Top 10 Y2K Products We All Used to Collect

MsMojo

Take a nostalgic trip to the heart of Y2K culture as we revisit some of the most beloved collectibles that filled our rooms (and lunchboxes!) back in the day. From pocket monsters to virtual pets, fashionable dolls to creepy books, these items sparked endless fun and became must-haves for a generation. Which of these classic collectibles did you treasure the most? Share your favorites in the comments!

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00:00But now you can have all the power and excitement of Nintendo right in the palm of your hand.

00:05Introducing Game Boy.

00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo.

00:09And today, we're counting down our picks for the most popular and nostalgic collectibles that defined Y2K culture.

00:16What's that?

00:17Me up.

00:18It's my Furby.

00:20Number 10. McDonald's Happy Meal Toys.

00:23It all comes in a Happy Meal box.

00:25With games, puzzles, jokes, and a prize.

00:27The Happy Meal has been around since 1979, building a legacy not just as a tasty kids' meal, but also as a major contributor to toy collections.

00:37That was certainly true for kids who grew up in the 90s into the aughts.

00:41Around the turn of the century, Mickey D's gave out era-defining toys.

00:46Whether it was Furbies, Beanie Babies, Toy Story 2 toys, Teletubbies, or Disney World Millennium Collectibles.

00:52And that's just to name a few.

00:54From 1999 to 2000, the fast food giant gave out over 25 different types of toys in their Happy Meals.

01:01Talk about a toy collector's dream.

01:03Ten Hot Wheels cars, each cool enough for the new millennium.

01:06One special toy in every $1.99 hamburger Happy Meal.

01:09Number 9. Pogs.

01:11These small, round pieces of cardboard saw a lot of action at recess and school lunches during the 90s.

01:16I got some cool Pogs.

01:18Elf Pogs.

01:20Remember Elf?

01:21He's back.

01:22In Pog form.

01:24You traded my soul for Pogs?

01:26You'd stack them and slam them, hoping to flip them over.

01:29In which case they'd be yours.

01:30Well, that's if you were playing for keeps.

01:32Higher stakes?

01:33More fun, right?

01:34Besides the actual game, what really made Pogs such hot collectibles were their designs.

01:39Cartoon characters, logos, and all kinds of custom art.

01:43For the first time ever, you can make your own milk caps.

01:46It's cool, because it's totally easy.

01:48Just load in the picture, blind it up, twist, and bam!

01:51Eight Ball Pogs and Skull Pogs were some legit playground treasures.

01:55Oh yeah, and let's not forget those rare holographic ones.

01:59What are Pogs?

02:00These are Pogs.

02:01They're milk caps.

02:02They're Pogs.

02:03It's a game.

02:04You stack them, and then you whack them.

02:07Come on, Golly!

02:08Number 8. Bratz Dolls.

02:10Girls night.

02:12Lookin' brats.

02:13Yasmin, Chloe, Jade, and Sasha first appeared on shelves in 2001, and went on to become fashion doll royalty.

02:21You could get the original Fab Four in various different outfits, with different accessories,

02:26providing ample opportunities to expand your collection.

02:29Betty Spaghetti Dolls also had a firm place in many kids' doll collections at that time.

02:34Meet Betty Spaghetti.

02:35She's a one-of-a-kind mix-and-ass fashion doll that has everybody talking.

02:39But Bratz Dolls were much more popular and culturally impactful.

02:43Which is why they get a spot on this list.

02:45These dolls were deeply ingrained in collectible culture in the 2000s.

02:49Surely something that contributed to that was the fact that Bratz became a whole franchise,

02:54spanning films, TV series, video games, and more.

02:58BFF!

02:58Number 7. Crazy Bones.

03:02There was nothing quite like ripping open a Crazy Bones pack to see which little plastic figurines you'd get.

03:07Whether it was a telephone, french fries, a rocket, or one of the many other tons of shapes,

03:13there was something cool about the faces on these typically faceless objects.

03:16New fuzzy styles, new colors, new most wanted.

03:21Amazing new Go-Go cubes for building the Go-Go's world.

03:24The Alien series took things to another level.

03:27And those classic Crazy Bone bags really did us collectors a lot of good,

03:31making sure our collections were secure,

03:33and that none of our precious figurines would escape.

03:36You can collect or trade me, play games like Battle, or KO.

03:40Did you know we are the five most wanted Go-Go's?

03:43While some 90s and 2000s kids just collected Crazy Bones,

03:46many played games with them as well.

03:49And there was no shortage of those.

03:51Man, was it satisfying to execute a precise Crazy Bone flick.

03:54Play games like Battle, or KO.

03:57Number 6. Goosebumps Books.

04:00R.L. Stine's iconic children's horror novel series had become a cultural phenomenon

04:04by the time the 21st century rolled around.

04:07From 1992 to 1997, 62 books came out as part of the original series.

04:12That provided plenty of opportunities for oohs and aahs, and even ha-has.

04:17But Goosebumps didn't stop there.

04:19Give yourself Goosebumps where you choose from 20 different scary endings.

04:24There were several spin-off series,

04:26including the scarier than the original Goosebumps series 2000,

04:29which fittingly wrapped up in the year 2000.

04:32Enter the new millennium of fear.

04:34Goosebumps series 2000 by R.L. Stine.

04:37Wherever books are sold.

04:39Get ready to be scared.

04:41Countless bookshelves were taken up by Stine's masterpieces in the 90s and into the 2000s.

04:46In fact, at one point, Goosebumps was the best-selling book series of all time.

04:51Now, it's the second.

04:52We'd say that's still pretty darn good.

04:54Oh, shucks.

04:56You're giving me...

04:57Oh, what's the word?

04:59Goosebumps.

05:00Number 5. Game Boy Color Games.

05:04America's a beautiful Game Boy Color.

05:07Get into it.

05:08Released in 1998, the Game Boy Color was a game-changer.

05:12Faster and more visually appealing than its predecessor.

05:15After launching with Nintendo-exclusive games like Tetris DX,

05:19Wario Land 2,

05:20and Pocket Bomberman,

05:21things only grew from there,

05:23with the library eventually offering hundreds of games to choose from.

05:27And there were some bangers for sure,

05:29including The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening DX,

05:31as well as Pokemon Gold and Silver.

05:34So you've got to ask yourself,

05:36have you got what it takes?

05:39Pokemon Gold and Silver ready to eat for everyone.

05:41I've got to get you all.

05:42But by 2003,

05:43the five-year run of Game Boy Color game releases came to an end.

05:47Of course, gaming has only gotten more technologically advanced since then.

05:50But even today,

05:51how can we forget the days of the Game Boy Color?

05:54We can't.

05:55Game Boy, only from Nintendo.

05:57Now you're playing with power.

05:58Number 4, Tamagotchis.

06:01Well, if it isn't Tamagotchi,

06:03her new favorite pet.

06:04Yes.

06:05So what's that make me?

06:06Fish sticks?

06:07Oh, are you hungry?

06:08These virtual pets used to garner a significant amount of attention in tons of households.

06:13Let's be real,

06:14raising your alien species pet and watching it grow up right before your eyes?

06:18How cool is that?

06:20You had to make sure you took really good care of it, though.

06:23The Japanese company Bandai released the first Tamagotchi model in November of 1996.

06:27It then became available in the United States several months later.

06:31New Tamagotchi V4, each sold separately.

06:34The late 90s craze carried over to the 2000s,

06:37with various colors available and new model releases,

06:40such as the Connection series, which launched in 2004.

06:43That only gave us more opportunities to give our virtual pets some siblings.

06:48More family, more fun.

06:50Tamagotchi family V5.

06:52Number 3, Furbies.

06:54The more you play, the more they do.

06:58And say, Furby grows more amazing.

07:01Ah, everyone's favorite robotic toy.

07:04Well, at least at one point in time.

07:06In 1998, we were introduced to those mesmerizing large eyes,

07:10big ears, roundish beak, and fuzzy texture of the Furby.

07:14It turned out there's another language out there we previously didn't know about.

07:17Furbish.

07:18More Furbies, more fun.

07:20Because each one talks to another one.

07:22If you were a Furby collector, or even just witnessed two of these cute little fellas locking eyes,

07:27you might remember them communicating with each other.

07:30It was pretty cool stuff at the time.

07:31But most of all, he wants you to love him.

07:34Beyond all of that, part of the Furby craze was their language development,

07:38as you could watch them progressively improve in your native tongue.

07:42And let's not forget, they came in all sorts of different colors, too.

07:45Then there were none.

07:46Billy had the most Furby because I shouted...

07:48Number 2.

07:51Beanie Babies.

07:52Some consider Beanie Babies the first internet sensation.

07:55We were charmed by the different designs and colors.

07:58And, of course, those patented tags with poems and birthdays.

08:01Unless, of course, you asked your parents to cut them off.

08:03True story.

08:04I love them.

08:05And I'm obsessed.

08:06These iconic stuffed toys started to decline just before the turn of the century.

08:11But make no mistake about it.

08:13They have Y2K nostalgia written all over them.

08:16I think a lot of people see them and see dollar signs.

08:19No trouble today.

08:20Every Beanie crazy buyer...

08:22What can I get for you, young man?

08:24...goes away content.

08:25When Ty announced that their product would be retired in December 1999,

08:30the company's decision was met with strong disapproval.

08:32Enough to make them reverse their decision and restart Beanie Baby production in 2000.

08:37No more Beanie Babies.

08:39No, no more Quackers the Duck or Pinky the Flamingo.

08:42The company says every last one will be retired.

08:45That's why I'm here now. Bye.

08:47That's right. Not so fast, Ty.

08:49We have more Beanie Baby collecting to do.

08:51Thank you very much.

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09:08Number 1. Pokemon Cards.

09:11When I saw that, I knew I could school it with my Charizard.

09:14Oh, again on wrist cam.

09:16Wow, you got game.

09:19What else?

09:20Pokemon Cards became the talk of the town shortly after their 1996 launch.

09:24It was a blast to rip open a pack,

09:27hoping to score a Charizard, Pikachu,

09:29one of those rare holographic cards,

09:31or really anything you didn't already have in your collection.

09:35While Pokemon cards have a competitive gaming element,

09:38a lot of us were just in it for the fun of collecting.

09:41The card designs were awesome,

09:43the characters memorable,

09:44and the names?

09:45Super cool.

09:46New Charizard card.

09:48That was all we needed for an addictive collectible.

10:00Plus, there were so many different cards to collect

10:02and trade with your buddies.

10:04Yu-Gi-Oh cards, which came a few years later,

10:07were also huge.

10:08But the Pokemon Trading Card Mania

10:10is the epitome of Y2K Collectibles culture.

10:13Did you save any of these throwback products?

10:19Let us know in the comments below.

10:21New cards, new strategies, new trainers.

10:23You just can't take your eyes off.

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