Last Man Standing

Series Similar to Last Man Standing

If you enjoyed Last Man Standing, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. The Michael J. Fox Show

   2013 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile.

   Look who's making the news again. One of New York's most beloved news anchors, Mike Henry put his career on hold to spend more time with his family and focus on his health after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. But five years later, with the kids busy growing up and Mike growing restless, it just might be time for him to get back to work. Having never wanted Mike to leave in the first place, his old boss Harris Green jumped at the chance to get him back on TV. The trick, as it's always been, was to make Mike think it was his idea. Now the plan is in motion and Mike will be back to juggling home, family, and career - just like the old days, but only better.

2. Man with a Plan

   2016 · Comedy, Family · ended

   Recommended for similar Family profile.

   Man With a Plan is a comedy about an old-school guy confronting the modern challenges of parenting, marriage, and family. Adam's self-assured wife, Andi, has gone back to work, forcing him to deal with the startling discovery that his three school-age "little angels" are maniacs, all the while trying to run a contracting business with his troublemaker brother, Don. In the midst of all this, Adam also has to deal with his strong-willed and opinionated father, Joe, who enjoys giving him terrible advice about how to run his life. With Andi's encouragement, and help from an unlikely friend Lowell, Adam takes charge of his brood, lays down the law, and discovers he's going to "nail" this job.

3. Still Standing

   2002 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, hidden gem.

   Still Standing is a comedy about a blue-collar Chicago couple working to raise their three children responsibly and not lose sight of their own youthfulness. After 18 years of marriage, high school sweethearts Bill and Judy Miller still make each other laugh and try to keep their marriage intact, even when their family pulls them in different directions. Judy's married sister, Linda, butts heads with Bill, and the Millers' precocious teenage daughter, Lauren, thinks her parents are uncool. Meanwhile, their uptight, studious son, Brian, is discovering girls, and their youngest child, Tina, would prefer to run around naked. In addition to spending time with his family, Bill spends a good deal of time with his best friend, Danny Fitzsimmons, who is working to raise his own son, who happens to be gay. Since Bill has a far more immature approach to marriage and raising children than Judy does, they work at striking a balance and remembering why they love each other, quirks and all.

4. Mr. Belvedere

   1985 · Comedy, Family · ended

   Recommended for similar Family profile.

   Very loosely based on a 1940s movie character created by Clifton Webb, this family sitcom is set in the suburban Pittsburgh home of the Owens family, where dapper English housekeeper Lynn Belvedere draws on a history of service to such distinguished figures as Winston Churchill to keep things running smoothly. With father George Owens, a busy sports columnist, and mom Marsha trying to juggle challenging schedules as both a homemaker and law student, it falls to Mr. Belvedere to serve as adviser to their three kids: teenagers Kevin and Heather, plus 8-year-old Wesley.

5. Cradle to Grave

   2015 · Comedy, Family · ended

   Recommended for similar Family profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   In Cradle to Grave, 15-year-old Danny Baker is the guide through the ups and downs of life with the family. Fred ‘Spud' Baker is a proud south London docker with a penchant for cheeky scheming. Wife Bet loves him deeply but longs for the family to go 'straight' and play by the rules. With eldest daughter Sharon's looming wedding, the docks facing closure, and Danny's struggles to get closer to the opposite sex, times are tough.

6. Raising Hope

   2010 · Comedy, Family · ended

   Recommended for similar Family profile, also on FOX.

   At 23 years old, Jimmy Chance is going nowhere in life. He skims pools for a living, parties every night and still lives at home with his family, including his parents and his cousin, Mike. Jimmy's life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with Lucy goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted felon. Months later, when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison, he discovers Lucy gave birth to their baby, who he is now charged with raising.

7. Summer Heights High

   2007 · Drama, Comedy, Family · ended

   Recommended for similar Family profile, hidden gem.

   Over one term, a documentary crew films the everyday activities of Summer Heights High and the revelations are hilarious, absurd and frequently shocking.

8. Friday Night Dinner

   2011 · Comedy, Family · ended

   Recommended for similar Family profile, highly rated (8).

   For the Goodman family, Friday Night Dinner is just like Sunday lunch: just take two days away, change the meal to dinner, and you've pretty much got it. Adam and his brother, Jonny, view Friday night dinner as a necessary annoyance - necessary because they get fed, and annoying because, well, they have to spend the evening with mum and dad.

9. Gary Unmarried

   2008 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, hidden gem.

   Gary Unmarried follows the life of a recently divorced couple sharing custody of their kids while starting new relationships.

10. The Suite Life on Deck

    2008 · Comedy, Children, Family · ended

    Recommended for similar Family profile, hidden gem.

    The Suite Life on Deck is a nautical series that finds Zack and Cody aboard the S.S. Tipton, a luxury passenger cruise liner owned by London's father. The ship cruises the world with tourists and students who attend classes at Seven Seas High, the one high school that London's dad thinks will make his daughter a better student. While out at sea, Zack and Cody still have their compass pointed towards mischief, and London learns to live a "fabu-less" lifestyle, including sharing a small room with Bailey, a country girl from Kansas.