History Main / MultiGenerationalHousehold

%%* ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber''
* The Buendias in Creator/GabrielGarciaMarquez's ''Literature/OneHundredYearsOfSolitude'' live this trope. If I'm not mistaken, at one point five generations are living together.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' has the titular character living with her parents and paternal grandmother (though her grandmother eventually dies during).

* ''Series/TheBarrier'' starts with Hugo, his brother and his daughter moving into Hugo's mother-in-law's appartement.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E132NinetyYearsWithoutSlumbering Ninety Years Without Slumbering]]", Sam Forstmann lives with his granddaughter Marnie Kirk, who is expecting a baby, and her husband Doug.

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'' has Castle living with his daughter and his mother (his daughter's paternal grandmother)

* ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' -- In addition to Gomez, Morticia and their kids (Pugsley and Wednesday), there's also Grandmama[[note]]Canon tends to flip-flop on whether she's the mother of Gomez (making her the kids' paternal grandmother) or Morticia (making her the kids' maternal grandmother)[[note]] and Uncle Fester[[note]]Just like with Grandmama, canon tends to flip-flop on which side of the family that Fester's from--he was initially portrayed as Morticia's uncle (her mom's brother), which would've made him the kids' grand-uncle, but in recent years, he's portrayed as Gomez's brother, technically making him of the same generation as Gomez and Morticia[[/note]].

* ''Series/LifeWithLucy'': At the beginning of the first episode, Lucy moves in with her daughter and her family. At the end of the episode, her son-in-law's father Curtis moves in.

* ''Series/MoneyHeist'': During the first two seasons, Raquel resides in a shared household with her daughter Paula and her mother Mariví. When they move to vacational places with the robbers afterwards, Raquel gets her own residential place apart from Mariví and Paula, although it's still close to theirs.

* ''Series/MoneyHeist'': During the first two seasons, Raquel resides in a shared household with her daughter Paula and her mother. When they move to vacational places with the robbers afterwards, Raquel gets her own residential place apart from her mother and daughter, although it's still close to theirs.

* ''Series/MoneyHeist'': During the first two seasons, Raquel resides in a shared household with her daughter Paula and her mother. When they get away to vacational places with the robbers afterwards, Raquel gets her own residential place apart from her mother and daughter, although it's still close to theirs.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': While Alfred Pennyworth is Bruce Wayne's butler those close to the family understand that Alfred has been Bruce's adoptive father since the Waynes were murdered which is acknowledged by the family. As Bruce quickly becomes the parent to [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]], [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]], [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]], [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cass Cain]] and Damian Wayne there are three generations of mostly adopted family living in Wayne Manor at most times.

* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'': Kusuri lives with her parents and her grandmother Yaku.

* ''Manga/HunterxHunter'': The Zoldyck Family home currently houses four generations of the Zoldyck clan. There's Killua and his four siblings, Illumi, Milluko, Alluka and Kalluto; parents, Silva and Kikyo; grandparents Zeno and his unseen wife as well as Zeno's grandfather, Maha.

* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' becomes this way by the end. We already had Darlene and Becky still living at home with their husbands off and on; when Darlene and David have a baby and are planning to move out, though, the family agrees that they actually prefer to stay together. Also note that while they don't live there, Roseanne's sister, mom ''and'' grandma are frequently around the home too.

* ''Film/99Homes'': Dennis lives with his mom and son in their home, and then later in a tiny motel room.

* Forst Reach, home of the Ashkevron family in ''Literature/TheLastHeraldMageTrilogy''. In books two and three, we have Lord Withen and his wife Treesa, those of Vanyel's adult siblings that are still living at home, and the children of said siblings.

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* This is becoming increasingly common even in Western countries due to the Great Recession. Many students/grandparents who would be living on their own often move back to a family member's house, be it premanently or temporarily.
* Modern and predominantly Western practice of moving out of your parents' house on majority is largely a product of widely available affordable housing, cheap rents and high incomes, allowing youths to live comfortably on their own, and thus taking hold only in societies, where all these prerequisites are met, like in North America. In the societies where there is a shortage of housing, or rents are high, or there is widespread unemployment, etc., it's much more convenient and financially advantageous for the adult children to continue to live with their parents.
* For most Asian cultures, the idea of leaving your beloved parents to care for themselves or in a nursing home is distasteful to put it lightly. It is something of a role reversal. As your parents took care of you, it would be nice if you did the same for them in their old age. Of course, there's no law that says someone ''should'', especially if the parents are capable of caring for themselves or if the children can't afford it. In fact, this is the reason for the One-Child policy leading to an abundance of males rather than females--males, as traditional breadwinners, are considered more likely to be able to take care of their aging parents.
** S'matter of fact, the Chinese authorities are having a freak-out over the loss of respect for one's elders; children go to their parents strictly to ask for stuff, then put their parents and grandparents in nursing homes.
** It's also a reason why the One-Child policy is in the process of being phased out, as otherwise, you have an only child having to take care of not just their parents, but also their grandparents, which places a heavy burden on the child. More children mean more people to take care of the older generations.
* Multigenerational families are also common in South Asia, the Middle East (including North Africa), Mediterranean and Latin American countries.
* The very high birthrate in Saudi Arabia, combined with the traditions there, results in as many as four or ''five'' generations living under a single roof.
* The youngest child in many East African cultures is expected to stay with his parents to care for them and their property.
* In the Eastern Europe, where there was (and often still is) a permanent housing shortage for much of the XX century, it's quite normal for the children to continue living with their parents, as it is often difficult and/or expensive to find a decent place to move out to.
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* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' establishes that this is SOP for Cardassians, sometimes with four generations under one roof. This is continued from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' showing that family is everything to Cardassians.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', Grandpa Lou lives with Tommy and his parents until the beginning of the seventh season (in a three-part special that leads into ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis'')--Lou moves into a retirement community called "Withering Oaks," [[NewOldFlame where he ends up reuniting with an old girlfriend of his]] [[DecemberDecemberRomance (whom he ends up marrying).]]
** In the 2021-reboot, Tommy's home is back to this--he and his parents, Stu and Didi, live with Grandpa Lou.