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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Comedies:  Galavant, Moone Boy, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Action:  Scorpion, The Librarians, Agent Carter, Granite Flats (this last one is on Netflix and the tamest of the ones I listed. Similar to Encyclopedia Brown)

Informational Shows:
Myth Busters, How it’s Made, Timeblazers, Horrible Histories
Egypt: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483603/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Probably Online Somewhere:
Comedies:  The Neighbors, Sports Night, Psych, Chuck, Eureka, Wings, Fresh Prince, Newhart, Night Court

Mysteries/Action: Death in Paradise, White Collar, Leverage, Foyles War, Quantum Leap, Sea Quest

You can read Common Sense Media reviews and preview episodes so you know that they are okay for your family.[/quote]

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is OUT OF BOUNDS for what the OP is looking for IMHO.  I love it, but it's not Family Viewing.  Galavant is only appropriate if Monty Python is preferred viewing in OP's household.  Sports Night is likely to go right over the heads of children.  Psych is awesome. Eureka and Warehouse 13 are both great- although WH 13 can get a little intense. Eureka first few seasons aren't available online for free - so there's that.[/quote]

FYI, Eureka Season 4 & 5 are on Netflix.  You can also rent/but it on Amazon.  It's a good show, funny, thought provoking, well written, no sex, no racist/homophobic references, has good role models.  OP didn't specify "free."

Kimmy Schmidt is vastly different than the office.  Have you even read a review?
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt
vs. The Office?
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-office

The Office is a lot more offensive to me than UKS.  Gross-out, nasty jokes about herpes, hookers, racist/homophobic stereotypes.  There is no sex UKS and there are some veiled references to things, it's mostly about her finding herself.

Sports Night is extremely well written and not exactly "over the heads" for a 6th and 8th grader:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/sports-night
Though not the norm in the level of seriousness for the show, the episode dealing with the assault of Sabrina Lloyd's character--one of the best things ever written for TV.

That's why I suggested she preview shows so she can make a determination of what is appropriate.

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