Random things that were big in the '90s.

[StanleyTheCrane]

I'm trying to make up a quiz for a friend's birthday based on things that were popular in the '90s, plus I was just having fun reminiscing with another friend. So I wondered, what random and lesser known things do you remember being popular back then?

Riverdance is one I remember. That was so huge back then and I was obsessed with it and Michael Flatley. I remember watching Eurovision live when they had Michael Flatley and Jean Butler perform and being blown away by it.

7 seconds by Neneh Cherry and Youssou N'Dour. There was a kid in my class who sang it all the time.

Natural Collection stuff from Boots. Black cherry lipbalm, anyone?

Ooh - does anyone remember the Smirnoff Ice Judderman adverts? They may have been in early Y2K. "Beware the Judderman, my dear, when the moon is fat..." Jack Dee John Smiths advert too. And the Guinness one with the horse. "Tick followed tock followed tick..."

It was Metz, apparently, which I'd forgotten all about.

Those jeans covered in newspaper print

Bootleg trousers/jeans

Does anyone remmeber when Claire's offered nail piercings?

Also wearing a ton of metal bangles, or several scrunchies in hair of contrasting colours.

Shaun the sheep bags
Charlie body spray

Ellesse sweaters

T spoon - sex on the beach

Plastic choker necklaces

@Whatsnewpussyhat

Hyper global colour change tops

Ah yes, the glowboobs...

Beanie Babies

Björk
It's....oh....so..............quiet, shhh, shhhh,....
I watched Derry Girls last night and spent the whole episode bopping along to the banging 90s soundtrack. I don't really know what the plot was!

The hole in the ozone layer

Those jelly alien thingies
Black wire-effect chokers
Butterfly hair clips
Lace up tank tops and the t shirts with ‘no Angel’ on

Not sure if they’ve been mentioned already but these things. My friend had one and I was super jealous.

Roll on glitter as well. So messy.

Buying one of those wiggly bug toys as a holiday souvenir.

Groovy Chick.

Drinking panda pops or shandy bass at the school fete.

Fort Boyard with Melinda Messenger.

And the Guinness one with the horse. "Tick followed tock followed tick...

That's a blast from the past! Had forgotten all about it.

Hard Candy nail polish
Banana clips
Heated rollers and flexi rods
Brown lipstick with liner
Lace leggings under shorts
Bomber jackets

Land line telephones in weird shapes like bananas and drink cans and ones with flashing neon lights when they rang.

Like this karma chameleon one?

Eranu/Uvavu

Dr Marten boots w leggings

Grunge

Madchester/baggies

‘Curtain’ hair for guys

Diamond White cider 🤢

‘Whassssaaap’ bud ad

• was late 90s

@JustDanceAddict

Eranu/Uvavu

Dr Marten boots w leggings

Grunge

Madchester/baggies

‘Curtain’ hair for guys

Diamond White cider 🤢

I’d forgotten about Shooting Stars! The Dove from Above and George Dawes The Man With The Scores.

South Park’s already been mentioned but does anyone remember King of the Hill? ‘Propaaaayyyne’?