Shows Like Saved by the Bell: The College Years
If you liked Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993), a family and comedy 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.
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Moesha (1996)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and familyThe everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.
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Sanford and Son (1972)
★ 7.5/10Also comedyThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
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A Different World (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and familyA Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of…
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Saved by the Bell (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyWhen California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many low-income high schools, he proposes they send the affected students to the highest performing schools in the state – including Bayside…
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Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)
★ 5.8/10Also family and comedySix friends grow and learn at Bayside High.
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What's Happening!! (1976)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyBuddies Raj, Rerun and Dwayne come of age in 1970s Los Angeles. The trio have a penchant for mischief and trying to find ways of getting rich quick. Almost always the trio's schemes wind up getting them into trouble…
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Saved by the Bell (1989)
★ 7.8/10Also family and comedyLovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more while frequently frustrating their…
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Clueless (1996)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyCLUELESS is a television series spun off from the 1995 teen film of the same name. The series originally premiered on ABC on September 20, 1996 as a part of the TGIF lineup during its first season. The show then spent…
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyFormer NBA player Mark Cooper becomes a dedicated teacher and basketball coach in Oakland after his playing career ends. When he's not dealing with his students and players, Mark spends time with his gorgeous female…
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and familyWill, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their…
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Community (2009)
★ 8/10Also comedyFollow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
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California Dreams (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyA bunch of cool teenagers who are friends living in California form a rock band, The Dreams. Between gigs, they must deal with all kinds of big and small real-life issues such as school, family life, friends, romance…
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The Parkers (1999)
★ 8/10Also comedySpunky daughter Kim is mortified when her bigger-than-life mom, Nikki, decides to go back to school at the same junior college she attends.
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Tiny Toons Looniversity (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also comedyFollow Babs and Buster Bunny, Sweetie Bird, Hamton J. Pig, and Plucky Duck as they learn what it takes to be a professional toon.
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That's So Raven (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyNo ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and misadventures as she enlists the help of friends, including best friends Eddie and Chelsea, to change life's little outcomes…
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Girl Meets World (2014)
★ 8.3/10Also comedy and familyThe adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John…
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The Monkees (1966)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and familyMicky, Mike, Peter, and Davy are four young men in mid-1960s LA, members of a struggling country-folk-rock band looking for their big break amid madcap encounters with a variety of people straight out of TV and movie…
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and familyJed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of cousin Pearl, moves his family to a 35-room mansion in Beverly Hills…
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Fuller House (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also family and comedyThe Tanner family's adventures continue as DJ Tanner-Fuller shares a home with her sister Stephanie and friend Kimmy who help raise her three boys.
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The Jeffersons (1975)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and familySitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.