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Son of a Critch (2022)

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Son of a Critch
TV Show
7.5/10on IMDb
First aired
Mark shares a Newfoundland home with his parents and his grandfather Pop, who shares his bedroom. Pop gets to hear a school grievance before Mark's parents do and can offer an entirely different kind of advice. The adult narrator gives these problems a little distance without making the younger Mark's worries seem small.
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Run the Burbs (2022)

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Run the Burbs
TV Show
6.1/10on IMDb
First aired
When Camille's father Ramesh learns Khia is queer, his granddaughter needs time to see how he handles the news and Camille has to deal with both sides. The Phams have room for those pricklier family moments alongside bike rides and neighborhood business. The show finds warmth in relatives who are still learning how to talk to each other.
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Children Ruin Everything (2022)

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Children Ruin Everything
TV Show
6.6/10on IMDb
First aired
Astrid and James manage work, children, and a household that hears plenty from Astrid's mother Nisha. Advice born of one family's experience can be welcome on a busy day and intrusive on the next. The short episodes are especially good at taking one plan for getting through the day and seeing how little of it survives.
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Upper Middle Bogan (2013)

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Upper Middle Bogan
TV Show
7.8/10on IMDb
First aired
Doctor Bess learns she was adopted and finds a birth family with very different ideas about what makes a good life. Her children, Oscar and Edwina, get to see how their familiar grandmother Margaret compares with a newly discovered family of motorsport enthusiasts. Bess has to decide how to introduce everyone while she is still getting used to the news.
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Never Have I Ever (2020)

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Never Have I Ever
TV Show
7.8/10on IMDb
First aired
Devi hears one view of a family tradition from her mother Nalini and another from her grandmother Nirmala. When the family gets together to celebrate, Devi wants room for the life she is building outside the house. The later seasons make those differences part of a young person learning what to keep and why.
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Family Business (2019)

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Family Business
TV Show
7.4/10on IMDb
First aired
Gérard has plans for his Paris butcher shop, Joseph and Aure have plans of their own, and their grandmother Ludmila is already more resourceful than anyone assumes. When they consider turning the family business into a cannabis shop, even relatives who want the same thing disagree about what risks are acceptable. This is the farcical, dark option.
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The Proud Family (2001)

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The Proud Family
TV Show
6.6/10on IMDb
First aired
Penny's father Oscar tries to be strict about how she grows up, while Suga Mama has no problem letting her granddaughter see the boy Oscar used to be. That gives Penny a different audience for her own arguments. The original animated series follows dates, friends, and school with the older generation still around to break a stalemate.
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Big City Greens (2018)

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Big City Greens
TV Show
7.6/10on IMDb
First aired
Bill takes Cricket and Tilly to live with Gramma Alice in the city, where her stubborn habits are part of how the family works. Cricket can take Alice's determination as encouragement when Bill was hoping somebody would tell him to slow down. The short animated adventures are a good family-viewing choice.
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51

The Casagrandes (2019)

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The Casagrandes
TV Show
5.9/10on IMDb
First aired
Ronnie Anne and Bobby move in with their mom Maria's extended family, where Rosa and Hector help set the household's rhythm. A chance to be independent means something different in an apartment full of people used to pitching in. The animated stories keep the extended family's interests in view even when Ronnie Anne has other plans.
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Ugly Betty (2006)

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Ugly Betty
TV Show
6.8/10on IMDb
First aired
Ignacio can give his daughters Betty and Hilda advice and watch his grandson Justin make choices both women might want to manage. With Betty's office stories elsewhere, the Suarez household is where family loyalties and practical care can push back against the glamour. The longer episodes have about as much affection as farce.
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Sazae-san (1969)

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Sazae-san
TV Show
7.0/10on IMDb
First aired
Namihei and Fune share a household with daughter Sazae and her husband Masuo, along with younger relatives and Sazae's son Tarao. A child's small rule can bring in an elder or a young uncle before it belongs to anyone in particular. This is an animated choice for short, ordinary domestic stories about a shared Japanese home.
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Chibi Maruko-chan (1990)

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Chibi Maruko-chan
TV Show
8.0/10on IMDb
First aired
Maruko lives with her parents, older sister, and grandparents. Her mother can be stricter about a household task than Grandpa Tomozou, who is often happy to listen to Maruko's alternate plan. The school and family stories are small enough to make the affection visible even when someone is trying to get out of work.
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Roseanne (1988)

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Roseanne
TV Show
7.1/10on IMDb
First aired
Beverly has things to say about how her daughters Roseanne and Jackie live, and the Conner children are old enough to notice precisely what their mother does when her own mother visits. There is a pointed difference between the freedom Roseanne wants from Beverly and the care she wants to give Darlene and Becky. The sharper original 1988 series earns its own place.
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Workin' Moms (2017)

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Workin' Moms
TV Show
7.8/10on IMDb
First aired
Kate tries to be a parent and keep a career while her mother Eleanor has her own view of how much help that should take. Kate's child adds a practical deadline to an argument that could otherwise go on forever. The other mothers' stories fill out a broader, more adult comedy about who is expected to make time.
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Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007)

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Tyler Perry's House of Payne
TV Show
3.8/10on IMDb
First aired
Curtis and Ella make room for their adult nephew, C.J., and his children after a fire, and their son Calvin is part of the household's regular traffic. Whether helping a relative means opening the door or setting another rule is a running question. Advice travels quickly through this extended family.
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All in the Family (1971)

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All in the Family
TV Show
8.4/10on IMDb
First aired
Once baby Joey arrives, Archie and Edith can no longer treat Gloria and Mike's parenting decisions as theoretical arguments. Archie's determination to get Joey baptized turns that dispute into a direct question of whose beliefs count. The three-generation conflict belongs to the later years of this sharp, much less cozy comedy.
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Tyler Perry's Young Dylan (2020)

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Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
TV Show
2.7/10on IMDb
First aired
Grandmother Viola sends Dylan to live with his aunt and uncle, whose children already know which behavior is likely to get their attention. The move tests whether looking after a young relative also means insisting he do things the same way as the others. The music and short episodes make this a lighter family-viewing choice.
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Une famille formidable (1992)

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Une famille formidable
TV Show
5.8/10on IMDb
First aired
Catherine and Jacques have been at the center of an extended family long enough to see their children marry, disagree, and raise children of their own. Later seasons can change one person's plans and show how the news travels through several households. This French series takes the longer route through family changes, with both humor and melodrama.
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