99 Episodes That Defined the '90s - Television Milestones from Arsenio to Homer to Yada Yada Yada

How can you define a decade? Through television, of course. The 1990s featured many memorable TV moments, providing a fascinating picture of the decade. In this book, 99 episodes across all major television genres are discussed--from police procedurals, hangout sitcoms, and cartoons to game shows and much more. Some of these episodes became iconic and helped define the '90s; other episodes reflect events in the world at the time.

List of contents

Table of Contents

­Must-See TV: An Introduction

Twin Peaks: "Pilot"

Tales from the Crypt: "The Switch"

Family Matters: "Rachel's Place"

Newhart: "The Last Newhart"

Saved by the Bell: "Jessie's Song"

Cop Rock: "­Cop-a-Feeliac"

Married ... with Children: "I'll See You in Court"

In Living Color: "February 10, 1991"

Full House: "Joey Goes Hollywood"

Shop 'til You Drop: "July 10, 1991"

Darkwing Duck: "Comic Book Capers"

Blossom: "Rockumentary"

Columbo: "No Time to Die"

The Ren & Stimpy Show: "Stimpy's Invention"

Barney & Friends: "When I Grow Up..."

The Arsenio Hall Show: "June 3, 1992"

Clarissa Explains It All: "Total TV"

Murphy Brown: "You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato"

Quantum Leap: "Lee Harvey Oswald"

Martin: "Forever Sheneneh"

Saturday Night Live: "Tim Robbins/Sinead O'Connor"

Baywatch: "Rookie of the Year"

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? "Bad Day on Broadway"

The Fresh Prince of ­Bel-Air: "A Night at the Oprah"

The Ben Stiller Show: "With Rob Morrow"

Seinfeld: "The Contest"

Law & Order: "Point of View"

­X-Men: The Animated Series: "Days of Future Past"

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues"

Beverly Hills, 90210: "Something in the Air"

Beavis and ­Butt-Head: "Scientific Stuff"

Cheers: "One for the Road"

Late Show with David Letterman: "August 30, 1993"

Melrose Place: "Much Ado About Everything"

Animaniacs: "Episode 15"

Saved by the Bell: The College Years: "The Poker Game"

Diagnosis: Murder: "Murder at the Telethon"

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: "Pheromone, My Lovely"

Home Improvement: "The Eve of Construction"

Space Ghost Coast to Coast: "Spanish Translation"

Frasier: "My Coffee with Niles"

Dinosaurs: "Changing Nature"

The Real World: "Getting Dropped"

My ­So-Called Life: "Why Jordan Can't Read"

Silk Stalkings: "The ­Mud-Queen Murders"

Picket Fences: "Rebels with Causes"

Sister, Sister: "Get a Job"

Living Single: "There's No Ship Like Kinship"

The Parent 'Hood: "Ring Around the Nosey"

All That: "Da Brat"

­All-American Girl: "Pulp Sitcom"

The Critic: "Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice"

The ­X-Files: "Humbug"

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: "April 11, 1995"

ER: "Motherhood"

The Wayans Bros.: "Blood Is Thicker Than Watercolor"

Goosebumps: "The Haunted Mask"

Xena: Warrior Princess: "Prometheus"

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective: "The Reindeer Hunter"

Muppets Tonight: "Michelle Pfeiffer"

Mad About You: "The Finale: Part 1"

Dexter's Laboratory: "Dexter's Rival / Dial M for Monkey: Simion"

Clueless: "As If a Girl's Reach Should Exceed Her Grasp"

7th Heaven: "No Funerals and a Wedding"

Judge Judy: "Episode 30"

Mystery Science Theater 3000: "Revenge of the Creature"

The Simpsons: "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"

Friends: "The One with the Morning After"

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Angel"

King of the Hill: "Keeping Up with Our Joneses"

Ellen: "The Puppy Episode"

Todd McFarlane's Spawn: "Burning Visions"

Roseanne: "Into That Good Night"

Emeril Live: "Dueling Woks"

Walker, Texas Ranger: "Lucas"

Jerry Springer: "I Refuse to Wear Clothes"

Ally McBeal: "­Cro-Magnon"

3rd Rock from the Sun: "36! 24! 36! Dick"

Veronica's Closet: "Veronica's $600,000 Pop"

South Park: "­Mecha-Streisand"

Boy Meets World: "If You Can't Be with the One You Love..."

The Larry Sanders Show: "Another List"

The Drew Carey Show: "What's Wrong with This Episode?"

Monday Night RAW: "April 27, 1998"

Cousin Skeeter: "Mo' Skeeter Blues"

Will & Grace: "A New Lease on Life"

Hang Time: "High Hoops"

Sports Night: "Intellectual Property"

Celebrity Deathmatch: "Masters of Martial Arts"

That '70s Show: "That Disco Episode"

Total Request Live: "November 9, 1998"

NYPD Blue: "Hearts and Souls"

The PJs: "Rich Man, Porn Man"

The Sopranos: "College"

Futurama: "Space Pilot 3000"

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: "What You Leave Behind"

The West Wing: "Pilot"

Felicity: "The List"

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? "November 19, 1999"

Warm Glow: A Conclusion

Index

About the author

Chris Morgan is a pop culture and comedy writer based in the Detroit area. His written works include pieces for websites, books of both fiction and nonfiction, television, video games, and sketch shows for the stage.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Morgan
• Publisher: McFarland
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2024
• EAN: 9781476694191
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-9419-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 471 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV