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The thrill of opening a brand-spanking new pack of Pokémon cards (that just smelled so, so good when you opened them):
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Wondering why Chuck E. Cheese looked like some sorta early-'90s "extreme" rollerblader:
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Begging your parents to buy you these cereals 'cause they had the Nickelodeon O Scope as a prize:
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Watching movies about cool animals like Dunston Checks In...
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...and Paulie (and immediately wanting them as pets):
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Listening to this disco album at every family party (also, being all about that "Grease Megamix"):
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Watching this lineup on Nick at Nite:
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Having the Kraft Mac & Cheese "ceremony" jingle stuck in your head:
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Playing with the Game Boy Camera and feeling like it was the most futuristic thing ever:
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Doing research with one of these, but, more often than not, just looking through it when you were bored:
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The excitement you felt when the Toys "R" Us Big Toy Book showed up in the Sunday paper:
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Wanting one of these iMacs so bad and telling your parents you'd never need another computer again:
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Having the Gold Collection Disney VHS movies (which was basically your first Criterion Collection):
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Fighting over who got to use the Rumble Pak (if you only had one) while playing N64:
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Treating these plates like they were your nana's fine china:
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Playing with My Little Ponies that looked like this:
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Feeling like you were oh-so-cool while wearing these headphones (even if they did hurt your ears any time you put them on):
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Collecting all of the Spice Girls dolls, but only really playing with the Spice Girl you identified with:
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Washing your hair with these fruity scented shampoos — that also burned the hell out of your eyes:
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Wanting to see Rugrats: A Live Adventure 'cause the commercials played non-stop:
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Having your first Star Wars toys be from "The Power of the Force" line:
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Knowing you were in for a treat whenever you put that orange tape into the VCR:
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Loving Old Navy commercials, but mainly for Magic the dog and "the Old Navy Lady" (aka Carrie Donovan):
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Getting one of these almanacs for your birthday from a relative who didn't really know you well:
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Getting hyped any time your teacher had the class play Brain Quest:
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Wanting to collect all of the Furby Happy Meal toys, even though they weren't really Furbies:
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Low-key being scared that you were going to turn into a piece of fruit any time you ate a Gusher 'cause of the terrifying commercials:
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Knowing the best part about Oreo O's cereal was the milk that was left over in your bowl:
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And finally, knowing all the words and music to this commercial by heart:
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