90s Teen Shows
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1. My So-Called Life (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 912 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, and school.
Stars: Bess Armstrong, Wilson Cruz, Claire Danes, Devon Gummersall
Votes: 21,987
2. Party of Five (1994–2000)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
Five siblings raise each other following their parents' untimely deaths.
Stars: Matthew Fox, Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell, Lacey Chabert
Votes: 11,286
3. Dawson's Creek (1998–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Two childhood best friends, Dawson and Joey, go through different stages of adolescence together. Their friendship is later tested when they both start a relationship with different people.
Stars: James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson
Votes: 44,681
4. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Romance
A group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California make their way through life from their school days into adulthood.
Stars: Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry, Jennie Garth
Votes: 37,613
5. Out of This World (1987–1991)
30 min | Comedy, Family
A teenager discovers that her birth father is an alien and that she has supernatural powers.
Stars: Donna Pescow, Maureen Flannigan, Burt Reynolds, Doug McClure
Votes: 2,212
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head
Votes: 159,839
7. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A group of teenagers meet in the woods, and tell scary stories.
Stars: Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto, Raine Pare-Coull, Jodie Resther
Votes: 16,197
8. Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
For a cool high-school kid and his friends, thwarting authority figures and other enemies is never a problem.
Stars: Corin Nemec, Billy Jayne, Troy W. Slaten, Melanie Chartoff
Votes: 6,235
9. Saved by the Bell (1989–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A close-knit group of six friends get through their teens together while attending Bayside High School in Palisades, California.
Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies
Votes: 37,548
10. The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994–1998)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Alexandra "Alex" Mack develops powerful abilities after a chemical factory accident. She struggles to balance her ordinary life with extraordinary misadventures as a result.
Stars: Larisa Oleynik, Meredith Bishop, Darris Love, Michael Blakley
Votes: 5,613
11. Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
As events unfold in her life, Clarissa explains to the viewer the motivations behind people's actions.
Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Jason Zimbler, Elizabeth Hess, Joe O'Connor
Votes: 9,669
12. Salute Your Shorts (1991–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A group of kids at a summer camp, run by the heard-but-never-seen Dr. Kahn, form friendships as they spend time harassing buffoonish camp counselor Kevin "Ug" Lee.
Stars: Trevor Eyster, Danny Cooksey, Michael Bower, Kirk Baily
Votes: 6,079
13. Roswell (1999–2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The lives of three young alien/human hybrids with extraordinary gifts in Roswell.
Stars: Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, Majandra Delfino
Votes: 30,720
14. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
A streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.
Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali
Votes: 144,748
15. The Baby-Sitters Club (1990)
TV-Y | 366 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Based on the popular series of children's books, this show follows the ups and downs of a young teen business club for babysitters.
Stars: Meghan Andrews, Melissa Chasse, Avriel Hillman, Meghan Lahey
Votes: 746
16. Sweet Valley High (1994–1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Based on the book series, this series revolves around the lives of the Wakefield twins and their friends as they attend High School in Sweet Valley, California.
Stars: Cynthia Daniel, Brittany Daniel, Amy Danles, Michael Perl
Votes: 1,967
17. Felicity (1998–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl, fresh out of high school, follows her high school crush to college to be near him.
Stars: Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, Scott Foley, Tangi Miller
Votes: 12,966
18. Clueless (1996–1999)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
A follow-up to the blockbuster movie of the same name, following the rich teenager Cher and her friends as they attend high school in Beverly Hills.
Stars: Rachel Blanchard, Stacey Dash, David Lascher, Donald Faison
Votes: 3,510
19. So Weird (1999–2001)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Mystery
A preteen girl travels around the country continually stumbling over supernatural occurrences. Since nobody believes her, she posts her finds on her website, "So Weird."
Stars: Cara DeLizia, Mackenzie Phillips, Patrick Levis, Belinda Metz
Votes: 3,296
20. Fifteen (1990– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
Students at the fictional Hillside School deal with a variety of issues, such as dating, divorce, alcohol abuse and friendship.
Stars: Laura Harris, Chris William Martin, Todd Talbot, David Wight
Votes: 524
21. California Dreams (1992–1997)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Siblings form a rock group with two friends.
Stars: Kelly Packard, Michael Cade, Jay Anthony Franke, William James Jones
Votes: 1,927
22. Welcome Freshmen (1991–1993)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The wacky ups and downs of a group of kids attending their first year of high school.
Stars: Rick Galloway, Chris Lobban, Jocelyn Steiner, Mike Speller
Votes: 245
23. Undressed (1999–2002)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Anthology series examines the diverse sexual relationships involving the different genders, races, sexual orientations, and fetishes of high schoolers, college students, and post-college roommates.
Stars: Serah D'Laine, Scott Hamm Duenas, Gina May, Bree Turner
Votes: 1,323
24. Camp Wilder (1992–1993)
30 min | Comedy
After her parents' deaths, a single mother moves back to her childhood home to become the legal guardian of her younger siblings.
Stars: Mary Page Keller, Jerry O'Connell, Jay Mohr, Meghann Haldeman
Votes: 116
25. Odd Man Out (1999–2000)
30 min | Comedy
A teenage boy lives with his mother, aunt, and three sisters, handling the struggles of everyday life.
Stars: Erik von Detten, Trevor Fehrman, Jessica Capshaw, Natalia Cigliuti
Votes: 140
26. Teen Angel (1997–1998)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After eating a six-month-old hamburger, Marty DePolo dies and God's Cousin Rod appoints him as his best friend's guardian angel.
Stars: Mike Damus, Jordan Brower, Katie Volding, Conchata Ferrell
Votes: 874
27. Breaker High (1997–1998)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy
A group of students attend high school on a cruise ship.
Stars: Rachel Wilson, Terri Conn, Kyle Alisharan, Wendi Kenya
Votes: 1,358
28. Popular (1999–2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two girls who despise each other because they're on opposite sides of the "popularity fence" are forced together when the father of one of them marries the other's mother.
Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham
Votes: 6,852
29. The Heights (1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Music
A partly comic and partly serious look at relationships, crises, and important events in these young people's lives; each episode includes a song from their band, "The Heights".
Stars: Ray Aranha, Alex Désert, Ken Garito, Cheryl Pollak
Votes: 310
30. Flash Forward (1995–1997)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Two best friends narrate the ups and downs of middle school while comparing it to moments from when they were little.
Stars: Ben Foster, Jewel Staite, Asia Vieira, Theodore Borders
Votes: 1,858
31. Goosebumps (1995–1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
"Goosebumps" was a series of scary anthology stories based on the children's books by R.L. Stine. Series one was hosted by R.L. Stine for twelve episodes.
Stars: R.L. Stine, Kathryn Short, Cody Jones, Scott Wickware
Votes: 15,240
32. Daria (1997–2002)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A smart and cynical girl goes through teenage life as a proud outsider in a world of mainly idiotic adolescents and condescending adults.
Stars: Tracy Grandstaff, Wendy Hoopes, Julian Rebolledo, John Lynn
Votes: 27,258
33. Eerie, Indiana (1991–1992)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Teenage weirdness investigator Marshall Teller adventures through his new small-town home with his friends, geeky Simon Holmes and mysterious Dash X.
Stars: Omri Katz, Justin Shenkarow, Mary-Margaret Humes, Francis Guinan
Votes: 6,296
34. Land of the Lost (1991–1992)
Not Rated | 23 min | Adventure, Family, Comedy
A family is trapped in a dinosaur dominated alternative world and must struggle to survive it.
Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jenny Drugan, Robert Gavin, Ed Gale
Votes: 1,020
35. Step by Step (1991–1998)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Divorced contractor Frank Lambert and widowed beautician Carol Foster meet, fall in love and quickly get married. Both have three children and when the families all move in together the kids and parents have a lot of learning to do.
Stars: Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers, Brandon Call, Staci Keanan
Votes: 16,306
36. City Guys (1997–2001)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy
Manhattan High School students Jamal Grant and Chris Anderson try to get through life and avoid the ire of their principal, Karen Noble.
Stars: Wesley Jonathan, Scott Whyte, Caitlin Mowrey, Dionysio Basco
Votes: 752
37. Bug Juice (1998–2002)
TV-G | 25 min | Family, Reality-TV
Bug Juice is about kids trying to adapt to summer camp. Along the way making friends and having unforgettable memories.
Stars: Rhett Bachner, Asa Korsen, Malik Sollas, Caitlin Welby
Votes: 635
38. Ready or Not (1993–1997)
TV-PG | 23 min | Drama, Family
Two teenage friends come of age while going through life's struggles together.
Stars: Laura Bertram, Lani Billard, Gerry Mendicino, Gail Kerbel
Votes: 2,571
39. The Torkelsons (1991–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A working-class single mother provides for her quirky family of five kids in rural Oklahoma.
Stars: Connie Ray, Olivia Burnette, Lee Norris, Rachel Duncan
Votes: 1,312
40. Almost Home (1993)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Having difficulty making ends meet after her divorce, Millicent Torkelson moves her three children to Seattle, where she becomes the nanny for the spoiled Morgan children.
Stars: Connie Ray, Olivia Burnette, Lee Norris, Rachel Duncan
Votes: 515
41. Space Cases (1996–1997)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A group of students from a space academy and two of their teachers find themselves lost in space aboard a mysterious ship of alien origin.
Stars: Walter Jones, Kristian Ayre, Rahi Azizi, Paige Christina
Votes: 950
42. Animorphs (1998–2000)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Five teenagers and an alien with the ability to turn into any beast they touch vs. an army of parasitic aliens who are slowly infiltrating Earth.
Stars: Boris Cabrera, Nadia-Leigh Nascimento, Shawn Ashmore, Brooke Nevin
Votes: 1,483
43. Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
A high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.
Stars: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine
Votes: 153,323
44. Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teenage genius deals with the usual problems of growing up, on top of being a licensed physician in a difficult residency program.
Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Max Casella, Belinda Montgomery, Lawrence Pressman
Votes: 9,758
45. Blossom (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teenage girl living in a house run by men dreams what life would be like if she lived in a more conventional family.
Stars: Mayim Bialik, Jenna von Oÿ, Joey Lawrence, Ted Wass
Votes: 9,293
46. Boy Meets World (1993–2000)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An adolescent with two siblings tests his various theories about life as he endures the trials of growing up alongside a good friend.
Stars: Ben Savage, Rider Strong, William Daniels, Betsy Randle
Votes: 46,439
47. Get Real (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follow the dysfunctional Green family as the parents face a midlife crisis and the kids go through their teenage years.
Stars: Jon Tenney, Debrah Farentino, Eric Christian Olsen, Christina Pickles
Votes: 643
48. Hang Time (1995–2000)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Sport
Seven teenagers (three girls and four boys) try to make it through life as members of the Deering High School basketball team.
Stars: Daniella Deutscher, Megan Parlen, Adam Frost, Amber Barretto
Votes: 955
49. Malibu Shores (1996)
60 min | Drama
When upper-crust Malibu students mix with working-class San Fernando Valley ones, they discover that certain issues cut across class boundaries.
Stars: Keri Russell, Tony Lucca, Christian Campbell, Katie Wright
Votes: 316
50. Weird Science (1994–1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly create their dream woman, Lisa, on their computer. Lisa has extraordinary powers and can grant the boys their wishes for short periods of time.
Stars: Michael Manasseri, John Asher, Vanessa Angel, Lee Tergesen
Votes: 4,054
51. Swans Crossing (1992)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama
A short-lived half-hour serial following the lives, loves, and intrigues of twelve wealthy teenagers who stir up scandal and excitement in their small town.
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brittany Daniel, Eddie Robinson, Stacey Moseley
Votes: 373
52. Big Wolf on Campus (1999–2002)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A teenager, who becomes a werewolf after being bitten by one on a camping trip, uses his new abilities to protect his hometown from other supernatural entities.
Stars: Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn, Aimée Castle, Domenic Di Rosa
Votes: 2,109
53. The Tribe (1999–2003)
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A group of young adults struggle to survive in a world where all the adults have been killed by a mysterious virus.
Stars: Caleb Ross, Victoria Spence, Meryl Cassie, Antonia Prebble
Votes: 3,196
54. USA High (1997–1999)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Six friends (4 Americans, a Brit, and a German) are enrolled at "The American Academy of Paris" boarding school in Paris, France, which is run by a stuffy English principal.
Stars: Josh Holland, Elena Lyons, Thomas Magiar, Marquita Terry
Votes: 658
55. Ghostwriter (1992–1995)
TV-Y | 30 min | Family, Fantasy, Horror
A group of kids solves local crimes, capers, and mysteries in their neighborhood, with the help of a ghost who can only communicate through writing and words.
Stars: David López, Blaze Berdahl, Todd Alexander, Sheldon Turnipseed
Votes: 2,808
56. SeaQuest 2032 (1993– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Family
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin, Ted Raimi, Darwin
Votes: 7,784
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