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70 Trends From The ’90s And ’00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP

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The '90s and '00s were defined by bold fashion, quirky gadgets, and a distinct sense of individuality—things many really appreciated. So after we discovered a couple of Reddit threads where people shared the trends from the two decades they wished would come back, the nostalgia was undeniable. It's clear that these eras left a lasting impression and still reemerge in our memory when today's world feels uncertain, offering a comforting reminder of simpler times. Who knows, they might return—at least in some form.

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#1

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Good cartoons.

My kids are starting to get into cartoons now and I have such a hard time finding anything that they like to watch that I can even stand.

JJC0ACH , Getty Images / unsplash Report

20points

SCP 4666 6 hours ago

Transformers! Scooby Doo! Ninja turtles!

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#2

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP No social media

mydogmightberetarded , Aaron Weiss / unsplash Report

18points

Liz The Biz 6 hours ago

Amen to that.

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#3

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP 2D animation.

Wheres the 2D animation? Everyone treats 3D likes its superior. It's not, it's just different.

PhreedomPhighter , Cartoon Network Report

18points

DrBronxx 5 hours ago

Really? There's loads of 2D animation.

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#4

Really good book/vinyl stores that people actually liked and not just went cuz it's "cool".

eatsleeprepeat101_ Report

18points

panther 1 hour ago

I just want a good local bookstore, I want to go in and actually look for a book.

0points

#5

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP This might sound needlessly convoluted, but I miss when there was a clear divide between being online and offline. When going online was something you had to commit to, like you'd just be writing a Word document or playing a game or whatever offline but would decide "I want to go online now to look something up for my school assignment" and would have to click connect.

The whole "always online" thing which has crept up on us over the years does annoy me a little. We've now reached a point where if my ISP screws up and my internet goes out for a few hours, I can't even fire up a locally installed single-player PC game to entertain myself during that time because even starting the game requires going through Steam, which requires an internet connection... and that really, really annoys me.

flameylamey , TheMuuj / flickr Report

17points

Liz The Biz 6 hours ago

What annoys me is that we've allowed ourselves to be shoehorned into a world that literally cannot function without the Internet.

2points

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#6

Split screen racing games for two people IN THE SAME ROOM.

dartsnarf Report

17points

#7

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Low gas prices.

Awkward_Giraffe_6 , freepik Report

16points

DrBronxx 5 hours ago

Going from a time when everyone thinks gas prices are high to a time where everyone thinks gas prices are high.

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#8

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Robin Williams :(

EwokApocalypse , 20th Century Fox[ Report

16points

Lost Panda 7 hours ago

Anything with him in it was gold. Could have been a horrible plot, but he made it work, always.

2points

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#9

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Grunge music

robotlasagna , Jay Roc / flickr Report

15points

Bernd Herbert 5 hours ago

That was my era. I still remember the first time I saw "Smells like teen spirit" on MTV.

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#10

Decent movies bring released on a regular basis.

Leucippus1 Report

15points

TotallyNOTAFox 4 hours ago

Especially new stories and not another remake or sequel would be nice for once

6points

#11

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Complete videogames. Now you get half a game at launch and the other half in dlc.

The advent of reliable fast internet gave too much leniency to developers and allowed them to release games at 70% to be fixed at a later date.

Expansions seem to be almost extinct too. They used to *expand* the game, while dlc is commonly used to complete development of the main game.

conquer69 , freepik Report

14points

Bernd Herbert 5 hours ago

This is also kind o whitewashing the past. I remember the early 80s and the 90s. There were a lot of s****y videogames out there. And there was no internet to get information about those games, and barely any reviews at all. I bought some games just because they had an awesome covert art, that were complete s**t back in the day.

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#12

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Going to your friends house and actually doing s**t instead of phones and dead silence.

Neon---Lights , pressmaster / freepik Report

14points

Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 6 hours ago

What do people think we do when with our friends

1point

#13

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP 90s were so hopeful, life could only get better but now that we're here it seems we all want to go back.

bannedbutnew , Andrej Lišakov / freepik Report

14points

keyboardtek 5 hours ago

Could we turn time back to pre Rush Limbaugh before hate radio and hate politics became the norm?

3points

#14

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP My hope of owning a house

mediumrares , freepik Report

13points

Bernd Herbert 5 hours ago

Yeah, sorry, don't have a million Euros lying around

1point

#15

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Good R&B music

littlegirlinthesnow , freepik Report

13points

Ace 57 minutes ago

I remember when R&B meant bands like the Rolling Stones, than at some point I'd blinked and it completely shifted. Needless to say which definition I preferred.

0points

#16

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Old school rap.

SUICIDALSUNDAY , marisologando / freepik Report

13points

Bernd Herbert 6 hours ago

Same in Germany btw. I still like German rap music from the 90s and earlier 2000s. The s**t nowadays sucks. All mumbling pseudo-gansgters with nothing to say

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#17

Leaving the house at 9am on your bike, getting home at 6pm for dinner, and being completely uncontactable for that entire time.

13points

Tucker Cahooter 3 hours ago

Nothing stopping you from turning your phone off or leaving it at home

1point

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#18

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP People pay attention to you when you talk instead of playing on their phones

Duck-Yo-Couch , freepik Report

12points

Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 6 hours ago

I think ur just talking to a******s

1point

#19

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Girls wearing chokers. I don't know what it says about me that I find that so hot.

puckit , fabrikasimf / freepik Report

12points

Geoffrey Scott 1 hour ago

Ankle bracelets does it for me.

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#20

Respect and manners.

that5pcarrierbag Report

12points

DrBronxx 5 hours ago

People of a certain age have been saying this since the dawn of time.

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#21

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Everyone in your friend group going to one guys house and having all your bikes outside

anon , freepik Report

11points

#22

Mass media with pro-environmental themes because it wasn't considered a partisan issue.

11points

Lost Panda 6 hours ago

Captain Planet

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#23

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Real internet privacy

anon , master1305 / freepik Report

10points

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#24

A booming economy with actual wage increases and affordable real estate

10points

Geoffrey Scott 1 hour ago

So...the Kennedy years? Ever since Reagan and the trickle down scam...NO difference between GOP and Dems anymore on this.

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#25

Video stores like Blockbuster...idk..I personally kinda enjoyed going to them on Friday nights

Superbtough Report

10points

Bat cat in a hat 2 hours ago (edited)

It was half of the evening to go and pick a movie and some snacks on the way back! (I say that as in it was fun to do so, not a waste of time)

0points

#26

Everything.

Most stuff sucks now compared to 1990s.

But if I had to pick one, CDs >>>>> MP3s. When had your cd book in your car, and had a cd in your player...it often kept your place. It was easy to skip around songs as well. My car today has on/off issues recognizing my iPhone Bluetooth, and when I blast Tom Petty or something from my iPhone, it sounds thin. Whereas when I play it from the CD it has much more volume. just the act of hanging out at Tower Records and looking at CDs with a group of your teenage friends...that was like half my summer day back in the mid 90s.

The internet, even though I use it, has not turned up to be a positive force on society IMO.

Also, wtf aren’t kids hanging outside doing s**t anymore? Doesn’t anyone go cruising anymore? Where is everyone?

10points

Huddo's sister 3 hours ago

I still have a box of cds in my car for when there is nothing good on the radio or I am driving somewhere the radio cuts out.

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#27

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Movie stores and people regularly frequenting them.

That was such a 90's (and early 2000's) community experience for me and I loved having it as a date night option. Perusing new releases and digging through the archives was a lot of fun and scanning one by one with a controller has always felt so limiting and lifeless by comparison.

Visited the last Blockbuster on Earth in Bend, Oregon the other week and had a blast. Granted, we have a local Family Video somewhere in my region but it doesn't compare to familiar bustle of Blockbuster.

rake2204 , Mikey / flickr Report

9points

#28

Airplanes with low security

Two-Shots-Of-Vodka Report

9points

Bette 1 hour ago

Airplanes not packed tighter than sardines in a can.

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#29

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Dangerous toys like Sock'em Boppers, Skip it, Moon Shoes, etc....

rarmal0111 , Thirteen Of Clubs / flickr Report

9points

Ace 51 minutes ago

Clackers! (Oh, sorry, this was supposed to be the 90s, not the 70s).

0points

#30

People minding their own business

9points

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#31

Pink Panther. Used to marathon the videos as a toddler.

wherestheice Report

9points

Ace 49 minutes ago

When I was a kid it was just one among the many Saturday morning TV shows. Still using the original music from the Peter Sellers movies... ah happy days.

0points

#32

People talking to each other more

LokisNumber1Fangirl Report

9points

Bette 1 hour ago

People actually hearing what some is saying to them. I feel as if whenever I am speaking the person is not listening but already working on a rebuttal - not a comment or response or acknowledgement......a retort, some refute as to why I am in the wrong!!

0points

#33

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP I wish people weren't so fragile and easily offended like in good old times. Everyone seemes to be more resilient back in the day.

anon , drobotdean / freepik Report

9points

DrBronxx 5 hours ago

"Remember the good old days, when you could be racist, misogynist, and everything was great for straight white males? Why can't we go back to THOSE days?" Asshat.

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#34

Fun dance music on the top hits. Today's music is too dark/sad/slow for me.

9points

Liz The Biz 6 hours ago

I must be getting old because all of today's singers/songs sound the same to me. All the lyrics are so miserable and depressing. I couldn't name one artist who is currently in the charts. There's nothing memorable any more.

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#35

Fandoms having dedicated forums, instead of being on tumblr or facebook.

The only ones really still up are old ones like SBM, 3DMM, PPMB, etc.

Slam-Lord-bbbb Report

8points

TotallyNOTAFox 4 hours ago

The Furry fandom still has those 😄

0points

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#36

The Golden youtube era (2008-2012)

Isaac-Cox Report

8points

Ace 51 minutes ago

Golden to you, perhaps, but for what reason exactly?

0points

#37

The cost of living, Nokias, Delia’s catalogs, and 99 cent gas.

8points

Ace 46 minutes ago

See my previous post re the gas prices and in the 1990s it was at an all-time-low price in real terms. More than 99c for most of that period though. average-an...e6-png.jpg

0points

#38

90s. Kids biking to their friend's house to play and kids playing outside. There needs to be a balance between online gaming/computers/phones and the need to exercise and have one on one time with their friends.

lease1982 Report

8points

Lost Panda 6 hours ago

My son (11) asked what I did when I would play outside. Told him, we found sticks that looked like guns or swords and went on an adventure in the woods. He stared at me like I was crazy

2points

#39

Buying clothes that were way to big

8points

#40

Cheesy comedy movies that were actually good

1Phonix7 Report

8points

Geoffrey Scott 1 hour ago

ANYTHING by the Zuckers.

0points

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#41

Those god awful kids commercials. I loved them so much

8points

#42

I would love another wave of Ska. I understand why it never lasts, but damnit, i love it when its here!

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7points

Zephyr343 12 minutes ago

Reel Big Fish and Long Shot Hero

0points

#43

Smash mouth

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7points

Lost Panda 6 hours ago

Hey now

2points

#44

90s rock. So many good bands.

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7points

Ace 46 minutes ago

Britpop.

0points

#45

Hip hugger bootcut jeans.

I am sick of the damn high waisted skinny jeans everywhere I go.

7points

Bat cat in a hat 2 hours ago

Back then yeah, now I need the high waist to keep the muffin tops in!

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#46

90's dance music and clothing.

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7points

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#47

No, I don't want anything back from the 90's. I want to go back to the 90's and start over.

7points

Liz The Biz 6 hours ago

I want to go back to the 90s and stay there.

3points

#48

Rap Rock. I don't know why people rag on Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit.

7points

Ace 45 minutes ago

Jeez, they weren't really from that long ago, were they?

0points

#49

Pop punk

WeTheSummerKid Report

6points

#50

Mid-rise jeans. High-rise mom jeans are the least flattering piece of clothing a woman can wear.

6points

Helena 2 hours ago

Yes! I don't want jeans high enough to tuck my boobs in or low enough that I need a bikini wax to wear them.

0points

#51

A Gargoyles animated Netflix Series featuring the original cast

6points

#52

"You go girl!"

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6points

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#53

Hanging in parks at night.

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6points

#54

Bruh if Beyblade came to highschools, that would be some heat.

6points

Huddo's sister 3 hours ago

As in the spinning top toys? I have had a few kids playing them in my after school care recently, including the battledome.

0points

#55

Play sets. I really miss all the diferent mini playsets they used to make.

Polly Pocket
Micro Machines
War Planets
ReBoot
Mighty Max

To name a few :)

Cometarmagon Report

6points

#56

Emo/screamo music.

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5points

#57

70 Trends From The '90s And '00s That People Want Resurrected ASAP Bleached hair

PondPenguin00 , Darron Birgenheier / flickr Report

5points

Geoffrey Scott 1 hour ago

........hair......

0points

#58

Silly bands. I don't know why but those bring me so much joy.

sleepyhollow_101 Report

5points

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#59

Fortnite not existing.

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5points

#60

Flare bottom Jean's and Tripp pants. I'm so sick of skinny jeans.

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5points

#61

I know it's older than the 90's but it ended in it god dammit, but bring back Yugoslavia

Hopper909 Report

5points

Orysha 2 hours ago

Nostalgic of the Great Serbia b******t and ethnic cleansing or because of the soccer team?

1point

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#62

Space buns.

urmomsgf Report

5points

#63

Tamagotchis. I want a pet that requires minimal money and responsibility.

FawkesThePhoenix7 Report

5points

Lost Panda 6 hours ago

My wife and I found them again awhile back. We now have three... and they are the same as in the 90s... somewhere in our closet

0points

#64

Love em or hate em ( I love them) BUCKET HATS!.

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5points

Huddo's sister 3 hours ago

One of the allowable forms of Sunsmart hats in Australian schools.

0points

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#65

Society not being as sensitive

4points

TotallyNOTAFox 4 hours ago

I would say too sensitive to the point that every little thing is considered offensive

3points

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#66

Devil Sticks

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4points

#67

Soap shoes

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4points

#68

Bakugon

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4points

#69

My innocence.

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4points

#70

Seinfeld

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2points

Tucker Cahooter 3 hours ago

On endless repeat on free to air TV here in Oz

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Lost Panda 6 hours ago

The TV shows... I know a lot of people say its just nostalgia, but things like Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Teen Titans, and Courage the Cowardly Dog were all that (that show too) then and still are now. My children will watch them with me from time to time.

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Lost Panda 6 hours ago

The TV shows... I know a lot of people say its just nostalgia, but things like Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Teen Titans, and Courage the Cowardly Dog were all that (that show too) then and still are now. My children will watch them with me from time to time.

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