Family-Friendly TV Shows on Disney+, Hulu, Amazon, and Netflix

Looking for family-friendly TV shows? It can be difficult to find wholesome, entertaining shows for the whole family. I have two boys (12 and 10) and a girl who is 6 and it’s been a struggle to find shows that are worthwhile, clean, and that we really enjoy. Over the years we have found a few family-friendly TV shows that are really good, and I’m sharing those here! Many of these are available for free with subscriptions to Amazon Prime, Disney +, Hulu, and Netflix.

Please comment below with your favorite!

As always, these may not be appropriate for your family. I always suggest previewing the show with your kids.

If you are looking for specifically shows for kids seven and under, see my post, 10 Shows I Let My Young Kids Watch.

How to choose family-friendly TV shows

Here is the criteria I used:

generally clean language. Some of these shows have a few “h” or “d” words 😉 or words “bleeped out.” I am not thrilled with that, but we talk about what language we use in our home, and more than that, we talk about the overall message of the show.
overall good message. I would rather watch a show that has one small profanity, but is showing positive role models for my kids or teaching them a valuable lesson. Here’s an example: I’d prefer letting my kids watch the educational Dirty Jobs where hard work, dignity, and intellectual curiosity is valued, vs of the “preteen” shows are a complete waste of time.
lack of sexual content or innuendo. Hard pass. Not worth it.