20 Best Family TV Shows on Paramount Plus 2026
Explore 20 family-friendly Paramount Plus picks, from SpongeBob and Avatar to Sabrina and Family Ties, with animation, comedy, fantasy, and more.
If you’re hunting for the best family TV shows on Paramount Plus, this list makes it easy to find something everyone can enjoy together. The lineup spans animated favorites like SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, The Wild Thornberrys, and PAW Patrol, plus live-action picks such as Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Family Ties. You’ll also find The Amazing Race for families who like a little competition and adventure. With comedy, family stories, fantasy, action, and animation all in one place, there’s a solid mix of throwback classics and newer crowd-pleasers. Whether you want a quick episode before bed or a longer weekend binge, these Paramount Plus picks cover a lot of ages and moods.
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SpongeBob SquarePants
animation · comedy · family · fantasy
Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a knack for getting into all kinds of trouble without really trying. When he's not getting on the nerves of his cranky next door neighbor Squidward, SpongeBob can usually be found smack in the middle of all sorts of strange situations with his best buddy, the simple yet lovable starfish, Patrick, or his thrill-seeking surfer-girl squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks.
Directed by Vincent Waller, Dave Cunningham, Sherm Cohen, Alan Smart, Stephen HillenburgCast Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Mr. LawrenceAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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PAW Patrol
animation · adventure · comedy · family
Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma and Skye are doing their best to protect the people of their town. Led by Ryder, a tech-savvy 10-year-old boy, each of them is equipped with special equipment and together they help anyone who finds themselves in trouble. No task is too big for them and no puppy is too small.
Directed by Charles E. Bastien, Paul H. Brown, Jamie Whitney, Dipesh MistryCast Ron Pardo, Lilly Noelle Bartlam, Kallan Holley, Justin Paul Kelly, Devan CohenNetflixAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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The Amazing Race
adventure · family · reality-tv · sport
This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.
Directed by Bertram van Munster, Phil Keoghan, Adam VetriCast Arnold Chun, Gurmit Singh, Joe Rocketshoes Dillon, Duman Nursilinov, Kevin R. HershbergerHuluParamount Plus -
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
animation · action · adventure · family · fantasy · mystery
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Directed by Oh Seung-hyun, Giancarlo Volpe, Ethan Spaulding, Lauren MacMullan, Dave FiloniCast Dee Bradley Baker, Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Dante BascoNetflixParamount Plus -
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The Legend of Korra
animation · action · adventure · family · fantasy · sci-fi
Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.
Directed by Ian Graham, Colin Heck, Joaquim Dos Santos, Ki Hyun Ryu, Melchior ZwyerCast Janet Varney, Jeff Bennett, Dee Bradley Baker, P.J. Byrne, David FaustinoParamount Plus -
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The Wild Thornberrys
animation · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy
Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian burial chambers, a runaway hot air balloon, a rock slide on the Karakoram Highway and more!
Directed by Cathy Malkasian, Sylvia Keulen, Carol Millican, Steve Ressel, Becky BristowCast Lacey Chabert, Jodi Carlisle, Tim Curry, Danielle Harris, Tom KaneParamount Plus -
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch
action · adventure · comedy · drama · family · fantasy · horror · mystery · romance · sci-fi
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.
Directed by Gary Halvorson, Kenneth R. Koch, Brian K. Roberts, Linda Day, Peter BaldwinCast Melissa Joan Hart, Nick Bakay, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nate RichertHuluParamount Plus -
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
animation · action · adventure · comedy · crime · family · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.
Directed by Bill Wolf, Tony Love, Mike Stuart, Bruno-René Huchez, Reg LodgeCast Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon, Renae Jacobs, Peter RenadayParamount Plus -
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Family Ties
comedy · drama · family
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
Directed by Sam Weisman, Will Mackenzie, Matthew Diamond, Andrew McCullough, John PasquinCast Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Tina YothersParamount Plus -
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Hey Arnold!
animation · comedy · family
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
Directed by Tuck Tucker, Steve Socki, Larry Leichliter, Christine Kolosov, Frank WeissCast Francesca Marie Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Justin Shenkarow, Christopher WalbergParamount Plus -
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The Andy Griffith Show
comedy · family
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by."
The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Directed by Bob Sweeney, Lee Philips, Alan Rafkin, Coby Ruskin, Don WeisCast Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, Don Knotts, Colin MaleParamount Plus -
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The Brady Bunch
comedy · family
When widower Mike Brady marries a lovely lady widow Carol Ann, their two families become one. These are the misadventures of this new couple, their six children, a dog named Tiger, and quirky housekeeper Alice.
Directed by Oscar Rudolph, Jack Arnold, Hal Cooper, John Rich, Peter BaldwinCast Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick, Eve PlumbParamount Plus -
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Blue's Clues
animation · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy · game-show · music · mystery · talk-show
Blue's Clues is a colorful and learning series that is targeted at the younger crowd, but can be enjoyed by all. The host, Steve Burns, invites viewers daily into the Blue's Clues house to help him out, learn and have fun. The show is based around the host looking for three clues that Blue provides by labelling them with a pawprint to figure something out and in the process, having an adventure.
Directed by John Rowe, Koyalee Chanda, Alan Zdinak, Matt Sheridan, Todd KesslerCast Traci Paige Johnson, Michael Rubin, Aleisha Allen, Steve Burns, Nick BalabanParamount Plus -
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The Magic School Bus
animation · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy · sci-fi
An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.
Directed by Larry Jacobs, Charles E. Bastien, Hugh MartinCast Lily Tomlin, Daniel DeSanto, Lisa Jai, Tara Meyer, Stuart StoneNetflixAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumParamount Plus -
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Little Bear
animation · kids & family · drama · comedy · fantasy
Follows a young bear as he goes on exciting adventures in the forest, gets into trouble and learns new things with his friends, including Emily, Duck, Hen, Cat, and Owl. His parents are Mother Bear, who is always there when he needs her, and Father Bear, a fisherman who is often at sea. Based on books by Else Holmelund Minarik.
Directed by Charles E. Bastien, Raymond Jafelice, Arna Selznick, Dan Poitras, John Van BruggenCast Kristin Fairlie, Andrew Sabiston, Jennifer Martini, Tracy Ryan, Janet-Laine GreenParamount Plus -
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Peppa Pig
animation · short · adventure · comedy · family
Peppa Pig is an energetic piggy who lives with Mummy, Daddy, and little brother George. She loves to jump in mud puddles and make loud snorting noises.
Directed by Mark Baker, Neville Astley, Joris van Hulzen, Phil Hall, Sarah RoperCast John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Oliver May, Richard Ridings, Alice MayNetflixAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Henry Danger
action · comedy · drama · family · sci-fi
When 13-year-old Henry Hart lands a job as Danger, the sidekick-in-training to superhero Captain Man, he must learn to navigate a double life balancing the challenges of 8th grade with the crazy adventures of a real-life crime fighter!
Directed by Steve Hoefer, Adam Weissman, Russ Reinsel, Mike Caron, Nathan KressCast Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella AndersonNetflixParamount Plus -
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Invader ZIM
animation · action · adventure · comedy · family · horror · sci-fi
Zim dreams of greatness. Unfortunately, though, he's hopelessly inept as a space invader. Desperate to be rid of the annoying Zim, his planet's leaders send him on a mission to infiltrate Earth, providing him with leftover, cobbled-together equipment. To their consternation, Zim succeeds in setting up a base on Earth and infiltrating human culture, posing as a human child as he plots the planet's downfall. Only Zim's archnemesis, Dib, recognizes that Zim is an alien, and of course, nobody believes Dib's claims.
Directed by Steve Ressel, Jordan ReichekCast Richard Steven Horvitz, Andy Berman, Rikki Simons, Melissa Fahn, Jhonen VasquezParamount Plus -
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Happy Days
comedy · family · music
In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.
Directed by Jerry Paris, Frank Buxton, Herb Wallerstein, Mel Ferber, George TyneCast Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Anson WilliamsParamount Plus
Wrapping Up
This roundup is built to help you find a show that fits your family’s mood, age range, and screen-time window. From big-name animation to classic sitcom comfort watches, these Paramount Plus picks offer plenty of easy wins for shared viewing. Bookmark this page and come back whenever you need a fresh idea for movie night, after-school downtime, or a weekend binge. The list is updated regularly, so you’ll always have a current starting point for choosing what to stream next.
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Last updated: September 10, 2026