverse as war, politics, the AIDS epidemic, racism and sexual violence in a way that was accessible, yet meaningful to its audience. And of course it had its light-hearted moments (don’t tell us you didn’t melt when Dwayne and Whitley got together).

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=500236298 Chad SirWick Hughes

    Technically, “the Simpsons” is a spin-off. You have to include that one! (Tracey Ullman Show)

  • SoulPretty

    Kenan and Kel was the show!!! :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/Artistica2011 Brittany Riptrayvonmartin Land

    i love angel. buffy is one of my all time favs

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  • Ms. Kameria

    I got to page 2 and stopped.

  • jazzy

    love and hip hop?? no fraiser? gtfohwtbs.

  • Gworl!

    Why the dig at Countess Vaughn though?

  • Maile00

    Seriously…LHH had no business on this list of classics….

  • http://twitter.com/MsRedboneBrite Tee Elyse

    Good Times was my show too!!! I still cry whenever I see Florida throw that punch bowl down and yell out “Damn! Damn! DAMN!”

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/PC3VICMILDFDI2RKWVJQ5ACD24 jason

    I think easily A different world and frazier are the 2 best spin offs.

  • Charla

    I loved Girlfriends and the Game (pre-BET) but I’ve always disagreed with the Game being a true spinoff. There was really only one (maybe two) episodes of Girlfriends that led into the Game and no cast member from Girlfriends starred in the Game either.

    • http://twitter.com/MsRedboneBrite Tee Elyse

      Yeah, and I don’t think they ever even mentioned Joan or anything on The Game… I liked the first season BET dished out, but that last season was just a hot mess!! They added more episodes but still drug the story lines out.. No bueno!!