With shows like Full House and Roseanne returning to the small screen for reboots, generations of fans that enjoyed 90's TV are hyped with the possibility of many more of their favorite shows returning. For a period of time, sitcom and prime time drama reigned supreme, allowing seven figure salaries for the actors of such shows, and that showed that the times were indeed changing.

Many of us can think back fondly and remember our favorite shows. It was the time of ABC’s TGIF lineup and the world was indeed sitting on their sofas, watching the humor unfold, and believe it or not, not a cell phone was in sight. It was family togetherness and for that reason, the 90's golden era of television is most definitely a period of history in entertainment that will never be forgotten.

But what about those shows that just rubbed us the wrong way? They may have had actors we loved, but there was just something that didn’t hit the mark with audiences. Some of them might even have been very popular at the time, but they just wouldn’t work in today’s society.

In today’s article here at The Gamer, we’ll look at 10 shows that should never, we feel, be rebooted, and 10 that we want so desperately to return for another go, in alternating order!

So sit back, aim the clicker and enjoy … 90's style.

20 We Don't Want: Dawson's Creek

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Can you hear it? We know it’s the first thing you thought of when you saw the photo and the title of this 90's prime time drama. The subtle piano and shuffling drums, the delicate voice of Paula Cole and the "doo, doo, doos" of a song that screamed undeniable 90's nostalgia.

“I don’t want to wait … for our lives to be over …”

There it is: the signature song of a show that was extremely melodramatic. Released on The WB, the show created by Kevin Williamson of Scream fame most definitely had its place in the era, but the overacting and non-acting of some of the cast makes this show something that should most definitely stay in the past.

19 We DO Want: Friends

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Friends was a hit NBC show that catapulted its actors to a fame and financial status that sitcom stars had rarely ever seen before. The popularity of the show was overwhelming and rightfully so. Together the cast and creators made Joey, Chandler, Ross, Monica, Rachel and Phoebe household names all across North America and the world. Viewers became enamoured with all these characters, tuning in every week to watch their stories unfold.

The show went off the air after 10 seasons in 2004, but a reboot in film form has been in the rumor mill for a very long time.

The film would no doubt make a huge amount of money, but certain members of the cast are reluctant to return to the roles that made them. And to that we say: “Please come back!”

18 We Don't Want: Saved By The Bell

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You can groan all you want. We know you loved Zack, Kelly and Screech, but can you actually say that this was a good show?

This “teen sitcom” ran for a period of five seasons on NBC and was definitely popular, there’s no doubt about that. But popular doesn’t always mean good, as anyone who’s eaten a bucket of fried chicken can tell you. You love it at first, but once you’ve stuffed your face, you never want to see it again.

We’d say that’s a fair analogy for this show.

Yes, it introduced the world to Mario Lopez and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and has had a number of reboots already, but as we push our bucket away and pull back from the table, we say: “Please. No more.”

17 We DO Want: Wings

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Steven Weber and Tim Daly are two of the most talented actors from the era and still are phenomenal performers to this day. Just a small fraction of Weber's work includes Hamburger Hill and Single White Female. Tim Daly, another prolific actor, has starred in a plethora of hit films and TV shows which include Storm of The Century, Basic and Diner.

Their TV show Wings was a sleeper hit for the NBC network.

The whole cast, which also included Tony Shalhoub (Monk) featured believable story lines and pulled everything off seamlessly on screen. In his online work The Daly Show, in which Tim Daly stars with his son, he’s hinted at a Wings reboot and the news caused the internet to stir wildly in anticipation. The possibility at a reboot was fictional however, and left a lot of people disappointed.

16 We Don't Want: The Cosby Spinoff

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An icon in television sitcom history, the original 1970's Cosby Show remains one of the greatest TV shows ever. The show was funny, original and it introduced the world to an impeccable cast of characters and their hilarious fictional lives.

But that hardly means that the 90's revival of the show would make the same list.

The original ran on NBC, but this reboot, if we can call it that, ran on another network entirely (CBS). The new show had nothing to do with the old and Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad were playing entirely different characters. They only shared the name, and we’re afraid that’s where the similarities stopped.

At least, this show introduced the world to Kevin James and Ray Romano, so at least we got something good out of it.

15 We DO Want: Seinfeld

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Seinfeld was another show that had been rumored to return for a full season of fun and clever jokes, much to the excitement of legions of loyal fans.

Unfortunately, it was not to be.

It returned for a reunion show, but the experience—although formidable—was like finding only one of your favorite cookie at the bottom of the box. Audiences wanted more, and reasonably so.

Seinfeld was a show that not only has stood the test of time all these years later because of its innovative approach to the classic sitcom. It has become a part of our culture, even after twenty years of being off the air. The lines from the show have been added to North American speech and tradition in so many ways.

14 We Don't Want: Beverly Hills 90210

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Please, bear with us on this one.

We know full well that this show was extremely popular, and it looked into the lives of a few rich socialite children on their journey through high school. This was the show to watch in the 90's—especially for younger females. But what was and is still extremely hard to watch is the characters’ incessant bellyaching and complaining about their oh-so-terrible lives. They were RICH for crying out loud! Get over it and ask Daddy to buy you a new Mercedes! The show’s popularity also brings up a valid question:

Were these the real problems that 90's kids faced? How could middle class audiences relate to that?

You want the real life problems that 90's kids faced? Then look not to this melodramatic prime time babble, and look rather to the music of Eddie Vedder, Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell.

13 We DO Want: Frasier

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Frasier was a spinoff that absolutely shattered all expectations. The character of Frasier Crane was first introduced to audiences on the hit sitcom Cheers. 80's sitcom Cheers has gone down in television history as being one of the greatest sitcoms in American history, and it coincidently also had the greatest title theme.

Frasier Crane knew how to rub audiences the right way, and the show based entirely on his character was a huge success.

The show ran for a whopping 11 seasons—from 1993 to 2004.

The recent death of John Mahoney, who played Frasier’s father, on February 4th of this year saddened audiences all over North America, and the lack of his presence would indeed effect any chance at a reboot of the show, but to see the Crane brothers on-screen again would be fantastic.

12 We Don't Want: Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place

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First off, Ryan Reynolds and Nathan Fillion are remarkable actors, and their work on-screen is definitely worthy of praise and adulation. Yet all actors can say that there’s always that one project that well, doesn’t hold up with the rest of their body of work.

For the aforementioned two, this show definitely makes that list.

The show only ran on the ABC network for four seasons, and oddly under two different titles. It went through many changes and the consistent setting that the audience had gotten used to changed quite a bit, and that was the main problem. When stuff like that is changed around, the show loses that cozy feeling that all great sitcoms had.

Their big mistake: Getting rid of the pizza place in season 3. In later seasons, ratings dropped from 10.2 to 6.7 million viewers—a big loss.

11 We DO Want: 3rd Rock From The Sun

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The premise: Aliens have finally invaded the planet, but instead of the creepy, scary super-intelligent beings Hollywood has portrayed them as since the dawn of film, they’re kind, adorable, funny and indeed, out of their minds.

Audiences everywhere fell in absolute love with Dick, Sally, Harry and Tommy: the loveable aliens who were sent to learn about us humans. But what their leader, The Big Giant Head, hadn't counted on was that they’d learn about everything that was raunchy and probably immoral.

Yet that’s what made the show a hit, because beyond that, the characters actually progressed. By the end of the show they actually became decent humans, and maybe that was the point of the whole thing.

10 We Don't Want: Step By Step

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Of course most audiences from the eighties remember Patrick Duffy from his role on the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas. Yes, he was the steamy heartthrob that broke hearts and battled the odds in pure soap fashion. But by the time the 90's swung around, audiences were looking more for prime time soaps that were geared towards teenagers—case in point: Party of Five, Melrose Place and others like them.

So what was a former heartthrob to do? Don the red shorts and join the ranks on Baywatch?

Instead, Patrick Duffy decided to throw his hat in the ring of prime time … sitcoms?  Yup, Step by Step ran on ABC as part of the famous TGIF line-up. It also starred Susan Somers of Three’s Company fame. Although the show was popular, as time passes, it sadly left no real lasting impressions.

9 We DO Want: Home Improvement

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He wasn’t the greatest handyman on the planet, but he played one on TV. Home Improvement ran for a successful eight seasons on the ABC network from 1991-1999, and starred Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Richard Karn.

The show followed the professional and home life of Tim Taylor, the host of a popular home improvement show who was … well, extremely accident prone, and often messed up a lot of the building advice he gave. And speaking of advice, he also often misinterpreted the advice given to him by his sage neighbour Wilson. The results of such antics were nothing short of hilarious.

Can anyone doubt that a reboot of the show would be a massive success?

I don’t think so, Tim.

8 We Don't Want: Family Matters

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The creators of this show clearly had the best of intentions, and although it was popular for a time, its days at the top were numbered. Too much focus was placed on a character intended only to be a supporting role: Steve Urkel, played by Jaleel White. Although when producers saw how popular he was getting, the focus shifted according to that demand. As time passed, however, and society and viewers moved onto more realistic comedies.

Steve Urkel irked rather than thrilled audiences and he was well on his way to becoming a mere mascot as opposed to a leading player in a TV show.

The show sadly doesn’t stand the test of time, we’re afraid, and reaches a high level of kitsch usually associated with children’s daytime TV.

7 We DO Want: Perfect Strangers

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This ABC show ran for eight impeccable seasons, and the chemistry between Mark Linn-Baker (Larry) and Bronson Pinchot (Balki) was unmatched. The two played off each other expertly and that chemistry never wavered. In fact when at a reunion 25 years later, they still showed signs of that same charm.

The character of Larry finally moves away from home to pursue his dream of making it as a photo journalist, settling in Chicago. The stage for hilarity is set when he gets a mysterious knock at the door. At the door is his long lost cousin from Mypos (a fictional European town) and he needs a place to stay.

What's extremely tragic is that anything after season 2 isn’t even available on DVD!

6 We Don't Want: Baywatch Hawaii

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We can already thank this show for introducing the world to the future Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa, and although he is awesome, that still doesn’t save one of his first TV appearances from this list. The show was a spinoff and came at a time when appreciation for the Baywatch series was winding down. But any way you look at it, those two seasons were pretty unnecessary.

They kind of ruined the original nine seasons of a show that was actually quite decent.

The show still starred David Hasselhoff, but also starred Momoa, Krista Allen and Jason Brooks, of Days of Our Lives fame. The cast wasn’t really the problem. Maybe the format was just getting old?

But it’s safe to say that society still wants more Baywatch, but only in film form: the 2017 movie was a huge success.

5 We DO Want: Fresh Prince

The show was one of the greatest and most successful to have a run on television. The show, as well as its cast, not only enjoyed 6 amazing seasons, but years and years in broadcast syndication afterward.

The residual checks were indeed plentiful, we’re sure.

But what's more than the great success, the show had tremendous influence on the culture, and the fame that the show and its stars enjoyed was not all the show is known for. What has lived on in infamy is the everlasting myth that has been left behind: As opposed to the way the story was proposed, the myth says that Will never actually made it out of West Philly.

In his “one little fight,” he died and actually goes on to Heaven with his Aunt and Uncle who have passed away.

4 We Don't Want: Pauly

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You couldn’t get through the 90's without seeing this guy. If it wasn’t in some of his hit films, like Son in Law and Encino Man, then you saw him on MTV as a VJ. Heck, maybe you knew some people that adopted his manner of speaking, which was all the rage in the trendy 90's. Pauly is responsible for trendy nostalgic vocabulary, some of which still applies to this day. "Chilling" still means to relax, but we're not sure if "nugs" still refers to attractive girls?

Do any of you still refer to food as "grindage"? Maybe we should start doing THAT again.

However, Pauly's show was already at the tail end of the era, and his persona had tamed down some, although as the 90's faded into the past, so did interest in Pauly Shore.

It is a shame, he actually is a talented comedian and actor.

3 We DO Want: News Radio

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News Radio was cut way too short and for that reason if nothing else, fans deserve a reboot of this great show. It ran on ABC from 1995-1999, the last half of the decade, but in its short time, it definitely made an impact.

The show starred Dave Foley, Joe Rogan, Andy Dick and Phil Hartman, who sadly died while the show was still on the air. In fact, the actor was not a part of the show’s final season. The cast played well together and the show hit all the right marks while on air and its success was nothing short of fantastic.

The show bordered on the absurd, but focused on satirical comedy in real life and historical events. This was something that made it different from other shows of the time and placed it in a class all its own, and that’s why we loved it.

2 We Don't Want: VIP

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The 90's queen of the small screen and popular cover girl, Pamela Anderson certainly made the entire male 17-35 demographic absolutely blush every time she walked onscreen. Most definitely beautiful, Pamela Anderson achieved her fame with her work on Home Improvement, and the original Baywatch; not to mention she was on the cover of numerous men’s magazines.

But, as most successful stars in Hollywood can affirm, not everything they touch will turn to gold.

Anderson's lackluster performance in VIP seemed to prove this. It ran for four seasons and without much buzz. It too was at the end of the decade, and has since had resurgence on Netflix and Hulu, but a reboot is nowhere in sight, and to that we should be ultimately grateful.

1 We DO Want: Mad About You

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Paul Reiser's Mad About You ran on NBC from 1992-1999. It also starred Helen Hunt, John Pankow, Leila Kenzle, Anne Ramsey and Richard Kind. The show followed the lives of Jamie, a public relations specialist, and Paul, a filmmaker, on their journey through life as newlyweds in New York.

Audiences were treated to the comedic mind and peculiar world view of Paul Reiser, and they fell in love watching his life unfold.

Jamie was quirky and eccentric, but interestingly enough, she was extremely flawed as a person and wife, often neglecting her husband. This added to the comedy of the show but also gave the show a deep sense of realism. The messy character of Jamie was even addressed in the final episode when her character is finally labeled as truly unkind.

But regardless, we’d love to see them back.