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TV Shows & Series: Popular TV Shows/Series of 1991

TV shows/series in chronological context: 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1991st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 991st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1990s decade. It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive liberalisation to its economy. This increased GDP but also increased income inequality over the next two decades. A UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations fought against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Serbia and the other Yugoslav republics would lead into the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, which ran through the rest of the decade. In the context of the apartheid, the year after the liberation of political prisoner Nelson Mandela, the Parliament of South Africa repeals the Population Registration Act, 1950, overturning the racial classification of the ... ()

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Dinosaurs(1991-1994)

FSK: 6+ years
| 23min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.9/5 (with 450 votes)

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.

Rugrats(1991-2004)

FSK: 6+ years
| 11min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 320 votes)

Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.

Home Improvement(1991-1999)

FSK: 16+ years
| 22min per episode | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 281 votes)

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

The Ren & Stimpy Show(1991-1995)

FSK: 12+ years
| 11min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 205 votes)

Ren and Stimpy are a mismatch made in animation heaven with nothing in common but a life-long friendship and an incredible knack for getting into trouble. Join them in their bizarre and gross world for some outlandish situations coupled with hilarious jokes.

Step by Step(1991-1998)

20min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.9/5 (with 181 votes)

Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family

The Adventures of Tintin(1991-1992)

22min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure
4.0/5 (with 145 votes)

Travel with Tintin, the young and intrepid Belgian reporter, and his faithful dog Snowy as they take you from Tibet to the Moon, or from Egypt to the depths of the sea -- solving mysteries, pursuing truth and justice, and gambling with their lives.

Darkwing Duck(1991-1992)

FSK: 0+ years
| 22min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 134 votes)

The adventures of superhero Darkwing Duck, aided by his sidekick Launchpad McQuack. In his secret identity of Drake Mallard, he lives in a suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn, next door to the bafflingly dim-witted Muddlefoot family. A spin-off of DuckTales.

Taz-Mania(1991-1995)

30min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 100 votes)

Taz-Mania is an American cartoon sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 1991 to 1995, broadcast in the United States on Fox and in Canada on Baton Broadcast System. The show follows the adventures of the classic Looney Tunes character, Taz in the fictional land of Tazmania. Similar to other Warner Brothers cartoons of its time, such as Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures, Taz-Mania frequently broke the fourth wall, and often made jokes showing that Taz could actually speak perfectly normal when he wanted to. The intro indicates that, in this rendering of Tasmania, "the sky's always yellow, rain or shine". The title song is performed by Jess Harnell and Jim Cummings.

Doug(1991-1999)

24min per episode | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 98 votes)

Doug Funnie experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington, Virginia.

Escalona(1991-)

3.8/5 (with 91 votes)

The improbable real life of Rafael Escalona, who had no music education and became Colombia's king of vallenato music, chronicling everyday life.

Clarissa Explains It All(1991-1994)

22min per episode | Comedy
3.9/5 (with 68 votes)

Clarissa Darling is a teen girl dealing with typical pre-adolescent concerns such as school, boys, pimples, wearing her first training bra and an annoying little brother Ferguson.

Æon Flux(1991-1995)

FSK: 16+ years
| 30min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
3.8/5 (with 63 votes)

Æon Flux is set in a bizarre, dystopian future world. The title character is a tall, leather-clad secret agent from the nation of Monica, skilled in assassination and acrobatics. Her mission is to infiltrate the strongholds of the neighboring country of Bregna, which is led by her sometimes-nemesis and sometimes-lover Trevor Goodchild. Monica represents a dynamic anarchist society, while Bregna embodies a police state.

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Cadenas de amargura(1991)

45min per episode | Drama
3.6/5 (with 62 votes)

After her parents death, the little Cecilia is under the care of her aunts: Natalia and Evangelina. Evangelina is a cruel woman who doesn't love the child and she treats her bad. Unlike Evangelina, Natalia is good and will help Cecilia because she is her real mother. She was seduced and got pregnant by Padre Julio. Evangelina hates Padre Julio because in the past he preferred Natalia to her. Many years later, there is a problem, because Evangelina doesn't want to give Cecilia money to attend the University. But Cecilia wins a grant and she can study now. She is engaged and wants to marry Giovanni, but Evangelina is against. She will poison him with a drink. Then Cecilia meets and falls in love with Gerardo, who is engaged to Sofia. Sofia's parents are Marta and Armando. Armando returns home after abandoning his family for many years. Marta has a romance with Manuel, but Sofia and Armando are opposed. Ines and Renato, who are Gerardo's parents, also are opposed to his romance with Cecilia. She breaks up the romance and goes to sor Angelina's nunnery to become a nun. Sonia and Roberto try to separate Gerardo from Cecilia. Then Cecilia finds out the truth about her birth and meets padre Julio. Natalia discovers that Evangelina tries to appropriate the whole patrimony of Cecilia and Evangelina kills her.

Directed by Luis Vélez - With Diana Bracho

Bottom(1991-1995)

FSK: 18+ years
| 30min per episode | Comedy
4.0/5 (with 56 votes)

Richie Richard (socially awkward, sexually inexperienced) and Eddie Hitler (carefree alcoholic) are two social outcasts living on the dole. Trapped together in a squalid flat in Hammersmith, London they are perpetually skint, bored and sexually frustrated. They spend their days scheming, bickering, and being nasty and sadistic to each other.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai(1991-1992)

4.1/5 (with 54 votes)

After the defeat of the demon lord Hadlar all of the monsters were unleashed from his evil will and moved to the island of Delmurin to live in peace. Dai is the only human living on the island. Having been raised by the kindly monster Brass, Dai's dream is to grow up to be a hero. He gets to become one when Hadlar is resurrected and the previous hero, Avan, comes to train Dai to help in the battle. But Hadlar, announcing that he now works for an even more powerful demon lord, comes to kill Avan. To save his students Avan uses a Self-Sacrifice spell to attack, but is unable to defeat Hadlar. When it seems that Dai and Avan's other student Pop are doomed a mark appears on Dai's forehead and he suddenly gains super powers and is able to fend off Hadlar. The two students then go off on a journey to avenge Avan and bring peace back to the world.

Directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa

La Pícara Soñadora(1991)

1h per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 41 votes)

La Pícara Soñadora is a Mexican telenovela shown in 1991, based on a 1956 Argentine film of the same name directed by Ernesto Arancibia. This telenovela contains 80 episodes and stars Dina de Marco, Irán Eory, Eduardo Palomo, and Mariana Levy.

The Storyteller: Greek Myths(1991)

4.1/5 (with 41 votes)

A storyteller in a labyrinth tells his dog the stories of Perseus and Medusa, Icarus and Daedalus, Theseus and the Minotaur, and Orpheus and Euridyce.

Prime Suspect(1991-2006)

3.9/5 (with 38 votes)

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

Directed by Christopher Menaul - With Helen Mirren

Eerie, Indiana(1991-1993)

3.7/5 (with 36 votes)

Teenage weirdness investigator Marshall Teller adventures through his new small-town home with his friends, geeky Simon Holmes and mysterious Dash X.

Burn! Top Striker(1991-1992)

24min per episode | Animation
3.7/5 (with 28 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

The Jerry Springer Show(1991-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h per episode | Talk-Show
2.1/5 (with 22 votes)

The Jerry Springer Show is a syndicated television tabloid talk show hosted by Jerry Springer, a former politician, broadcast in the United States and other countries. It is videotaped at the Stamford Media Center in Stamford, Connecticut and is distributed by NBC Universal Television Distribution, although it is not currently broadcast on any NBC-owned stations.

Maury(1991-2022)

1h per episode | Talk-Show
2.7/5 (with 19 votes)

Veteran TV journalist Maury Povich tackles volatile issues with his guests and studio audience on this daily, hourlong talk show.

The Brittas Empire(1991-1997)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 17 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Mike Stephens - With Chris Barrie

Where's Wally?(1991)

3.4/5 (with 17 votes)

With the help of his magic walking stick, Wally and his dog Woof travel through space and time or to far off magical lands, solving mysteries and lending a helping hand wherever they can.

Back to the Future(1991-1992)

3.1/5 (with 17 votes)

An animated series for television based on the Back to the Future trilogy of feature films. Based on the highly successful Back to the Future movie trilogy, this series is set, um, "after" the events of the last film, as the adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown in their DeLorean time machine continue. Joining the ride is Clara, (Doc's wife from Back To The Future Part III,) Jules and Verne (their sons) Einstein the dog and Jennifer (Marty's girlfriend). And apparently there's a Tannen in every time as relatives of Biff keep popping up, and creating conflict. Mary Steenburgen and Tom Wilson reprise their roles from the movies. During live portions of the show, Christopher Lloyd reprised his role as Doc Brown and was joined by Bill Nye, who conducted experiments that were used in the show.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

The Pirates of Dark Water(1991-1993)

3.7/5 (with 15 votes)

The Pirates of Dark Water is a fantasy animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1991.

Super Mario World(1991)

FSK: 6+ years
| 30min per episode | Animation, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 15 votes)

Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Princess Toadstool are on Dinosaur Island foiling the plans of King Koopa and his Koopa kids.

Fishing with John(1991)

30min per episode | Comedy, Documentary
3.7/5 (with 14 votes)

Musician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with friends.

Silk Stalkings(1991-1999)

FSK: 12+ years
| 48min per episode | Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
2.9/5 (with 14 votes)

Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.

Harry and the Hendersons(1991-1993)

FSK: 6+ years
| 22min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
2.8/5 (with 14 votes)

Harry and the Hendersons is an American sitcom based on the film of the same name, produced by Amblin Entertainment for Universal Television. The series aired in syndication from January 13, 1991 to June 18, 1993, with 72 half-hour episodes produced. The series is about a family who adopt a Bigfoot called Harry.

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