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Shows Like Harry and the Hendersons

If you liked Harry and the Hendersons (1991), a comedy and sci-fi & fantasy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1The Munsters

    The Munsters (1964)

    ★ 7.9/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy

    A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.

  2. 2Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and family

    The adventures of brilliant but befuddled scientist Wayne Szalinski, whose often-misguided projects wreak havoc on his family and friends.

  3. 3ALF

    ALF (1986)

    ★ 7.6/10Also comedy and family

    A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.

  4. 4Dawn of the Croods

    Dawn of the Croods (2015)

    ★ 7.4/10Also family and comedy

    The world's first family is back for more laughs as they discover sports, sleepovers and other wonders in a world of exotic creatures and adventures. This 2D animated cartoon is based on the 3D animated feature film…

  5. 5Big City Greens

    Big City Greens (2018)

    ★ 7.6/10Also family and comedy

    The offbeat adventures of 10-year-old Cricket Green, a mischievous and optimistic country boy who moves to the big city with his wildly out of place family – older sister Tilly, father Bill and Gramma Alice.

  6. 6Wizards Beyond Waverly Place

    Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (2024)

    ★ 8.8/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy

    Justin Russo has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada, Roman and Milo. But when Justin's sister Alex brings Billie to his home seeking help, Justin realizes he must dust off his magical skills to…

  7. 7Dinosaurs

    Dinosaurs (1991)

    ★ 7.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedy

    Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.

  8. 8My Three Sons

    My Three Sons (1960)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and family

    A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join…

  9. 9Dexter's Laboratory

    Dexter's Laboratory (1996)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy

    Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory, constantly battles his sister Dee Dee, who always gains access despite his best efforts to keep her out, as well as his arch-rival and neighbor, Mandark.

  10. 10Miles from Tomorrowland

    Miles from Tomorrowland (2015)

    ★ 7/10Also family and sci-fi & fantasy

    This intergalactic adventure charts the outer space missions of young adventurer Miles Callisto and his family – mom and ship captain, Phoebe; mechanical engineer dad, Leo; tech-savvy big sister, Loretta; and…

  11. 11Step by Step

    Step by Step (1991)

    ★ 7.8/10Also comedy and family

    Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family

  12. 12Phineas and Ferb

    Phineas and Ferb (2007)

    ★ 7.9/10Also comedy and family

    Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against…

  13. 13Stuck in the Middle

    Stuck in the Middle (2016)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy and family

    Harley is an engineering whiz who uses her inventions to navigate life as the middle child in a large family of seven kids.

  14. 14Marvel's Spider-Man

    Marvel's Spider-Man (2017)

    ★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedy

    An insecure but courageous and intelligent teen named Peter Parker, a new student of Midtown High, is bitten by a radioactive spider and given powers. He becomes a hero named Spider-Man after the death of his uncle and…

  15. 15Raising Hope

    Raising Hope (2010)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and family

    James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 24-year-old who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night-stand. Earning custody of his daughter after the mother is sentenced to death, Jimmy relies on his oddball but…

  16. 16Alvin and the Chipmunks

    Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and family

    Three chipmunk brothers, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are adopted by human, Dave.

  17. 17The Replacements

    The Replacements (2006)

    ★ 6.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and family

    Two orphans, Riley and little brother Todd, answer an ad for Fleemco Replacement People and order new parents, a spy mother and daredevil father. As Riley and Todd go on adventures (or misadventures as it were), they…

  18. 18The Addams Family

    The Addams Family (1964)

    ★ 8/10Also comedy and family

    A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre…

  19. 19Pair of Kings

    Pair of Kings (2010)

    ★ 7.7/10Also family and comedy

    Brady and Boomer, 16-year-old fraternal twins, are typical teens being raised by relatives in Chicago. But when the Royal Secretary to the Throne of the Island of Kinkou, arrives to inform the boys of their lineage…

  20. 20Good Luck Charlie

    Good Luck Charlie (2010)

    ★ 7.9/10Also comedy and family

    The Duncans a European-American family in Colorado is adjusting to the surprise birth of their fourth child, Charlie. When parents Amy and Bob return to work they put their latest addition in the care of her three…

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