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The Aaron Burr "Got Milk?" commercial:
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The huge magazine section that Tower Records had:
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The not-so-great Saved by the Bell: The New Class :
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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:
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And when the Simpsons did commercials for Church's Chicken:
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Every TV show having its own soundtrack:
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The much-hyped Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction special that aired on FOX:
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E!'s Wild On series, which was kinda soft core porn-ish:
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The Volkswagen "Da Da Da" commercial (which would get stuck in your head all day if you watched it):
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Hush Puppies shoes, which had a huge comeback in the '90s:
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All the news reports about chupacabra sightings:
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The weird urban legend that Entertainment Tonight host John Tesh was an alien :
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Blockbuster Music stores:
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And the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (which was a legit awards show):
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Being confused as to how Baywatch was the most popular show in the world:
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Wendy the Snapple Lady and her "Hello, from Snapple" greeting:
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The one MTV commercial that was a parody of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? but centered around "Courtney Love" and "Madonna":
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The Bridges of Madison County , which every mom read in the '90s:
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And The X Files series of books:
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The old Comedy Central logo:
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Lay's WOW chips that were made with olestra and gave people diarrhea :
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That Designer Imposters perfume commercial where the model was naked and spraying herself with fake CK One:
Also, all the imitation CK One fragrances that came out:
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Those big Nature Sounds music displays inside Targets:
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The Disney Store's version of Beanie Babies, which were called Disney Mini Bean Bag Plush:
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MTV's Rock N' Jock specials:
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Shabby chic decor and thinking it was oh-so-romantic:
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Ordering VHS tapes through Columbia House:
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Tony Little's "Ab Isolator" infomercials that played nonstop on the weekends:
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Special magazines that were devoted to just one celeb:
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The oh-so-futuristic-looking Old Navy's Tech Vests:
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Goose decorations, which moms loved to have all over their kitchen stuff:
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The Herbal Essences commercials that featured women having orgasms while shampooing their hair:
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Having concert ticket collections that looked like this:
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Coca-Cola's Rewards Card, which I don't know if anyone actually used:
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Mentadent, which, at the time, was America's bougiest toothpaste:
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Dennis Rodman doing an in-store book signing while dressed in a wedding dress:
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Blockbuster's microwave popcorn (which you and your family would always end up getting a bag or two of when renting videos):
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The 25 AOL CDs you and your family would get every month:
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McDonald's food that came in this packaging:
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McDonald's Orange Drink (served at school functions) that used to come in this beverage cooler:
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Nick at Nite Block Party Summers that always had one night of the week that included a whole I Love Lucy night:
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Watching a movie on a flight like this or watching it on a small TV placed on the ceiling of the aisle: