all it takes is one crappy offshoot to
ruin a show’s legacy oh yeah
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
of worst TV spin-offs
[Music]
for this list we’re looking at spin-offs
that originated from extremely popular
shows but that didn’t last long on the
air because of questionable quality laws
being the key word a show like the
x-files spinoff the Lone Gunmen
didn’t make the cut because it was
simply underappreciated rather than
flat-out bad number 10 Baywatch nights
spin-off of Baywatch come so quickly so
unafraid and for such a hopeless cause
what the hell are you
Baywatch was all about beaches babes and
well that’s about it come on we just
gotta stay together okay
No Chantal o me what we gotta do is save
our pretty low buds yeah so whose bright
idea was it to take away the beach and
most of the babes or was she do that
Baywatch nights swerved in a completely
different and altogether confusing
direction from its parent show with
David Hasselhoff joining his cop buddy
as a private detective get in we need
you after one season of soso ratings it
turned into an x-files ripoff with the
Hoff and Friends facing paranormal
creatures
ratings declined further and season two
was its last with Mitch Buchanan
returning full-time to his red swimsuit
Oh guys please please will you stop with
the mummies and the astrology and the
portals into the afterlife let’s get
into the real world okay
number nine the golden palace spin-off
of the Golden Girls
we can’t for what’s the matter with you
my beloved husband’s ashes are in there
no way this one’s got hard candy once
Dorothy married Leslie Nielsen in the
Golden Girls finale Blanche rose and
Sophia decided to invest in a Miami
hotel where they perform chores and
interact with all manner of bizarre
personalities it’s a hotel we don’t know
how to run a hotel but of course we do
honey but do you think this place was
that they all have people coming and
going from guests to employees like
Cheech Marin and Don Cheadle what tech
what am I worried about I mean you’ve
had a truly unique experience you’ve run
a house that’s the premise of the golden
palace which began a few months after
its parent show’s ending air two twenty
seven point two million viewers look I’m
the chef here and everything you’ve
heard about angry Mexican chefs is true
so run
although it got almost 15 million
viewers in its first season this spinoff
never lived up to the original success
and was cancelled after eight months get
out of here man get out of here before I
cut your ears off
number eight three’s a crowd
spinoff of Three’s Company please spare
me the details
since the ropers were slightly more
successful in their spin-off endeavor
we’re targeting three’s a crowd as the
show the tainted Three’s company’s
reputation this sequel carries over Jack
Tripper storyline following him and his
new lady love as they move in together
and deal with landlord’s parents and
other random secondary characters am i
interrupting anything
because it competed in the ratings with
the a-team and didn’t feature nearly as
much slapstick or shenanigans as you’d
expect from a Jack Tripper sitcom
three’s a crowd didn’t make it past its
first season I just don’t know if it’s
gonna work out
number seven models Inc spinoff of
Melrose Place so what’s it like to make
love to most beautiful woman in America
okay not only a spinoff of Melrose Place
but also the third series in the Beverly
Hills 90210 franchise this show focuses
on a modeling agency run by Amanda
Woodward’s mother Hilary and especially
you mommy do
as well as the less than amicable
relationship between the mother-daughter
duo for the most part they’re happening
full of glitz but lacking substance
models Inc turned out to be a dud as far
as primetime soap operas go even with a
pre matrix carrie-anne moss and that
showed in the viewership I think you
know what I gave up for you oh no don’t
do this I’m not the one who gave c’mere
after placing 113 in the ratings
CBS pulled the plug with one episode
left unaired and what am I supposed to
do this is business
number 6 top of the heap spinoff of
married with children meet Charlie and
Vinny Verducci running a spin-off while
the main show still going can spell
disaster and Fox tried it three times
with married with children god it hurts
me to see you in pain top of the heap
made it the farthest
as the other two efforts were backdoor
pilots that also served as episodes of
the parent series hey Kelly what’s
shakin I mean other than his eye but
still it only aired 7 episodes we’re in
a young Matt LeBlanc before his friends
success embarked on get-rich-quick
schemes with his dad
Charlie hey what’s so difficult stealing
a couple of garbage cans to break a
window
the show sure didn’t make Fox any richer
and it was yanked after just over a
month as for myself I’m not worried cuz
hey I fit in anywhere yo Obi number 5
after mash spin-off of mash I borrowed
some space from an old buddy and started
seeing a few patients again Masha’s
remains the most watched American TV
finale ever so we understand people
weren’t ready to say goodbye farewell
and all men we also understand it’s hard
to produce a satisfying spinoff to one
of the most loved shows ever yes I do
but you wouldn’t like it unfortunately
you can see where this is going
do it then
go ahead pull the trigger made decidedly
more sitcom II than mash ever was this
new series follow Colonel Potter clinger
and father Mulcahy in their after war
lives the premise didn’t pay off and the
show was canceled during its second
season after also failing to compete
with the 18th Museum of the world he’s
dead number four Saved by the Bell the
college years spin-off of Saved by the
Bell you made I don’t believe it it’s a
miracle Saved by the Bell wasn’t the
most well written or highbrow show going
but it had a certain Genesee quad that
viewers love that Genesee quoi stayed at
Bayside so why am I wasting my time
preparing breakfast for two this sequel
showed many of the series original
characters as they entered
post-secondary education Allen screech
yeah I liked him too well then again I
like The Three Stooges but I wouldn’t
want to go to fraternity party with them
but sequels are rarely as good as the
originals the show’s corny humor did not
translate to more mature situations hey
guys check these out no house not a good
time anytime is a good time for balloon
animals besides I figure the next time
we have a party they could come in handy
competition from full house and rescue
911 didn’t help either and it was
cancelled after one season but at least
Zack and Kelly finally got engaged and I
can think of a hundred reasons why we
shouldn’t get married I know Kelly we’ve
been all through this
but my answer is yes what I love you and
I want to marry you now number three
Joanie Loves Chachi spin-off of Happy
Days so what happened you’re gonna get
the job and you got to patch you up Al’s
home as happy days raged on in
popularity creators tried to capitalize
on its success and Scott Baio’s appeal
by spinning him and Richie Cunningham
sister Joanie off into their own sitcom
oh well that’s a real shame
the two lovebirds set off for Chicago
where they tried to make it as a rock
band
[Music]
which meant singing in just about every
episode hey I got it no hassle you just
on your aura to Milwaukee and you can
stay here and sing needless to say they
didn’t succeed and after 17 episodes
Joanie and chachi took their lack of
chemistry back to Happy Days for its
final season how do you know you know
all the bums
I don’t know any bums
number two the tortelli’s spin-off of
Cheers
and you can eat here and you can sleep
with me any time you want we’ll spend
every waking moment together but other
than that you don’t exist in the middle
of Cheers super successful run creators
took two recurring characters and made
them the focus of their own sitcom I
can’t do it I can’t do it
the tortelli’s trails Cheers waitress
Carla’s uncouth ex-husband Nick as he
moves to Las Vegas with his latest wife
since you last saw me I’ve changed
completely I don’t know about that the
shirt is different but the pants look
the same and that didn’t work despite
guest appearances by some cheers vets
the Tortelli suffered from poor ratings
and was finally put out of its misery
after 13 episodes for you mr. Tortelli a
bologna sandwich on rye and for you
Anthony my love my burning lips
cheers creators learned from their
mistakes though and produced a much more
successful spin-off on their next
attempt with Frasier tea honey I just
wave a crumpet in the air and start
singing god save the queen before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions and I’m gonna ask you
one time and one time only
where’s that gun you use the man
and we’re gonna miss that beautiful face
and it hairy smile and a cheerful voice
I can hear it now coffee Fred aren’t
there any guys that would want a girl
even if she wasn’t good-looking yeah
they’re called prisoners don’t listen
you’ll teach my daughter how to dress
like Cher you teach my children how to
talk so I need a translator you almost
kill me
alright I’ll show you what’s alright
[Music]
in a second wait a second number one you
look different
oh I forgot you haven’t seen him huh
what do you think they knew I went up
three cup size if a doctor was reluctant
Joey
spinoff of friends let’s get my bag I’ll
fill you up in the car I promise when
friends ended everyone’s story was
neatly resolved that is with the
exception of Joey Tribbiani that’s
really the best way to do this the
following fall his spin-off saw him
moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting
away from the people in places that
helped make him funny in the first place
hi Daddy how you doing how are you doing
it’s almost always a mistake to give one
member of an ensemble cast a solo show
because it can’t live up to the group as
a whole I saw you out here practicing
your judo oh that wasn’t judo I had a B
on me
Joey was cliched comedy at its most
formulaic and it was mercifully shelved
after two seasons my show is dead it’s
not even gonna air oh my god did he say
why
do you agree with our list what do you
think is the worst spin-off of all time
how we’re gonna see what’s right for
more top 10s published every day be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com don’t go
away we’ll be right back
[Music]
ruin a show’s legacy oh yeah
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
of worst TV spin-offs
[Music]
for this list we’re looking at spin-offs
that originated from extremely popular
shows but that didn’t last long on the
air because of questionable quality laws
being the key word a show like the
x-files spinoff the Lone Gunmen
didn’t make the cut because it was
simply underappreciated rather than
flat-out bad number 10 Baywatch nights
spin-off of Baywatch come so quickly so
unafraid and for such a hopeless cause
what the hell are you
Baywatch was all about beaches babes and
well that’s about it come on we just
gotta stay together okay
No Chantal o me what we gotta do is save
our pretty low buds yeah so whose bright
idea was it to take away the beach and
most of the babes or was she do that
Baywatch nights swerved in a completely
different and altogether confusing
direction from its parent show with
David Hasselhoff joining his cop buddy
as a private detective get in we need
you after one season of soso ratings it
turned into an x-files ripoff with the
Hoff and Friends facing paranormal
creatures
ratings declined further and season two
was its last with Mitch Buchanan
returning full-time to his red swimsuit
Oh guys please please will you stop with
the mummies and the astrology and the
portals into the afterlife let’s get
into the real world okay
number nine the golden palace spin-off
of the Golden Girls
we can’t for what’s the matter with you
my beloved husband’s ashes are in there
no way this one’s got hard candy once
Dorothy married Leslie Nielsen in the
Golden Girls finale Blanche rose and
Sophia decided to invest in a Miami
hotel where they perform chores and
interact with all manner of bizarre
personalities it’s a hotel we don’t know
how to run a hotel but of course we do
honey but do you think this place was
that they all have people coming and
going from guests to employees like
Cheech Marin and Don Cheadle what tech
what am I worried about I mean you’ve
had a truly unique experience you’ve run
a house that’s the premise of the golden
palace which began a few months after
its parent show’s ending air two twenty
seven point two million viewers look I’m
the chef here and everything you’ve
heard about angry Mexican chefs is true
so run
although it got almost 15 million
viewers in its first season this spinoff
never lived up to the original success
and was cancelled after eight months get
out of here man get out of here before I
cut your ears off
number eight three’s a crowd
spinoff of Three’s Company please spare
me the details
since the ropers were slightly more
successful in their spin-off endeavor
we’re targeting three’s a crowd as the
show the tainted Three’s company’s
reputation this sequel carries over Jack
Tripper storyline following him and his
new lady love as they move in together
and deal with landlord’s parents and
other random secondary characters am i
interrupting anything
because it competed in the ratings with
the a-team and didn’t feature nearly as
much slapstick or shenanigans as you’d
expect from a Jack Tripper sitcom
three’s a crowd didn’t make it past its
first season I just don’t know if it’s
gonna work out
number seven models Inc spinoff of
Melrose Place so what’s it like to make
love to most beautiful woman in America
okay not only a spinoff of Melrose Place
but also the third series in the Beverly
Hills 90210 franchise this show focuses
on a modeling agency run by Amanda
Woodward’s mother Hilary and especially
you mommy do
as well as the less than amicable
relationship between the mother-daughter
duo for the most part they’re happening
full of glitz but lacking substance
models Inc turned out to be a dud as far
as primetime soap operas go even with a
pre matrix carrie-anne moss and that
showed in the viewership I think you
know what I gave up for you oh no don’t
do this I’m not the one who gave c’mere
after placing 113 in the ratings
CBS pulled the plug with one episode
left unaired and what am I supposed to
do this is business
number 6 top of the heap spinoff of
married with children meet Charlie and
Vinny Verducci running a spin-off while
the main show still going can spell
disaster and Fox tried it three times
with married with children god it hurts
me to see you in pain top of the heap
made it the farthest
as the other two efforts were backdoor
pilots that also served as episodes of
the parent series hey Kelly what’s
shakin I mean other than his eye but
still it only aired 7 episodes we’re in
a young Matt LeBlanc before his friends
success embarked on get-rich-quick
schemes with his dad
Charlie hey what’s so difficult stealing
a couple of garbage cans to break a
window
the show sure didn’t make Fox any richer
and it was yanked after just over a
month as for myself I’m not worried cuz
hey I fit in anywhere yo Obi number 5
after mash spin-off of mash I borrowed
some space from an old buddy and started
seeing a few patients again Masha’s
remains the most watched American TV
finale ever so we understand people
weren’t ready to say goodbye farewell
and all men we also understand it’s hard
to produce a satisfying spinoff to one
of the most loved shows ever yes I do
but you wouldn’t like it unfortunately
you can see where this is going
do it then
go ahead pull the trigger made decidedly
more sitcom II than mash ever was this
new series follow Colonel Potter clinger
and father Mulcahy in their after war
lives the premise didn’t pay off and the
show was canceled during its second
season after also failing to compete
with the 18th Museum of the world he’s
dead number four Saved by the Bell the
college years spin-off of Saved by the
Bell you made I don’t believe it it’s a
miracle Saved by the Bell wasn’t the
most well written or highbrow show going
but it had a certain Genesee quad that
viewers love that Genesee quoi stayed at
Bayside so why am I wasting my time
preparing breakfast for two this sequel
showed many of the series original
characters as they entered
post-secondary education Allen screech
yeah I liked him too well then again I
like The Three Stooges but I wouldn’t
want to go to fraternity party with them
but sequels are rarely as good as the
originals the show’s corny humor did not
translate to more mature situations hey
guys check these out no house not a good
time anytime is a good time for balloon
animals besides I figure the next time
we have a party they could come in handy
competition from full house and rescue
911 didn’t help either and it was
cancelled after one season but at least
Zack and Kelly finally got engaged and I
can think of a hundred reasons why we
shouldn’t get married I know Kelly we’ve
been all through this
but my answer is yes what I love you and
I want to marry you now number three
Joanie Loves Chachi spin-off of Happy
Days so what happened you’re gonna get
the job and you got to patch you up Al’s
home as happy days raged on in
popularity creators tried to capitalize
on its success and Scott Baio’s appeal
by spinning him and Richie Cunningham
sister Joanie off into their own sitcom
oh well that’s a real shame
the two lovebirds set off for Chicago
where they tried to make it as a rock
band
[Music]
which meant singing in just about every
episode hey I got it no hassle you just
on your aura to Milwaukee and you can
stay here and sing needless to say they
didn’t succeed and after 17 episodes
Joanie and chachi took their lack of
chemistry back to Happy Days for its
final season how do you know you know
all the bums
I don’t know any bums
number two the tortelli’s spin-off of
Cheers
and you can eat here and you can sleep
with me any time you want we’ll spend
every waking moment together but other
than that you don’t exist in the middle
of Cheers super successful run creators
took two recurring characters and made
them the focus of their own sitcom I
can’t do it I can’t do it
the tortelli’s trails Cheers waitress
Carla’s uncouth ex-husband Nick as he
moves to Las Vegas with his latest wife
since you last saw me I’ve changed
completely I don’t know about that the
shirt is different but the pants look
the same and that didn’t work despite
guest appearances by some cheers vets
the Tortelli suffered from poor ratings
and was finally put out of its misery
after 13 episodes for you mr. Tortelli a
bologna sandwich on rye and for you
Anthony my love my burning lips
cheers creators learned from their
mistakes though and produced a much more
successful spin-off on their next
attempt with Frasier tea honey I just
wave a crumpet in the air and start
singing god save the queen before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions and I’m gonna ask you
one time and one time only
where’s that gun you use the man
and we’re gonna miss that beautiful face
and it hairy smile and a cheerful voice
I can hear it now coffee Fred aren’t
there any guys that would want a girl
even if she wasn’t good-looking yeah
they’re called prisoners don’t listen
you’ll teach my daughter how to dress
like Cher you teach my children how to
talk so I need a translator you almost
kill me
alright I’ll show you what’s alright
[Music]
in a second wait a second number one you
look different
oh I forgot you haven’t seen him huh
what do you think they knew I went up
three cup size if a doctor was reluctant
Joey
spinoff of friends let’s get my bag I’ll
fill you up in the car I promise when
friends ended everyone’s story was
neatly resolved that is with the
exception of Joey Tribbiani that’s
really the best way to do this the
following fall his spin-off saw him
moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting
away from the people in places that
helped make him funny in the first place
hi Daddy how you doing how are you doing
it’s almost always a mistake to give one
member of an ensemble cast a solo show
because it can’t live up to the group as
a whole I saw you out here practicing
your judo oh that wasn’t judo I had a B
on me
Joey was cliched comedy at its most
formulaic and it was mercifully shelved
after two seasons my show is dead it’s
not even gonna air oh my god did he say
why
do you agree with our list what do you
think is the worst spin-off of all time
how we’re gonna see what’s right for
more top 10s published every day be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com don’t go
away we’ll be right back
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