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Imagine for a second that it’s 1996. It’s Saturday morning, and you’re chomping on a Wild Berry Pop-Tart while watching Pinky and the Brain on TV. Your parents just asked what you want for Christmas, so obviously you told them that a Nintendo 64 would be “da bomb.” You slurp down some Yoo-hoo and run out the door to grab your bike, then head out for a day full of shenanigans with your best friends. 

Are you feeling nostalgic, pandas? We sure hope so, because we’ve got a list down below that will have you reminiscing about the totally rad times of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s! We took a trip to the Geriatric Millennial Instagram account and gathered some of their best pics down below. Keep reading to find a conversation with Tara B., the creator of the account, and be sure to upvote the pics that take you back to your youth. 

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6 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing! My kids loved these books and we collected so many of them. The pictures were so vivid and the descriptions were short and to-the-point.

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To find out more about the Geriatric Millennial Instagram page, we got in touch with the account's creator, Tara B. She was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and explain how the page came about in the first place.

"I started out on TikTok about 3 years ago, where it took me quite some time to build a following," she shared. "Last spring, I decided to try my luck over on Instagram, where I immediately saw more success."

"I think there's just more people in my age range over there," Tara B. continued with a laugh. "I originally started making the 80s/90s/00s to sort of document my memories and have visual references of my younger years to share with my teenage daughter."

We were also curious about what Tara loves most about the decades that she celebrates on her page. "I love the 80s/90s/00s because, in my personal opinion, that was the best time to grow up. I love that there's not a ton of evidence of all our shenanigans," she said with a laugh.

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And how does Tara decide what to post? "Things/memories will pop into my head, and I just kind of go with that," she noted. "I use a mixture of my own belongings/stuff from my parents house, things I've sourced online and the occasional submission from followers to make memes and other content."

"It's actually quite hard to find pictures of certain things because we didn't take as many pictures back then, so often when I make a post, it's inspired by something I've seen someone selling on Facebook Marketplace or eBay, etc.," she continued.

"My parents house is also a huge time capsule. Often when I visit, they send me home with items from my childhood," Tara shared. "My daughter has inherited a lot of my childhood toys, clothes and decor, so I often draw inspiration from those items as well."

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Finally, we asked the creator what advice she would give to young people who want to familiarize themselves with the 80s, 90s and early 2000s.

"If Gen Z wants to learn more about 80s/90s/00s culture, I suggest they just talk to their parents, aunts, uncles, teachers, older coworkers etc. or even follow pages like mine," she shared. "I love reminiscing and comparing stories with people of all ages. We can all learn from each other."

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4 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, now imagine that with all of your pictures, spending habits, snippets of your recorded conversations, your banking info, google streetview so anyone can see your home with the address info that you so easily gave away in your social media profile, letting stalkers know where to come and find you by tagging your location, pics of your children, pics of your pets, pics of your d¡ck, and any cringey thing you ever typed & posted...but you know, you got this book 🙄

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Trends cycle every few decades, so it’s no surprise that 90s and early 2000s fashion has made a resurgence on social media in recent years. And I am all for it! Gen Z wasn’t around to see the birth of Y2K fashion, but they’re making up for it by popularizing it yet again on TikTok.

Women’s Wear Daily notes on their site that some of the most popular trends of that time are back: low-rise jeans, crop tops, Uggs, trucker hats, bell bottom jeans, cargo pants, denim skirts, platform flip flops, rimless sunglasses, butterflies and capris. When I was in high school, I wouldn’t have been caught dead in a pair of low-rise jeans, but they’re all the rage today!

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Some other trends from the 2000s that are seeing a resurgence today are graphic tees, shoulder bags, micro miniskirts, vests, rhinestones, bucket hats, pointy boots, strappy sandals, oversized belts and more, Cosmopolitan reports. Now, for many of us, these style choices might remind us of photos of us from our tween years that make us cringe today. But for the youngest generations, these fashion choices are fun and exciting, and it’s great that they’re learning more about previous style trends!

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2 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw a T-shirt once that had this design with the caption "This is how I 'role". Wish I knew where to buy one for myself.

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If we really want to get nostalgic, we can focus on some of the best aspects of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. And without a doubt, these decades had some amazing media and music. Growing up, I was obsessed with John Hughes films, even though his biggest hits all came out about a decade before I was born. And today, I still love music from the 80s. I don’t think the sounds of Talking Heads, Fleetwood Mac, Duran Duran, The Cure, Depeche Mode or Tears for Fears will ever get old to me. 

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6 hours ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Until your MF car figured out how to light it at 5:15 AM because they wanted to be fed. Edit: ha ha, cat, you got it, stupid autocorrect. Thanks for the good laugh!

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When it comes to iconic cinema, no one will ever be able to forget Clueless, Ghostbusters, The Breakfast Club, Dead Poets Society, American Beauty, The Truman Show, Titanic, E.T., Home Alone, Edward Scissorhands and more. And while there are still amazing films being made today, it often seems like theaters show many more remakes and sequels than original pieces. The 80s, 90s and 2000s were full of innovation, creativity and what later became known as classics!

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6 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bought a pattern to make one of these recently! But it was just the bunny, no clothes. They've lost their nudity shame in 30 years

When we reminisce on these past decades, we should also remember that life was very different during those times. When there were cell phones at all, they were nothing like what we have today. And the internet was nowhere near as prevalent in people’s lives. Your parents probably read the newspaper every morning, and if you wanted to catch your favorite TV show, you needed to be seated on the couch with your popcorn ready at the moment that it aired.  

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There’s no doubt that the technology we have today has changed our lives in countless ways, some of which were definitely for the better. It’s a lot easier for parents to keep in contact with their children when they can text one another, and I don’t know how I would survive without Google Maps giving me directions to new places. So as much as I love to look back on these previous decades with rose-colored glasses, I can acknowledge that everything wasn’t perfect. And it’s amazing that we can even see these memes on the internet today!

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2 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to think after seeing all those adverts that if my skin was super dry I wouldn't get spots

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Are you enjoying this blast from the past, pandas? Whether you’re a millennial or not, we hope you’re having a great time reminiscing on the fabulous decades of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. Keep upvoting the pics that you find relatable, and let us know in the comments what you miss the most about those simpler times. Then, if you’d like to check out another Bored Panda article that might make you super nostalgic, look no further than right here!

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5 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These were the trainers I would always see in American cartoons, especially like Oliver and Company, and I always wanted a pair

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6 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Basically the original idea of Facebook, minus the "voluntarily" bit, because who cares about consent anyway (certainly not the tech bros).

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6 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wahhhhh I remember my yellow one now ima find her next time I visit my parents

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6 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I grew up in Detroit and absolutely watched the hell out of Umbrella Tree. The only show I watched more was Mr. Dressup.

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2 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had the little mermaid one, but it broke pretty soon after, so I just used the inner bit after that (it's still at my mum's house'.

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