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'90s Photos That Will Make Millennials Nostalgic

Source: E! OnlineView Original
entertainmentMay 12, 2026

by Brian GalindoBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffSenior Editor, Nostalgia Nerd

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The glow-in-the-dark stars you would put on the ceiling of your bedroom and would give you a mini-heart attack when they would fall on top of you in your sleep:

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The Magic Eye posters that they sold at Spencer's, which you could never see the hidden image of:

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These Barney slippers that your younger sibling or cousin owned and that smelled so gross:

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Sky Dancers, which was all fun and games until they crashed back down on your face:

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Troll dolls, which you had a collection of, and would dress up in different clothes. They were like the original Labubus:

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The Pepsi commercial with the Spice Girls that featured them singing the ultra-catchy "Move Over" jingle:

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Lunchables, which were a major flex if you brought one to school for lunch:

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The red stick that came with Handi-Snacks that would slice your tongue if you weren't careful while licking it:

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Welch's jelly glasses your family had forever, with the paint slowly fading from years of use:

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Old issues of Highlights magazine you'd read in the dentist's or pediatrician's waiting room:

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The creepy AF Puttermans from the Duracell commercials:

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And the commercials with the talking Chevron Cars who were OVER IT and loved to spill the tea about their owners:

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The Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack, which your parents would play over and over in the car on long car trips:

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Toys "R" Us Geoffrey Bucks that you would get for your birthday or holidays, and made you feel "rich":

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And Toys "R" Us stores with their all-blue checkout counters that signaled you were about to leave with something awesome:

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Kay Bee Toys, which stored all its video games right behind the registers:

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Beanie Baby price guides, which made you feel like a serious investor as you checked the value of your prized collection:

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And Beanie Baby tag protectors, which helped protect your investment:

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Sunny Delight, which you chugged after school because it was marketed as "healthy":

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SnackWell's treats your parents or grandparents bought — and that you sneakily ate when no one was looking:

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The ads inside TV Guide that would tell you what that week's episode of a TV show was going to be about:

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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:

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Butterfinger's commercials that featured the Simpsons:

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The yellow Judy Clocks that were in your classroom from kindergarten until third grade:

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The TV on the rolling cart that instantly got you excited and in a good mood when you'd see it rolled into your classroom:

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Current events assignments that you would do by finding them in the newspaper:

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Wacky straws that were made out of hard plastic that would give anything you were drinking a subtle plasticky taste:

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Bubble Beeper gum cases that you would attach to your waistband or pocket like a real pager:

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TVs with built-in VCRs that had like 13-inch wide screens and were the coolest thing you could have in your bedroom:

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Giant rear-projector TVs that only looked good if you watched it from right in the middle:

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Happy Meal boxes that came with puzzles, mazes, and other fun things you could do with them:

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And the McDonald's trayliners that would match whatever movie and Happy Meal toys they were promoting:

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These sand-filled, glittery, rainbow lizard toys that everyone seemed to own:

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Crest Kid's Sparkle Fun toothpaste that tasted a bit too delicious and was almost tempting to eat:

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The Chuck E. Cheese's "Where a kid c

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