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50 Memes From The ’90s That Might Take You On A Wild Nostalgia Ride
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Say what you want, but it is a fact that '90s kids memes often tap into a deep well of nostalgia, often offering a humorous and heartwarming reminder of much simpler times. These memes frequently feature iconic imagery and references that only those who grew up in the 1990s could really truly appreciate. Images of floppy disks, dial-up internet sounds, the struggles of rewinding VHS tapes, or the colorful, plastic choker necklaces girls would wear often make appearances.
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Bored Panda reached out to Alex, the page owner of the page "90s Kids Only" on Instagram, to get an insider scoop on the nostalgic memes that take us back to a beloved era!
When asked, about the meme selection process for the page, Alex shared, "Oh, it’s a fun process! I usually dig through the goldmine of the 90s, picking up stuff that instantly takes you back, you know? I love things that are universally relatable to all 90s kids – like the pain of dial-up Internet or the joy of Saturday morning cartoons. Sometimes followers send in their own nostalgic finds too, and if it gives me a good laugh or hits me right in the feels, it goes up!"
It's official. The song will stay in my head for a while (two posts about Mambo No. 5)
$10 Chinese food still exists, though $15 is more common. Petrol price jumped from $40 to $100 a full tank in the year 2022.
In response to the question about the uniqueness of the 90s nostalgia, Alex explained to Bored Panda, “The 90s were just a magical time, man! We had the best of both worlds – awesome cartoons, epic toys, and we were the last generation to enjoy a childhood without being glued to smartphones. It was a simpler, carefree time, and who wouldn’t feel nostalgic about that?”
We had something called a ''phone tree'', the one whom had to leave home earliest was on top, and so on.. and they had to call the next one on the list to tell school was cancelled.
Discussing the connection followers have with the content, the page owner mentioned, "People absolutely love a trip down memory lane! I get DMs all the time from followers sharing how a meme made their day or reminded them of a precious childhood moment. It's all about spreading those good vibes and shared experiences that make us smile, you know."
Baby!!!!! You're there, with your boyfriend, the Mystery Machine.
When it comes to keeping the 90s spirit alive for younger generations to enjoy as well, Alex shared with us, "It's a bit tricky but also fun! I try to choose memes that are funny on their own, even if you might not catch the reference right away. And it's super cool to see younger folks getting curious and learning about the 90s culture through the page."
Can confirm XD I’m 41 and my bedroom at my childhood home still has them on the ceiling.
When commenting on the romanticization of the past, the page owner humorously reflected, “Haha, well, not everything in the 90s was perfect – I mean, those dial-up sounds still haunt me! But seriously, I think every era has its highs and lows. Perhaps we do romanticize it a bit, but that’s the fun of nostalgia, right? And hey, I think the 90s snack game was seriously underrated – bring back all those discontinued treats!”
Oooooh these made the tub so dangerously slippery! But smelled sooooo good!!
That hits hard. ::goes back to playing Baldur’s Gate III with NPCs she wishes were her friends::
Christina Applegate is totally unrecognizable. Just googled it and she went through breast cancer, ovarian cancer and is suffering from MS. My god what a crappy hand. Totally wish her the best. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.
McDonalds designers are astonishingly clever. Whatever design they come up with for the seating, it's ALWAYS a design which is so uncomfortable that it's impossible to stay seated in it for more than fifteen minutes.
The Incredible Journey! Depending on whether you saw the movie or read the book, that’s Luath, Bodger, and Tao (book), or it’s Shadow, Chance, and Sassy (movie)!
That's because she used to pin the phone between her ear and shoulder.
Pfff snakes. Our biology teacher was a falconer, he regularly brought hawks, weasels and a gaggle of hunting dogs to work. When our class trip had to be cancelled because of terrible weather, he just said "no problem, meet me in the biology room" and then he brought this gigantic hawk that he let fly in the room. "Don't worry he's very old, he just wants pets." We spent our rainy "class trip" watching comedy movies while an old hawk flew from desk to desk.
I really wish I learn about this brand as a kid and not an older teen lol, I love the style. Think I still have a sticker pack somewhere
It had extra table bits that you could slide apart and slip in to make it bigger for big dinners.
yeah that only ended September 29 of 2023. Its only been just over a week!
Quite sad arcades are almost all gone. There was just something magical about going into a noisy place with neon glow carpets and exchanging a coin to be a movie hero or barbarian for a few levels
I spent $30 on Q*Bert back when $30 was still a lot of money. Still probably my favorite casual sort of game, never stops being challenging.
And one day it really was. Because we grew up, got married, had kids, bought houses, got dogs, grew old...
Oof, got me in the feels. We went in vacation to the Ozarks over the summer and there was this arcade tih a bunch of pinball games. I spent so much money in there, especially on the Star Trek one that was my childhood favorite.
I wonder how many £ were fed into these a day? Now it's £60 for a game you can keep forever.
There was one in my neighborhood called Galaxy When it broke down it was posted with a sign that seemed to have wide application. It said "Galaxy is out of order".
we have a place out here called Crab town USA. there is a entire room of vintage games in the back
Played these all the time at the arcade inside the mall. But I have to admit, I would still rather have just a good old pinball machine.
One of my favorite places. I also played a lot of Ms. Pac-Man and QBert at the 7-11.
My daughter just played miss pacman at the brewery last week, and she is almost 4. It was a wholesome complete life moment.
A sad sight is seeing the arcade in our local mall still trying to be relevant. It's moved to a couple of different locations in the mall, shrunk in size, the latest configuration appears to have included a basic food bar ---- and still every time I walk by it doesn't look l like they have enough customers to keep the lights on. When I was a teen in the 70s, arcades offered a level of game you just didn't have at home. That scenario has totally flipped. Now I can play games at home in 4K on a 75" TV and surround sound and the games are way more involved than anything an arcade has ever offered. Why would I want to stand in an arcade and pump quarters when I can have that experience at home for a lot less money?
I know this is a real photo and not a spooky fake one, but it's giving polybius
My town has a barcade that is lined with such beauties like Mortal Kombat and Area 51. It's a really fun place to go
Not me. I'm 48 and still go to the arcade. We have an awesome one that has a lot of new style machines, but also old cabinets too.
We have an arcade right down from my house, of course everything is swipe to play now but that didn't stop me from playing some pinball, Godzilla addition
Mortal Kombat 1 and 2. Pacman. Baulders Gate. Columns. Street Fighter 1 and 2. God I miss those days.
There is a bar a few blocks away from me that has old school arcade and pinball machines
Mac is doing so well these days. He's living his best live and has no Fs to give.
There's no bigger power move than smirking for you mugshot. Trump wishes he could pull this off
The lyrics to this song in the new film just break me. Can not get through it without crying
Yess indeed, funny thing, I tried to type in " you big dummy" on facebook & Insta and an anti bullying pop up came up.. where are we?
That was a pretty fun story. I think we saw the movie/ listened to the book in primary school
Wait what?? Where was this?? Were there decent games like Goldeneye or Cruisin USA?? Waverunner? MARIO?!
I got a British happy meal a few months ago and it came with a board game inside that myself and my friend (both very much adults) turned into a drinking game on holiday. Even had others around us asking where we got it from! UK happy meal toys really seem to have gone up in value in recent years, plus they're all fully recyclable once you're done playing with them. I found one from when I was a child in the 90's and it's just a lump of plastic with 2 tiny wheels on the bottom. Think it's more the nostalgia of the time, then the actual toy for this meme.
Trying to play in the car on a long car trip, at night- straining to get enough light from each passing lamp post. Then hitting a part of the motorway that didn't have lamp posts and losing. Obviously you couldn't have the light on inside the car, as we all know that was illegal! The struggle was real!
Too bad one is dead and another is a conservative Republican
Movie The Outsiders (1983). From left to right: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise.
I only saw Arthur. Caught some of Telletubbies and did not like it.
it looks like a pain in the a*s to clean ngl, no wonder my mom didnt want me to get silly straws
Where do I have to go to get pizza with stretchy cheese like I was a kid? Seriously, something happened to cheese about 20 years ago and it doesn't stretch out like it used to.
sh-sh-shaa!!! (RIP) I will use my pocket sand in honour of his passing...
I made chili for a friend yesterday. It was over $50 to get the beans and beef. Thank god I already had everything else.
Asking my son what he wants to watch “Cars!” “Oh you wanna watch the first Toy Story? Okay buddy” “Cars! No, Cars!” “lol okay buddy Toy Story 1 it is!!!”
.... impoverished povvos like myself are unreal.And even when we had money my dad insisted that we never have anything with brands or decorations on it.
Gosh I don't, I'm deaf now and I can still hear the awful noise these made when they were moved. Not to add, how awful they are for the environment. Luckily they're now banned from being used as a takeaway option in the UK
Consider yourself lucky. Back in the 80's, we had Jean Nate. And, if you liked skin care, we had 10-o-Six and Sea Breeze. Burned like HELL but, that meant it was working.
That was usually paid for by their own wages, when they're already chronically underpaid. Teaching is the only profession where you steal from your own home to bring it into work. Even in schools (in the UK) I worked at where we actually got a budget to do treats like this once a year I probably still spent about £30-35 a month on my students out of my own pocket. Plus in the UK we get money to buy stuff we actually need for our classroom, which is much more than teachers in the USA seem to get! I'm glad students didn't know we did this. We didn't do it for that reason, we do it because of why you do the job- for the love of it. Also because we know many of the students won't get that at home and it put everyone at that moment on an even playing field.
MATILDA , Specifically when Bruce Bogtrotter is going to be forced to eat the rest of the cake he stole a slice from.
I’m a kid of a single dad with a brother. They played with me but didn’t wear the jewelry. Considering the times, I’m thankful they even played 🥰
What was Paris Hilton the founder of? Spending Daddies money? The original entitled influencer?
OnLy ThE ReAL OnEs So AI is pumping out memes in edgelord speak now.
Can we stop this ReAL OnEs and if YoU Get it YoU GEt iT because it’s so stupid it gave me a headache.
Ah "90s kids only", as if 70s and 80s kids didn't live through those moments, and 50s and 60s kids didn't have kids/grandkids who lived through those bits so absorbed them. I do love gatekeeping nostalgia, particularly with blinkers on as if anyone older wouldn't be aware of your secret language. "Only 50s kids remember The Beatles!" is how this list sounds.
A lot of these work for us early 2000s kids as well! Especially the portage DVD players, God I loved mine
Why am I the only one who loved the Carmen Sandiego series of computer games? :-(
I'm in the UK and enjoy 'nostalgia' now I'm in my 60s but most of this I didn't get because I'd never seen it before. One or two exceptions but most of it lost on me.
I was a 90 kids even if I didnt have half this list. Elitist gatekeeping, negative and insecure c**p titles
Have fun with the list! It's a nostalgia trip. Some could be better done. There's enough negative energy out there already peeps. Just move on and look for a better thing to do. And smile! Learn to enjoy the silliness of stuff. We don't have time to be upset. Wishing all who happen on this peace in your heart.
I was literally born in 2002 and have seen/used/heard of 90% of this "90s" stuff
What are the girls in the beginning before the article actually starts?! Such a flashback but I cannot remember the name!
Can we stop this ReAL OnEs and if YoU Get it YoU GEt iT because it’s so stupid it gave me a headache.
Ah "90s kids only", as if 70s and 80s kids didn't live through those moments, and 50s and 60s kids didn't have kids/grandkids who lived through those bits so absorbed them. I do love gatekeeping nostalgia, particularly with blinkers on as if anyone older wouldn't be aware of your secret language. "Only 50s kids remember The Beatles!" is how this list sounds.
A lot of these work for us early 2000s kids as well! Especially the portage DVD players, God I loved mine
Why am I the only one who loved the Carmen Sandiego series of computer games? :-(
I'm in the UK and enjoy 'nostalgia' now I'm in my 60s but most of this I didn't get because I'd never seen it before. One or two exceptions but most of it lost on me.
I was a 90 kids even if I didnt have half this list. Elitist gatekeeping, negative and insecure c**p titles
Have fun with the list! It's a nostalgia trip. Some could be better done. There's enough negative energy out there already peeps. Just move on and look for a better thing to do. And smile! Learn to enjoy the silliness of stuff. We don't have time to be upset. Wishing all who happen on this peace in your heart.
I was literally born in 2002 and have seen/used/heard of 90% of this "90s" stuff
What are the girls in the beginning before the article actually starts?! Such a flashback but I cannot remember the name!
