If we can talk about great "teen" shows that take place a year or two outside of high school, we can definitely talk about great "teen" shows that take place a year or two before high school. "Lizzie McGuire" is a beautiful, quirky time capsule of early-'00s tween and teen-dom. Lizzie stresses over the totally normal and totally awkward parts of adolescence (raise your hand if you still remember the iconic "I want! A bra!" scene), alongside her best friends Miranda and Gordo. It shifts easily between goofy, sitcom plots about picture day outfits or mean girls and serious but never preachy stories about peer pressure, religion, and eating disorders.
