Shows like Bowler (1973)
Loved Bowler? Here are 24 shows with a similar feel, picked from what fans of Bowler watch next and from titles with the same mix of comedy. Bowler was created by John Esmonde.
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Dinosaurs (1991)
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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Scrubs (2001)
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
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Happy Days (1974)
In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.
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Who's the Boss? (1984)
A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back personality contrasts…
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Episodes (2011)
A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.
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Gavin & Stacey (2007)
Essex and Wales collide when Gavin and Stacey fall in love - bringing their friends, family and baggage with them.
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Sister, Sister (1994)
Twins Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell were separated and adopted at birth. Fourteen years later, they encounter each other by chance at the mall. After the families meet, Tia's widowed father agrees to let Tamera and her single mother move…
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The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally…
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Shifting Gears (2025)
Matt is a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt's estranged daughter Riley and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.
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Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007)
A multigenerational, working-class family experience life's struggles with faith, love and, most importantly, humor. Curtis, aka 'Pops', the uncle and head of the household, has house and home turned upside down when an unexpected event…
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Coach (1989)
Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.
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One Day at a Time (1975)
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and their new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
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Mama's Family (1983)
Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma.
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$#*! My Dad Says (2010)
Ed Goodson, a forthright and opinionated dad, relishes expressing his unsolicited and often wildly politically incorrect observations to anyone within earshot. Nobody is immune from Ed's rants, including his sons, Henry, a struggling…
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All That (1994)
A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.
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Benson (1979)
A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
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Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)
Six friends grow and learn at Bayside High.
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The Brittas Empire (1991)
The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. The show ran for…
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The Unicorn (2019)
A tight-knit group of best friends and family helps Wade embrace his “new normal” in the wake of the loss of his wife. As a sometimes ill-equipped but always devoted single parent to his two adolescent daughters, he is taking the major step…
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968)
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
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Second City Television (1976)
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
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Son of a Critch (2022)
A coming-of-age story set in St. John’s, Newfoundland of 11 year-old Mark, much older on the inside than his 11 years, who uses comedy to win friends and connect with people in his limited world.
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Too Close for Comfort (1980)
Too Close for Comfort is an American television sitcom which ran on the ABC network from November 11, 1980 until May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984 until September 27, 1986. It was modeled after the British series…
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The Smoking Room (2004)
The Smoking Room is a British television sitcom written by Brian Dooley, who won a BAFTA for the series in 2005. The first series, consisting of eight episodes, was originally transmitted on BBC Three between 29 June and 17 August 2004. The…