Shows Like 3rd Rock from the Sun

If you liked 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), a family 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
ALF (1986)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and family
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
2
My Favorite Martian (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
Newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara finds a crashed alien spaceship that contains one live alien. Not wanting to be discovered by the authorities, the Martian assumes the identity of Tim's Uncle Martin and begins to repair…
3
Mork & Mindy (1978)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and family
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
4
Phil of the Future (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
Meet the Diffy family, a futuristic family from the year 2121. When the eccentric dad, Lloyd, rents a time machine for their family vacation, everyone is excited. But then something goes wrong. Their time machine…
5
Harry and the Hendersons (1991)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead Bigfoot. But he has only been wounded by a hunter, and the Hendersons offer the creature who they come to call Harry a…
6
Wander Over Yonder (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also family and comedy
The adventures of Wander, an eternally-optimistic intergalactic traveler and constant do-gooder, and his quick-tempered but loyal steed and best friend, Sylvia. The friendliest face in outer space, Wander journeys…
7
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
★ 7.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a…
8
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.
9
The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)
★ 8.5/10Also family and sci-fi & fantasy
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various…
10
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
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and family
This animated series chronicles the further adventures of renegade scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba's beloved Experiment 626, who is now living happily as Lilo's alien buddy Stitch. Jumba’s remaining experiments have landed…
12
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…
13
Bravest Warriors (2012)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
In the year 3085, Chris, Beth, Wallow and Danny, four teenage heroes-for-hire, warp through the universe to save adorable aliens and their worlds using the power of their emotions.
14
The Neighbors (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
When the Weavers move to a gated community in New Jersey, they discover that the entire neighborhood is comprised of aliens from the planet Zabvron. But as the Weavers and the aliens face the struggles of everyday life…
15
Harvey Beaks (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
A mild-mannered young bird and his best friends, a pair of rambunctious siblings called Fee and Foo, seek adventure and mischief in the magical forest that they call home.
16
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (2025)
★ 8.6/10Also family and comedy
Welcome back to Elmore, where the laws of reality are a joke, and family life is anything but ordinary. Whether he's battling an evil fast-food empire, facing off against a sentient AI in love with his mom, or trying…
17
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008)
★ 8/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
A young boy who grew up inside a talking whale sets sail for magical Candied Island, accompanied by Capt. K'nuckles, a crusty old pirate.
18
Lab Rats (2012)
★ 8/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
Leo is an ordinary teenager who has moved into a high-tech "smart'' house with his mother, inventor stepfather and Eddy, the computer that runs the house. Leo's life becomes less ordinary when, one day, he discovers a…
19
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also family and comedy
Picking up where the 2015 film left off, this coming-of-age buddy comedy follows fearless Tip and overenthusiastic Oh, as they navigate the crazily combined human and alien culture they live in, finding adventure…
20
Kid vs. Kat (2008)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
Ten-year-old Coop Burtonburger's life takes a turn for the worse when his little sister, Millie, brings home a mysterious stray cat who, in reality, is an evil cybernetic alien in disguise. To make matters worse…