27-01-2025
40 Things Literally Every Millennial Will Remember About Growing Up In The '90s
E. Cheese's colorful ball pits that always smelled like feet and were probably way more gross than you even realize:
Chuck E. Cheese's "Where a kid can be a kid" commercial that they played a lot during Saturday morning cartoons:
colored cartoon-themed sheets that made you feel like you were sleeping in designer sheets — even if they were a little rough feeling:
rainbow-colored bags that Toys "R" Us used to have:
the Mickey Mouse gift boxes the Disney Store used to have:
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Fear T-shirts, which you thought were badass:
the extra labels that came with blank VHS tapes that no one would ever use:
to put the TV on channel three anytime you wanted to watch a VHS movie or play Nintendo:
green volume bar that would display across the bottom quarter of your TV whenever you raised or lowered the volume:
lowkey irrational fear you felt that your head would turn into a fruit anytime you ate a Fruit Gushers because of the terrifying commercial for it:
Free Money guy that was always dressed like the Riddler in his commercials:
weird squishy tubes that felt more than a bit creepy when you'd squeeze them:
rulers that didn't really make great stencils:
Golden Sound Story books that you probably never fully read just played with the sounds:
elementary school chairs that were always staticky and sometimes had cracks in them:
nervousness you got any time you needed to write something on an overhead projector in front of the classroom:
elementary school square pizza that was a must-have on Fridays and tasted soooo good:
which would wake you up in the middle of the night as they talked in their gibberish to themselves. And if you didn't on one, you definitely heard about this happening:
Dancer Dolls, which you had to run away from after launching to make sure you didn't get caught in the crossfire when it came back down:
wicker paper plate holders, which had an 80% chance of pricking you under your nails whenever you used one at a BBQ:
Good Seasons dressing bottle that every family seemed to own. And which made you feel like a gourmet chef if your parents asked you to make the dressing — even if it was just pouring the seasoning packet in with oil and vinegar:
Barney slippers that your younger siblings or cousins had and stunk like sweaty feet:
clackers that you would get in gift bags at birthday parties and would drive your parents nuts when you played with them on the ride back to the house:
creepy hide-and-seek/time-out dolls that usually your "arts and crafty" neighbor made and that they would place in the corner of rooms or near staircases:
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader books that your "arts and crafty" neighbor would have in their bathroom:
phones that came with the round shiny buttons that felt like you were pushing down on M&M's:
Disneyland Fun Sing Along Songs VHS tape, which made you believe Mickey Mouse and the gang were the ones who cleaned and prepped the park every morning before opening:
red stick that came with Handi-Snacks that would slice your tongue if you weren't careful while licking it:
Campbell's Kids soup mugs that were perfect for not just soup, but also hot cocoa with marshmallows:
plastic Looney Tunes cups that always smelled a little mildewy because they were so hard to clean inside:
these Kellogg's "The Best To You Each Morning" cereal bowls that every family seemed to own:
PlugIns when they used gel packets that would get all gooey and covered in dust:
Glade Potpourri Spray that smelled like chemicals and dusty flowers:
classic Tiffany-style lamps dine-in Pizza Huts had that were always so reassuring to see:
character chairs and stools that you would always try to sit on any time you went you went to McDonald's:
awesome Animaniacs Happy Meal toys that were so fun to play with:
the Happy Meal Beanie Babies that everyone lost their minds over. Like, you could probably get a Birkin easier than some of these:
which you thought was the fanciest and most indulgent dessert you could have:
sitting very close to the TV because most TVs were relatively small with bad resolution:
using this torture device for the yearly flexibility test that was part of the Presidential Physical Fitness Test:
