Shows Like PB Bear and Friends
If you liked PB Bear and Friends (1998), a family and animation 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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Franklin (1997)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyFranklin is an Canadian educational animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois. The television series was named after its main character, Franklin the…
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Rugrats (1991)
★ 7.6/10Also family and animationFocuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults…
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TaleSpin (1990)
★ 7.4/10Also family and animationBaloo the Bear stars in an adventurous comedy of love and conflict with his friend Kit Cloudkicker. Rebecca Cunningham and her daughter Molly purchase Baloo's failing company and Baloo must fly transport runs to clear…
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The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and familyIt's nothing but fun and excitement for Mickey and his best pals – Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto - as they embark on their greatest adventures yet, navigating the curveballs of a wild and zany world where the…
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Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (2002)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and familyThe animated daily trials and tribulations of clueless yet clever loner Mr Bean (aided by his best friend Teddy of course!) as he stumbles from one mishap to the next, always finding complex solutions to the simplest…
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Superbook (2011)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and familyCBN Animation's Superbook teaches children timeless moral truths and life lessons through the captivating, Bible-based adventures of two time-traveling children and their robot friend.
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Stillwater (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also animationSiblings Karl, Addy and Michael have a very special next-door neighbor: a wise panda named Stillwater. His friendship and stories give them new perspectives on the world, themselves, and each other.
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Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks (1958)
★ 7.3/10Also animationPixie & Dixie and Mr. Jinks is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon that featured as a regular segment of the television series The Huckleberry Hound Show from 1958 to 1961.
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Bless the Harts (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also animationThe lives of a group of Southerners who are always broke as a joke and struggling for the American dream of status and wealth. What they don’t realize is that they’re already rich — in friends, family and laughter.
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As Told by Ginger (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also family and animationAs Told by Ginger focuses on middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek.
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Bluey Minisodes (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and familyA collection of funny and sweet episodes featuring Bluey and her family and friends. This collection of every day moments introduces some new characters and games they have been playing together.
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The Gumby Show (1956)
★ 6.2/10Also family and animationInnovative "Claymation" adventures of Gumby and his horse Pokey.
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Higglytown Heroes (2004)
★ 7.1/10Also family and animationIn the colorful world of Higglytown, four kids and their squirrelly friend learn about the heroes that inhabit their city, from mail carriers and bus drivers to police officers and firefighters.
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New Looney Tunes (2015)
★ 7/10Also animation and familyWabbit is an animated series starring Bugs Bunny. The series features many other Looney Tunes characters including Wile E. Coyote, Yosemite Sam, and the Tasmanian Devil.
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Fraggle Rock (1983)
★ 7.3/10Also familyThe 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…
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The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also family and animationThe iconic cat and mouse rivals are back in a fresh take on the classic series. Preserving the look, characters and sensibility of the original, this series shines a brightly colored, high-definition lens on the madcap…
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Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also family and animationPicking up where the 2015 film left off, this coming-of-age buddy comedy follows fearless Tip and overenthusiastic Oh, as they navigate the crazily combined human and alien culture they live in, finding adventure…
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The Addams Family (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also animationThe Addams Family is an American animated series based on the eponymous comic strip characters and the second Addams Family Cartoon.
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Recess (1997)
★ 7.8/10Also animationJoin a group of six fourth-grade best friends at Third Street Elementary School on their fun-filled adventures in their school playground. Through the ups-and-downs of adolescence, they must wrestle with authority…
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Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also animationTom and Jerry in their childhood days, playing cat-and-mouse games even then.