How cute is this? Everyone thought the same thing about McDonald’s food-shaped seats until they sat on them for any length of time. These hard plastic seats would numb your bottom, and though they may look like they would twirl, not all of them did. If they did, it wasn’t very good.

Luckily, the designers figured out that, even in the playground area, these seats were not comfortable. They then began building McDonald’s with chairs with backs.

Who doesn’t want chicken nuggets dressed up in your favorite Halloween costumes? No one. That’s why these cute and collectible Halloween Happy Meal toys were such a hit. But the Ghost that seems to miss the iconic branding looks a little strange!

Anyway, no one cared, it was all about using the soft plastic toys as water guns, right? Just us? The little valve in the bottom was perfect for sucking up liquids.

In the ’90s, McDonald’s decided to up their healthy options game, but they had to make it fun, right? Enter the McSalad Shaker. These fun salads were put in a milkshake cup, and then you poured the salad dressing in, shook the cup, and voila – a perfectly dressed salad.

At least, that was the concept. They didn’t last long because honestly, they didn’t work all that well unless you knew the trick. Put only half of the dressing in, shake, eat some of it and then put the other half of the dressing in and repeat the process. It was a lot of work for a salad!

The animal crackers came in all these little boxes, and somehow, because they were in the shape of the Hamburglar or Grimace, they tasted so much better than the traditional ones. We all had our favorite box, right?

There were even some people that thought the cookies tasted different, and that’s how they determined their favorite. We think it was more about the character, though. Some people were just Hamburglar or Birdie kind of people.

With the world climate the way it is, more and more fast-food joints are switching to eco-friendly packaging. This is a far cry from the styrofoam packaging that McDonald’s used throughout the ’80s and ’90s.

There was less mess, as no fluids could escape the packaging, but there was no way you were going to be able to just pop it in the microwave and reheat it. Be honest, how many of you made that mistake?

There were so many great collaborations between McDonald’s and Hollywood. One of the coolest was the Batman Forever mug. The etched glass images of the main characters allowed every superhero fan to drink their morning cup of OJ staring at the Caped Crusader.

The ’80s and ’90s saw a resurgence of interest in comic book heroes, and Batman Forever was a great movie. McDonald’s sure knew how to pick a movie to support, if only they still made glasses like these.

Ah, beanie babies. The mad obsession grasped the world in its clutches and seemed like it was never going to let go. The ’90s brought with them so many variations that these toys have become quite the collectible item.

McDonald’s seemed to understand this and released their mini babies. We all rushed out to collect these toys just like many other Happy Meal toys.

Truthfully, did anyone ever really know what this soon was for? Some would use it in coffee, others would use it in their cokes or teas. The length of this spoon was a little too long for one and not long enough for the other.

Sometime in the ’80s, the company found out that the spoon was being used for questionable acts and they discontinued them. Even with the discontinuation, some more resourceful collectors have found a few lying around.

The ’80s were a simpler time for sure. You can tell that by the toys that McDonald’s thought kids would like to play with. Things like this hand puppet were made of very thin plastic.

Even though it seems like a kind of lame toy now, we were all about it when we unfolded that hand puppet. Then, it was about playing Ronald McDonald and his friends. Just don’t play too rough or the puppet would end up with a hole, and no one wanted that.

Remember when you were a kid and all you wanted was to have that epic birthday party that all the kids would talk about at school? That feeling never really goes away even when you get older, but when you were a kid, one of the most amazing parties you could throw was at McDonald’s.

You would get the bibs and the cake, and sometimes, the man himself would show up. If you were lucky enough to get a party like that, you were golden for the next two grades.

Remember the ’80s hand puppet? Well, in the ’90s, McDonald’s gave it a cool upgrade. After all, what is cooler than a dinosaur? Another collaboration with a movie gave us these amazing puppets from the movie Dinosaur.

How many parents got tired of hearing roaring and quotes from the movie because of these? Probably a good amount, that’s for sure. Your hands did get a little sweaty in them after a little while, and then your hands smelled like plastic until you washed them. Good times.

Both in the ’80s and the ’90s, McDonald’s was king of collectible glasses. Every mom and young kid would wait for the new ones to come out. They did glasses for everything, including the Muppets. In the ’80s especially, the Muppets were every kid’s favorite.

Just like with everything else, you always had your favorite character. Whether you loved the corny jokes of Fozzie or the sassiness of Miss Piggy, Mickey D’s had you covered.

Nowadays, it seems like Ronald is rolling solo, but back in the day, he ran with a unique posse. You had the Fry Guys and Hamburglar, as well as Birdie and Grimace. What ever happened to those guys?

Sure, the absence of the Hamburglar can be explained. Maybe he finally got caught stealing those delicious hamburgers, but it seems like the rest just up and abandoned the poor clown.

It doesn’t seem like McDonald’s is that into holidays anymore, or maybe they just don’t advertise it. But in the past, they made every holiday fun. Their establishment was the place to go for cool toys and collectibles.

One of the best holidays was Halloween. They would do all kinds of fun things, like these collectible Halloween baskets. All you had to do is convince your mom or dad to take you to Mickey D’s and get you a Happy Meal so your trick or treat experience could be so much better.

Who doesn’t love a lazy cat who loves lasagna and is constantly trying to send his owner’s other pet to Abu Dhabi?! In the ’80s, Garfield was everywhere from the newspapers to Saturday morning cartoons. Then, McDonald’s came out with these cool mugs.

These mugs had fun and sarcastic sayings and became another great collectible that everyone wanted the full set of. The artwork was all done by Jim Davis and featured both Garfield and his naïve dog companion, Odie.

McDonald’s used to deliver or supply events with that delicious orange drink. It would come in these big yellow dispensers, and you knew that your coach or leader loved you when it showed up.

We’re not sure what the actual flavor of the drink was, but it was an orange drink. Nothing can remove the memory of that sweet yet tangy flavor. Ah, good times!

For years, we all loved going up and paying twenty-five cents for the small cone, but when McDonald’s upgraded to the big cone, it was on.

Having a swirl cone with both chocolate and vanilla (or specialty flavors that were available in your region of the country/world) that was the size of your cone made every child smile and every parent nervous about the inevitable sugar high.

Disney wasn’t the only one to partner with the hamburger giant. Warner Brothers did their fair share of collaborations with McDonald’s as well. Tiny Toons was one of the biggest cartoons to come to from WB in years, and there was no reason not to capitalize on the popularity.

Kids would rush to the table and rip open those paper Happy Meal boxes and dig through them to find the toy to see which one they got. It was the highlight of their day.

Nowadays, the inside of McDonald’s is so boring. In the ’80s and ’90s, the interior was meant to be warm and inviting, and a little fun. Now that we think about it, we can see your game, McDonald’s. Painting the gang of characters on the glass partitions and having them smile and wave seems like a good way to trick us all into enjoying your delicious greasy food.

P.S. Now that we look at it, those kids in the window paintings don’t look super thrilled to be surrounded by giant talking animals and a clown that kind of looks like Tim Curry in the old version of IT.

Why did we ever think these playgrounds were cool? The metal was hot, the plastic was hard, and there was a prison in the middle of the whole thing. Look at that! Hamburglar with Bars! McDonald’s was trying to make it so we would never leave.

How many parents called that playground toy a prison and smiled as they watched their kids run through the playground with their bellies full of greasy food?

These old benches would be perfect nowadays with the selfie craze. Back in the day, you would have to wait for your mom to wind the camera, and then you were forced to say, “Big Mac!”

Nowadays, you could just sit down next to this sort of creepy looking statue and take your photo with the push of a button. Wouldn’t it be better if the entire bench were free for your customers, though?

In the ’90s, the playground moved indoors, and ever since, it seems like McDonald’s has left it in the same condition as when it was open for its grand opening.

There are many McDonald’s that have that old sentimental playground. We guess that “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” is what is being applied here. Just slap a fresh coat of paint on it, and it is all good.

Ask for a high chair today and it is so plain, but back in the ’80s, it was a beautiful branded masterpiece. The chairs were so bright they would keep any toddler entertained for hours (that was, until they saw the Happy Meal toy or the playground).

It seems to us that McDonald’s has lost a little of the fun factor. Maybe they should bring it back…you know nostalgia is in right now!

Many young kids may not even know what this is, and that is a good thing, but if you’re a child of the ’80s and ’90s, you will be familiar with the McDonald’s ashtray. These were on every table and walked out in a lot of purses.

Today, McDonald’s is smoke-free, and in some states, you have to go 10 feet away from the building before you can get your nicotine fix. This is a good thing, but this ashtray definitely brings back some memories.

In the ’90s, Disney began opening their vaults and releasing a VHS tape series called the Masterpiece Collection. In conjunction with this, they partnered with McDonald’s and brought you the Happy Meal toys to match. They would come in cute little replicas of the box that the videos came in.

How many copies of the actual movies were sold because some parents didn’t have time to cook and stopped by McDonald’s on the way home? We imagine quite a few. Well played, McDonald’s, and Disney – you tricky corporation you!

Okay, in the ’90s, McDonald’s decided to give us even larger portions with the Super-Sized menu. Oh, the days where you could order your fries and get a super-sized portion the size of your head! It was good for sharing. Just kidding, no one shares their delicious McDonald’s French fries.

Then, someone did a documentary, and it was all gone in a blink of an eye. That’s okay. It was probably all for the best. No one needs half a pound of fries with their gallon of soda anyway!

There’s nothing like having a birthday party and being able to light up, too! This is just something you would never see in the modern age. Back then, it was perfectly acceptable for the parents to light up while their kids dived into all the fun puzzles that were part of a McDonald’s birthday party.

In fairness, if you are dealing with a horde of sugar-amped kids, you may need a nicotine fix. But today’s parents don’t have that option, so what are they to do?

Now you just get a tray liner with marketing, but back in the day, you could be entertained while chowing down on your Happy Meal. You had to be very strategic and make sure to place the ketchup for your fries either on the wrapper or on a spot that didn’t block any of the puzzles.

How much do you miss these? Even as teens and adults, it was still fun to keep your mind off the fact that you had just eaten your entire day’s worth of calories in one meal.

The world used to be simpler, and so did the McDonald’s menu. Remember when the menu was only two columns, and none of them had grilled chicken or “healthy choice” written on them? Plus, look at the Happy Meal toy that’s being offered…Bobby’s World!

Now, there are so many choices, and to help you make smarter choices, McDonald’s has added a lot of healthier foods. This menu does offer low-fat frozen yogurt, though…must have been towards the end of the ’90s.

When McDonald’s made the move to indoor playgrounds, they had to do something with the old equipment. Some of the more inventive stores just moved them around and made them decorations.

This one chose the hamburger prison, and if a kid found their way inside of this one, there would be no parole, as their back would be against a wall, quite literally.

Who put the glad in gladiator? Hercules! Disney collaborated again when they released their animated classic Hercules. This time, it involves a commemorative plate. The plates and fun little sayings featured some of the biggest characters from the movie.

Our favorites were the muses and Meg, although Meg’s phrase may be a little disturbing if you are reading it now! Either way, these plates were seen in everyone’s homes at the time of this promotion!

Remember when it was cool to give gift cards or certificates as gifts, or maybe even in a trick or treat bag? No?! Well, that’s because it has never been, especially when you’re a kid, but you could get a little smile if the toy were the McDonald’s gift certificates of the ’80s.

They were cheap to buy and had some great discounts. After all, who doesn’t want French fries for fifty cents or a free ice cream cone!?

You know you have made it when Fisher-Price makes a whole set dedicated to you. In the ’80s, McDonald’s had its own set of plastic food toys that kids could play with in their own homes.

These toys were pretty realistic, and for toddlers that may be a problem. All we can hope is that moms and dads kept a close eye on their kids when playing with these yummy looking toys!

The transformation of McDonald’s food continued to expand, including an egg MacGuffin. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day right?

These plastic transformer toys of the ’80s would get even fancier in the ’90s, but we have already talked about that. We’re not sure what these transformers were supposed to be, but they sure looked pretty cool when not transformed!

Following the Disney model, Nintendo also partnered with the golden arches. When they released their epic third installment of Super Mario Bros, they released a fun set of Happy Meal toys.

We’re not sure a mushroom was a good idea, though. If you ate one in the game, you would get some sort of fun power boost. That might have been a little bit of an oversight, especially since these meals were marketed towards young kids.

Remember the Hobbits’ abode The Shire from The Lord of the Rings? The wooden structure, the comfy vibes, the peaceful ambiance? The collaboration from McDonald’s and Disney led to something similar, except it had two wheels!

You have to love the look of the windows, the hanging cooking pans and laps, the oh-so-familiar McDonald’s logo on the board, and the roof with the sign “Westward Ho”! The chimney is the cherry on top. This little cart is the Shire coming to life!

Have you ever thought you’d get to see a floating McDonald’s? Looking from a far distance with the dominant whites everywhere, this ship may look like a gigantic iceberg. Oh, wait! there’s a McDonald’s logo too. Yes, it’s a grand ship with decks and all.

However, the fact that it’s a McDonald’s ship makes it ever so alluring. Although the ship has been left abandoned, we think we speak for everyone when we say that we would love to get on board.

Who else agrees that these crew members from 1978 look like sailors preparing food? While everyone is accustomed to seeing sailors in blue-white striped uniforms in cartoons, McDonald’s brought a change for their food sailors with the red-white accent.

The uniform went on to become such an iconic outfit that even celebrities wore it as Halloween costumes. You too can find this uniform on several costume stores and show your love for the Vintage McDonald’s.

This picture here marks the starting of the revolution, which was the introduction of McDonald’s! It’s one of the very first restaurant pictures from the McDonald brothers. Though the picture is in black and white, we can still see the M’s shining through.

The outer sitting area, the people, the menu – all of it shows how much McDonald’s had to put in to become the legend that they are now. This legendary model still exists in Pennsylvania. Do pay a visit!

While we all love the present McFlurry with the black McDonald’s logo, this is an older version of the packing of the milkshakes from back when they were first introduced. The cups are rather bigger in size, which means that you would have larger amounts of delicious goodness.

It is good that the McFlurry packaging has been changed to incorporate recycled plastic instead of paper. However, we definitely find the old McFlurry container quite nostalgic. We hope the taste remains the same forever, at least.

While we may crave McDonald’s egg muffins in the morning (or any time of the day, for that matter), for a kid in the ’70s, this breakfast set was the ultimate craving.

If you look closely, you can see the Blue Ridge Mountain in the background in the middle of a glorious sunrise. Raise your hands if you are still craving for this scrumptious breakfast set on the top of a hill at the break of dawn!

This picture shows the classic mug engraved with a “Good Morning” message from McDonald’s. Isn’t it a sweet gesture? The white and red accent is a callback to McDonald’s brand. Also, who doesn’t recognize the golden arches?

Having a mug gifted to you for your birthdays, or simply for a good morning, that too from McDonald’s, is something! If you wish you could have this vintage mug, you’re in luck – these babies are still sold everywhere.

In the beginning of their journey, McDonald’s didn’t have a classy dining space for all of its ardent customers. This picture is the living proof of that! This was the first ever version of the Drive-Thru service that we now can’t live without.

You just had to bring your car or walk down here, place your order, and voila! McGoodies! No other McDonald’s branch is still the same as this model in California.

McDonald’s already had delicious meals to draw customers in. On top of that, they introduced Happy Meals, which sparked the interests of kids even more. Why not? You get a free toy with a great meal, after all.

However, having the mask of Ronald McDonald as a free toy looks sort of intimidating! This was a popular toy that kids got back in 1974. No matter how terrifying it is, though, to the kids, a free toy is a free toy!

Well, well, look what we have here! Salty goodness in Speedee packaging. Having a bad day? Need food for a party? Watching a movie? All you need are these thin, crispy, bright golden fries from good old McDonald’s!

These tasty treats still serve our untimely cravings with the same taste and look as they did in the ’60s. The only difference is the packaging. The red packaging is much more iconic now. Speaking of which, time to order some McFries!

This vinyl disc here was based on a fun contest from McDonald’s back in 1988. What they did was, they stuck some of these records in newspapers for people to find. To their surprise, some of these people were lucky enough to come upon the McDonald’s menu song, which was worth a million dollars!

It’s too bad that vinyl is out of the game now. If McDonald’s decides to pull another promotional stunt like this, it would be all over social media, for sure!

One of the things that the Japanese are best known for is how much they prioritize having healthy food. In 1973, however, McDonald’s took over Japan, and things changed. It looks like McDonald’s was the push they needed! Dietary schedules couldn’t stop the people from craving the fries and chicken!

This picture shows a huge crowd of people either savoring the food or waiting in line. The crowds are probably not a problem anymore, as there are now around 3000 McDonald’s outlets in Japan!

Hey, don’t get us wrong! We’re not talking about actual crime here. It’s just the Halloween special gift certificate featuring a cute little burglar holding some scrumptious burgers.

This gift certificate is at least 20 years old, and you could probably only get a regular soda with it. However, the Hamburglar in the coupon has always been an iconic character. Many kids even dressed up as this monster on Halloween back in the days!

In this picture, you can see a pretty cool looking red racing car on a racecourse. What’s so special about this car? The huge McDonald’s logo at the front, of course! The logo painted proudly may lead you to think that it’s the race for McDelicacies.

However, this was simply a race car that was sponsored by McDonald’s back in the ’90s! Bill Elliott, the car driver, never managed to win a race in this car, but he’s still one of the greats. Was it because of the McDonald’s logo? You decide.

Who doesn’t love the Triple Thick Milkshake from McDonald’s? In 1955, a special multimixer was used in order to produce this drink from heaven. The picture shows how the multimixer is making several milkshake batches at once.

We truly believe the milkshakes of McDonald’s wouldn’t be this famous if not for this machine. Who wants some milkshake right now? Everyone, we suppose? These pictures are a major problem for foodies like us!

The pies have changed, and they no longer have that hot bubbly appearance when you order one. This is tragic because that crispy, flaky pie was the reason a lot of us went to Mickey D’s.

You would have to choose between cherry or apple, but we all know the apple pie was the best, right? This is one of the McDonald’s changes that we really wish had not happened.

Transformers toys from McDonald’s just did not have the same wow factor as the real thing. However, we still rushed to the restaurant to pick up a drink that became a pink dinosaur and the McNuggets that became a crocodile.

McDonald’s just kept reintroducing this concept over and over until finally transforming food became a thing of the past.

Before there was the indoor playground of the McDonald’s of the late ’90s, there was the awesome (and now that we look at them, slightly disturbing) playgrounds of the ’80s.

Sometimes, the food was secondary, and all you wanted to do was shovel it in so your parents would let you go play on the hot plastic playground. As kids, this playground equipment looked like so much fun…until you slid down that slide in shorts on a hot day. Then, it was not such a good time.

Okay, nice try, McDonald’s, but you are not a pizza joint and never should have been. In the ’80s, McDonald’s tried to take out their competition – Pizza Hut and Dominos – by offering McDonald’s Pizza. It wasn’t bad, but because of the iconic nature of their burger empire, it did not go very well.

This is kind of one of those things that was there and gone faster than you could say “free if not delivered in thirty minutes.”

Familiarity may be one of the reasons most ’80s and ’90s kids keep returning to the fast-food restaurant despite knowing it just isn’t that great for you. Everyone knows that their McDonald’s will look the same, smell the same, and for the most part, taste the same.

The company even went so far as to give every store in the ’90s these same floor tiles and patterns. This way, no matter where you looked, you knew you were at McDonald’s.

You know what really makes us feel nostalgic? Realizing just how many products and advertisements for those products are no longer around. The ’90s in particular was an era of strange products and commercials that made up a lot of our childhood or an earlier part of our lives, and we miss them dearly. That being said, here’s our list of 40+ popular products from the ’90s that you just don’t see around any longer.

The ’90s were the height of questionable fashion choices, primarily because it was a time when many people were challenging traditional fashion ideals. However, just because you can do something different doesn’t mean you should. Platform flip-flops are such an example.

Unique? Sure. Interesting? Yes. Practical? Not in the slightest. How on Earth did anyone expect to walk in these things? Or maybe the whole idea was to just be weird and different, in which case, mission accomplished.

For many of us, Tamagotchi was our first taste of real responsibility. Of course, by real, we mean entirely virtual — but the fact that our little virtual pets could die at all meant a lot to us as kids. Unfortunately, this is something you won’t exactly see a lot of these days.

Of course, there are other games of a similar nature today, but none of them can compare to the first time we all had to try and keep a bunch of pixels happy and healthy.

Kids these days will never know what it’s like to have a handheld device with a screen that can’t be touched for functionality! Compared to the old days, the Switch is like an entirely futuristic handheld device. The GameBoy Color will always hold a special place in our hearts, though.

After all, this was a time when you couldn’t actually expect color in all of your games, which is saying something about just how long it’s been since then!

Computers are so nice and sleek these days. Phones themselves are practically computers vastly superior to anything from the ’90s. But never forget the huge, blocky monitors that were our computers a few decades ago! Sure, computers are much older than that, but for most of us, that was the start.

In fact, the ’90s is when it started becoming commonplace to have a computer at home for personal use. Man, times sure have changed, haven’t they?

Now, here’s something that might make you feel a little nostalgic. Blockbuster Video. That’s it, literally all we had to say. After all, we can all remember a time, before Netflix and Hulu and all that, when Blockbuster was the place to go for all your video needs.

Times change, there’s no doubt about that. Nowadays, you won’t find Blockbuster anywhere — except for a privately owned one in Oregon — as they are just completely and totally obsolete. Well, it lives on in our hearts.

Honestly, we’re not even sure why this bowl-shaped haircut was ever a thing. That being said, we all know there were plenty of kids in the ’90s running around with this haircut. Heck, some of us were probably those kids.

Why did our parents feel the need to torture us like this? We have no idea. The whole fashion statement was just a terrible debacle really.

Ah, the Slinky. Fond memories to be sure, but not when we recall how many times they got twisted, stuck, or damaged in ways that compromised our ability to enjoy them. Needless to say, that happened a lot more often than we’d like to admit — we just choose to ignore those bad times.

Even so, these toys were a lot of fun — so much so that we could see ourselves playing with one today if only we could find them as easily as we could back in the ’90s. Alas, that is not the case.

Even CDs are old at this point, but believe it or not, we used to have something even older — that being the video home system (a.k.a VHS) for the videocassette recorder (a.k.a. VCR). Needless to say, this technology is practically ancient at this point. We can all remember those moments in which our favorite movies stopped working because the film tape inside the cassette got all messed up.

It’s nostalgic for sure, but needless to say, we’re glad that we don’t have to worry about such possibilities these days. After all, it could cost time, money, and a decent amount of sanity.

Remember those pens that let you write in several different colors? Yeah, so do we. Whatever happened to those anyway? Apparently, even though most of us thought they were cool, the people making them did not. Or perhaps, they just weren’t making enough sales…

Either way, we kind of miss these old things, and we certainly get a sense of nostalgia when we think about them. If only they could make a comeback. Now, that would be awesome.

Games like this one always kind of just showed up out of nowhere, never actually being bought by anyone but being in your closet regardless. Honestly, we’re not sure how many people actually enjoyed them, because they were pretty simple overall.

Also, they tended to be more nervewracking and boring than actually fun, which may explain why they died out and were never seen again. We’re not too sad about it really.

The ’90s had a lot of different toys because — let’s be real — we played outside a bit more than kids nowadays. Ironically, though, many of those toys were slightly dangerous, such as the Skip It. Yeah, swinging a rope around your ankle and hopping over it while on cement. What could go wrong?

Many things could go wrong. Still, while lots of kids ate the pavement back then, there was something addicting about this toy. We couldn’t get enough of it.

Before you could stream music, before you could even listen to CDs on the go, you had the Sony Walkman — a way to listen to videocassette tapes while on the go. It was big, clunky, and pretty expensive (for its time). Still, it offered something that no other technology did at the time.

It looks super outdated now, but back then, it really was something cool. Lots of people wanted one, and those that had them were better off than the rest of us.

Make no mistake, everyone — there is no such thing as tear-free shampoo. Even so, these ’90s fish-shaped shampoo bottles from L’Oréal promised as much, even though they were blatantly lying to our faces. Still, the design itself was actually a great idea, turning them into a bath toy of sorts.

But hey, false advertising is something we can’t condone. After all, coming up with a cool design doesn’t erase all the memories of burning, teary eyes.

If you were a middle schooler in the ’90s, you knew a thing or two about WordArt. After all, everyone did. Frankly, WordArt isn’t all that impressive by today’s standards, but at the time, it was something many children took pride in, seeing as how it made them feel knowledgeable about graphic design.

It was just the delusions of some young kids, but they were delusions that made us happy nonetheless. We’re not even sure if WordArt is still a thing, honestly.

OK, so, technically Pokémon cards haven’t gone anywhere. You can still find them in stores. But, much like baseball trading cards, their heyday is long past. Nowadays, such cards are niche. In the ’90s, they were cool. Having a holographic Charizard card made you the coolest guy around.

It’s just not the same these days. With how far the franchise has progressed in terms of games, not too many people still care about cards of all things. Oh well.

Technically, the ’90s was an era where we saw a lot of technological innovations. For instance, we had those aforementioned VHS tapes and Walkmans, but in the same decade, we saw the advent of CDs and CD players. Even so, by today’s standards, they are pretty ancient, so don’t expect to see them too often.

In fact, they’re generally considered relics at this point, for people that have to have things the old way just because that’s how they like it. Some people still use CDs today, though, even with streaming and all that.

What exactly is a Furby? We don’t actually have any idea. A bird? An owl? Something altogether more sinister? Well, that last one was only if you discovered what they looked like under all of that fur! Needless to say, Furbies fell out of style a while ago, but they were hot in the ’90s.

In general, stuffed animals aren’t as popular as they used to be, which is probably a sign of the times. Technology really has the power to change a lot.

Nightlights were great and all, but nothing could beat glow in the dark stars that you could stick to your walls and ceilings. That was the pinnacle of home decor in the ’90s, at least for many kids. Of course, those stars always presented a problem later when they needed to be taken off.

Lots of parents weren’t too happy about that, but it is what it is, right? Sometimes you had to make sacrifices in order to have the coolest room around.

To be fair, you can technically find Goosebumps books around today, perhaps at a book fair or something. But, the series as a whole definitely hit its high point decades ago, mostly during the ’90s. Many a kid got the chills while reading these stories!

That may not be the case any longer, but at one point it was, and that point was the exact decade we are discussing with this list. That being said, it fits perfectly well here.

This short-lived trend probably existed solely because people didn’t realize how bad of an idea it was yet. After all, when you think about all the weaknesses of things powered solely by air… well, they aren’t exactly sturdy enough to make chairs and couches out of, now are they?

However, they were popular enough for a time that there was even a Britney Spears themed one. Oh, the ’90s.

Now, here’s something we miss for sure! Lava lamps were a huge hit in the ’90s, and although you can still find them here and there nowadays, we just can’t understand why they lost their popularity. We mean, who wouldn’t want one of these things on their dresser or nightstand? Frankly, if we could bring one thing back from the ’90s, it would definitely be these.

Thankfully, you can still find lava lamps in certain niche stores. We would be utterly devastated if they were just gone from the world forever.

We’ve talked about VHS tapes already, but we should also mention the many accessories that had to be used in conjunction with them. After all, once a tape ran out, it had to be rewound, and that’s where tape rewinders came into play. You couldn’t watch a second time without these!

That said, we’re glad the process of watching movies has been greatly simplified these days, since the overall process that it took to watch a VHS tape was a huge pain.

Do you know what’s super ’90s? Disposable cameras. Yeah, remember when you could just buy a cheap plastic camera and take pictures with it, with the intention to dispose of that camera later? It was pretty crazy that we had to do that kind of thing back then.

In fact, we’ll let this carry us into our next point — because it was these strange times that also required this other obsolete technology…

Now that everything is digital, there’s just no need for camera film anymore. But, there was a point in time in which you had to have film in order to do anything with a camera. In conjunction with disposable cameras, such film is something you would see a lot of in the ’90s.

You can still find such film today, but only for folks who want it. It’s not actually needed as far as pictures are concerned thanks to the wonders of modern technology.

What is there to say about Pogs? They were really popular back then, but they aren’t anymore. And chances are, they will never be popular again. They were certainly a fad during the ’90s, but like most fads, they ultimately fell out of fashion.

These days, collections of Pogs may even be worth a lot more than was spent on them. We don’t know that for sure, of course, but you know what they say about rarity, scarcity — and of all that.

In a time when not everyone could just hop on the internet to see what the world looked like beyond their neighborhood, there was the View-Master, a little toy that was styled like a camera. Although it was first introduced back in 1939, the toy was wildly popular during the ’90s. All you had to do was stick a reel into the toy and voilà — you were able to see images of faraway places and lands.

When you really think about it today, such a toy seems kind of sad. Back then, though, it was often the best a kid could hope for in regards to seeing some truly amazing places.

Considering the popularity of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in the ’90s, you would think that the world had never seen twins before. Apparently, the idea of twin celebrity kids starring in movies was really cool back then.

Today, Mary Kate and Ashley are moguls of the fashion world. And although they’ve taken a step back from the entertainment industry, you can still watch one of their cutesy films if you’re looking for something nostalgic.

I Spy is a game that has existed for a very long time, but in the ’90s, there was a bit of a craze regarding it. Although they’re books, the objective is to spot certain things on each page, much like Where’s Waldo. Needless to say, you likely won’t see these books today.

Well, you could find them somewhere, but probably as really old relics that are part of an old bookstore, or maybe the dark recesses of a library.

We’re not saying that you can’t find a Yo-yo today, but let’s be real — how many people have you seen playing with one in the last week? Last month? Last year even? Not many, we’re certain. Yo-yos may still exist today, but they are nowhere near as popular as they were in the ’90s.

Of course, toys in general just aren’t as popular anymore because most kids are playing video games or watching TV. But, we can’t really blame them for picking the much more entertaining option available to them.

Moon Shoes are kind of like the Heely’s of the ’90s. Shoes with some sort of ridiculous gimmick built into the soles that made them a load of fun. After all, who doesn’t want trampolines in their soles? Even as adults, that still sounds pretty fun to us.

Why did they go out of style? Probably because a lot of kids had accidents in their homes while playing around with the shoes when they shouldn’t have been.

This was the best family game of all time for kids. It’s tense, it has action, it’s not that hard to play or get into, and it was fun to look at. Unfortunately, this game too fell out of style, so it would be pretty difficult to find it these days.

However, if you still have it, it could actually be worth something considering that it’s pretty rare. Although, we doubt too many people still have it in great condition.

This fad had a lot of girls doing some superficial damage to their ears to look snazzy for the day, and they didn’t even have to get their ears pierced if they didn’t want to. That made them these stick-on earrings especially famous, especially for elementary and middle school girls.

That said, these too fell out of fashion after a brief stint of popularity in the ’90s. It was kind of cheap, but we can understand the appeal for some people.

Most people remember Bop It from the early 2000s, but in reality, it first came out in 1996. That said, we don’t doubt that most of its popularity came after the ’90s, but even so, it is a ’90s toy that you probably won’t find in many places these days.

The funny thing is that there have actually been many iterations of Bop It. Multiple versions, if you will. It’s odd to think such a toy had many models over the years.

Technically Kidz Bop wasn’t a solely ’90s franchise, but it was a big part of it, as well as the early 2000’s. We’ll be honest and say the idea was a wonky one as far as liberal arts are concerned, but that’s almost what makes it so distinctly ’90s. There was a lot of weird stuff going on back then.

Thing is, there were actually dozens of volumes of Kidz Bop, for some reason. For some of us, it brings back memories of the Kidz Bop commercials that would air between our favorite shows.

Anyone that can actually remember the ’90s can remember how popular slap bracelets were, even though they were literally just little bands you slapped on your wrist to wrap them around. Immensely popular in school, tons of middle schoolers were running around with these.

You can actually still buy these today, if you really want to. But, as for what you would do with them, we honestly have no idea.

You remember that sweet jacket that Tom Cruise wore in Top Gun? Yeah, that style of bomber jacket became a really big thing in the ’90s, in no small part due to him wearing it in the movie. We do have to admit — it has a nice look to it.

That said, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone running around wearing a bomber jacket today. Apparently, military-inspired aesthetic isn’t as cool as it used to be.

Now, here’s one article of fashion that we are glad kicked the bucket. Let’s be real, nothing good ever came of fanny packs. They just looked silly, goofy, and terrible all at once. Sure — they had a practical use, but it really wasn’t worth it.

You could still find one of these today, but why would you want to? Frankly, we have no Earthly idea. Please don’t try to bring this back, for any reason. Think of the children.

You don’t see much plaid flannel at all these days, as it just fell out of style. But, back in the ’90s, they were pretty popular and honestly, we don’t see why that changed. They didn’t look bad and they were pretty comfortable, all things considered.

Still, all good things must come to an end. We kind of miss plaid flannel shirts, but at least you can still wear them today if you really want to.

Timberlands came into being before the ’90s, but they weren’t popularized until that decade thanks to their notorious association with rappers at the time. Timberlands became a status symbol of sorts for folks who really enjoyed rap, but you won’t see many fans wearing them today.

This tends to happen to fashions that are related to brief pop culture trends. As soon as the trend ends, the fashion often goes out of style as well.

You could find scrunchies all over the place in the ’90s. If there was a high school girl on a TV show somewhere, you can bet she had a scrunchie or wore one at some point at least. These hairbands were available in all sorts of colors, fabrics, and more.

Perhaps people today feel that they are a little too gaudy, as they often wear much more minimalist hair ties. Of course, some people may still wear scrunchies today.

Chain wallets were a brief fashion trend of the ’90s that was an important part of the grunge fad. However, they weren’t really practical, and once that fad passed on, they fell out of fashion pretty quickly. We’re not too sorry to see them go, really.

Or rather, we’re not sorry that they went a long time ago. You don’t see too many people showing them off nowadays, something that we’re grateful for. Lots of people probably are, in fact.

You can thank the Spice Girls for this one. After they all wore a pair during a performance, women everywhere wanted to get their hands on platform sneakers…for some reason. They certainly weren’t practical and they weren’t very good looking either.

But then again, a lot of fashion trends from the ’90s are pretty bad in general, when you can look at them in hindsight. Such a thing is 20/20, after all. The worst part is, they’re coming back into style…

No, the ’90s didn’t create overalls of course, but they did popularize them as a trendy fashion for even adults to wear. The one strap off the shoulder look is traditionally ’90s no matter how you slice it. That said, the decade actually took a lot of practical clothing and made them trendy.

We are glad people don’t wear overalls just to look cool these days. After all, it doesn’t really — ya know, look cool…

In decades prior, boat shoes were decidedly uncool and mostly associated with dads who weren’t very trendy. And yet, they became immensely popular during the ’90s for some reason we can’t really understand. Then again, no matter what decade you look at, fashion can be weird.

That’s how trendsetting works, supposedly. Even so, this is one trend that mostly died out shortly after the ’90s. Whether or not you think that’s a good or bad thing is a matter of opinion.

VHS tapes were a big part of the ’90s in general, but Nickolodeon had a weird thing going where their VHS tapes were orange. We know why, of course, but what separates this from the videocassette entry on the list is the fact that you can still get such cassettes today.

However, you’d be hard-pressed to find orange VHS tapes like this one around anywhere today, making it an even more special relic of a bygone age.