Pokemon, Sailor Moon, of course. I missed the Gundam Wing bandwagon, and Outlaw Star et al went under my radar for far too long.

I have to say the anime that got me into anime really was Magic Knight Rayearth. That was around the time that I began to realize my fandom and that there were MORE like it. Then I bought all of Ruroni Kenshin on VIDEO TAPE as it came out....