MTV's Downtown, Episode 01: Sin Bin

[@ErnestsLacis]

The writing is so good and natural, it just feels like they recorded a conversation between friends and made animated show around it. There is a reason why I've rewatched this show so much.

[@inesjwl14]

yes ! exactly !

[@ravennightshade2644]

Totally

[@fernandoferreira6293]

There's precisely why it's sinking dreadful.

[@Maj0ra]

@@glenngritheart6689 Where would we find this footage, my dude? I would love to see it! Please and thank you!

[@pattyqubensis8222]

@@glenngritheart6689 why would you even say something like that? No sensitivity whatsoever.

[@afrorevolution6125]

This show brings a early 2000 to late 90s feel without even living it...

[@brucehewson555]

And not kuwtk🤢 what a great years

[@SaltyPeanutz]

The 90s didn't end up until 2005 😂😂

[@TheAed38]

@@SaltyPeanutz No, as a true 90's kid I can tell you the 90's ended on 9/11. The 90's vibe and culture disappeared after that. It was a very sad day for many reasons.

[@babiirae729]

@@TheAed38 very true , thanks for bringing that out

[@NewYorksMostWanted]

@@TheAed38 As someone that's born and raised in NYC and was around during 9/11 I agree, there was an entire shift of energy after that day. But 90's culture was still present in music and cartoons for a few more years. 2004 was when it started to take a full shift.

[@DVal-oh5zw]

All the conversations flow so nicely they dont even feel scripted they feel like regular conversations

[@fernandoferreira6293]

Jesus bloody holy, please stay with the girl above the hell away from my stereo.

[@quinnyproductions]

@@fernandoferreira6293 ?

[@samantha-jc3xl]

Yes

[@joseruiz9639]

@@fernandoferreira6293 chux Lee wear bear boxers

[@MyWillBeDone]

Will this series teach me how to be a better human?

[@mrsporadicsporkguy5481]

Isn't it weird how someone can have nostalgia for a time before they were born

[@chakr.a]

Rightttttt?

[@lepapercastle]

I have no idea why people put such a wild spin on the 90s. I mean, it was an easier time, but so what? It was still drab and sad and drugs were just as prominant as they are today, there was a huge amount of pressure to have the "heroine chic" body, fashion was horrendous, every woman in the world decorated with stuffed animals, lava lamps and shag rugs. It was an ugly decade.

[@somethingisoff-ec7gz]

@@lepapercastle stay mad babe lol sadass

[@andromedabengala6062]

Maybe it is the fact they don't do shows like this anymore.

[@somethingisoff-ec7gz]

@@andromedabengala6062 it would be a nightmare to appease the people that are that age right now

[@jennie.h7605]

why is everyone’s voice oddly satisfying

[@thepowerofpaws5381]

Right lol

[@NewYorksMostWanted]

It's something about the raw audio recording the lower-budget cartoons used during that era that captures my ear too. The show 'Home Movies' has the same effect on me

[@tsukiyumetan5362]

@@NewYorksMostWanted 💯

[@knightbrian92]

I think it may be because alot of the dialogue between the characters are improvised so we're basically listening to two people having sort of a natural conversation.

[@tsukiyumetan5362]

@@knightbrian92 💯

[@wildercerrate7295]

This has got to be one of the smoothest shows I've ever seen. From animation, to animation, to cinematography, to the soundtrack, to the voice acting. It all just flows

[@fernandoferreira6293]

Flows horribly.

[@deeannchesebro]

@@fernandoferreira6293 bad trip tipe flow i aggree

[@infanatosuks4880]

@@fernandoferreira6293 It's okay, you just have bad taste, you think too hard about it or something, just smoke weed and have fun with this art

[@infanatosuks4880]

@@deeannchesebro also you, learn to trip without freaking out, jesus

[@qtvki]

@@fernandoferreira6293 then why watch it dude

[@societl]

something about the grungy dark animation style of this show is comforting

[@johnmanning6587]

Man, remember when MTV was cool?

[@Ennis85]

Remember when they weren't a bunch of racist virtue signalling fucks?

[@ritawashere5787]

Yes I remember.

[@slanetroyard92]

Back when they played kickass music. Had awesome shows like downtown clone high undergrads celebrity deathmach. And gave many aspiring musical artist a shot.

[@slanetroyard92]

@@Ennis85 oh yeah. Remember when they gave underground musical artist a chance to get out there?

[@kassimparekh1639]

Before the internet decided what was cool it was mtv

[@sheccidmorales458]

This show literally is the best representation of like teens

[@user-jr1tq9sd7f]

Their college aged.

[@fairyelno]

@Anyway here’s wonderwall i’m pretty sure chaka is a teen but her brother is early 20s

[@denisediaz6218]

@@fairyelno they mention being adults a lot/ back in high school and flash backs to them as teens.

[@jolia1997]

@Anyway here’s wonderwall Chaka Mecca Fruity And Matt.

[@yrbestmes]

how many teens do you know that move into an apartment in nyc alone lmao

[@casuallypoisoned]

this dialogue is so good !! i will never understand why the show got taken down

[@tsukiyumetan5362]

Because it's art and we can't have nice things xD .. although Goat was in Megas XLR so there's that.

[@fernandoferreira6293]

You stand correct about the second statement.

[@mizuko6132]

Expensive. MTV ditched their animation division. It was probably hard to get people in their 16-20’s in the 90’s to stay home at night to watch tv.

[@PTEC]

@@tsukiyumetan5362 holy shit

[@sandansaiyan5675]

Anyway Daria was still with us.And they will end Daria.Maybe Downtown will end one day as X Men 1997 in Disney +

[@kolbykauffman4180]

This show was incredibly creative and ahead of its time. This influenced my own art style as a 9 year old.

[@fernandoferreira6293]

If nine year olds did this garbage there might be hope with proper treatment. Anything older I'm afraid would need permanent care.

[@mrperfect9854]

@@fernandoferreira6293 you weird af you hating on every comment that is saying something good about the show

[@allisonsesamestreeet9087]

​@@fernandoferreira6293 chill tf out, you can have an opinion, but don't bash on everyone with an opinion different from yours.

[@Jefferys_Mom]

@@fernandoferreira6293green aura with flies

[@crystalbreland561]

I miss this show, Adult swim can do so much with this and Daria.

[@ArseneLupinIIIMrjovoni]

Crystal Love They really Freaking could!!! Modernize it a smidge and if possible keep the animation the same! I can see this getting two seasons easily maybe more. So long as it keeps the style that has now.

[@UrbanAlchemystic]

Hell yes they could! They need to pick up this show and station 0 and mission hill

[@presidentofyugoslaviajosip9960]

It has the animation and feel of Daria. It totally needs a new season.

[@an4rk135]

well it makes sense since the creator of this show have founded the animation studio Titmouse and them being really good friends with adult swim. maybe they will do the same with Megas XLR as well

[@tianaa.36]

FRR DARIA IS THE BESTT

[@NewYorksMostWanted]

Still surreal how one cartoon could capture the gritty but mellow atmosphere of NYC during that era. Would complain about how soon it was taken away, but gotta admit it's satisfying to see a show that nailed the vibe they were going for, then left with a flawless rep. All killer, no filler.

[@emcyan7434]

Why does this show make me feel sleepy, I remember feeling the same as a kid, like 90's ASMR. Am I alone in feeling this way? Thanks for the upload x

[@j-man2nd]

Well it probably came on late at night when you were at the limit of concieness. Hince probably one of the last things you watched before you went to sleep. So your mind equates viewing this show a a precursor to sleep. Hince the feeling sleepy.

[@emcyan7434]

@@j-man2nd Solid reasoning. MTV originally aired it in the UK at 11.00 pm on a school night. I'm just glad I'll never need barbiturates.

[@MrBlackboy21ful]

Same, with toon disney, and Nick toons. It was something comforting about having the tv on while going to bed.

[@orangewedges]

I used to watch this whenever I couldn't get to sleep. I'd go downstairs and just watch this in the dark until I got drowsy. This show will forever remind me of late nights.

[@julianfaranda]

You’re not at all alone I get the same feeling when just hanging with my friends and just like lounge around watching stuff, so chill and relaxing

[@magnaesca165]

what I like most about downtown is the daydreaming scenes where they animate the stuff they talk about

[@august.pathetic]

this is how to write an adult cartoon right! there’s a perfect balance of writing and imaginative visuals that don’t leave you uninterested and i wish that other ones would take notes

[@softeuph3974]

The conversations feel so real like they were talking first than animated it.

[@nitouu5727]

they did it that way i think

[@boinkadoinkk]

That’s how animations are made lol, they wouldn’t be able to properly animate the characters talking before they had the dialogue recorded

[@brib-k9u]

frrr

[@IHateYoutubeHandlesVeryMuch]

@@boinkadoinkk That's the case for pretty much anywhere but Japanese animation.

[@stacymitchell1890]

"Loved by critics. Adored by fans. Cancelled by MTV" LMAOO haha MTV sucks ass, now it's Teen Mom all day everyday, and catfish lol I miss Liquid Television

[@brucehewson555]

Right right

[@NewYorksMostWanted]

It sucks but you can't really blame MTV. They're a business and they have to appeal to whatever the majority wants to see, and unfortunately the morons that watch TV all day preferred mindless reality shows, and since those morons are MTV's main consumers, they gave them what they wanted.

[@redroses3893]

@@NewYorksMostWanted this show was extremely popular tho. Emmy nominated I believe, MTV canceled for no reason

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Plus Ridiculousness all day and all weekend. ☹️🙄😑😑

[@plawson8577]

Viacom is to blame.

[@MegaMinddd352]

I’m so sad that this show didn’t get the recognition that it deserves

[@MegaMinddd352]

A season 2 would have been legendary

[@allisonsesamestreeet9087]

​@@MegaMinddd352real

[@leavemealone-q3v]

Alex's voice is so comforting

[@LvGnt]

True, you should try some Bob Ross videos

[@fragidistic]

I really enjoyed that back in the 90s when I was a young adult. Now after almost 20 years I've found it again and I must say it didn't lose the flow. Some shows are just purely universal.

[@MrPizza063]

every saturday night in 1996/7 i would watch this show brilliant

[@NewYorksMostWanted]

@@MrPizza063 Didn't this show debut in '99?

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Yes. MTV’s downtown debuted in the year 1999. 👍😀

[@infanatosuks4880]

every saturday night in 1956/7 i would watch this show brilliant

[@meh.jesty022]

who are these voice actors???? they sound so natural and normal, i love them all, are they in other things ????

[@janieswurld491]

From what I can find, the majority of them did this show and never did another VA gig. Kind of sad and also kind of adds to its intrigue.

[@grotesquehag2416]

The thing is, they aren’t voice actors haha, almost all of them were random people who just did this show and didn’t do anything else like, ever...

[@fernandoferreira6293]

Hopefully, very cold things.

[@southerngoth1c]

thats joanne prada

[@deeannchesebro]

your high

[@SaltyPeanutz]

Not to get all nostalgic but this show does remind me of much simpler times. Nothing is compared to 2020...such a weird and uncertain year and I've been finding myself searching for shows, cartoons and movies from the 90s. They bring huge rushes of nostalgia and extreme comfort, that at times I can't handle. It really does make me yearn for the years when I was a child.

[@africkinamerican]

lol I was like 25 ... but I was living sort of a similar slacker lifestyle in Chicago, so I loved this show.

[@lara-wx9nx]

yess i totally agree

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

damn dude sooner or later we are gonna get a ton of nostalgia movies about the 90s sort of like what happened with the 80s a few years ago

[@zarkflappysheep]

i feel like this could be the next "clone high" in internet standards if it gets the right publicity

[@redroses3893]

@Rahfee Dyer you didn’t get what they’re saying, obviously.

[@redroses3893]

@Rahfee Dyer he’s not comparing the shows. He’s comparing the way clone high was able to resurge on the internet, to the point where they’re talking about rebooting it. they’re saying that could happen to Downtown as well. Hence “internet standards”.

[@josipmoskatelo]

hi zark

[@onemillionpercent]

its betterrrrr

[@jameshagreen2464]

​@@redroses3893 no this doesn't need to happen it'll get outplayed just like every other rebooted series

[@JariahxSynn]

Downtown is like pizza for my 90's soul. 🤗

[@tsukiyumetan5362]

Yasssssss💯🤗

[@cosmicreturn26]

"Alex, why can't you let me enjoy my hate?"

[@robertharris6092]

I think she is rule63 i hate everything

[@fernandoferreira6293]

Ok leftie.

[@naranciaghirga3076]

@@fernandoferreira6293 literally shut up, your replying to every comment.

[@soynymphfaery]

"PUT THE FRIGGIN LOTION IN THE BASKET!" - Mecca

[@noodleboi5334]

that made me laugh so hard this show is phenomenal

[@MDthornton83]

Truly underrated show.

[@ChocolateFizzles]

MDthornton83 I agree

[@derekvillorente4334]

They should have made more episodes.

[@calvinhop23]

Most def. One of my fav cartoons of all time

[@darriskinggamez4831]

It lasted from august 3 1999 to November 8 1999

[@africkinamerican]

@@darriskinggamez4831 No, it lasted until 2000

[@keithkogane7552]

please never delete these this is amazing

[@CKSRichardson]

**Dons the Dread Pirate Robberts mask** As you wish.

[@ErnestsLacis]

Once every two years I like to comeback and rewatch this amazing show

[@ivorylion]

Its been 2 years man

[@ErnestsLacis]

@@ivorylion thank you for the reminder

[@NattyBabesBudgets]

Yes!!! Literally what I do I like to forget about then come back to it, it makes it more nostalgic

[@pupusadestroyer]

jus started watching but I'm addicted

[@mistys256]

@@ErnestsLacisit’s been 2 years

[@tys_onlinee]

Been a fan of the show for years, this is legitimately some of the best voice acting I've ever heard, every conversation sounds so natural as if they're not reading off of a script, especially when there's multiple people speaking and the overlapping lines fit perfectly with what would be expected of a natural flow of conversation.

[@dasdasdus]

RIP Goat. You were the one and only. May Goat rock on into the new world.

[@mikefortier7081]

Watch this keeping in mind that goat is an actual person. He is, or used to be, a tattoo artist in New Jersey and he plays himself in this. Makes the show even better

[@kiro6119]

they are all real people or based on real people in NY

[@mikefortier7081]

@@kiro6119 they were all written with real people in mind, but goat IS goat

[@NewYorksMostWanted]

@@mikefortier7081 That's awesome info man. All this time and I never knew. How'd you find that how?

[@mikefortier7081]

@@NewYorksMostWanted kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2PEnaWrir1obKM

[@NewYorksMostWanted]

@@mikefortier7081 That's awesome, never knew I was missing out on this after all this time. Thanks man and I'll check it out if you ever upload it to your channel, just let me know.

[@0_Stargirl_0]

This is such a trippy show, even if I’m not on anything

[@roybucket4169]

I love how most of the dialog is improvised.

[@fernandoferreira6293]

Why doesn't that surprise me the slightest?

[@TheAlmightyExlennium]

The most underrated MTV cartoon ever. And an amazing show 👍👍👍👍

[@zodiacmartnio7256]

💯

[@ellastevens9583]

im 16 and i wasnt even born when this came out but my mum told me she watched this show when it came out when she was younger and i can see why it was her favourite show😭😭

[@user-ny9gw5by2j]

your mom seems cool

[@asyria]

the voices fit the characters so well. amazing show

[@one.ebrown]

Saw this show from a clip from instagram. Instantly had to come watch the actual show. The dialogue flows so well, the animation and everything is so smooth.

[@zanniee.00]

This is such like a chill show, I mean it feels so real and its like they're just friends who were talking and then were animated

[@rory2112]

The dialogue is so satisfying, makes you feel a part of the show in a wierd way

[@befoul77]

I love the voice acting. It feels like genuine conversation and not script. Reminds me of midnight gospel.

[@dontaskdontworry]

This show and Mission Hill relax me so much...

[@NewYorksMostWanted]

Both did good showing the vibe of urban life back then. Sucks a lot of ppl from our gen don't care about these shows anymore, would be cool to have someone to watch these with

[@hobihope2981]

@@NewYorksMostWanted I found a Mission Hill DVD in an antique store in the middle of Oklahoma- there will always be a way to watch it.

[@fernandoferreira6293]

People that underrate one's intelligence aren't friendly.

[@WtfArii]

@@fernandoferreira6293 you’re up and down these comments not making any sense. If you don’t like the show don’t watch it

[@yoshii9263]

The art style, the writing, the voice acting is all great. The art style reminds me of doodles i would draw in the back of my math book in 7th grade, it’s very unique. The writing seems natural as if friends are actually talking to each other and the voice acting is the best part about the show in my opinion. I don’t know what’s about it but the voices just match each of the characters, even the side characters. Honestly a great show that got cancelled way too early, i would rate it a 9/10.

[@mauhuff]

10/10 for me

[@princesoulger999]

I like to imagine that that Jen is Number 3 from kids next door, but grown up.

[@dasdasdus]

Why not.

[@thewonderfulweeaboootaku8502]

My friend you just captures the Internet in one simple statement.

[@mauhuff]

makes sense

[@changvasejarik62]

Regardless, we should be lucky to have a Jen us our life.

[@tianaa.36]

This and Daria are my comfort showsss

[@changvasejarik62]

Same, there’s just something beautiful in how human, and free they are. They’re grounded but at the same time, one can almost fantasize about living in those shows.

[@TeaLeaf222]

OMG Im so thankful that this playlist exists. The banter is EVERYTHING!

[@d12kiem7]

The dialogue on here is so visceral and natural-it's better than a podcast. I'm just shocked they conveniently found parking in front of the apartment for a van-one of those things you gotta make up for the story I suppose.

[@NattyBabesBudgets]

I always come back to this show, not many people know about this. Watching this show makes me feel like a cool person. Lol

[@dior-fh7gf]

you ARE a cool person

[@fauvsi]

its blowing up on tiktok now

[@NattyBabesBudgets]

@@fauvsi yes it is! Just saw a TikTok about it yesterday and I was now MTV Downtown is known. Which is cool I guess

[@loretohidalgo3533]

You are!

[@j.o.g.j]

Chaka is absolutely amazing i already love her

[@nosmokezone8556]

Fr

[@RihannaIsIluminati]

I love how Viacom, the company that will try to nuke your channel if you play like two seconds of copyrighted material, gives so little of a shit about this show that after 5 fucking years of the WHOLE SERIES being on KZbin, it’s still up. Hilarious.

[@stardusty]

This feels so natural and sincere and authentic, just like, well, the late 90s.

[@BeenLiz]

HOW DID I JUST DISCOVER THIS

[@wascho]

the most legendary show to have ever done it. i deadass cant stop rewatching it, it never gets old

[@April-d9i4q]

I feel like I’m watching Daria, it gives me the same vibe. MTV please do more shows like this cause wtf are y’all passing on the tv

[@mauhuff]

MTV will never be able to recreate a show like Downtown again. Part of why this show is so amazing is because it's like a unique time capsule of the times and those specific 90s/00s chill nostalgic vibes can't really be replicated.

[@aaronsass9265]

18:53 That "Hot Spot" by Foxy Brown snippet hit me all the way in my nostalgic soul.

[@PaiBae]

I LOVED THIS CARTOON SHOW BACK IN THE DAY...BACK THEN MTV HAD THAT HEAT!

[@jonejamendomusic7353]

Paisley Moore kzbin.info/www/bejne/omGofoyXfr6DhdU

[@WeiJian-12x]

why is the voice for Alex so fine like

[@tsakouannam3826]

I'm in love with his voice

[@IAmLeMonke]

There's something about shows where it's just people talking to each other with strange and funny things happening. Downtown and Home Movies hit just right.

[@TevinAllen-og1xl]

Why am I just discovering this series now when I was born around this time

[@starrr432]

they don't make shows like this anymore :(

[@wowlizzy4039]

This show is honestly such a vibe

[@MarxistMomentum]

Just discovered this show today by accident, and I love it!

[@ilovedilfsvs]

Same!

[@UnreleasedUnderratedRnBgrooves]

I just love how alternative/urban this is. Definitely has that late '90s/early '00s feel and it's about college-aged folks? Perfect! I think this is what MTV's other show "Undergrads" (2002) was trying to emulate, but failed. The writing here is excellent.

[@nicholefontaine9299]

Discovering this in 2022. I remember Beavis and Butthead , Liquid TV, Aeon Flux, The Head, Clone High, Daria, 3 South and Undergrads. How'd I miss this?! Any other amazing MTV animation I missed?

[@mauhuff]

check out Mission Hill!

[@chimenychime]

The maxx

[@jaaaaacob]

Spy Groove!!! Definitely the deepest cut of the MTV bunch, super witty and stylish

[@GirGirGirGir160]

​@@chimenychime THE MAXX!

[@gokefanzomega]

Wish I was born earlier in the 90s to experience all this stuff I missed

[@africkinamerican]

I wish I could go back to experience more and better...

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Yes. 👍😀

[@zorantaylor3190]

This show would have such an easier time staying afloat today, it's unbelievable....

[@yonkovon]

randomly found this today and this art style is so unique and appealing. plus the dialouge between characters sounds so realistic and calming. i feel like im apart of the friend group

[@bugzpudding]

im 22 and watching this for the first time i love it so much

[@ransu856]

As a 17 yr old I envy that I didn't grow up with cool stuff like this... I love this show sooo much.

[@Flamingpaste]

tis gives me adult swim vibes

[@shedmeraked]

One of the best shows ever made. I used to dream about living there. A huge blast from the past.

[@jessejames6123]

This, clone high, and mission hill are comforting asf

[@TevinAllen-og1xl]

The creators should start making an official show about this it would sell like crazy 💯

[@johnsonlashya]

I’m glad I can appreciate this now. I always remembered my mother watching this and everything going over my head. It’s relatable and effortless.

[@soulsilvergaming4833]

I found this and undergrads last year. I was way too young for these shows but as an adult I appreciate them

[@Lofatum]

Bro if they release this now it would do so well

[@Volgotha]

I never saw this show as a kid, but watching it now at 36, it oozes 90s.

[@skelington50]

Watching this back in 1999 as a kid was eye opening. At the same time it was weird but at that same time it was quirky in a good way. Wish it had at least made it to a second season, that would have been cool.

[@solortus]

I just finished the entire series. At first I thought it was weird and kitsch but then I realized the dialogue and writing is so good. This is one of the most underrated shows ever

[@strontvlieg01]

man, i can't believe i forgot about this show. i even took a gamble to search for mtv animated shows on wiki. the reason it pop'ed in my mind was cause of an episode where the guy with the beanie found a secret place with old graffiti in the subway. have not found that episode yet but i don't care, i'll start watching from the beginning again.

[@Sora744]

that's Episode 6: Graffiti

[@LuvRyiah]

Here from all the TikTok edits and audios

[@leonsalgeuro]

The youth’s discovering this show??? Oh hell yes

[@Hye4Life.]

@@leonsalgeuro yup right here

[@angeloalvarez5520]

Same here I love it

[@VillaV462]

I genuinely don't want this series to blow up

[@Reid_One]

Damn.. this show was so good. The stories, characters, dialogue, the writing,voices and personalities.. so on point. Specifically for downtown NYC late 90's.

[@eviltheunknown3162]

watching this show for the first time and it’s fire wth did i miss out on 😭😭😭

[@kxttrb]

IM SAYINGGGGG 😂

[@kyz2458]

Saw this on TikTok randomly n wondering the same😂😂

[@nyasiajacques3480]

@@kyz2458same

[@zoeweathers9225]

I looked up the cast of da show and I think that chakas voice actress passed away on april 11 2023 like an obituary page pops up if u look up her name and it says she did the voice, it’s really sad and she was so young she was born in 79

[@ButtPlugMafia]

Damn that’s sad so did goats voice actor he passed around the same time

[@scoutwithclout8841]

so nostalgic and i wasn’t even there

[@timbuktug3321]

Man this brings memories I was a freshman in high school when I saw this show. I used to refuse to miss it. I’m 39 almost 40 and still love this.

[@SvetaSnofrid]

I translated this episode in Russian back in 2013. Great series. The dialogue, the animation style, the music - very impressive. God, I miss the old MTV...

[@sheikhu1039]

Just a big Megas XLR fan passing by to check out earlier works of George

[@Jabroniville]

Holy shit does this bring me back. Thank you so much for uploading this! I remember when this first came out, I was around the same age as the main characters, and their antics and random conversations were always hilarious. I liked their more "conversational" style, and how Alex was more of a realistic nerd (moody, a collector, a bit grungy) than a goofy stereotype. I remember one fansite used to peddle DVDs and begged people not to put stuff up for free online- I wonder if that's still around? In any case, I now have a project for the next week. This is awesome :).

[@onemillionpercent]

this is so ahead of its time. i was born n raised in the northeast and we literally speak and joke around in the same way lmao. i luv seeing the nyc teen-ness of it all 🥺

[@frightenedfawn]

@IDEK Matt and Fruity are 18. Chaka and Mecca are 17. Alex is 24. Serena is 20 and Goat is 26

[@pewialmostdie3631]

i love it how different they are from each other but still friends

[@simplyb9534]

I could watch ten more seasons ! Wish they made more

[@aaliyahp1475]

finished and i’m so sad. i feel like the future plots would’ve been crazy!

[@SIKE01]

I remember this short-lived series, MTV should do a 13 episode marathon for this year's 25th anniversary.

[@pelatiah_]

THE INTRO IS LEGENDARY!!!!!! That perspective change was art in itself!

[@derekvillorente4334]

This was on when MTV was still worth watching.

[@kattieamyaa]

This show bring me back to the early 2000’s😩🥺

[@PrettyPrincess9609]

I’m glad I discovered this show. I also love their voices. ❤