The Best Family TV Shows from 1990


Below is our top ten list of the best Family TV Shows which first started broadcasting in 1990.

10. Blossom


BlossomFirst Aired: 05 July, 1990

Blossom is a TV series starring Mayim Bialik, Jenna von Oÿ, and Joey Lawrence. A teenage girl living in a house run by men dreams what life would be like if she lived in a more conventional family.


9. Captain Planet and the Planeteers


Captain%20Planet%20and%20the%20PlaneteersFirst Aired: 10 September, 1990

Captain Planet and the Planeteers is a TV series starring David Coburn, Joey Dedio, and Kath Soucie. A quintet of teenagers work together to encourage environmentally responsible behavior and can summon a superhero to deal with…


8. Rugrats


RugratsFirst Aired: 11 August, 1991

Rugrats is a TV series starring Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, and Nancy Cartwright. The cartoon misadventures of four babies and their snotty older cousin as they face the things in life they don’t understand.


7. Mr. Bean


Mr.%20BeanFirst Aired: 01 January, 1990

Mr. Bean is a TV series starring Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, and Matilda Ziegler. Bumbling, childlike Mr. Bean has trouble completing the simplest of tasks in day-to-day life, but his perseverance and resourcefulness frequently…


6. Tiny Toon Adventures


Tiny%20Toon%20AdventuresFirst Aired: 14 September, 1990

Tiny Toon Adventures is a TV series starring Charlie Adler, John Kassir, and Tress MacNeille. The wacky adventures of the new young hip generation of Warner Brothers Looney Tunes characters, most of them descendants of the original…


5. Bobby’s World


Bobby%27s%20WorldFirst Aired: 08 September, 1990

Bobby’s World is a TV series starring Howie Mandel, Gail Matthius, and Tino Insana. A boy named Bobby Generic creates adventures using his overactive imagination.



4. TaleSpin


TaleSpinFirst Aired: 07 September, 1990

TaleSpin is a TV series starring Ed Gilbert, R.J. Williams, and Sally Struthers. Baloo the Bear from The Jungle Book (1967) is cast as a 1930s Pacific Islands bush pilot.


3. Are You Afraid of the Dark?


Are%20You%20Afraid%20of%20the%20Dark%3FFirst Aired: 31 October, 1990

Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a TV series starring Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto, and Raine Pare-Coull. A group of kids get together in the woods, and tell ghost stories.


2. Tanoshî Mûmin ikka


Tanosh%C3%AE%20M%C3%BBmin%20ikkaFirst Aired: 12 April, 1990

Tanoshî Mûmin ikka is a TV series starring John Chancer, Toni Barry, and David Graham. The eerie and charming animated adventures of a creature called Moomin and his friends and family.


1. Road to Avonlea


Road%20to%20AvonleaFirst Aired: 07 January, 1990

Road to Avonlea is a TV series starring Zachary Bennett, Lally Cadeau, and Mag Ruffman. A young rich girl is sent to live with relatives on Prince Edward Island in the early 1900s.