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   Family Guy

   Same creator

   1999 · Animation · Comedy

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   Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • principal cast overlap
   • shared network: Fuzzy Door Productions

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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
   • principal cast overlap
   • shared network: Fuzzy Door Productions

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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
   • several principal cast members
   • similar audience response

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   On My Block

   Similar atmosphere

   2018 · Comedy

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   In a rough Los Angeles neighborhood, four smart, funny and streetwise teens find their lifelong friendship tested as they begin high school.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: cheerful and high school
   • similar audience response

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   That '90s Show

   Similar atmosphere

   2023 · Comedy

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   Hello, Wisconsin! It's 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll never dies, it just changes clothes.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: 1990s and high school
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Platonic

   Similar atmosphere

   2023 · Comedy

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   A platonic pair of former best friends approaching midlife reconnect after a long rift. The duo’s friendship becomes more consuming—and destabilizes their lives in a hilarious way.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: amused and sitcom
   • a closely matched era

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   Will & Grace

   Similar atmosphere

   2017 · 22 min · Comedy

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   That's right, honey! A decade after their unforgettable eight-season run, comedy's most fabulous foursome is back.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   A.P. Bio

   Similar atmosphere

   2018 · 22 min · Comedy

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   When disgraced Harvard philosophy scholar Jack Griffin loses out on his dream job, he is forced to return to Toledo, Ohio, and work as a high school Advanced Placement biology teacher.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: high school and sitcom

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   Big Mouth

   Genre overlap

   2017 · 27 min · Animation · Comedy

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   Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • similar audience response

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    Duncanville

    Shared themes

    2020 · 22 min · Animation · Comedy

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    Like most 15-year-olds, Duncan can see adulthood on the horizon: money, freedom, cars and girls; but the reality is more like: always being broke, driving with one's mom sitting shotgun and babysitting one's sister. He's not exceptional, but he has a wild imagination in which he's never anything less than amazing.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: high school and sitcom
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era

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