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Break out your slap bracelets and dial-up modems as we travel back to the era of grunge and Tamagotchis! Join us as we count down our picks for the most entertaining television series that capture the essence of the nineties. From Catholic schoolgirls in Northern Ireland to survivors stranded in the wilderness, these shows deliver authentic nostalgia with modern storytelling.
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00:00Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most entertaining television
00:09series that will take you back to the 90s.
00:1710. Everything Sucks
00:20In the small town of Boring, Oregon, where nothing happens, a group of teens grapple with growing
00:34pains. Everything Sucks follows students at Boring High School in 1996 who find community
00:40and belonging in the avian drama clubs.
00:42Thanks. So, do you want to sit together? Doesn't that go without saying? Of course. Yeah, totally.
00:53I just didn't know if you wanted to sit with me or sit alone, because so do you.
01:00I want to sit with you. Cheers.
01:03They're not the popular kids, and that's what makes them interesting, obviously. As they come
01:08of age together, friendships are built, romances bloom, hearts are broken and healed, while
01:13our characters discover themselves.
01:15I was thinking about what you said the night we went to see Tori Amos.
01:19Oh, I think we both said some things I'd rather forget.
01:24I mean, about your dad. You said you wished you knew him better?
01:30The show hits us with relatable nostalgia at every turn, and that's 70% of why it's so
01:36enjoyable. The rest of its likability comes from the cast, which includes Jayhi Diallo
01:40Winston, Peyton Kennedy, and Sidney Sweeney. So if you're looking for an easy breezy watch,
01:46try this.
01:47Oh, sweet! Ace in peace!
01:50What?
01:56No.
01:57Number 9. Dope Stick
01:59I'm not feeling too great.
02:02Are you sure there's not something going on? Because you're acting really strange.
02:06No. No, Grace. Nothing's going on. I just...
02:09I'm not feeling great, alright?
02:11Danny Strong's gripping miniseries sheds light on the opioid crisis that took root during the
02:1690s in the U.S., and the role Big Pharma played in the devastation it caused. It is based on Beth
02:22Macy's account of the emergency in her book of the same name, and stars Michael Keaton in the lead
02:27role.
02:28You know, this whole idea of dating again, I mean, I feel even odd just saying dating, but
02:41I don't know.
02:43He plays Samuel Finnex, a doctor who puts his patients on OxyContin, unaware of the dependency
02:50the painkiller can cause. It was deceptively marketed by Purdue Pharma, and reportedly triggered
02:55the opioid epidemic, claiming countless lives.
02:58Sales are increasing at such a fast rate. Wouldn't this be a good time to start distributing larger
03:03profits to A-shares and B-shares?
03:06Ah, yes. Greedy little piggies want their money right away. And since you've sat on your
03:11ass and done nothing to make any of this happen, I completely understand why you feel so entitled
03:15to it.
03:15That is an outrageous accusation.
03:18Jobstick holds personal significance for Keaton, who lost his nephew to opioid use. So his
03:23masterful and brave performance, which won him several awards, is even more commendable.
03:28I'm lucky I'm alive.
03:32I, um, I promise, when I first came to you, I didn't know they were addictive. You know,
03:43I really believed what they were telling me.
03:45And of course you did.
03:47Number eight, City on a Hill.
03:49I need to get the jurors to see what we see so they can start asking questions on their
03:53own. Let them connect Kinnicky to the heist and reveal.
03:55All right, well, so much for me helping you then.
03:57Is that what this is?
03:59Well, I'm out of practice at being nice.
04:01The 90s weren't all Janko jeans and frosted tips. If you were in Boston, it meant rampant
04:07corruption, discrimination, and crime. City on a Hill tackles this aspect with sharp detail
04:13and gripping tension. Enter Aldous Hodge as DeCoursey Ward, a district attorney with an
04:18upright sense of justice.
04:20Are you aware that witness intimidation is a time-honored Charlestown tactic to make problems
04:26and often people disappear? Intimidation only works if the violence is real.
04:35And Kevin Bacon's Jackie Rohr, who's used to bending the law thanks to his FBI days.
04:40Oh, so now my help is good enough for you.
04:42They form an unlikely alliance determined to change Boston for good. Under Ben Affleck and
04:48Matt Damon's executive production, the show is extremely well made with tight pacing.
04:54Most importantly, though, it has characters who feel real and are worth getting attached
04:58to, even if they aren't beacons of righteousness. That alone makes it worth watching.
05:04Hey, hey, hang on. I'm dropping it.
05:09Junior, you're gonna die a hero.
05:12Number 7, My So-Called Life.
05:15No one's gonna get shot, I promise you.
05:20Who would write a note like that?
05:22Everybody writes notes like that.
05:24We write notes like that.
05:25Yeah, but we write notes that are true.
05:27This isn't true?
05:29Ram!
05:30Yes, we know.
05:31Putting an actual 90s show on this list may have been cheating.
05:35But we just can't skip My So-Called Life when talking about the shows that are literal
05:39time travel machines.
05:41Rather than riding the nostalgia, this series is an authentic representation of how 90s kids
05:46grew up.
05:47When I was 12, my mother gave me my sex talk.
05:51I'm not sure either of us has fully recovered.
05:53Now that you and Jordan are, um...
05:56Oh my god.
05:57Mom, please.
05:58Angela, I can accept that you have a boyfriend.
06:01I don't have a boyfriend.
06:03Claire Danes plays our heroine, Angela Chase, who is incredibly easy to root for as she navigates
06:09the complexities of youth.
06:10The show doesn't hesitate to address the good, the bad, and the ugly of it all.
06:15So you get adorable puppy love on the one hand, and more serious issues like substance use
06:20and violence on the other.
06:21People don't just do that.
06:24Do they?
06:27Enrique?
06:33Enrique?
06:34It's a full package, not a fantasy.
06:39And that's what sets it apart.
06:41There's something about Sunday night that really makes you want to kill yourself.
06:47Especially if you've just been totally made a fool of by the only person you'll ever love.
06:52And you have a geometry midterm on Monday, which you still haven't studied for.
06:58Because you can't.
06:59Because Brian Krakow has your textbook.
07:01Adapted from celebrity chef Eddie Huang's memoir of the same name, FOTB was a cultural reset.
07:21With a family of Taiwanese Americans front and center, the show is equal parts hilarious
07:26and heartwarming.
07:31It follows the Huangs as they chase the American dream in the 90s, learning as they go.
07:39Louis Huang is ambitious and open-minded, whereas his wife Jessica wants to hold on to her roots.
07:45Eddie, you didn't tell me your girlfriend was Chinese.
07:50I almost lost my balance from joy.
07:54Their eldest son Eddie is a hip-hop-loving problem child.
07:57Emery, their second, is charming, while the youngest Evan is the so-called ideal offspring.
08:03Whoa there, Mommy! You're walking like a baby deer!
08:06Each character presents a unique perspective on the immigrant experience,
08:10offering viewers a nuanced portrayal of the time and place.
08:13If you haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet, you're missing out on a potential comfort show.
08:18My dad for giving me the confidence to come out of my shell.
08:22My grandma,
08:24And my little brother Evan for teaching me that class comes in all sizes.
08:35Number 5. Yellow Jackets
08:37You want some fruit by the foot? I've got like a mile of it.
08:40How far is too far when you're trying to survive?
08:44Yellow Jackets answers that question, and boy, does that answer have teeth.
08:49Hello?
08:52Misty! Oh my gosh! Hi!
08:55What do you want, Becky?
08:57The story takes place in 1996, where a plane crash leaves an all-girls high school soccer team stranded in the wild.
09:03Desperate times call for desperate measures, and suddenly, cannibalism doesn't sound as evil as it should to our survivors.
09:10They are eventually rescued, but their minds remain haunted by the heinousness of their acts, even after decades have passed.
09:17Now, the past is catching up to them, and they have nowhere to run.
09:21Every time that you try to save someone, a lot of bad sh** happens, and look at you now, 25 years later, and the same sh**'s happening again,
09:30only this time, you're wearing a Rolex, and you have all the broken toys around here who think you walk on water.
09:38Inspired by a real story, Yellow Jackets is Lord of the Flies, but yassified, and we love to see it.
09:45Put it out, see all the friends, see the sights, feel alright.
09:53Number 4. My Mad Fat Diary
09:56Dear Diary, I'm 16, I weigh 16 and a half stone, and I live in Lincolnshire.
10:04My interests include music, bedging out and finding a fit boy. Don't scratch that.
10:09We're going all the way to England for this one.
10:12Sharon Rooney plays Ray, a teenager struggling with her mental health while hiding it from her seemingly perfect friend Chloe, played by Jodie Comer.
10:21For months, Chloe thought Ray had been living in France when she was actually at a treatment facility for attempting to take her own life.
10:28It's a present. Say sorry. I was a mess when you came around to mine.
10:34Ray doesn't plan on opening up about this or her insecurities regarding her body to anyone except for her diary.
10:40However, that gets exceedingly hard as she starts to form genuine relationships with people.
10:46My Mad Fat Diary is proof that adolescence is always messy, whether that be in the 90s or the year 3000.
10:53How was it that Chloe had a dad who treated her like she wasn't still in nappies?
11:00And all I had was...
11:02Who's this this bike?
11:04But what matters is the friends you make along the way.
11:07Oh my god! It's going to explode!
11:10Press a little lighter, slowly.
11:12There you go, you're off.
11:15Number 3. High School
11:17I'm Maya.
11:19Tegan.
11:20What is this, a business meeting?
11:23Oh...
11:23Sisters.
11:25Can't live with them?
11:26Can't live without them, right?
11:27In high school, we're granted a glimpse into the early years of twins and real-life pop stars Tegan and Sarah Quinn.
11:33The screenplay is based on the duo's memoir with the same simple yet loaded title.
11:38Set in Calgary during the grunge era, the show explores the ups and downs of young adulthood
11:43as the Quinns navigate loneliness, queer identity, and growth.
11:47Hey.
11:47What's up?
11:48Hi.
11:49You know, when I first saw your eye, I thought it was kind of disgusting, but...
11:52No, it's not so bad.
11:53Thanks.
11:54Alright, see you guys at the party.
11:56See you guys.
11:56Bye.
11:58Was she talking about the rancid party?
11:59Yeah. You want to go?
12:01Sure.
12:02In their soul-searching journeys, they drift apart and find their way back to each other,
12:06like a universal representation of sisterhood tugging at our heartstrings.
12:11Amid the chaos of it all, their shared passion for music bursts forth.
12:15I can't believe we get to see Green Day in 43 days.
12:18I know. I'm so excited. I can't wait.
12:21Yeah, me too.
12:22Hey, did Evan and Lily ever show up?
12:24No.
12:24What's going on with them? They were acting so aggro today.
12:28Probably nothing.
12:29With a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating, this show is a must-watch.
12:33I still can't believe you're not coming to Green Day with me.
12:36Yeah, they're just not my thing.
12:38Number 2. Pose.
12:40Giving us Ralph Lauren in Tale.
12:45Little Tale ain't never hurt nobody, baby.
12:48Judges are four, three, eight, seven, eight, six, and seven.
12:53This show welcomes you into the world of New York's ballroom scene in the late 80s through the 90s.
12:58Fabulous and fierce on the one hand, endearing and heartbreaking on the other,
13:02Pose dives into the vibrant lives of queer and trans individuals of color.
13:06There is $2,300 here.
13:10A Christmas miracle.
13:12Thank you, Jesus.
13:13We can get three trees now.
13:15Trees? Girl, we can get wigs.
13:17The humankind.
13:18Girl, we can go to the spa.
13:19Oh my God, and get a massage.
13:20I've met a massage.
13:21Knocked down by society, but united by ballroom,
13:24our characters experience the joys of chosen families while loving and expressing themselves.
13:30I'm going to be styling and profiling.
13:36Look inside.
13:42I'm going to use some socks for them feet.
13:44The cast includes beloved transgender actresses like Michaela J. Rodriguez and Dominique Jackson,
13:51as well as legendary queer icon Billy Porter.
13:54With such great talents, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk weave a resilient narrative that leaves
13:59a deep impression.
14:01Your uniform of ill-fitting J. Crew coulots, fake pearls, and 50-cent crunchies cannot conceal
14:06the fact that you do not know who you are.
14:08I know our presence threatens you.
14:11We fought for our place at this table, and that has made us stronger than you will ever be.
14:16Just make sure to keep the tissues ready because you're going to need them.
14:20You know how many boyfriends I've seen go in there over the last four years.
14:27How are we supposed to get invested in someone if they can be gone a week later?
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14:48Who would have thought that a group of wee little ladies from Northern Ireland would win hearts
15:11worldwide?
15:23In Derry Girls, we follow Erin, Orla, Claire, and Michelle, who are far from the Catholic
15:29school good girls they're expected to be.
15:31Joined by Michelle's cousin James from London, they grow up in Derry, while the troubles come
15:36to a close in the 90s.
15:37This is disgraceful.
15:39I should have access to a laboratory.
15:41What about my civil rights?
15:43Corner.
15:45Their chaotic adolescent experiences, soaked in reckless abandon, resonate with viewers
15:50everywhere.
15:51The comedy is dark and delightful, but the show doesn't come without its fair share of
15:56emotional devastation.
15:57The acting is top-notch, as you'd expect from a cast that includes Cheersha, Monica Jackson,
16:02and Nicola Coughlin, and the characters feel like people you know.
16:06Would you stop doing that, please?
16:08I can't let my heart rate drop, I'm afraid, Erin.
16:10Let's just run through some of our favorite ideas.
16:13So, firstly, animals.
16:15Animals?
16:16Can someone elaborate?
16:18Yeah.
16:18So, this concept would focus on animals, alongside pictures of famous people who look a bit like
16:26animals?
16:26There's no way you won't fall in love.
16:28Do not start on the script again.
16:31The script is a masterpiece.
16:33The script is born in.
16:35Doesn't make any sense.
16:35What's it even about?
16:36Peace.
16:37If you could live in the world of any of these TV shows, which one would it be?
16:41Tell us in the comments down below.
16:43The New York Times.
16:44There's an amazing letter to the editor about Dharma and Greg in this TV guide.
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