45 Very Random '90s Things That Almost Every Millennial Has Totally Forgotten About

    These will unlock some deep-core memories.

    1. E!'s Talk Soup hosted by John Henson, which was the old-school way to watch viral videos...

    Screenshot of Wild on The Beach logo

    2. ...and Coming Attractions, which was literally a half-hour show of just movie trailers:

    Screenshot of Coming Attractions host talking about Tomorrow Never Dies

    3. Volkswagen's "Da Da Da" commerical for its Golf car:

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    4. The Kmart Cafe, which had the distinct Little Caesars smell that would hit your face as soon as you walked into the store:

    5. Snaps, which had some of the best insults and jokes ever:

    The cover of "Snaps"

    6. "Goth Talk" on SNL, which was hosted by Circe Nightshade and Azrael Abyss:

    Chris Kattan as Azrael Abyss, Molly Shannon as Circe Nightshade, Rob Lowe as The Beholder during the 'Goth Talk' skit

    7. And Norm MacDonald as the host of SNL's "Weekend Update":

    Norm McDonald on the set of "Weekend Update"

    8. The late-'90s Disney Channel logo that was a TV with Mickey ears:

    Disney Channel logo with Tinkerbell and Mickey ears

    9. The '90s-meets-psychedelic design on Fruitopia vending machines:

    Fruitopia vending machine with purple psychedelic design

    10. The creepy AF Puttermans from the Duracell commercials:

    Models of people

    11. Having a ton of blank VHS tapes with covers that looked like this:

    12 different VHS tapes laid on a table

    12. Blank cassette tapes that were supposed to capture the sound of CDs best, but honestly, sound exactly the same:

    Maxell audio cassettes

    13. The THX logo that would play before some movies. (And that you can still hear in your head!):

    Logo that says "THX digitally mastered"

    14. And the green FBI warning screen that played before Disney VHS tapes:

    FBI warning saying reproduction illegal

    15. Having to put on Channel 3 if you wanted to watch a movie or play a video game:

    16. Buddy Lee from the Lee Jeans commercials (which I am sure was a haunted doll):

    The Buddy Lee doll in the passenger seat of a car

    17. The Jerry Springer Too Hot for TV! VHS tape that they would show commercials for late at night:

    Photo of VHS tape with the Jerry Springer tape cover

    18. Magic the Dog and all the Old Navy commercials he appeared in:

    The dog in a tux on a plane with a woman dressed as a flight attendant

    19. Dave Thomas, who was the founder of Wendy's and appeared in all the commercials for them:

    Dave Thomas holding a burger in his hands and smiling

    20. These chairs that your parents still had from the '80s, and that were only comfortable for like two minutes:

    21. Lay's Wow chips that were made with Olestra and gave people diarrhea:

    Bags of different kinds of Wow chips

    22. The Living in the '90s CD commercial that played ALL THE TIME and only had songs from 1990–92:

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    23. Having to know what type of film you needed to use depending on the time of day and/or exposure you wanted:

    A shelf full of different types of film

    24. Publishers Clearing House magazine stamps that you would use to order magazines that you then would never pay for:

    A sheet of magazine stamps featuring dozens of different magazine stamps

    25. The Spice Girls' Generation Next Pepsi commercial (FTR, the song they sang was a bop):

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    26. And the Brisk Iced Tea claymation commercials that featured celebs and characters like Rocky Balboa, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee:

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    27. Bath & Body works stores when they used to have red awnings and white shiplap on the exterior:

    An old Bath & Body Works store

    28. And the Natural Wonders stores with their light-wood interiors and rain sticks:

    @jhonnycharles88 The Natural Wonders store got a lot of my allowance back then 😂🤣

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    29. The Chevron Cars who were OVER IT and loved to spill the tea about their owners:

    A cartoon car with a face

    30. The ads inside TV Guide that would tell you what that week's episode of a TV show was going to be about:

    An ad for Brandy's show on UPN

    31. Lever 2000 soap, which every mom loved to buy in bulk:

    Boxes of Lever 2000 and a bar next to them

    32. The late-'90s Sony CD Walkman that looked like UFOs:

    A CD Walkman

    33. Those micro cassettes that were primarily used in answering machines:

    A package of micro cassettes

    34. The Daily Show hosted by Craig Kilborn:

    Craig Kilborn on the set of "The Daily Show"

    35. Jeff Goldblum as the spokesperson for Apple:

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    36. Wendy the "Snapple Lady," who appeared in all of the company's commercials:

    A lady behind a receptionist desk and a Snapple logo on the wall

    37. The Coca-Cola Rewards Card, which got you free drinks at the movies and various restaurants (well, as long as you brought it with you):

    38. Binaca and how your breath wasn't minty fresh until it felt like you had burned a hole in your mouth with it:

    Binaca in packaging

    39. Real California Cheese commercials (that featured this logo):

    
Real California Cheese made of cheese

    40. Phones built into the back of airplane seats that required a credit card to use (and that you always wanted to use):

    41. Cookie Crook, Chip the Dog, and Cookie Cop as the mascots for Cookie Crisp cereal:

    A cartoon of the characters for Cookie Crisp cereal

    42. The Nintendo Rumble Pak, which everyone would fight over (if you only had one) when playing N64:

    An N64 console

    43. The giant cutout displays stores would have just to announce the release of an upcoming album or movie:

    A cutout for "Titanic" in a record store

    44. Having to carry around change in case you needed to use a payphone:

    Ben Affleck talking on a payphone

    45. And lastly, Bree Sharp's David Duchovny parody song and video that is the most late-'90s thing ever and featured cameos from a ton of celebs like Brad Pitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Whoopi Goldberg, and Alex Trebek:

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