Spin-off

A spin-off is something new that comes from something already present. If military technology finds civilian use, for example, that is one kind of spin-off. It is often used for video games, movies, and television programmes, but it can also be used when talking about companies or organisations. A spin-off may have the same people, places, themes or ideas as the original.

Spin-offs in television

• Frasier (spin-off from Cheers)
• Angel (spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• The Facts of Life (spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes)
• She-Ra: Princess of Power (spin-off from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
• Daria (spin-off from Beavis and Butthead, which was a spin-off from Liquid Television)
• The Simpsons (spin-off from The Tracey Ullman Show)
• Torchwood (spin-off from Doctor Who)
• Jack and the Pack and All Engines Go (spin-off from Thomas and Friends)
• A.N.T. Farm (spin-off from Kids Incorporated)
• Sam & Cat (spin-off from iCarly and Victorious)
• The Jeffersons (spin-off from All in the Family)
• Milo Murphy's Law (spin-off from Phineas and Ferb)