Creepy Crawlers!!!

I will admit, I had one of these and I loved it! I wish I still had it. For anyone who had an easy bake oven (I had one of those too..) it was a boys version of the Easy Bake Oven. Except you got to make cool bugs, and other creatures.

All it was, was a machine with a little light bulb that cooked some plasticgoop (the stuff to MAKE the creatures) and it cooked for so long before they were done, and you let the mold cool and then you could play with the creatures.

These are just a few of the molds you could have chosen from as a kid to fill with the plasticgoop.

What's funny about this particular toy, was the fact that it was around way before the 90's. It was actually started in 1964, though it got a revival in 1992.

This was the set I grew up with. It consisted of two molds, 4 colors, and one plastic "scoop"as a means to remove the molds once they were done "cooking". I actually saw a set in a Toys R Us around my birthday, and I almost bought one. 
~Jen

Angel The Vampire; not a real Angel

I'm sure many of you followed Buffy the vampire slayer back then, well I did not. I ended up getting "sucked" into the series Angel when it first came out. It first aired in October 1999. Almost at the end of the 90's era. It was a different take on the vampire we might know now. THIS ONE DID NOT SPARKLE! And he had super-human strength, but he did not seem to have the speed, levitation, or any other supernatural powers that the Vampires of today have. He did have fangs, and he could drink blood, though he chose to no longer drink human blood. So it's interesting to see that he was really a pacifist when it came to fighting and killing.

The show bases itself off of this vampire named Angel. He was born in the 18th century, but instead of becoming an evil vampire he ended up being cursed with a soul by a band of Gypsies. The story takes you on a journey in which Angel is constantly pitted against 'evil' whether it is from humans, or other worldly demons. It was a spin off of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, so sometimes those characters crossed over into the show. It was actually the only annoying part I found about the show. The show was cancelled in February 2004.

I like watching the show now, because I watch this show called; Face-Off. The show bases it on make-up artists, and frankly looking at Angel now, the make-up was horrible on some of the episodes. You can tell a mask from anything looking back at the show now.



~Jen

Cat Dog!

Cat Dog premiered on April 4, 1998, on Nickelodeon. The series depicts the life of conjoined brothers, with one half being a cat and the other a dog. I remember coming home from school and watching this show after I finished my homework. Another one of my favorites from my childhood.

-Kevin

Rugrats!!

If you didn't watch the Rugrats when you were little, you missed out! The series premiered on August 11, 1991.The show focuses on a group of toddlers: Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. I think the most memorable icons of this show are the toddler's toys. The dinosaur in the bottom right corner of the image displayed, named "Reptar," The ball in the bottom left corner, the teddy bear in the hands of the toddler to the left with the red hair, named "Chuckie," and the doll (Cynthia) in the hand of the girl to the right, named "Angelica." These toys play a roll in almost every episode which leads to an adventure. This show is something I will remember for a long time, being one of my favorite TV shows of my childhood. 

-Kevin

Pokemon, yes I was a fan...

So Pokemon, oh where do I begin...well it started in 1996. I was 10, and somehow my sisters and I got sucked into the phenomena known as Pokemon. I went over my cousins house one day, frankly I think my aunt just wanted her sons to go outside and play. My sisters and I went over there, and we ended up watching the Cartoon; Pokemon. From then we were hooked. My cousins and I were on a mission to "Collect them all." And we were going to do whatever it took to do so. Ok, so really this was just a fad in the 90's that kids got into. Whether we liked to admit now or not. I will admit I was one of those crazy kids that BEGGED their mom to take them to the mall Every weekend to go to KB Toys and get the Pokemon Trading Cards, and see which ones I got. Mostly I look back and see what a waste of money it was. In my day, there was about 150 of these creatures. They varied by type, such as; water, fire, plant, ground, psychic, electric, normal, and insect. Since 1996, it has now grown to about 649. 

Personally, I was fine when I had the Original Gameboy (A hand held game system) when it only had Red and Blue. My sisters and I would spend hours catching these creatures and then using a special connector we would trade pokemon. When we could afford it, my mom bought the Pokemon Stadium games for the N64 (It's a really old game system). Apparently collecting insects was a favorite past time of the creator of Pokemon, so he wanted to bring something he enjoyed as a child to everyone else. I thought that was interesting to learn about. 

~Jen

Boy Meets World

I remember growing up with this show when I was younger. I loved this show, I was 7 when the show first aired in 1993. Boy Meets World was about this young boy named Corey Matthews, played by Ben Savage and his best friend Shawn Hunter played by Rider Strong, and how they go through those awkward stages when it comes to growing up within Grade School and then moving on to High School and then to College.

In the beginning of the show Corey (Ben Savage) and Shawn (Rider Strong) meet and their friendship begins, but as the show progresses the episodes takes on many different topics and story lines. Such as when Corey first discovers girls; in particular he meets a girl named Topanga Lawrence; played by Danielle Fisher and and Corey asks his older brother for advice. The show goes from cute and funny plots to taking on more serious tones as it goes on, such as the cases when it comes to the topic of drugs and alcohol.

I love how the show progressed from being in Grade School till College. It was like the show was growing with you, not many shows did that. I loved the relationship between Corey and Topanga, and how they changed and grew and sometimes it was interesting to see them fail at their relationship. I love many of the episodes involve Corey misscommunicating with his parents, or perhaps vise versa which would land the poor boy in trouble. This show was great for opening doors to parents and kids alike on how to talk to them about issues. And it was just a great show overall. The show ran from 1993 till 2000.

~Jen

Titantic

 This movie was one of the best movies made in the 90"s.  Released December 19, 1997. Directored by James Cameron.  Actor's Leonard DiCaprio, Kate Winslet were the main character's. It's was a beautifully well made movie, you could feel the love between the main character's as if you where inside the movie itself. Their love was so intense that it just made you cry.  When it came to the end of the movie you could not hear a sound from the audience, it just over took your emotions.  The ship was sinking and they had to jump off or go under with it.  She was on a piece of wood holding on to his hand so he won't sink.  The water was so cold he didn't survive, she had to let his hand go.  It was the most intense scene, you could feel her heart break as he went under the water. The emotions that I felt was pure sadness for her lost. I would recommend this movie to anyone, the story and graphics were done beautifully.  Lorraine

Hairstyle's from the 90"s

   
I just wanted to remind us how different some of the style's were back than. I could never figure out why people would chose to wear their hair all over their face. How could they possibly see where they were going.  Lorraine

Whose Line is it Anyway?

 I always found this show fun of life, your never new what to expect. The host was Drew Carey, he would read a discription of a scene in which the panel would have to act out.  They were giving only so much time per person than the next actor would take over with his charactor.  This was all spontaneous, which added to the enjoyment of the show.   Lorraine 

Groovy Girl's Doll

They were maufactured by the American toy company, Manhattan Toy.  They started selling them in 1998, for girl's ages 6 to 12 years old.  The were soft blushed doll's that had a great line of accessories that could be bought separate.  They each had their own name, facial expressions, hair style, an their own skin tone.  The color's of the accessories was flowery, bright and cheerful which was perfect choose for the young girls taste.  They had a bed for the doll, a dog with his own pillow to lay on.  A large closet to store the doll, hang up clothing and draws to use for storage.  The closet made it complete and easy to carry with a handle and nob to keep it closed.  Lorraine      

Matt Foley I live in a van down by the river

This cracks me up every time!
~Jen

SNL Skits

I loved the 90's SNL skits, and actually they did a tv program about SNL recently on tv that I watched with my family. I have never laughed so hard as I did when I watched all those 90's SNL skits. My 3 Favorite's from that era was Chris  Farley, Adam Sandler and David Spade. This was just a little clip I found about Christ Farely and David Spade.  

I can recall watching Chris Farely's; Matt Foley skit and dying laughing. I also own Black Sheep and Tommy Boy which are my two favorite movies from him. 

Chris Farley and David Spade

Of the new cast members of the show, Chris Farley was also not afraid to trade on his size for laughs. In one sketch he played a shirtless dancer, opposite the trim and muscular Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze, as they competed in an audition for a position with the Chippendales male dance troupe. Another recurring Farley character was the manic, thrice-divorced motivational speaker Matt Foley, whose schtick consisted mainly of yelling at and whining to his clients about having to live "in a van down by the river", and hurling himself around the room, demolishing everything in sight. Farley was fired from the show in 1995, but went on to star in successful movies like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep with David Spade, and Beverly Hills Ninja with Chris Rock and Nicolette Sheridan. After leaving SNL he began abusing drugs heavily. Following his last SNL appearance as a guest host on October 25, 1997,^[1] his hoarse voice, continual perspiration and flushed skin were the subject of public scrutiny.^[2][3] In the years before his death, Farley had sought treatment for obesity and drug abuse on seventeen separate occasions.^[4] He died from an overdose of acombination of cocaine and morphine on December 18, 1997, aged 33.^[5] Sandler and Farley also did a song called "Lunch Lady Land", with Farley dancing while dressed up as a lunch lady

~ Jen

I remember sitting in front of the t.v. with my children and enjoying these movie together.  It's made as a family movie, were your kid's could learn right and wrong.  Their were always something about one of the turtles how he coped with different situations that was happening in his life at the time.  The turtles were there for each other, no matter what the issue's were.  A great friendship developed between them, each one was different in their own way.  They were alway's trying to help people and do good things for other's.   Lorraine  

Aaron Carter: What happened to the 90’s Teen Heart Throb?

    

Aaron Carter can be compared to today’s Justin Bieber. He used to be a huge heart throb for tweens and teens in the later 90s just like how Bieber is currently. He was a pop and hip hop artist. I’m sure, just like others who have known Aaron Carter back then makes us wonder what has happened to him. So here is a little history on him. Aaron was born in Tampa, Florida on December 7th 1987. He began his musical career when he was seven years old. Shortly after the turn of the millennium, he continued his fame breaking out his most popular album called "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)". Aaron was ranked at number 52 on the Rolling Stone's Hot 100 Artists.  Aaron was even considered "the little prince of pop". He made TV appearances including "Lizzie McGuire", "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", "7th Heaven" , and “Popstar”.  His fame started to slowly die down around 2005. He was engaged to Kari Ann Peniche in 2006 but broke it off only 6 days later because he was not ready. He was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession in 2008. He had a short lived relationship with Hilary Duff. Other than that it seems like he has faded away from fame to do his own thing privately because there is not a lot of recent documentation on what he is up to. Of course many argue that Justin Beiber has the same fame that Aaron Carter once had at a young age and question will Justin Bieber fade away too? I suppose we will have to see, won’t we?

Music Video "Bounce":

To read about earlier history click on the following link: 

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Aaron-Carter-Biography/4A21C4ADEBF5109A4825696A001693FD

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004809/bio

-Kaitlynn