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Shows that feel likeWizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012)

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.

If you loved Wizards of Waverly Place, the closest series we have are Victorious (2010), iCarly (2007) and Girls (2012). All three share Wizards of Waverly Place'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 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010).

★ 7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗4 seasons · Disney Channelcreated by Todd J. Greenwaldwittyplayfulcerebraldreamlikewarm
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If Wizards of Waverly Place hit the spot, these will too

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

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the ideas than Wizards of Waverly Place

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

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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

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

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Wizards of Waverly Place 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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The Good Place
2016–2020 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 8.2sci-fi & fantasy · comedyPrime VideoHulu

Both land ideas and dream logic at once

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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Daughter from Another Mother
2021–2022 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.2comedy · dramaNetflix

Both lean on play more than on kids

After realizing their babies were exchanged at birth, two women develop a plan to adjust to their new lives: creating a single —and peculiar— family.

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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004–2007 · 3 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 7.4comedy · kidsParamount+

Comedy built on warmth, twice over

The whacky adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. Polk Middle School, as "every-kid" Ned shatters the fourth wall to share tips and tricks on navigating middle school or junior high hurdles. Ned's not super cool, and he has no superpowers. He is, however, witty, well-groomed, upbeat and self-aware. Moreover, with more than a little help from his two best friends, he's equipped to conquer middle school minefields. From crushing bullies to crushes, from off- the-wall, mean and cool teachers to pop quizzes, elections and detentions, Ned knows that nothing, including the seventh grade, is as bad as it seems, and friendship matters most.

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996–2003 · 7 seasons · ABC
★ 6.7comedy · family · sci-fi & fantasyHuluParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: teen witch

On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.

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

Witty sci-fi & fantasy in both cases

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

Kids built on ideas, twice over

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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The Fairly OddParents
2001–2017 · 10 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 7.2animation · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyParamount+

Comedy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

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.

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

Sci-fi & fantasy built on play, twice over

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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Big Time Rush
2009–2013 · 4 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 6.6comedy · kids

Warm kids, and it commits to that

Four teenage friends move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to form a potential chart-topping boy band after Kendall is inadvertently discovered by an eccentric record executive, Gustavo Rocque. As they seize this opportunity of a lifetime, these friends embark on an exciting comedy and music-filled journey to prove to themselves and their record label that they are serious about their new career choice.

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