Children's television was more abundant than ever before, and probably ever since, in the 1990s. What with syndicated programming, after-school fare, ABC's eventually disappeared "TGIF" programming block , the last stand of Saturday morning cartoons , and the proliferation of animation-oriented and kid-centric channels, the 1990s were a great time to be a TV-loving kid. Not only were there a lot of live-action sitcoms and cartoons alike, but the programming was varied, offering up shows that kids could enjoy, relate to, be entertained by, and occasionally even learn something from.

Even beyond the "very special episode" where a heady issue was addressed, these shows would sometimes take their characters to a dark night of the soul and back, putting them through the ringer and taking t

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