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Shows Like American Housewife

If you liked American Housewife (2016), 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.

  1. 1Yes, Dear

    Yes, Dear (2000)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    A 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…

  2. 2black-ish

    black-ish (2014)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.

  3. 3Suburgatory

    Suburgatory (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Single father George Altman is doing his best to raise his sixteen-year-old daughter Tessa in the big city. When he discovers a box of condoms in her bedroom, though, he decides the time has come to move her to a more…

  4. 4Last Man Standing

    Last Man Standing (2011)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    A married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.

  5. 5Father Knows Best

    Father Knows Best (1954)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

  6. 62Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children (1991)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy

    They're just your average family. Stressed mum Bill, daft dad Ben, and two troublesome teens. Plus just a few crazy ideas, escapades and mishaps. The classic 90s sitcom.

  7. 7Mama's Family

    Mama's Family (1983)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy

    Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma.

  8. 8The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons (1975)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    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.

  9. 9One Day at a Time

    One Day at a Time (1975)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and their new building superintendent in Indianapolis.

  10. 10Up All Night

    Up All Night (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    An irreverent look at parenthood through the point of view of an acerbic working mother, along with her stay-at-home husband and opinionated parents.

  11. 11My Three Sons

    My Three Sons (1960)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    A 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…

  12. 12Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces (2015)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his…

  13. 13Married... with Children

    Married... with Children (1987)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is…

  14. 14Shifting Gears

    Shifting Gears (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    Matt is a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt's estranged daughter Riley and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.

  15. 15Benson

    Benson (1979)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.

  16. 16Crowded

    Crowded (2016)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    No more sex, booze and paying the bills naked. After 20 years of parenting, empty nesters Mike and Martina are finally reclaiming their wild side. But when both of their two grown daughters unexpectedly move back in…

  17. 17A Different World

    A Different World (1987)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    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…

  18. 18The Cockfields

    The Cockfields (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Simon is taking girlfriend Donna back home to the Isle of Wight for the very first time. Can he survive a long birthday weekend with his biological and extended family without losing his cool, or his girlfriend?

  19. 19Reba

    Reba (2001)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    After her dentist husband of 20 years leaves her for his dental hygienist, Reba Hart's seemingly perfect world is turned upside down.​

  20. 20Episodes

    Episodes (2011)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.

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