35 Unforgettably Dope Things Only 90s Kids Fully Understand

35 Unforgettably Dope Things Only 90s Kids Fully Understand

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35. Listening to the radio all day long just to record your favorite song on a cassette tape

34. When the screen name you wanted for your AOL Instant Messenger was already taken

33. The way that Mufasa died…and til this day we still won’t forgive Scar

32. Missing Will Smith all the time, because you know the “Prince of Bel-Air” was always on your record list

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31. Finding out that Chuckie’s mom from Rugrats was dead, thanks to “The Rugrats Movie”…we were left so distraught

30. Getting the original walkman was one of the best days of your life back then

29. Our version of SNL was “All That”

28. Regretting ever asking for your Furby because it just would not stop talking

27. Predicting the future from those 1-8 numbered finger paper games

26. The way we used to rent VHS tapes, not DVDs, especially from Blockbuster

25. Messing up the lyrics to “Waterfalls” by TLC

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24. Playing MASH to figure out your whole life story

23. The pain you felt once CDs rolled around

22. Waterful ring-toss was one of the hardest games you’d ever played

21. Learning that Pikachu can’t be our lifelong companion

20. That the recipe for Ed’s Good Burger Sauce doesn’t exist

19. The best video games like Mario and Sonic

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18. Heads up, 7-Up was the go-to classroom game

17. Sour Warheads were the best worst candy

16. Playing laser tag with Super Soakers and Nerf guns

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15. Michael Jordan was everything

14. Blowing video games to get them to work

13. Book-fair handouts

12. Sharpening your pencil manually

11. When your gel pens ran out of ink

10. How your Beanie Baby Collection is now worthless

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9. Your dream of being slimed on Nickeloden never came true

8. When you called your crush, but their dad answered the home phone so you just hung up

7. Calling your friends while they were using the internet and dial up damn near damaged your ears for life

6. Your belly button ring was inspired by your Troll collection

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5. Watching videos on TRL and 106 & Park after school

4. Bill Nye was really our science guy

3. Ring pops were the closest thing we got to an engagement ring

2. Trading things you brought for lunch at school and actually enjoying Lunchables

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1. All the amazing cartoons we watched, RIP.