What were you doing in September 1994? If you were somewhere between

the ages of 10 and 100, you probably spent a lot of it watching some truly great TV.

And if you weren’t born yet or were too young to remember, chances are you’ve since

become addicted to at least one of the classic shows that came out of what Us believes could be the greatest season for TV ever.

As amazing as it may seem, in September 1994, three iconic shows debuted: aesthetically-pleasing hospital drama ER, moving family drama Party of Five, plus a little sitcom you might have heard of, Friends. And just a few weeks before, in August of ‘94, My So-Called Life first aired. Devastatingly, it only lasted for one season, but it catapulted two of its stars, Claire Danes and Jared Leto, to instant fame (and pin-up status) and created a whole new genre of well-written teen TV that adults could enjoy too. Without it, there would probably be no Dawson’s Creek, The O.C. or Gossip Girl.

it’s hard to believe so many game-changing shows came out in one year, let alone within a few weeks of each other, but fall 1994 was basically TV perfection. And since streaming services were still the stuff of pure fantasy, the beauty of it was viewers all watched these series at exactly the same time — and had to wait a week for a new episode! Seriously, the kids of today will never know this pain.