TV

They Couldn't Afford Real Pokemon Cards, So They Made Their Own Hilarious Versions

By Tanya
Pokemon cards were one of the hottest commodities when we were kids. Everyone just had to have that Charizard. The thing was, they were hard to come by and collecting them could get expensive. Of course a lot of kids managed to get a whole bunch of cards together over the years. The problem is that it's been quite some time since the Pokemon hey-day and we don't all have those old collections handy anymore. GiphyWhat happens when you get that sudden rush of nostalgia that can only be soothed by playing one of your favorite childhood games? You improvise.

Pop Culture

20 Years Worth Of Happy Meal Toys That Will Bring You Right Back To Your Childhood

By Tanya
Everyone remembers the excitement of opening up their Happy Meal to see what toy they got. We all had these enormous collections that took up all kinds of space for no reason, but we treasured these toys as if they were precious antiques. Viral SpellThere were a lot of different toys each year, but there was always one or two that stood out and made kids go absolutely nuts trying to track down the entire collection. These were the most popular toys each year, how many did you collect? 1977-79 - "McWrist" WalletEbay1979-81 - Star TrekEbay1982 - PlaymobilEbay1983-84 - Hot

Fads

11 Things You'll Only Remember If You Lived Through The 90s

By Tanya
The 90s were a pretty epic decade. We had a whole lot of pop music, a lot of awesome cartoons, and totally radical fashions. GiphyThe thing is, a lot of the stuff that we experienced in the 90s is pretty much forgotten now. How many of these things do you remember? Evaluating our Beanie Baby collection to see which one was going to make us our fortuneRedditSetting up our Lite Brites with the coolest patternsRedditWearing rollerblades everywhere we wentImgurUsing Netscape Navigator for all our browsing needsSabahThe joy getting one of those orange VHS tapesRedditOwning one of these: Ghost of the

7 Amazing Things We Should Have Appreciated More When We Were Kids

By Tanya
Being a kid is basically the easiest thing in the world. Sure, at the time you probably thought it was pretty difficult, but that was only because you had nothing to compare it to. GiphyTrying to act like an adult and take care of "real" problems is really a heck-of-a-lot harder than trying to decide which two friends to invite to your birthday party. GiphyIt's sometimes easy to look back on your childhood and get a bit grumpy that you didn't appreciate things as much as you should have, so it's time to do it now. Here are 7 of

90s

The Woman Who Voiced Basically Our Entire Childhood Just Died At Age 99

By Tanya
There are a lot of cartoons that we all watched over and over when we were kids even though they came out decades before we were born. Warner Bros.The Flintstones, Rocky & Bullwinkle, and The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, were a big part of our lives when we were kids and honestly still are to this day. One person actually had a hand in basically every one of your childhood favorites and while you might not know her name, you have absolutely heard her voice. Gilligan's Island WikiJune Foray is a legend in the voice acting community. Her

Life

10 Fast Food Mascots From Your Childhood You Completely Forgot About

By Tanya
Nothing was better then going to get some delicious french fries at McDonald's or the most awesome pizza at Pizza Hut when we were kids, but what made them extra special? The mascots! GiphyEvery commercial and piece of marketing for fast food places or kids restaurants seemed to be targeted at kids. They use flashy commercials and kids meals with toys to make us all super excited to go eat those tiny cheeseburgers. How many of those mascots do you remember from your childhood? The Burger King- Kids ClubFanpopPizza Hut - Pizza HeadAdWeekDominos -The NoidFast CoDesignA&W - Great Root

90s

10 Awful Things About Watching Television That We Actually Kinda Miss

By Tanya
Watching TV was the best escape for most kids. You got to forget about homework and those grueling daily chores and chill out with some cartoons. GiphyThe way people watch TV now has changed a lot even in the short time since we were kids. These 10 things will remind you how we used to do it! Adjusting the antennae or "bunny ears" to get better receptionjoechin92Having to actually watch commercials and knowing all the jinglesYouTubeHonestly, sometimes you would look forward to the commercials because that's where you found out about the new toys! GiphyYou would have a physical copy

90s

Macaulay Culkin Is Looking Good And The Internet Can't Handle It

By Tanya
Everyone remembers Macaulay Culkin as the adorable little Kevin McCallister from basically every '90s movie imaginable right? Well people are freaking out about how he looks now and it's pretty hilarious. 20th Century FoxHe got his start all the way back in the late '80s. His first big role you might remember him from was as Miles Russell in Uncle Buck.Universal PicturesHe then defended his home from the Wet Bandits in Home Alone.20th Century FoxHe then made friends with Michael Jackson, after starring in the Black or White music video.ImgurThen came time to break all of our

00s

Microsoft Tried To Kill Their Greatest Creation, But The Internet Wouldn't Let It Die

By Tanya
Everyone panicked when Microsoft announced that that there were a whole bunch of features that they were abandoning in future releases and updates. @Andiblair1492The said they were getting rid of Outlook Express, the Reader app and a few other functions, but the one that caught everyone off guard was them saying that Microsoft Paint would not longer be available. There was panic in the streets! Chaos everywhere you could see! And the sobbing cries of 90s kids who know no system better than Paint. Seriously, just look at the outpouring of love this program got: @DigiUnbox@Laura_Lou81@JustShutUpAdam_@bt_

90s

7 Things You Didn't Know About "Good Burger," Home Of The Good Burger

By Tanya
“Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?”Paramount PicturesGood Burger is one of those cult classics that still has an enormous fan-base even though it came out 20 years ago. Pretty much every 90s kid watched that movie and continues to watch that movie fairly regularly. If you want to dive a bit deeper into the making Good Burger, check out these interesting behind-the-scenes facts and things you may not have noticed! 1. It was based on a skit from "All That" The 1994 sketch comedy show that helped launch the careers of
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