Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 15:12     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
Anonymous wrote:I think there’s nothing quite like good place but agree Brooklyn 99 is a good pick with a similar vibe, and Ted Lasso is great if you don’t mind British swearing. I wanna give a shout out to Super Store which I feel like never got the attention it deserved — very funny and I think relatable to anyone that has shopped in a Walmart or Target!

I really liked Mysterious Benedict Society on disney plus. It is really a very funny and well acted show — the writing is so clever. If you didn’t already watch it, the Lemony Snicket series on Netflix is also really great (Neil Patrick Harris stars and is phenomenal with an endless stream of celebrity cameos).

I was also really liking the new live action One Piece on Netflix but then my son stopped watching with me because he’s a teen now and too cool to watch TV with his mom, sadly.


The Netflix "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (the Lemony Snicket series mentioned above) is simply fantastic. Loved watching it with my kid. Don't bother with the feature film from years ago, watch the series to the very end!
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 15:11     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
Anonymous wrote:Psych


+1

Came to say the same. I know many folks who watch it with kids though I wouldn't go much younger than 10, but that's me.
Also, the pilot is a bit of a one-off and the tone shifts by the second episode, so don't be put off if the characters in the pilot don't work for you. The show changed up some things based on the pilot, including losing an affair subplot immediately, and making some key characters more fun and less grating. (And I say that as a massive fan of the show!)
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 20:50     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
Anonymous wrote: Brooklyn 99 for sure


Came on here to say this.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 20:35     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
Anonymous wrote:I think there’s nothing quite like good place but agree Brooklyn 99 is a good pick with a similar vibe, and Ted Lasso is great if you don’t mind British swearing. I wanna give a shout out to Super Store which I feel like never got the attention it deserved — very funny and I think relatable to anyone that has shopped in a Walmart or Target!

I really liked Mysterious Benedict Society on disney plus. It is really a very funny and well acted show — the writing is so clever. If you didn’t already watch it, the Lemony Snicket series on Netflix is also really great (Neil Patrick Harris stars and is phenomenal with an endless stream of celebrity cameos).

I was also really liking the new live action One Piece on Netflix but then my son stopped watching with me because he’s a teen now and too cool to watch TV with his mom, sadly.


PP who recommended the Middle: Superstore is definitely one of our favorites too. ITA it should have been a phenom. The male lead is from the DMV; I think he's a Churchill grad? There's a bit of risque talk/implication that might be too much for the OP's son, but it does a brilliant job of weaving contemporary social/political issues into a great ensemble comedy.

OP, if by any chance your kid is interested in foreign policy, we also liked Madame Secretary during this stage. Silly for any Washingtonian who knows how things work but still fun and interesting.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 20:31     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
My kids loved A Man on the Inside
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 20:04     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
I think there’s nothing quite like good place but agree Brooklyn 99 is a good pick with a similar vibe, and Ted Lasso is great if you don’t mind British swearing. I wanna give a shout out to Super Store which I feel like never got the attention it deserved — very funny and I think relatable to anyone that has shopped in a Walmart or Target!

I really liked Mysterious Benedict Society on disney plus. It is really a very funny and well acted show — the writing is so clever. If you didn’t already watch it, the Lemony Snicket series on Netflix is also really great (Neil Patrick Harris stars and is phenomenal with an endless stream of celebrity cameos).

I was also really liking the new live action One Piece on Netflix but then my son stopped watching with me because he’s a teen now and too cool to watch TV with his mom, sadly.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 20:01     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
I’d recommend The Middle, too! I also really liked Speechless when it was on— around the same time frame as The Middle. It’s only 3 seasons.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 19:51     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
Anonymous wrote:The Middle. Hands down best family show ever.

I watched the Good Place with my similarly aged son a few years ago. We also liked Brooklyn 99.


My 9yo & 12you love The Middle! Especially the 12yo.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 19:48     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
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Anonymous wrote:I just watched the whole series (again) with my 10yo and he loved it — it was the perfect mix of adventure, ideas, absurdity, suspense, creativity, interpersonal relationships, and humor. (The inappropriate parts mostly went over his head but he did ask what is p*rn, haha).

What other shows are similar? I see some recs for Parks and Rec, Community, Man on the Inside, Ted Lasso, etc. but I think those might be too much talking and not enough action to capture his interest. Any ideas?

Looking for something that I would like watching too, not a kids’ show. (No desire to rewatch Lost or Heroes which I think he’d like.)


Modern Family
Abbott Elementary
Young Sheldon
Jane the Virgin


I think 10 is too young for most of these, even Abbott Elementary casually mentions drug use.


10 year olds get drug education in school....


DP. I’m not very strict but I didn’t love how they handled the topic on that episode. Made it seem like most adults are doing drugs regularly and it’s fine. Not the message I wanted to send my 11 year old. But generally the show is fine to watch with kids. I usually look at the individual episode descriptions and ratings and skip some but didn’t think I needed to with Abbott - I wonder if that one was TV 14.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 19:30     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
30 rock?
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 17:28     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
Have you watched The middle? It is an old family sitcom that was so funny (and appropriate).
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 15:18     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
OP here. Thanks for all the suggestions; a bunch I had not heard of before.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 12:58     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
PP. It's a movie. But I find that Everything, Everywhere All at Once is very similar to Good Place in its wackiness.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 12:48     Subject: TV show like The Good Place to watch w/kid
My 10yo son loves Ted Lasso and Young Sheldon (along with TGP). He knows swearing like they do in Ted isn’t appropriate.