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Scrunchies, brown lipstick, The Olsen Twins, Clueless, Britney and Justin's romance: The 90's were defined by some truly iconic moments that make us more nostalgic than ever.

But lets' face it, nothing beats TV shows in the 90s. At the time, more series were popping up than ever before, and ratings were rocketing. From iconic hilarious comedies like Friends to heart-wrenching dramas like Dawson’s Creek not to mention the non-stop addictive after-schools shows like The Worst Witch (oh hiii Felicity Jones!), Bernard's Watch (man, how much we wanted this to actually exist) and The Secret World of Alex Mack.

The 90s delivered the entertainment in spades. Unlike today's era of binge-watching Netflix and ongoing reality TV shows like TOWIE and Love Island, the 90s was the era of ‘the episode’. Storytelling needed to be dramatic and engaging to inspire viewers to tune in the following week. Can you imagine having to wait ONE WHOLE WEEK for a new episode of your favourite show?

Well, that is exactly what we did every single Saturday as we waited to see Ant and Dec with Cat Deeley on SMTV: LIVE! Speaking to GLAMOUR earlier this year, Ant shared how much the show meant to them. "We loved that. I remember Phillip Schofield saying to us, just before we started SMTV: Live on Saturday mornings because he used to do it, ‘it will be the best fun you will ever have on telly.’ You know what the innocence and freedom we got on that show you don’t get anywhere else. We could just mess about!"

But as adults, you may have wondered how they navigated the hangovers every single Saturday - especially seems as the 90s were all about a good party. "We used to go straight out from the show on a Saturday, so Saturday was a sesh. Sundays were a write off," Dec the lad told GLAMOUR.

But as Ant revealed, "We never drank on a Friday night! One year we did, that was the millennium. We were on air that next morning. We were in Newcastle, so we drove down through the night and went live on air, slightly worse for wear. That was the only time." Alexa, play Millennium by Robbie Williams.

Whilst we still mourn the loss of SMTV:LIVE, there are plenty of other 90s TV shows making a comeback including the cult British comedy TV show, Cold Feet, and Sabrina The Teenage Witch, which has had a spooky makeover with former GLAMOUR cover star Kiernan Shipka taking the wand in the Netflix TV show now in its third series on Netflix, as well as the entire Vicar of Dibley series that's recently landed on Netflix too.

Back in 1993, Nickelodeon landed in the UK and we suddenly had a whole host of American kids' and tween shows at our disposal - from Sister Sister, to Clarissa Explains It All, Are You Afraid of the Dark and Sweet Valley High.

Then there are the classics that will never cease to make us laugh - Mr Bean, Father Ted and Keeping Up Appearances - what a decade it was!

If you're a ready for a real throwback, we take a walk down memory lane with a look back at some of the 90s best comedies, dramas, kids' shows and rom-coms.

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