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Shows that feel likeI Love Lucy (1951–1957)

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.

If you loved I Love Lucy, the closest series we have are Bewitched (1964), El Chapulín Colorado (1973) and I Dream of Jeannie (1965). All three share I Love Lucy'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).

★ 8.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗6 seasons · CBScreated by Bob Carroll Jr.wittyplayfulwarmcozy
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu
Stream it:Paramount+ ↗
Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$29.99 buyI Love Lucy, The Complete Series · Apple price as of 2026-10-18

If I Love Lucy hit the spot, these will too

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

Two things both keep coming back to: housewife and slapstick comedy

The difference: Sits closer to sci-fi & fantasy than I Love Lucy 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

Common ground: sitcom

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: sitcom

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

Both are built on the same subject: friendship

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

New York City shapes both of them

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

The same mix in both: wit, then play

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

One thread runs through both: slapstick comedy

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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Vecinos
2005– · 21 seasons · Distrito Comedia
★ 7.2comedy · family · kids

The same preoccupation in both: neighbor

The everyday life of people in Mexican neighborhoods, where anything can be found. Each episode interacts between these peculiar neighbors, where they encounter real and fictitious problems.

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

Both land warmth and comfort at once

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

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

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

Family built on play, twice over

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

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Hannah Montana
2006–2011 · 4 seasons · Disney Channel
★ 5.5comedy · familyDisney+

Comedy with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and talented Hannah Montana. Having the "Best of Both Worlds" is a complicated proposition, and keeping her identity under wraps leads Miley and her friends into some hilarious capers as she tries to balance her normal life with her rock star persona.

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