What is your favorite teenage drama show?

[Andrew NDB]

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Let's take it to the polls!

[CyberCubed]

I don't watch shows aimed at teenage girls or bored housewives, even when I was a teen I never would touch these things.

If Buffy counts, and I suppose it does, that was the only one I watched growing up. Buffy is filled with teen drama but at least that's not all it is. If it didn't have action or supernatural stuff I would never get into it.

[Andrew NDB]

If Buffy counts, and I suppose it does

It does but it doesn't. And then we'd have to include crap like The Vampire Diaries and such.

[Autbot_Benz]

Boy Meets World that show was fantastic.I rewatched it a year or two ago and it still holds up very well. Girl Meets World wasn't as good

[Cowabung-Gal]

Definitely Boy Meets World.

“Mr. Feeny? MR. FEENY!!”

Who da thunk Will Friedle would later voice Terry McGinnis

[Antoniocafe]

Definitely 90210. I'm surprised Buffy the Vampire Slayer isn't part of the choices. I definitely think it was more of a teenage drama than either Saved by the Bell or Boy Meets World.

[Coola Yagami]

90210. It was the 'in' thing at the time. Back then we had the 'would you bang Kelly or Brenda' discussions at the schoolyard. Then years later it was nice to see an adult and sexier Kelly Kapowski acting like a succubus.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

I think I only saw a few Saved by the Bell and Degrassi High School episodes.

[Storm Eagle]

I chose 90210, since that's what I used to watch back in the day.

I also used to watch Saved by the Bell and Boy Meets World, but those were mainly comedies.

One other show I used to watch back in the day was Fifteen. It was a show on Nickelodeon in the early 90s, and some of you might remember it. It can be seen on Freevee now.

[The Deadman]

In this list? Boy Meets World hands down.

[MrPliggins]

The only ones on this list I watched were Party of Five and Boy Meets World. I might also say Charmed and the 100, which seemed like a “teenage” Lost to me.

[Antoniocafe]

Charmed is definitely another one that should be on the list.

[Coola Yagami]

Charmed is definitely another one that should be on the list.

Maybe because teens watched it, because weren't the characters on that show all adults?

[IMJ]

I feel like the real results of this poll will tell us more about User Age than about user preference...... :lol:

Everyone loved 90210 when I was a kid, but eventually Melrose Place became THE show to watch. :lol:

I wonder how sitting through either of them would feel today....

[Andrew NDB]

Charmed is definitely another one that should be on the list.

Absolutely not.

[TMNTFanatic4Life]

Degrassi

It was insane how deep they went with the shooting, stabbing, rape arcs in the show. Real life stuff that happens in school. Plus the character acting in the show was pretty good for what it was.

[Coola Yagami]

I feel like the real results of this poll will tell us more about User Age than about user preference...... :lol:

Everyone loved 90210 when I was a kid, but eventually Melrose Place became THE show to watch. :lol:

I wonder how sitting through either of them would feel today....

I think 90210 would hit me like a blast of nostalgia. I'd probably still be checking out Brenda and Kelly.

[XERO]

Boy Meets World and Gilmore Girls are 2 of my all time favorite shows, but I edged out for GG. Even though BMW is a classic and pretty much timeless in my opinion, GG is more episodic as while BMW is more of a sitcom. Plus, the dialogue in GG is just more iconic to me. Haha.

I literally grew up with Cory Matthews, though, so that will always have a place in my heart.

[Andrew NDB]

Here's what I can speak to:

* 90210: I didn't want to get sucked into it, I'd just watch it when nothing else was on TV. Eventually I got a little bit "hooked." I'm pretty sure I missed tons of the earliest seasons entirely. And it did have some surprisingly gritty stuff in it from time to time. I seem to remember at one point Dillon goes to Mexico, working for a cartel for drugs or something. And a lot of "topical" issues were tackled.

* Melrose Place: I watched large portions of it but I don't remember particularly liking it much or finding the characters to be likeable themselves. I dunno. I guess I "grudge-watched" it out of the similar boredom that got me into 90210 (except 90210, I mostly liked).

* Party of Five: Man, I loved this show. The whole family was cast perfect, and this is where Jennifer Love Hewitt came on the map. I want to rewatch it one of these days and see how it holds up. In retrospect, I think it felt like a 90s version of "Shameless," but without the deadbeat loser dad character in it. If that makes sense. It's a family with no parents trying to survive in the world, essentially. I can't believe they tried to relaunch it a few years ago, but instead of a white family with no mom or dad, it's about a family of illegal immigrants hiding out after their parents are deported to Mexico, basically. It was CANCELLED after just one season.

* Gilmore Girls: I watched a lot of this and enjoyed it. I don't think I saw it through to the end, though.

* Saved by the Bell: Definitely have seen my share of episodes but just wasn't crazy into it. It felt like a little kids version of 90210, at the time.

* Riverdale: Well, it really had me engaged the first three seasons before they turned it into poo.

* 7th Heaven: Saw a few, I think. Wasn't for me.

* Dawson's Creek: I never saw it when it was coming out but during the pandemic I binged the first couple of seasons.... but then kinda lost interest. Like the first couple seasons of Riverdale it was best when it was the most provocative and not "safe."

[ranger_scout]

I watched 7th Heaven quite a lot, but the kids got worse as the years went by.

[The Inventive Donatello]

None of those appeal to me, other than maybe Riverdale. My brother loves the O.C. though.

I liked what I have seen of Smallville. Also, Once Upon A Time is good. Buffy is something I would like to watch too. I guess they would be considered 'teen drama' with a superhero, fantasy, or horror premise. Overall, though, I am fed up of network TV with 22 episode seasons. There's so much good stuff on streaming and Blu Ray from the likes of HBO and Apple that it makes it hard to justify watching more cookie cutter stuff. There's so many brilliant live-action shows and miniseries from all around the world, and anime stuff too.

Three shows I would like to watch (or have watched) that are network are Agents of SHIELD, Gotham and Babylon 5. There will be more but those stand out. Like I say though in the days of tighter storytelling, it is hard to justify watching such long seasons. Some of those listed seem like the American versions of Eastenders or Emmerdale.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I watched 7th Heaven quite a lot, but the kids got worse as the years went by.

Not just the kids lol the show as a whole. After awhile it because just like all the rest, completely lost its uniqueness. That’s not to say I didn’t still enjoy it. It was hard because it’s a good list, but 7th Heaven is definetely my fave of them all.

Degrassi

It was insane how deep they went with the shooting, stabbing, rape arcs in the show. Real life stuff that happens in school. Plus the character acting in the show was pretty good for what it was.

Oh yes forgot this classic gem. The old school eps definetely had their fare share of omg moments. It was early on when they series first discussed teen pregnancy and suicide

[XERO]

I'm still mad that kid shot Drake.

[Warhorse]

Don't seem to see my personal faves. I liked "Roswell" and "Clarissa Explains It All" the best. But out of the list, it's a toss up between "Boy Meets World" and "Saved By The Bell."