The Best of ‘90s Live Action Nickelodeon – Ranked
We’re going to rank the best and most memorable of the live action shows that aired in the ‘90s on Nickelodeon.
Jen Brown
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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?
Jen Brown
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Daria: A Female Icon Who Was Too Cool to Be Cool
If you were a millennial girl in high school in the late ’90s, no TV character was more iconic than Daria and her deadpan wit. Let’s dive in to her sick, sad, world.
Jen Brown
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Movies
The Top 13 ‘80s Spooky Movies You Loved as a Kid
Did your love of spooky season start when you were a kid growing up in the ’80s? Then you probably watched one of these movies!
Jen Brown
October 11, 2021
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Julia Roberts’ 5 Best Romantic Comedies – Ranked
A ranked look at Julia Roberts’ five best romantic comedies from 1990-2001.
Jen Brown
February 2, 2021
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The Top 10 ‘90s Teen Romance Movies to Remember – Ranked
If you were feeling romantic as a teenager in the ’90s, then you definitely loved all of these movies. We’re ranking the top 10 ’90s teen romance movies!
Jen Brown
April 6, 2021
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The 10 Best ‘80s Horror Movie Franchises
A look back at the best ’80s horror movie franchises, from Friday the 13th, to A Nightmare on Elm Street, Poltergeist, and more.
Bianca Paris
September 26, 2023
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TELEVISION
Bill Nye the Science Guy: The Most Entertaining Educational TV Show of the ‘90s (and Ever?!)
Nothing was more exciting at school in the ’90s than seeing your science teacher wheel in a TV on one of those carts in school — especially if that meant getting to watch Bill Nye the Science Guy!
Jen Brown
June 1, 2021
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The Top 10 Best Cartoon Cereal Mascots – Ranked
These cartoon cereal mascots still make us want to pour milk over a bowl of our most treasured childhood cereals. To put it simply, they are grrrrreat!
Jen Brown
May 19, 2021
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Friends: Top 15 Most Memorable Celebrity Cameos – Ranked
Friends featured quite a few celebrity cameos over its ten seasons, but which were the most memorable? Check out our ranking and see if you agree!
Jen Brown
February 15, 2021
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The 8 Best ‘80s Animated TV Show Theme Songs – Ranked
Life is like a hurricane, here where we rank the best ’80s animated TV show theme songs. Who made it to the top spot?
Jen Brown
December 28, 2020
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Music
Eat My Vids: All of Wham!’s ‘80s Music Videos – Ranked
Wham! wasn’t together for very long, but they sure produced a lot of pop hits during their heydey! Today, we’re ranking all of the duo’s music videos.
Bianca Paris
June 11, 2021
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Napster: The Meteoric Rise and Fall of the Disruptive MP3 Giant
The modern music industry might look a whole lot different if not for the disruptive peer-to-peer MP3 file-sharing service Napster. Let’s take a look at it’s spectacular rise and subsequent mighty fall.
Jen Brown
April 16, 2021
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Eat My Vids: Savage Garden’s Music Videos – Ranked
In the latest Eat My Vids post, we look back at the music videos of the short-lived Australian duo Savage Garden.
Bianca Paris
July 9, 2021
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The Boy Band Craze of the Late ‘90s – Early ‘00s
It’s time to bask in the saccharine tunes and cringey fashion of the boy band explosion circa late ‘90s – early ‘00s with our look at the most memorable singing and dancing dudes.
Bianca Paris
December 31, 2020
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Technology
How America Online Got Me My First Boyfriend
The totally true story of how America Online landed me my first boyfriend.
Jen Brown
February 12, 2021
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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
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The Lost Art of the Mixtape
Mixtapes were a labor of love, from picking the songs, to decorating the tape, to writing out handwritten liner notes, if you wanted to show your crush that you cared (but not be TOO obvious about it), then the mixtape was the way to go.
Jen Brown
February 8, 2021
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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Everywhere!
Carmen Sandiego was everywhere in the ’90s — video games, board games, game shows, animated series — the edutainment franchise took the world by storm.
Jen Brown
January 27, 2021
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Food
’90s Lunchbox Staple: Lunchables
Was there anything more fun than pulling Lunchables out in the cafeteria in elementary school? We think not.
Jen Brown
February 3, 2021
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’90s Lunchbox Staple: Dunkaroos
It’s time to talk about one of the most coveted of school lunchbox snacks: Dunkaroos!
Jen Brown
December 8, 2020
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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
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Jen Brown
November 13, 2023
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Beauty / Fashion
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…
Jen Brown
December 3, 2020
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10 Awesome (or Awesomely Bad) ’90s Mens Hairstyles
A look back at some of the most popular ’90s mens hairstyles, from the bowl cut, to grunge, and everything in between!
Jen Brown
March 19, 2021
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10 Popular ‘90s Hairstyles You Totally Rocked (At Least One Of) If You Were a ‘90s Girl
We take a look back at 10 of the most popular ’90s hairstyles, and if your ‘do didn’t match any of these, then did you even really live in the ‘90s?
Jen Brown
February 26, 2021
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15 Tubular ‘80s Fashion Trends
From mullets to music, the ’80s were iconic. But it wasn’t just the hair and the tunes — oh no — it was also the FASHION!
Jen Brown
June 16, 2021
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Games / Toys
Rainbow Brite: An ‘80s Manufactured Masterpiece
Was any character more representative of the colorful ’80s decade than Rainbow Brite? Doubtful.
Jen Brown
February 24, 2021
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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.
Jen Brown
June 10, 2021
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Trolls: Creepy, Cute, or Somewhere in Between?
If you grew up in the ’80s or ’90s, you may have thought trolls were unique to your generation, but you’d be wrong! They’ve been around since the 1950s. Let’s take a look at the history of the kinda creepy, kinda cute dolls.
Jen Brown
March 31, 2021
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The Settlers of Catan: The Most Influential ‘90s Board Game + A GIVEAWAY!
A look back at The Settlers of Catan, the best ’90s game that influenced the world of board games for years to come.
Jen Brown
July 22, 2021
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15 Tubular ‘80s Fashion Trends
Prince of Persia: The Lasting ’80s Adventure Video Game
’80s Burger King Commercials: Full of Future Stars
10 Totally Memorable ‘80s Mens Hairstyles
Sweet Valley High: The Best Teen Soap Book Series of the ‘80s and ‘90s
The Oregon Trail: You Have Died of Dysentery
Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1980 – RANKED
SimCity: It’s My City and I’ll Destroy it if I Want to
Julia Roberts’ 5 Best Romantic Comedies – Ranked
’90s Teen Dreamboat: Devon Sawa Edition
The Lost Art of the Mixtape
Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1995 – RANKED
A Very Special Post: ‘90s Sitcom Episodes About Drinking – Ranked
The 10 Most Memorable ‘90s Sitcom Moms
Klutz: The ‘90s Activity Books You Loved (But Never Completed)
