Episode
The Nineties: The Comeback Kid
Overview
Bill Clinton’s presidency began and ended with controversy spanning from an inability to reform America’s health care system to a sex scandal that led to impeachment.
Details
- Series
- The Nineties
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2017-07-16
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Comeback Kid is Episode 2 in Season 1 of The Nineties. It aired on 2017-07-16. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 1: The One About TV
A look at TV shows from the '90s, from animated hits “South Park” and “Beavis and Butt-Head” to sitcoms “Seinfeld” and “Friends”" to dramas “My So-Called Life” and “The Sopranos.”
Episode 3: Can We All Get Along?
Racially fueled events, from Al Sharpton and the Crown Height riots to Rodney King and the L.A. riots, and O.J. Simpson and his murder trial.
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Episode 4: New World Order
The world has seen a lot of change due to major political events, including the Warsaw Pact, Nelson Mandela's release from prison, the Persian Gulf War, and Bill Clinton becoming the president of the United States.
Episode 5: Terrorism Hits Home
Terrorism in the '90s includes a bounty of devastating events including Timothy McVeigh's bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City.
Episode 6: The Information Age
The '90s brought on the internet along with a dark side of the tech boom, including hackers, online predators and the proliferation of pornography.
Episode 7: Isn't It Ironic?
A look at the diverse music of the 1990s, from Nirvana to Dixie Chicks to Tupac.