We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell 'em stories that don't go anywhere - like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Give me five bees for a quarter," you'd say.
Now where were we? Oh yeah: the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...
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chiefminestroneApr 2, 2026
+6
I mean it's both. The very oldest millennials would be like 12 when the show was at its peak. A lot of them would be babies or toddlers or yet to be born at that time.
The youngest Gen Xers would be around 9yo when the show started.
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SloppykrabApr 2, 2026
If a show is filmed 1969 but airs in 1970, is it a 60s or 70s show? There is a correct answer.
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chiefminestroneApr 2, 2026
+1
I don't understand how your example relates to this discussion at all. Are you saying if a show comes out while millennials are being born then it's a millennial show? Is Cheers a millennial show in your mind?
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HeckuvaJooApr 2, 2026
+2
The first Simpsons episode premiered in December 1989. They were on The Tracy Ullman Show years before that.
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verstohlenApr 2, 2026
+3
Feels more GenX than Millennial, but I'd say both, especially since it's been on so long. But the earlier and best seasons definitely more Gen X, as they were in their mid-teens to early twenties when the show started.
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SloppykrabApr 2, 2026
It was created in the years designated "Gen Y" or "millennial". When it was created matters in relation to generation name.
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HeckuvaJooApr 2, 2026
+2
It’s both. I’m Gen X and we all loved it.
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AntJustinApr 2, 2026
+10
Freaks and Geeks. I'm an elder millennial. So it blends the generations
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tjeepdrv2Apr 2, 2026
+13
Star Trek: TNG
Star Trek: DS9
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Existing_Set2100Apr 2, 2026
-1
the motherfucking X-Files
Though I somewhat hesitate to introduce that, given the propensity for conspiracy nuts especially these days to actually believe those conspiracies are true
It’s fun when it’s a goofy TV character, a lot less fun when it squeezes into real life
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TheOutOfStyleApr 2, 2026
+6
Mr. Show!
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ebelen92Apr 2, 2026
+5
X-files
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sd_gloktaApr 2, 2026
+1
The Twilight Zone
Knight Rider
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spinereader81Apr 2, 2026
+1
The Anne of Green Gables miniseries.
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garbagegoatApr 2, 2026
+2
sifl and olly show was a big hit with my gen z kid.
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TartelfaApr 2, 2026
+1
I’m not sure if these counts as a Gen X show or not but Veronica Mars or The Wire
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inksmudgedhandsApr 2, 2026
+1
If you like Supernatural especially the early episodes, kids, check out [Friday the 13th: the series.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIIzRXKoYDI) Very much the same urban legend type horror vibes.
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GoStampsISupposeApr 3, 2026
+1
Northern Exposure. Relatively obscure, but has the DNA that led to the Emmy nominated dramadies of the 2010s
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thatshygirl06Apr 3, 2026
+1
Theres this one show i watched as a child(zoomer) that I really liked. I forget the name of it but it had Gary Coleman in it? It was about school girls or college girls?
And on the flip side it would be funny if a gen x watched euphoria or heartbreak high.
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ARC--1409Apr 3, 2026
+2
Twin Peaks is all that comes to mind. TV was pretty terrible in general back then.
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