I feel like every generation has their thing that they did or had best. For instance: those growing up in the 80's seemed to have the best music, and those in the 2000s have the best technology. Fall is in the air, and what better of a time for a little Nostalgia.
Growing up in the 90’s I am extremely biased and feel that we had a lot of great things that other generations did not get the chance to capitalize on. We were a gap generation; before social media and technology had completely overtaken everything we do, while still having the opportunity to dabble in these new innovations, and be on the forefront of these new technologies. We are the years of balance, playing outside most of the day in our youth, but making sure we were up by 7:00 AM every Saturday to watch our favorite cartoons.The 90's brought a change in the way we look at technology, leisure time, and human interaction, which is something that I love so much about growing up in the 90,s.
We were the first generation to really experience cable television with 100 plus channels and some specifically devoted to us children such as Nick, Disney, and WB Kids. Perhaps I am partial, but with this expanded television market, the networks had to improvise and create the best of the best when it came to television entertainment for those growing up in the 90s, and in my opinion this lead to the best children/teen TV shows and Cartoons that have been created to this date (I mean some of these programs even made education fun). Most of these TV shows have since stopped running, but if you are lucky you can still watch them late at night or on special networks. These shows were great for all ages, combining humor, action, and most importantly life lessons that many programs before, and after the 90’s could not match. This was before the influx of trashy reality TV that fosters bad decisions, bad morals and portrays “unreal realities”.
The following is a list of the greatest TV shows of the 90s, a time period of arguably the best Television programming ever for all ages. This list is separated by age groups the series were marketed to, however most of these programs were enjoyable for all ages. Although some of these programs ran past the 90s, these shows are products of our generation. I am sure I forgot some favorites, but took some of you on a trip down memory lane. If you are looking to watch some of these shows you can normally stream them online (I have to encourage no illegal streaming…….) on Netflix, and late at night on many of these networks that are still around. This list is numbered but not in any particular order.
For Kids
1. Pokemon
2. Rug Rats
3. Magic School Bus
4. Bill Nye The Science Guy
5. Dextors Laboritory
6. The Powerpuff Girls
7. Arthur
8. Dragon Tales
9. Out of the Box
10. Sesame Street
11. Blues Clues
12. Barney
13. Reading Rainbow
14. Mister Rogers
15. Bananas in Pajama’s
16. Teletubbies
17. Johnny Bravo
18. Zaboomafoo
For Tweens/Teens
1. Rocket Power
2. Ed-Edd and Eddy
3. Saved by the Bell
5. Dragon Ball Z
6.Even Stevens
7. Angry Beavers
8. Lizzie McGuire
9. Wonder Years
10. Courage the Cowardly Dog (only in this category because it scared the hell out of me when I was a kid)
11. Hey Arnold
12. Spongbob (could be anywhere)
13. Doug
14. Recess
15. Nick at Night (All that, Amanda Show, Etc..)
For Young Adults/ Adults/Everyone
1. Family Matters
2. Full House
3. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (who doesn't love young Will Smith)
4. Friends
5. The Simpsons
6. Law Order
7. Beavis and Butt-head
8. Cheers
9. Southpark
10. Every Loves Raymond
