The Spokesman-Review

There’s something undeniably cozy about old television shows. Thanks to streaming, gone are the days you had to depend on reruns to get your TV nostalgia fix. I would say get cozy, but since you are probably already wearing your pajamas, restock your snacks, fluff the indent out of your couch and settle back in for some television of yesteryear.

• “Mystery Science Theater 3000”: This show is a great gathering place for nerds of all kinds — movie buffs, sci-fi fanatics, comedy geeks and perhaps even puppetry enthusiasts. Sink into the world of B movies and ponder how the hell these things get made while enjoying the punny, one-liner-ridden commentary of the show’s host and robot cronies. Find the show’s 2017 reboot on Netflix and the classic episodes on the Shout Factory! app available on Roku, Amazon and Apple TV.

• “The Golden Girls”: Whether you are missing your gal pals or you just love sassy older women, this is the show for you. With an all-female ensemble, all older than 50 nonetheless, this show was an anomaly for its incredible television ratings. It won 11 Emmy Awards during its run from 1985-92 and solidified the legacy of Betty White. It is available for streaming on Hulu.

• “The Twilight Zone”: Arguably some of the best television to date, this anthology series created by writer Rod Serling is full of all the speculative fiction stories you could want. So many actors, writers and directors furthered their careers on this show, including writer Richard Matheson, who wrote the legendary episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” featuring a young William Shatner. This show juggles the surreal, the foreboding, the comical and everything in between in its moralistic tales of “other” worlds. It is available on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu.

• “Seinfeld”: Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, this show finds its comedy in the day-to-day lives of your average New Yorker. With an impressive nine-season run from 1989-98, this show has brought together many generations. It was pitched with the idea of a show about how a comedian gets his material, which undoubtedly spawned many of the shows fictionalizing the real lives of comedians, including “Maron” and “Louie.” Available for streaming on Hulu.