1990s Cable Shows
A list of (American) cable originals from the 90s. Only includes shows that aired most of their run in the 90s on a cable network. Co-productions count. I skipped baby shows and unscripted stuff unless I felt like throwing it in there
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- StarsDave FoleyBruce McCullochKevin McDonaldThe TV series of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe that, more often than not, puts bizarre, unique, and insane twists in their skits.
- CreatorDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsBrian BenbenDenny DillonWendie MalickMartin Tupper is a book editor in Manhattan, recently divorced from Judith, a psychologist. Martin's life is filled with fantasies and sexual thoughts, many times coming in the form of black-and-white shots from old TV shows and movies.
- CreatorSteve KerperDavid KolinStarsDeborah MagdalenaDave KonigTracy Vilar8-episode narrative adult comedy series for HBO. Spring '94
- CreatorDennis KleinGarry ShandlingStarsGarry ShandlingJeffrey TamborWallace LanghamA comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show.
- CreatorDavid CrossBob OdenkirkStarsBob OdenkirkDavid CrossJohn EnnisThis is a sketch-comedy show. The twist here is that all of the sketches (even the monologue) are connected in some strange way.
- CreatorRobert WuhlStarsRobert WuhlJim TurnerSandra OhArliss Michaels is the head of a sports agency and will do anything for his very famous clients.
- CreatorAdam ResnickStarsRobert JoyMark WilsonBetsy Aidem*not available, but it's an Adam Resnick show with a few episodes floating around and it looks GREAT
- CreatorDavid LynchMonty MontgomeryStarsClark Heathcliff BrollyCamilla Overbye RoosGlenne HeadlyThree-part mini-series set during three different eras in a single room of an odd hotel where employees never age. Every story has a slight twist to it, but the stories are mostly dialogue-heavy psychological or relationship dramas.
- StarsCraig WassonCalista FlockhartWil WheatonBased on true stories, this series depicts a variety of important and critical events that can happen in the lives of children and teenagers.
- StarsMaureen TeefyKeith CarradineJason Lee"Perversions of Science" was an anthology series of science fiction stories in the style of "Tales from the Crypt".
- CreatorSteven DoddStarsJohn KassirRoy BrocksmithMiguel Ferrer"Tales from the Crypt" was a 1989 horror story anthology series based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary "Crypt Keeper", a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.
- StarsJohn BeasleyMary AliceUlysses ZakeryA weekend in the life of the Arnett family. The events of a forty eight hour period have a rainbow of incidents. From a preacher to a drug dealer; from an innocent young school girl to a reformed drug addict gone bad. The same scenario that millions of American families encounter each day in suburbia; both black and white and brown and yellow. There are no racial boundaries to the ups and downs of the real American life.
- StarsTom HanksNick SearcyLane SmithDramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.
- CreatorRalph BakshiStarsMichelle PhillipsCharlie AdlerLetitia HicksAn anthology of sexy and risque animated stories in a futuristic city with a seamy side.
- StarsDan AveyBill MaherDom IrreraIt's a wild night of raucous fun as Bill Hicks shows us his unique view on smoking cigarettes, smoking pot, drinking, sex, advertising, and music.
- StarsDennis MillerDavid SpadeJon StewartA weekly talk/comedy show hosted by Dennis Miller. Each show starts off with a topical monologue typical of evening talk shows. After this, Dennis goes into "The Rant" in which he talks about some subject that bothers him, starting calmly but gradually building into a frothing, expletive-laden fenzy, then ending with "that's just my opinion, I could be wrong." He chats with a guest for a few minutes, then finishes with a news segment similar to his "Weekend Update" role on Saturday Night Live.
- StarsKid CapriMartin LawrenceD.L. HughleyA stand-up comedy series from Russell Simmons showcasing legendary comedians including Bernie Mac, Steve Harvey, Martin Lawrence, DL Hughley, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and more.
- StarsPatton OswaltDave ChappelleJeff GarlinThe hottest comedy talents of the 1990s headline these solo half-hour stand-up specials. Comics in Season 1 include: Chris Rock, D.L. Hughley, Simply Marvalous, Carlos Mencia, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Bob Smith, Eddie Griffin and Margaret Cho.
- StarsChris RockGrandmaster FlashMonteria IveyAmerica's funniest comedian in a less than PC setting. It's hilarious !
- CreatorLeslie StevensStarsKevin ConwayAlex DiakunEric Schneider"The Outer Limits" is a science fiction anthology series, with Kevin Conway providing the voice of "Control Voice".
- CreatorRichard Barton LewisStarsDerek de LintMartin CumminsRobbi ChongA group of poltergeist experts locate, retrieve, confiscate, or otherwise do what it takes to fix haunting situations.
- CreatorEd SpielmanHoward SpielmanStarsKris KristoffersonJim ShieldChilton CraneA cursed revolver brings violence to a variety of owners in the American West.
- CreatorGary MarkowitzStarsKeith CarradineDuncan RegehrBrandy LedfordFollows a track doctor and former driver, his former rival and owner of the track, owner's young sister who has a crush on the doctor, a photographer, bar owner and other characters who work and mingle at the local auto race track.
- CreatorSusan Fales-HillTim ReidStarsSteven WilliamsGolden BrooksGeorg Stanford BrownAn American television series starring Steven Williams as the owner of "Linc's Bar and Grill" in Washington, D.C., and co-stars Pam Grier and Golden Brooks. The series aired on the Showtime cable network from 1998 to 2000.
- CreatorClaudia LonowStarsSherilyn FennJonathan PennerLynn RedgraveBillie Frank used to be somewhat of a star in her day, but now she's all washed up. She tries to pick up the pieces of her life and move on. She meets a guy who lives in her apartment building and is also an alcoholic.
- CreatorPhilip K. DickArt MonterastelliStarsMichael EastonKarl PrunerCynthia PrestonA detective for a police agency is teamed with a naive new officer, who is secretly an android, and often conflicts with the Assessor's Office and the security forces of "the Consortium", a small number of extremely powerful companies.
- StarsDavid DuchovnyAnthony AddabboAudie EnglandJake yearns to understand the secret life of his late fiancee. To find the answer, he solicits the most heartfelt, passionate, and intimate entries in other women's diaries. These are their stories...
- StarsJody BradleyTimothy Di PriMonique ParentErotic anthology series.
- StarsNicole GianGabriella HallMonique ParentHaving a reputation second to none, Madame Winston ensures that no matter what the fantasy she will try to make sure that it comes true and every client will enjoy the experience as much as possible!
- CreatorElisa M. RothsteinStarsElisa M. RothsteinTony ErvolinaMichael JayVarious short stories about women and their sexual fantasies.
- CreatorAna ClavellJames Glenn DudelsonLanny HornStarsSamantha PhillipsRobert VitelliGlori GoldBrother and Sister, Randy and Kat, own the Hot Springs Hotel and along with Kat's Friend Lacey get into all kinds of shenanigans with their staff and customers.
- CreatorMark MassariStarsRay BradburyMichael CopemanFrank Whitten"The Ray Bradbury Theater" was a Canadian-produced anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsRob EstesMitzi KaptureCharlie Brill"Cassy" St. John and Tom Ryan are the new duo in town. It is now their job to catch the killers of Palm Beach.
- CreatorWilliam ShatnerRon GoulartStarsGreg EviganWilliam ShatnerNatalie RadfordIn the year 2044, Jake Cardigan is an ex-convict and former policeman who hunts down traffickers of an addictive virtual reality narcotic called Tek.
- CreatorEverett PeckGabor CsupoArlene KlaskyStarsJason AlexanderGregg BergerNancy TravisA crass, womanizing duck works as a private eye with his level-headed pig sidekick, all the while raising a family as a single dad.
- CreatorAlan CrossTom SpezialyStarsMichael ManasseriJohn AsherVanessa AngelGary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly create their dream woman, Lisa, on their computer. Lisa has extraordinary powers and can grant the boys their wishes for short periods of time.
- CreatorJim FisherJim StaahlStarsLeslie DanonRichard NasonK. Jill SorgenLow-budget children's show with four alien fighters recruited by Nimbar. The four are Gordon, Laurie, Drew and Swinton, who fight to save the universe from the evil Emperor Gorganus.
- CreatorBill NussStarsJim DavidsonPaula TrickeyDarlene VogelBicycle officers patrol Santa Monica, California.
- CreatorJacqueline ZambranoStarsTony CraneBarry CorbinEric GeorgeA handsome New Orleans detective and a sexy district attorney heat things up in New Orleans--The Big Easy--as the two investigate crimes in a beleaguered police department.
- CreatorAckbaar GouldingSy RosenMr. LawrenceStarsTim ConlonStacy GalinaVictor TogundeA group of aliens gets stranded on Earth and they wind up starring in a puppet show.
- CreatorJoel SurnowStarsPeta WilsonDon FrancksEugene Robert GlazerA clandestine anti-terrorist organization fakes the death of a convicted murderer and trains her in the fighting skills necessary to succeed in her new job.
- CreatorRob CowanDeborah PrattIrwin WinklerStarsBrooke LangtonJoseph BottomsEric SzmandaComputer programmer Angela Bennett discovers a shadowy group of cyber terrorists who completely erase her true identity. Falsely labeled a criminal, she finds herself on the run, and she'll never stop until she's got her life back.
- StarsJosé ZúñigaBarbara WilliamsMarcus GrahamVince Karol, after he sleeps with the boss's wife, loses his job on Miami Beach police force. He becomes a caring private detective knowing everyone makes mistakes. Freddie is his best friend, Sam his contact in the DA's office.
- CreatorLinda M. YearwoodStarsClaude BrooksTembi LockeJennifer AspenClaude was living the high life as a DJ and a sex fiend until one day he learns that his grandmother had passed away. He inherits her house she left behind and becomes the new landlord.
- CreatorJosh PateJonas PateStarsClayton RohnerRichard BrooksGoogy GressHeavenly agents of the "Corps" fight against demonic Morlocks in Hollywood.
- CreatorLeslie EberhardPeter EngelStarsJosh HollandElena LyonsThomas MagiarSix friends (4 Americans, a Brit, and a German) are enrolled at "The American Academy of Paris" boarding school in Paris, France, which is run by a stuffy English principal.
- CreatorChris AuerStarsJake SteinfeldBarbara MeekBen SieglerStuntman Jake Rozzner returns to NYC to help foster mother Connie with a diverse group of kids. Boy-crazy Jill, brainy Kateri, husky Lou, and hyper Andy and Dave need a loving father figure. Gary is Jake's attorney friend and Janie is his old girlfriend.
- StarsRichard ComarJohn H. BrennanSophie BarjacThe adventures of the inhabitants of a western town that straddles the Canadian-American border.
- StarsJesse CollinsAndrew BednarskiDan MartinHank Katts fights crime with the help of his dog partner, Rudy/Rinty.
- StarsPatrice MartinezDuncan RegehrJames VictorIn nineteenth century Spanish California, heroic masked swordsman Zorro, who's actually a local nobleman, must protect his friends and small town (or pueblo) of Los Angeles from its corrupt magistrate (or alcalde) and other menaces.
- StarsDean MiuccioWil ShrinerSteve SkrovanTwo families bring their dogs to compete in various games.
- StarsMickey RooneyRichard Ian CoxDocs Keepin TimeInspired by the novels of Walter Farley. After being shipwrecked on a remote desert island, courageous, young Alec Ramsay and a wild Arabian stallion named the "Black," form an irrevocable bond that continues after their rescue. Now teammates in the horse-racing circuit, they are poised to take the racing world by storm. No one else can ride the stunning fire and silk stallion but Alec; and though the Black's spirit is untamed, his speed is unmatched and he is swiftly becoming the fastest racehorse in the world.
- CreatorLarry MollinPhil SavathStarsCatherine BachRobert MitchumRaimund HarmstorfTwo teenagers, one black and one white, navigate post-Apartheid South Africa through adventures involving their contrasting rural and urban lifestyles, relying on each other to overcome challenges.
- CreatorBob CarrauPaul FlahertyJohn HemphillStarsJoe FlahertyDeborah TheakerKathleen RobertsonSitcom about an amiable mad scientist who moves his family into a home inhabited by a sentient meteor.
- CreatorDavid J. CorbettStarsRobby BensonMichael HortonNoelle NorthAfter his castle is taken over, Valiant, Prince of Thule, has a dream, in which King Arthur calls him to Camelot. Valiant heeds the advice of the dream, and sets out on a quest to find the famed kingdom. Along the way, he meets two new friends, Arn (a peasant) and Rowanne (the blacksmith's daughter), who join him on his quest to become a Knight of the Round Table. After arriving in Camelot, the plot focuses on the three friends' lives, as they strive to become knights.
- StarsChristopher PlummerTracey Lee SmytheStevie Louise VallanceA young girl embarks on a series of misadventures, causing her friends and teachers to be worrisome. Based on the children's books.
- StarsSuzanna ShebibMaria VacratsisToby ProctorA family man runs a zoo in his backyard and is the only one who knows that the animals he cares for can talk.
- StarsRichard YearwoodAndrew SabistonDonald BurdaDonkey Kong and his sidekick, Diddy Kong, star in a computer-generated rendition of the classic video game.
- StarsAmos CrawleyLinda SorensenJill FrappierBerkeley is an ordinary dog, who can't seem to stay out of trouble.
- CreatorTaylor GrantStarsJess HarnellRobbie RistRodger BumpassA man inherits strange farm animals from his uncle.
- CreatorWalter WilliamsStarsWalter WilliamsJohn BorkowskiRuss AbbotThe hapless man made of clay hosts this showcase of comedy sketches, while trying to avoid the tricks of his frenemies, Mr. Hands and Sluggo.
- StarsGlenn TarantoEllie HarvieBrody SmithThe spooky family - Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Granmama, Lurch, Thing, and Cousin Itt - have a lot of neighbors and other outsiders who show up and get freaked out by the family's macabre shenanigans.
- CreatorJack GantosNicole RubelStarsRick JonesBrigid TierneyMark Camachobased on a series of children's books written by Jack Gantos, about a cat called Ralph, who lived with his owner, Sarah, and her family. The trouble is that Ralph is Rotten. He loves playing tricks and practical jokes on his family and friends. Wherever he goes he causes trouble. Sarah knows how rotten he is, but despite this, she loves Ralph, and could never be without him.
- CreatorDaphne BallonStarsPanouJennifer WigmoreDaniel ClarkThe perks and difficulties of having an alien as a best friend.
- StarsMark AchesonKathleen BarrGarry ChalkThe show stars a cast of deformed characters and their misadventures in Weirdsville, a place just off Route 66.
- CreatorChristian TremblayYvon TremblayStarsRichard M DumontLaura TeasdaleSonja BallMega Babies is a show about a trio of super infants named Meg, Derrick, and Buck who, with the help of their guardian, Nurse Lazlo, defend their home city from evil doers.
- CreatorWill McRobbChris ViscardiStarsMichael C. MaronnaDanny TamberelliJudy GrafeThis delightfully quirky show looks at the lives and adventures of two red-headed brothers with the same name.
- CreatorJohn KricfalusiBob CampJim GomezStarsJohn KricfalusiBilly WestHarris PeetRen, a psychotic Chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a dimwitted Manx cat who goes by the nickname Stimpy, have a host of unusual adventures.
- CreatorJoe MurrayStarsCarlos AlazraquiTom KennyCharlie AdlerThe wacky misadventures of an Australian wallaby and his friends as he finishes his transition to American life.
- CreatorD.J. MacHaleNed KandelStarsRoss HullDaniel DeSantoRaine Pare-CoullA group of teenagers meet in the woods, and tell scary stories.
- CreatorSteve SlavkinStarsTrevor EysterDanny CookseyMichael BowerA group of kids at a summer camp, run by the heard-but-never-seen Dr. Kahn, form friendships as they spend time harassing buffoonish camp counselor Kevin "Ug" Lee.
- StarsMarc WeinerScott FellowsRay AbruzzoA mostly one man show in which a guy (Marc Weiner) interacted with his puppet selves (his head on the body of puppets) to solve their silly problems in a cardboard town. Included games with audience participation.
- CreatorCraig BartlettSteve VikstenJoe AnsolabehereStarsFrancesca Marie SmithJamil Walker SmithDan CastellanetaThe everyday life of Arnold, a fourth-grader in the city of Hillwood, Washington, who lives in a multi-racial boarding house with his grandparents and a motley assortment of friends and neighbors.
- CreatorMitchell KriegmanStarsMelissa Joan HartJason ZimblerElizabeth HessAs events unfold in her life, Clarissa explains to the viewer the motivations behind people's actions.
- CreatorGabor CsupoPaul GermainArlene KlaskyStarsElizabeth DailyChristine CavanaughNancy CartwrightTommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Phil and Lil and Susie find themselves in a slew of adventures - both real and imaginary. Baldly go where no baby's every gone before as the Rugrats turn the ordinary into the extraordinary every day.
- CreatorKim BassStarsKenan ThompsonKel MitchellKen ForeeKenan and Kel: two best friends who live in Chicago are always dragged down by Kenan's get rich quick schemes while orange soda-loving buddy Kel is dragged along but tends to mess things up.
- CreatorJim JinkinsStarsBilly WestFred NewmanConstance ShulmanThe life of a young boy as he meets friends, falls in love, maneuvers his way through grade 6 and writes all about it in his journal.
- CreatorDee LaDukeBrown JohnsonDebby BeeceStarsDavid BrisbinKelly BrownDebi KalmanA group of friends work together with their boss at a dude ranch and go through many fun moments and mishaps along the way.
- CreatorPeter GaffneyGabor CsupoKate BoutilierStarsCharlie AdlerChristine CavanaughDavid EcclesThe show takes us through the struggles of life as a child monster. Three monster friends are studying how to scare humans in school. Often, their attempts don't work out as planned.
- CreatorBob MittenthalStarsRick GallowayChris LobbanJocelyn SteinerThe wacky ups and downs of a group of kids attending their first year of high school.
- CreatorWill McRobbBob MittenthalStephen HolmanStarsNoah SeganJulia McIlvaineBert PenceAn animated anthology show hosted by two kids who live in a comic book.
- CreatorStephen BrownDavid G. StanleyScott A. StoneStarsKirk FoggDee Bradley BakerJennifer HoltzTeams compete in elimination challenges with the final team going on to search for the treasure inside the titular Mesoamerican "Hidden Temple".
- CreatorScott FishmanAlbie HechtByron TaylorStarsMoira QuirkMike O'MalleyKelli MarchewkaThree kids dawning the different colors blue, red, and purple compete in relatively cool-looking olympic-style games to achieve as many points as they can. At the end of every episode, they climb a big fake mountain, braving tumbling rocks made out of styrofoam, sparkling glitter, shooting steam, and loud sounds while trying to hit all the "Actuators" along their way to the summit including the final one at the very top. The first place winner gets a "piece of the rock" which is a big green glowing rock-shaped thing, that is supposed to be from the mountain they just climbed. The mountain is called the "Aggro Crag" later changed to the "Mega Crag" during the 3rd season, and finally the "Super Aggro Crag" for Global GUTS.
- CreatorKen LipmanTommy LynchStarsLarisa OleynikMeredith BishopDarris LoveAlexandra "Alex" Mack develops powerful abilities after a chemical factory accident. She struggles to balance her ordinary life with extraordinary misadventures as a result.
- CreatorMitch SchauerKeith KaczorekStarsRichard Steven HorvitzNick BakayRick LoganBrothers Daggett and Norbert Beaver have left home to gain independence by living on their own. Their goal is to live a wild bachelor lifestyle but, as might be expected from young brothers, they get into some weird situations.
- CreatorBrian RobbinsMichael TollinStarsAmanda BynesNick CannonKenan ThompsonA zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.
- CreatorCalvin Brown Jr.Ilunga AdellStarsArthur Reggie IIIRalph Woolfolk IVJimmy Lee NewmanAlfie and Dee-Dee experience how life affects them with different aspects each day, such as learning life lessons.
- CreatorBuddy SheffieldRita SheffieldStarsJulene ReneeJohn CraneSeymour Willis GreenSketch Comedy show for adolescents with skits revolving around a central theme to teach a lesson.
- CreatorJohn BinkleyStarsLaura HarrisChris William MartinTodd TalbotStudents at the fictional Hillside School deal with a variety of issues, such as dating, divorce, alcohol abuse and friendship.
- CreatorPeter DavidBill MumyStarsWalter JonesKristian AyreRahi AziziA group of students from a space academy and two of their teachers find themselves lost in space aboard a mysterious ship of alien origin.
- CreatorKathleen MintonKit LaybourneMaria Perez-BrownStarsVanessa BadenRon DaiseNatalie DaiseThe series follow an African-American family on Gullah Gullah Island learning about life along with their friends, neighbors and their pet pollywog named Binya Binya.
- CreatorBrian RobbinsPhil BeaumanAlonzo BrownStarsRondell SheridanAngela MeansMeagan GoodFollows a boy who has come to live with his cousin and his family. Both of them get into all sorts of funny situations.
- CreatorAlan GoodmanStarsIrene NgPat MoritaAdam BuschThe adventures of an aspiring detective girl who solves crime in her spare time.
- CreatorTommy LynchStarsArjay SmithErin J. DeanMarianne MuellerleileAn alien child has been left behind on Earth. He befriends two human children and it is up to them to find a way to get him back home while they try to keep him secret.
- CreatorKatherine ApplegateStarsBoris CabreraNadia-Leigh NascimentoShawn AshmoreFive teenagers and an alien with the ability to turn into any beast they touch vs. an army of parasitic aliens who are slowly infiltrating Earth.
- StarsJake FogelnestKevin SmithJoey Lauren AdamsMTV version of the popular Manhattan Public Access show.
- CreatorAlan LevyStarsLisa ButlerPaul PopowichKelli TaylorThe lives of a group of young adults who form a pop group and try to make it big.
- CreatorJon ShermanStarsJack NoseworthyLisa Dean RyanWhip HubleyOn his 20th birthday, Ed Bellamy discovers that he was an unknowing subject of a childhood medical experiment. Microchips implanted in his brain make him a genius, but will also kill him by his 21st birthday.