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34 Nostalgia Nuggets from the 1990s

March 02, 2024

Anybody want to get together and just name stuff from the ‘90s? They have listening parties, so why not nostalgia parties? We’ll muscle down those squishy balls in our Orbitz bottles, shout out things like “dial-up internet” and nod along like, “Yeah, those were the days.” Here, we’ll get the ball rolling…

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Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills 90210 spanned the decade, airing from 1990 - 2000. 1000 1002 100.4 1005 100g In one than fell that 1998 dooms it 1997 1998 1997 1999 1999 1990 pioneered the teen soap 096 1995 drama and spawned a 1992 1993 small army of copycats. 1991 CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s — Source

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In 1992, President George H.W. Bush 1993 met 199 with Russian President 1999 Boris Yeltsin. 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 1997 1993 1999 At the meeting, they 5 +661 1996 1997 994 1995 formally declared that 992 1993 the Cold the War 1995 is 1996 over. 1990 1991 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Grunge

Seattle became the 1994 epicenter of new music, thanks 1992 to Grunge. 097 1998 1999 1995 1996 1997 1993 199 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Seattle bands were getting 96 1997 signed to major labels at the rate of one a week during April, 1992. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the '90s we 994 1995 1992 1993 1994 watched crime dramas 199 199 like 1990 Diagnosis: Murder. 1999 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 TOYO ESSAYAMA And Jake and the Fatman. 1998 1909 1997 Because there's nothing more 1995 entertaining than formulaic 1993 crime-of-the-week bro dramas. 1999 991 1995 1996 1992 1998 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tara Lipinski

Tara Lipinski started as a roller skater. She went to nationals at age 9, when she switched to gymnastics. (Which is geriatric in gymnast years.) CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Hamster Dance was created to win a bet. THE HAMPSTER DANCE dance the night away Art student Deidre LaCarte created the website in a bet over who could get the most views on a site. Gonna go out on a limb and say she won. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Super Smash Bros.

In 1999, we were all using the pause trick in Super 1996 Smash Bros. 98 199 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 + It was 1993 a super-sweet 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 996 1997 Nintendo 64 move that'd 095 freeze the game in action. NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Video Games

In 1992, Sony and Nintendo briefly 1992 1990 joined forces. 1997 1998 1999 1995 1996 1997 SONY SONY PlayStation + START SELECT Their love child was a single 096 1997 prototype that played both Nintendo cartridges and Sony CD-ROMs. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Space Jam

Space Jam was a spin-off of a Nike Super Bowl commercial. The 1992 ad featuring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny was very popular, leading Jordan's agent to take the now famous duo to the big screen. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Elwood Edwards

Elwood Edwards was the You Got Mail voice. Disappointing. I always imagined he looked like the AIM Buddy icon. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Titanic

James Cameron didn't want My Heart Will Go On for Titanic, and Celine Dion didn't want to sing it Dion was convinced by her creepy husband-manager, and Cameron was convinced by her demo. Smart business move for both of them. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Pogs

Pogs were a rip-off of the Japanese game Menko. Menko's been popular since the 1600s, travelling to Hawaii when Japanese people imigrated in the early 20th century. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Reservoir Dogs

INDIE MOVIES OF THE '90s RESERVOIR DOGS TONY SCOTT WANTED TO DIRECT. Tarantino, however, told him he was already securing funding to direct the movie himself. Like a total class act, Scott had no problem settling for a different Tarantino script, True Romance. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rosario Dawson

INDIE MOVIES OF THE '90s KIDS THE CREW RANDOMLY DISCOVERED ROSARIO DAWSON SITTING ON A STOOP. While scouting for locations, the director and the writer noticed 15-year-old Dawson and thought she'd be perfect for a role. She was kinda freaked out, but got over it and started a successful career. CRACKED.COM — Source

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INDIE MOVIES OF THE '90s B Dod ДРД JUNGLE FEVER HALLE BERRY DIDN'T SHOWER FOR TWO WEEKS. The homeless crack addict was Berry's first movie role, and she was really willing to prove how committed she was to it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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INDIE MOVIES OF THE '90s JUNGLE FEVER SAMUEL L. JACKSON WON AN AWARD THAT TECHNICALLY DOESN'T EXIST. Jackson's performance in this movie was so legendary that he won Best Supporting Actor at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, even though the festival does not really give that award. Only four people have ever received it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Family Matters

Created using a DNA-transforming serum called Cool Juice, Stefan Urquelle was Steve Urkel's ultra-smooth alter ego, also played by Jaleel White. This being the time it was, being impossibly cool meant wearing vests and giant-ass suit jackets. What a man. CRACKED — Source

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Teen Angel

All 12 people who remember Teen Angel do so fondly. The titular angel (Mike Damus) summed up a lot of late-'90s coolness - spiky hair, sarcasm and seeming at all times to be wearing at least one layer too many. CRACKED — Source

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Boy Meets World

Bad boys with center parts and hearts of gold - they were everywhere. Rider Strong's Shawn was 11 at the beginning of Boy Meets World, really pushing the boy part of bad boy. CRACKED — Source

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The Fresh Prince

The real Jazzy Jeff is an extremely talented man, but his performance as Will Smith's best friend is a masterpiece of affable dumbassery and extremely of-their-time accessories - circular sunglasses have never looked so good. CRACKED — Source

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Rocket Power

ROCKET Z About as late-'90s as it gets, Nickelodeon's Rocket Power followed the antics of a group of extreme sports-loving techno-whizzes who only stopped playing street hockey to eat burgers in a surf shop. Radical! CRACKED — Source

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Handsomely stupid and stupidly handsome, Joey (portrayed by Joey Lawrence) was at the forefront of one of the 1990s' most important TV movements: the good-looking dumbass with a center part and habit of wearing garish sweater vests. CRACKED — Source

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The Internet

In 1990, Tim 1995 1993 Berners-Lee created the first web server. 1999 1997 THE machine BEST Der POWER PROPRIETE CERN 1993 1994 1995 That first 1992 server made the worldwide web possible. 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nickelodeon

1991 was a big year for Nickelodeon cartoons. 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 993 1994 1995 1996 1997 It was the debut of their first animated series: Doug, 1995 1903 Rugrats, 1993 and Ren & Stimpy. 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Websites

Some absolutely huge websites were 199 launched 19HM in the '90s. 1999 1995 1997 1994 MNK Sep 14:00 Rosage Beerbaben Verlauf SIN - II +th Camal Now - - 1 منا Google Disney Google Deutschland IMDb (1993), EBay (1995), Amazon (1994), GeoCities (1994), Netscape (1994), Yahoo! (1995), AltaVista (1995), ICQ (1996), Hotmail (1996), Google (1998), and Napster (1999). CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s — Source

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Toy Story

In 1995, Toy Story became the first feature-length 1992 film to be completely 1990 199 997 1998 1999 computer-animated. 995 1996 1997 SPILL the Its release 1990 ushered 1991 in a 1994-1995 new 993 era 1992 in visuals, for Hollywood. 1995 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Malcolm in the Middle

A Little House on the Prairie Actor Created Malcom in the Middle. MALC IN THe LM MIDDLe Linwood Boomer, who played Mary Ingalls' husband, based the character of Malcom on himself as a kid. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Spice Girls

The '90s were the IN decade 996 the Spice Girls 1998 1990 199 ruled the pop 199 world. 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 STATE They were the most commercially successful British group since 1995 the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, 993 and Led 1993 Zeppelin. 1998 1999 1990 1991 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jonathan Taylor Thomas

JTT won the first-ever Kids Choice Lifetime Achievement Award Jonathan Taylor Thomas won the award at age 18, which maaay have been premature. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Disney

The '90s are 1994 1995 IN 1992 1993 1994 sometimes way called the Disney LOND 1991 92 Renaissance. 1996 999 1993 1997 1994 1995 It began in late 1989 with the wildly successful The Little Mermaid, 190 reached its peak in popularity with The Lion King in 1994, and ended in 1999 with Tarzan. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1098 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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1990

The Human Genome Project was 1990 1991 1998 1999 1990 launched in 1990. 1998 1909 So was the Hubble Space Telescope. 1992 1990 1995 1996 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the 1994 1995 The 1902 1993 109 Hedgehog 1999 1990 made 1992 199 1996 1999 his like debut THO in 1991. 1993 1997 1991 1992 1995 STATE And Resident 10 Evil was released in 1996. 1992 1993 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Dow Jones

On April 17, 1991, the Dow Jones closed above 1998 994 3,000 1990 1996 1990 1997 199 for the first time. 093 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 The The world puts its stock in UE STREE 19H3 1995 These days the the Dow closes 1994 at well over 27,000. 1990 1991 1994 1995 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Harry Potter

The first Harry Potter book 8 1999 996 published 1990 199 in 1997. 1999 1991 1992 1993 1994 the 1995 1996 1997 1998 J.K. Rowling says she 1996 regrets having different titles in the U.S. vs. worldwide. NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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