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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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#1
If You Were Born Before 90’s You’ll Get It !
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#2
But Are You This Old?
#3
Is This True??
I just work here 1 year ago
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.
#4
Latchkey Kids Unite!
Sapna Sarfare 2 years ago
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
#5
I Agree, You Also Agree Guys?
#6
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.
#7
McDonald's Needs To Redesign
Brendan Roberts 2 years ago (edited)
Trying to make themselves look like a restaurant. We ain't buying it, McDonald's.
#8
Filters 90s Style
#9
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.
#10
Kids These Days Will Never Know The Struggle
Mohsie Supposie 2 years ago
And then it crashes when it reaches 99% because someone picked up the phone!
#11
Accurate!
#12
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.
#13
I Can't Look Away
#14
It’s The Right Thing To Do!
#15
This Was A Huge Thing Back Then For Sure! Just Had To Look Out Your Window.
#16
Movie Time In School
#17
Goals
#18
Remember This?
#19
Wish I Could Experience This Again
#20
Pretty Much
#21
I Always Imagine Them Inside A Cheese Grater
Mohsie Supposie 2 years ago
It probably IS a picture of the inside of a cheese grater. Special effects of the 90s!
#22
I Was ....dressed In A Similar Fashion Sense Those Days.
Devil's Advocate 2 years ago
When kids were allowed to be kids instead of sexualised advertising...
#23
Hello There, Tim
#24
Silly Erasers That Never Worked.
#25
Is That True?
Susie Elle 2 years ago
I'm so glad I got to experience the world when internet didn't exist yet
#26
Who's With Me?
#27
The Good Ol' Days
#28
Who Remembers These?
#29
After 9 And Weekends, Plus $.10 A Text
#30
Gather Round, Children, While I Tell You Of Bath Beads
karla Meixnerová 2 years ago
The bath was so slippery after using them. I have a scar on my chin as a proof of that :D
#31
Fridays At Blockbuster
#32
TV Guides
Nugget 2 years ago
Yeah,the old folks in the care home I work in still get it on subscription. It's tv times or radio times in the uk.
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Sage Gusano 2 years ago
I can see it now...."There were no microwaves. We had to put TV dinners in the oven." as my grandkids lead me to bed.
Devil's Advocate 2 years ago
We used to have a book of films that covered a few years, so you could find reviews before IMDb!
Marcellus II 2 years ago
Aaah memories... had a thick book with ALL movies, with a little "turkey" icon next to the entries that will disappoint you. Of course after a few years the book showed its age.
Load More Replies... Pia kjærgaard 2 years ago
It was cozey’er & less stressfull…. Look how many that’s sick of Stress from Work,the WAY WE JUST LIVE???????
Malene Kjær Pedersen 2 years ago
I cut the weekly TV show out of the newspaper. But one could also buy a monthly program as far as I remember.
AzKhaleesi 2 years ago
or just wait for the free one in the Sunday paper for the week. I remember being so mad when my mom would accidently throw it out.
Lori Everard 2 years ago
I LOVED my TV Guide. Saved or would now say - I collected the "Fall Preview" guides. for years. Used to peruse that issue over and over again.
Theoretical Empiricist 2 years ago
Or the inserts that came with the Sunday newspaper...oh, damn.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
TV Guide would release the special fall preview every August and it would make the local news. They would advertise it to get you to subscribe the way Sports Illustrated would use the swimsuit issue and a football phone.
#33
They Were The Best
#34
Teenage Mutant Mid-Life Crisis...
#35
Oh God The Feels
#36
Lmfao
~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 2 years ago
Not just in the 90s: it seems all actors of high school students gotta be at least like 30.
#37
90s Pizza Hut
Andy Acceber 2 years ago
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.
#39
We Have All Said It At Least Once
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lunar eclipse 2 years ago
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
Eppe 2 years ago (edited)
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)
Elmie Pumpkinbush 2 years ago
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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Мара Гончарова 2 years ago
Ah, the nice time... Remember how all the world was ready to end because of the "Year 2000 problem"? 😄
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 2 years ago (edited)
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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Rajnish Dadarwal 2 years ago
All this came to India in 2000’s. So I am happy that I can relate to it!
Lovin' Life 2 years ago
Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I'm going through my picture albums now for even more!
Nina 2 years ago (edited)
Remember getting on a plane with a full bottle of water from tesco and not taking your shoes of?
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 2 years ago
Remember your friends/family being able to take you straight to your gate/meet you there when you deplaned?
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Philenzortia 2 years ago
This is the article version of the Vengaboys new song 😆https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=479-_KHcyPQ
Raven DeathShade 2 years ago
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 :).
Moxxie️️️ The Queer 2 years ago
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
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 2 years ago
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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Arctic Fox Lover 2 years ago
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
Lauren Caswell 2 years ago (edited)
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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Aliquid 2 years ago
You need to look up the meaning of "whining" and then look in a mirror.
Load More Replies... lunar eclipse 2 years ago
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
Eppe 2 years ago (edited)
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)
Elmie Pumpkinbush 2 years ago
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... Мара Гончарова 2 years ago
Ah, the nice time... Remember how all the world was ready to end because of the "Year 2000 problem"? 😄
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 2 years ago (edited)
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... Rajnish Dadarwal 2 years ago
All this came to India in 2000’s. So I am happy that I can relate to it!
Lovin' Life 2 years ago
Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I'm going through my picture albums now for even more!
Nina 2 years ago (edited)
Remember getting on a plane with a full bottle of water from tesco and not taking your shoes of?
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 2 years ago
Remember your friends/family being able to take you straight to your gate/meet you there when you deplaned?
Load More Replies... Philenzortia 2 years ago
This is the article version of the Vengaboys new song 😆https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=479-_KHcyPQ
Raven DeathShade 2 years ago
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 :).
Moxxie️️️ The Queer 2 years ago
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
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 2 years ago
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... Arctic Fox Lover 2 years ago
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
Lauren Caswell 2 years ago (edited)
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... Aliquid 2 years ago
You need to look up the meaning of "whining" and then look in a mirror.
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