Pick 2 shows that have Similarity. For Example

The Cosby Show And Home Improvement.
On both shows the Wives never wanted Their Husbends to fix thing because they would break, but one Difference was that Cliff would Just Break things and Tim would usually Blow thing up after trying to put in more power.

I would actually say that Home Improvement and According to Jim are very similar. Both are practically the same the show, about families, of course, and about the husband screwing up and the wife forgiving him, basically. You can probably add George Lopez to that list, too, but not to a full extent.

Boy Meets World and The Wonder Years were practically the same show, especially since both Fred and Ben Savage starred in each of them.

Family Matters and Step by Step had a lot of similarities.

Well, the most obvious one that springs to my mind:
THE ADDAMS FAMILY and THE MUNSTERS

Also:

I LOVE LUCY and I MARRIED JOAN
THE LIFE OF RILEY and THE HONEYMOONERS
FATHER KNOWS BEST and THE DONNA REED SHOW
THE REAL McCOYS and THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN, MORK & MINDY and ALF
BEWITCHED and I DREAM OF JEANNIE
THE HONEYMOONERS and THE FLINTSTONES
SGT. BILKO and TOP CAT
BLONDIE and THE JETSONS
THE FLINTSTONES and IT'S ABOUT TIME
TOPPER and THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR
SANFORD & SON and CHICO AND THE MAN
ALL IN THE FAMILY and THE JEFFERSONS
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY and THE BRADY BUNCH

Each of these pairs shared similar elements/characters.

"THE HONEYMOONERS" and "THE KING OF QUEENS" "THE HONEYMOONERS" and "THE FLINTSTONES".

Welcome Back Karter - Head of the Class: Both were about a class of students and their teacher, student-teacher bonding

just shoot me and veronica's closet- both set in the world of fashion magazines and the main character in those shows is female

"The Brady Bunch," "Step by Step," and "Life with Derek" all have one major thing in common: they're about two single-parent families joining together through marriage. SBS and LWD are more in common though because there's usually a rivalry of some sorts between the two sets of kids/teens. But, at the same time, LWD's opening credits are similar to the Bradys' because it has a sky blue background with boxes all over the place.

Ok, sticking with the posters rule of PICK TWO SHOWS, here are mine:

Laverne & Shirley / The Odd Couple: Roommates who are opposites

Alice / It's a Living: A show about waitresses

Off the top of my head:

Golden Girls/Designing Women - Both shows had 4 ladies under one roof and both shows were situated in the southeast parts of the U.S.

Head of the Class/Welcome Back Kotter - both shows were about the teacher returning back to the schools they graduated from to teach classes of remedial students. Difference: HotC had overachievers, WBK had underachievers.

Diff'rent Strokes/Webster - both shows had a plot about Caucasian parents adopting African-American children after their real parents died.

Sanford and Son/Chico and the Man - both shows were situated in L.A. and both shows had an old man working his business w/ their younger sidekicks.

Many Facts of Life fans will tell you that GOLDEN GIRLS is FACTS OF LIFE, except the ladies are much older. ;) :lol:

How about ...

GOLDEN GIRLS, DESIGNING WOMEN and LIVING SINGLE? All three shows are
about a quartet of single women (of different ages, of course).

Happy Days and What's Happening!-Both shows centered on 3 teens at a hang out joint and centered at home as well. HD had Fonzie who was a friend of the trio and the Cunninghams, and WH had Shirley who was a friend of that trio and the Thomases. Also, Fonzie eventually moved in withe the Cunninghams, and Shirley eventually moved in with the Thomases.


Who's the Boss? and Charles in Charge- Both shows about two young Italian guys move in to baby sit children while the parents work.

Barney Miller and Cheers--The setting of each was the focal point (the precinct or the bar). Most of the scenes were confined to these two places, and the clash of personalities, their words and individual quirks in each venue was what made the show, I feel.

How about ...

GOLDEN GIRLS, DESIGNING WOMEN and LIVING SINGLE? All three shows are
about a quartet of single women (of different ages, of course).
You can also add "The Facts of Life" to that. Thinking about it, they all used the same four archetypes:

The wisecracking one: Mary Jo, Sophia, Maxine, and Natalie
The innocent one: Charlene, Rose, Synclair, and Tootie
The narcisistic one: Suzanne, Blanche, Regine, and Blair
The "leader": Julia, Dorothy, Khadijah, and Jo

Speaking of it all, I can actually think of several shows that focus around four women that use basically the same archetypes.

You can also add "The Facts of Life" to that. Thinking about it, they all used the same four archetypes:

The wisecracking one: Mary Jo, Sophia, Maxine, and Natalie
The innocent one: Charlene, Rose, Synclair, and Tootie
The narcisistic one: Suzanne, Blanche, Regine, and Blair
The "leader": Julia, Dorothy, Khadijah, and Jo

Speaking of it all, I can actually think of several shows that focus around four women that use basically the same archetypes.
I did mention the FACTS OF LIFE and GOLDEN GIRLS in my post above.

I did mention the FACTS OF LIFE and GOLDEN GIRLS in my post above.
I know. I was adding on to what tv star collector said, though, so I quoted his post.

What about Sex and the City and Girlfriends?

Four ladies w/ their own lives in a big city.

Good Times/Happy Days - b/c both shows had a breakout character w/ a catchphrase.