Series like Family Guy

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   American Dad!

   Same creator

   2005 · Animation · Comedy

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   The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • strong shared themes: adult animation and sitcom
   • shared network: 20th Century Fox Television, Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Television Animation, 20th Television

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   The Simpsons

   Similar atmosphere

   1989 · Animation · Comedy

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   Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: adult animation and adult humor
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • similar audience response

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   ted

   Same creator

   2024 · Comedy

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   It's 1993 and Ted the bear's moment of fame has passed, leaving him living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett, who lives in a working-class Boston home with his parents and cousin. Ted may not be the best influence on John, but when it comes right down to it, he's willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • principal cast overlap
   • similar audience response

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   Futurama

   Similar atmosphere

   1999 · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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   The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: adult animation and adult humor
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   South Park

   Similar atmosphere

   1997 · Animation · Comedy

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   Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: adult animation and adult humor
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   The Orville

   Same creator

   2017 · Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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   Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • principal cast overlap
   • similar audience response

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   Phineas and Ferb

   Genre overlap

   2007 · Animation · Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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   Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • similar audience response

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   Shin Chan

   Similar atmosphere

   2006 · 21 min · Animation · Comedy

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   English language adult parody based on the Japanese series Shinchan (1992). Shin is a 5-year-old boy who is constantly doing and saying inappropriate things, much to the dismay and annoyance of those around him, with hilarious results. Shin along with his family including his little sister Hima and his dog Whitey, as well as his friends from kindergarten, ends up turning everyday situations into funny adventures. This entry is for the Funimation English dub which originally aired on CN's Adult Swim between 2006 and 2011.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: parody and satire

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   It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

   Shared themes

   2005 · Comedy

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   Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: dysfunctional family and sitcom
   • substantial genre overlap
   • similar audience response

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    Duckman

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    1994 · 22 min · Animation · Comedy

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    Together with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective amazingly manages to solve crimes and be a single parent to his hilariously dysfunctional sons at the same time.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: adult animation and sitcom

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