Best Family TV shows
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Family TV shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: humorous, feel good, sitcom, realistic, semi serious and light. Plot: family, family relations, youth, friendship, teenage girl, teenager, friends, teenage life, children and family life. Genre: Family, Comedy and Drama. Country: USA, Canada and South Korea.
Best Family TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Anne with an E (2017), Good Luck Charlie (2010), Girl Meets World (2014), The Upshaws (2021), All That (1994), Dexter's Laboratory (1996), No Good Nick (2019), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Mr. Bean (1990), The Wonder Years (1988), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996), Animaniacs (2020), 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010), Interrupting Chicken (2022), Jessie (2011), Heartland (2007), Waffles + Mochi (2021), Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968), Wander Over Yonder (2013).
List of Best TV Shows
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890’s, who, after an abusive childhood ...
Style:
compassionate, touching, sincere, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, orphan, teenage life, small town, coming of age, feminism, child's point of view, family relations, children's home, society, school, parents and children ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1890s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Good Luck Charlie is an American television sitcom, which premiered on April 4, 2010, on Disney Channel. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to only ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, witty, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
adolescence, large family, siblings relations, diary, family relations, nurse, parents and children, parenthood, youth, family values, social relations, suburban life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, colorado
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John Quincy Adams Middle School ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, thought provoking, sincere, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
teenage girl, youth, parents and children, teachers and students, supportive parent, family values, teenage life, self discovery, school, middle school, teenager, female friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law, all without a ...
Style:
sitcom, satirical, captivating, semi serious, funny ...
Plot:
african american, black family, house, family relations, black man, black people, family life, eccentric family, humour, everyday life, lifestyle, satire ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
indiana
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A combination sketch comedy/musical performance show in the tradition of "Saturday Night Live," this program starred a teenage cast and was targeted at younger viewers.
Style:
sketch comedy, spoof, sitcom, not serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
sketch, musician, singer, music, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, media, guest, celebrity culture, comedian, teenager, joke ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Dexter's Laboratory is an American comic science fiction animated children's television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory filled with his collection ...
Style:
not serious, exciting, humorous, witty, anime ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family friendly, family outing, toddlers
Plot:
mischievous children, inventions and discoveries, robot, suburbs, laboratory, goofy hero, young heroes, experimenting, everyday life, ambitious, siblings relations, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
eastern europe, russia, japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A family finds their lives turned upside down when a young, street-smart grifter shows up on their doorstep, claiming to be a distant relative.
Style:
light, captivating, semi serious, children's program, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
deception, parents and children, adopted daughter, brother sister relationship, problem child, gay, gay teenager, teenage girl, lgbt, relatives, teenage protagonist, impersonating ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
siblings relations, social satire, eccentric family, teenage life, teenager, suburban life, youth, dysfunctional family, prodigy, family life, sibling relationship, suburbs ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, nova scotia
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Mr Bean turns simple everyday tasks into chaotic situations and will leave you in stitches as he creates havoc wherever he goes.
Style:
humorous, not serious, sitcom, feel good, light ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
stupidity, nothing goes right, misfit, goofy hero, fish out of water, love, ruse, sketch, lonely, storytelling, humour, new year's eve ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
london, britain, europe, england, united kingdom
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988, following ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.
The show achieved a spot ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sitcom, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, generation gap, childhood sweetheart, friends, coming of age, high school, first love, teenage life, dating, family relations, love and romance, family life ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. The show premiered on September 27, 1996 on ABC to over 17 million viewers in its "T.G.I.F." line-up.
The show stars Melissa Joan ...
Style:
not serious, feel good, sitcom, humorous, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
witch, high school, magic, witchcraft, female protagonist, hereditary gift of witchcraft, teenage girl, youth, teenage life, supernatural, supernatural ability, wizards and magicians ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
massachusetts, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Philippines, South Korea, Cambodia, Canada
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
The Warner siblings, Yakko and Wakko, and Dot, have a great time wreaking havoc and mayhem in the lives of everyone they meet. After returning to their beloved home, the Warner Bros. Water Tower, the Animaniacs waste no time in causing chaos and ...
Style:
parody, stylized, feel good, humorous, spoof ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
anthropomorphism, satire, brother brother relationship, brother sister relationship, trio, partner, talking animal, best friend, adventurer, cell, laboratory, singing ...
Time:
2020s, 90s
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet. The extraterrestrials pose as a human ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty, light ...
Audience:
teens, date night, family outing
Plot:
alien, space and aliens, fish out of water, disguise, friendship, hidden identity, goofy hero, family life, eccentric family, family secret, fall in love, misfit ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien is an American animated television series – the third entry in Cartoon Network's Ben 10 franchise created by team Man of Action, and produced by Cartoon Network Studios.
It was slated to premiere after the series ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, futuristic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
superhuman powers, good versus evil, secret identity, teenage life, ben 10, heroes, master villain, undercover, space and aliens, androids and robots, imaginary, danger ...
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
A young little chicken named Piper has a habit of interrupting storytime! Every time Piper hears a story, she can’t help but jump in, ask questions and let her imagination run wild as she tries to fill in details, guess what happens next or insert ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, funny, light, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, preschool
Plot:
chicken, imagination, children, storytelling, narration, talking animal, fantasizing, animal, monster, female writer, chick, curiosity ...
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22K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
An idealistic teen from rural Texas embarks on the adventure of a lifetime when she decides to leave behind starry nights for big city lights. Thrilled to be on her own and determined not to be intimidated by New York City, she accepts a job as ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, sitcom ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, boys' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
teenage girl, butler, mischievous children, workplace, nanny, large family, family relations, youth, fish out of water, school, travel, grownups ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, texas, usa
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22K
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, sentimental, medical drama ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
horse, horse ranch, small town, farm, wild horse, family relations, cattle ranch, siblings relations, animal life, youth, workplace, death of mother ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, hawaii, new york
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Curious puppet pals Waffles and Mochi travel the world exploring the wonders of food and culture while learning how to cook with fresh ingredients.
Style:
light, funny, captivating, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
food, cooking, supermarket, puppet, travel, chef, puppetry, culture, children, cooking and food, cookery, friends ...
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later debuted in 1966 as Misterogers' ...
Style:
retro, serious, sentimental, sincere, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family outing, preschool
Plot:
puppet, love, mentor, urbanization, magic, prodigy, talking cat, child prodigy, asexual, toys, friends, friendship ...
Time:
1900s, 90s, 60s, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
pittsburgh, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of Wander, an eternally-optimistic intergalactic traveler and constant do-gooder, and his quick-tempered but loyal steed and best friend, Sylvia.
The friendliest face in outer space, Wander journeys across the galaxies to spread ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, exciting, semi serious, anime ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
optimism, best friend, adventurer, friends, space travel, hopes, space and aliens, intergalactic, alien, pacifism, villain, escapades ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, West Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley. ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, period piece, emotional, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
adoption, orphan, imagination, teaching the ways of the world, teenage love, coming of age, countryside, anne of green gables, love and romance, foster home, young heroes, best friend ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, victorian era, 1800s, year 1985 ...
Place:
canada, america
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its educational content, and creativity communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, ...
Style:
educational, retro, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
sesame street, muppets, puppet, pop culture, friends, friendship, education, multiculturalism, child, sketch, occupation, small business ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
McKeyla, Adrienne, Bryden, and Camryn are four super smart and science-skilled girls recruited to join the spy organization, NOV8.
Style:
captivating, feel good, entertaining, educational, teen ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
spy, friendship, high school, girl, science, technology, problem solving, girl power, teamwork, empowerment, girlfriend, female protagonist ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 2 to 5. The series, which first aired on April 6, 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys ...
Style:
spooky, independent film, semi serious, humorous, educational
Audience:
kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
dinosaur, robin hood, hardcore, puppetry, puppet, toy comes to life, friends, family relations, family life, friendship, youth, mischievous children ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers.
Style:
feel good, humorous, stylized, sitcom, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, teen fantasy, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
teenage girl, supernatural ability, teenage life, witch, high school, wizards and magicians, teenager, youth, supernatural, brother brother relationship, children, teenage witch ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and talented Hannah Montana. Having the "Best of Both Worlds" is a complicated proposition, ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, sitcom, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
teenage life, teenage girl, high school, female protagonist, secret identity, double life, friendship, love and romance, music, musician's life, teenager, siblings relations ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, malibu california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
deaf, sign language, switched at birth, mute or deaf, relatives, friends, teenage life, mother daughter relationship, parents and children, family relations, deaf girl, high school student ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, kansas city
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Germany
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Told in eight parts, Islands tells the story of Finn, Jake, BMO and Susan Strong leaving Ooo and traveling across the ocean to solve the mystery of Finn's past. During their trip, they unlock secrets, encounter various creatures, make new ...
Style:
exciting, feel good, captivating, surreal, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, family friendly ...
Plot:
friends, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, young heroes, buddies, creature, king, escapades, princess, boy, youth, post apocalypse ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war — and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him.
Style:
captivating, action adventure
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
dragon, child hero, monk, reincarnation, save the world, avatar, fantasy world, supernatural power, friendship, prince, pyrokinesis, spirit ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, Long Island, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sentimental, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
family affairs, teenager, family relations, friends, couple relations, society, love and romance, youth, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, siblings relations, suburban life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
long island, new york, usa
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