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

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

Sister, Sister

A 1994 sitcom about twins separated at birth who reunite as teenagers.

758pts

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

Moesha

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

487pts

5

Daria

MTV's 1997 animated series following deadpan, hyper-intelligent outsider Daria Morgendorffer through high school.

487pts

6

My So-Called Life

A 1994 cult classic praised for its raw, realistic portrait of teenage angst through Angela Chase.

487pts

7

Boy Meets World

A 1993 coming-of-age sitcom tracing Cory Matthews from middle school through college.

379pts

8

Saved by the Bell

The bright Bayside High sitcom about Zack Morris and friends that defined early-'90s teen comedy.

379pts

9

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

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

228pts

10

Felicity

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

1pts

11

Roswell

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

1pts

12

California Dreams

A 1992 Saturday-morning sitcom about a teen garage band chasing pop stardom.

1pts

13

Dawson's Creek

A 1998 coming-of-age drama about articulate Capeside teens navigating friendship and first love.

1pts

14

Party of Five

A 1994 drama following five orphaned siblings raising themselves after their parents' deaths.

1pts

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

Freaks and Geeks

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

1pts