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Shows Like Laverne & Shirley

If you liked Laverne & Shirley (1976), a comedy and family 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. 1Happy Days

    Happy Days (1974)

    ★ 7.6/10Also comedy

    In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

  2. 2Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland (2010)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."

  3. 3The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons (1975)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy and family

    Sitcom 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.

  4. 4Girl Meets World

    Girl Meets World (2014)

    ★ 8.3/10Also comedy and family

    The 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…

  5. 5Leave It to Beaver

    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…

  6. 6The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show (1967)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy and family

    The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to…

  7. 7Family Matters

    Family Matters (1989)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and family

    A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.

  8. 8A Different World

    A Different World (1987)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and family

    A 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…

  9. 9The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show (1962)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct…

  10. 10The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show (1984)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and family

    The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper…

  11. 11Saved by the Bell: The New Class

    Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)

    ★ 5.8/10Also family and comedy

    Six friends grow and learn at Bayside High.

  12. 12Full House

    Full House (1987)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and family

    After 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.

  13. 13Saved by the Bell

    Saved by the Bell (1989)

    ★ 7.8/10Also family and comedy

    Lovable 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…

  14. 14Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction (1963)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and family

    The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.

  15. 15Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace (1959)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and family

    This 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family, Henry, Alice, and their only child Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, who often tangles…

  16. 16The Honeymooners

    The Honeymooners (1955)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and family

    A bus driver and his sewer worker friend struggle to strike it rich while their wives look on with weary patience. One of the most influential situation comedy television series in American history.

  17. 17The Donna Reed Show

    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.

  18. 18The Hogan Family

    The Hogan Family (1986)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and family

    The Hogan Family is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from March 1, 1986 to May 7, 1990, and on CBS from September 15, 1990 until July 20, 1991. It was produced by Miller-Boyett Productions…

  19. 19Lizzie McGuire

    Lizzie McGuire (2001)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and family

    Lizzie 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…

  20. 20The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls (1985)

    ★ 7.6/10Also comedy

    Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.

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