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Chasingtheimprobable t1_j604p0w wrote

Reply to comment by Jjagger63 in TIL John Byner was originally cast as Mork from Ork on Happy Days, but found the premise ridiculous and quit days before filming, leading Robin Williams to be called in last minute by LoneRangersBand

Laverne & Shirley, Morn N Mindy, and I think Joanie loves Chachi all spun off from Happy Days.

Unrelated, but Fraiser is also a spinoff of Cheers

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rilian4 t1_j60ntvw wrote

There were a few more little known spinoffs (I had to look it up) also...

[edit] >Unrelated, but Fraiser is also a spinoff of Cheers

Indeed. Spinoffs in more recent times would be all the CSI shows after the original, NCIS is a spinoff of JAG and has several of its own spinoffs. Law & Order has a few, etc.

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chriswaco t1_j60m7wc wrote

and Happy Days has two parents, sort of:

  1. Love and the Happy Days on Love American Style
  2. American Graffiti (the similarities are many, including Ron Howard and Cindy Williams)
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NickelFish t1_j63r2x3 wrote

Morn was a character on Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Great line delivery, too.

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