10 TV Spin-Offs Better Than The Original
1. The Simpsons
Original Show: The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tracey Ullman Show was a great example of how to do a variety series, with its superb writers' room ensuring it regularly generated laughs and critical approval, if not high ratings. It'll always be remembered, however, for giving life to the Simpson family.
Producer James L. Brooks invited Matt Groening to turn his Life in Hell comic strip into animated shorts for the series, which would play before and after commercials. Groening instead created The Simpsons, based upon his own family life. The shorts initially alternated with Dr. N!Godatu, but proved so popular they became a permanent addition, and in 1989 they got their own series, starting with a Christmas special.
The rest, as they say, is history. The Tracey Ullman Show ended after four seasons, while The Simpsons is so much more than a TV show. Running for 30 seasons and counting, it is a piece of pop-culture history, a true TV phenomenon, and the finest, funniest sitcom ever made.
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