Have you ever feel embarrassed in participating in old fads that
were popular in your childhood.I am talking things like Pogs,Pokemon Cards,
Parachute Pants,Boy Bands,Bellbottom Jeans,The Macarena.. Fads Like those.
I'll Start Off.
''The Pokemon Craze''(1998-1999)
When I was in kindergarten class back in the late 90s Pokemon
stuff were huge and the kids in the class always reenact the battles
from the anime that aired on Kids WB. I never collected the cards but,
I always watch the show every Saturday morning and bought Pokemon
crap like a talking Meowth toy. Looking back, the anime was just a lame
show where the same thing happens every damn episode. Ash looks for a
Pokemon/competes for a battle,he and his friends train,Team Rocket attempts
to catch Pekachu,they fail,''Team Rockets Blasts Off Again!'' UGH!,and Ash catches
the Pokemon/wins the Tournament. It was the same repetitive plot. Also,how many
damn tournaments are there in Japan? Its been fourteen years since hes started his quest to be Pokemon Master and hes still on his journey for Pokemon Master!!!
were popular in your childhood.I am talking things like Pogs,Pokemon Cards,
Parachute Pants,Boy Bands,Bellbottom Jeans,The Macarena.. Fads Like those.
I'll Start Off.
''The Pokemon Craze''(1998-1999)
When I was in kindergarten class back in the late 90s Pokemon
stuff were huge and the kids in the class always reenact the battles
from the anime that aired on Kids WB. I never collected the cards but,
I always watch the show every Saturday morning and bought Pokemon
crap like a talking Meowth toy. Looking back, the anime was just a lame
show where the same thing happens every damn episode. Ash looks for a
Pokemon/competes for a battle,he and his friends train,Team Rocket attempts
to catch Pekachu,they fail,''Team Rockets Blasts Off Again!'' UGH!,and Ash catches
the Pokemon/wins the Tournament. It was the same repetitive plot. Also,how many
damn tournaments are there in Japan? Its been fourteen years since hes started his quest to be Pokemon Master and hes still on his journey for Pokemon Master!!!
Pre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
Good Lord...
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Pre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
Good Lord...
Temporary tattoos, trolls, pogs, scüncis...
thecrow174
Pokemon is an undying fad.
But only with the young adult crowd. I don't see the new
generation of children obsessed with Pokemon.
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Pre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
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Pre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
Clothes/Accessories
Flannel Shirts
Overalls
Jelly Shoes
Mini Backpacks
Doc Marten Boots
"Cat in the Hat" hat
Toys/Games
Beanie Babies
Pogs
Troll Dolls
Music
Boy Bands (NSYNC and Backstreet Boys)
Macarena (I was in 7th grade when this was popular)
Flannel Shirts
Overalls
Jelly Shoes
Mini Backpacks
Doc Marten Boots
"Cat in the Hat" hat
Toys/Games
Beanie Babies
Pogs
Troll Dolls
Music
Boy Bands (NSYNC and Backstreet Boys)
Macarena (I was in 7th grade when this was popular)
Never underestimate your own abilities.
Goodness gracious! The Miami Vice look -.-
Thankfully it was for a short period of time. Back to my good ol' heavy metal denim jackets.
Thankfully it was for a short period of time. Back to my good ol' heavy metal denim jackets.
AtlantaCommercials
Bizarre.
If you think that's bizarre you should've seen the vests that came equipped with speakers that allowed you to plug in your Walkman and turned you into a walking boombox (and a douche).
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AtlantaCommercials
Bizarre.
If you think that's bizarre you should've seen the vests that came equipped with speakers that allowed you to plug in your Walkman and turned you into a walking boombox (and a douche).
Guild_Navigator
Pre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
ha,ha! I once owned a pair and deliberately ripped them at the knee-cap area (it was a quite a fad back then). Boy, was my mother pissed. :lol:
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Guild_Navigator
Pre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
ha,ha! I once owned a pair and deliberately ripped them at the knee-cap area (it was a quite a fad back then). Boy, was my mother pissed. :lol:
thabz
Guild_NavigatorPre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
ha,ha! I once owned a pair and deliberately ripped them at the knee-cap area (it was a quite a fad back then). Boy, was my mother pissed. :lol:
I did the same thing.
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thabz
Guild_NavigatorPre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
ha,ha! I once owned a pair and deliberately ripped them at the knee-cap area (it was a quite a fad back then). Boy, was my mother pissed. :lol:
I did the same thing.
bklynbren
1015 Posts
13 years, 2 months ago
Making lanyards; the snake, box, butterfly, chinese staircase. We would hang the from our keychains and bookbags. I once traded one I made for a combination lockable pencil case.
bklynbren
Making lanyards; the snake, box, butterfly, chinese staircase. We would hang the from our keychains and bookbags. I once traded one I made for a combination lockable pencil case.
BigChris
48 Posts
13 years, 2 months ago
Two words:
Pogo Bal
nuff said.
Pogo Bal
nuff said.
bklynbren
1015 Posts
13 years, 2 months ago
AtlantaCommercials
That seems more like an activity at camp then a national craze. What year when was that popular?bklynbrenMaking lanyards; the snake, box, butterfly, chinese staircase. We would hang the from our keychains and bookbags. I once traded one I made for a combination lockable pencil case.
That was like 1989, Maybe it was only popular in my school lol
Beanie Babies. Not the Beanies themselves though, it was the obsessive collecters who bought a five cent Beanie and put in in a glass display case on a high shelf, thinking it'll be worth thousands of dollars one day, and all hell broke loose if you so much as looked at it.
Tamagotchis. Whlle they are fun, the people who CONSTANTLY played with them (the BEEPING! Dear GOD, the beeping!) and bragged about how they got the NEWEST one and YOU don't and that they have TEN and you only have TWO. It all seems rather stupid now a days. People who were like that will deny ever being like that, but I was there, I saw it.
I guess for me, it's not the fad itself that was lame, but the amount of obsessing that happened over it. Come on, it's a toy that costs ten cents to make, not a future investment or a real animal.
Tamagotchis. Whlle they are fun, the people who CONSTANTLY played with them (the BEEPING! Dear GOD, the beeping!) and bragged about how they got the NEWEST one and YOU don't and that they have TEN and you only have TWO. It all seems rather stupid now a days. People who were like that will deny ever being like that, but I was there, I saw it.
I guess for me, it's not the fad itself that was lame, but the amount of obsessing that happened over it. Come on, it's a toy that costs ten cents to make, not a future investment or a real animal.
"Did I ever tell you how much I like ants huh? Especially fried in a subtle blend of mech fluid and grated gears?"
-Rampage, Beast Wars
-Rampage, Beast Wars
Thylacine
Beanie Babies. Not the Beanies themselves though, it was the obsessive collecters who bought a five cent Beanie and put in in a glass display case on a high shelf, thinking it'll be worth thousands of dollars one day, and all hell broke loose if you so much as looked at it.
I was into Power Rangers. If there was a piece of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers merchandise, I had to have it.
thecrow174
I was into Power Rangers. If there was a piece of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers merchandise, I had to have it.
McDonald's? :)
mlauzon
148 Posts
13 years, 2 months ago
I am surprised no one mentioned the biggie, and that would be: break dancing.
At least when I was a kid in the '80s, it actually meant something, not like it does today.
And, I was also into temporary tattoos, those styrofoam airplanes that cost approx $0.25, Garbage Pail Kids cards, Wacky Packages.
Would you believe, marbles got really big at my elementary school, I remember only two people had them one day, and then the next day everyone had them.
There are a lot of other things as well that I was into that were popular in the '80s, like: fluorescent shoe laces.
In Canada, I know they used to call them "stone washed" jeans. And, yes, even if the jeans weren't stone washed, we still ripped the knees.
At least when I was a kid in the '80s, it actually meant something, not like it does today.
And, I was also into temporary tattoos, those styrofoam airplanes that cost approx $0.25, Garbage Pail Kids cards, Wacky Packages.
Would you believe, marbles got really big at my elementary school, I remember only two people had them one day, and then the next day everyone had them.
There are a lot of other things as well that I was into that were popular in the '80s, like: fluorescent shoe laces.
Guild_Navigator
Pre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
In Canada, I know they used to call them "stone washed" jeans. And, yes, even if the jeans weren't stone washed, we still ripped the knees.
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I am surprised no one mentioned the biggie, and that would be: break dancing.
At least when I was a kid in the '80s, it actually meant something, not like it does today.
And, I was also into temporary tattoos, those styrofoam airplanes that cost approx $0.25, Garbage Pail Kids cards, Wacky Packages.
Would you believe, marbles got really big at my elementary school, I remember only two people had them one day, and then the next day everyone had them.
There are a lot of other things as well that I was into that were popular in the '80s, like: fluorescent shoe laces.
In Canada, I know they used to call them "stone washed" jeans. And, yes, even if the jeans weren't stone washed, we still ripped the knees.
At least when I was a kid in the '80s, it actually meant something, not like it does today.
And, I was also into temporary tattoos, those styrofoam airplanes that cost approx $0.25, Garbage Pail Kids cards, Wacky Packages.
Would you believe, marbles got really big at my elementary school, I remember only two people had them one day, and then the next day everyone had them.
There are a lot of other things as well that I was into that were popular in the '80s, like: fluorescent shoe laces.
Guild_Navigator
Pre-washed jeans in the late 80s.
Good Lord...
In Canada, I know they used to call them "stone washed" jeans. And, yes, even if the jeans weren't stone washed, we still ripped the knees.