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Shows that feel likeDrake & Josh (2004–2007)

Fifteen-year-old Drake and Josh are schoolmates, but not close friends. Drake views Josh as weird and a bit of a goof. So, imagine Drake's shock when he finds out that this "goof" is about to become his new step-brother and roommate when his mother marries Josh's father. A spin off of The Amanda Show.

If you loved Drake & Josh, the closest series we have are Modern Family (2009), The Middle (2009) and iCarly (2007). All three share Drake & Josh's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The King of Queens (1998).

★ 7.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗4 seasons · Nickelodeoncreated by Dan Schneiderwittyplayful
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

If Drake & Josh hit the spot, these will too

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Modern Family
2009–2020 · 11 seasons · ABC
★ 8.5comedyHuluPeacock

Blended-family chaos where mismatched personalities grow into real affection

The difference: Adult mockumentary irony instead of teen slapstick schemes

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.

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The Middle
2009–2018 · 9 seasons · ABC
★ 7.7comedyPrime VideoPeacock

A scrappy family muddling through daily disasters and loving each other anyway

The difference: Told from the parents' exhausted point of view, not the kids'

The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

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iCarly
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 6.8comedyNetflixParamount+

Goofy Nickelodeon teen schemes, this time broadcast to the whole internet

The difference: A friendship crew instead of feuding step-brothers under one roof

Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.

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Two and a Half Men
2003–2015 · 12 seasons · CBS
★ 7.1comedyPeacock

Mismatched brothers stuck under one roof, driving each other up the wall

The difference: Raunchy adult laughs — nothing you'd put on for the family

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

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My Name Is Earl
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 7.8comedyHuluDisney+

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.

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Everybody Hates Chris
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · UPN
★ 7.6comedyPrime VideoHulu

Witty comedy in both cases

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.

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Zoey 101
2005–2008 · 4 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 6.3comedyParamount+

Schneider-era teen hijinks relocated to a sunny California boarding school

The difference: An ensemble hangout — no odd-couple engine driving the plots

Zoey 101 is an American television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005 until May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of teenager Zoey Brooks and her friends as they attend Pacific Coast Academy, a fictional boarding school in Southern California. It was created by Dan Schneider. It was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia, California beginning in season 3. It was nominated for an "Outstanding Children's Program" Emmy in 2005. Zoey 101 was the most expensive production ever for Nickelodeon series, as it was shot completely on location in Malibu. It was also Nickelodeon's best performance for a series premiere in almost eight years. Despite this, many critics have made negative comments about the show, its setting, and its characters.

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Shameless
2011–2021 · 11 seasons · Showtime
★ 8.5drama · comedyNetflix

Siblings improvising through chaos with genuine loyalty underneath

The difference: Hard-R drama — addiction and poverty, not milkshakes and pranks

Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

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Succession
2018–2023 · 4 seasons · HBO
★ 8.8drama · comedyMax

Sibling rivalry as blood sport, played with vicious comic timing

The difference: Corrosive prestige drama — the laughs leave bruises

Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.

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The IT Crowd
2006–2010 · 4 seasons · Channel 4
★ 8.5comedyPrime Video

Comedy built on play, twice over

The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.

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New Girl
2011–2018 · 7 seasons · FOX
★ 7.8comedyHuluPeacock

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.

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The King of Queens
1998–2007 · 9 seasons · CBS
★ 7.4comedyParamount+Peacock

Both work the same play

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.

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