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Shows that feel likeI Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)

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".

If you loved I Dream of Jeannie, the closest series we have are Bewitched (1964), El Chapulín Colorado (1973) and I Love Lucy (1951). All three share I Dream of Jeannie'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 Frasier (1993).

★ 7.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗5 seasons · NBCcreated by Sidney Sheldoncerebraldreamlikewittyplayfulwarmcozy
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu

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If I Dream of Jeannie hit the spot, these will too

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

Common ground in both: magic and time travel

The difference: Sits closer to drama than I Dream of Jeannie does

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: sitcom

The difference: Takes it somewhere less cerebral than I Dream of Jeannie does

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I Love Lucy
1951–1957 · 6 seasons · CBS
★ 8.5comedy · familyParamount+

One thread runs through both: sitcom

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

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

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

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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ALF
1986–1990 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 7.4comedy · family · sci-fi & fantasyPrime VideoPeacock

Cerebral and dreamlike in the same breath

A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.

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Dinosaurs
1991–1995 · 4 seasons · ABC
★ 7.5sci-fi & fantasy · comedy · familyDisney+

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

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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The Nanny
1993–1999 · 6 seasons · CBS
★ 7.2comedy · familyPrime VideoHulu

Witty comedy in both cases

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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Saved by the Bell
1989–1993 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 7.1family · comedy

Both lean on play more than on family

Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more while frequently frustrating their principal, Mr. Richard Belding, who does his best to keep them in check.

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

Both are built on the same subject: magic

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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Frasier
1993–2004 · 11 seasons · NBC
★ 8.2comedy · familyPrime VideoHulu

Warm sci-fi & fantasy, and it commits to that

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

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iCarly
2021–2023 · 3 seasons · Paramount+
★ 6.7comedy · familyParamount+

Comedy with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

Ten years after signing off of one of TV's most iconic shows, Carly, Spencer, and Freddie are back, navigating the next chapter of their lives, facing the uncertainties of life in their twenties.

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Man vs Bee
2022 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 6.7family · comedyNetflix

Family built on wit, twice over

Bumbling dad Trevor tries to get the best of a cunning bee while house-sitting a posh mansion — but only unleashes more chaos in this comedy series.

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