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The Totally Sweet ’90s: From Clear Cola to Furby, and Grunge to “Whatever,” the Toys, Tastes, and Trends That Defined a Decade

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by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper


  Consumer Reports, 109

  Cooksey, Danny, 169–70

  Cool as Ice (movie), 44

  Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer, vii

  Cooper, Sheldon (TV character), 211

  Coors, 226–27

  COPS (TV show), 51

  Corrections, The (Franzen), 148

  Cosby, Bill, 103, 202

  Cosby Show, The (TV show), 168, 211

  Costanza, George (TV character), 159, 175

  Costco, 63

  Costner, Kevin, 212, 213

  Cox, Courteney, 172

  Craven, Wes, 172

  Crawford, Cindy, 74

  creativity in 1990s, viii–ix

  Creeping Terror, The (movie), 139

  Cruise, Tom, 52, 212

  Crusher, Wesley/Leslie (TV character), 188

  Crying Game, The (movie), 136

  Crystal Gravy on Saturday Night Live (TV show), 47

  Crystal Pepsi, 47, 47, 63

  Culkin, Kieran, 69

  Culkin, Macaulay, 94, 95

  Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV show), 176

  CW, 34, 128

  Cyrus, Billy Ray, 121

  Cyrus, Miley, 44

  “Da Butt,” 9

  Daily, 119

  Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The (TV show), 203

  Dallas (TV show), 128

  Dancing with the Stars (TV show), 162

  Danes, Claire, 137

  Daniels, Jeff, 106

  Danza, Tony, 195

  Dark, Danny, 124

  David, Larry, 176

  Dawson’s Creek (TV show), 53–54, 172

  “Deep Thoughts” (Handey), 92

  DeLoach, Heather, 16–17

  Dennis the Menace (comic strip), 40

  Department 56, 54–55

  Depp, Johnny, 98, 212

  Derkins, Susie (comic strip character), 41

  Diaz, Cameron, 106

  DiCaprio, Leonardo, 99

  Dickens, Charles, 149

  Different World, A (TV show), 112–113

  Diff’rent Strokes (TV show), 170

  Dikkers, Scott, 107

  Dippin’ Dots, 55–56

  Dirty Dancing (movie), 99, 142

  Discovery Zone, 56–57

  Disney, 59, 117, 142, 162, 165–66, 189

  Doherty, Shannon, 32–33, 34

  “Don’t Copy That Floppy” (video), 57–58

  “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” (Big Mouth Billy Bass), 20

  Doom (game), 212

  Doritos 3D, 58–59

  Doublemint Twins, 97

  Double Stuf Oreos, 62

  Double Team (movie), 44

  Douglas, Melvyn, 52

  Dowling, Father (TV character), 140

  Downey, Robert, Jr., 49

  Downwardly Mobile (TV show), 169

  Dream Phone game, 60, 60–61

  Drew Carey Show, The (TV show), 38, 207

  DS (Nintendo), 82

  “Dude Looks Like a Lady” (Aerosmith), 201

  Due Date (movie), 49

  Dumb & Dumber (movie), 106

  Dunkaroos, ix, 62, 62–63

  Dunn, Nora, 6, 214

  Duran Duran, 17, 89

  DustBusters, 116

  DVDs, 73, 135

  Dynasty (TV show), 128

  Earring Magic Ken, 63–64, 64

  Eat Cheese and Barf (Stein), 86

  eBay, 8

  Ebert, Roger, 185

  Ebola virus, 65

  Edwards, Elwood, 148

  Egan, Jennifer, 49

  8-track tapes, 42

  Elaine (TV character), 175

  Electronic Gaming Monthly, 113

  electronic news and communications, viii

  Ellen Foster (Gibbons), 148

  El Pueblo Apartments, 128

  email, viii, 70, 71

  endings (twist), movies with, 136–37

  Entourage (TV show), 6

  Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (movie), 106

  “Everybody Plays the Fool” (Main Ingredient), 52

  “Evian” (“naïve”), 30

  Ewing, J. R. (TV character), 210

  Facebook, 94

  facial hair, 66

  Factsheet 5, 227, 229

  Falcon Crest (TV show), 53

  Family Circus (comic strip), 40

  Family Matters (TV show), 192, 211

  Family Ties (TV show), 73

  fanny packs, 67, 67–68

  Fargo (movie), 68–69

  Farley, Chris, 1

  Farrelly Brothers, 106

  Far Side (comic strip), 28

  Fat Bastard (movie character), 144

  Father of the Bride (movie), 69–70

  fat suits, 144

  Faulkner, William, 107

  Favre, Brett, 207

  Favreau, Jon, 191

  fax machines, 70–71

  Fear Factor (TV show), 37

  Federline, Kevin, 66

  Feet of Flames (stage show), 167

  Feldman, Corey, 126

  Ferguson, Sarah (Duchess of York), 173

  Ferrell, Will, 102–3

  50 Cent, 49

  Fight Club (movie), 136

  Final Sacrifice, The (movie), 139

  “Final Thought” on The Jerry Springer Show (TV show), 105

  Fincher, David, 94

  “Five! Five-dollar! Five-dollar footlong!” ad, 101–2

  flash drives, 73

  Flatley, Michael, 166, 167

  Fleer, 209

  Floam, 80

  floppy disks, 71–73, 72

  Fly Away Home (movie), 76

  Fonzie (TV character), 210

  footbag (game), 91

  Forbes, Jim, 18

  Foreigner, 109

  Foreman, George, 83

  Forrest Gump (movie), 73–74

  “found footage” genre, 23

  Fox, 32, 51, 105, 154, 194

  Fox, Matthew, 155

  Fox, Vivica A., 52

  FoxTrot (comic strip), 74–75, 75

  Franck (movie character), 70

  Frank, Lisa, vii, 118, 119

  Franzen, Jonathan, 148

  Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist (game), 72

  Free Willy (movie), 76

  Freezy Freakies, 96

  Frey, James, 148

  Friday-night TV programming, ix, 192–93

  Friends (TV show), 65, 77–78, 167, 219

  Friends with Benefits (movie), 49

  Frito-Lay, 45, 58, 59

  FROG (Fully Rely on God) bracelets, 221

  Frogger (game), 86

  Frozen Embryos (TV band), 138138

  Fruit by the Foot, 78, 78–79

  Fuentes, Daisy, 3

  Full House (TV show), 146

  Funicello, Annette, 115

  “Funky Cold Medina” (Tone Loc), 186

  Funny Face drinks, 186

  Furby, 79, 79–80

  FX, 13, 69

  G. I. Joe: Renegades (movie), 170

  Gak, 80–81, 81

  Galifianakas, Zach, 49

  Game Boy, 82

  Gap, 191

  Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (movie), 88

  Garfield (comic strip character), 40

  Gekko, Gordon (movie character), 84

  Generation X, 145, 161

  GEnie, 147

  George Foreman Grill, 83

  Gere, Richard, 159

  “Get Out Da Club” (50 Cent), 49

  Get Rid Of Slimy girlS (GROSS), 41

  Ghostbusters (movie), 108

  giant cell phones, 84, 84–85

  Giant Robot, 228

  Gibbons, Kaye, 148

  Gibson, Mel, 213

  Gidget the Taco Bell Chihuahua, 193

  Giga Pet, 79

  Gilligan’s Island (TV show), 154

  Gilmore Girls (TV show), 138

  Ginger (Spice Girl), 183, 184

  Gioia, Dana, 103

  girl groups, 183–85, 184

  Giuliani, Rudy, 102–3

  Gizmo from Gremlins (movie), 79,
80

  glitter cosmetics, 28–29

  goatees, 66

  GoComics, 107

  GoldenEye (movie), 37

  Good Eats (TV show), 21

  Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 52

  Goodman, John, 169

  Good Morning, Miss Bliss (TV show), 172

  Goooze, 80

  Goosebumps (Stine), 85–86, 86

  Gosselaar, Mark-Paul, 84

  Gossip Girl (TV show), 25

  “Got Milk?” ad, 87

  “Grab Some Buds” ad, 215

  Graff, Rayanne (TV character), 138

  Graham, Heather, 40

  Grammy Awards, 8, 133

  Grand Theft Auto (game), 212

  Great Expectations (Dickens), 149

  Green, Seth, 142

  Green Day, 90

  Gremlins (movie), 79, 80

  Gretzky, Wayne, 167

  Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), 36, 168

  Griffey, Ken, Jr., 209

  Griffin, Kathy, 202

  Groom, Winston, 74

  Groundhog Day (movie), 88–89

  grunge music genre, 17, 89–90

  Guillaume, Robert, 117

  Guinness Book of World Records, 82, 131

  Gump and Co. (Groom), 74

  Gunderson, Marge (movie character), 68–69

  Guttenberg, Steve, 146

  Gymboree, 57

  Hacky Sack, 90–91, 91

  hair accessories, 173–75, 174, 205

  “hair band,” 140

  “Hakuna Matata” (John), 117

  Halliwell, Geri “Ginger Spice,” 184

  Hall of Horrors (Stein), 86

  Halo (game), 150, 212

  Hammer, MC (Stanley Burrell), 125, 125–26

  Handey, Jack, 92

  Handford, Martin, 217–18, 218

  “hands-free bags,” 68

  Hanks, Tom, 73, 74

  Hanna-Barbera, 124

  Hanson, 134–35

  “Hanukkah Song” (Sandler), 1

  Happening, The (movie), 137

  “Happy Fun Ball” on Saturday Night Live (TV show), 92

  “Happy Trail” (Autry), 49

  Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (movie), 214, 223

  Harry, Debbie, 2

  Hart, M. E., 58

  Hart, Melissa Joan, 45

  Hartman, Phil, 92

  Hasbro, 80, 131, 207

  Hasselhoff, David, 13, 14

  “Have You Ever…You Will?” ad, 93–94

  Hawk, Tony, 222

  HBO, 6, 35

  “Head, Gut, or Groin” on America’s Funniest Home Videos (TV show), 4

  “Head On! Apply it to your forehead” ad, 101–2

  Hearst, Patty, 222

  Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV show), 223

  Hewitt, Jennifer Love, 154

  Hey Dude (TV show), 2

  Hi-C, 186

  Higgins, Racetrack (movie character), 143

  Hill, Cotton (TV character), 3

  Hoffman, Dustin, 213

  Hogan, Hulk, 5, 44, 83

  Hokey Pokey, 121

  Holmes, Katie, 54

  Home Alone (movie), 94–95, 154

  Homicide: Life on the Street (TV show), 26

  Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (movie), 135

  Honey Nut Cheerios, 122

  Honey Tree Evil Eye (Spuds Mackenzie), 185–86

  “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” 9

  Hoon, Shannon, 17

  Hopkins, Sir Anthony, 125

  horror movie genre, 172–73

  Hot Skatin’ Ken, 64

  Hot Zone, The (Preston), 65

  House, Laura, 7, 8

  How I Met Your Mother (TV show), 77, 98

  Hughes, Miko, 111

  Hulu, 103

  Hunger Games, The (Collins), 46

  Hurricane Katrina, 134

  Huss, Toby, 3

  Hutsell, Melanie, 32

  Hutton, Lauren, 194

  Hypercolor heat-sensitive clothing, viii, 95–96

  iCarly (TV show), 46

  IFC, 8

  If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Numeroff), 96–97

  If You Give an Author a Pencil (Numeroff), 97

  “If You Should Run Away” (Lewis), 114

  “I Got You, Babe” (Sonny and Cher), 88

  I Hate Brenda Newsletter, 34

  “I learned it by watching you!” public service announcement, 202

  “I Love You” (Barney), 11

  I Love You Phillip Morris (movie), 106

  iMacs, 75

  “I Married a Horse” on The Jerry Springer Show (TV show), 105

  IMDb.com, 74, 89, 106, 212

  “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” (Reid and Reid), 97–98

  “I’m the King of the World,” 99–100

  Infiltration, 228, 228

  inline skates, 100–101

  In Living Color (TV show), 105, 112

  Inside Sports, 229

  Internet, 3, 17, 26, 147

  inventions in 1990s, viii–ix

  Iomega Zip drive, 72–73

  iPads, 75, 80, 151

  iPhones, 118, 151

  Irish dance, 166–67

  Irons, Jeremy, 117

  Ishtar (movie), 213

  “It Must Have Been Love” (Roxette), 159

  It’s Pat (movie), 201

  It Takes Two (movie), 146

  iTunes, 42

  “I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up” ad, 101–2

  Jackson, Reggie, 126, 209

  Jackson, Samuel L., 160

  Jagger, Dean, 52

  James, Rick, 125

  “Janet Reno’s Dance Party” on Saturday Night Live (TV show), 102

  Japan, 45

  Jasmine (Disney princess), 165

  Jell-O: A Biography (Wyman), 104

  Jell-O Jigglers, 103–4

  Jenner, Bruce, 222

  Jerry Maguire (movie), 52

  Jerry Springer Show, The (TV show), 104–5

  Jerry (TV character), 175

  Jersey Shore (TV show), 16, 149, 161

  Jim’s Journal (comic strip), 106–7, 107

  John, Elton, 117

  Johnson, Magic, 194

  Jolie, Angelina, 22

  Jolson, Al, ix

  Jones, Curt, 55

  Jones, James Earl, 117, 119

  Jones, Jenny, 194

  Jones Soda, 145

  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (musical), 162

  Joy of Painting, The (TV show), 26–28, 27

  juice boxes, 108–9

  “Jump, Jive an’ Wail” (Prima), 191

  “Jump” (Kris Kross), 112

  Juno (movie), 138

  Jurassic Park (movie), 75

  Kapowski, Kelly (TV character), 173, 174

  Kaufman, Wendy (Snapple Lady), 179, 180

  Keaton, Diane, 69

  Keebler, 123, 124

  Kelly, Chris “Mac Daddy,” 112

  Ken dolls, 63–64, 64

  Kennedy, Jamie, 172

  kid barrettes, 174

  Kid Cuisine, 109–10

  Kindergarten Cop (movie), 110–11

  King, Stephen, 65, 92

  King of the Hill (TV show), 3

  Kinkade, Thomas, 54, 203

  Kirk, Captain (TV character), 187, 188

  Kirkpatrick, Chris, 66

  Kiss, 16, 132

  Klingons (TV characters), 58, 75, 187

  Klump, Sherman (movie character), 144

  Kmart, 124

  Knox Blox, 103

  Kool-Aid Bursts, 187

  Koosh balls/Koosh kins, 111–12

  Kramer (TV character), 175

  Krasinski, John, 76

  Kremer, Howard, 7, 8

  Kris Kross, 112–13

  Krueger, Freddy (movie character), 172

  Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (movie), 170

  Kunis, Mila, 49

  L.A. Times, 137

  Lachey, Nick, 28–29

  Laffer, Larry (game character), 115

  Lak
e, Ricki, 194

  Lamb Chop’s Play Along (TV show), 113–14

  Land Before Time XIII (movie), 52

  landlines, viii, 85

  Land of the Lost (TV show), 132

  Lawless, Lucy, 224

  Lawrence, Joey, 24

  Lawrence, Martin, 144

  Lebowski Fest, 19

  Leisure Suit Larry (game), 114–15

  L’elan Vital, 46

  Lemon Twist, 176

  Leno, Jay, 193

  “Less You Know, The” on Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The (TV show), 203

  Lethal Weapon 2 (movie), 135

  Letterman, David, 226

  Lewis, Jerry, 143

  Lewis, Shari, 113, 114

  Life Alert, 101

  LifeCall, 101

  light-up sneakers, 115–16

  Lincoln, Abraham, 210

  Linz, Alex D., 95

  Lion King, The (Broadway play), 143

  Lion King, The (movie), 117–18

  Lipnicki, Jonathan, 52

  Lisa Frank school supplies, 118–19, 119

  Little Mermaid, The (movie), 142, 165

  Lloyd, Jake, 189

  Locklear, Heather, 128

  Lode Runner! (game), 120

  Lonely Island crew on Saturday Night Live (TV show), 1

  Lord of the Dance (stage show), 167

  Lost (TV show), 155

  Love, Buddy (movie character), 144

  Lowe, Al, 115

  Lucas, George, 188, 189

  “Lunch Lady Land” (Sandler), 1, 2

  Lundegaard, Jerry (movie character), 68

  Lundgren, Dolph, 43

  Luscious Jackson, 2

  Lynch, Jane, 32

  “Macarena,” 121–22

  Mac Classic II, 119–21, 120

  Macy, William H., 68

  Mad Max (movie), 213

  Madonna, 17, 132

  MadTV, 101–2

  MagiCan Coke contest, 50

  Magic Eye pictures, 122–23

  Magician, The (movie), 222

  Magic Middles cookies, 123–24

  Main Ingredient, 52

  Majorino, Tina, 76, 213

  Mallrats (movie), 123

  Malone, Sam (TV character), 175

  Manos: The Hands of Fate (movie), 139

  Marcel on Friends (TV show), 65

  Marist College poll, 217

  Mark, Marky, 137

  Mars, 197

  Martha Stewart Living, 124

  Martin, Ann M., 10–11

  Martin, Steve, 69–70

  Marx, Karl, 46

  Mary Poppins (movie), 70

  Mary Tyler Moore (TV show), 175

  M*A*S*H (TV show), 169

  Mask, The (movie), 106

  Masterpiece Theater (TV show), 104

  Mattel, 63, 80, 81, 82

  Mayans, 225

  McAllister, Kevin (movie character), 94, 95

  McBride, Danny, 49

  McDonald’s, 6–7, 50, 57, 126–27

  MC Hammer (Stanley Burrell), 125, 125–26

  McKellen, Sir Ian, 9

  McLean, A. J., 66

  McRib from McDonald’s, 126–27

  Mega Warheads, 182, 183

  Melrose Place (TV show), 49, 128, 147

  Menken, Alan, 142

  Mentos, 129–30

  Menudo, 184

  Merida (Disney princess), 166

  Miami Vice (TV show), 46

  Michaels, Lorne, 201

 

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