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QUIZ: Can You Guess Which of These Classic Shows Are Originals vs. Spin-offs?

We all have our handful of TV shows that hold a special place in our heart. You may be able to recite memorable lines with ease or quickly recall episode storylines with in the first 10 seconds of a rerun, but you might be surprised at a detail you forgot or didn't even know. Do you know how many of your favorite TV shows were created as spin-offs of another show?

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281 Comments
mikeyparry
14/24. I don’t recognise most of these American shows. 2 better than last time though!
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Jan 25, 2026 3:43PM
Mark Farina
Good quiz but it would have been better to know the original shows for the ones that were spin-offs.
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Sep 4, 2025 2:06PM
catmom
13/24 -- it was fun.
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Sep 1, 2025 7:18PM
mikeyparry
12/24. I didn’t recognise a lot of these American shows! Largely guesses!
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Jun 21, 2025 3:30PM
Corey Taylor
Can't believe they didn't include NCIS, arguably the most popular spin-off(of JAG) in TV history!
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Apr 12, 2025 11:59PM
mikeyparry
18 / 24. I don’t recognise a lot of these American shows! Quite a lot of guesses here!
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Dec 15, 2024 4:07PM
lady draggon
Touched by AN Angel not by AND Angel!!!! Would have been nice to have been told with the spin offs what they were spin offs of
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Sep 1, 2024 12:28PM
hweishaupt
I had to guess on a few of them. 20/24! 😎
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Aug 31, 2024 12:18AM
Player Dennis
Misspelled #20.
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Jul 9, 2024 1:47PM
Francie Carlson
The ones I got wrong were shows I knew nothing about.
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May 11, 2024 12:48AM
Jean Fox
13/24. Never heard of most of them, let alone sren them!
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Apr 25, 2024 8:04PM
tyafter
Trust me, you're lucky.
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Apr 25, 2024 2:45PM
kbparker
Thanks for the answers!
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Feb 26, 2024 6:24PM
Gary Chadwick
16/24 Never heard of several ot these shows. don't watch a lot of the ones I have. Although 3s company isn't a spin off it is a copy of Man About the House so can;t really be called original
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Feb 25, 2024 3:16AM
Shelley Durocher
erik hughes, In this sense, "spinoff" means from another tv show. They were based on the movies, but original to tv.
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Feb 18, 2024 6:21PM

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