Here is a list of the most nostolgic things for millenials - those who grew up during the ‘90’s and early 2000's. These items, trends, and experiences define an era filled with simpler joys and countless memories.
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TV Shows and Cartoons
Movies
Toys and Games
Technology and Gadgets
Music and Pop Culture
Food and Drinks
TV Shows and Cartoons
Rugrats is one of the most iconic TV shows for millenials. It defined early 90's Nickelodeon and became one if its flagship shows.
Rugrats
The show follows Arnold Shortman, a football-headed fourth-grader, as he navigates life, friendships, and challenges in his urban neighborhood.
Hey Arnold!
Doug centers on the adventures of an 11-year-old boy named Doug Funnie who moves to a new town with his family and records his experiences in a journal
Doug
Lizzie McGuire is about a 13-year-old girl navigating the challenges of adolescence with her friends and family
Lizzie McGuire
Even Stevens is about the Stevens family and their experiences with family, sibling rivalry, and the challenges of adolescence
Even Stevens
Boy Meets World is about the adventures of Cory Matthews and his best friend Shawn Hunter as they grow up and navigate the challenges of adolescence
Boy Meets World
Movies
The Lion King is about a young lion named Simba who must overcome his fear of responsibility and take his rightful place as king
The Lion King
Aladdin is about a poor street urchin named Aladdin who falls in love with Princess Jasmine, the daughter of the Sultan of Agrabah
Aladdin
An arrogant young prince and his castle's servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress, who turns him into the hideous Beast until he learns to love and be loved in return
Beauty and the Beast
The film follows Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as he falls in love with a popular girl, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik). The only problem is that Bianca's father would only allow her to date Cameron if her stubborn, anti-social older sister, Kat (Julia Stil...
10 Things I Hate About You
Toys and Games
Crash Bandicoot is a platform game in which the player controls Crash as he aims to foil Cortex's plans for world domination and rescue his girlfriend Tawna
Crash Bandicoot
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is a skateboarding video game, with an arcade-style emphasis with regard to realism. The objective is to score points by successfully completing various skateboarding tricks such as grinds, flip tricks, and aerials.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) is a music video game where players stand on a special platform and must step on arrows displayed on the screen in time with the music, essentially "dancing" to the beat
Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)
The Oregon Trail is an educational strategy video game in which the player, as the leader of a wagon train, controls a group journeying down the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, to Willamette Valley, Oregon,
The Oregon Trail
Beanie Babies are a line of soft, pellet-stuffed toys that became a global phenomenon in the 1990s
Beanie Babies
Furby is an interactive, electronic robotic toy that was released in 1998
Furby
Technology and Gadgets
The Game Boy Color is a video game console manufactured by Nintendo. It was first introduced in Japan in October 1998 and released in North America, Europe and Australia in November 1998.
Game Boy Color
The compact disc (CD) was introduced in the 1980s as a digital audio format that offered superior sound quality and durability compared to previous analog formats like vinyl records and cassette tapes.
CD Player
Music and Pop Culture
In 1993 Britney Spears became a cast member of The All New Mickey Mouse Club TV show, joining an ensemble of Mouseketeers that included future pop stars Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. Four years later Spears made a demo tape that earned he...
Britney Spears
*NSYNC was an American pop boy band that is widely regarded as one of the most successful pop acts of the late '90s and early 2000s, selling over 56 million records worldwide.
NSYNC
Backstreet Boys is an American pop supergroup that became popular during the 1990s and 2000s. They are the highest selling boy band of all time with 130 million records sold.
Backstreet Boys
The Spice Girls were an English pop group that defined the girl-group concept in the 1990s with their "girl power" mantra
Spice Girls
Harry Potter is a series of novels by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels follow Harry Potter, an 11-year-old boy who discovers he is the son of famous wizards and will attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Harry Potter
Collecting Pokémon cards started off with a bang in the 1990s, introducing some of the rarest and most valuable Pokémon cards of all time.
Pokémon Cards
Food and Drinks
Surge was a citrus-flavored soda popular in the 1990s, produced by Coca-Cola as a direct competitor to Pepsi's Mountain Dew, known for its bright green color, high caffeine content, and "hardcore" marketing aimed at a younger demographic
Surge
Dunkaroos are a snack food from Betty Crocker that consists of cookies and frosting meant to be dunked together.
Dunkaroos
Fashion
JNCO jeans are a brand of wide-leg pants that were popular in the 1990s among subcultures like ravers, skateboarders, and graffiti artists
JNCO Jeans
The 1990s were undeniably the era of neck-hugging chokers, iconic and versatile necklaces that symbolized a pivotal fashion statement. Crafted from materials ranging from luxurious velvet to edgy leather, chokers embodied a period of fashion that sea...