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The Magic School Bus: The Best ‘80s & ‘90s Scientific Book Series

If you were a kid in the ’80s and ’90s and wanted to get into science, then The Magic School Bus series was a great way to do just that!

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Diddy Kong Racing: The Best ’90s Racing Game for the Nintendo 64

Diddy Kong Racing definitely can battle Mario Kart for the best racing game for the Nintendo 64 — but how did it come to be in the first place?

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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.

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Oh! I remember that!

‘90s Teen Dream Girl: Rachael Leigh Cook Edition

Eat My Vids: All of Wham!’s ‘80s Music Videos – Ranked

Rainbow Brite: An ‘80s Manufactured Masterpiece

Movies

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 ‘90s Disaster Movies – Ranked

Thrilling, heart-pounding, and sometimes silly, disaster movies really rose to popularity in the ’90s, so let’s count down the top 10 ’90s disaster movies.

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The Renaissance of Animated Disney Movies (1989-1999) – Ranked

If you grew up in the ‘90s, you may not have known it, but you were living in a golden age of Walt Disney Animation Studios movies. And now it’s time to rank those movies!

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Cool World: How in the World Did this ‘90s Movie Get Made?

Was anything more cool than Cool World in the ’90s? Um, yes, lots of things. But nonetheless, Cool World does exist and it’s kinda amazing that it does, right?

Jen Brown April 27, 2021 1 Comment

TELEVISION

The Top 10 ‘90s TV Love Triangles – Ranked

’90s TV love triangles made all of us think we were destined to be loved by two different people and have to choose between them. Not so common in real life, but ’90s TV shows were all about some dramatic love triangles.

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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 1 Comment

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

Want to honor your favorite ’80s and ’90s pop culture characters? Check out our Halloween costume ideas to find some awesome options!

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The 10 Best ‘90s Animated TV Show Theme Songs – Ranked

Sometimes, the most memorable part of a TV show you loved from your childhood is the theme song. Today, we’re ranking the 10 best animated TV show theme songs from the 1990s.

Jen Brown January 4, 2021 No Comments

Music

Eat My Vids: All of *NSYNC’s Music Videos – Ranked

It’s tearin’ up our hearts that there are so few *NSYNC music videos. But, we’re going to spend a little more time ranking them anyway, because they’re just that awesome (and kinda ridiculous).

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The 10 Best Original Christmas Songs Released in the ’80s

Do you know it’s Christmas time at all? Head back to the ‘80s for some original holiday jams.

Bianca Paris December 10, 2020 No Comments

Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1994 – RANKED

We wish we could stay in 1994, but at least we can rank the top Billboard Hot 100 #1 Singles of the year.

Bianca Paris April 15, 2021 No Comments

Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1999 – RANKED

We believe that things were so smooth in 1999 unless you were a scrub — we’ve ranked Billboard’s Hot 100 singles of 1999!

Bianca Paris May 20, 2021 No Comments

Technology

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.

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Laser Tag: The Best ‘80s and ‘90s Birthday Party Extravaganza

If you were a cool kid in the ’80s or ’90s, then you most definitely had a birthday party at a laser tag arena.

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Prince of Persia: The Lasting ’80s Adventure Video Game

If you loved video games in the ’80s but thought they were all sort of same-y and boring, then the introduction of Prince of Persia probably blew your mind — and you weren’t alone!

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SimCity: It’s My City and I’ll Destroy it if I Want to

Whether you wanted to build a city to see it succeed, or just to watch it burn, SimCity was the ultimate in tyrannical computer game power.

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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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Got Milk? The Ad Campaign that Launched a Gazillion Celebrity Milk Mustaches

Were you even a celebrity if you didn’t have a milk mustache ad in the ‘90s? Today we’re looking back at the iconic “got milk?” campaign that had everyone reaching for a glass of milk (or did it?).

Jen Brown January 15, 2021 1 Comment

2023 Gift Guide

A 2023 gift guide for the ’80s and ’90s fans in your life.

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Christmas Cereals of the ’90s: The Ultimate in Sugary Anticipation

Half the fun of Christmas was the month of anticipation leading up to it — and what better way to up the anticipation than by indulging in special holiday-themed versions of your favorite sugary cereals?

Jen Brown December 24, 2020 No Comments

Beauty / Fashion

10 Totally Memorable ‘80s Mens Hairstyles

A look back at some of the most popular ’80s mens hairstyles, from the mullet, to punk, to feathered, and everything in between!

Jen Brown April 14, 2021 No Comments

12 Essential ‘90s Clothing Brands

Remember Bum Equipment and Limited Too? Of course you do! Take a look back at 12 of the most essential ’90s clothing brands.

Jen Brown March 7, 2022 1 Comment

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