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.

Ski pants (poss late 80s, v early 90s) and slouch socks. Bit sad that slouch socks didn't come back when leggings did.

@JustDanceAddict

‘Whassssaaap’ bud ad

• was late 90s

OOh and the "You know when you've been Tango'd" craze.

Wearing ridiculous amounts of gold jewellery - hoop earrings, claddagh rings, (claddagh anything, actually).

Big thick elastic hair bands. Not me, I had a a big thick fringe instead.

Platform shoes

Over the knee socks

Tartan skirts

Shout magazine

Writing "notes" to friends

Internacionale/Au Naturale

Peach schnapps

Long vodkas

Listening to Moby, All Saints, Fatboy Slim and Morcheeba before nights out. Thinking that might have been The Beach soundtrack?

Peter Andre and 911 coming to my school.

@Ikeabag

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..."

That was such a weird ad

@LadyMacduff

Impulse body spray

Collectible Spice Girls photo packs from newsagent, like football stickers

Omg I had a summer job working at sticker swaps for those spice girls stickers

Can we please just all agree that CK One needs to make a massive comeback? Kthanks.

Things that don't need to come back: wraparound skirts, colour changing T-shirts, chokers.

Confession: I still wear Rimmel Coffee Shimmer.

It girls
Ladettes
Lager and lime
Heat/Nuts magazine
Renting a sunbed
Red or Dead foam wedge shoes
Snowboarding
Body shop perfume - dewberry especially
Lava lamps
Rag rugs
Stripy hair

Video plus codes

Bryan Adams and Wet Wet Wet being no 1 for what seemed like the entire bloody nineties...

CK1 everywhere smelt of it in 95-97
Angel perfume (bit after CK1)
Garage
Cool Britannia it really did feel London was there place to be for me and my friends
Locked On cd played over and over again
From raving to a sudden change to members clubs and dressing up it was all very glamorous all of a sudden
Tamagotchi
Face glitter and bindi’s

Snowboarding, that’s an interesting one
I’ve been skiing twice this year and I noticed there are far fewer snowboarders than I was expecting.
Has it gone out of fashion?

CKOne, that was the smell of 6th form for me

Scoobies

Hubba Bubba fizzy drink

Clarissa Explains it All
Sister Sister
Keenan and Kel
California Dreams
Hang Time

10 B&H for £1.20

Ben Sherman shirts

Kappa jackets

Tracksuit bottoms with poppers all the way up the sides

Reebok classics

Those little blue packets in walkers crisps to win a tenner

Chuck out your chintz. And the Baddiel and Skinner parody Chuck out your chimps.

Does anyone remember what those trolls smelt like?! I looked at the picture someone posted on this thread and it just came back to me.

Sunny D drink, what happened to that?!

@Insertdeadcatsnamehere

Chuck out your chintz. And the Baddiel and Skinner parody Chuck out your chimps.

Does anyone remember what those trolls smelt like?! I looked at the picture someone posted on this thread and it just came back to me.

I’m trying but all I’m getting is fruit scented erasers

Bubbaloo bubble gum with the liquid centre
Spectacular nail polish
The Royle Family
Scented diaries

Does anyone remember Dear Dilemma the tv show with Lisa I’Anson?!

@pearljamm

Sunny D drink, what happened to that?!

It’s still here, rotting kids teeth

Hubba bubba. When was that discontinued?

The peeling nail polish

I worked for Lancôme and we were given a little gift sets really bright colours I don’t think it really took off

Calvin Klein high waisted pastel coloured jeans. I had pink and ice blue (and green fakes no one could tell)

@Sortilege chuck out your chintz has just given me a flashback.. what advert was it from please?

Oh sorry i meant that for @Insertdeadcatsnamehere

Alcopops and the accompanying media frenzy. Me and dh bloody loved them (although we were real grown ups) because they weren’t beer or lager. Still love a crabbies or a hooch.
Dado rails.

Really good TV

TFI Friday
Vic Reeves Big Night Out
Big Breakfast
Trigger Happy TV

Really Good Friday Night post pub Telly

Banzai
The Word
Eurotrash

Walkers crisps doing themed versions, like the Spice Girls ones and Salt n Lineker

I had Spice Girl themed chocolates for my birthday one year in the 90s!