Thinking about growing up in the 1990s really got me thinking about a lot of things I missed and or remembered. There were so many - 90 to be exact - that I just had to make a list.
With further adieu:
1. You’ve ended a sentence with the word “SIKE!”
2. You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on Saturdays to watch cartoons.
3. My name is Junie B. Jones. The “B” is stands for Beatrice. Except I don’t like Beatrice. I just like B and that’s all.
4. You remember when MTV only showed music videos.
5. If you didn’t dream of participating on Supermarket Sweep, then you’re lying.
6. You still miss milky pens.
7. You always said, “Then why don’t you marry it!”
8. "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?" was both a game and television game show.
9. You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day at school.
10. You remember when Tickle Me Elmo and Furbies were the “IT” toys.
11. You know the difference between a noun, verb, and adjective thanks to Mad Libs.
12. You fought over who got to be the Red Ranger with your friends.
13. You knew the dance routine to “The Macarena.”
14. Unless you grew up lost in the Himalayas, you owned at least one Koosh Ball.
15. You willingly wore the snapper tracksuit bottoms despite knowing that someone would rip them open at any given moment.
16. You worried your Tamagotchi would get separation anxiety when you were at school.
17. Before text messaging, you were a pro at folding and passing notes.
18. You debated with your friends how Rose could have saved Jack.
19. Bullet Bill was your nemesis on Super Mario Brothers.
20. Opal Fruits and Skittle Yo-Yos were playground currency.
21. You always dreamed of being slimed on Nickelodeon
22. Your entire destiny was decided through a fortune teller or “eeny-meeny-miney-moe.”
23. A staple clothing item was blue jean overalls and Doc Martens.
24. Kids today will never experience the joy you had with your Gameboy.
25. You wrote messages with your pager because you were cool.
26. The only sure thing about luck is that you had to have a rabbit’s foot.
27. You spent hours picking the hair out of your silly putty.
28. You would listen to the radio all day long just to record your favorite song of all time on a tape.
29. Boom Boxes vs. CD players
30. You watched every episode of Home Improvement in hopes it was the day Wilson showed his face.
31. Somebody thought that tee shirt clips was a good idea, so you actually wore it.
32. Capri Sun, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gushers, and Fruit By The Foot were staples in your lunchbox.
33. Your fashion inspiration was based off of 90210.
34. Boy Meets World, Roseanne, Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, Dawson's Creek, Saved By The Bell, 90210, 7th Heaven, CatDog, The Angry Beavers, Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, and Rocko's Modern Life were the best shows ever!
35. You personally owned the book “Where’s Waldo.”
36. Bill Nye the Science Guy taught you the only science worth knowing since third grade.
37. You knew Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen collectively as Michelle Tanner.
38. You remember playing Tag, Hide-n-Go Seek, Red Light Green Light, Kick Ball, Dodge Ball, Mother May I, Four Square, Tetherball, Skip-It, Flashlight Tag, Red Rover, and Bop-It.
39. When Birkenstocks came back in style, you secretly pulled them out from your closet.
39. You cried the day slap bracelets were banned from school.
40. You knew the proper way to eat Bubble Tape.
41. All your school supplies had to be Lisa Frank.
42. You remember when bubblegum came with comics.
43. The most complicated game ever to set-up was Mouse Trap.
44. You tried to pull down all the colors at once on Multi-Color Pens.
45. “Talk to the hand” was enough said.
46. You remember when Razor Scooters were cool.
47. You miss the Wonderball.
48. The only email account was AOL.
49. Let’s be honest, you should have gone to rehab for your Lip Smacker addiction.
50. You couldn’t decide which nerd you liked more: Urkel or Screech.
51. You remember when markers were more than just markers.
52. Rock Paper Scissors settled everything.
53. You really wanted to talk on the phone, but your brother or sister wouldn’t get off the internet.
54. You can still name every Ninja Turtle and match it with their color.
55. As far as you’re concerned, Michael Jordan is still the only basketball player.
56. You always picked the most ridiculous cars when playing Mash.
57. You couldn’t resist the Taco Bell Chihuahua.
58. An entire classroom with their heads down and thumbs up only meant one thing… Heads Up Seven-Up.
59. You didn’t dare wear a ponytail without a scrunchie. Oh, and you had an extra one around your wrist.
60. Trapper Keepers were an essential back-to-school item.
61. Every teenage girl wore a Choker necklace.
62. You couldn’t go 5 minutes without losing one of your Stick-On Earrings.
63. You just cant resist finishing “In west Philadelphia born and raised.”
63. You’re favorite book series you loved reading was the “Goosebumps.”
65. “The Hardy Boys” and “Nancy Drew” were the best mystery books ever!
66. You were convinced that Brain would eventually take over the world.
67. Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming “Do over!”
68. You cried when Mufasa died in “The Lion King.”
69. You base the success of your relationships off of Cory and Topanaga’s relationship.
70. You remember when light-up sneakers were cool.
71. Kids will never know how amazing Crème Savers hard candies were before they fell off the face of the earth.
72. The only way to keep your secret safe was in a Password Journal.
73. The only shampoo you used as a kid was L’Oreal Kids shampoo.
74. You couldn’t decide which boy band was the best: Backstreet Boys or NSYNC.
75. The best week in elementary school was Scholastic’s’ Book Fair.
76. The milk & juice bottles were the most amazing invention ever!
77. You would spend hours playing with your Echo Mic.
78. The only reason you were healthy as a child was due to Flintstone vitamins.
79. When you were a kid, every girl had a Polly Pocket and you would step on the small pieces all the time.
80. You remember when cereal boxes had toys in them.
81. Besides a Choker necklace, the best accessory was body glitter.
82. “GO HOME, ROGER!”
83. Before every field trip with you school, your mother would give you a disposable Kodak camera.
84. “All That" was the kid’s version of "Saturday Night Live."
86. The ultimate experience of satisfaction was completing a game of Solitaire.
87. You remember when Heinz “Ez Squirt Ketchup” came in purple, red, and green.
88. You were so proud when you finally got a Blockbuster membership card.
89. You shed a tear watching the last episodes of Friends and Seinfeld
90. You’re the last part of your generation to remember life before the Internet, smartphone, emojis, texting, and being connected 24/7. But, you wouldn’t have it any other way.
