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35 Very, Very Random '90s Things That Anyone Between The Ages Of 36–47 Hasn't Thought About In 15 Years And Maybe Even Longer

19/01/2024

1.California Dreams and its catchy AF theme song — the show also aired after Saved by the Bell on Saturday mornings:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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2.McDonald’s Orange Drink (served at school functions) that used to come in this beverage cooler:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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3.And the McDonald’s drive-thru menus that were brown and beige and had crappy speaker systems:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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4.The Aaron Burr “Got Milk?” commercial:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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5.Those big Nature Sounds music displays inside Targets:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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6.Every singer and band having fisheye lens photos of themselves:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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7.Hot Topic stores with their original green signage and when it was mainly a store for goths:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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8.The cartoon of Rosie that was the mascot of The Rosie O’Donnell Show and used in the animated intro:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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9.The contest where you could win a real-life Simpsons house (which came complete with an interior that looked just like the cartoon) that was built in Nevada:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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10.The Simpsons Sing the Blues, which had “Do the Bartman” on it — along with a bunch of other songs sung by Homer, Marge, Lisa, and Bart:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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11.The gumball machines that Blockbuster Video would have near the exit of the store:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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12.And the exclusive toys Blockbuster would sell, and were always so expensive:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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13.Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley playing their The Jeffersons characters in Old Navy commercials:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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14.The much-hyped Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction special that aired on FOX:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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15.The giant cardboard cutout displays they would put in stores to advertise a big movie being released onto VHS:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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16.The transparent stickers of Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes) peeing on something that people would put on their cars:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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17.The episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show where Oprah would warn you about bad things that can happen and it would scare you to death because now you thought it was going to happen to you:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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18.Pizza Huts that looked like this:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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19.E!’s The Gossip Show that aired daily and was hosted by Downtown Julie Brown — whose tagline on the show was “peace, love, and gossip”:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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20.And The Howard Stern Show which aired late nights on E!:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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21.Every family owning a mini-van and seeing them everywhere:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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22.The large amount of Titanic non-official merchandise that was released after the success of the movie:

23.Gak and its very distinct smell:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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24.The old Comedy Central logo:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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25.VCR remotes with soooo many buttons that you were always afraid you would accidentally push and that it would ruin your tape:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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26.The Disney Store’s version of Beanie Babies, which were called Disney Mini Bean Bag Plush:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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27.The touchscreen monitors inside of the Warner Bros. Studio Store that allowed you to paint Looney Tune characters:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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28.Reusable plastic juice bottles that had the really hard built-in straws and gave your juice a plasticky taste:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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29.All the news reports about chupacabra sightings:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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30.The weird urban legend that Entertainment Tonight host John Tesh was an alien:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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31.The tickets you need to get from the video game section at Toys “R” Us and take to the cashier in order to buy the game:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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32.Siskel and Ebert reviewing movies and either giving them a thumbs up or thumbs down. Then studios promoting their films with “Siskel and Ebert give it two thumbs up!”:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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33.The absolute mayhem the Tickle Me Elmo doll ’caused during the 1996 Christmas season:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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34.Ordering VHS tapes through Columbia House:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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35.And lastly, Beanie Baby price guide books that allowed you to find out just how much your precious collection was worth — which, contrary to the price guides, turned out to in reality be not much:

35 very, very random '90s things that anyone between the ages of 36–47 hasn't thought about in 15 years and maybe even longer

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