[quote name=\'mparrish11\' post=\'134854\' date=\'Oct 18 2006, 12:18 PM\']
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'134795\' date=\'Oct 17 2006, 08:36 PM\']
That's like saying "Deal or No Deal" is a spin-off of "Treasure Hunt"
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...and an argument could be made for that, too. [/quote]
A poor one, though. Traditionally, you think of a "spin-off" as being something that a production company does with one property to launch another. You could argue (though I wouldn't) that DoND was influenced by Treasure Hunt, or inspired by Treasure Hunt or even -- if you really want to go out on a limb -- adapted from Treasure Hunt, but you can't really call it a spin-off.
In the case of Family Feud, there's a very clear connection between "We polled a recent studio audience and got their best response to this..." and the same company's "We polled 100 people, the top six answers are on the board." Whether it was the specific intent of the Goodson-Todman creative people to make a spin-off or not is something that only they know. Still, you've got not only the similarities of structure but you've also got the textbook case of a supporting player on one show becoming the lead on the new one. I think the use of the term "spin-off" is fair in this case.