There’s a new Harry Potter book out, but it’s not as good as the original series. This got me thinking, “What other things did I grow up with in the 1990s that kids born today are likely to miss?”
There are tons of 1990s nostalgia listicles out there, but I went for the whole gamut: books, TV shows, movies, technology, toys, and fashion styles. There’s even a list of things the Internet rendered obsolete! Enjoy!
First, books:
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WKFgEz1q4g
2. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
3. Captain Underpants
4. The Rainbow Fish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbKr-k1PTvA
5. The Giving Tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axs82CUEu0s
6. Chicken Soup for the Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-1QsHqv80U&list=PLT-HtNHLvaKt3RrTdnGVnnsdzy3zygLMI
7. Animorphs
Next Page: Hit 90’s TV shows that will take you back.
8. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
9. Animated Batman
10. Animated X-Men
11. Doug
12. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
13. Are You Afraid of the Dark?
14. Recess!
15. Rugrats
16. Kim Possible
17. Salute Your Shorts
18. Legends of the Hidden Temple
19. Carmen Sandiego
20. Power Rangers
Next Page: The great movies that came out while we were kids.
21. The Lord of the Rings — in Theaters
22. Harry Potter — in Theaters
23. (The Original) Independence Day
24. Forrest Gump
25. Titanic
26. The Parent Trap
27. Jurassic Park
28. The Lion King
29. 10 Things I Hate About You
30. Matilda
31. The Sandlot
32. The Phantom Menace
33. Beauty and the Beast
34. Home Alone
35. The Mummy
36. Hook
37. Aladdin
38. Toy Story
39. Hercules
Next Page: The technology that set those Nineties apart.
40. Dial-Up
41. VHS Tapes
42. Cassettes
43. CDs.
44. Hit Clips
45. Flip Phones
46. Home Phones — Listening in on Siblings’ Conversations
47. Renting Movies
48. “Please Be Kind and Rewind”
49. Boom Boxes
50. Ye Olde Walkman
51. Recording TV Shows on VHS
52. Box TVs
53. The Blue Screen of Death
54. Manual Car Windows
55. Pagers
Next Page: All the toys and games you’ve forgotten about.
56. The Beanie Baby Craze
57. Tamagotchi
58. The Original Pokémon Games
59. Ye Olde Game Boy
60. Snake!
61. Digimon
62. Yu-Gi-Oh!
63. Bop It
64. Sonic the Hedgehog
65. Age of Empires
66. Super Mario Bros.
67. Furby!
68. Pogs
69. Power Rangers
70. Polly Pocket
Next Page: The zaniest food and drink for us kiddos!
71. Oreo O’s Cereal
72. SqueezIt!
73. Rice Krispies Treats — the Cereal
74. Fruitopia!
75. Crystal Pepsi
76. Dannon Sprinkl’lins Yogurt
77. Gator Gum — Gatorade’s Forgotten Baby Brother
78. Heinz EZ Squirt
79. Orbitz Water
Next Page: Five things replaced by the Internet.
80. Looking Things Up … in Books!
81. Blockbuster
80. Disposable Cameras
81. Getting Photos “Developed”
82. Writing Letters — It’s Like Email, But on Paper!
Next Page: All the fashion styles you’ve forgotten about!
83. Parachute Pants
84. Jelly Shoes
85. Overalls With One Strap Down
86. Rollerblades: They Were the Coolest Thing Ever!
87. Chain Wallets
88. Mood Rings
Next Page: Seven more features of life in the 90s you forgot you remembered.
89. The World Trade Center (Too soon?)
90. “Smoking or Non?”
91. AOL Mail
92. Ask Jeeves
93. Being able to walk to the gate and greet your family coming home.
94. GeoCities
95. Lisa Frank Art — on Everything!
96. This 1990s Laugh
Let me know in the comments if I forgot anything!
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