40 Jokes And Memes About The 1990s Shared In This Online Group That Today’s Kids Won’t Understand
Even though I’m happy with my life as it is now, I do miss the ‘90s and my childhood. When I’m feeling a bit blue, I tend to get nostalgic: I watch old cartoons, I get out my GameBoy color, I go outside and try to rediscover the sense of adventure every kid has when they’re small. Though it might be the rose-colored goggles talking, I genuinely feel that the ‘90s was a better, calmer time—especially compared to how complicated and confusing modern life is.
Today, we’re bringing you a big dose of nostalgia if you grew up in the ‘90s. We’re featuring the r/90s subreddit, a popular online group that shares posts and pics related to “everything about the 1990s.” Scroll down, upvote your fave pics, and let us know in the comments what you miss about the ‘90s the most.
Pssst, Pandas, when you’re done with this list, here are two more Bored Panda articles that will take you down nostalgia lane here (‘90s and 2000s) and here (obsolete things).
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If You Were Born Before 90’s You’ll Get It !
But Are You This Old?
Is This True??
We had freedoms you kids couldn't imagine...which is exactly why our kids did not ;)-
I’d gone in-depth about nostalgia for the past in a couple of great interviews with child and adolescent therapist Kemi Omijeh, who is based in London and is a member of the BACP.
"The period of time we tend to be nostalgic over are significant moments that stood out. Perhaps it was a time when we felt happiest or safest, or perhaps it’s a period where things changed for us,” she told Bored Panda.
"Our memories of the past can change over time depending on how often we revisit and also depending on what is going on for us in the present,” the therapist said.
Latchkey Kids Unite!
We used to roam about the whole neighbourhood and even beyond... and our parents were grateful. Of course, we were taught about safety. We have stayed at home when TV meant just one or two channels. This is Pre-90s India
I Agree, You Also Agree Guys?
Any Other 1990’s Kid Can Relate?
She joked that "of course, the '90s was better! But then again, I may be being very biased here." According to Kemi, our impressions of each decade are directly influenced by who we were during those time periods.
"Generally speaking, the better decade is associated with youth and freedom. Nostalgia also often gives us rose-tinted glasses from which to reflect. How we reflect on the past decades can play a part in how we engage with the current decade,” she said.
McDonald's Needs To Redesign
Trying to make themselves look like a restaurant. We ain't buying it, McDonald's.
Filters 90s Style
Windows 98
"Many psychologists, myself included, believe our childhood is the foundation to who we are as adults. It explains why we frequently revisit our childhood as it influences our present," the therapist told Bored Panda that we’re nostalgic for the times that we felt nurtured and loved.
However, the opposite is also true. “If we’ve had a difficult childhood, it can be hard to feel nostalgic, instead it will feel like something we need to get over in order to move on," she said.
Kids These Days Will Never Know The Struggle
And then it crashes when it reaches 99% because someone picked up the phone!
Accurate!
This One Speaks To Me And I’m Showing My Age
"Nostalgia can also be a good coping strategy for times of low mood and challenges," she said, warning that we should keep in mind that if it starts preventing us from living in the present, we should start getting worried.
“If we end up comparing it to our experiences today and feeling like nothing is as good as it was, then this will inevitably affect our mood and our ability to do what we need to do. We can become stuck in our nostalgia; in which case it might be best to seek help from a counseling professional to help you process your past in order to enjoy your present,” she said.
I Can't Look Away
It’s The Right Thing To Do!
This Was A Huge Thing Back Then For Sure! Just Had To Look Out Your Window.
Movie Time In School
Goals
Remember This?
Wish I Could Experience This Again
Pretty Much
I Always Imagine Them Inside A Cheese Grater
It probably IS a picture of the inside of a cheese grater. Special effects of the 90s!
I Was ....dressed In A Similar Fashion Sense Those Days.
When kids were allowed to be kids instead of sexualised advertising...
Hello There, Tim
Silly Erasers That Never Worked.
Is That True?
I'm so glad I got to experience the world when internet didn't exist yet
Yes, and now there is internet to tell everyone how grateful I am not to have internet back then 😋
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People having been saying this same thing since the Sumerians existed 5000 years ago. We love to act as though our childhood era was the best and everything else is s**t. It's nostalgia rose-colored glasses. #IAmGoingToGetDownVotes
I'm not saying my childhoodtimes were the best, I'm saying I'm glad I got to experience the world when internet wasn't around.
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Y'all know everybody thinks the world was the best when they were kids and then everything went to s**t.
I don't think it went to s**t, lots of things are WAY better these days than they were when I was young, however I do feel that knowing what the world used to be like without internet available at every turn is a good thing. It let's you put things in perspective, and helps in choosing what to put online and what not.
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I agree. We used to go off on adventures on our BMXs for hours at a time. As long as you were home before dark (apparently child-snatchers only operated in the dark and it was inconceivable that a kid would be abducted in broad daylight). Kids these days think bikes are just for pizza delivery.
I wonder if, suppose you were to pull up the stats, there has been an increase in child abductions over the past thirty years or so and if so, what the role of the internet is. Is the internet the 'saviour' from child abductions or has it facilitated it in some sort of way?
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Yes, and no regrets! I honestly think my kids will never have as much fun as I did as a kid.
Born in the 60's, raised in the 70's, married in the 80's, raised my children in the 90's and we all got to truly live before the world went to s**t!!
Lisa, same. I'm just grateful my kids were born before smartphones. They only accessed the internet on the one family computer when I said they could use it.
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No we didn’t get to live. We got to be kids! “Truly live” you’d think would include adulthood
Born in the '50s, raised in the '60s, saw Hendrix live and knows where the apostrophe goes.
I can barely remember being outside in the 2015 summer i think swings.. slides green grass my dog spook was alive... bliss
I'm so glad I'm GenX. If I were born a Millenial or Zoomer, I'd probably kill myself out of shame.
I'm 41 and technically am a millennial. Born in 1980 and got to grow up in the '80s and '90s before it all went to s**t.
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Dude forgot we had Chernobyl, the Berlin wall, freaking nuclear missiles few kilometers away, Israeli conflicts, golf wars, Afghanistan war... Selective memory
Same s**t different century. And yet personal satisfaction has taken a global nosedive since the 90's.
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Joke's on you, i got to play SPORE when it was fresh. Life was never the same since.
I was a young adult in the early 80's; that was true freedom! We were still under no obligation to wear a bra (thank you women of the 70's! <3 ) - and we hadn't yet heard of AIDS.
You say that, but remember the massive homophobia and racism we grew up with?
Oh whatever. The old generations always think that the world has gone to s**t.
The 90's was when Gen Soft folk started being born, kids at school got trophies for coming 7th and you no longer smacked kids. The World started going to hell from the 90s.
Who's With Me?
The Good Ol' Days
Who Remembers These?
After 9 And Weekends, Plus $.10 A Text
Gather Round, Children, While I Tell You Of Bath Beads
The bath was so slippery after using them. I have a scar on my chin as a proof of that :D
Fridays At Blockbuster
TV Guides
They Were The Best
Teenage Mutant Mid-Life Crisis...
Oh God The Feels
Lmfao
Not just in the 90s: it seems all actors of high school students gotta be at least like 30.
90s Pizza Hut
And stickers for reading books. I can't remember exactly how the program worked, but Pizza Hut definitely sponsored some sort of literacy reward program in the 90s.
We Have All Said It At Least Once
I Was 50% Cool In 96
The Middle Part Has Always Been “In”
I Upvote All Comments.
I can start these. I suppose that finally proves to my inner child that, yes, I am a successful adult.
Intense Gaming
This Was The Life
90s vs.
Thank You
The Myths Of The Career World Part 67523
The Key Is We Had Low Expectations
Accurate Image
90's Movie Theater Carpet
Four Square Anyone?
I wasn’t even alive in the ninety’s and I still can smell hear and feel this picture too
Follow Up Question. Do U Remember The Scene That Happens Right Before You Have To Change The Tape?
80s Born, 90s Raised.
Yes, but no. In case you're an antivax nut, know that garden hoses don't prevent COVID. Go get your vaccine.
60% Of The Time It Worked Every Time
Lol, My Mom Was Pissed When I Bought Antichrist Superstar.
Bring Back The 90s
Miss These!
We have those in Denmark too, i actually have a bag in my cabinet right now
Yep, That About Sums It Up. 😛
The Good Ole Days.
It Used To Be Lit
Disappointed
Millions Of Them!
Peaches come from a can, They were put there by a man, In a factory downtown, If I had my little way, I'd eat peaches every day
Just Push It Out
1995
Loved that book, haven't read it in years! I'm worried if I re-read it it will not hold up to my recollections
Anyone Else Have One At Their Mall?
The Memories
I would pay good yankee currency for set of them red plastic tumblers.
Man That’s Crazy
To be fair, Doug, the TV show turns 31. The character was 11 when the show premiered, so he'd be 42.
We Were Happy At The Small World Guys! Who Is Missing That Days?
Miss Those 90s Cereal Commercials.:(
Definitely Not The Same!:(
Miss The Kids Club At Bk
Now this is an image that I haven't thought of in DECADES but wow, looking at it now, it's like we were never apart. :`)
Couldn’t Wait To Get Home
I think pogs are at least a few years older than everything else here. Their popularity was pretty faded by the time the N64 came out - at least where I lived.
Thought You All Would Appreciate This Meme 😆
You Just Had To Be There..
Ahhhhhhh
"90s Image" Busted!
Love Me Some Topanga…
Woodstock 94 And 1998 Dial-Up
Top photo was fairly accurate during music festival season. Glastonbury was much better back then!
Used To Watch This Show Religiously. I Always Wanted To Go On It.
Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta.
90s In One Pic
Dz Was Wild
Even Taco Bell In The 90’s Was A Different Vibe!
Only The Real People Know What's Up.
I Had The Power Rangers One, Without The Pee Smell
About Sums It Up.
Steven Seagal Out Here Looking Like The Dude You Shoot On The Toilet At The Beginning Of Goldeneye On N64
This Brings Back Memories Of Growing Up.
Miss The Cafe
This Is True!
I'll give you that but dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets rock! Those came around after I was out of school.
Pardon. I'm a 2000's kid but in a third world country. So, all this came late and was my child hood as well. So lemme in
The 90's was a good time period. The Berlin wall had fallen, the cold war was over, and 9/11 had not happend yet. There was no great evil enemy to the west, and global warming was not so critical yet. A relatively care free period (unless you lived in Yugoslavia of course)
The great evil enemy was pure propaganda. If you talk to the people who lived in countries that weren't strongly aligned with USSR or the USA, they would tell you that this fear of nuclear annihilation etc wasn't a thing in their lives.
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Ah, the nice time... Remember how all the world was ready to end because of the "Year 2000 problem"? 😄
It was called Y2K in the US. Sometimes I wonder if we all died then and now we're living in hell.
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All this came to India in 2000’s. So I am happy that I can relate to it!
Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I'm going through my picture albums now for even more!
Remember getting on a plane with a full bottle of water from tesco and not taking your shoes of?
Remember your friends/family being able to take you straight to your gate/meet you there when you deplaned?
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This is the article version of the Vengaboys new song 😆https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=479-_KHcyPQ
I'm a 2000's kid. Most of these were relatable, except for the ones about going places, going out to eat, and having friends. My family is large, and it's a hassle to go anywhere, so we didn't. Otherwise, this was nice :).
there's apparently a lot of millenials on this site? i want articles about memes that only gen z, boomers, gen x would get. share the audience specific memes with us. 200s kids are hogging them lol
Are... are you under the impression that you won't get old? Holy crap, I wish I could feel like I was this invincible again.
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Guess what! I'm a today's kid and I understood everything here. Half of this stuff isn't even that old. And my elementary school actually had a lot of these things xD
Gen zzzzzzz 😉 f**k gen labels it's too confusing. Bathe in the nostalgia, for one day you too shall be salty
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You need to look up the meaning of "whining" and then look in a mirror.
Load More Replies... Pardon. I'm a 2000's kid but in a third world country. So, all this came late and was my child hood as well. So lemme in
The 90's was a good time period. The Berlin wall had fallen, the cold war was over, and 9/11 had not happend yet. There was no great evil enemy to the west, and global warming was not so critical yet. A relatively care free period (unless you lived in Yugoslavia of course)
The great evil enemy was pure propaganda. If you talk to the people who lived in countries that weren't strongly aligned with USSR or the USA, they would tell you that this fear of nuclear annihilation etc wasn't a thing in their lives.
Load More Replies... Ah, the nice time... Remember how all the world was ready to end because of the "Year 2000 problem"? 😄
It was called Y2K in the US. Sometimes I wonder if we all died then and now we're living in hell.
Load More Replies... All this came to India in 2000’s. So I am happy that I can relate to it!
Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I'm going through my picture albums now for even more!
Remember getting on a plane with a full bottle of water from tesco and not taking your shoes of?
Remember your friends/family being able to take you straight to your gate/meet you there when you deplaned?
Load More Replies... This is the article version of the Vengaboys new song 😆https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=479-_KHcyPQ
I'm a 2000's kid. Most of these were relatable, except for the ones about going places, going out to eat, and having friends. My family is large, and it's a hassle to go anywhere, so we didn't. Otherwise, this was nice :).
there's apparently a lot of millenials on this site? i want articles about memes that only gen z, boomers, gen x would get. share the audience specific memes with us. 200s kids are hogging them lol
Are... are you under the impression that you won't get old? Holy crap, I wish I could feel like I was this invincible again.
Load More Replies... Guess what! I'm a today's kid and I understood everything here. Half of this stuff isn't even that old. And my elementary school actually had a lot of these things xD
Gen zzzzzzz 😉 f**k gen labels it's too confusing. Bathe in the nostalgia, for one day you too shall be salty
Load More Replies... You need to look up the meaning of "whining" and then look in a mirror.
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