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The Most Awesome-est Episodes of Saved by the Bell

It’s time to celebrate the best episodes of one of the quintessential early ’90s teen shows – Saved by the Bell!

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Girl Talk: The ‘90s Board Game Version of Truth or Dare

If you wanted a structured version of Truth or Dare to play at a slumber party in the ’90s, then Girl Talk was the board game made for you.

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Caboodles: The Ultimate ‘90s Makeup (and Random Stuff) Organizer of Our Dreams

Time to bust out that Caboodle, ’90s girls! Remember everything you used to keep in yours? Let’s take a look…

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Oh! I remember that!

Get Retro with these ’80s & ’90s Halloween Costume Ideas

The Zip Drive: Or, An Article to Read If You Want to Fill Your Head With Numbers

The Top 10 ‘90s TV Love Triangles – Ranked

Movies

The 10 Most Memorable ‘90s Movie Franchises

Take a look back at the best ’90s movie franchises, from Jurassic Park, to Mission: Impossible, to Toy Story, and more.

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‘90s Teen Dreamboat: Brad Renfro Edition

It’s time to talk about the bad boy of our favorite ’90s teen dreamboats: Brad Renfro!

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The Top 10 ‘90s Teen Horror Movies – Ranked

It’s time to give yourself a scare or two with our list of the best ’90s teen horror movies. Did your favorite make it to number one?

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The Top 10 ‘80s Teen Romance Movies to Remember – Ranked

The ’80s were a heyday of teen romance movies thanks to teen master John Hughes. But he’s not the only one who gave us iconic ’80s teen romance movies! Today we rank the top 10.

Jen Brown March 30, 2021 No Comments

TELEVISION

The Top 10 Christmas Commercials of the ‘80s and ‘90s

Gather ’round, grab yourself a hot cocoa, and take a look at our (very subjective) ranking of the top 10 best Christmas commercials that first debuted in the ’80s and ’90s.

Jen Brown December 2, 2020 No Comments

‘80s Levi’s Commercials: Full of Future Stars

When you’ve been around as long as Levi’s jeans have, you’re bound to have had a future celebrity or two pop up in your commercials over the years. But the ’80s in particular were chock full of them!

Jen Brown May 4, 2021 1 Comment

’90s Teen Dreamboat: Mark-Paul Gosselaar Edition

It’s time to talk about another of our favorite ’90s teen dreamboats: Mark-Paul Gosselaar!

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The 10 Best ‘70s Commercial Jingles To Get Stuck In Your Head – Ranked

A look back at some of the most memorable 1970s commercial jingles.

Jen Brown April 4, 2022 No Comments

Music

Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1989 – RANKED

It’s another day in paradise as we rank Billboard’s Hot 100 #1 Singles of 1989!

Bianca Paris March 11, 2021 No Comments

Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1983 – RANKED

We’re heading back to the ’80s with our ranked list of Billboard’s “The Hot 100” number one singles of 1983.

Bianca Paris January 28, 2021 No Comments

Eat My Vids: Michael Jackson’s Top 10 ‘80s Music Videos – Ranked

Michael Jackson has way too many iconic videos to rank them all, so today we’re focusing on just his top 10 music videos of the 1980s.

Bianca Paris July 30, 2021 No Comments

Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1991 – RANKED

It’ll take more than words to tell you how we feel about our ranking of Billboard’s Hot 100 #1 singles of 1991.

Bianca Paris March 25, 2021 No Comments

Technology

Nintendo’s Zapper: The Coolest ’80s Video Game Peripheral

If you played Duck Hunt on your Nintendo in the ’80s, then you definitely became one with the Zapper, the best of the many different ’80s video game peripherals.

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Tickle Me Elmo: The ‘90s Toy Mania That Drove Parents to Madness

A look back at the sensation that was the Tickle Me Elmo.

Jen Brown June 24, 2021 No Comments

Welcome to Retropond

Welcome to Retropond, a brand new website dedicated to everything you grew up loving, from Saved by the Bell, to Dunkaroos, to Teddy Ruxpin, to Gameboy, Oregon Trail, and everything in between.

Jen Brown November 30, 2020 No Comments

Geocities: The Best Web Neighborhood of the ‘90s

If you wanted to build your own website in the late ’90s, there was no cooler place to do so than Geocities. Let’s take a look back at the history and heinous design choices.

Jen Brown March 12, 2021 No Comments

Food

’90s Lunchbox Staple: Dunkaroos

It’s time to talk about one of the most coveted of school lunchbox snacks: Dunkaroos!

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‘90s Lunchbox Staple: Sunny Delight

If you had one of your own individual-sized Sunny Delight’s in your lunchbox in the ’90s, you were super hip.

Jen Brown May 5, 2021 1 Comment

’90s Lunchbox Staple: Snapple

Your drink choices at the school cafeteria were super important in the ’90s, and one of our favorite fancy options was Snapple.

Jen Brown July 7, 2021 1 Comment

Reese’s Seasonal Shapes: Better than the Original

That’s right, we said it: Reese’s seasonal shapes are better than the original peanut butter cup!

Jen Brown October 25, 2021 1 Comment

Beauty / Fashion

15 ’90s Shoes That You Had at Least One of in Your Closet

Whether your stomping grounds were the school hallways, the playground, or the mall, your shoe choices in the ‘90s were always super important — let’s take a look at 15 pairs of awesome ’90s shoes!

Jen Brown January 22, 2021 No Comments