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Time to rewind, because we're heading back to the 90s! Join us as we count down the most nostalgic items, brands, and hallmarks that didn't quite make it out of the decade. From Crystal Pepsi to Blockbuster, slap bracelets to pay phones — it's a radical trip down memory lane! Which of these do YOU miss most?
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00:00Some of you may recognize this coin-operated curiosity.
00:04It's ringing.
00:06Hey, hey, how are you? It's Mo.
00:08Welcome to WatchMojo.
00:10And today, we're counting down our picks for the most nostalgic items, brands, and hallmarks that didn't quite make it
00:16out of the 90s.
00:17Just as he'll expected, the year 2000 was ushered in without major incident.
00:23Number 50, Crystal Pepsi.
00:34Back when even soft drinks had to be stylish, Pepsi revitalized their brand with the introduction of a hip, clear
00:40drink.
00:40It was Pepsi, but Crystal.
00:42Market research showed that buyers associated the see-through look with purity and health.
00:46So, Pepsi threw their entire marketing weight behind this fizzy beverage and turned it into an overnight sensation.
00:52Crystal and Diet Crystal are packaged in plastic and glass, in clear bottles, in a variety of popular sizes.
01:00And in boldly designed new cans, for dispensing in vendors, or packaged in 6 and 12 packs for supermarket shelves.
01:07All the cool kids were drinking Crystal Pepsi, at least for a while.
01:10Thanks to some stiff competition from Coca-Cola's tab clear, Crystal Pepsi got knocked off of shelves in just two
01:16years.
01:17While it's had a few limited reruns since, for the most part, it remains a dead 90s fad.
01:22Still, in a market this huge, Pepsi will settle for small inroads.
01:26If its new soft drink captures just 1% of the market, that'll bubble up one half billion dollars in
01:33sales.
01:33Number 49, the Tamagotchi craze.
01:36Oh, sorry. I was just feeding my Tamagotchi.
01:39But apart from virtual rice and virtual cookies, what exactly goes into making one of these Tamagotchi is a closely
01:46guarded industrial secret.
01:47You can still go out and buy a Tamagotchi today, but we promise it's not the same.
01:52The fervor around these toys still feels distinctly 90s.
01:56Before smartphones, or apps, or timers, all you had was this egg-shaped toy, and the hope you'd remember to
02:02feed it.
02:02All night and day, the little cyber pet beeps, demanding food, entertainment, even needles when sick.
02:10Beeping that has some teachers talking about classroom bans.
02:13If you didn't, well, time to start a new one.
02:16It's hard to explain the sheer terror of knowing that if you made even a few tiny mistakes, it was
02:21game over.
02:22The toys have been streamlined a lot since their heyday in the 90s, but if you ask us, the high
02:27stakes were part of the charm.
02:28If you keep Tamagotchi full and happy, it will grow into a cute cyber creature.
02:34If not, be prepared for an unattractive alien on your hands.
02:38Number 48, candy cigarettes.
02:40I can see where some folks might get a little irritated about children modeling the bad habits of adults, but
02:46I think that candy cigarettes deserve a pass.
02:49By now, everybody's in on this wonderful old joke.
02:52Nothing like taking a smoke break in between playground games, right?
02:55Okay, not literally.
02:56Although, we will have more on smoking later.
02:59No, we're talking about the patented candy cigarettes that became literal contraband in schools.
03:03Since smoking as a whole was starting to get pushback in the 90s, it's only natural people were not thrilled
03:08about selling these kiddie versions, even if they were just candied dust.
03:12Can I have one?
03:13Sure, son.
03:17Gee, you look so cool and sophisticated.
03:22Hey, maybe we should stick a can of malt liquor in his hand and then take a picture.
03:26As a result, candy cigarettes were banned from several countries, and where they are sold, they aren't usually allowed to
03:32be called cigarettes at all.
03:34Smoking on the playground was definitely left in the 90s, and that's probably for the best.
03:38I was, uh, smoking a cigarette.
03:40I know what you were doing.
03:42I'm 21 years old.
03:43I'm a man.
03:51I know that.
04:01Hey, another hot item on the playground.
04:03While certainly more socially acceptable than candy cigarettes, slap bracelets met a similar fate.
04:08They surged in popularity during the 90s, with your collection essentially becoming your social status in the classroom.
04:14This stuff was serious.
04:16Too serious, in fact.
04:17Slapping on the metallic bracelets was endless fun in moderation, but after several reported injuries, schools had to put their
04:23foot down.
04:26The fad was eventually outlawed from several districts.
04:29The rule has become significantly more lax in the decades since, but unfortunately, slap bracelets never did reclaim their spot
04:36in pop culture.
04:37You may ask, what is this?
04:39Well, it's da-da-da-da.
04:42Slap bracelet.
04:44Number 46.
04:45The Just Say No Initiative.
04:47The world is wide open to me.
04:49Take it from me.
04:50The only way to stop abusing drugs is to stop using them.
04:54Before DARE, the government tried a more direct way to teach youth about substance use disorder.
04:59Enter Nancy Reagan and a slogan that defined a failed operation.
05:03Just Say No.
05:04Say yes to your life, and when it comes to drugs and alcohol, just say no.
05:11That's exactly what most kids did, just not in the way Reagan wanted.
05:14Kids were bored with it, parents found it reductive, and a future study found that Reagan's efforts did little to
05:20sway recreational use in either direction.
05:22It was a noble effort and all, but Just Say No is only remembered today for being a ham-fisted
05:27disappointment.
05:27I've got it.
05:29Just tell them illegal drugs are bad, so don't mess with them.
05:34Illegal drugs are bad news.
05:36Don't mess with them.
05:37There's a reason the 2000s switched to DARE, that's all we're saying.
05:40Number 45.
05:41Skip It.
05:42Skip it, skip it to the B.
05:43Faster, faster, lift your feet.
05:47The cause of bruised ankles across the world, you either had a skip it or wanted one.
05:52The gimmick was simple.
05:53You tied it around one foot and spun it around the other, hopping over until you couldn't anymore.
05:58Did it hurt when you failed?
05:59Absolutely.
06:00But boy, was it an addictive game.
06:02Bitch, bet you're gonna love it.
06:04Skip it from Tiger Toys.
06:06Simple enough to play, but just skillful enough to flex on your friends, these things took over summer afternoons in
06:11the 90s.
06:12Whether it was overexposure or the aforementioned ankle pains, Skip It's couldn't keep its momentum going into the 21st century.
06:18But it is fondly remembered regardless.
06:21The toy is available in either blue or pink.
06:23The new Skip It has a nostalgic appeal for today's parents.
06:26Number 44.
06:27Wet Seal.
06:28My customer wants a preppy look.
06:30Yeah, try that on.
06:31That would be cool.
06:31Because that would really make your eyes bob.
06:33It would be cool to do black with just the bright pop of the blue.
06:36Okay.
06:36Is there anything more quintessentially 90s than pulling up to the mall with your friends?
06:41It was the spot to be on weekends, mainly because they had stores like Wet Seal.
06:46If you don't recognize the name, it was basically heaven for teenage girls.
06:50The clothes were trendy, fun, and brimming with personality.
06:53You could spend hours trying on all the styles and fits until you found one that worked.
06:57Are you starting school soon?
06:59Don't have anything cute to wear?
07:01Need a new wardrobe so you can start the year off right?
07:04Well, here's your chance.
07:06As it turns out though, the teen audience is a hard one to keep satisfied.
07:10Forever 21 took bigger and bigger chunks of Wet Seal's demographic until they were forced
07:14to shutter all their physical locations in 2017.
07:18Number 43.
07:19Lawn Darts.
07:20That is amazing.
07:21Right?
07:22I love this set.
07:23So do you know what you have here?
07:25So I have a set of lawn darts.
07:28We at WatchMojo do not endorse giving children sharp darts, especially when they're encouraged
07:33to throw them.
07:34With that being said, lawn darts were kind of iconic.
07:37The idea didn't seem quite so dangerous in the 90s, when crazy backyard games were just
07:42part of a good summer break.
07:43However, the controversies soon began to pile up and lawn darts were justifiably recalled
07:48and put on the freeze indefinitely.
07:49It was a dart like this with a blunt steel tip, weighted so it can fall with lethal impact.
07:56When they're dropped from 15 feet, when they hit, this is 23,000 pounds per square inch.
08:01It's easy to look back and ask how a game like this ever came out in the first place,
08:05but if you were there, you know lawn darts was something special.
08:09All right, here we go, all right?
08:13Yeah, working on my aim.
08:16All right.
08:16You're nothing.
08:17Number 42, personal ads in the paper.
08:21Oh my god!
08:23What is it?
08:25Tramapoline! Tramapoline!
08:27You said what now?
08:27Before Craigslist or eBay or Facebook Marketplace, how are people supposed to get rid of their junk?
08:33The old-fashioned way, personal ads.
08:35People would genuinely pay to put ads in the newspaper.
08:38Yes, the physical newspaper, in the hopes of attracting buyers.
08:42Instead of posting a photo online, you had to leave your number in the news and hope it caught someone's
08:46eye.
08:47Dorothy, you owe me an apology. Your ad's right here.
08:50Oh, Rose, this is the personals column.
08:53So what?
08:54So what? You put an ad in the personals column that said I will do anything for $8 an hour?
08:59It actually worked pretty well, if only because people knew that's where you looked for the best deals.
09:03It's definitely not as convenient as the sites of today, but it got the job done.
09:08I put a personal ad in what was a free newspaper at the time.
09:13Terrence latched on.
09:14We had our very first date.
09:17Number 41, lax airport security.
09:20What is this?
09:21Garbage disposal.
09:22Back check.
09:22Garbage disposal.
09:23Portable.
09:24Back check.
09:25Back check.
09:26You'll have to turn it on.
09:28It's got a timer.
09:29Grounds up your garbage while you're out.
09:31Bag check.
09:32Bag check.
09:33The days of walking your friends and family to the airport terminal and waving them off are long, long gone.
09:39Seeing people lackadaisically going through security in old movies is a major shock.
09:43But back then, that was the norm.
09:45It wasn't until the tragic events of 9-11 that airport security tightened up significantly,
09:50prohibiting entry to anyone without a ticket.
09:52The Transportation and Security Administration, or TSA, was created 15 years ago this weekend,
09:58just two months after the 9-11 attacks.
10:01Before that, all passengers screening at airports was handled by private companies.
10:05Holding a sign for someone to see right as they got off the plane became a thing of the past.
10:09Though, given the circumstances, you can't exactly blame them for the caution.
10:13Number 40, the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli.
10:16Oh, oh, oh, I love you.
10:22Yes, you know it's true.
10:26Oh, oh, oh, I love you.
10:30There's a cruel irony in the fact that this pop duo's career imploded shortly after they won a Grammy.
10:35Following a few interesting live performances,
10:37rumors circulated that the two didn't actually sing their own albums.
10:40One lip-syncing confession later,
10:42and one of the most promising bands of the decade was officially torpedoed.
10:46We were lying.
10:59Lies are taking the elevators while the truth takes the stairs.
11:04Not only was Milli Vanilli stripped of their Grammy,
11:07but the scandal made them the punching bag of the industry for years.
11:10They tried their hand at a few comebacks,
11:12and while modern stories paint them in a more sympathetic light,
11:15they never did recapture the glory they had in the early 90s.
11:18The response was swift, and it was harsh.
11:23They stopped playing on radio.
11:25Arista Records took it out of circulation.
11:28And then, to top it all off,
11:29there were like two dozen class-action lawsuits from fans who were just pissed.
11:34Number 39, butterfly clips.
11:36Yes, butterfly clips.
11:37I didn't take this much beautiful time and look at her focus and concentration,
11:41and beautiful.
11:43I just did that.
11:44In a decade defined by funky colors and flamboyant accessories,
11:47it's amazing there weren't more products like butterfly clips.
11:50The bright pins held back a section of your hair,
11:53ensuring you could look fierce and unique at school.
11:55Plus, they were shaped like butterflies.
11:57What's not to love?
11:58Which color you chose and where you wore the pin was a total fashion statement,
12:02particularly in the hierarchy of elementary school girls.
12:05Theoretically, there's still some version of butterfly-shaped pins out there today,
12:08but it's safe to say they don't have the same stranglehold as they once did.
12:12Spend three days learning to dance,
12:14and three hours getting dressed,
12:15so I'm at least gonna get three minutes of dancing out of them.
12:18Number 38, computer games.
12:20Mom told you not to play on her computer.
12:22We're not playing.
12:24I'm just showing it to Buster.
12:25Go away.
12:26If I go away, I'll probably tell Daddy.
12:30Besides, I want to watch.
12:31Picture this.
12:32The dial-up internet is slow, there's nothing on TV,
12:35and you're staring at the computer bored out of your mind.
12:38Your mouse wanders over to the games tab, and greatness awaits.
12:42Were these games particularly deep or great?
12:45No, not really.
12:46But you were not a 90s kid unless you mindlessly tried your hand at Solitaire on the family computer.
12:51That's without even mentioning all the legendary CD games.
12:53While the bulk of the net struggles to find anyone willing to pay for content,
12:58small online gaming companies like Empath and Total Entertainment Network have built a thriving industry.
13:04Romero says it's having an effect on the way games are being developed.
13:09Rollercoaster tycoon, anyone?
13:10It's no surprise these became obsolete as technology evolved,
13:13but we cannot help reminiscing about the simpler times.
13:30Number 37. Watching a movie in class.
13:33Kids today will never relate to the absolute euphoria that swept over the classroom
13:37when the teacher rolled one of those bulky TVs into the room.
13:40Ma'am, I got a wreck for a 27-inch and a 4-head top loader.
13:44Please sign here, here, and here.
13:47Why, certainly, Brock.
13:50My pleasure, ma'am.
13:51We didn't have projectors or computers or personal laptops.
13:54All we had was a hulking screen that had to be wheeled and plugged in,
13:58and usually it only had a VCR.
14:00But did we complain?
14:01Of course not.
14:02Seeing one of these meant it was movie time,
14:04and nothing tops a surprise like that.
14:06Plus, for the time,
14:07watching something on a portable screen was a novelty in and of itself.
14:19Number 36. Toys R Us.
14:27A staple of the toy market since the 60s,
14:30this store defined the peaks and valleys of games and action figures,
14:33but the brand really found a second wind in 1996
14:36with the introduction of their concept 2000 stores,
14:39which updated the image to contemporary standards.
14:42For a while, Toys R Us were the hot ones on the block.
14:53Unfortunately, as we all know,
14:55the 2000s and 2010s were not kind to the toy business,
14:58with technology taking over the kids' market.
15:01By 2017,
15:02the once iconic store filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,
15:06and was later liquidated.
15:07Toys R Us going out of business liquidation.
15:10I think it's fantastic.
15:11I think they have some great deals in this store.
15:13The prices are great.
15:14No, you come in,
15:15and it's just overwhelming the amount of toys.
15:17Number 35. Smoking Sections.
15:29Candy cigarettes were a symptom of a much larger social push.
15:33You could hardly go anywhere without walking through a smoke cloud,
15:35and the very idea of smoking sections proves that.
15:39Particularly prevalent in restaurant chains,
15:41entire rooms would be cordoned off for those who enjoyed a good puff.
15:44In my opinion,
15:45smokers shouldn't be treated like second-class citizens.
15:47Absolutely.
15:49If anything,
15:49they should be treated better than the rest of us,
15:51because they're going to die so young.
15:55Or at least as well as the rest of them.
15:57It seemed peaceful enough.
15:58Those who wanted to smoke had their place,
16:00and those who didn't had theirs.
16:02However,
16:02as public sentiment towards smoking changed,
16:05these sections became smaller and smaller,
16:07before vanishing altogether.
16:08Smoking isn't allowed in most restaurants at all anymore,
16:11let alone given its own section.
16:13This is the smoking section.
16:14I don't care if it's the smoking section.
16:16All right?
16:17She directed it right in my face, man.
16:19I don't want to die just because of your f***ing arrogance.
16:21Uh-huh.
16:22Number 34.
16:2390s Lingo
16:24Fucked.
16:25In the 80s,
16:26it was just wasted.
16:27I don't know how many I had,
16:28but boy,
16:29did I get fucked.
16:30I sure felt that the next morning,
16:31that was really the worst thing I'd ever done.
16:33I hope you didn't drive home.
16:34No way.
16:35Every generation has their own slang,
16:37and yet,
16:37we have to admit,
16:38there's just something totally rad about how teens spoke in the 90s.
16:41Saying something uncool would leave you talking to the hand.
16:44You were either da-bomb or buggin' out completely.
16:47If you didn't dress fresh or fat,
16:49you were trippin' as far as the social elite were concerned.
16:52Yo,
16:52I need my 20 back.
16:53You ain't giving me no 20, fool.
16:55Yeah,
16:55I did.
16:55When we're escorting,
16:56I've been Mount Hood.
16:57Nah,
16:57dude.
16:58Give me my money,
16:59fool.
16:59Money?
16:59I thought you said bunny.
17:07What?
17:07Hey,
17:08don't have a cow.
17:09That is the 411 on what it was like.
17:11Okay,
17:11we'll stop for real.
17:12The fact of the matter is,
17:13like all slang,
17:14teenspeak evolved and changed over the years,
17:17leaving these fly words in the past.
17:20They'll never show us any respect if we let them diss us all the time.
17:23Don't you guys care about our reps?
17:33If you wanted to get direction somewhere 30 years ago,
17:36you had to bring a map.
17:37Like,
17:38a physical one.
17:39You usually folded it up and stuffed it in your glove compartment
17:42and had to look through the tiny lines to hopefully find your way.
17:44You can open it up like this.
17:46It's still got information in it.
17:48And you can see it's very big.
17:50I can see on there exactly where I am in relation to big cities or other places of interest.
17:55The advent of GPS rendered physical maps obsolete,
17:58but they were the de facto form of directions for a long time.
18:02Still,
18:02the 90s was definitely the last hurrah for paper maps,
18:05with the 2000s slowly iterating on the concept with the likes of built-in GPSs or MapQuest.
18:10Well,
18:11let's see.
18:11We're just traveling down this little black line here,
18:15and we just crossed that little red line over the air.
18:17Oh,
18:18well,
18:18how about let's take the blue line,
18:20huh?
18:20No,
18:20we can't take that.
18:21That's a river.
18:22Oh,
18:23I knew that.
18:24Number 32,
18:25disposable cameras.
18:26Disposable cameras are fun,
18:28although it does seem wasteful and you don't ever get to see your pictures.
18:32If it's an important event that you want to remember,
18:35I recommend using a real camera,
18:37but I don't care if I forget today.
18:38If you're a trendy photographer,
18:41there's a good chance you still use these throwaway lenses every now and then.
18:44We get it,
18:44it's a whole aesthetic.
18:45But while you can still officially find them today,
18:48the disposables today are made for just that,
18:50the aesthetic.
18:51They are designed with that specific sleek look in mind,
18:54which is a stark contrast to the real disposable cameras of the 90s.
18:58Dive right into the water,
19:00we go where no camera ought on.
19:02Your vacation looks like space in a Kodak one paper camera.
19:06For one,
19:06they were your only option.
19:08There was no taking a dozen shots on your phone to check the lighting
19:11and then using one of your precious Polaroids.
19:13If your eyes were closed,
19:14you were plain out of luck.
19:16You just can't get the same experience today.
19:18Let's hope it's in frame.
19:21Compared to the camera we're all carrying in our pockets.
19:24Unlimited pictures.
19:25The quality is better.
19:26It's the vibe.
19:27It's the vibe.
19:28Number 31,
19:30pay phones.
19:38Do you ever look around and think,
19:41there's a coffee shop on every corner?
19:43That used to be pay phones,
19:44but worse.
19:45We can't really overemphasize the fact that they were everywhere.
19:48You couldn't walk a block in the city without finding one,
19:51usually with a small line.
19:52Do you see the cell phone as sort of an aravest,
19:55as someone that sort of came along and stole the thunder of the pay phone?
19:59It stole its relevance.
20:01And it made communication so simple and so trivial even,
20:06that this became a laborious way to make a phone call.
20:09Before smartphones were a thing,
20:12you either carried a blocky brick of a cellular device
20:14or used some pocket change for a call.
20:16It was a no-brainer for most people
20:18and was an incredibly successful business model for decades.
20:21Pay phones understandably couldn't keep up with landlines or smartphones,
20:25but all things considered,
20:26they had a good run.
20:27This is not the only phone in New York.
20:29This ain't no,
20:29it's the only one on 8th Avenue that's working now.
20:32Call in information numbers.
20:34555 film is movie phone.
20:37Movie phone?
20:38Yeah, so people are just dialing it by mistake and getting you.
20:42What do you do when you'd like to know the weather forecast?
20:44Or check available job listings?
20:45Or even find out what movies are playing at your nearest theater?
20:48It's all a quick tap away,
20:49or maybe several on your phone.
20:51But did you know that there was a time
20:52when people would call a number for that kind of thing?
20:54Back in the day,
20:55before the World Wide Web,
20:56people kept a list of service numbers and hotlines on hand
20:59for when they needed certain information.
21:01Like when the next showing for a movie was,
21:03or whether a store was having a sale.
21:05Hello, and welcome to movie phone.
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21:16Susan Sarandon.
21:17You've got to get me over that mountain!
21:19No!
21:26There's no higher place than mountain high.
21:30Number 29.
21:32Malls as the social hub.
21:33Put on your jelly bracelets
21:35and your cool graffiti coat
21:37at the mall.
21:38Having fun is what it's all about.
21:41Malls have unfortunately been on the decline for years
21:44thanks to the rise of online shopping.
21:46Along with dwindling in-person sales,
21:48their status as the default hangout place,
21:51especially among teenagers,
21:53has fallen to the wayside too.
21:54For years,
21:55many teens would spend countless hours
21:57loitering at the mall with their friends.
21:59There was no need to do any actual shopping.
22:01The mall simply served as the nexus for social activity.
22:04Since the introduction of social media,
22:06adolescent crowds find themselves gathering
22:08in virtual locations
22:09instead of leaving the house
22:11for that once so popular food court.
22:13Do yourself a favor, Brody.
22:15Don't wait.
22:16Because all the money,
22:17all the women,
22:19even all the comic books in the world,
22:21they can't substitute for that one person.
22:24Number 28.
22:25Printed Movie Listings.
22:27We give it another day.
22:28Two days max.
22:30We check the papers again
22:31and if there's still nothing in them,
22:32we phone them and say...
22:33It's a Sunday afternoon
22:35and you're trying to come up with something to do.
22:37Flipping through channels on TV,
22:38you see a trailer for a new movie
22:40that looks pretty good.
22:41If it's 2025,
22:42you open your phone
22:43and Google when and where it's playing.
22:45But if you're back in the 1990s,
22:47finding the movie listings wasn't as easy.
22:49Many Gen X kids will remember
22:51having to pick up a copy of the newspaper
22:53to find out when and where
22:54certain movies were playing.
22:56Usually buried in the local entertainment section,
22:58printed movie listings were the norm.
23:00Oh, Odie, look,
23:01your movie's coming out, see.
23:02Get the, uh,
23:03get the back of Georgia.
23:05The George of the Jungle.
23:07Number 27.
23:08UPN.
23:09I used to think I knew
23:10what tore our family apart.
23:12Now I'm sure I don't.
23:14But I promise this.
23:15I will find out what really happened
23:17and I will bring this family
23:19back together again.
23:21I'm sorry.
23:22Is that mushy?
23:23Well, you know what they say.
23:25Veronica Mars.
23:27She's a marshmallow.
23:28Fun fact.
23:29Did you know that the television network
23:31The CW was actually the merging
23:33of two other networks,
23:34UPN and the WB?
23:36Paramount Pictures had been trying
23:37to get into the TV network business
23:39for decades with several failed attempts.
23:41They finally broke through
23:43and launched UPN in 1995
23:45with the two-hour pilot episode
23:47of Star Trek Voyager
23:48bringing in 21.3 million viewers.
23:51Over the next decade,
23:52the network showcased other hits
23:53like WWE Smackdown,
23:55Veronica Mars,
23:56and America's Next Top Model.
23:57After a decade of programming,
23:59UPN ceased operations
24:00as it merged with the WB in 2006,
24:03giving us The CW,
24:04which initially held on
24:06to much of both networks'
24:07original programming.
24:09The Sentinel.
24:10All new tomorrow on UPN.
24:13Number 26.
24:14The Steve Urkel Doll.
24:15Whatever your opinion of him,
24:17Steve Urkel was a staple
24:18of 90s television.
24:20Hi, Laura.
24:23I hear you can't get a date
24:25for the dance.
24:27So you wanna go with me?
24:29The breakout character
24:30of ABC's Family Matters,
24:32Urkel was the annoying neighbor
24:33who always got in the middle
24:35of all the Winslow family affairs.
24:37The character was so popular
24:38among audiences
24:39that he even inspired
24:40a doll sharing his likeness.
24:42Pull back his string
24:42and he'd utter one of a handful
24:44of his signature catchphrases.
24:45But as time passed
24:46and the show went off the air,
24:47Urkel's doll became yet one more piece
24:49of 1990s history.
24:51Let me introduce you
24:52to the Urkel Doll.
24:53Number 25.
24:54LAN Parties.
24:56Today, when you think
24:56of multiplayer gaming,
24:58the likes of Fortnite
24:58and Grand Theft Auto
24:59may come to mind.
25:00Countless players
25:01across the globe
25:02play with or against each other
25:04all thanks to the wonders
25:05of the internet.
25:06I am the sword master!
25:09Yet there was a time
25:10when groups of friends
25:11would haul their gaming machines
25:13into a single room,
25:14connect them through cables
25:15and networking gear,
25:16and play literally face-to-face.
25:18Even colleges and universities
25:19would see students
25:20leveraging the school's network
25:21to battle it out
25:22and see who could win
25:23the next round of Quake.
25:24LAN Gaming held
25:25a certain real-world vibe
25:26that seems to have
25:27unfortunately faded away
25:28with the advent
25:29of high-speed internet.
25:30And I've just like
25:31been playing for hours
25:32every day.
25:33Like at one point
25:34I played 19 hours straight
25:36just kind of like
25:37it was this one.
25:38Number 24.
25:40Rolodexes.
25:40Are you familiar
25:41with what this is?
25:43If you were born
25:44in the 90s or later,
25:46you may or may not know
25:47that this was called
25:49a Rolodex.
25:50Long before our pocket-sized
25:52computers did everything
25:53for us,
25:54many people,
25:54especially in the business world,
25:56relied heavily on the Rolodex.
25:58It was a spinning cylinder
25:59filled with cards.
26:00Each contained
26:01contact information
26:02for a single individual
26:03or business.
26:04People kept Rolodexes
26:05because they were
26:06an easy way to sort
26:07and find any of
26:08their notable contacts.
26:09This was a time
26:10when cell phones
26:11were rather rare
26:12and their storage limited,
26:13so physical directories
26:14were the obvious choice.
26:16With the exponential advancement
26:17of smartphones, however,
26:18it's clear why they didn't
26:20survive the new age
26:21of technology.
26:21I have been using Rolodexes
26:23for a very long time.
26:27I couldn't wait.
26:28I remember growing up
26:29and I couldn't wait
26:31to have my own Rolodex
26:32and keep my own information
26:34in them.
26:35Number 23, Pen Pals.
26:37Tell me about the letters, mother.
26:39Once again,
26:40thanks to technology,
26:40we now live in a time
26:42where people can enjoy
26:43connections across the planet
26:44without ever needing
26:45to leave home.
26:46Whether it's through messaging,
26:47online games,
26:48or video calls,
26:49having friends that span
26:50country borders
26:51is quite common today,
26:53although not new.
26:54Before online methods
26:55of meeting people,
26:56you could become friends
26:57with a stranger
26:57across the globe
26:58by exchanging written letters
26:59with them.
27:00You would have been Pen Pals.
27:01There were even
27:02entire organizations
27:03built around the idea
27:04of connecting people
27:05through the miracle
27:06of snail mail.
27:07This is one we'd like
27:08to petition to bring back.
27:09There's something touching
27:10and personal about connecting
27:12through handwritten letters.
27:23Number 22, Adobe Flash.
27:33Here's one many people
27:34are glad faded into oblivion.
27:36In the early days
27:37of the World Wide Web,
27:38online video, graphics,
27:39and even animation
27:40was extremely primitive.
27:42Along came Adobe Flash,
27:43which changed all that.
27:45It gave birth to some
27:46of the first web-based games
27:47and quickly became the standard
27:49for multimedia graphics.
28:00However, as time went on
28:02and technology evolved,
28:03the issues with Flash
28:04became more and more apparent.
28:06Security concerns
28:07and poor support
28:08for mobile devices
28:09were among the biggest complaints.
28:16Newer and more stable
28:17platforms emerged,
28:19eventually pushing Flash
28:20out of the limelight
28:21and into the dustbin
28:22of history.
28:28Number 21, MTV Music Videos.
28:31I want my MTV.
28:34All right.
28:35MTV, music, television.
28:37It was a channel dedicated
28:39to nothing more than music
28:40and the videos that went with them.
28:42During its heyday,
28:43MTV helped launch
28:44countless artists
28:44into the stratosphere.
28:46To have your band
28:46in regular rotation
28:48or appearing on Total Request Live
28:50meant millions of new fans
28:51could hear your music.
28:52It transformed the entire industry
28:54by giving artists
28:55a new place to find fans.
28:57But as time passed,
28:58MTV became more about
28:59its original programming
29:00and reality TV than music.
29:02Today, the channel still targets
29:04the younger demographics
29:05with its content,
29:06but has long since moved away
29:07from the likes of Madonna
29:08and Dire Straits.
29:10That ain't working.
29:11That's the way you do it.
29:13You play the guitar
29:14on the MTV.
29:17Number 20, Dial-Up Modems.
29:19On your mark, get set.
29:22We're riding on the internet.
29:24Cyberspace, set free.
29:27Hello, virtual reality.
29:29Internet access has come a long way
29:31in the decades since the 90s.
29:33These days, wireless internet,
29:35broadband and LAN cables
29:36provide fast and easily accessible
29:38internet for billions.
29:40But back in the day,
29:41the internet could only be accessed
29:42through phone lines.
29:44Dial-Up Modems took up
29:45an entire phone line at home.
29:47While a few remote or rural areas
29:49are still using Dial-Up Modems today,
29:51the rest of us will never have to hear
29:53that awful dial-up screeching again.
29:55Except in our nightmares
29:57and in nostalgic internet videos
29:58like this one.
30:05Number 19, Butterfinger BBs.
30:07There are plenty of discontinued
30:09candy products from the 90s.
30:11One of the most beloved
30:12are Butterfinger BBs.
30:14These bite-sized balls of Butterfingers
30:16were easy to pop in your mouth
30:17and still maintained
30:18the full-sized candy bar's
30:20unique texture and peanut buttery flavor.
30:22Plus, they were advertised
30:23by Bart Simpson.
30:24Yeah, well, Bardo says,
30:25eat my shorts.
30:26Unfortunately,
30:27despite the campaign slogan warning
30:29that nobody better lay a finger
30:30on our Butterfinger,
30:32the BBs were discontinued in 2006.
30:34Nobody better lay a finger
30:36on my Butterfinger.
30:37Although no official explanation
30:38has been released,
30:40some have theorized
30:41that the BBs' chocolate coating,
30:42which melted easily,
30:43may have been responsible.
30:45While a similar,
30:46smaller Butterfinger version
30:47was released called
30:48Butterfinger Bites,
30:49they never attained
30:50the same popularity.
30:52Ay caramba.
30:53See you later, homeboy.
30:54Number 18,
30:56Encarta Encyclopedia.
30:57You are a learner,
30:59questioning the world before you.
31:02New Encarta World Atlas
31:04from Microsoft.
31:05During the 90s,
31:06the internet was not
31:07the trusted source
31:08of information it is.
31:10Well, can be today.
31:11Online encyclopedias
31:13were still in their infancy.
31:14Before the rise of Wikipedia,
31:16there was another computer-based
31:18encyclopedia called Encarta.
31:19Launched in 1993
31:21and originally packaged
31:22in DVD form,
31:24this annually updated program
31:25contained thousands
31:26of informative articles
31:27on a wide variety of topics.
31:29Not only did Encarta
31:30include text,
31:31there were also videos,
31:33pictures,
31:33and even trivia games.
31:35Over 900 exciting enhancements
31:37to articles
31:37that feature guest essays,
31:39historical documents,
31:41magazine and newspaper stories
31:42from the people
31:43who were there.
31:44However, naturally,
31:45the rise of online encyclopedias
31:47ultimately led to Encarta's downfall,
31:49and Microsoft ceased
31:51its publishing in 2009.
31:53Number 17.
31:54Minidisc Players
31:55During the 90s,
31:57audio formats
31:58were still very much
31:59a competition.
32:00One often forgotten contender
32:01is the Minidisc.
32:03Published by Sony,
32:04these miniature discs
32:05were envisioned
32:05as the next big thing
32:07to replace cassette tapes.
32:14However,
32:15despite proving popular
32:16in Sony's native Japan,
32:17MD players couldn't find success
32:19at a global scale.
32:20Record labels didn't take
32:21to the format quickly,
32:23leaving few albums
32:24available initially.
32:25Plus,
32:26blank MDs
32:27were twice as expensive
32:28as blank CDs.
32:29By the time
32:30MP3 players
32:31became available,
32:32Minidiscs were on their way out,
32:34although niche markets
32:35kept them in circulation
32:36until 2013.
32:37And it's as portable
32:38as you are.
32:39Sony Minidisc,
32:41the future of tape.
32:43Number 16.
32:44Zima
32:44The 90s saw a trend
32:46of clear drinks,
32:47and alcoholic beverages
32:48were no exception.
32:49Coors got in on the trend
32:51and created Zima in 1994,
32:53a clear malt beverage
32:54intended as an alternative
32:55to beer.
32:56What if there wasn't any beer?
32:58Sorry guys,
32:59never heard of it.
33:07Zima.
33:08Zima's good.
33:09While the beer
33:10found more success
33:11among young women,
33:12Coors did their best
33:13to market it
33:13towards a male consumer base.
33:15In the end,
33:16most didn't especially
33:17enjoy the taste,
33:18and the product
33:19began disappearing
33:20from shelves.
33:21At least in the West.
33:23Coors discontinued
33:24Zima in North America
33:25in 2008,
33:26but the beverage
33:27remained popular
33:28in Japan
33:28until 2021.
33:30I had a Zima once.
33:32I don't get it.
33:34Number 15.
33:35Pogs
33:36Playground games
33:37come and go.
33:38During the early 90s,
33:39the biggest one
33:40was easily
33:41milk caps or pogs.
33:43They're pogs.
33:43They're milk caps.
33:45They're pogs.
33:45It's a game.
33:46You stack them,
33:47and then you whack them.
33:48Players would stack
33:50cardboard discs
33:51with pictures printed on them.
33:52Anything from cartoons
33:53to sports logos.
33:55Then another larger disc
33:56called a slammer
33:57was used to knock down
33:58as many pogs as possible.
34:00Because each player
34:01would often keep
34:01the pogs won this way,
34:03it was viewed by many schools
34:04as a form of gambling,
34:06leading to widespread bans.
34:14When kids can't play
34:16something at school,
34:17it tends to kill
34:18the popularity
34:18pretty quickly.
34:19While they're technically
34:20still around,
34:21and there are variants
34:22on the game worldwide,
34:23pogs' popularity
34:24is far from what it used to be.
34:26Number 14.
34:28CRT Computer Monitors
34:29Before and during the 90s,
34:31most screens were created
34:33using CRT,
34:34or cathode ray tube technology.
34:36Naturally,
34:37computer screens
34:38were no exception.
34:39These big,
34:40bulky monitors
34:40sat on our desks
34:41and are how many of us
34:43first experienced computing.
34:44But the last few decades
34:45have seen the rise
34:46of LCD,
34:47OLED,
34:48and plasma monitors,
34:49which are cheaper
34:50and generally have larger screens
34:52than CRT monitors.
34:53Some people,
34:55particularly computer gamers,
34:56still prefer CRTs,
34:58because they don't have
34:59as much input lag
35:00and can display images
35:01in multiple resolutions
35:02more easily.
35:03In general,
35:04though,
35:04these guys have been
35:05mostly phased out.
35:07Number 13.
35:08Gaming Magazines
35:09Video games were still
35:11considered a niche industry
35:12in the 90s,
35:13so they weren't
35:14mainstream enough
35:15to be covered extensively
35:16on TV
35:16or the still-newfangled
35:18internet.
35:18It was all about
35:19running out to the mailbox
35:20to find that new issue
35:22of that video game magazine.
35:23Enter
35:24Gaming Magazines.
35:25If you were a 90s gamer,
35:27chances are you were subscribed
35:29to one or more
35:30gaming magazines.
35:31Electronic Gaming Monthly,
35:32Nintendo Power,
35:34Computer Gaming World,
35:35Tips and Tricks,
35:36these publications
35:37gave gamers
35:37detailed articles
35:38on upcoming games,
35:40walkthroughs,
35:40cheat codes,
35:41and reviews.
35:42Plus,
35:42they had a surprising level
35:44of reader interaction
35:45from major publications.
35:46Tragically,
35:47most gaming magazines
35:48ceased publication
35:49as the rise of
35:50internet journalism
35:51made the old
35:52monthly issue model
35:53obsolete.
35:54Why wait to read about it
35:55in a magazine
35:56when it's already online?
35:58Number 12.
35:58Floppy Discs
35:59Movable computer storage
36:01in the 90s
36:02used to take the form
36:02of small 3.5-inch
36:04floppy disks,
36:05although the name
36:06is a bit misleading
36:07for those disks,
36:08which, unlike the disks
36:09of the 80s,
36:10weren't floppy at all.
36:11When you needed to save
36:12or move information
36:13between computers,
36:15floppy disks
36:15were everyone's go-to.
36:17You just popped them
36:18into the fabled
36:18A drive
36:19and off you went.
36:20They were so widely used
36:21that the save icon
36:22in most programs
36:23is still the floppy disk
36:25to this day.
36:26But as technology progressed
36:27and storage capacity
36:28and needs expanded
36:29beyond a few hundred kilobytes,
36:31floppy disks
36:32are no longer
36:33in wide circulation.
36:34But if you're missing them,
36:35they're still sometimes used
36:37for emergency booting
36:38in older systems
36:38and in other industries
36:40like aeronautics.
36:41Number 11.
36:42Appointment TV
36:43Once upon a time,
36:45we scheduled our lives
36:46around what was on TV.
36:48This was because
36:49if you didn't see a show
36:50or a sporting event
36:51when it aired,
36:51you didn't see it at all.
36:53Each time an episode aired,
36:55everyone was talking
36:56about it the next day.
36:57And sure,
36:58sometimes you could tape a show
36:59and watch it later,
37:00but sometimes working VCRs
37:02was more art than science.
37:03Appointment television
37:04was the norm,
37:05and so networks
37:06did big ratings
37:07when a show hit it big.
37:09All your favorites
37:09and all new must-see shows!
37:12Of course,
37:13streaming platforms
37:14now make it easy
37:15to binge shows
37:16or watch them
37:17at your own pace.
37:18While some streaming series
37:19do release episodes weekly
37:20and the concept
37:21is making something
37:22of a comeback,
37:23Appointment TV
37:24isn't mainstream again
37:25quite yet.
37:26This is the way.
37:27This is the way.
37:29This is the way.
37:31Number 10.
37:32Y2K Panic
37:33Doug,
37:33everyone here
37:34is waiting for the same thing,
37:36the stroke of midnight.
37:37We all know
37:38that the human race
37:39and planet Earth
37:39are not going to be around forever,
37:40but with the new millennium
37:42on the horizon,
37:43many believed
37:43the year 2000
37:44was going to initiate
37:45the collapse of society.
37:47Now,
37:47the federal government
37:48is comparing Y2K
37:50to a huge natural disaster
37:52like an earthquake,
37:53a hurricane,
37:53or a tornado
37:54that disrupts people's lives
37:56for days,
37:57weeks,
37:58or maybe even months.
37:59In the 90s,
38:00several computer experts
38:01warned that
38:02because many computer systems
38:04represented years
38:05using only the last two digits,
38:07computers would mix up
38:081900 and 2000.
38:09This led some folks
38:11to buy up food and supplies
38:12to tide them through
38:14an imminent apocalypse.
38:15But as it turned out,
38:16the world stepped into
38:17the new millennium
38:18with minimal issues.
38:19It hit midnight
38:20and nothing happened.
38:21It was like crickets
38:22in the newsroom.
38:23While we have dealt
38:24with a few other
38:25end-of-the-world fears
38:26afterwards like 2012,
38:28none quite reached
38:29the same level of paranoia.
38:31The end of the world
38:32is coming.
38:32Now, come on,
38:33get in your radiation suits.
38:34Peter,
38:35we are not missing
38:35a once-in-a-lifetime event
38:37because of some
38:37wacko doomsday theory.
38:39Okay, okay.
38:40Number 9.
38:41The Windows 95 3D Maze.
38:44Screensavers aren't
38:45all that common anymore
38:46now that most of our devices
38:47have a sleep function
38:48to conserve power.
38:49In the 90s, however,
38:51there was one screensaver
38:52you'd see in many homes.
38:54The Windows 95 3D Maze.
38:57Here, you're basically
38:58watching your computer
38:58play a video game
38:59as it automatically
39:00takes left turns
39:01until finding the smiley face,
39:03thus resetting
39:04and generating
39:05a whole new maze.
39:06There was something
39:07really mesmerizing about it
39:08between the artificial intelligence
39:10and guessing
39:10where the face might end up.
39:12Honestly,
39:13why hasn't Microsoft
39:13made a full-fledged
39:15game out of this?
39:16Number 8.
39:16The Delia's Catalog.
39:18If you weren't sure
39:18what to wear
39:19for the girls' night
39:20or the high school dance,
39:21you probably referred
39:22to this mail-in
39:23catalog of fashion.
39:24Founded in 1993,
39:26Delia's was the go-to
39:27catalog for teens
39:28who wanted to wear
39:29the latest clothes
39:30and fashion trends.
39:31Unfortunately,
39:32Delia's would be
39:33buried by competitors,
39:34in addition to being
39:35spun off and acquired
39:36on a few occasions
39:36as time went on.
39:38By the end of 2014,
39:39Delia's filed for
39:40Chapter 11 bankruptcy
39:41and liquidated
39:43all of its stores.
39:44I declare bankruptcy!
39:49While it tried
39:50to bounce back
39:51as an online-only store
39:52in 2015,
39:53this venture
39:54was a complete failure.
39:56Now,
39:56you can only get
39:57their clothing
39:57through the Dolls Kill brand.
39:59Number 7.
40:00Orbits.
40:01Yes,
40:02it's the magical
40:02beady beverage
40:03that has featured
40:04on many a WatchMojo list
40:05in recent years.
40:06Is it a bug?
40:07Did someone mistake
40:08your beer for an empty
40:09and put their cigarette butt
40:11in there?
40:11With Orbits,
40:12there was no mistake.
40:13This obscure,
40:15non-carbonated drink
40:16was manufactured
40:17with a small variety
40:18of flavors
40:18to quench your thirst
40:19and hunger.
40:21From raspberry citrus
40:22to vanilla orange,
40:23the beads and beverage
40:24made for a unique
40:25type of drink.
40:26Alas,
40:27Orbits would live
40:28a seriously short life
40:29because of its terrible
40:30commercial performance.
40:32Given the presence
40:32of gel and gum
40:33and high sugar,
40:34one can hazard a guess
40:36at why folks
40:36weren't picking these
40:37up off the shelves,
40:38especially when seeing
40:39the edible orbs inside.
40:44Number 6.
40:45The iMac G3.
40:46You gotta see this thing
40:47in person,
40:48but I'll do the best
40:48I can with video.
40:50Apple's Mac computers
40:51have come a long way.
40:52Today,
40:53design is all about
40:54improving battery life,
40:55making everything
40:56as thin as possible,
40:57and getting berated
40:58about updating iTunes
41:00even if we don't use it.
41:01But in the late 90s,
41:02a common Mac computer
41:03looked about as chunky
41:04as a CRT television set.
41:06The faster,
41:08sleeker,
41:09quieter,
41:11redesigned,
41:12and even easier
41:14to use,
41:15iMac.
41:16The teal-colored Macs
41:18with their translucent
41:19Bondi blue shells
41:20were especially
41:21a huge success for Apple.
41:22But looking back,
41:23these desktop computers
41:24were also incredibly hefty
41:25and awkwardly shaped.
41:27That's because
41:27it wasn't just a monitor.
41:29This was the computer itself.
41:31Heated leather seats
41:32sold separately.
41:34Just seeing pictures
41:35of these makes us glad
41:36schools are using
41:37laptops instead.
41:38Number 5.
41:39PB Crisps.
41:40Yeah,
41:41we gotta squeeze
41:41another food product
41:42in here,
41:42and this is another snack
41:44that's popped up
41:45on our lists before.
41:46PB Crisps
41:47was a special kind
41:48of sweet treat
41:49from planters,
41:50consisting of peanut-shaped
41:51cookies filled
41:52with peanut butter inside.
41:53Inside the center
41:54so sweet,
41:55peanut butter cream,
41:56oh, a treat.
41:58And if you wanted
41:59an addition to peanut butter,
42:00you could buy bags
42:01of the cookies
42:02that were also filled
42:03with chocolate
42:03or strawberry.
42:05Sadly,
42:05these snacks
42:06were not around for long
42:07due to low demand,
42:08and have become
42:09a relic of the mid-90s.
42:11To this day,
42:12there is still
42:13a group of dedicated fans
42:14clamoring for
42:15the product's return,
42:16even going as far
42:17as to make a website
42:18dedicated to the cause.
42:20Number 4.
42:21AIM.
42:21Also known as
42:23AOL Instant Messenger.
42:24Just fire up that machine
42:26and off you go.
42:27You got mail!
42:29It's been a hot minute
42:30since we heard
42:31anything remotely
42:32relevant to AOL.
42:33While AOL currently exists
42:35and was acquired
42:36by Verizon in 2015,
42:38AIM ceased operations
42:39in December 2017.
42:40AOL's announcement
42:41said simply,
42:42Goodbye.
42:44We're shocked too.
42:45This service was introduced
42:46way back in 1997
42:48and became the leading
42:50messaging service
42:51in North America
42:51for roughly a decade.
42:53Wherever I go,
42:53I stay connected
42:54with everyone in my life.
42:55It's really easy
42:56to stay in touch.
42:57But as tech giants
42:58like Google and Facebook
43:00started taking over,
43:01AIM lost all purpose.
43:02I remain confused.
43:05Empty.
43:06What am I evolving into?
43:08What is my purpose?
43:09I must know!
43:10Tell me!
43:11The two companies
43:12had better services
43:13and better security.
43:14Slowly but surely,
43:15AIM would begin
43:16shutting down features
43:17one by one,
43:18starting in 2007,
43:20before disappearing
43:21completely a decade later.
43:23Having failed to keep up
43:24with ever-evolving technology,
43:25we're forced to say
43:27TTFN
43:28to the iconic service
43:29and a simpler time
43:30that we can only hope
43:32will BRB.
43:33Ptyl.
43:35Number 3.
43:36Netscape Navigator.
43:37She was 18 years old.
43:39She doesn't even know
43:39what Netscape is.
43:41These days,
43:42we have dozens
43:42of web browsers
43:43vying for our attention,
43:45from Google Chrome
43:46to Mozilla Firefox
43:47to Safari
43:48to DuckDuckGo.
43:49We remember way back
43:50when the internet
43:51was a baby
43:51that there was only
43:52one browser to use,
43:54Netscape Navigator.
43:55This browser
43:56was created in 1994
43:57and for a short time
43:59went uncontested
44:00in the industry.
44:01Well, what about
44:01all those other
44:02low-cost guys?
44:03Don't you want an ISP
44:05that's fast,
44:06safer,
44:06reliable,
44:07and more secure?
44:09What happened
44:09to cause such decline?
44:11Well,
44:11Internet Explorer
44:12happened.
44:13Then Chrome,
44:14Firefox,
44:15Safari,
44:15all of them.
44:16Netscape would receive
44:17its final update
44:18in 2007
44:19before ceasing support
44:20and development
44:21the year after.
44:22Everything has to
44:23change faster,
44:23obviously.
44:24You know,
44:25look at Netscape.
44:25It was born and died.
44:27I don't want to use
44:28the word died,
44:28they wouldn't like
44:29that word,
44:29but it basically
44:30was born and overtaken
44:31within four years.
44:33That's pretty fast.
44:35Number 2.
44:35The Discmen.
44:36Like Walkmans
44:37in the 80s,
44:38Discmen's became
44:39a crucial part
44:40of our lives.
44:41There just wasn't
44:41anything like
44:42going on a walk
44:43or exercising
44:44while jamming out
44:45to the newest albums.
44:46Besides radios,
44:47this was pretty much
44:48the way to listen
44:50to music.
44:50Of course,
44:51as we find new ways
44:52to store data,
44:53we also kill off
44:54part of a medium.
44:56Nowadays,
44:56we can just open
44:57Spotify on our phones
44:58and jam to anything
44:59we desire
45:00without having to
45:01eject a CD
45:01and holster
45:02something chunky
45:03on our waist.
45:04Still,
45:04there is something
45:05tactile to be missed here.
45:07Your ears will tell you
45:08it's not only
45:08what you play,
45:10it's what you play it on.
45:13Number 1.
45:13Video Rental Stores.
45:15Oh!
45:17Dork.
45:19Jesus,
45:20this place is back
45:21tonight, man.
45:22Those who grew up
45:23in the 80s,
45:2490s,
45:24or 2000s
45:25fondly look back
45:26on video rental stores.
45:28While the very first
45:29such stores
45:29opened in the late 70s,
45:31it was in the 90s
45:32that bigger brands
45:33like Hollywood Video
45:34and Blockbuster
45:34boomed in demand.
45:36For some families,
45:37weekly trips
45:38to these stores
45:38would become
45:39a tradition
45:40as new movies
45:41made their way
45:41to the shelves
45:42and movie buffs
45:43sought out
45:44hidden gems.
45:45Wow!
45:46Wow!
45:46What a difference!
45:49Blockbuster Video!
45:51This industry
45:52would decline,
45:53however,
45:53as Netflix
45:54and streaming services
45:55became more
45:56and more prominent.
45:57Hollywood Video
45:58would go defunct
45:58in 2010,
45:59while Blockbuster
46:00enjoys a few
46:01thousand customers
46:02through its last
46:03and only store,
46:04located in Bend, Oregon.
46:06When you see them
46:07all next to each other,
46:08it kind of
46:10makes it easier,
46:11but on Netflix
46:12you only see
46:13the title
46:14and that's all,
46:15but you have to
46:15scroll through it
46:16and it takes a while
46:17to get through
46:18all of the movies.
46:19What 90s trend
46:20deserves a comeback?
46:21Let us know
46:22in the comments.
46:22Let us know
46:28and get to our
46:28comments.
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