Ten ’90s Commercials You May Have Forgotten About
And yet you know every single word to them.
And yet you know every single word to them.
Can I be young again now, please?
Ah, memories. By the man behind @tweetsfrom97.
NKOTB + U = 4eva
Quite the hot ticket. Though did Marilyn Manson really need a +7?
It wasn’t all about TGIF and scruntchies, guys.
Seat belts, everyone!
These PVC gems were the definitive shoe of your childhood. They’re making a comeback.
It’s one of those forgotten teenage thrills. Rory Gilmore probably shopped at dELiA*s. (via flickr.com)
From the “Got Milk” 1995-‘99 campaign. Who wore the milk mustache best?
Ever wondered how they turned out?
For everyone still waiting for their Barbie Jeep.
Now that flannel and crop tops have officially hit their saturation point, it feels like maybe ’90s nostalgia has run its course. Here are a few trends that got left behind and are actually looking kind of fresh again? Or maybe they were left behind for a reason. (via nearlyvintage.tumblr.com)
Nostalgia can also be really, really bad.
School can be awesome, sometimes. The ’90s were awesome, all the time. This desk is the awesome-est, all the time.
A mashup of all the shows you watched in the ’90s. [editor’s note: “Even Stevens” isn’t a ’90s show! But this brought back so many memories that it can stay anyway.]
Because your childhood wouldn’t have been the same without The Kid.
The high-waisted pleated pants, the baggy crazy sweaters… Some of the most avant-garde fashion ever happened on The Cosby Show. Everyone on this show is my style icon, even Elton. (via thecosbyshow.blogspot.com)
Your childhood wouldn’t have been the same without The Kid. Remember these movies all over again and then some.
Children of the ’90s, how permissible was your middle school? Here are 20 items that could result in detention if brought or worn to class. Give your school a point for every banned item and a half point for items likely to be confiscated and report back in the comments.
Or rather, overcomplicating it needlessly. I guess I’d rather look at a nice pithy chart than read another article about ’90s revivalism.
Record your own version of the 56k dialup modem sounds as you remembered it to help preserve this precious relic of our digital past. And just like the late ’90s, this website barely works. (via gorillamask.net)
It seems that, lately, we’re all feeling a little old. Nostalgia is in, and it just cannot be stopped. As soon as #iwishtheywouldbringback started trending on Twitter, people were all over it. Here’s 35 of the suggestions people would love “them” to bring back.
If my adolescence and that of other Gen-Y kids has been defined by war, our pre-adolescence was defined by “Wannabe.” (by the Spice Girls.)And now, I find myself taking guiltily pleasurable trips back in time, whether online or in my head. View List ›
I’ve selected my faves, but for the full nostalgic effect, click here to see the set. Life got so much less rebellious after they banned smoking in malls. View List ›
And lives to tell the tale of how she coined the title. Taken from a special ’90s edition of “Our Hit Parade”. So much awesome riot grrrl nostalgia in this clip. I had that exact same X-Girl dress! Watch Video ›
Really, it’s how we all feel about Courtney Love. (Caught at the Narcisco Rodriguez show this week. Watch the video here. The dismissive half-nod is my favorite part.) View Image ›
For every Andrew McCarthy, there’s a Joshua Jackson, who gets dreamier by the day. Do you think these men get laid more now than they did in the early 90s? Discuss. View List ›
Really want to go back to 7th grade right now… [Ed. Note: This totally looks like something I would have drawn on the inside cover of my Lisa Frank trapper keeper.] View Image ›
PSA: 5 complete seasons and two TV movies are now available on DVD, for only $45. La la laaa la laaaa.