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-gen x
Gen X shows were less often black & white moralistic shows once we got out of the 80s. Yeah, they still existed for sure (and still do), but things started to pick up more grey morality. Antiheros were inescapable in the 90s, and sometimes you'd even see tragic or relatable villains. Seinfeld never had an aesop -- they were just kinda asshole protags. Frasier was quite often wrong. Batman had you rooting for Mr. Freeze.
And beyond that there was just a shitton of shows that didnt engage with moral questions at all, or that settled on moral apathy