35 ’90s Things That Any Millennial Will Instantly Recognize Posted by Brian Galindo Last Updated: December 22, 2023 35 ’90s Things That Any Millennial Will Instantly Recognize 1. The creepy hide-and-seek/time-out dolls that usually your “arts and crafty neighbor” made and that they would place in the corner of rooms or near staircases: 2. And the rag doll vacuum covers that were also pretty creepy: 3. Cordless phones that came with the round shiny buttons that felt like you were pushing down on M&M’s: 4. Rubbermaid plastic laundry hampers with the ventilation holes that were indestructible: 5. Nutri-Grain bars when they came in the very shiny wrapping with colors that matched the flavors: 6. McCall’s Costume patterns that you’d see at the store and were always just generic clowns or animals: 7. Kinko’s stores, which always smelled like printer ink and running computers. It was also a lifesaver because it was open 24 hours a day, so you could get a school report or project printed at the last minute: 8. Disney’s Disneyland Fun Sing Along Songs VHS tape, which made you believe Mickey Mouse and the gang were the ones who cleaned and prepped the park every morning before opening: 9. The Crocodile Mile slip-and-slide toy that had the infectious “You run, you slide, you hit the bump, and take a dive” jingle in the commercial: 10. The orb candles that gave off an oh-so-pretty glow when they were about halfway burned: 11. Butterfinger’s commercials that featured the Simpsons: 12. And cartoon character nightlights that looked so cool at night, but were hot if you touched them! 13. And the ceramic kid or animal table lamp your grandma would have in a random room and would literally BURN you if you touched it while it was on: 14. The Jock Jams CD, which you heard at least 10 birthday parties or family get-togethers: 15. The Campbell’s Kids soup mugs that were perfect for not just soup, but also hot coco with marshmallows: 16. The plastic Looney Tunes cups that always smelled a little mildewy because they were so hard to clean inside: 17. Having to type WWW first before searching any website: 18. Always sitting very close to the TV because most TVs were relatively small with bad resolution: 19. Nickelodeon Magazine and the “Nickelodeon Magazine, please!” tagline that you heard 85 times a day because of the commercial for it: 20. Watching Entertainment Tonight until the end of the episode to see all celebrities celebrating birthdays that day: 21. Glade PlugIns when they used gel packets that would get all gooey and covered in dust: 22. Flintstones Push Up pops, which were the best treat you could have on a hot day: 23. Wacky straws that were made out of hard plastic that would give anything you were drinking a subtle plasticky taste: 24. Lip Rageous lip balms, which were the coolest lip balms you could have — though they were so tiny you would lose them all the time: 25. BMG Music, which was the competitor to Columbia House: 26. The hardback Disney books whose pages had an oh-so-distinctive inky/paper smell: 27. Bath & Body Works Country Apple scent which smelled so, so, so good: 28. Scrapbooking, which every mom, grandma, aunt, cousin, neighbor was obsessed with. And all the old photos they ruined in order to cut designs around them or put sticker borders over 🫠: 29. The foam Nerf football that everyone would throw really hard at each other: 30. White Rain Strawberry Essence shampoo that smelled so good it was almost tempting to taste it: 31. Having to look through a stack of photo envelopes to find which one had your name on it whenever you took your film to get developed: 32. Toys “R” Us bags that were rainbow colored and featured the original Geoffry The Giraffe on it: 33. The bus driver in the Bubble Tape commercial: 34. The iMac, which was the coolest designed thing you had ever seen and made you want one immediately: 35. And lastly, brightly colored cartoon-themed sheets that made you feel like you were sleeping in designer sheets: Source link
1. The creepy hide-and-seek/time-out dolls that usually your “arts and crafty neighbor” made and that they would place in the corner of rooms or near staircases: 2. And the rag doll vacuum covers that were also pretty creepy: 3. Cordless phones that came with the round shiny buttons that felt like you were pushing down on M&M’s: 4. Rubbermaid plastic laundry hampers with the ventilation holes that were indestructible: 5. Nutri-Grain bars when they came in the very shiny wrapping with colors that matched the flavors: 6. McCall’s Costume patterns that you’d see at the store and were always just generic clowns or animals: 7. Kinko’s stores, which always smelled like printer ink and running computers. It was also a lifesaver because it was open 24 hours a day, so you could get a school report or project printed at the last minute: 8. Disney’s Disneyland Fun Sing Along Songs VHS tape, which made you believe Mickey Mouse and the gang were the ones who cleaned and prepped the park every morning before opening: 9. The Crocodile Mile slip-and-slide toy that had the infectious “You run, you slide, you hit the bump, and take a dive” jingle in the commercial: 10. The orb candles that gave off an oh-so-pretty glow when they were about halfway burned: 11. Butterfinger’s commercials that featured the Simpsons: 12. And cartoon character nightlights that looked so cool at night, but were hot if you touched them! 13. And the ceramic kid or animal table lamp your grandma would have in a random room and would literally BURN you if you touched it while it was on: 14. The Jock Jams CD, which you heard at least 10 birthday parties or family get-togethers: 15. The Campbell’s Kids soup mugs that were perfect for not just soup, but also hot coco with marshmallows: 16. The plastic Looney Tunes cups that always smelled a little mildewy because they were so hard to clean inside: 17. Having to type WWW first before searching any website: 18. Always sitting very close to the TV because most TVs were relatively small with bad resolution: 19. Nickelodeon Magazine and the “Nickelodeon Magazine, please!” tagline that you heard 85 times a day because of the commercial for it: 20. Watching Entertainment Tonight until the end of the episode to see all celebrities celebrating birthdays that day: 21. Glade PlugIns when they used gel packets that would get all gooey and covered in dust: 22. Flintstones Push Up pops, which were the best treat you could have on a hot day: 23. Wacky straws that were made out of hard plastic that would give anything you were drinking a subtle plasticky taste: 24. Lip Rageous lip balms, which were the coolest lip balms you could have — though they were so tiny you would lose them all the time: 25. BMG Music, which was the competitor to Columbia House: 26. The hardback Disney books whose pages had an oh-so-distinctive inky/paper smell: 27. Bath & Body Works Country Apple scent which smelled so, so, so good: 28. Scrapbooking, which every mom, grandma, aunt, cousin, neighbor was obsessed with. And all the old photos they ruined in order to cut designs around them or put sticker borders over 🫠: 29. The foam Nerf football that everyone would throw really hard at each other: 30. White Rain Strawberry Essence shampoo that smelled so good it was almost tempting to taste it: 31. Having to look through a stack of photo envelopes to find which one had your name on it whenever you took your film to get developed: 32. Toys “R” Us bags that were rainbow colored and featured the original Geoffry The Giraffe on it: 33. The bus driver in the Bubble Tape commercial: 34. The iMac, which was the coolest designed thing you had ever seen and made you want one immediately: 35. And lastly, brightly colored cartoon-themed sheets that made you feel like you were sleeping in designer sheets:
