@FruityFraug I don’t understand the term “guitly pleasure” when it comes to 90’s TV. There were so many great shows on, that you did’nt have a problem finding something to watch. It’s more recently that it’s very hard to find something on network tv to watch.
After I fly to TX and force @MEHcus to watch the Extended Edition versions of all Hobbit and LotR movies as written here, I may finally watch the entire Xena series. I watch it when it’s on TV, but I wanna watch the whole thing properly.
No other show put the time and care into scene selection, set production, and the background details.
Which is why it still bugs me to this day that the opening credits, shot in Wash state somewhere, include a sign for a dealer selling “used snow mobiles.” In Alaska, they’re called snow machines.
Lived in Korea for three years, only TV was Armed Forces TV. Totally sucked. But it was all we had. So it was always on. But usually let it run with the volume off, whilst tunes blared over the real speakers.
Worked 6 1/2 days a week, but would tear up the town Saturday nights, and Doogie Howser was always on when we were getting ready.
So I watched a whole season but couldn’t tell you one single thing about the show, except that I guess computers were new at the time and Doogie, being a genius doctor and all, typed his daily diary on one.
The only thing I remember about it was, for being a boy genius and all, the kid was the slowest fucking typist on the planet. Just remember sitting there, making our plans, homebrew in hand, and every now and then someone would yell, you typing with broken thumbs or what?!?! You’re going to be the oldest doctor on tv before you finish this sentence!!
Favorite part of AFTN: you’d get Monday night football some time on Tuesday, and they’d cram it into 90 minutes. Cut out instant replays and everything else they could. And the 4th quarter was edited so that they cut the tape right when the runners knee hit the ground, then resumed as the center snapped the ball. Was like everyone magically teleported from lying on the ground to instantly lined up for the next play. Made you realize an NFL game would take around 22 minutes if they played modified rugby rules, no stoppage or out of bounds.
Animaniacs was (and still is) one of the most educational cartoons to ever exist, especially considering their highly entertaining (yet educational) songs. It’s how I learned a lot of things.
@f00l I saw an episode or two recently and they were dealing with some international intrigue, murder, psychopaths, insanity, split personalities, and some moderately clever humor.
@dashcloud
And they were majorly dealing with perfecr hair, perfect teeth, perfect tans, perfect bods, plastic boobs. Those plot elements always have full-season story arcs.
@thismyusername On second thought, I see that the years have not been very kind to the original. Sucks getting old, but I guess it’s better than the alternative.
I don’t think I’ve seen more than two episodes of any of those shows. For me, the '90s was all MST3k all the time. Well, plus The Simpsons and Seinfeld and ST:TNG.
I forgot to mention Twin Peaks. It’s definitely one of those kooky shows very few people like. And I always watch Magnum P.I. and Murder, She Wrote when I see them on!
@jbrookebarrow
I’m guilty of all your shows. Cheers was brainless in terms of conventional plot/emotion/arc, but it wasn’t designed for that. It was designed for rapid fire one liners, and always had stellar writers.
Xena used to do summer vacation in northern Michigan next door to my parents. She was a lot nicer and mellow in person. And she dressed much more conservatively.
The Tick. The Saturday morning cartoon. I would usually stay out all night partying Friday, and drag my butt in the door just in time to watch The Tick and Arthur protect The City. Duh Dwee duh duh duh duh
Not all of those should be classified as “guilty pleasures”.
Some of them were great shows (and remain so nowadays).
@FruityFraug I don’t understand the term “guitly pleasure” when it comes to 90’s TV. There were so many great shows on, that you did’nt have a problem finding something to watch. It’s more recently that it’s very hard to find something on network tv to watch.
There is no guilt in my love of Xena.
/giphy Xena
@Thumperchick
After I fly to TX and force @MEHcus to watch the Extended Edition versions of all Hobbit and LotR movies as written here, I may finally watch the entire Xena series. I watch it when it’s on TV, but I wanna watch the whole thing properly.
@Thumperchick ditto.
/giphy xena warrior princess
UGGHHGGHGHGH! WHY CAN’T I DECIDE BETWEEN FAMILY MATTERS OR BLOSSOM!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!
@Humper i struggled between boy meets world and blossom
@Humper
Of the ones listed, Xena. Other than that, Stargate SG1, X-Files and Seinfeld.
@Fish_Kungfu There is no guilt in X-Files. You take that back!
@brhfl I stand corrected and retract any insinuation that X-Files is or was a guilty pleasure.
@Fish_Kungfu sg-1’s run was more in the 2000s than the 1990s. and why would you feel guilty about that anyway?
Xena, mostly because it was referenced in another wonderful piece of crap, The Core.
@ianrbuck “You want me to hack the planet?”
Can’t beat this sitcom:
I’ve been known to sing the entire Walker, Texas Ranger theme while drunk.
@brhfl I have a “Cast and Crew” shirt of Walker, Texas Ranger and I’m not drunk.
Home Improvement and Northern Exposure
@2many2no
NoX is still the greatest show ever made.
No other show put the time and care into scene selection, set production, and the background details.
Which is why it still bugs me to this day that the opening credits, shot in Wash state somewhere, include a sign for a dealer selling “used snow mobiles.” In Alaska, they’re called snow machines.
@MehnofLaMehncha I liked NoX for a long time. But for me, it jumped the shark when Chris pushed the Harley off the cliff. It just seemed wrong.
@MehnofLaMehncha Filmed in Roslyn, WA. I made the trek just to see the camel painting.
Quantum Leap
Lived in Korea for three years, only TV was Armed Forces TV. Totally sucked. But it was all we had. So it was always on. But usually let it run with the volume off, whilst tunes blared over the real speakers.
Worked 6 1/2 days a week, but would tear up the town Saturday nights, and Doogie Howser was always on when we were getting ready.
So I watched a whole season but couldn’t tell you one single thing about the show, except that I guess computers were new at the time and Doogie, being a genius doctor and all, typed his daily diary on one.
The only thing I remember about it was, for being a boy genius and all, the kid was the slowest fucking typist on the planet. Just remember sitting there, making our plans, homebrew in hand, and every now and then someone would yell, you typing with broken thumbs or what?!?! You’re going to be the oldest doctor on tv before you finish this sentence!!
Favorite part of AFTN: you’d get Monday night football some time on Tuesday, and they’d cram it into 90 minutes. Cut out instant replays and everything else they could. And the 4th quarter was edited so that they cut the tape right when the runners knee hit the ground, then resumed as the center snapped the ball. Was like everyone magically teleported from lying on the ground to instantly lined up for the next play. Made you realize an NFL game would take around 22 minutes if they played modified rugby rules, no stoppage or out of bounds.
Beavis and Butthead
However, the Daria-proximity shields my guilt a little…
/giphy beavis butthead daria
@liz yes!
@mfladd My wife and I say that all the time.
@SSteve I say it and my wife just looks at me and says “you are fucking strange”, yet everyone else gets it.
Sliders
@katbyter Whenever people order those tiny hamburgers, I’m sure to whisper ‘Sliders’ in my best mimickry of the opening credits.
Animaniacs
@Nuclearfuzzbomb I watched that today…
@Nuclearfuzzbomb
How is that a guilty pleasure?
Animaniacs was (and still is) one of the most educational cartoons to ever exist, especially considering their highly entertaining (yet educational) songs. It’s how I learned a lot of things.
And it seems to have made an impact on @narfcake
@FruityFraug Yep! And Pinky (the genius) is the basis of half my username!
/youtube Yakko’s World
@narfcake
I was referring to ways other than your username.
@FruityFraug You mean like my still-frame nitpicking abilities? How I learned to post whore on Usenet?
/youtube please please please get a life foundation
I thought I would have to think about it for awhile, but then it turned out the answer is The Nanny.
Out of that sad ass list it is sooooooooo Xena!
And let’s not forget Callisto.
@mfladd Huh. Maybe I should watch that show.
@SSteve
https://www.netflix.com/title/70140464
http://www.hulu.com/xena-warrior-princess
@f00l
What, no love for cheesy phony drama, coked actora, beaches, sunshine, oceans, fake tans, the Hoff, major plastic boobs? Even w the sound off?
I must be a degenerate.
@f00l I saw an episode or two recently and they were dealing with some international intrigue, murder, psychopaths, insanity, split personalities, and some moderately clever humor.
@dashcloud
And they were majorly dealing with perfecr hair, perfect teeth, perfect tans, perfect bods, plastic boobs. Those plot elements always have full-season story arcs.
Serenity now, insanity later.
I think MacGyver was still on in the 90’s
@heartny Yessss, he was definitely a guilty pleasure.
@heartny
From the people who bring you the irrational idiocy known as Scorpio comes… MacGyver 2016.
@thismyusername Nope.
@thismyusername On second thought, I see that the years have not been very kind to the original. Sucks getting old, but I guess it’s better than the alternative.
@heartny Really? Actually, that’s one of the better recent pictures of him. Gee, it does suck to get old.
@Barney Well, maybe it doesn’t suck as much if you are getting TV residuals. I’m not getting any, so it sucks for me.
@Barney Just keep rubbing it in…
Time comes around for all of us.
@mfladd I think you still might have a couple of good years left in you.
@Barney We will see my Purplish friend.
@heartny Nooo! Say it isn’t so.
I don’t think I’ve seen more than two episodes of any of those shows. For me, the '90s was all MST3k all the time. Well, plus The Simpsons and Seinfeld and ST:TNG.
@SSteve I just finished watching again all of the episodes of Star Trek TNG. It took me a while, but it was a wonderful guilty pleasure.
@SSteve
Nothing guilty there
Hello! Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers!
@lenea9011 i find myself singing the theme song way too often
Mad about you.
@Pony … which was good until they had the kid. Then just sad.
@PocketBrain Yep. So sad.
Beverly Hills 90210
There is nothing wrong with Blossom. I refused to choose Blossom, it was/is not a guilty pleasure. She is legit good, come at me!
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Seinfeld and Frasier. Also love Cheers but that was pre-90s.
@jbrookebarrow
Why guilt? Those have quality.
Which are the shows you watched when impaired, or for the brainless charm, or the kindergarten adventure or fantasy, or the jiggle?
@f00l Cheers was pretty brainless.
I forgot to mention Twin Peaks. It’s definitely one of those kooky shows very few people like. And I always watch Magnum P.I. and Murder, She Wrote when I see them on!
@jbrookebarrow
I’m guilty of all your shows. Cheers was brainless in terms of conventional plot/emotion/arc, but it wasn’t designed for that. It was designed for rapid fire one liners, and always had stellar writers.
The only show on the list that meant anything to me is “Full House” and that’s only because:
I didn’t realize until I saw that list and couldn’t come up with anything, that the nineties were a real vortex for TV.
@PocketBrain Oh wait, I take it back; Babylon 5.
@PocketBrain
Murder, She Wrote. I realize it started in the 80’s, but I didn’t start watching until '91.
Hrm… Power rangers… you didn’t make the list… but yes… There were a few that I could have voted…
Xena used to do summer vacation in northern Michigan next door to my parents. She was a lot nicer and mellow in person. And she dressed much more conservatively.
@RedOak
/giphy jelly
Doesn’t anyone remember Twin Peaks? I still watch that show.
@Tystix Yes! One of the best and definitely weirdest. Plus David Duchovny in drag…absolutely!
@jbrookebarrow
@Tystix
Effing awesome show.
Miami Vice. Although it started in the 80’s, the last episode aired Jan '90 so this just barely qualifies (by a technicality).
@edgriebel
Love to look at it
@edgriebel oh that reminds me!
/image nash bridges
ZERO guilt.
Buffy. There is no Buffy in the poll, therefore invalid poll is invalid.
Buffy.
@G1
Buffy is not in the poll because Buffy is not a guilty pleasure. Buffy is simply excellent.
The Tick. The Saturday morning cartoon. I would usually stay out all night partying Friday, and drag my butt in the door just in time to watch The Tick and Arthur protect The City. Duh Dwee duh duh duh duh
@j37hr0 SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!
Wings. Or Johnny Bago
American Gothic. Such a great show. Would probably do really well now but was waaaayyyy to dark and mysterious for the 90’s
@Bingo I loved that show! The little boy is now grown up and stars on NCIS: New Orleans
This was a poorly worded poll.
@dashcloud
And whose fault is that?