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Shows that feel likeThe Fairly OddParents (2001–2017)

The zany, fast-paced adventures of a 10-year-old boy and his fairy godparents, who inadvertently create havoc as they grant wishes for their pint-sized charge.

If you loved The Fairly OddParents, the closest series we have are My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010), Wizards of Waverly Place (2007) and I Dream of Jeannie (1965). All three share The Fairly OddParents' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Girls (2012).

★ 7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗10 seasons · Nickelodeoncreated by Butch Hartmanwittyplayfulcerebraldreamlikewarm
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
Stream it:Paramount+ ↗
Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$19.99 buyFairly OddParents, The Complete Series · Apple price as of 2026-09-14

If The Fairly OddParents hit the spot, these will too

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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
2010–2019 · 9 seasons · Hub Network
★ 7.8animation · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixPrime Video

A bright magical world where every problem gets an inventive twist

The difference: Earnest friendship lessons over anarchy — sweetness is the point

Journey to the enchanted land of Equestria, where unicorn Twilight Sparkle and her pals have adventures and learn valuable lessons about friendship.

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Wizards of Waverly Place
2007–2012 · 4 seasons · Disney Channel
★ 7comedy · sci-fi & fantasy · kidsDisney+

Kids misusing magic for petty wins and paying by episode's end

The difference: Disney sitcom pacing — softer laughs than the cartoon anarchy

Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers.

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

Wishes granted by a well-meaning magic being who can't stop causing chaos

The difference: A sixties adult sitcom — gentle farce at a fraction of the speed

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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Kamisama Kiss
2012–2015 · 2 seasons · TV Tokyo
★ 8.1animation · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixHulu

An ordinary kid handed supernatural guardians and instant chaos

The difference: Shoujo romance at its core — swoons where the gags would go

Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe, a reformed fox demon who reluctantly becomes her familiar in a contract sealed with a kiss. The new responsibilities—and boys—are a lot to handle, like the crow demon masquerading as a gorgeous pop idol and the adorable snake spirit who’s chosen the newly minted god to be his bride. As the headstrong Tomoe tries to whip her into shape, Nanami finds that love just might have cute, pointed fox ears. With romance in the air, will the human deity be able to prove herself worthy of her new title?

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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
2018– · 4 seasons · Nippon TV
★ 8action & adventure · animation · sci-fi & fantasy

A wish-fulfillment fantasy where power mostly makes friends

The difference: Serialized world-building — a story to follow, not gags to dip into

Corporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his quest to create a world that’s welcoming to all races.

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Victorious
2010–2013 · 4 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 7comedy · kidsNetflixParamount+

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Trades the ideas of The Fairly OddParents for an angle of its own

Aspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts.

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Danny Phantom
2004–2007 · 3 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 7.2animation · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyParamount+

Butch Hartman's other kid juggling secret powers and school

The difference: More action-hero plotting — villains and stakes over wish comedy

Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked up paranormal powers, but only his sister, Jazz, and best friends, Samantha and Tucker, know his secret. Danny's busy fighting ghosts, saving Casper High and hiding his new identity all while trying to graduate.

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Fate: The Winx Saga
2021–2022 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.8sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

Fairy magic taken deadly seriously as teen drama

The difference: Grim YA brooding — zero jokes, aimed years older

The coming-of-age journey of five fairies attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their powers while navigating love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence.

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Sword Art Online
2012–2020 · 4 seasons · Gunma TV
★ 7.5animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventureHulu

Escaping into a magical other world that runs on its own strange rules

The difference: Life-or-death stakes and romance — the whimsy turns into peril

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...

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

Warm comedy, and it commits to that

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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Girls
2012–2017 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 7.4drama · comedyMax

Both lean on wit more than on animation

The difference: Sits closer to drama than The Fairly OddParents does

The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.

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No Game No Life
2014 · 1 season · AT-X
★ 7.5animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

A reality that bends to clever rule-gaming, played bright and absurd

The difference: Older-skewing ecchi humor — decidedly not the kids' cartoon

Bored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own fantasy world filled with video games. However, one day they find themselves summoned to another world by a boy who calls himself “God,” their abilities are about to be put to the ultimate test! Now not only their fates — but the fate of all of humanity — will be decided by a series of games that may just be the hardest these super-geniuses have ever faced!

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