If You Liked The Wonder Years, Watch These Next
Finished The Wonder Years (1988) 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 The Wonder Years, most of them are comedy, drama, family.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.That '70s Show(1998)
7.9ComedyFamilyDramaAlso comedy and family
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out in Eric’s basement, life in the ‘70s isn’t always so groovy. But…
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2.Boy Meets World(1993)
8.3DramaComedyFamilyAlso drama and comedy
The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.
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3.The Wonder Years(2021)
7.0ComedyDramaFamilyAlso comedy and drama
A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a…
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4.Andi Mack(2017)
8.0ComedyFamilyDramaAlso comedy and family
Andi is contemplative and artistic and sheltered by overprotective parents. But on the eve of her 13th birthday, Andi's free-spirited older sister Bex returns home with a revelation that changes everything and sends Andi on an uncharted course of self-discovery.
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5.Laverne & Shirley(1976)
7.1ComedyFamilyAlso comedy and family
Best 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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6.Blossom(1990)
6.2DramaComedyFamilyAlso drama and comedy
Blossom Russo is a highly intelligent and spunky teenager. The youngest of three, she lives with her divorced musician father, Nick, eldest brother and recovering substance abuser Anthony, and decidedly not-so-bright middle brother Joey. Along for the ride is Blossom's ditzy best friend, Six, who sometimes shows…
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7.Girlfriends(2000)
7.3DramaComedyAlso drama and comedy
A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.
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8.Girl Meets World(2014)
8.3ComedyFamilyAlso comedy and family
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 where Riley's dad is their History teacher.
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9.Hey Arnold!(1996)
8.0AnimationComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
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10.Rugrats(1991)
7.6FamilyAnimationKidsAlso family and comedy
Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides…
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11.100 Things to Do Before High School(2014)
7.8ComedyFamilyAlso comedy and family
With real life and teen drama awaiting her after 8th grade graduation, CJ Martin has only a short time left to make the most of her middle school years. Together with her two lifelong best friends Fenwick and Crispo, she is determined to get the most out of this time, using an ever-expanding list of challenges as a…
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12.My So-Called Life(1994)
7.7DramaComedyAlso drama and comedy
The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.
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13.Saved by the Bell(1989)
7.8FamilyComedyAlso family and comedy
Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more while frequently frustrating their principal, Mr. Richard Belding, who does his best to keep them in check.
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14.Sydney to the Max(2019)
7.7ComedyFamilyAlso comedy and family
Outgoing 13-year-old Sydney is on the fast track to growing up, despite the goodhearted efforts of her protective father, Max. As Sydney attempts to spread her wings and make more decisions for herself, Max does everything he can to rein her in and keep her his little girl. But in so doing, his mother, Judy, is…
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15.Saved by the Bell: The New Class(1993)
5.9FamilyComedyAlso family and comedy
Six friends grow and learn at Bayside High.
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16.The Steve Harvey Show(1996)
7.0ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
Down on his luck and out of money, former R&B star Steve Hightower lands a music teacher gig at an inner-city Chicago school. Showing who's in charge with his unorthodox approach, Steve discovers a new groove at Washington High School.
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17.Moesha(1996)
6.9ComedyFamilyAlso comedy and family
The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.
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18.A Different World(1987)
7.2ComedyFamilyAlso 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 Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more…
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19.Clarissa Explains It All(1991)
7.8ComedyKidsFamilyAlso 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.
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20.Freaks and Geeks(1999)
8.2DramaComedyAlso drama and comedy
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
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