Shows Like Dinosaurs

If you liked Dinosaurs (1991), a sci-fi & fantasy 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.

1
Dawn of the Croods (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also family and comedy
The world's first family is back for more laughs as they discover sports, sleepovers and other wonders in a world of exotic creatures and adventures. This 2D animated cartoon is based on the 3D animated feature film…
2
The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
The Boss Baby brings his big brother Tim to the office to teach him the art of business in this animated series sprung from the hit film.
3
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.
4
The Cuphead Show! (2022)
★ 8/10Also comedy and family
Follow the misadventures of the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious but persuadable brother Mugman in this animated series based on the hit video game.
5
Animaniacs (1993)
★ 8/10Also comedy and family
The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy for the general public to handle. The three Warners were locked up in…
6
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…
7
Dave the Barbarian (2004)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
This animated comedy series is set in the Middle Ages and follows the title character, Dave, in his comedic adventures with his family (his sisters, Candy and Fang) as they protect themselves and their family from a…
8
Fraggle Rock (1983)
★ 7.3/10Also family and sci-fi & fantasy
The Fraggles are a fun-loving community of creatures who live in a subterranean fantasy land where they love to play, sing and dance their cares away, sharing their world with the tiny Doozers and the giant Gorgs. The…
9
ALF (1986)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and family
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
10
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…
11
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.
12
Land of the Lost (1991)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
A widowed father, Tom, and his two teen children, Kevin and younger sister, Annie, find themselves trapped in a parallel universe when their jeep falls into the time portal while exploring the countryside. Together…
13
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and family
Framed for a corporate crime, an adult Ted Templeton turns back into the Boss Baby to live undercover with his brother, Tim, posing as one of his kids.
14
Wizards of Waverly Place (2007)
★ 8.6/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their…
15
The 10th Kingdom (2000)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
Virginia and Tony, a father and daughter living in Manhattan, find themselves in a parallel universe where Snow White, Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood are struggling to maintain order. Their kingdoms have been…
16
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
Set in 1920s Shanghai, ten-year-old Sam and 12-year-old Elle return the Mogwai Gizmo back home to the lush and perilous Valley of Jade.
17
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…
18
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…
19
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and family
Three young monsters — Ickis, Oblina and Krumm — attends an institute for monsters under a city dump and learn to frighten humans.
20
The Fairly OddParents (2001)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
The zany, fast-paced adventures of a 10-year-old boy and his fairy godparents, who inadvertently create havoc as they grant wishes for their pint-sized charge.