The Best ’90s TV Shows Available to Stream Right Now

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We can watch all the ’90s TV shows we want at the click of a button, but it must be said that TV in the ‘90s just hit different. The ad breaks, having to watch at a certain time or else hoping for a repeat so you could get caught up, the allure of “must-see TV” and water cooler moments. Of course, today’s TV-watching experience has its perks, and we don’t mean the prestige stuff; bingeing without breaks is fun!

And we don’t even need to schlep our way to the video rental store for DVDs or bulky VHS tapes. Streaming has made it possible to revisit our old faves—or discover the ones we missed the first time around—in just a few clicks. Whether you’re into the supernatural (Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Buffy, Angel, Charmed), sketch comedy (All That, The Amanda Show, Mr. Show), or feel-good sitcoms (Full House, Boy Meets World, Friends, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Living Single), there’s still a little ’90s in all of us.

For your TGIF pleasure, Glamour has rounded up the best ’90s TV shows that are available to stream right now. Scrunchies not included.

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Boy Meets World (1993–2000)Boy Meets World represents the quintessential teenage experience. Cory, Topanga, Shawn, and Eric begin as teens goofing off in Mr. Feeny’s class and grow up to become mostly mature students at the fictional Pennbrook University. It’s one of those shows that will give you some major nostalgia yet still feel oddly relevant. It honestly never gets old.

Available to stream on Disney+

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The West Wing (1999–2006)A show about the White House might not seem super exciting, but it’d be a mistake to write off The West Wing. Aside from having won 26 Emmy Awards, it’s also wildly entertaining. Plus, it’s also nice to get a reminder that functional presidential administrations do exist—at least on TV.

Available to stream on HBO Max

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Sister, Sister (1994–1999)“Sister, sister. Never knew how much I missed ya!” If you can sing the words to Tia and Tamera Mowry’s sitcom about twins separated at birth, then you’re definitely a ’90s baby. If you can’t, then we have some homework for you: Binge Sister, Sister ASAP. You won’t be sorry.

Available to stream on Hulu

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Twin Peaks (1990–1991)Twin Peaks aired for only two seasons, making it the perfect weekend binge. Just make sure you don’t scare too easily. The show follows the mystery of “Who killed Laura Palmer?” as two FBI agents try to solve the mystery haunting a small town.

Available to buy on Amazon

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)Much lighter than Netflix’s later incarnation of Sabrina Spellman, this show still documents the high school adventures of a teen witch, her talking cat, and her kooky aunts as they teleport through their linen closet and bewitch the mean girls. Like Boy Meets World, the show was popular enough that it followed Sabrina to college and inspired a reboot years later. Fans of Lizzie McGuire will love Sabrina’s dorky confidence and colorful wardrobe.

Available to stream on Pluto

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Full House (1987–1995)Everywhere you look, you’ll find families that grew up watching this after-school classic. When Danny Tanner’s wife dies, he enlists Uncle Jesse and Uncle Joey to help him raise his three daughters. This is the show that launched the Olsen twins and gave us Aunt Becky of Operation Varsity Blues fame. San Francisco has never looked sunnier.

Available to stream on Hulu

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Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000)The greatest one-season wonder…ever? Thanks to bad network strategy, this show didn’t find a big enough audience when it was first on, but it has become a cult classic since, praised for its realistic depiction of the boredom and glory of high school and the talented young stars whose careers it launched. Just look at this cast of killers!

Available to stream on Amazon

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Kenan & Kel (1996–2000)The catchphrase-heavy antics of best friends Kenan and Kel kept viewers laughing for years and even led to a movie spin-off, Good Burger. If you don’t know who loves orange soda…time to find out.

Available to buy on Amazon

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Dawson’s Creek (1998–2003)Don’t you remember being a sad beautiful teen with sad beautiful problems? No? Well, just pretend. A show that probably inspired One Tree Hill and its ilk, Dawson’s Creek was basically a less scandalous The O.C., all about the troubles and loves of upper-middle-class white kids who like movies and kissing. Plus, the theme song rocked.

Available to stream on Hulu

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)One of the most important teen shows ever, Buffy was way ahead of the vampire trend (both The Vampire Diaries and Twilight, um, borrowed a bit from this series) and a major milestone in terms of legitimizing genre television. Catch up now in time for the reboot, slayers.

Available to stream now on Hulu

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Angel (1999–2004)This Buffy spin-off follows angsty immortal Angel and resident mean girl Cordelia Chase to L.A. where they solve crimes by moonlight and interact with the original cast on an as-needed basis. Not as much of a cultural reset as the first series, but some fans actually like this show more, since its tone focused less on teen love and melodrama and more on action and mystery.

Available to stream now on Hulu

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Charmed (1998–2006)Recently rebooted with a new cast by the CW, this late-’90s hit followed three sister witches fighting demons in San Francisco. Complete with angel and demon boyfriends, Charmed seemed to be geared towards the same audience as Buffy as they aged out of high school and into adulthood. It even had its own version of The Bronze called P3, which featured performances by Michelle Branch, Pat Benatar, and the Flaming Lips.

Available to stream on Pluto

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Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)There would be no The O.C., no Gossip Girl, and probably no Euphoria without the Bettys and Baldwins of America’s snobbiest zip code. Beverly Hills, 90210 was one of the first shows to seriously concern the conservative parents of America, though certainly not the last.

Available to stream on Pluto

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All That (1994–2000)The original SNL, but for kids, this show launched the career of Kenan Thompson and introduced a generation to short-form sketch comedy. If you’re not humming the theme song…now you are. Our favorite was “Vital Information for Your Everyday Life With Lori Beth Denberg.”

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The X-Files (1993–2002)FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder balance investigating the bureau’s UFO coverup with hunting down the monsters of the week…all while ignoring the mind-boggling sexual tension between them. You will not be able to resist shipping these two. It’s simply impossible. Word to the wise: Stop watching after the first movie.

Available to stream on Hulu

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That ’70s Show (1998–2006)The ’70s sitcom—or as we like to call it, “How power couple Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher met”—is actually a remake of a British show à la House of Cards, The Office, and Shameless. The U.S. series follows the U.K. series, Days Like These, very closely. So if you want to really deep-dive into the comedy, check out the British version too.

Available to buy on Amazon Prime Video

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Sex and the City (1998–2004)This show is so iconic, does it even need a description? Probably not, but we’ll give you one anyway. Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha, and Miranda are the friend group we wish we were a part of. The confident, smart, funny women normalized women embracing their sexuality on TV, and we’re all better for it.

Available to stream on HBO Max

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Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–1996)This surprisingly freaky horror series scared, but didn’t scar, a generation. Each episode is a self-contained scary story, told around a campfire by the young members of the Midnight Society. Aliens, mind control, haunted computers, and body snatching are just some of the frightening ideas explored in this hit.

Available to stream now on Paramount+

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Frasier (1993–2004)You don’t have to watch Cheers to understand this super-successful spin-off about a wealthy psychiatrist who, in the wake of a divorce, moves back to his hometown of Seattle to star in a radio call-in advice show and take care of his disabled dad. Listen, it sounds like old-fashioned Dad TV, but it’s totally charming, the scripts are really funny, David Hyde Pierce is a genius…and there’s a dog.

Available to stream now on Hulu

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Friends (1994–2004)Is there a person on this earth who doesn’t know what Friends was about? It was about friends. And a decade and a half after the hit series ended, it’s still so beloved new fans are discovering it every day. Even if some episodes haven’t aged as well as others, it’s still one of the funniest and most quotable sitcoms ever.

Available to stream now on HBO Max

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Living Single (1993–1998)Queen Latifah leads a co-ed cast of 20-somethings who live together in a Brooklyn brownstone. The hookups and breakups within the group led many to compare it to Friends, suggesting that either Living Single paved the way for the hit show or, um, that white people ripped it off. Maybe watch and decide for yourself?

Available to stream now on Hulu

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Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020)This pioneering series about working women and their gay best friends helped normalize queer relationships for a generation and was hugely impactful to many people watching it at the time. Even if the show occasionally trafficked in stereotypes, Jack and Will are both played with so much love, joie de vivre, and yes, pride, that the series—cocreated by Max Mutchnick, who is gay—is a celebration of love in all its forms: queer, straight, and most of all, between friends.

Available to stream now on Hulu

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Seinfeld (1989–1998)For a show about nothing, this long-running sitcom, based on Jerry Seinfeld’s stand-up routines, sure did have a pretty passionate fanbase. Featuring some of the most iconic characters and episodes of the ’90s, Seinfeld is considered by many to be one of the best sitcoms ever made.

Available to stream on Netflix

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E.R. (1994–2009)You could say that E.R. walked so Grey’s Anatomy could run. The medical series ran for 15 seasons, making it the longest-running prime-time drama at the time (Grey’s has since broken its record). Instead of being set at a fancy private hospital like Grey Sloan Memorial, the doctors in the emergency medicine department worked in the fictional County General Hospital in Chicago.

Available to stream on HBO Max

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)Will Smith might be a movie star now, but he used to be known for his role on the small screen! He plays a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy about a street-smart teen from West Philadelphia who moves into his aunt and uncle’s mansion in tony Bel-Air, California. It’s quite the culture shock for everyone involved, which provides for funny antics.

Available to stream on Hulu

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My So-Called Life (1994–1995)No one takes themselves as seriously as an angsty teen girl, and Angela Chase personified the journal-writing boy-pining throes of adolescence for a generation. In this short-lived series, a young Claire Danes fell into a kind of reverential love for the troubled Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto) while wrestling with her own place in the world, as symbolized by her hair color. Fans of Taylor Swift’s Red will go hard for this, trust.

Available to stream on Hulu

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Felicity (1998–2002)It might seem surprising now that he’s the king of all things geek, but J.J. Abrams created this tender-hearted show about a sheltered young woman (Keri Russell) who follows her childhood crush to college. With a finale you won’t believe…although, actually, given that it’s Abrams, you might.

Available to stream on Hulu

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The Sopranos (1999–2007)The show that put HBO on top of the television pyramid and kick-started the Prestige TV phenomenon, this drama about a mafia boss in therapy is funny, violent, and still gaining new fans decades later. If you liked Goodfellas, Analyze This, or The Godfather, you’ll love The Sopranos.

Available to stream on HBO Max

Ally McBeal (1997–2002)One of the most quintessentially ’90s series, not just in aesthetics but in subject matter. Hotshot young lawyer Ally McBeal typified a certain kind of end-of-century woman, as obsessed with her appearance as with her job, constantly navigating the changing sexual mores of the workplace. And there are rumors of a reboot, so better catch up now.

Available to stream on Hulu

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Daria (1997–2001)She started out as a one-time character on Beavis and Butt-Head, but the fledgling MTV channel soon gave Daria her own show, satirizing the vapid inanity of high school, suburbia, and commercialized America in the ’90s. Fans of Ghost World and American Beauty will be amused.

Available to stream on Paramount+

The Nanny (1993–1999)One of the most iconic theme songs, wardrobes, and laughs of any sitcom, ever, this series followed a streetwise beautician who became caretaker to some spoiled upper-crust Manhattanites, teaching everyone a little something about love and lip liner along the way. If your favorite Modern Family character was Gloria, you’re going to flip for this series.

Now streaming on Peacock

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Mr. Show With Bob and David (1995–1998)This cult hit is considered gospel by many comedy nerds. If SNL is sketch’s Marvel movie, then Mr. Show was its indie darling. Yes, that’s Jack Black wearing overalls; the cast is stacked with before-they-were-stars funny folks.

Available to stream on HBO Max

Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012)A massive success across the pond, Ab Fab never quite captured American audiences, but thanks to streaming and reruns, its popularity continues. A perfect watch with your mom, assuming she’s cool.

Available to stream on Hulu

MADtv (1995–2009)If you didn’t quote these sketches constantly in middle school, what did you even talk about? So many pre-meme catchphrases came from this zany, pop-culture-heavy show, but be warned: Not all the characters have aged as well as others.

Available to buy on Amazon

Mad About You (1992–1999)Everything’s always fun in the beginning, right? Main characters Paul and Jamie are newlyweds trying to figure out what being married is all about. The series shows everything from funny day-to-day antics to major life struggles. Hence the double entendre, mad. Fun fact: Jamie also appeared in the Friends episode “The One With the Two Parts, Part One.”

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Dharma & Greg (1997–2002)They say opposites attract, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy. If you’ve ever experienced in-law drama, then you’ll relate to Dharma & Greg. The free-spirited yoga instructor/dog trainer and the Harvard-educated U.S. attorney make for an unlikely pair, but the love they have for each other is real. The love the in-laws have for each other? Well, that’s a different story.

Available to stream on YouTube

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Arli$$ (1996–2002)This cult favorite comedy featured Sandra Oh—Sandra Oh!—in an early role as the assistant to a powerful sports agent balancing the needs to his jock diva clients. A dish best served alongside pizza, and a perfect watch with your boyfriend (sorry to stereotype, but hey, it’s true).

Available to stream on HBO Max

Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003)Set at a fictional fashion magazine, this sitcom followed a bunch of staffers from different departments as they tried to get the issues out on time without stabbing each other with stilettos. Perfect for fans of The Devil Wears Prada and 13 Going on 30. Plus, it was created by Steven Levitan, the man behind Modern Family, so you know it’s got that upbeat comedy sensibility.

Available to stream on Pluto

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3rd Rock From the Sun (1996–2001)No two ways about it, this show is weird. The central family are all aliens in disguise, sent to Earth to gather intelligence about the human race, which they report back to their “Big Giant Head” overlord. But if you’re looking for something delightfully off-beat with an absolutely stellar cast, including a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt, you bet your own big giant head 3rd Rock will deliver. Just don’t mix it up with 30 Rock because that’ll get real confusing, real quick.

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Sports Night (1998–2000)Aaron Sorkin has made three TV shows about TV shows, and this is by far the strongest one, though we admit it’s no West Wing. The combined charms of Josh Charles and Peter Krause as best friend coanchors of a sports program are hard to resist, and Felicity Huffman shines as their spunky producer. Don’t worry—you don’t need to know a thing about sports to follow along. It’s much more about inter-office politics and, of course, witty banter.

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The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)Garry Shandling, comedians’ comedian, leads this cast of killer character actors in a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional late show. It’s hard to remember now, but there was a time when the “late night wars” were as bloody as the YouTuber feuds of today. This show took all that ego and drama and made it look ridiculous…but not as ridiculous as the celebrities who would cameo as themselves.

Available to stream on HBO Max

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NewsRadio (1995–1999)This under-seen workplace comedy is perfect for fans of The Office or Parks and Recreation, taking the workplace half of Frasier and essentially expanding it. Dave Foley and Maura Tierney are adorable, Phil Hartman is predictably great, and yes, that’s podcast bigwig Joe Rogan in his first big gig. The ’90s really were another time, weren’t they?

Available to buy on Amazon Prime Video

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Oz (1997–2003)Okay, this one is not for the whole family or a relaxing late-night perusal. It’s a gritty prison drama, and it’s pretty violent. But it was also groundbreaking, and paved the way for series like Orange Is the New Black. It’s a gritty prison drama. Do you need more details to know if you’d be into something like that?

Available to stream on HBO Max