Shows Like The Wonder Years

If you liked The Wonder Years (2021), a comedy and drama series created by Saladin K. Patterson, 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
Hey Arnold! (1996)
★ 8/10Also comedy and drama
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
2
Young Sheldon (2017)
★ 8/10Also comedy and family
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
3
iCarly (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and family
Ten years after signing off of one of TV's most iconic shows, Carly, Spencer, and Freddie are back, navigating the next chapter of their lives, facing the uncertainties of life in their twenties.
4
The Wonder Years (1988)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and drama
The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and…
5
Boy Meets World (1993)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and comedy
The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.
6
Father Knows Best (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and family
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
7
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…
8
The Proud Family (2001)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and family
Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who's doing her best to navigate through the early years of teen-dom. Penny's every encounter inevitably spirals into bigger than…
9
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and family
An inquisitive and often naïve boy, Theodore 'The Beaver' Cleaver, has adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's…
10
Cosby (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and family
Cosby is an American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996 to April 28, 2000, loosely based on the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave. The program stars Bill Cosby and Phylicia…
11
That '70s Show (1998)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and family
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend…
12
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and family
Lahela 'Doogie' Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggles a budding medical career and life as a teenager. With the support of her caring and comical 'ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of…
13
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedy
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
14
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…
15
Tyler Perry's The Oval (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and family
A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.
16
All Grown Up! (2003)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and family
The former "Rugrats" tots now face preteen issues and dilemmas.
17
Marlon (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
A loving (but immature) father is committed to co-parenting his two kids with his very-together ex-wife. While his misguided fatherly advice, unstoppable larger-than-life personality and unpredictable Internet…
18
Sonny with a Chance (2009)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and family
Allison "Sonny" Munroe makes the leap from the Midwest to Los Angeles to join the cast of "So Random!," the most popular sketch comedy TV show for kids and tweens. Her fellow young actors are resident teen queen Tawni…
19
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and family
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.
20
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…