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ElectricPeterTork t1_iwxsvz0 wrote

Length of time?

From the beginning of Cheers to the end of Frasier was 22 years.

If you're not counting the Treks and Law and Orders since none of them are true spin-offs as you identify them, just shared universes based on a single show, Cheers and Frasier probably wins that stat.

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44problems t1_iwxtj9l wrote

Unless you consider The Simpsons a spin-off of The Tracey Ullman Show. 1987-present.

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Julius-n-Caesar t1_iwygax8 wrote

Well Futurama takes place from 1999-3014.

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ProofJournalist t1_iwzz2n7 wrote

Technically due to "The Late Philip J. Fry", Futurama takes place across all of time, including the destruction and 10 ft higher recreation of the universe.

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44problems t1_iwyvvgb wrote

Biggest timespan covered on the show sure. But we're talking years on the air.

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Julius-n-Caesar t1_iwzmexb wrote

Yeah I’m obviously joking.

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CapnSmite t1_ix1gt3t wrote

Humor? On the Internet?! My friend, I believe you may have just invented a million dollar idea

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Bobby_Marks2 t1_ix2tr1c wrote

General Hospital. Several spinoffs, 1963 to present.

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44problems t1_ix5mb6w wrote

Sunday morning political show Meet the Press and the daily MTP Daily/Meet the Press Now, 1947-present.

Ok joking on that one.

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BranWafr t1_iwxtlne wrote

Length of time is going to be Doctor Who. It's been on for 60 years and has had a couple spin-offs. Sarah Jane Adventures, Torchwood, Class.

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ElectricPeterTork t1_iwxu03a wrote

None of which have outlived their parent show, which only began in 2005 anyway.

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Ultraplex1 t1_iwxuw1e wrote

The parent show started in the 60s. It took a break and brought back.

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ElectricPeterTork t1_iwxv8ej wrote

Two separate shows.

Classic Who was 26 seasons from 1963 to 1989.

The current show finished up season 13 a year or so back, and began in 2005. So maybe technically a spin off itself. But not the same show.

They didn't continue it with season 27 in '05, it was a new show.

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listyraesder t1_iwxw5z7 wrote

It was specifically a continuation. They restarted numbering for foreign sales.

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BuffyStark t1_iwyhef5 wrote

Same show. They have even had several of the doctors and companions from the intial run of the show make appearances.

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DeedTheInky t1_ix1ig7k wrote

And also they still do anniversary specials which are specifically referred to as the 50th/60th anniversary etc. and come out on the anniversary of the original show in 1963, not the revival in 2005. :)

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Tonkarz t1_iwyubui wrote

For purposes of this discussion, I think it counts as a separate show.

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Fryceratops t1_iwz6ons wrote

How does that work when it is a single continuity? The fifth Doctor on the classic show is still the fifth Doctor.

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Ultraplex1 t1_iwxvjoo wrote

Its a continuation they just decided to start the season at 1 again.

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yodimboi t1_iwyerae wrote

Star Trek Picard is a direct spin-off of Star Trek The Next Generation

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Lambchops_Legion t1_iwyyxsm wrote

So is DS9 if you wanna get technical since Sisko in the opening of the DS9 pilot is coming from the battle in Best of Both Worlds (Battle of Wolf-359) and Chief O’Brien leaves the Enterprise for DS9

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sellyourselfshort t1_iwzo4v7 wrote

And Voyager's first episode has a lot of scenes on DS9

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Lambchops_Legion t1_iwztemn wrote

true (its really just 1 scene) but its not really spun off of anything from ds9

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Asraelite t1_ix3wyb1 wrote

It's a direct result of a fight with the Maquis, who were a central plot point of DS9. So it's a really indirect spinoff.

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CaliberGreen t1_ix1fzap wrote

Are we including The Tortellis as a spin-off here, or would that be shared universe like Wings?

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Bobby_Marks2 t1_ix2tu3s wrote

You could, but in terms of continuous broadcast the Cheersiverse only lasted 22 years either way.

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CaliberGreen t1_ix3t7ng wrote

Ah yes.

Well, 22 years so far. I think we can at least expect 1 more season / year with the Frasier reboot.

Great point, thanks.

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INMATEofARKHAM t1_iwy05k3 wrote

JAG, 1995-2005 (225 episodes)

NCIS (2003-20??) (Currently 445 episodes) had a backdoor pilot in season 8 of JAG)

NCIS Los Angeles (2009-20??) (Currently 313 episodes ) had a backdoor pilot in season season 6 of NCIS)

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comped t1_iwz7d09 wrote

Don't forget about the other NCIS spin-offs...

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INMATEofARKHAM t1_iwz87vp wrote

They all had back door pilots on NCIS so they don't add to what the OP wanted to know.

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[deleted] t1_iwz6w8j wrote

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comped t1_iwz7c56 wrote

CSI and NCIS are not related. At least as far as I know...

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Jdornigan t1_ixfhnrj wrote

They both just happen to air in the same network in the USA.

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44problems t1_iwxrtw8 wrote

Love American Style spun off Happy Days, which spun off Laverne and Shirley, which spun off a cartoon version called Laverne and Shirley in the Army.

Golden Girls spun off Empty Nest, which spun off Nurses.

All in the Family spun off Maude which spun off Good Times.

But longest time, how long has Law and Order and L&O SVU been? Seems like forever.

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Stevieboy19 t1_iwxusu5 wrote

Wasn’t there a Joanie loves ChaChi?

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pen_is_mightier t1_iwxwueh wrote

also mork and mindy, neither of which spun anything off to make a longer chain.

All in the Family had a ton more as well.

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reddig33 t1_iwxx7xn wrote

Yes. There was also Blansky’s Beauties.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blansky%27s_Beauties

So:

  • Love American Style
  • Happy Days
  • Laverne and Shirley
  • Blansky’s Beauties

I could’ve sworn they renamed Laverne and Shirley in the final season when Shirley left (to something like “Laverne and Friends). But I can’t find anything online to prove it.

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olddicklemon72 t1_iwxqqd0 wrote

Didn’t All In The Family have like 7 different spin offs?

Happy Days has a handful too.

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TruthOf42 OP t1_iwxr0gj wrote

I meant consecutive spinoffs, for instance, Happy Days spun off Mork & Mindy, but I don't think anything spun off of that, so that chain is only 2 long

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Latter_Feeling2656 t1_iwxrpsu wrote

All in the Family spun off Maude, which spun off Good Times.

All in the Family spun off the Jeffersons, which spun off Checking In.

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reddig33 t1_iwxwch8 wrote

  • All In the Family (1971)
  • Archie Bunkers Place (1979)
  • Gloria (1982)
  • 704 Hauser Street (1994)

Longest spread between spin-offs:

  • Bewitched (1964)
  • Tabitha (1977)
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bros402 t1_iwz7fq4 wrote

...there was a spinoff about Tabitha?

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WalkerSunset t1_ix0yta2 wrote

It had Lisa Hartman Black as Tabitha. I remember she had a VW Beetle convertible.

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hecticengine t1_ixjv795 wrote

I was 6 or 7 and really excited for this since I watched Bewitched daily. I honestly remember being aware it wasn’t good.

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listyraesder t1_iwxwcr0 wrote

All in the Family was a remake of Til Death Do Us Part.

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BuffyStark t1_iwyggfj wrote

  • Happy Days 1974-84
  • Laverne & Shirley 1976-83
  • Blansky's Beauties 1977
  • Mork & Mondy 1978-1982
  • Out of the Blue 1979
  • Joanie Love Chachi 1982-1983
  • Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (cartoon) 1982
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respectthegoat t1_ix1swvd wrote

Happy days was a spin-off itself from love American style

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Solidsnakeerection t1_ix23407 wrote

The pilot for Happy Days was used in Love American Style although it wasnt filmed specifically for that show

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skellener t1_iwxqga5 wrote

Star Trek?

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TruthOf42 OP t1_iwxr7u4 wrote

I thought about that, but those are more cross overs than anything else: Sisko never appeared in TNG, but Picard appeared in the first episode of DS9

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skellener t1_iwxrigw wrote

Everything Star Trek (shows, movies, books, comics) are all spin-offs from the original show from the 1960’s.

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TruthOf42 OP t1_iwxs14g wrote

That's a very loose definition of spin-off. They all exist, mostly, in the same universe, but I don't recall any star Trek show that began as a character or episode from another show.

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BranWafr t1_iwxt9b8 wrote

Strange New Worlds started with Pike, Spock, and Number One being in season 2 of Discovery before getting their own show.

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Exitoverhere t1_iwzgal5 wrote

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine includes Miles O'Brien on the main cast from the beginning, who was a recurring from TNG, Worf who was also from TNG becomes a main on DS9 from Season 4 onwards.

Star Trek Picard stars Patrick Stewart as Picard from TNG.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds stars Pike, Spock and Una/ Number One who were in TOS from 1966 and then Pike was a main cast member in Discovery Season 2 which Strange New Worlds is an indisputable spin-off of.

My guess is you haven't watched much Star Trek.

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TruthOf42 OP t1_iwzj97m wrote

Strange new worlds definitely counts. Though I think it would be called more of a crossover.

But DS9 is totally not a spin-off even if it contains some of the same characters. It's in the same universe, but it wasn't like TNG existed and then they took those characters and spun them off into their own show. TNG ended and DS9 was always going to happen, without or without those characters. Otherwise every star Trek is just a spin-off of some other one

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Exitoverhere t1_iwzjzpg wrote

I feel like you're really changing the definitions of these things to fit what you want them to fit. Strange New Worlds absolutely would not be called more of a crossover than a spin-off. Strange New Worlds only happened after how much people loved how the three characters were used on Discovery.

DS9 wouldn't have happened without TNG, Miles and Worf wouldn't have been on another show without TNG. The beginning of DS9 is literally dealing with storylines and character arcs established from TNG. A crossover is when you combine two things that already exist, when one show is created directly because of a prior show it's a spin-off.

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Bobby_Marks2 t1_ix2txcr wrote

TNG's pilot episode features DeForest Kelley reprising his role as Leonard McCoy.

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[deleted] t1_iwzu63n wrote

Miles O'Brien was a recurring TNG character that became a main DS9 character, then Worf moved from TNG to DS9.

Ro Laren was also planned to be a main character of DS9 but the actress didn't want a permanent TV role. They also tried again with Voyager, but she refused again.

On top of that Strange New Worlds is definitely a spin off of the original pilot for The Original Series.

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BuffyStark t1_iwyfy0i wrote

All in the Family & its 7 spinoffs have a combined total of 30 years

All in the Family (1971-79)

  • Maude (1972-78)
    • Good Times (spin off of Maude) 1974-79
  • Jeffersons 1975-1985
    • Checking in (spin off of Jeffersons) (1981)
  • Archie Bunkers Place (1979-1983)
  • Gloria (1982-83)
  • 704 Hauser (1994)

ETA : forgot 704 Hauser

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reddit455 t1_iwzrij9 wrote

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Munch#Continuity

The character of Munch has appeared in a total of ten series on five networks since the character's debut in 1993. Apart from Homicide and SVU, however, Belzer's performances as Munch were guest appearances or crossovers rather than regular or recurring appearances. With Munch's retirement in the character's 22nd season on television, he was a regular character on U.S. television longer than Marshal Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke) and Frasier Crane (Cheers and Frasier), both of whom were on television for 20 seasons; he is only behind Mariska Hargitay's character Olivia Benson. Munch's return to help his friends in the SVU seventeenth-season episode "Fashionable Crimes" marks the 23rd season that the character has appeared on television in any capacity.

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Sporkedup t1_iwxrxkk wrote

It's a stretch (and I mean a real stretch), but Batman the Animated Series to Justice League to Justice League Unlimited?

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embu88 t1_iwxt1ed wrote

Don’t forget Batman Beyond, Superman: TAS, and Static Shock.

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Sporkedup t1_iwxtci5 wrote

Eh, those aren't a chain of spin-offs though, like the OP was asking about.

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Tonkarz t1_iwyuq15 wrote

BTAS led to Superman: The Animated Series which led to Justice League.

Problem is that BTAS has a really loose continuity especially early on. For example Robin was originally an adult but was later a child (I believe these were both supposed to be Dick Grayson).

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merelyadoptedthedark t1_iwz1dti wrote

>(I believe these were both supposed to be Dick Grayson).

You believe wrong. Dick Grayson/Robin in BTAS was a university student, and remained that way through the whole series. In the new animated adventures, Dick Grayson had moved to Bludhaven as Nightwing and Tim Drake took over as Robin.

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CapnSmite t1_ix1herj wrote

Technically speaking, Batman Beyond led to Justice League, as the appearance of the JLU in Beyond is what started to drum up interest in doing a proper JL series.

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Blackhalo t1_iwxwhxw wrote

Cheers-Fraiser '82- '04?

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shewy92 t1_iwzny4v wrote

Everything is a spinoff of St Elsewhere

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jogoso2014 t1_iwxwwn6 wrote

Law and Order would be a pretty king continuous chain.

All in the a family for spin-offs imo

Happy Days may be close

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Outside_Bumblebee179 t1_ix0algx wrote

I think the answer might be The Surreal Life. It had three direct spin-offs, and one of the spin-offs (Strange Love) got spun into Flavor of Love which had three spin-offs of its own. Two of those spin-offs (I Love New York and Charm School) have like six combined spin-offs and I’m pretty sure some of those spin-offs have spin-offs as well. You would need a huge diagram to show everything that came from the Surreal Life. I’m not even entirely sure how deep the rabbit hole goes.

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DoneDidThisGirl t1_ix2wd9l wrote

There’s even a new reboot of The Surreal Life airing on VH1 right now.

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steevp t1_iwy5rpn wrote

The Mary Tyler Moore Show -> Rhoda -> Phyllis -> Lou Grant

A solid chain of 4, 5 if you count the reboot of the main show at the end.

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Neo2199 t1_iwxqv2t wrote

CSI

Law & Order

Criminal Minds

The Walking Dead

NCIS

Star Trek

StarGate

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HPmoni t1_ix1wtkh wrote

JAG began in the 90s, and we still have NCIS es.

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butthe4d t1_ix0s45g wrote

Star wars? Prequels, sequels, spin offs, spin offs of spin offs.

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spyson t1_ix29j9s wrote

Doctor Who

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jackofslayers t1_iwz8l43 wrote

All That > The Amanda show > Drake & Josh > ICarly > Sam and Kat/Victorious

Idk how everyone forgets about this one. Went strong for 20 years

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darthjoey91 t1_iwzk39g wrote

Most of those aren't spin-offs, but just shows starring a breakout actor/actors from the previous show. The exception there is Sam & Cat is a spin-off of both iCarly and Victorious. The didn't make it past a pilot Gibby show would also have been a spin-off.

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