Shows Like Clarissa Explains It All
If you liked Clarissa Explains It All (1991), a comedy and kids 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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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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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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Lizzie McGuire (2001)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and kidsLizzie McGuire is all about the ordinary and not-so-ordinary adventures of a junior high student and her two best friends as they try to deal with the ups and downs of school, popularity, boys, parents, a bratty little…
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Kenan & Kel (1996)
★ 8.1/10Also family and comedySet in Chicago, the show follows the kid-friendly misadventures of two high-school friends who are always scheming and dreaming. Kenan, who works at a grocery store, constantly devises crazy plans to strike it rich…
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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.
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Leave It to Beaver (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and familyAn 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…
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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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The Big Show Show (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and kidsFormer WWE wrestler the Big Show is out of the ring and ready for an even tougher challenge: raising three daughters with his wife in Florida.
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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004)
★ 8.5/10Also comedy and kidsThe whacky adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. Polk Middle School, as "every-kid" Ned shatters the fourth wall to share tips and tricks on navigating middle school or junior high…
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Good Luck Charlie (2010)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and familyThe 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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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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Stuck in the Middle (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and familyHarley is an engineering whiz who uses her inventions to navigate life as the middle child in a large family of seven kids.
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My Three Sons (1960)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and familyA 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…
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Sydney to the Max (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and familyOutgoing 13-year-old Sydney is on the fast track to growing up, despite the goodhearted efforts of her protective father, Max. As Sydney attempts to spread her wings and make more decisions for herself, Max does…
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The Villains of Valley View (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and familyA family of raucous supervillains who recently ran afoul of the League of Villains and now must somehow beat a path to normalcy in a small Texas town.
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Raising Hope (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and familyJames "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…
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Step by Step (1991)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and familyStep 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
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Full House (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and familyAfter the death of his wife, Danny enlists his best friend and his brother-in-law to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.
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Father Knows Best (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and familyFamily man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.