People Are Sharing The 17 TV Shows They Loved As A Teenager But Hated As An Adult, And Some Of These Are Cringe

"It's just so hard to care about problems that would go away with communication!"

We've all got that one TV show that we absolutely *rinsed* when we were a teenager...

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So, when u/lisabonettwin asked AskReddit to "name a show that you loved watching as a teen but will not rewatch as an adult" I had to round up the best answers...

1. 90210

The CW

"Nowadays I can barely sit through an episode."

– u/ExcellentAd3166

"I was in middle school when it hit its peak and when I watch it now, as an adult, it's so cringe and over the top."  

– u/Applewave22

2. 13 Reasons Why

Netflix

"I watched it when I was 16 and really enjoyed it because it was edgy. Now I'm 20, I tried it again and it just wasn't enjoyable." 

– u/Infamous_Bandicoot33

3. The Vampire Diaries

The CW

– u/k-pelican

"I was obsessed with this show! Being a teen during the vampire romance craze was actually pretty fun TBH."

– u/SunKillerLullaby  

"It's just so hard to care about problems that would go away with communication! But hey, we were all like that at that age. I looooved that show so much though."  

– u/ArseOfValhalla

4. Gilmore Girls

The WB

 "I liked it as a teen but just found the characters annoying as an adult." 

– u/Fife_Flyer

"I came to say this, now I think their mother/daughter dynamic is insanely toxic." 

– u/Low-Ad5212 

"I still enjoy it but in a completely different way… I psycho-analyse how they all enabled Rory to become such an entitled, self-centred human."  

– u/AffectionateLime2413

5. The Hills

MTV

– u/Secret_Targaryen23

"I remember when they brought it back a few years ago, and I was so excited. It didn't even feel like the same show. They added confessionals and stuff, and I know reality has changed since then, but it was weird. Actually, I'm not sure if I ever liked that show. Maybe it was just on all the time, and this was the early 2000s when you had to just watch what was on TV." 

– u/Shelbyoh

6. Dawson's Creek

The WB

"I rewatched it last year and I spent most of it questioning my younger self. Dawson and Joey were especially insufferable." 

– u/kattarang

"I made myself watch it sometime during the pandemic or something because I never finished it as a teenager. I loved it when it started but I actually aged out of it by the time I got to college and never knew how it ended. I felt gross after watching it."

– u/First-Combination-32

7. The Secret Life of the American Teenager

ABC Family

– u/violetbaudeliar

"I was so young when this come out I was obsessed. I tried rewatching it and couldn’t believe I took it so seriously!" 

– u/No_Reality5076

8. Saved by the Bell

NBC

– u/LovelyBones17

"Yeah, I tried to watch an episode with my kids and it was brutal. We couldn’t make it even five minutes."  

– u/Broseph_Smith42

9. Gossip Girl

The CW

– u/Sarasong10

"I agree with this, but not because I find it cringe (which it is), it's just that without the constant plot twists it's not very interesting."  

– u/Shelbyoh

10. The O.C.

Fox

– u/realnaga

"I started rewatching it because I never made it through the third season to see the end when I was a teenager… I ended up giving up at exactly the same place."

– u/Smooth-Duck-4669 

11. Teen Wolf

MTV

– u/hunnybun444

"I’ll consider rewatching season three if anything. But the rest is kind of painful."

– u/AShor842

"I loved it, but I tried to continue it when I was older and just couldn’t."  

– u/NessaEs

12. Pretty Little Liars

Freeform

– u/Blackfirestan

"I think the Aria and Ezra thing was creepy and wrong on so many levels. Not cute at all." 

– u/kpa1991

13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The WB

– u/Pitiful_Head3291

"I had the same experience watching it as an adult as I did with Dawson’s Creek. So cringe. I was so serious about this show too, I remember crying!"

– u/First-Combination-32  

14. Full House

ABC

"I absolutely loved it when I was a teen, but when I tried to watch it again not too long ago I couldn't stand it. I didn't even make it through the episode I was watching." 

– u/Rayne_1492

15. Glee

Fox

"A lot of it is way too cringe for me, and too much stuff in real life has happened. I still listen to some of the songs though." 

– u/littlecoffeefairy

"I can’t stand Rachel Berry at all and I only rewatch episodes where she gets held accountable."  

– u/thotsune_miku

16. Degrassi: The Next Generation

CTV

– u/SAMixedUp311

"My husband and I actually rewatched it a few years ago and it was cringe AF."  

– u/Gloomy-Difference-51

"Looking back, I don't why even enjoyed it."

– u/TheGentlemanWolf

17. Skins

E4

"Mostly because it was my comfort show as a teen and I watched it so much that I know it so well. It’s just not the same angsty feelings that I felt when I was 13-16."

– u/whiteyesores 

H/T to u/lisabonettwin and AskReddit for having this discussion!

Note: All submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

What TV show did you watch as a teen but could NEVER watch again as an adult? Let us know in the comments below!