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Even Stevens (2000)
7.6/10on IMDb
First aired
Start here for sibling warfare. Louis treats middle school as a chance to try every bad idea that occurs to him, while Ren would happily get through one day without having to explain what her brother just did. The show is at its funniest when her need for order and his appetite for chaos collide in the same room.
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Lizzie McGuire (2001)
6.6/10on IMDb
First aired
Lizzie's animated alter ego says what the live-action Lizzie would rather keep to herself. That gives ordinary school humiliations an extra punch line and room for a little sympathy. Try it when you want friendship trouble and family embarrassment to get the same attention other shows give a big fantasy premise.
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That's So Raven (2003)
6.7/10on IMDb
First aired
Raven Baxter gets flashes of the future and usually knows just enough to make trouble for herself. Eddie and Chelsea are good company on the way to a misunderstanding, while the Baxter household gives the show somewhere to land afterward. Pick it for big reactions and a setup that turns a small glimpse into a full comic detour.
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Phil of the Future (2004)
6.9/10on IMDb
First aired
The Diffy family is stuck away from its own century after a time machine breaks down. Phil still has to make friends and get through school while keeping his origins quiet. Pick this for the way a futuristic solution can make an ordinary teenage problem harder to hide.
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The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005)
6.7/10on IMDb
First aired
Zack and Cody live at Boston's Tipton Hotel because their mom sings there. Guests and staff can walk into the twins' schemes at any moment, so the same familiar lobby keeps producing new trouble for Mr. Moseby. Start with this one if you like a sitcom where the setting is half the joke.
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Hannah Montana (2006)
5.5/10on IMDb
First aired
School puts one set of demands on Miley Stewart and her secret life as pop star Hannah Montana puts another. Pick it when you want the songs and stage glamour, but also the comedy of a teenager who wants to be treated normally after people have spent all day looking at her.
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Cory in the House (2007)
5.0/10on IMDb
First aired
Cory moves into White House staff quarters when his dad becomes the president's chef. School brings him new friends and rivals, and even his home schemes have to survive the president's daughter Sophie. This spin-off is a good next stop after That's So Raven if you want to follow Cory into much bigger rooms with the same impulse to hustle.
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Wizards of Waverly Place (2007)
7.0/10on IMDb
First aired
The Russo siblings are learning magic while their family runs a sandwich shop in New York. The spells give the everyday friction between siblings somewhere absurd to go. Try it for a show where a magical shortcut can make a family problem much harder to explain.
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The Suite Life on Deck (2008)
6.4/10on IMDb
First aired
Zack and Cody swap the hotel lobby for the SS Tipton, where they attend Seven Seas High and have jobs aboard the ship. Try this after the hotel series if you like the twins' bickering and want new passengers, classmates, and stops to change the setup from week to week.
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Sonny with a Chance (2009)
6.1/10on IMDb
First aired
Sonny joins the cast of the sketch show So Random! and lands in the middle of a feud with the teen drama filming next door. Try it when you want a workplace comedy for kids, where a disagreement at rehearsal can be as funny as anything the performers put on camera.
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JONAS L.A. (2009)
4.8/10on IMDb
First aired
The Jonas Brothers play the fictional Lucas brothers, who are famous musicians and still have school and family to deal with. Start here for the comedy of a band moving between those worlds. The series premiered as JONAS. It moved the brothers to Los Angeles and took the name JONAS L.A. in its second season.
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