Men Behaving Badly (1992)

Simon Nye's roommate comedy started on ITV in 1992 and moved to the BBC from its third series, where it became the defining "lad" sitcom of the decade. Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey play Gary and Tony, two overgrown boys whose main relationship is with the fridge full of lager. What keeps it from being just a period piece is Leslie Ash and Caroline Quentin, who play the women in their lives as sharper and funnier than the men. Watch it to understand a very specific 1990s mood.