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Wholesome

Wholesome TV Series

Kindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 360 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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360 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Full House

★ 6.8
67K 193 1987–1995
Wholesome · Family-safe
10/10

Bluey

★ 9.3
48K 196 2018–present
Wholesome · Kids & family
10/10

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

★ 7.8
26K 229 2010–2019
Friendship · Wholesome
10/10

The Andy Griffith Show

★ 8.4
19K 249 1960–1968
Small town · Wholesome · Cozy
10/10

Sesame Street

★ 8.1
17K 3424 1969–present
Long-runner · Wholesome
10/10

Leave It to Beaver

★ 7.6
11K 236 1957–1963
Wholesome · Family-safe · Sitcom
10/10

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

★ 8.8
11K 896 1968–2001
Wholesome · Kids & family
10/10

The Waltons

★ 7.6
10K 212 1972–1981
Wholesome · Warm glow · Nostalgic
10/10

Barney & Friends

★ 4.1
9K 248 1992–2010
Wholesome · Kids & family
10/10

Blue's Clues

★ 6.9
8K 177 1996–2007
Wholesome · Kids & family
10/10

Clifford the Big Red Dog

★ 6.5
6K 71 2000–2003
Wholesome · Kids & family
10/10

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

★ 7.6
6K 50 1988–1991
Wholesome · Kids & family
10/10

Bear in the Big Blue House

★ 6.9
5K 117 1997–2006
Cozy · Wholesome · Kids & family
10/10

Little Bear

★ 7.3
5K 66 1995–2003
Cozy · Wholesome · Kids & family
10/10

Rolie Polie Olie

★ 6.3
4K 78 1998–2007
Wholesome · Kids & family
10/10

Ted Lasso

★ 8.7
448K 44 2020–present
Feel-good · Hopeful · Wholesome
9/10

Parks and Recreation

★ 8.6
316K 124 2009–2015
Warm humor · Warm glow · Workplace
9/10

Schitt's Creek

★ 8.5
175K 80 2015–2020
Feel-good · Wholesome · Warm humor
9/10

Heartstopper

★ 8.5
94K 24 2022–2024
Queer stories · Young adult
9/10

Boy Meets World

★ 8.1
50K 158 1993–2000
Coming of age · Wholesome · Sitcom
9/10

The Cosby Show

★ 7.4
39K 197 1984–1992
Sitcom · Feel-good · Wholesome
9/10

Family Matters

★ 6.6
32K 215 1989–1998
Sitcom · Family-safe · Wholesome
9/10

Fuller House

★ 6.7
31K 75 2016–2020
Nostalgic · Wholesome · Sitcom
9/10

Gullak

★ 9.1
31K 27 2019–present
Indian TV · Wholesome · Warm humor
9/10