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Shows that feel likeScooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)

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

If you loved Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, the closest series we have are Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010), Full House (1987) and I Dream of Jeannie (1965). All three share Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'s warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is DuckTales (1987).

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If Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! hit the spot, these will too

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

The same two preoccupations: detective, and friendship

The difference: Less witty, more its own thing

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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Full House
1987–1995 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 6.8comedy · familyHulu

Both are built on the same subject: friends

The difference: Goes its own way on the twists

After the death of his wife, Danny enlists his best friend and his brother-in-law to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.

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I Dream of Jeannie
1965–1970 · 5 seasons · NBC
★ 7.4sci-fi & fantasy · comedy · family

Both land wit and play at once

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 the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".

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Bewitched
1964–1972 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 7.6sci-fi & fantasy · comedy · familyHulu

The same mix in both: warmth, then ideas

The difference: Played as drama first

Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.

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

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

The difference: 38 years apart, and the 2000s show

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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Columbo
1971–2003 · 10 seasons · ABC
★ 8.3crime · drama · mysteryPrime VideoPeacock

One thread runs through both: criminal investigation

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.

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DuckTales
1987–1990 · 4 seasons · Syndication
★ 8animation · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyDisney+

Twisty where it counts, dreamlike underneath

Scrooge McDuck finds his hands full at home when nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie move to Duckburg. Joined by their loyal pals Launchpad McQuack, Gyro Gearloose and Mrs. Beakley, the DuckTales gang never fails to deliver a wealth of adventure. Get ready for a fortune of fun with DuckTales!

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El Chapulín Colorado
1973–1979 · 7 seasons · Las Estrellas
★ 8.5comedy · family

Comedy built on wit, twice over

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Over the Garden Wall
2014 · 1 season · Cartoon Network
★ 8.7mystery · sci-fi & fantasy · animationPrime VideoHulu

Both lean on twists more than on animation

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.

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Case Closed
1996– · 1 season · YTV
★ 8.5animation · crime · mysteryNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: detective

The son of a world famous mystery writer, Jimmy Kudo, has achieved his own notoriety by assisting the local police as a student detective. He has always been able to solve the most difficult of criminal cases using his wits and power of reason.

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

Playful mystery in both cases

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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Hey Arnold!
1996–2004 · 5 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 7.6animation · comedy · dramaParamount+

Warm family, and it commits to that

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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