The Best TV Episodes of 1990-1999
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1.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Hush
(1999)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters
Votes: 8,255
2.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One Where Everybody Finds Out
(1999)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
When Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler, she and Rachel attempt to get them to confess their relationship.
Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 13,143
3.
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode:
The Contest
(1992)
PG | 23 min | Comedy
George's mother throws her back out when she falls down after catching George performing a personal act; the gang partakes in a contest of self-denial.
Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 9,193
4.
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode:
The Soup Nazi
(1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
A soup stand owner obsesses about his customers' ordering procedure, but his soup is so good that people line up down the block for it anyway.
Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 7,319
5.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Bad Blood
(1998)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Scully and Mulder each recount their version of events that led Mulder to drive a stake through the heart of a Texas teenager he claims was a vampire.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Luke Wilson
Votes: 6,725
6.
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode:
The Opposite
(1994)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
George decides to turn his life around by doing the exact opposite of what he would usually do. Elaine is having a lot of bad luck. Jerry keeps breaking even. Kramer gets the coffee table book published.
Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 7,031
7.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Becoming: Part 2
(1998)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter
Votes: 5,185
8.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode:
Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse
(1994)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Will's father Lou shows up after 14 years and spends a lot of time with Will. Will's very pleased with this. Uncle Phil, however, thinks Lou will again disappoint his son.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Daphne Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 3,303
9.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with the Embryos
(1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Phoebe's uterus is examined for implantation of the embryos. Meanwhile, a seemingly harmless game between Chandler and Joey against Monica and Rachel escalates into a full blown contest where the stakes are raised higher and higher.
Director: Kevin Bright | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 9,555
10.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Inner Light
(1992)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Picard awakes to find himself living in a small village where he is a well-known member of the community who is suffering from a delusion of being a starship captain.
Director: Peter Lauritson | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 8,258
11.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with the Prom Video
(1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Monica struggles to tell her parents she is unemployed. Joey gives Chandler a hideous bracelet. The gang watch a video from Monica and Rachel's prom.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 8,767
12.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
Lonely Souls
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cooper and the One-Armed Man inspect guests at the Great Northern. Hawk finds Harold Smith dead - with a mysterious suicide note and the diary torn to shreds. Leo speaks to Bobby about "new shoes."
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 6,438
13.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose
(1995)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A grumpy old man with psychic powers that show him how someone will die assists the agents with the hunt for a crazed killer who targets psychics. He also cryptically reveals to Mulder and Scully their own ultimate fates.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Peter Boyle, Stuart Charno
Votes: 7,414
14.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Passion
(1998)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.
Director: Michael Gershman | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter
Votes: 4,980
15.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Ham Radio
(1997)
TV-G | 23 min | Comedy
Frasier tries to direct an old-time radio drama for KACL, but his over-directing turns the show into a complete disaster - just as Niles predicted.
Director: David Lee | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 2,019
16.
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode:
The Outing
(1993)
PG | 22 min | Comedy
A prank by Elaine leads a newspaper journalist to think that Jerry and George are gay.
Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 6,721
17.
Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode:
Severed Dreams
(1996)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When President Clark escalates his brutal repression of the people of the Earth Alliance, Captain Sheridan declares Babylon 5 independent.
Director: David J. Eagle | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan
Votes: 1,249
18.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
The Ski Lodge
(1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Roz wins a weekend at a ski lodge, and trades it to Frasier. Daphne invites along her friend Annie, a swimsuit model. Frasier is taken with her, but she is interested in Niles.
Director: David Lee | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 2,144
19.
The Wonder Years (1988–1993)
Episode:
Goodbye
(1990)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Kevin's grades in Mr. Collins' math class are not that good. After talking to Kevin, Mr. Collins suggests that he could give him extra lessons to help him on the upcoming test. One day, Mr. Collins fails to show up.
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Olivia d'Abo
Votes: 715
20.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
Time on Our Hands
(1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy
Things aren't too good at Nelson Mandela house. Raquel's parents are due to visit for dinner and will be meeting Del for the first time, causing her to panic. Dinner is ultimately ruined ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Tessa Peake-Jones
Votes: 1,130
21.
Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode:
Z'ha'dum
(1996)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After his supposedly dead wife Anna turns up very much alive on Babylon 5, Sheridan travels with her to the Shadows' homeworld Z'ha'dum. Secrets are revealed and Kosh's warning that he will die haunts Sheridan.
Director: Adam Nimoy | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan
Votes: 989
22.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer's Enemy
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer's laziness begets the ire of his industrious but arrogant new co-worker Frank Grimes; Bart buys a run-down factory for a dollar.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 6,842
23.
Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode:
The Fifth Race
(1998)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
SG-1 travels to a planet whose people are allies of the Asgard.
Director: David Warry-Smith | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge
Votes: 1,840
24.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
You Only Move Twice
(1996)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
The Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where Homer unwittingly works for a charismatic supervillain; the rest of the family struggles with the transfer.
Director: Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 6,396
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