Shows Like The New Odd Couple
If you liked The New Odd Couple (1982), a 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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The Odd Couple (1970)
★ 7.8/10Also comedyFelix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
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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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Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2005)
★ 8/10Also comedyNick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.
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Dream On (1990)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyThe family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or…
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Three's Company (1977)
★ 7.5/10Also comedyWhen two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the going-away party for their last…
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The Ropers (1979)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyA spin-off of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred, the series focuses on middle-aged couple Stanley and Helen Roper, who were landlords to Jack, Janet, and Chrissy on Three's Company.
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Splitting Up Together (2018)
★ 6/10Also comedyLena and Martin were once madly in love. But, like many marriages, time and circumstance eventually took their toll, and they decide that everyone's lives would be better if they got a divorce. Facing a daunting real…
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Happy Endings (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyA fresh and funny take on modern friendship and what one urban family will do to stay friends after the perfect couple who brought them all together break up on their wedding day. The failed wedding forces them all to…
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Cosby (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyCosby is an American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996 to April 28, 2000, loosely based on the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave. The program stars Bill Cosby and Phylicia…
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Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyFollow the ups-and-downs of Angela Williams, the owner of a successful beauty salon, and her husband of 13 years, Marcus, a former professional football player who has recently partnered with Richard Ellington and…
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Mad About You (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyYoung, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.
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The King of Queens (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyLife’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television…
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As Time Goes By (1992)
★ 7.6/10Also comedyTwo lovers are reunited after decades apart following a mutual misunderstanding.
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Too Close for Comfort (1980)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyToo Close for Comfort is an American television sitcom which ran on the ABC network from November 11, 1980 until May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984 until September 27, 1986. It was modeled…
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Are We There Yet? (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyAre We There Yet? opens where the popular film of the same name left off, with Nick and Suzanne newly married. After six months, their family is beginning to show growing pains, from the complexities of life as…
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Yes, Dear (2000)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyA comedy about two young couples and their outrageously contrasting views on parenting. Greg and Kim Warner struggle on a daily basis to become perfect at the job. Kim is a neurotic, stay-at-home mother, and although…
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Burning Love (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyBurning Love is a scripted comedy series which is a web spoof of the television shows The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor Pad. Depending on the season, the show either follows a man or a woman who is looking…
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Raising Hope (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also comedyJames "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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Reba (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyAfter her dentist husband of 20 years leaves her for his dental hygienist, Reba Hart's seemingly perfect world is turned upside down.
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Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyArchie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a…