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I loved movies about the future because back when we didn’t have phones that did everything for us, the future was really exciting to think about. I longed for the day that I could see my best friend while I was on the phone with her, and now we have FaceTime and Skype! How cool is that?

It’s amazing that old movies from the ’90s and ’00s predicted a lot of the things we have today from smartphones to the recently realized hoverboard. Movies about the future certainly got a lot of things right, but they also had a lot of cliches that were really unnecessary and tired. Why did every movie about the future have to toss us into space? I don’t want to go to there.

If I were to tell you that there were episodes of South Park and Family Guy that are banned from airing, would you be surprised? Uh, probably not, those shows are all about being controversial and pushing boundaries.

But what if I told you that an episode of Powerpuff Girls got banned? That would be a little more surprising, right? Well, believe it or not, there is, in fact, a banned episode of Powerpuff Girls floating around. There are other shows that also have banned episodes. Check out these 10 TV shows with banned episodes that will surprise you.

Teen shows can get a bad rap, but sometimes it’s justified. So many teen shows are just too glossy, full of 28-year-olds masquerading as 15-year-olds who never seem to have a hair out of place. That’s such an unfortunate reputation to have because coming of age TV shows are some of the best TV shows around, period. The good ones are honest, raw and sometimes a little too familiar for comfort.

And too often it’s the good ones–especially the ones that don’t feature ridiculously hot people–that sometimes aren’t given the love that they deserve.

But let’s try to change that. Get a new tab open and start streaming these nine teen TV shows you have to watch before you turn 18. Of course, if you’re over 18 you should totally watch them, too! But if you aren’t, don’t leave your teen years without watching some of the most formative, relatable TV shows ever.