1990s Things Millennials Will Never Get To Do Again

1990s Things Millennials Will Never Get To Do Again


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28 Very Specific Things Every '90s Kid Did One Last Time Without Realizing It

Honestly, we need Stick Stickly back in our lives now more than ever.
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1. Put a Nickelodeon orange tape into the VCR and feel excited 'cause you knew you were in for a treat:


etsy.com / MediaObsolete / Nickelodeon

2. Open a brand-new Disney VHS movie and immediately look through the coupons that came in it:


Six different Disney VHS tapes still in the wrapping WeStartedWithAMouse/ etsy.com / Disney

3. Celebrate a friend's birthday party at Discovery Zone:


Children playing amid colorful plastic balls and on a big blue pyramid at a Discovery Zone children's fitness center Michael L Abramson / Getty Images

4. Treat your Beanie Babies like uber-valuable collectables:


A group of Beanie Babies
A group of Beanie Babies The Washington Post / The Washington Post via Getty Images

5. Struggle to open one of these Disney Read-Along Book and Tapes:


Snow White book on tape in packaging
Snow White book on tape in packaging KillersClassics/ etsy.com / Disney

6. Sing along with Stick Stickly:


Screen shot of Stick Stickly at a news desk
Screen shot of Stick Stickly at a news desk Viacom

7. Get your news from Linda Ellerbee:


Linda Ellerbee surrounded by kids
Linda Ellerbee surrounded by kids Viacom/ reddit.com

8. Record a song you wanted off the radio perfectly on the first try:


Close up front a deck recorder of the vintage stereo cassette tape player with the push operation buttons are retro technology
Close up front a deck recorder of the vintage stereo cassette tape player with the push operation buttons are retro technology Chonticha Wat / Getty Images/iStockphoto

9. Eat a bit of wet cardboard that came with your popsicle:


Hand holding a popsicle surrounded by a cardboard holder
Hand holding a popsicle surrounded by a cardboard holder reddit.com

10. Pass a note to your friend during class:


Stock image close up of two kids passing a note in class
Stock image close up of two kids passing a note in class Comstock Images / Getty Images

11. Visit your school at night and feel completely creeped out:


School hall way at night
School hall way at night reddit.com

12. Save your Chuck E. Cheese tickets to try to get a better prize:


Two Chuck E Cheese tickets
Two Chuck E Cheese tickets ebay.com / mwclarkoldstuff

13. Watch the TV Guide Channel to see what was on:


A screenshot of the TV Guide channel of a smiling face from a commercial with some channels scrolling by underneath it
A screenshot of the TV Guide channel of a smiling face from a commercial with some channels scrolling by underneath it Michelem184/ youtube.com

14. Walk down the bicycle aisle of Toys "R" Us just for the tire smell:


Bike aisle at Toys R Us
Bike aisle at Toys R Us Langevin Jacques / Sygma via Getty Images

15. Feel like you won the lotto because you got the Happy Meal toy you really wanted:


Animaniacs Happy Meal Toys
Animaniacs Happy Meal Toys ebay.com / varanusniloticus

16. Or feel like you won the lotto because you got a Pokémon card you really wanted:



Yvonne Hemsey / Getty Images

17. Ask for your parents to buy you a cereal just for the toy inside the box:


An old box of Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter cereal
An old box of Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter cereal ebay.com / varanusniloticus

18. Fight with your siblings over who got to read the Sunday comics first:


Little girl reading comics page
Little girl reading comics page Charles Gullung / Getty Images

19. Or fight with your sibling over who got to use the phone:


Photo of a teen girl talking on the phone in her family's kitchen
Photo of a teen girl talking on the phone in her family's kitchen Mark Peterson / Corbis via Getty Images

20. Be tempted to buy an overpriced album at Sam Goody's:


Photo of two kids looking at a CD in a Sam Goody's
Photo of two kids looking at a CD in a Sam Goody's Star Tribune Via Getty Images / Star Tribune via Getty Images

21. Walk through the kids door at Imaginarium:


Generation Crate @GenerationCrate Imaginarium stores. https://t.co/M1n9Xzgtqj #90s #gencrate 06:44 PM - 07 Apr 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @GenerationCrate

22. Entertain yourself with the Nature Sounds display at Target:


Target employee adjusting a Nature Sounds music display
Target employee adjusting a Nature Sounds music display Star Tribune Via Getty Images / Star Tribune via Getty Images

23. Feel endlessly creative opening this art supplies kit:


Art supplies box featuring markers, scissors, and colored pencils
Art supplies box featuring markers, scissors, and colored pencils etsy.com / clothandclaye

24. Look forward to getting a Lifesavers book for Christmas


Open Lifesavers book
Open Lifesavers book reddit.com

25. Be startled and awakened by one of the glow-in-the-dark stars from your ceiling falling on you during your sleep:


Glow-in-the-dark stars against a black background
Glow-in-the-dark stars against a black background ebay.com / all_the_small_things_shop

26. Get up early on Saturday to watch cartoons:


Recess cartoon image
Recess cartoon image Walt Disney Co. / Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection

27. Make small talk with your friend's parents 'cause you called their house line and they answered:


Little girl talking on kitchen phone
Little girl talking on kitchen phone Comstock / Getty Images

28. And lastly, feel elated as you saw the TV cart being rolled into your class:


Disney/ imgur.com
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