90's children?
You're a 90's kid if:
You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"
You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" {Word for word}
You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died. {I watched the Selena movie religiously}
You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"
You remember when it was actually worth getting up early
on a Saturday to watch cartoons. {Cartoons now are terrible. Im so ashamed}
You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. {Can someone explain this to me?}
You remember reading "Goosebumps" {I read the hammerhead shark one like four times}
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off" {LOVE KARATE KID}
You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school. {Way too temporarily}
You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)
You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books. {I remember slap bracelets...but slam books?}
You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not... {Those kids were annoying.}
Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show. {Kind of made my day that this was mentioned}
Captain Planet. {who?}
You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together. {For the record, I never liked the pink power ranger...And yes, it was solomnly based on the fact that she was pink...I stick by that opinion today}
When playing power rangers with friends you fought over who got to be who............and still all ended up being Tommy.
You remember when super nintendo's became popular.
You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"
"I've fallen and I can't get up"
You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. {Holy cow, toonie tuesdays!!}
Two words... Trapper Keeper.
You never got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide {Honestly, never slid, period. Mostly chilled in the pool at the end}
You wore socks over leggings scrunched down {...Was that not more...80s?}
"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE
he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show" {I thought our generation was more of the "Miss molly had a steamboat" type.}
You remember boom boxes vs. cd players
You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool.
You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell" {Zach Morris was a tool.}
You played and/or collected "Pogs". {Never understood how to play, but thought they looked pretty anyway.}
You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere. {Nano Pets!! }
You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles. {I still have an extremely old original CareBears tape that I refuse to throw out.}
NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS
Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!
All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.) {Never did actually own them. Always wanted to though, after seeing them on every page in J-14}
You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out. {Also never participated in the Beanie babies craze.}
You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.
You remember a time before the WB.
You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
You know the Macarena by heart.
"Talk to the hand" ... enough said
You thought Brain woud finally take over the world.
You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.
You remember when razor scooters were cool.
When we were younger:
Before the MySpace frenzy...
Before the Internet & text messaging...
Before Sidekicks & iPods...
Before MIKE JONES...
Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...
...Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.
When light up sneakers were cool.
When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.
When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.
When we recorded stuff on VCRs & paid $3.50 for a movie.
When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.
When 2Pac and Biggie were alive.
When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.
Tag.
Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.
Red Light, Green Light. {Oh good times}
Heads Up 7 Up.
Hopskotch.
Slip-n-Slides.
Tree Houses.
Hula Hoops.
HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!
"POWER OF LOVE" BY CELINE DION..ONLY COUPLES COULD SKATE TO THIS.
The annoying Giga Pets & Furbies.
Running through the sprinklers.
That "Little Mermaid"
Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.
Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.
Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.
Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It" {I hope that I wasnt the only one who loved these things}
Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your TMNT, Power Rangers, Barbie, Fairy Princess comforter.
The original Power Rangers
Or what about:
Hey Arnold.
Rugrats.
The Secret World of Alex Mac.
Ren & Stimpy. {So crude for an eight year old}
Double Dare.
Rocco's Modern Life.
AAAHH!! REAL MONSTERS.
Wild & Crazy Kids.
Clarissa Explains it All.
CAMP NOWHERE
Salute Your Shorts
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The original cast members of All That.
Kenan & Kel.
"CITY GUYS"...ROLLW/ THE CITY GUYS
Doug.
Magic School Bus.
Nick Arcade.
Flash Forward.
The Adventures of Pete and Pete.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
Hey Dude.
Dinosaurs. {OKAY SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP ME MAKE A PETITION FOR YTV TO BRING THIS BACK!}
Alladin.
Mummies Alive
Pinky and the Brain
Sailor Moon. {Named my bird after Prince Darien. So badly wanted to name him Artimus...Parents wouldnt let me}
Blossom. {such a big nose...}
Hangin with Mr. Cooper.
Martin
Beavis & Butt-Head {Still trying to forget...}
Wishbone. {So overwhelmingly educational!}
Bill Nye the Science Guy
MR RODGERS!!!!
Who could forget Snick? & Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jenie, The Facts of Life & I Love Lucy.
Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.
or Nick Jr. with Face
Gulah Gulah Island
Little Bear
Busy Town
Under the Umbrella Tree
PEE-WEE!!!
The Big Comfy Couch
Kool-Aid was the drink of choice. {And choice of hairdye}
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.
Class field trips.
When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.
When $5 seemed like a million, & another dollar a miracle.
When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.
When Toys R Us overuled the mall.
Go back to the time when:
Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'
'Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'
It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.
Being old referred to anyone over 20. {Wouldnt have found this funny until this year}
A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.
Scrapes & bruises were kissed & made better.
It was a big deal to finally be tall enought to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair. {Who am I kidding? I was tall enough for everything by the time I was four.}
When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever. {Except I ruled?}
When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.
Another Baby Sitter Club and Little Sister (Karen) book came out and you put your name on hold for it at the library.
When Aladdin was new, before the trilogy was complete.
Before we realized all this would eventually disappear
Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!
I could have put more input into my reactions to some of them, but I dont want the people that say that I never had a childhood to have that satisfaction.
BEP concert and Tashas bday pictures to come eventually...
You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"
You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" {Word for word}
You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died. {I watched the Selena movie religiously}
You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"
You remember when it was actually worth getting up early
on a Saturday to watch cartoons. {Cartoons now are terrible. Im so ashamed}
You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. {Can someone explain this to me?}
You remember reading "Goosebumps" {I read the hammerhead shark one like four times}
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off" {LOVE KARATE KID}
You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school. {Way too temporarily}
You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)
You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books. {I remember slap bracelets...but slam books?}
You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not... {Those kids were annoying.}
Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show. {Kind of made my day that this was mentioned}
Captain Planet. {who?}
You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together. {For the record, I never liked the pink power ranger...And yes, it was solomnly based on the fact that she was pink...I stick by that opinion today}
When playing power rangers with friends you fought over who got to be who............and still all ended up being Tommy.
You remember when super nintendo's became popular.
You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"
"I've fallen and I can't get up"
You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. {Holy cow, toonie tuesdays!!}
Two words... Trapper Keeper.
You never got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide {Honestly, never slid, period. Mostly chilled in the pool at the end}
You wore socks over leggings scrunched down {...Was that not more...80s?}
"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE
he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show" {I thought our generation was more of the "Miss molly had a steamboat" type.}
You remember boom boxes vs. cd players
You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool.
You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell" {Zach Morris was a tool.}
You played and/or collected "Pogs". {Never understood how to play, but thought they looked pretty anyway.}
You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere. {Nano Pets!! }
You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles. {I still have an extremely old original CareBears tape that I refuse to throw out.}
NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS
Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!
All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.) {Never did actually own them. Always wanted to though, after seeing them on every page in J-14}
You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out. {Also never participated in the Beanie babies craze.}
You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.
You remember a time before the WB.
You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
You know the Macarena by heart.
"Talk to the hand" ... enough said
You thought Brain woud finally take over the world.
You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.
You remember when razor scooters were cool.
When we were younger:
Before the MySpace frenzy...
Before the Internet & text messaging...
Before Sidekicks & iPods...
Before MIKE JONES...
Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...
...Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.
When light up sneakers were cool.
When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.
When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.
When we recorded stuff on VCRs & paid $3.50 for a movie.
When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.
When 2Pac and Biggie were alive.
When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.
Tag.
Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.
Red Light, Green Light. {Oh good times}
Heads Up 7 Up.
Hopskotch.
Slip-n-Slides.
Tree Houses.
Hula Hoops.
HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!
"POWER OF LOVE" BY CELINE DION..ONLY COUPLES COULD SKATE TO THIS.
The annoying Giga Pets & Furbies.
Running through the sprinklers.
That "Little Mermaid"
Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.
Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.
Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.
Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It" {I hope that I wasnt the only one who loved these things}
Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your TMNT, Power Rangers, Barbie, Fairy Princess comforter.
The original Power Rangers
Or what about:
Hey Arnold.
Rugrats.
The Secret World of Alex Mac.
Ren & Stimpy. {So crude for an eight year old}
Double Dare.
Rocco's Modern Life.
AAAHH!! REAL MONSTERS.
Wild & Crazy Kids.
Clarissa Explains it All.
CAMP NOWHERE
Salute Your Shorts
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The original cast members of All That.
Kenan & Kel.
"CITY GUYS"...ROLLW/ THE CITY GUYS
Doug.
Magic School Bus.
Nick Arcade.
Flash Forward.
The Adventures of Pete and Pete.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
Hey Dude.
Dinosaurs. {OKAY SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP ME MAKE A PETITION FOR YTV TO BRING THIS BACK!}
Alladin.
Mummies Alive
Pinky and the Brain
Sailor Moon. {Named my bird after Prince Darien. So badly wanted to name him Artimus...Parents wouldnt let me}
Blossom. {such a big nose...}
Hangin with Mr. Cooper.
Martin
Beavis & Butt-Head {Still trying to forget...}
Wishbone. {So overwhelmingly educational!}
Bill Nye the Science Guy
MR RODGERS!!!!
Who could forget Snick? & Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jenie, The Facts of Life & I Love Lucy.
Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.
or Nick Jr. with Face
Gulah Gulah Island
Little Bear
Busy Town
Under the Umbrella Tree
PEE-WEE!!!
The Big Comfy Couch
Kool-Aid was the drink of choice. {And choice of hairdye}
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.
Class field trips.
When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.
When $5 seemed like a million, & another dollar a miracle.
When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.
When Toys R Us overuled the mall.
Go back to the time when:
Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'
'Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'
It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.
Being old referred to anyone over 20. {Wouldnt have found this funny until this year}
A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.
Scrapes & bruises were kissed & made better.
It was a big deal to finally be tall enought to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair. {Who am I kidding? I was tall enough for everything by the time I was four.}
When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever. {Except I ruled?}
When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.
Another Baby Sitter Club and Little Sister (Karen) book came out and you put your name on hold for it at the library.
When Aladdin was new, before the trilogy was complete.
Before we realized all this would eventually disappear
Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!
I could have put more input into my reactions to some of them, but I dont want the people that say that I never had a childhood to have that satisfaction.
BEP concert and Tashas bday pictures to come eventually...