20 Forgotten TV Shows From the '90s We Wish Were Still on the Air
It's hard not to notice how many hit shows from the 1990s have been resurrected in the past several years. There was so much quality TV back then that after all these years, we were bound to have forgotten some of the good ones that have been overshadowed by the likes of Friends, Seinfeld, and 90210.
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Starring Mark Curry, Holly Robinson Peete, and Raven-Symoné, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper was a hilarious sitcom offering plenty of life lessons.
It's not every day that a series focuses on a (fictional) character who gets soaked in nasty chemicals that give her all sorts of superpowers, but that was the premise of The Secret World of Alex Mack.
When Grace Under Fire debuted in 1993, the premise was a unique one for the times. It's about a single mother and recovering alcoholic who escaped an abusive relationship, and attempts to rebuild her life and raise good kids.
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Brotherly Love was just cute, and yes, in part we mean because it stars all three of the Lawrence brothers. Seriously, though, it's a warm and cozy sitcom that actually managed to capture some of the real-life stresses that many people go through.
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MADtv was a sketch comedy show similar to Saturday Night Live, but more risqué. MADtv was on the air for a long time, and while it took things a little too far on more than one occasion, it was friggin' hilarious more often than not.
Ever wonder where Alfonso Ribeiro landed after The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and all the hosting gigs? It was on In the House, a sitcom starring leading man LL Cool J in his prime, and tons of other big-name celebs — among them, Robin Givens, Kim Wayans, Debbie Allen, Lark Voorhees, and John Amos.
Northern Exposure was a really unique primetime drama about a new doctor who realizes too late that the terms of his scholarship require him to set up practice in the remote town of Cicely, Alaska.
Eerie, Indiana is about a teenager who moves to small-town Eerie, and along with his new nerdy best friend, begins investigating all of the weird paranormal activity and strange events that seem to be plaguing the town.
Created by and starring Howie Mandel, we can't say Bobby's World is as educational as many of today's cartoons, but it's about a little boy with a massive imagination whose antics both kids and their parents had fun watching.
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The show follows two brothers in their quirky hometown as they try to make sense of life and the people around them. It's funny, it's entertaining, it's good, old-fashioned television.
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New York Undercover was a '90s cop show with an edge. It would absolutely fit into today's primetime lineup, and would probably fare better than a lot of the new shows debuting of late.
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With all of those shows about witches and other supernatural creatures that are popular today, we're sure that if Brimstone were on the air in 2023, it would be a huge hit.
This one was probably one of the first spooky shows that many '90s kids ever watched. The premise was that a group of kids called The Midnight Society would get together around a campfire to tell scary stories that came to life on the screen.
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Many fans believe that the '90s were the golden age of Disney Channel, and in many ways, those fans are right. One of the most beloved shows during that time was Bug Juice, a docuseries that followed the lives of the children who went to Camp Wazyiatah (and their counselors).
Freaks and Geeks was a coming-of-age series that only lasted one season, despite how much people loved it — and despite how loved it is now, years later. It starred a lot of A-listers, though they were only in their teens or early 20s and at the start of their careers at the time.
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Speaking of forgotten TV shows with all-star casts, this one definitely qualifies. Back before Ryan Reynolds was Ryan Reynolds, he starred (alongside Nathan Fillion) in the sitcom Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, which was eventually shortened to Two Guys and a Girl.
