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Shows that feel like The Goldbergs (2013–2023)

If you loved The Goldbergs, the closest series we have are Young Sheldon (2017), Everybody Hates Chris (2005) and El Chapulín Colorado (1973). All three share The Goldbergs' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.

8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗10 seasons · ABCcreated by Adam F. Goldbergwarmcozywittyplayful
Stream it:Hulu
Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$14.99 buyThe Goldbergs, The Complete Series · Apple price as of 2026-08-30

If The Goldbergs hit the spot, these will too

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Young Sheldon
2017–2024 · 7 seasons · CBS
7.7comedy · family · drama

Two things both keep coming back to: sitcom and 1980s

The difference: Sits closer to drama than The Goldbergs does

The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

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Everybody Hates Chris
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · UPN
7.6comedy

The same preoccupation in both: sitcom

The difference: Missing the warmth of The Goldbergs

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

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

The difference: 40 years apart, and the 1970s show

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iCarly
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · Nickelodeon
6.8comedy · family · drama

The same mix in both: wit, then play

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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Schitt's Creek
2015–2020 · 6 seasons · CBC Television
8.5comedy

Comedy with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis, suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small depressing town they once bought as a joke.

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The Nanny
1993–1999 · 6 seasons · CBS
7.2comedy · family

Both lean on warmth more than on family

That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer Mr. Sheffield, his boisterous brood and his wisecracking staff.

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Superstore
2015–2021 · 6 seasons · NBC
7.9comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.

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Freaks and Geeks
1999–2000 · 1 season · NBC
8.8drama · comedy

One thread runs through both: 1980s

High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").

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La familia P. Luche
2002–2012 · 3 seasons · Las Estrellas
7.7comedy · family

Family built on play, twice over

This sitcom is about a Mestizo-Latino American family in P. Luche town. Ludovico and Federica P. Luche are the (mostly) happy couple who serve as the parents of their three kids: Junior, an amnesiac policeman who serves as their 12-year-old son, Bibi, their black sheep daughter who is the smartest of the bunch, and Ludoviquito, an heir who had switched places with their youngest. Together with their maid Exelsa, they live in Ciudad P. Luche, a town where emotions are heightened, the impossible is everyday, and plush fabric covers almost everything.

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Full House
1987–1995 · 8 seasons · ABC
6.8comedy · family

Warm family, and it commits to that

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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Perfect Strangers
1986–1993 · 8 seasons · ABC
7.2comedy

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

The chronicles of the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous.

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Dinosaurs
1991–1995 · 4 seasons · ABC
7.5sci-fi & fantasy · comedy · family

Both run cozy where it counts

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.

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