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Shows that feel likeOver the Garden Wall (2014)

Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.

If you loved Over the Garden Wall, the closest series we have are Gravity Falls (2012), Wednesday (2022) and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010). All three share Over the Garden Wall's twisty and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969).

★ 8.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗1 season · Cartoon Networkcreated by Patrick McHaletwistycerebraldreamlikewarmwittyplayful
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu
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If Over the Garden Wall hit the spot, these will too

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Gravity Falls
2012–2016 · 2 seasons · Disney Channel
★ 8.9action & adventure · animation · comedyDisney+

One thread runs through both: dreams

The difference: Takes it somewhere less cerebral than Over the Garden Wall does

Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.

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Wednesday
2022– · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · comedyNetflix

The same two preoccupations: halloween, and dark fantasy

Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.

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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010–2013 · 2 seasons · Cartoon Network
★ 8.2animation · mystery · familyNetflix

The same mix in both: twists, then ideas

The difference: Easier on the wit than Over the Garden Wall

This incarnation of the popular cartoon series finds Scooby and the gang living in Crystal Cove, a small town with a long history of ghost sightings, monster tales and other mysteries ripe for the sleuths to solve once and for all. But the longstanding Crystal Cove residents, who bank on the town's reputation to attract tourists, are prepared to do what it takes to protect their turf.

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A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017–2019 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.7action & adventure · family · comedyNetflix

Both land warmth and wit at once

The difference: Leans harder into action & adventure than Over the Garden Wall does

The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.

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Desperate Housewives
2004–2012 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 7.7mystery · drama · comedyPrime VideoHulu

Playful mystery, and it commits to that

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.

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The Good Place
2016–2020 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 8.2sci-fi & fantasy · comedyPrime VideoHulu

Sci-fi & fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.

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The Midnight Gospel
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8.2animation · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Both lean on twists more than on animation

Traversing trippy worlds inside his universe simulator, Clancy the space caster explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between.

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The Amazing World of Gumball
2011–2019 · 6 seasons · Cartoon Network
★ 8.4animation · family · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

Family built on ideas, twice over

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 Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.

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Tales from the Crypt
1989–1996 · 7 seasons · HBO
★ 8comedy · mystery · sci-fi & fantasy

Common ground: halloween

The difference: 25 years apart, and the 1980s show

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?

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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
1969–1978 · 3 seasons · ABC
★ 7.9animation · mystery · comedy

Dreamlike comedy in both cases

Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and the talking dog, Scooby-Doo, travel on the Mystery Machine van, in search of weird mysteries to solve.

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I Am Not Okay with This
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.5drama · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Sci-fi & fantasy with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

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2 Broke Girls
2011–2017 · 6 seasons · CBS
★ 6.7comedy

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.

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