Top 16 Teen TV Series of the 1990s

From glossy zip-code soaps to scrappy cult favorites that burned bright for a single season, this lineup captures every flavor of teenage drama the decade served up. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Buffy the Vampire Slayer

   Joss Whedon's 1997 genre-blending series about a teenage girl chosen to battle vampires while surviving high school.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Sister, Sister

   A 1994 sitcom about twins separated at birth who reunite as teenagers.
   758pts
3. 3
   Beverly Hills, 90210

   The 1990 prime-time soap that ignited the decade's teen-TV boom, following privileged Beverly Hills high-schoolers through love and crisis.
   632pts
4. 4
   Moesha

   A 1996 sitcom starring Brandy as a Los Angeles teen balancing family, school and ambitions.
   487pts
5. 5
   Daria

   MTV's 1997 animated series following deadpan, hyper-intelligent outsider Daria Morgendorffer through high school.
   487pts
6. 6
   My So-Called Life

   A 1994 cult classic praised for its raw, realistic portrait of teenage angst through Angela Chase.
   487pts
7. 7
   Boy Meets World

   A 1993 coming-of-age sitcom tracing Cory Matthews from middle school through college.
   379pts
8. 8
   Saved by the Bell

   The bright Bayside High sitcom about Zack Morris and friends that defined early-'90s teen comedy.
   379pts
9. 9
   Sabrina the Teenage Witch

   A 1996 supernatural sitcom about a teen discovering her witchcraft powers on her 16th birthday.
   228pts
10. 10
    Felicity

    A 1998 drama following Felicity Porter as she chases romance and self-discovery at a New York college.
    1pts
11. 11
    Roswell

    A 1999 sci-fi teen drama about high-schoolers who discover classmates are alien survivors of a UFO crash.
    1pts
12. 12
    California Dreams

    A 1992 Saturday-morning sitcom about a teen garage band chasing pop stardom.
    1pts
13. 13
    Dawson's Creek

    A 1998 coming-of-age drama about articulate Capeside teens navigating friendship and first love.
    1pts
14. 14
    Party of Five

    A 1994 drama following five orphaned siblings raising themselves after their parents' deaths.
    1pts
15. 15
    Clarissa Explains It All

    Nickelodeon's 1991 series with Melissa Joan Hart as a teen who breaks the fourth wall to narrate her life.
    1pts
16. 16
    Freaks and Geeks

    A 1999 cult dramedy capturing high-school social tribes in early-'80s suburban Michigan.
    1pts