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The teen years are both the best and the worst. You're experiencing and then many firsts — first honey, first real friendship, get-go time driving a automobile — equally your whole hereafter sits in front of y'all. Just y'all're besides trying to slice together who y'all are while feeling all the things, navigating the horror that is other teens, and and so there's homework. And yet, the same reasons why the teen years are then complicated to live through are why they make for such dramatic, compelling telly.
To kick off EW's I Want My Teen TV series, we've ranked the 50 best teen television shows of all time. Before you first telling us all the reasons we're wrong, allow us lay out our guidelines for how we divers a "teen show."
Nosotros chose to include shows that prominently feature characters between the ages of thirteen and 19 and tackle what we deem as "teen bug." That means you lot'll see a bit of heart school on this list, and a scrap of college. It besides ways y'all'll run across shows that focus a lot on the parents, such equally Friday Dark Lights or Gilmore Girls. I thing y'all won't run into? Anything we felt classified more as a "family show," with much of the drama taking place within the family unit of measurement and therefore, inside the home. (Think seventh Sky and Blossom.) Absolutely, a couple of these shows toe the "family show" line — we're looking at you, Fresh Prince and Political party of Five — merely you'll find all of our reasonings in the blurbs below.
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ON MY BLOCK
(Netflix, 2018) A motley crew of Black and brown teens is searching for hidden treasure and themselves in Netflix's On My Block, a much-needed serial centering on underserved communities whose high school experience is oft relegated to the background. At the heart of the L.A.-based tale are Monse (Sierra Capri) and her vanquish Cesar (Diego Tinoco), ii kids from the aforementioned inner-city neighborhood who observe dearest amongst gang wars and family unit trauma. It'due south definitely not all doom and gloom, peculiarly when fully immersed in their wild adventures are friends Jamal (Brett Grayness), Cherry-red (Jason Genao), and Jasmine (Jessica Marie Garcia). But a mysterious graphic symbol named Chivo (Emilio Rivera) is often lurking around and he has homies of his own that rival the teen squad. Every bit literal ceramic gnomes (known as gnomies), it's piece of cake to dismiss them just it'due south worth noting how they're never too far abroad from the mayhem. —Rosy Cordero
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SKINS
(E4, 2007) Skins dared to be bold. Over three generations of characters, the British series provided a new look at the lives of teenagers. Information technology showed viewers a piece of life in Bristol, a grittier tale compared to other stories most young people. Fans volition remember when Chris (Joe Dempsie) is taken away likewise soon; Naomi (Lily Loveless) and Emily (Kathryn Prescott) bravely admitting how they feel virtually each other, and the many of the show's powerful arcs and moments. Although some had problems with the sex activity scenes and partying lifestyle displayed, Skins often showed the consequences of risky behavior. What that doesn't take into consideration is the poignant storylines and how well it tackled controversial topics. From bullying to adolescent sexuality, mental illness, and more, Skins never shied away from the discipline matter it delved into. In the end, Skins' legacy is in its stars, which include Daniel Kaluuya, Hannah Murray, Dev Patel, and Jack O'Connell, who went on to have incredible careers. —Alamin Yohannes
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GIDGET
(ABC, 1965) Don't exist a square. Gidget might be the oldest entry on this list, but making surfing and hanging out at the beach a priority while chasing boys nether the golden California sun? With her phone line and lots of sass, Gidget (Sally Field) feels just as relatable today as a precocious teen who tries to explain the mysteries of youth to her bewildered dad (Don Porter), older sister Anne (Betty Conner), and hapless brother-in-law John (Pete Duel). Gidget and her father share a real warmth for each other, underpinned by stiff performances past both Porter and Field in what would exist a star plough early in her career. ABC may have prematurely axed Gidget later on 1 flavour, just the suits with the roots knew they needed more Emerge Field on Television, and quickly booked her on a show (The Flying Nun) with fewer bikinis and "sexteens" equally Anne accidentally calls Gidget's beach bum buddies. —Sarah Sprague
BIG MOUTH
(Netflix, 2017) This fantastically crass animated series may be populated by hormone monsters, talking pubic hair, and the ghost of Duke Ellington, but its vision of puberty is disarmingly real. Somehow combining gross-out flow jokes and insightful lessons on sexuality, Big Rima oris feels a flake like the funniest, filthiest sex ed class yous never took, following preteen friends Nick (Nick Kroll), Andrew (John Mulaney), Jessi (Jessi Klein), and Missy (previously Jenny Slate, at present Ayo Edebiri) as they learn to navigate new relationships and their changing bodies. Add in Kroll and Maya Rudolph equally the voices of the aforementioned hormone monsters, and y'all've got i delightfully gross ode to the weirdness of growing up. —Devan Coggan
PEN15
(Hulu, 2019) Hulu'due south surreal sitcom was only included in our ranking afterward much conversation about when, precisely, a kid becomes a teenager. But that ambiguity cuts to the emotionally fragile core of this seventh-class saga. Co-creators Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine are grown-up performers playing fictionalized versions of their junior-high selves. The characters Anna and Maya are best friends defenseless together in the nightmare mural between childhood and adulthood: crushes, changing bodies, R-rated movies, an oncoming divorce, and the lawless mood of upward-all-night sleepovers. Millennials can appreciate how Konkle, Erskine, and young man co-creator Sam Zvibleman capture every micro-item of Y2K life. But the stunning leads transcend nostalgia and evoke a palpable edge-of-puberty awkwardness. PEN15 has a dreamy side, but the performances carry a painful realism. By comparison, fifty-fifty some neat shows on this list wait similar twentysomething model mixers. —Darren Franich
DERRY GIRLS
(Netflix, 2018) Some teen dramas provide a fantasy: a castle-like campus, complete with Abercrombie & Fitch model-like students and flashy vehicles, like The O.C. and Beverly Hills 90210. Others are steeped in sex, drugs, and general dysfunction — coughing, Euphoria — as kids battle against overwhelming odds to go far to graduation. One is unattainably aspirational, the other an important reflection of many people's reality. Derry Girls falls into neither category and is excellent because it'southward so universally relatable — even if you didn't attend Catholic schoolhouse or grow up with your extended family living in your home. The coming-of-age comedy, set in '90s Derry, Northern Ireland, follows a group of teen girls (and one male child) who are refreshingly boilerplate. They're curious nigh sex activity in and then far as it's something on the periphery that they'll get to, they try to assert their individuality by refusing to article of clothing their blazers to schoolhouse, and they get excited by pop concerts and fried foods. The show unabashedly explores that in-betwixt part of life that you can't look to escape because it just seems and then torturous at the time, and instead of glorifying it, reveals it for what it truly is: a necessary mess. —Ruth Kinane
CLONE HIGH
(MTV, 2002) Many teenagers notice themselves struggling to live upwardly to their potential, simply it makes sense that the problem would exist even worse for literal clones of Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi. Clone Loftier's inventive premise — that the U.S. government secretly cloned every major historical figure they could think of, only then had no idea what to exercise with these pubescent legends other than sticking them in a high schoolhouse together — only made 13 episodes before the inclusion of Gandhi sparked outrage in Bharat and the blithe series was canceled. Even and then, that single season survived on YouTube thank you to its absurdist take on teen-culture tropes (such as when Spanish conquistador Ponce de Leon pops up for 1 episode so that he can dice and inspire a Very Special Message about the dangers of littering). No wonder creators Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Pic, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) went on to expand the possibilities of 21st-century animation. —Christian Holub
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ALL AMERICAN
(CW, 2018) All American brings a myriad of Black experiences to Tv in a way few shows ever have. Based on the life of NFL player Spencer Paysinger, the drama follows teen athlete Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) equally he moves from Crenshaw to Beverly Hills to achieve his dreams of playing professional football game. Seeing the lives of folks in both Crenshaw and Beverly Hills, separately and when they come together, adds to the spectrum of Blackness experiences the show tin showcase. For case, when Layla Keating (Greta Onieogou) is coming to terms with her depression, the show spends a flavor deeply exploring her struggle. All American also tackles topics including gang violence and teen pregnancy. Plus, it's fun! (We'll never forget the Blackness cotillion.) While balancing the joy and stark realities of being Black in America, the drama has been doing the inclusive storytelling that many hope to meet more than of. —Alamin Yohannes
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WELCOME Back, KOTTER
(ABC, 1975) Starting time airing in the late '70s and then garnering new pupils in syndication, Welcome Back, Kotter was a celebration of mediocre students and the instructor saddled with them. Mr. Kotter (Gabe Kaplan) gets his proper noun in the sitcom championship as the beleaguered educator working at his old loftier school, but the "Sweathogs" — the grouping of lovable delinquents who give him a difficult fourth dimension and occasionally learn something — are the real heads of the class. Leading that pack is a young John Travolta as Sweathog-in-main Vinnie Barbarino, the part that would launch his career, seated among classmates that reflect the bear witness'due south diverse Brooklyn setting (amid them Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs' Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington and Robert Hegyes' Juan Epstein). In addition to Travolta, the series' four-twelvemonth run also gave viewers the unforgettable vocalisation of nerdy, naïve Arnold Horshack (Ron Palillo), made John Sebastian's "Welcome Back" theme a hit, and brought forth the insult "up your nose with a prophylactic hose!" (Which deserves full marks in its own right.) —Jessica Derschowitz
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PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
(ABC Family/Freeform, 2010) Following behind Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars took the teen mystery to the side by side level. Based on Sara Shepard'due south book series, Pretty Petty Liars follows loftier school best friends Aria (Lucy Unhurt), Spencer (Troian Bellisario), Emily (Shay Mitchell), and Hanna (Ashley Benson) as they deal with the disappearance of their other bestie, mean girl Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse) … and her yellow tank top. But when the girls start receiving mysterious text messages from an anonymous sender, the question becomes: Is Alison actually expressionless? The series, which revolutionized using social media to interact with a fandom, delivered countless shocking twists and multiple major reveals — including more than than i "A" — in its seven seasons. And although its later on seasons lost some of the spark of the original mystery, its impressive run earns it a place on this list. —Samantha Highfill
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LIZZIE MCGUIRE
(Disney Channel, 2001) Growing upwardly can exist difficult, but in the words of Lizzie McGuire'due south indelible theme song, sometimes all you tin can practise is effigy it out on the way. This Disney Channel staple captures early-aughts adolescence in all its awkwardness, following the quirky, style-focused Lizzie (Hilary Duff), her best friend Miranda (Lalaine), and her lovesick pal Gordo (Adam Lamberg). The 13-yr-onetime Lizzie learns how to navigate heart school, from begging her parents for a bra to trying to avert the mortal sin of being — gasp! — an outfit repeater. Only what sets the bear witness autonomously from its similarly sunny Disney Channel counterparts is Duff'due south charming and all-too-relatable functioning: She plays both alive-action Lizzie and her animated alter ego, who narrates the show and always pops upwards in that familiar pink tank acme and orange platform flip-flops. (Hey, it was the early '00s!) —Devan Coggan
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TEEN WOLF
(MTV, 2011) The only thing MTV's Teen Wolf serial shares with the 1985 Michael J. Fox film of the same name is just that — its proper name. Otherwise, showrunner Jeff Davis' dark, trigger-happy supernatural teen drama couldn't be more dissimilar from its lighter creative inspiration. Tyler Posey stars as Scott McCall, a wannabe lacrosse superstar who gets his athletic wishes granted when he's mysteriously bitten by a werewolf. He soon finds out the world of werewolves (and kanimas, kitsunes, werecoyotes, berserkers, etc.) is a lot more complicated than he thinks. Armed with his best friend Stiles (Dylan O'Brien) at his side, Scott must juggle his new Lycan abilities with his romance with new girl Allison (Crystal Reed), unaware she comes from a long line of werewolf hunters. It actually brings new meaning to the awkwardness around meeting the parents, huh? Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden, Colton Haynes, Shelly Hennig, and Arden Cho as well star in the suspenseful series that is equal parts centre-pounding action, nightmare-inducing horror, sexy romance, and pure, witty comedy. This Teen Wolf has teeth — but also lots of eye. —Sydney Bucksbaum
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Elite
(Netflix, 2018) The fact that this teen thriller is the only series on this list that's not in English is a testament to the irresolute tides of how people consume TV shows. Of course the global platform Netflix offers makes international shows more than accessible, just it'south as well just hard to ignore a project that goes, "You thought the Gossip Daughter threesome was scandalous? How most a throuple that'southward out committing felonies?" The story of the students of Las Encinas, Spain's most exclusive individual schoolhouse, plays with our expectations of how traditional teen drama plotlines play out and so twists them in ways that feel like nada American audiences have seen on TV earlier. To build off the famous quote from Bong Joon Ho, one time yous overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, Aristocracy offers something compelling for everyone, from murder mystery intrigue, to Spanish aristocracy, to how organized religion tin can bear upon romantic relationships. —Marcus Jones
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RIVERDALE
(CW, 2017) Riverdale exists in a gonzo globe where teens ain speakeasies and take serial killer parents, only damn if it'due south not all the more than fun for its off-the-wall qualities. Based on the beloved Archie Comics, the show brings to life the likes of Betty (Lili Reinhart), Archie (KJ Apa), Veronica (Camilla Mendes), and Jughead (Cole Sprouse) for adventures that are far from the wholesome Americana of the original comics. Instead, it casts a noirish gleam over the town with pep, propelling its teens through a series of ever grimmer and more convoluted mysteries. We don't know what we dear more, the near-perfect Lynchian outset season that proved teen shows could be just as edgy as developed programming or its ingenious utilize of '90s teen heartthrobs like Mädchen Amick, Skeet Ulrich, and the late Luke Perry lending the prove an extra brilliant meta twist with its throwback to iconic teen culture. At present if only we could actually catch a burger at Pop'south… —Maureen Lee Lenker
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Sis, Sis
(ABC/WB, 1994) Separated at birth, teens Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell (Tia and Tamera Mowry, respectively) discover each other following a hilariously choreographed mix-up at the mall in Sister, Sis's 1994 premiere. The girls' "twin thing" immediately kicks in, and six seasons of sitcom hijinks ensue, along with a generation of kids yearning for their own doppelgänger. The duo had an unbreakable bond, but it was refreshing to see brainy Tia and social butterfly Tamera come up into their own identity outside of their sibling. And of course, Tia's spunky mom, Lisa (national treasure Jackée Harry), stole every scene and bumped up the show in EW'south rankings. Not all fans loved the final seasons, equally the twins headed off to college and the endearingly annoying Roger (Marques Houston) departed. Nevertheless, the series helped shape Tv set'due south depiction of funny, flawed young Black girls that continued with Moesha, That'south So Raven, and more. Oh, and i last thing: "Become home Roger!" —Rachel Yang
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Nosotros ARE WHO WE ARE
(HBO, 2020) What are teenagers really like today? I have no idea. But I love managing director Luca Guadagnino for trying to observe out with this eight-part drama. Fluidity is normality for unlikely friends Caitlin (brilliant newcomer Jordan Kristine Seamón) and Fraser (Jack Dylan Grazer). They're army brats on a base of operations in Chioggia, an Italian netherland of fast-food franchises, Hawaiian weddings, ancient churches, and the glorious Adriatic. Guadagnino'due south sumptuous filmmaking makes We Are Who Nosotros Are a truthful teen epic, and the episode-long party at the midpoint is certainly the virtually sensitive booze-and-videogames orgy e'er filmed. The show aims for heavy American Themes in every direction, with the 2016 election backgrounding dramas of race, homophobia, war, class, and some -isms that we don't have a proper noun for yet. It's not all perfect; the last episode is. HBO refuses to call We Are Who We Are a miniseries, so we tin can dream of more. —Darren Franich
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ONE TREE HILL
(CW, 2003) 1 Tree Loma was past no ways a perfect series — the drama could exist described every bit soapy at all-time and costless at worst — and recent years take exposed just how problematic things were backside-the-scenes due to allegations made by cast members against creator Mark Schwahn. Merely despite its flaws, this teen show was formative for any young person who watched throughout its nine-season run (or continuously re-binges) due to the constantly evolving, complicated relationships between the characters. The series follows estranged half-brothers Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) as their rivalry slowly transforms into a friendship. The writing is uplifted by a cast who all make their characters iconic, from Sophia Bush-league's Brooke Davis to Hilarie Burton's Peyton Sawyer to Bethany Joy Lenz's Haley James and and so many more than. The earnest friendships, all-consuming romances, and shocking twists cemented its legacy every bit one of the best teen TV shows of all time, even as it consistently got wackier and wackier in the subsequently seasons. Plus, we tin can thank One Tree Loma for giving united states Gavin DeGraw. —Sydney Bucksbaum
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SMALLVILLE
(WB, 2001) "No flights, no tights." Who knew that one rule would be a recipe for success and lead to one of the longest-running superhero shows ever? Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the WB drama brought the Superman mythology downward to Earth and followed a young Clark Kent (an endearing Tom Welling) every bit he learned to command his powers, foughtBuffy-like meteor freaks-of-the-week, and experienced all the firsts normal teens do at that historic period. Except those milestones carried even more peril considering of his out-of-the-world hugger-mugger and raised questions like, what would happen if Superman had sex with a normal homo? What does it look like when Superman is on drugs (or in this example, red Kryptonite?) Exploring how his abilities complicated his already complex relationship with love involvement Lana Lang (Kristen Kreuk), best friend Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum), and more was part of the fun (and frustration at times). Sure, Smallville could be conservative and leaned on the damsel in distress trope mode too often, but it made the Human of Steel incredibly relatable and actually took off once it figured out how to cleverly contain the DC mythos without ruining the show's grounded appeal. —Chancellor Agard
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BEAVIS & BUTT-Caput
(MTV, 1993) Once upon a time, way dorsum in the early-to-mid-'90s, two rockers sat around and riffed on MTV videos, and then… well, they sat effectually some more and watched some more videos, and information technology was cool. Created and voiced by Mike Judge, Beavis and Butt-Head lived to headbang and headbanged to live through the drudgery of some other day. What they lacked in management, ambition, and intelligence, they did not brand up for in any other capacity; the metallic audio you merely heard was not Pantera, only the audio of their dreams scraping against the limitations of their cinderblock minds. But, like, whatever — they were boys beingness boisterous, heh-heh-ing at the principal for using the discussion "anus" (okay, he actually said "entertain usa") and killing time at their fast-food jobs by deep-frying a telephone and chanting, "Cook! Cook! Cook!" Beavis and Butt-Caput was a smart rumination on stupid, and we salute this Barrel-Head observation that captured the essence of teen ennui: "The more than things alter, the more they suck." —Dan Snierson
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SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH
(ABC/WB, 1996) These days Netflix is overrun with shows about supernaturally enhanced teens laboring to conceal their hush-hush existence, simply back in 1996, when Sabrina, the Teenage Witch premiered on ABC, the Goggle box landscape wasn't nonetheless crawling with vampires, extraterrestrials, and fourth dimension-travelers. Buffy would come roundhouse boot onto screens a year later, while Roswell crash-landed in 1999 so there was a space for a mannerly sitcom — adapted from a coming-of-age comic book — about a teenage witch (Melissa Joan Hart) who just wanted to fit in, while also taking advantage of all that her powers had to offer. On the surface, Sabrina might've seemed frothy and borderline silly at times (giant flans volition exercise that), but beyond the candy-pikestaff rivers and dancing Mrs. Mapleton (Dale Raoul), was a serial that showed it'due south okay to be unlike, that traditional parenting isn't always the fashion, and that all teenagers struggle with secrets and containing their emotions and desires. It's just too bad they don't all have access to advice from a dry-witted animatronic cat. —Ruth Kinane
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GLEE
(Fox, 2009) Right from the first "Don't Stop Believing," Ryan Murphy's ode to theater kids and high-school hierarchies became a hitting faster than Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) could shoot off a sarcastic one-liner. The prove's early seasons were its best, parts of it oasis't aged well, and its legacy can't exist untangled from the tragedies and controversies that followed — but when Glee was good, it was good. It made stars of the likes of Darren Criss, Amber Riley, and Lea Michele; launched a cross-country tour with the cast, a reality series, and multiple albums of straight-from-the-show comprehend songs; and landed a host of memorable guest stars (who tin can forget Gwyneth Paltrow singing "Forget You"?!). Perhaps most chiefly, it also tackled serious bug including grief (meet: the show'southward farewell to tardily star Cory Monteith) and coming out (equally Naya Rivera'south Santana did in season iii), without compromising the show'due south humor and heart — not to mention its love of a musical number. —Jessica Derschowitz
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THE FACTS OF LIFE
(NBC, 1979) "You take the good, you have the bad, yous have them both…" and if your head has already filled the remainder of this theme song, well, IYKYK why Facts of Life comes in at a respectable No. 29. For nine years, a generation of devoted fans followed the young women of Eastland Academy around the NBC schedule, growing upward alongside Blair (Lisa Whelchel), Natalie (Mindy Cohn), Jo (Nancy McKeon), Tootie (Kim Fields), and the rest of the gang as they navigate school, family drama, dating, and friendship under the guidance of housemother Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae). A comedy for certain, but Facts never shied abroad from the difficulties of life; the death of a parent, rape, suicide, drunk driving, and considering information technology was the '80s, hacking into a neighboring deli's computer to discover they hacked y'all first. And who wouldn't want a young George Clooney as a neighbor? (Even if he didn't stay for long.) —Sarah Sprague
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EVERWOOD
(WB, 2002) The beauty of Greg Berlanti's Everwood is in its simplicity. Different several modern teen shows, there'due south no heightened hook: The WB drama follows uber-successful neurosurgeon Andy Brown (Treat Williams) equally he, his moody son Ephram (Gregory Smith), and nine-year-former daughter Delia (Vivien Cardone) move from New York City to the titular small Colorado town post-obit the expiry of his married woman. Watching xv-year-erstwhile Ephram, whose passion for music is incredibly relatable to whatever teen with a special gift, navigate his new high school and romance with Emily VanCamp'southward Amy Abbott is one of the main draws. Along the way, the show tackles tough issues similar abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, drug use, and more. Sure, it can be soapy, just it is ever heartfelt and warm. Watching Everwood is like sitting down by a crackling fire with a comforting cup of hot chocolate. —Chancellor Agard
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SQUARE PEGS
(CBS, 1982) "Adorkable" wasn't a thing when Foursquare Pegs outburst forth from former National Lampoon editor and Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts' New Wave-tinged sitcom, but if anyone was adorkable in 1982, it was a young Patty Greene (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Lauren Hutchinson (Amy Linker) trying to make their high school years less painful with their repeated attempts to "click with the right clique." Foursquare Pegs felt much hipper than most — if not all — of its contemporaries, and especially true-to-life for teen girls, boasting ane of the few majority-female writing rooms and Emmy-nominated managing director Kim Friedman behind the camera for half the prove'southward brief run. Not every one-act bit makes sense in 2021 ('80s kids cared most Don Novello as Begetter Guido Sarducci?), but wanting to snag an invite to Muffy Tepperman's (Jami Gertz) bat mitzvah after beingness left off the list? Those feelings can withal sting decades afterward. —Sarah Sprague
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SAVED By THE BELL
(NBC, 1989) Sabbatum mornings were brighter, literally, thanks to the cast of Saved by the Bong and those stylish neon outfits that were emblematic of the late '80s and '90s. The half-hour serial follows the adventures of California teen Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and friends Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley), A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez), Kelly Kapowski (Tiffani Thiessen), Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), and Screech Powers (Dustin Diamond) as they roam the halls of Bayside High School. The coiffure spends their time playing pranks, starting a band, and hanging out at their favorite local eatery The Max when they aren't in grade, all the while teaching viewers important lessons about love, life, and friendship. The show was then beloved, Peacock released a revival in 2020 with most of the original cast reprising their roles aslope a new and even more diverse cast than before. —Rosy Cordero
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HAPPY DAYS
(ABC, 1974) Garry Marshall's Happy Days centers around an all-American working-grade family with three kids (though we only really e'er see 2 played by Ron Howard and Erin Moran). Near of the best moments occur at Al's, a local drive-in where Ralph Malph (Donny Most) plays pranks with the salt shakers and deep conversations are had within the men's bathroom. The sage adviser is almost e'er The Fonz (Henry Winkler), a leather-wearing tough guy who yet befriended even the geekiest of goobers. There are no teenage turf wars; just friends helping friends, with a few yuks thrown in with Al's burger and chips. Who can beat that? —Lynette Rice
EUPHORIA
(HBO, 2019) Those who stuck with the HBO drama past the initial daze value got to meet a primal relationship that offers both an incredibly nuanced portrait of a young addict, and an illuminating portrayal of a trans teenager (Hunter Schafer) given the space to come into her own. Euphoria has proven to be the first real show geared toward Gen Z that the young adults accept found resonant, and a lot of that comes from a no-holds-barred approach to storytelling that allows for brutally honest conversations about mental health, sexuality, gender identity, fatphobia, drug use, corruption, and trauma. Zendaya's 2020 Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, the first win for an actor playing a young person in a modernistic teen drama, is a recognition that the genre offers more than hateful girls and melodrama. It tin be of vital help to those still forming their identities. —Marcus Jones
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BOY MEETS World
(ABC, 1993) While Boy Meets Globe spans from Cory Matthews' (Ben Cruel) middle schoolhouse years through to the stop of college, its sweet spot is loftier school, which encompasses seasons two through five, and offers us the heartwarming friendship of Cory and Shawn (Rider Stiff), high school sweethearts Topanga (Danielle Fishel) and Cory, and the hilarious antics of older brother Eric (Volition Friedle). And presiding over it all is Cory's neighbour and teacher/loftier school principal, Mr. Feeney (William Daniels), doling out sage communication. For a generation, the show reflected back the trials and tribulations of growing up, with an expertly calibrated blend of hearty doses of humour and moments designed to tug at the heartstrings. And while we'll never forget moments similar Mr. Turner (Anthony Tyler Quinn) taking in Shawn or the epic horror movie spoof Halloween episode, it'south life lessons from Mr. F-f-feeney that linger in our hearts. —Maureen Lee Lenker
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NEVER Have I E'er
(Netflix, 2020) Unlike many teen shows nowadays, Never Have I E'er's amuse isn't in its big mysteries or some sort of supernatural claw. Rather, Mindy Kaling's Never Have I Ever is but a (hilarious) show almost normal teens navigating everything from the loss of a parent to how to go the hot guy in school to have sexual activity with you. Translation: Its charm is in its characters, from hot-headed teen Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) to just plain hot Paxton Yall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet), to Devi's nerdy besties Eleanor (Ramona Young) and Fabiola (Lee Rodriguez), or her strict mother Nalini (Poorna Jagannathan). The listing goes on, but it's also important to note the touch on of this serial when it comes to representation: By putting an Indian family front and center — and surrounding her with diverse friends — this serial defies Hollywood stereotypes, presenting Devi just every bit she is: Another wonderfully hormonal teen. —Samantha Highfill
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THAT '70S Testify
(Fox, 1998) How did a '90s show about the '70s wind up condign 1 of the essential sitcoms of the early on 21st century? As Eric Forman, Topher Grace prototyped a whole generation of Seth Cohens, giving the nerdy-misfit archetype acerbic wit and a dose of romanticism. Laura Prepon's Donna inverted then many girl-next-door cliches, immediately establishing herself as the coolest kid in the friend grouping. Mila Kunis was all of 14 when the show started, which makes it even more remarkable that she found the soul of spoiled-rotten Jackie. Ashton Kutcher, Wilmer Valderrama, and a pre-everything Danny Masterson were three unique flavors of clown. Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith were sweet-and-sour perfection as Eric's parents. That '70s Evidence is an disregarded lynchpin connecting the squeaky-clean TGIF sitcoms and something like Euphoria, able to combine crass comedy (and extensive drug apply) with family-friendly sweetness. —Darren Franich
A Different WORLD
(NBC, 1987) A spin-off of the at present controversial The Cosby Show, A Different Globe features Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) in her freshman yr at the fictional Hillman College. While the first season features time to come Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei, the vibrant ensemble one-act doesn't really find itself until flavor 2 when Bonet leaves due to her existent-life pregnancy and Debbie Allen takes over and injects the show with a political border. A Dissimilar World became iconic by examining Black college life from multiple perspectives and tackling hot-push issues like HIV/AIDS, date rape, and the toll racism took on its characters. The pampered Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy) becomes the show's lead along with Kadeem Hardison'due south geeky Dwayne Wayne. Their on-over again-off-again relationship provides the show'south center while likewise letting its deep demote of characters shine, including the downwards-to-globe Jaleesa (Dawnn Lewis), ambitious pre-med student Kim (Charnele Dark-brown), free-spirit Freddie (Cree Summertime), and Dwayne's all-time friend Ron (Darryl One thousand. Bell). A Different World remains a groundbreaking comedy to this solar day and its influence on shows like the Blackness-ish spin-off grown-ish can't exist denied. —Lauren Morgan
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GOSSIP GIRL
(CW, 2007) Fraught staff debate about this CW classic carried it from most the tiptop 5 to almost outside the peak 20. That reflects the show'due south own unsteady journeying through its later on years, but never forget the wonder of Gossip Girl'south early on seasons. Bad beliefs swirled through the Upper E Side elite, with Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and Serena Van Der Woodsen (Blake Lively) as the best of frenemies navigating the exclusive realm of boozy brunches and fashion-underage club nights. This testify was nasty, combining luscious style with a mood of amoral matriarchal horniness. (A weird mark of the prove'southward transgressive success is how the youth who loved information technology might already notice certain elements problematic, especially whenever Ed Westwick's slithery Chuck Bass appears.) The stacked ensemble featured some memorable comic turns (all hail Zuzanna Szadkowski equally Dorota!) and a revolving door of Hollywood's moodiest young hotties (never forget Sebastian Stan equally Carter Baizen.) —Darren Franich
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AMERICAN VANDAL
(Netflix, 2017) American Vandal shouldn't have worked. Framed as a mockumentary made by two high schoolers — Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez) and Sam Ecklund (Griffin Gluck) — investigating who's responsible for vandalizing 27 teachers' cars with spray-painted penises, the true-criminal offense satire, on newspaper, sounds similar an SNL sketch. In execution, though, it'southward one of the most hilarious, thoughtful, realistic, and grounded portrayals of high school. The writers crafted characters who felt and looked similar people you really went to school with — from troublemaking senior and flavour 1 suspect Dylan Maxwell (Jimmy Tatro) to that one young teacher that'due south too chummy with the students — and captured the many nuances of social life at that historic period (there's an entire constitute footage episode comprised of Snapchat videos) while also pitch-perfectly parodying hitting true criminal offense shows like Making a Murderer. The 2nd season was somewhat flawed merely more ambitious. Set at a prestigious Catholic school, season 2 features a darker (and grosser) crime and offers a compelling exploration of privilege that will hit domicile for anyone who attended private school. Shame on Netflix for canceling this gem. —Chancellor Agard
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THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
(CW, 2009) The only creature filled with more angst than a teenager is a vampire, which is why a teen show and a vampire show alloy so perfectly together. At the height of the vampire craze, The Vampire Diaries delivered a powerful story about grief, dear, and the power of feeling. The series introduces us to loftier schooler Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), who's struggling subsequently the loss of her parents when she meets Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), the vampire brothers who alter everything. The series beautifully weaves together high school stories — Caroline (Candice King) simply wants to win Miss Mystic Falls, okay?! — with high-stakes supernatural dilemmas and perhaps virtually of all, epic romance. In its beginning three seasons, the serial is virtually faultless, delivering shocking twists and swoon-worthy moments in equal measure. TVD non only gave u.s.a. 1 of Telly'south best love triangles, but it more than than earned its place in the top xx — and not just because of Stefan's flawless hero hair. —Samantha Highfill
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MOESHA
(UPN, 1996) Surprisingly, information technology was CBS that beginning developed the sitcom in the mid-'90s about a Black teen (Brandy Norwood) – just it not-so-surprisingly gave the project a thumbs-downwards. Thank goodness UPN picked up the slack: Moesha became one of the young network's most successful series — launching a spin-off called The Parkers — that continues to stream today on Netflix, Paramount+, and Hulu. While centering on an upper-middle-class Black family, the sitcom that also starred Countess Vaughn and Sheryl Lee Ralph tackled hot-button issues like premarital sexual activity and teen pregnancy, race relations, and drug use. There hasn't been a comedy like it since. —Lynette Rice
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PARTY OF V
(Fox, 1994) While 90210 stands as the quintessence of Fox's '90s teen drama brand, another serial on the network explored coming-of-age travails in a more than artful way. Party of Five deftly delves into the downer side of boyhood, and there is nothing festive about these hard-luck kids; the title references the restaurant run past their parents, who were killed past a drunk driver. (The bear witness subverted and embraced the family unit-drama template by illustrating the darker side of a teenager'due south ill-considered liberty fantasy.) Oldest sibling Charlie (Matthew Trick) is chafed at his sudden parental responsibilities and battles Hodgkin'due south disease. Strong-headed younger brother Bailey (Scott Wolf) struggles with alcoholism like his begetter. Well-intentioned sister Julia (Neve Campbell) wrestles with her decision to get an abortion. Meanwhile, youngest girl and precocious violinist Claudia (Lacey Chabert) is left to look later infant brother Owen (Stephen and Andrew Cavarno) and later fend off a engagement rapist. Aye, things were oft dark — low was explored through Charlie's then-fianceé, Kirsten (Paula Devicq) — but this underdog family unit was realistically fatigued, thoughtfully acted, and endearingly executed. Each week, as Party of V proudly wore its malaise-filled center on its sleeve, you lot hoped that this might exist the episode in which the Salingers would find themselves i step closer to free. —Dan Snierson
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THE WONDER YEARS
(ABC, 1988) The typical life of a suburban family is the conceit of The Wonder Years, a sentimental title for a menses in a young teen'south life that tin can seldom, if at all, be described every bit wondrous. The story primarily focuses on Kevin Arnold (the exquisitely cast Fred Savage), the cherub-faced son of a white-colour worker-dad and his stay-calm mom. The action is narrated by Kevin's older self (Daniel Stern) as the teen navigates his way through the excruciating woes of school and dating — particularly when information technology involved a cutie pie named Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper (Danica McKellar). Although the plot took place in the belatedly '60s and early '70s, the coming-of-historic period stories proved to be timeless, and when set up against an incredible soundtrack, helped make this show a classic. —Lynette Rice
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FELICITY
(WB, 1998) If you're wondering why a show about college students is on a "Teen Telly" list, well, that'due south something nosotros debated likewise. Simply once nosotros deemed Felicity eligible for admission — Keri Russell's titular graphic symbol begins the serial leaving loftier school and is nonetheless a teen while embarking on those formative early-college experiences — there was no denying its rightful spot in the top 15. Yeah, higher is very different from loftier school. Only in that location'south something so universal in Felicity Porter ditching her parents' expectations and charting her own course, and something unforgettably perfect in how the evidence captured that late-'90s/early on 2000s moment in time. (Not to mention the essential dearest triangle between Felicity, Scott Foley's Noel, and Scott Speedman's Ben.) The pilot remains a fantastic episode of television, 20-plus years later on. Felicity'southward version of New York City life, and college life, wasn't always realistic, but the show excelled in capturing all the messy, romantic, and complicated parts of growing up. —Jessica Derschowitz
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DEGRASSI: THE Side by side GENERATION
(CTV, 2001) If the halls of Degrassi Customs College could talk….Over the course of fourteen seasons, the later-school special-y Canadian drama about a loftier schoolhouse explored hundreds of controversial topics: sexual assault, addiction, mental affliction, gun violence, and cyber-bullying. Name an upshot, and there are at least two episodes about it because, as the evidence'south tagline hope, Degrassi went there. However, the show's appeal didn't only come from its subject thing. Information technology was because of the characters. The cast was usually fairly various before multifariousness became a major discussion indicate. Not simply that, but Degrassi succeeded on two fronts that almost teen shows fail: First, it employed age-advisable actors, which made the characters mode more relatable. Second, information technology allowed the students to graduate and constantly cycled in fresh blood to continue things interesting. Also, Drake. —Chancellor Agard
DARIA
(MTV, 1997) Blithe teen antics certainly aren't limited to Daria, just nobody does ii-dimensional malaise amend than this MTV serial' bespectacled, monotone protagonist. Originally introduced as a character on predecessor (and fellow honoree on this list) Beavis & Barrel-Head, Daria Morgendorffer (voiced by Tracy Grandaff) cemented her place in iconic-teen history when she and her family unit moved to Lawndale and she became the star of her own show. Daria is smart, sarcastic, and a nifty observer/foil to the earth around her — the popular kids at schoolhouse, inept teachers, and her hyper-bubbly sis Quinn (Wendy Hoopes) — especially with trusted bestie Jane Lane past her side. That outsider condition made her the coolest of absurd, a drawing misfit nosotros could all celebrate (even if she'd probably roll her eyes at our praise). An extra endorsement of the show's staying ability: In 2019 it was reported that "multiple new series set in the Daria universe" are in the works, starting time with an blithe film focused on Daria's Lawndale classmate Jodie for Comedy Central. —Jessica Derschowitz
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DAWSON'S CREEK
(WB, 1998) Along with Buffy, Dawson's helped cement a new fashion of writing teenagers: Dawson (James Van Der Beek), Joey (Katie Holmes), Pacey (Joshua Jackson), and Jen (Michelle Williams) weren't your normal, hormonal teens. Sure, they were hormonal. But they spoke like adults, throwing out pop culture references and sage wisdom as if they'd had more than xvi years on this planet. (Hey, there wasn't much to practice on the creek aside from watching movies!) There'southward no denying that Kevin Williamson's world of wise-talking teens inverse the genre, all the while delivering one of the well-nigh hotly debated honey triangles of all time and what's considered television's start "passionate" kiss between two men. It's a perfect time capsule for growing up in the '90s, just information technology's besides a time capsule for a unlike fourth dimension in teen television, and information technology'due south quite frankly i nosotros'd like to revisit. —Samantha Highfill
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THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
(NBC, 1990) At present this is a story all about how The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is one of the all-time teen shows of all fourth dimension. Years earlier he'd become Hollywood's biggest movie star, 22-year-old Will Smith, already a Grammy-winning rapper, flipped turned upside down the network sitcom, defining what was cool for a new generation, whether information technology be through the bright fashion, the iconic theme vocal, or The Carlton. I hear you, this ultimate fish-out-of-water story relied greatly on the entire Banks family, from the odd-couple dynamic of cousins Will and Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) to our favorite Uncle Phil (the late James Avery), who could be the butt of the joke or the emotional and powerful "eye of the testify." But let's speedily throw out that argument similar it'southward Jazz (DJ Jazzy Jeff): At the center of Fresh Prince was always Will, a troubled high schooler who is given one terminal chance when sent to live with his relatives and struggles to fit in (and don't forget the very special drug and gun episodes, too). And I yelled to the reader, "Yo, Holmes, does information technology get more teen evidence than that?" —Derek Lawrence
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VERONICA MARS
(UPN/CW, 2004) Inside the get-go 30 seconds of the series premiere, Veronica Mars name-drops class warfare, salacious spousal affairs, and gang violence, and the next 41 and a half minutes go on to go even deeper, darker, and heavier than that. Not what you'd normally wait from a teen drama set in the sunny SoCal region! Kristen Bell stars equally the titular teen sleuth, moonlighting every bit a private detective at her father's (Enrico Colantoni) firm in her spare fourth dimension when she's not trying to survive loftier schoolhouse. And I hateful survive in the most literal sense of the word — her BFF Lily Kane (Amanda Seyfried) was mysteriously murdered only months prior and Veronica matter-of-factly mentions that she lost her own virginity in a appointment rape soon subsequently in a devastating twist that shows just how much trauma she'due south endured in her young life. Rob Thomas (no, not the musician) deftly created the perfect teen noir that tackled murder mysteries, corruption, toxic masculinity, mental health, and then much more than without e'er pulling punches. Veronica was the ultimate heroine, shoving her own particular brand of tough machismo back at the egotistic men constantly underestimating her. —Sydney Bucksbaum
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MY And so-Called LIFE
(ABC, 1994) Beingness a teenager is kind of like childbirth: When information technology's over, most of us forget how truly painful information technology really was. Created by Winnie Holzman and shepherded past thirtysomething auteurs Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, My So-Called Life brought literary eloquence and prestige-drama dignity to the story of 15-year-old Angela Chase (Clare Danes, in a career-making performance). Though much of Angela's angst stemmed from things that were technically picayune — an unwelcome pimple, high school dance drama, mixed messages from dead-eyed dreamboat Hashemite kingdom of jordan Catalano (Jared Leto) — MSCL treated these worries with the aforementioned gravity as the grown-up problems her parents (Bess Armstrong and Tom Irwin) faced. With its dreamy, thoughtful pacing and securely felt performances, My Then-Chosen Life elevated adolescence into an art form. —Kristen Baldwin
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GILMORE GIRLS
(WB/CW, 2000) Aye, half of Gilmore Girls is most, well, half of the Gilmore girls: Fast-talking single mom Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham). But seeing as how Lorelai had her daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), when she was xvi, you could argue the entirety of Gilmore Girls is about teen pregnancy. But we don't take to, considering the other half of the show follows Rory through her own teen years as she deals with everything from starting time loves to first love triangles and college aspirations to college life. Through that entire journeying, Rory'southward constant, aside from her mom, is the town of Stars Hollow, the matter that truly makes Gilmore stand out. Surrounded past a cast of quirky, lovable townies, and seemingly unable to gain weight no affair how many calories they consume, Lorelai and Rory'south life is one of wish fulfillment. Audiences desire to live in Stars Hollow. They want to attend town meetings, witness the wedding of one of TV's smashing will-they-won't-they couples, Lorelai and Luke (Scott Patterson), and more than anything, they want an invite to the dance marathon. —Samantha Highfill
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FREAKS AND GEEKS
(NBC, 1999) Non many shows achieve a perfect season of television but honey ane-season wonder Freak and Geeks did only that. Following the travails of siblings Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) and Sam Weir (John Francis Daley), equally they navigate high school in the '80s, the testify is a hilarious true-to-life portrait of only how difficult being a teenager can be. As Lindsay, Linda Cardellini explores how this onetime Mathlete finds herself adrift and falling in with the school's supposed freaks: Jason Segel'southward Nick, Seth Rogen'southward Ken, Busy Philipps' Kim, and James Franco'south Daniel. As she tries to figure out who she is by running abroad from who she was, her younger brother Sam suffers from the daily humiliation of being a geek along with his friends Neil (Samm Levine) and Beak (Martin Starr). We don't know what happened to Lindsay, Sam, and the rest subsequently that fateful twelvemonth, only Freaks and Geeks demonstrated that you don't need multiple seasons to become ane of the greatest teen shows of all time. —Lauren Morgan
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BEVERLY HILLS, 90210
(Fox, 1990) This may be hard to believe, just there was a fourth dimension when TV execs believed that teen dramas just didn't work. Barring a few exceptions — like Afterschool Special cautionary tales (don't practice angel dust, kids!) and fake teens fighting crime (The Modern Squad, 21 Leap Street) — adolescent characters were more often than not shunted to the sidekick sidelines. But fledgling network Fox was willing to have a flyer on this earnest high school serial about a pair of midwestern teens transplanted to a glamorous California nil code. The ensuing miracle, created by newcomer Darren Star and overseen by primetime lather mastermind Aaron Spelling, composite loftier-stakes teen travails (showtime loves, peer force per unit area, schoolhouse stress) with social problems (alcoholism, engagement rape, racism) and over-the-elevation melodrama (that time Kelly almost died in a burn because stupid Steve hosted a rave at an abandoned business firm with crappy wiring). Beverly Hills, 90210 ran for 10 years and 293 episodes — and TV never doubted the ability of teen malaise again. —Kristen Baldwin
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THE O.C.
(Fox, 2003) Three years afterward the end of Beverly Hills, 90210, The O.C. reinvigorated the teen lather, ultimately, doing it just a bit better. With a near-perfect pilot — and a heck of a (27 episode!) kickoff flavor — The O.C. became a pop culture phenomenon. Audiences fell in dearest with Ryan Atwood'south (Ben McKenzie) journey from grainy Chino to the glossy McMansion-filled hills of Orangish County every bit the wrist gage-wearing bad boy befriended one of television's greatest characters, Seth Cohen (Adam Brody), the guy who made geek chic. The series made instant stars out of McKenzie and Brody, along with their on-screen love interests Mischa Barton and Rachel Bilson, but part of The O.C.'south brilliance was its portrayal of its parents. From lovable screw-up Jimmy Cooper (Tate Donovan) to the bewitching Julie Cooper-Nichol (Melinda Clarke) to the iconic Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) and Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher), the testify proved the ability of teen shows isn't e'er in the teens. Add in the serial' apply of meta-humor, and its cultural impact — Real Housewives, anyone? — and some of the most memorable music moments of all time, and you've got a legacy Captain Oats would be proud of. —Samantha Highfill
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
(WB/UPN, 1997) She saved the earth. A lot. And Buffy the Vampire Slayer — brought to us by He Who Shall No Longer Exist Named, and brought to life past a supernaturally talented ensemble including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendan, and Charisma Carpenter — created a vivid, still-unequaled way to tell high-school-is-hell stories. It was Buffy who gave united states of america so many current TV staples: The "big bad," the retrofitted "Scooby Gang," the hyper-articulate teens trading rapid-burn down banter brimful with pop civilization references. It was Buffy that gave the struggling WB network its first striking, paving the way for a host of soon-to-be-classic teen dramas (you're welcome, Dawson'south Creek, Felicity, Charmed, Roswell, and Gilmore Girls!). And it was Buffy who reminded the states that sometimes, the hardest thing to exercise in this earth is to live in information technology. —Kristen Baldwin
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Friday Nighttime LIGHTS
(NBC/DirecTV, 2006) NBC'southward pocket-sized-town drama fictionalizes H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger'southward archetype volume into an emotional tale of teenaged dreams and harsh realities. When Taylor Kitsch's Riggins learns about Mice and Men from Jesse Plemons' Landry, it'due south like seeing the glossy 90210 kids get weird with Freaks and Geeks. A show nearly a football team should be a bro-down, but Kyle Chandler's vigilant Coach Taylor would be nothing without his married woman, Tami (Connie Britton). And the NFL aspirations of a player like Smash (Gaius Charles) reverberate the more relatable college hopes of a pupil like Tyra (Adrianne Palicki). That vast scope expands in the amazing season 4 reset, which moves beyond town to the unfairly blighted East Dillon campus. Michael B. Hashemite kingdom of jordan becomes a superstar leading a new cast of Lions, even as the show follows some Panthers into young machismo. Showrunner Jason Katims had a knack for refracting adult drama through the teenage experience. Dillon is a place you lot love only it's also a sly devil boondocks, where citizens live vicariously (and viciously) through their young. (Credit this show for always keeping an center on the financial struggles of public educational activity; the Jumbotron e'er wins!) Fri Nighttime Lights isn't just the greatest teen TV show ever. It's the ii best teen TV shows e'er, both halves every bit glorious as the wide Texas heaven. —Darren Franich
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