Shows Like The Monkees

If you liked The Monkees (1966), 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
California Dreams (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
A bunch of cool teenagers who are friends living in California form a rock band, The Dreams. Between gigs, they must deal with all kinds of big and small real-life issues such as school, family life, friends, romance…
2
The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and family
Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himself, he works at his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's Los Angeles hotel…
3
I'm in the Band (2009)
★ 8.6/10Also comedy
Tripp Campbell is the new lead guitarist for Iron Weasel, a band that once ruled the world of 80s pop metal. Can he push the washed-up rockers out of his parents' guest room and back in the limelight?
4
Moesha (1996)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and family
The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.
5
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and family
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their…
6
Sanford and Son (1972)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
7
Sonny with a Chance (2009)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and family
Allison "Sonny" Munroe makes the leap from the Midwest to Los Angeles to join the cast of "So Random!," the most popular sketch comedy TV show for kids and tweens. Her fellow young actors are resident teen queen Tawni…
8
The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results.
9
Clarissa Explains It All (1991)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and family
Clarissa Darling is a teen girl dealing with typical pre-adolescent concerns such as school, boys, pimples, wearing her first training bra and an annoying little brother Ferguson.
10
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…
11
George Lopez (2002)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
George raises daughter Carmen and dyslexic son Max with his wife Angie, after surviving a miserable, dysfunctional childhood at the hands of his neglectful alcoholic mother Benny.
12
School of Rock (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and family
A group of rule-abiding prep school students – Zack, Lawrence, Freddy, Summer and Tomika – learn to take risks and reach new heights thanks to substitute teacher Dewey Finn, a down-on-his-luck musician who uses the…
13
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.
14
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…
15
Cybill (1995)
★ 6/10Also comedy
Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring, Cybill Shepherd, the show revolves around the life of Cybill Sheridan, a…
16
Two Guys and a Girl (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
Welcome to Beacon Street Pizza, the perfect workplace and hangout for aimless wise-guy Berg, neurotic Pete and campus beauty Sharon. Pete and Berg are roommates and students at a local Boston university, while Sharon…
17
The Villains of Valley View (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and family
A family of raucous supervillains who recently ran afoul of the League of Villains and now must somehow beat a path to normalcy in a small Texas town.
18
Big Time Rush (2009)
★ 8.6/10Also comedy
Four teenage friends move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to form a potential chart-topping boy band after Kendall is inadvertently discovered by an eccentric record executive, Gustavo Rocque. As they seize this…
19
Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)
★ 5.8/10Also family and comedy
Six friends grow and learn at Bayside High.
20
Victorious (2010)
★ 8.2/10Also comedy
Aspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts.