E! announced Monday that it would start airing repeats of the ’90s classic “Saved By the Bell” starting with a five-hour marathon on Nov. 11 — with four new episodes airing each weekday morning from 7-9 a.m.
News that the Bayside High crew of Zack Morris, Kelly Kapowski and Screech Powers would be returning to TV got us feeling nostalgic for other great teen shows of that decade. Here’s where you can watch nine other fan-favorites.
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1. Beverly Hills, 90210
Everett Collection Catch repeats of this seminal teen drama starring young heartthrobs Jason Priestley and Luke Perry as well as Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling every day on SOAPnet from 10 a.m. to noon and weekdays from 3-5 p.m.
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2. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Everett Collection The NBC sitcom that made Will Smith a household name still has a robust life on TV – it airs daily on TBS weekday mornings from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and on ABC Family from midnight to 2 a.m.
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3. Step by Step
Everett Collection Kids network The Hub started airing the Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers series in October, with episodes of the blended family sitcom airing weekdays at 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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4. Melrose Place
AP Re-live all the backstabbing and bedhopping of this “Beverly Hills, 90210”spinoff on Netflix, which streams all seven season of the guilty pleasure sudser.
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5. Boy Meets World
Everett Collection Until Disney Channel premieres its upcoming “Girl Meets World” sequel (with Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel reprising their roles as high school sweethearts Cory and Topanga), catch repeats of the original on ABC Family, weekdays from 2-4 p.m.
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6. Party of Five
Everett Collection All six seasons The Fox teen drama starring Neve Campbell, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lacey Chabert, Scott Wolf and a pre-“Lost” Matthew Fox are available to stream on Amazon Instant Video.
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7. 7th Heaven
All 11 seasons of The WB’s wholesome family drama are streaming on Amazon Instant Video, but tune in to the earlier seasons to catch a teenaged Barry Watson and Jessica Biel, before they left the show.
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8. Dawson's Creek
Everett Collection Team “Dawson-Joey” and Team “Pacey-Joey” fans alike can rehash all the teen angst that launched the careers of James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Michelle Williams with all six seasons of The WB drama available to stream on Netflix.
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9. Freaks and Geeks
NBC Photo: Chris Haston The dramedy from Paul Feig and Judd Apatow only aired 12 episodes on NBC in 1999 before getting canceled, but its dream cast has gone on to fame in film (James Franco, Seth Rogen) and TV – Linda Cardellini (“Mad Men”), Jason Segel (“How I Met Your Mother”), Busy Philipps (“Cougar Town”).