I'm still shocked that the 90's are considered "retro" - but then, I guess that's our fate as we all age.

Still, here are some fun reminders of that glorious decade (stolen from Gravis):


You remember watching:

[ ] Kenan and Kel; (I remember it, but I never watched it)
[x] Doug;
[x] Ren & Stimpy;
[x] Pinky & the Brain;
[x] AAAAAAAH Real Monsters!;
[x] Rocko's Modern Life; (Damn I love that show)
[x] Animaniacs;
[x] Hey Arnold!;
[ ] Out of the Box;
[ ] Bear in the Big Blue House.
[x] You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!";
[ ] You just can’t resist finishing this: "In west Philadelphia born and raised...". (I can resist it...)

You remember:

[x] Step by Step;
[x] Family Matters;
[x] Dinosaurs;
[x] Boy Meets World;
[x] Full House.

[x] You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons; (we really need those times again)
[x] You remember reading Goosebumps.

When everything was settled by:

[x] "Rock/paper/scissors";
[x] "Bubble gum, bubble gum in a dish";
[ ] "Miss Mary Mack". (I didn't do Mary Mack, but I remember it)

[x] When kickball was something you did everyday; (relegalize kickball!)
[x] You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time on a tape.
[x] You remember Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis;
[x] You remember The Original Game Boy;
[x] You always wanted to send in a tape to America’s Funniest Home Videos... but never taped anything funny; (we couldn't afford a camcorder)

You remember watching:

[x] The Magic School Bus;
[x] Wishbone;
[x] Reading Rainbow;
[ ] Ghostwriter.
[x] You remember when Yo-Yo's were cool;
[x] You remember those "Where’s Waldo" books; (I still have two)
[x] You remember eating Warheads and Splashers Gushers;

You remember watching:

[x] Batman the Animated Series
[x] Aladdin;
[x] Ninja Turtles; (I was obsessed with the Ninja Turtles as a kid, I had all the toys)
[x] GhostBusters. (anyone alive in the 80's and 90's knows the Gostbusters. They were gods...)

[x] You remember Ring Pops!!!;
[x] You remember when everything was "da BOMB!";
[x] You remember boom boxes vs. CD players;
[x] Making those little paper fortune cookie things, and then predicting your life with them;
[x] You played and/or collected Pogs; (I still have all my Pogs and Slammers)
[ ] You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere you went.

You watched the original cartoons of:

[x] Rugrats;
[ ] Wild Thornberrys
[ ] Power Rangers (I loathed the Power Rangers)

[ ] All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand. (No but I remember all this stuff).

You collected:

[ ] Beanie Babies;
[ ] Pokemon cards;
[ ] Carebears;
[x] Silver dollars. (I have a bunch of them)

You remember when:

[x] Everyone watched the WB
[ ] Everybody knew all the Pokemon by heart;
[ ] Digimon was still on;
[x] If you even know what an original Walkman is; (still have one)
[x] You know the Macarena by heart;
[x] "Talk to the hand";
[ ] You went to McDonald’s to play in the playplace and it was still sanitary; (my McDs never had one)
[x] Before the MySpace frenzy;
[x] AOL & text messaging;
[x] Before Sidekicks & iPods;
[x] Before PlayStation or X-Box;
[x] Back before X-Box period;
[x] Before SpongeBob; (I hate that show)
[x] When light up sneakers were cool;
[x] When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs;
[x] When gas was $0.95 a gallon;
[x] When we recorded stuff on VCR;
[x] You had slap bracelets;
[x] You actually played outside until it was dark; (I had a treehouse, which made it more fun.)
[x] Way back before we realized all this would eventually disappear;
[x] Post this if you smiled at least more than 5 times;
[x] And if you remember at least half the stuff on here.

D.O.P.R