Shows Like Dennis the Menace
If you liked Dennis the Menace (1959), 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.
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According to Jim (2001)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyJim is the typical all-American guy — a macho "everyman" — with a soft spot for his beautiful wife and children. Jim's boyish bravado and humorous antics keep a certain level of turmoil in their home, but there's never…
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The Donna Reed Show (1958)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and familyRevolves 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.
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Father Knows Best (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and familyFamily man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
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Leave It to Beaver (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and familyAn 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…
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The Hogan Family (1986)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and familyThe Hogan Family is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from March 1, 1986 to May 7, 1990, and on CBS from September 15, 1990 until July 20, 1991. It was produced by Miller-Boyett Productions…
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Family Matters (1989)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and familyA long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.
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The Jeffersons (1975)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and familySitcom 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.
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Gimme a Break! (1981)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and familyGimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
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Laverne & Shirley (1976)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and familyBest friends, roommates, and polar opposites, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.
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The Cosby Show (1984)
★ 7/10Also comedy and familyThe 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…
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The Villains of Valley View (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and familyA 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.
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Good Luck Charlie (2010)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and familyThe Duncans a European-American family in Colorado is adjusting to the surprise birth of their fourth child, Charlie. When parents Amy and Bob return to work they put their latest addition in the care of her three…
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Who's the Boss? (1984)
★ 7.4/10Also comedyA former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back…
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One Day at a Time (1975)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyThe misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and their new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
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My Three Sons (1960)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and familyA 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…
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Full House (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and familyAfter the death of his wife, Danny enlists his best friend and his brother-in-law to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.
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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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The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and familyThe Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to…
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A Different World (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and familyA 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…