If You Liked 3rd Rock from the Sun, Watch These Next
Finished 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) and want more of the same? These 20 TV shows are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like 3rd Rock from the Sun, most of them are family, sci-fi & fantasy, comedy.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.ALF(1986)
7.6ComedyFamilySci-Fi & FantasyAlso comedy and family
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
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2.Mork & Mindy(1978)
7.1ComedyFamilySci-Fi & FantasyAlso comedy and family
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
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3.My Favorite Martian(1963)
6.2Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyFamilyAlso sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
Newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara finds a crashed alien spaceship that contains one live alien. Not wanting to be discovered by the authorities, the Martian assumes the identity of Tim's Uncle Martin and begins to repair his spaceship so that he can return to Mars.
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4.Phil of the Future(2004)
6.8Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyFamilyAlso sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
Meet the Diffy family, a futuristic family from the year 2121. When the eccentric dad, Lloyd, rents a time machine for their family vacation, everyone is excited. But then something goes wrong. Their time machine malfunctions and they are thrown out of the space/time continuum in the year 2004.
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5.Harry and the Hendersons(1991)
5.8ComedySci-Fi & FantasyFamilyAlso comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead Bigfoot. But he has only been wounded by a hunter, and the Hendersons offer the creature who they come to call Harry a temporary home until a recovers his health.
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6.Wander Over Yonder(2013)
7.5AnimationFamilyComedyAlso family and comedy
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 good cheer and to help anyone he can — much to his overly pragmatic…
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7.I Dream of Jeannie(1965)
7.8Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyFamilyAlso sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony…
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8.Big City Greens(2018)
7.6FamilyAnimationComedyAlso family and comedy
The offbeat adventures of 10-year-old Cricket Green, a mischievous and optimistic country boy who moves to the big city with his wildly out of place family – older sister Tilly, father Bill and Gramma Alice.
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9.The Amazing World of Gumball(2011)
8.5AnimationFamilySci-Fi & FantasyAlso family and sci-fi & fantasy
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and…
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10.Lilo & Stitch: The Series(2003)
7.4AnimationComedyFamilyAlso comedy and family
This animated series chronicles the further adventures of renegade scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba's beloved Experiment 626, who is now living happily as Lilo's alien buddy Stitch. Jumba’s remaining experiments have landed all over Hawaii in the form of dehydrated pods. Lilo and Stitch’s mission is to catch Stitch’s…
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11.The Neighbors(2012)
6.3ComedySci-Fi & FantasyFamilyAlso comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
When the Weavers move to a gated community in New Jersey, they discover that the entire neighborhood is comprised of aliens from the planet Zabvron. But as the Weavers and the aliens face the struggles of everyday life together, they discover that some things -- the ups and downs of marriage, the desire to be a good…
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12.Miles from Tomorrowland(2015)
7.0FamilyAnimationAction & AdventureAlso family and sci-fi & fantasy
This intergalactic adventure charts the outer space missions of young adventurer Miles Callisto and his family – mom and ship captain, Phoebe; mechanical engineer dad, Leo; tech-savvy big sister, Loretta; and robo-ostrich pet, Merc – as they help connect the universe on behalf of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
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13.My Three Sons(1960)
6.6ComedyFamilyAlso comedy and family
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 the loving family in later seasons.
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14.Harvey Beaks(2015)
6.3AnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyAlso comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
A mild-mannered young bird and his best friends, a pair of rambunctious siblings called Fee and Foo, seek adventure and mischief in the magical forest that they call home.
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15.Kid vs. Kat(2008)
7.9Action & AdventureAnimationComedyAlso comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
Ten-year-old Coop Burtonburger's life takes a turn for the worse when his little sister, Millie, brings home a mysterious stray cat who, in reality, is an evil cybernetic alien in disguise. To make matters worse, neither his family nor anyone else believes him, except for his best friend, Dennis. Now, Coop risks his…
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16.Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh(2016)
6.6FamilyAnimationComedyAlso family and comedy
Picking 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 everywhere they go.
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17.Lab Rats(2012)
8.1ComedySci-Fi & FantasyKidsAlso comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
Leo is an ordinary teenager who has moved into a high-tech "smart'' house with his mother, inventor stepfather and Eddy, the computer that runs the house. Leo's life becomes less ordinary when, one day, he discovers a secret underground lab that houses three experiments: superhuman teenagers. The trio -- Adam, the…
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18.Bravest Warriors(2012)
7.6Action & AdventureAnimationComedyAlso comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
In the year 3085, Chris, Beth, Wallow and Danny, four teenage heroes-for-hire, warp through the universe to save adorable aliens and their worlds using the power of their emotions.
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19.My Wife and Kids(2001)
7.4ComedyFamilyDramaAlso comedy and family
Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor.
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20.The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack(2008)
8.1AnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyAlso comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
A young boy who grew up inside a talking whale sets sail for magical Candied Island, accompanied by Capt. K'nuckles, a crusty old pirate.
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