Shows like Family Guy: 20 to watch next
If you loved Family Guy (1999) — a animation and comedy series created by Seth MacFarlane — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Family Guy most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like rhode island, middle class and satire. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Robot Chicken 2005★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy, Animation
A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls. The title character was an ordinary chicken until he was run down by a car and subsequently brought back to life in cyborg form by mad scientist Fritz Huhnmorder, who tortures Robot Chicken by forcing him to watch a random selection of TV shows, the sketches that make up the body of each episode.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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American Dad! 2005★ 7.0
Shares: Animation, Comedy
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."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Life & Times of Tim 2008★ 7.3
Shares: Animation, Comedy
This show is about a hapless man in his mid-20's named Tim who lives in New York City with his girlfriend Amy. Throughout the series, Tim constantly finds himself in increasingly awkward situations in both his work and personal life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy is an American cartoon web series created by Seth MacFarlane. The series is based on the cutaway jokes on Family Guy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The PJs 1999★ 6.9
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Thurgood Stubbs lives with his wife, Muriel, in the Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs housing project, where he is the superintendent. This animated comedy follows the adventures of the Subbs and their friends, while taking a satirical view of the ups and downs of life in a big-city housing project.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shin Chan 2006★ 7.9
Shares: Animation, Comedy
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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China, IL 2011★ 6.8
Shares: Animation, Comedy
The absurdist legacy of the worst college in America is set to unfold, as the Professor Brothers, Steve and Frank Smith, alongside their colleagues, deal with life, each other, and the nagging responsibility of their collegiate duties, whether slamming drinks during lectures or finding any possible excuse not to teach.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 2005★ 8.2
Shares: Comedy
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.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Ten Year Old Tom 2021★ 7.0
Shares: Animation, Comedy
The misadventures of an average kid as he contends with questionable guidance from the well-meaning grownups around him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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South Park 1997★ 8.3
Shares: Comedy, Animation
Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Long Story Short 2025★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Animation
From the creator of "BoJack Horseman" comes this animated comedy about a family over time, following siblings from childhood to adulthood and back again.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Boondocks 2005★ 8.3
Shares: Comedy, Animation
When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (a.k.a. "The Boondocks") so he can enjoy his golden years in safety and comfort. But with Huey, a 10-year-old leftist revolutionary, and his eight-year-old misfit brother, Riley, suburbia is about to be shaken up.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Solar Opposites 2020★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy, Animation
A family of aliens from a much better world must take refuge in middle America after the destruction of their planet. Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Duncanville 2020★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy, Animation
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Home Movies 1999★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Comedy
TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Melissa as actors, have managed to direct over a thousand homemade films. His parents are divorced, but it doesn't feel strange since so many other kids' parents are divorced. His friend Jason actually feels upset because his parents are still together. At school, he is taught soccer by his coach John McGuirk, or as he calls him, "that weird Irish guy".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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F is for Family 2015★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Animation
Follow the Murphy family back to the 1970s, when kids roamed wild, beer flowed freely and nothing came between a man and his TV.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Inside Job 2021★ 8.1
Shares: Comedy, Animation
For employees of the Deep State, conspiracies aren't just theories — they're fact. And keeping them a secret is a full-time job.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head 2022★ 7.9
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Two teenage heavy-metal music fans occasionally do idiotic things because they're bored. For them, everything is "cool" or "sucks."
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force 2000★ 7.5
Shares: Animation, Comedy
The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Squidbillies 2005★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Animation
Squidbillies is an animated television series about the Cuylers, an impoverished family of anthropomorphic hillbilly mud squids living in the Appalachian region of Georgia's mountains. The show is produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network and premiered on October 16, 2005. It is written by Dave Willis, co-creator of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Jim Fortier, previously of The Brak Show, both of whom worked on the Adult Swim series Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The animation is done by Awesome Incorporated, with background design by Ben Prisk.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now