These TV Shows Did So Well That They Got Box Office Spin-Offs

The Jetsons and The Flinstones

The famous Hanna-Barbera shows captured Saturday mornings for generations. In 1987, the two worlds of The Flinstones and The Jetsons collided for a cinematic release. The Jetsons Meet the Flinstones went over relatively well for audiences.

SCTV

SCTV, short for Second City Television, was a Canadian comedy sketch show that was given its own spin-off in 1983 called Strange Brew. It was written and directed by the knee-slapping duo Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. 

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The More You Know

  • Pixar’s, UP was the first ever animated film and 3D film to open the Cannes Film Festival.
  • ‘Schindler’s List’ relied on advertisements to get costumes for extras.
  • Stanley Kubrick had all the sets and models from the filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent a sequel from being made.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.