Spin-off City Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Facts Of Life

"The Facts Of Life" premiered in 1979. It starred Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett, the former housekeeper on "Diff'rent Strokes". She arrived at the Eastland school for girls as a housemother/dietician. "Hello, Larry" debuted in early 1979 as its own sitcom.

There later was a crossover episode where it was established that Larry Adler was an old friend of Philip Drummond. "Almost American" was a pilot of a spin-off series about an immigrant attending night school but it didn't sell.

Answer: True

Jim Nabors played Gomer Pyle, a gas station attendant on "The Andy Griffith Show", from 1963 to 1964. He went to join the Marines on his own sitcom ""Gomer Pyle USMC", which ran from 1964-1970.

Answer: Three's Company

"Three's Company" debuted in 1977. It was based on the British series "Man About The House". "Laverne and Shirley" and "Mork And Mindy" were spun off from the immensely popular series "Happy Days". "Fish" was spun off from the series "Barney Miller".

Answer: Good Times

"Good Times" (1974-1979) was a spin-off from "Maude", which premiered in 1972 and was itself a spin-off from "All In The Family". In the previous season, Maude Findley was Edith Bunker's cousin and main antagonist of Archie Bunker. Florida Evans was Maude's maid until she moved on to her own show, "Good Times".

Answer: 3

The first and most popular of these series' was "Rhoda". Valerie Harper played Mary Thomas (Mary Tyler Moore)'s best friend and neighbor before she got her own show in 1974. "Phyllis" premiered in 1975 and starred Cloris Leachman as a newly widowed, middle-aged woman who returned home and started a new life.

In 1977, "Lou Grant" premiered and starred Edward Asner, after the cancellation of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show".

Answer: Charlie and Vinny Verducci

Charlie Verducci was an acquaintance of Al Bundy and his son Vinny was one of Kelly's dates. Both made guest appearances on "Married With Children" in 1990 and 1991. Their own show, "Top Of The Heap", premiered in 1991 and told about Charlie's attempts to get Vinny to use the "Verducci charm" to marry a rich woman.

Answer: Just The Ten Of Us

Graham Lubbock was a teacher and coach at Thomas Dewey High School, the school that Mike Seaver attended. After losing his job, he brought his wife, Elizabeth and eight children (six daughters and two sons) to Eureka, California, to accept a teaching position at St. Augustine's Academy. "Just The Ten Of Us" ran from 1988 to 1990.

Answer: Frasier

"Frasier" premiered after "Cheers" was cancelled in 1993. The show focused on Frasier Crane, a frequent customer at the bar. Frasier was happily divorced from his wife Lilith, moved to Seattle and became a talk show host. He lived with his retired and disabled father, Martin, and his father's nurse, Daphne. Also, his brother Niles frequently visited to court Daphne. Frasier was one of the most successful spin-offs ever, lasting 11 seasons (tying with "Cheers).

Answer: Family Guy

"The Cleveland Show" centered around Cleveland Brown, Peter Griffin's neighbor and best friend. It also focused on Cleveland's new wife, Donna, and their children, Cleveland Jr., Roberta and Rallo. The series aired from 2009 to 2013, then the characters returned to the still running "Family Guy".

Answer: The Partridge Family

Bobby Conway and Lionel Poindexter were a songwriting duo introduced to each other in an episode of "The Partridge Family". They were given their own show, "Getting Together", in 1971.