
Shows that feel likeModern Family (2009–2020)
If you loved Modern Family, the closest series we have are Drake & Josh (2004), The Middle (2009) and Superstore (2015). All three share Modern Family'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).
If Modern Family hit the spot, these will too

Step-siblings forced together, and the sitcom warmth that grows from it
The difference: A kids' show built on slapstick — none of the adult marriage material

Ordinary family life mined for jokes without ever turning cruel
The difference: Broke and scrappy in small-town Indiana — no gloss, no camera to address

A workplace that behaves like a family, bickering and covering for itself
The difference: A retail floor rather than home life, and sharper about class and work

Decent intentions colliding with people's worst habits, for laughs
The difference: Trailer-park picaresque with a mission — episodic, not a family unit

Found family in one apartment, with running bits that reward the long haul
The difference: Twentysomething roommates and dating — no kids and no in-laws

An ensemble where every character is a distinct joke engine
The difference: Wildly experimental and referential where Modern Family plays it safe

Comedy tight enough that the jokes land on personality alone
The difference: Broad British farce in short runs — no sentiment at the end of scenes

A family sitcom with narration on top, affectionate about its own chaos
The difference: One kid's memory of the 80s, and sharper about money and race

Comfortable comedy about marriage and the relatives you inherit
The difference: Multi-cam and smaller, with one household

A wealthy blended family maintaining a face for the neighbours
The difference: Mexican dark comedy, soapier and much sharper

A family sitcom that is honest about how annoying families are
The difference: Multi-cam crudeness from an older era, with no warmth

Social rules broken in small ways, with the fallout mined for laughs
The difference: Improvised, abrasive and unsentimental — no family to come home to
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