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

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

  • The first toilet did not flush on the American big screen until 1960
  • Will Smith wanted to adopt the German Shepherd in I Am Legend.
  • Sean Connery wore a toupee in every "James Bond" movie.
  • The Dark Knight made more money in its first six days in the US than Batman Begins made in its entire domestic run.
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