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Things 90s Kids Realize
A look back at pop culture from the 1990s as an adult! Reflect and discover the things you didn't realize as a kid, like how awful The Rugrats parents were, or how whipped Doug Funnie was on Patti Mayonnaise. Even shocking revelations are made, such as James Avery (Uncle Phil) voicing the Ninja Turtles arch enemy Shredder. Power Rangers, Disney, Nickelodeon, Nintendo, Sega, boy bands, teen pop princesses and MANY MORE things 90s are discussed in this nostalgia filled book!
- GenresNonfiction
104 pages, Paperback
First published January 31, 2012
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About the author
Born in 88.
-Avid watcher of Nick Toons.
-Have seen every episode of The Fresh Prince in it’s entirety, multiple times.
-Played Power Rangers with friends for 20 hours a week, every week from ages 7-9. (For majority of the hours, I was the Red Ranger… If you watched the show you know he’s the leader, thus, I had the most responsibility.)
-Used phrases like “da bomb” and “that’s bad” throughout the 90’s.
-Mastered the art of blowing into a cartridge.
-Owner of dozens of VHS movies.
-I perform a daily prayer for the poor kids who are stuck with subpar television such as “Drake & Josh”, followed by a moment of silence, in remembrance of elite TV, like “Kenan & Kel”.
-Avid watcher of Nick Toons.
-Have seen every episode of The Fresh Prince in it’s entirety, multiple times.
-Played Power Rangers with friends for 20 hours a week, every week from ages 7-9. (For majority of the hours, I was the Red Ranger… If you watched the show you know he’s the leader, thus, I had the most responsibility.)
-Used phrases like “da bomb” and “that’s bad” throughout the 90’s.
-Mastered the art of blowing into a cartridge.
-Owner of dozens of VHS movies.
-I perform a daily prayer for the poor kids who are stuck with subpar television such as “Drake & Josh”, followed by a moment of silence, in remembrance of elite TV, like “Kenan & Kel”.
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April 26, 2016
Born in 1988, I am very much a kid of the 90s. I know everyone looks back at the time they grew up in with rose tinted glasses but 90s kids were special. We were the last generation that spent most of their time outside, the last generation that grew up with the birth of the internet and most importantly, we had the best kids TV shows ever created. We also had a bunch of other cool stuff that is shown in this book!
First off, this is written by an American (I think) as there are some things that will only make sense to British 90s kids that are left out of this book, Funhouse anyone? And his name is Wally! It's Where's Wally! And there is no mention of The Spice Girls!? - How can you leave them out!?
But if you ignore that then this book is full of Nostalgia and it also pointed out a lot of things I didn't think about when I was a kid. Never thought about how bad the Rugrats parents were or how weirdly Doug was dressed.
A great quick read to take you back in time.And thank you Christopher Hudspeth for pointing out what a musical genius Will Smith is. I'm glad someone finally said it!
First off, this is written by an American (I think) as there are some things that will only make sense to British 90s kids that are left out of this book, Funhouse anyone? And his name is Wally! It's Where's Wally! And there is no mention of The Spice Girls!? - How can you leave them out!?
But if you ignore that then this book is full of Nostalgia and it also pointed out a lot of things I didn't think about when I was a kid. Never thought about how bad the Rugrats parents were or how weirdly Doug was dressed.
A great quick read to take you back in time.And thank you Christopher Hudspeth for pointing out what a musical genius Will Smith is. I'm glad someone finally said it!
December 29, 2013
It was great to go back in time to my childhood, even though I don't agree with everything the author talked about. Also, he knows nothing about wrestling what-so-ever, since he left out the greatest wrestling promotion in history, ECW. Need I say more?
February 14, 2025
I wish I had more positive things to say about this book. The first time I recall seeing it was some time ago, probably in 2017, and it was already out of print by that point. I'd held out hope for a while that I would be able to find a secondhand copy eventually for a decent price somewhere, and just added it to some wishlists to see if it ever got a hit. It did recently, and I bought this copy from Thriftbooks with a lot of hope and excitement.
And on the point of nostalgia and reminding me of many things from my childhood in the 90s, this is great! It's a short but informative little book that touches on things from the 90s that presses the nostalgia button without overstaying the welcome on any one topic.
However, I am not a fan of the way this was written. It feels incredibly mean-spirited in the way it often talks about aspects of the topics it touches on, including a lot of ableism and body-shaming, and a degree of misogynistic lean in how a lot of women are spoken of. It barely scoots by without being racist on top of that, and even then I'm arching a brow. I'm sure someone's going to say I'm being too sensitive or PC or something to that effect, but the truth is you could make a book like this without being mean-spirited and exclusionary in the way you choose to talk about your topics. You can talk about the decade with full authenticity without being mean-spirited and exclusionary, and yet that wasn't done here.
Safe to say I'm disappointed. I didn't get enough value out of this book to counterbalance the way it was written and how that left a bad taste in my mouth. I intend to either sell or give away this copy to someone who I feel might appreciate it more than me.
And on the point of nostalgia and reminding me of many things from my childhood in the 90s, this is great! It's a short but informative little book that touches on things from the 90s that presses the nostalgia button without overstaying the welcome on any one topic.
However, I am not a fan of the way this was written. It feels incredibly mean-spirited in the way it often talks about aspects of the topics it touches on, including a lot of ableism and body-shaming, and a degree of misogynistic lean in how a lot of women are spoken of. It barely scoots by without being racist on top of that, and even then I'm arching a brow. I'm sure someone's going to say I'm being too sensitive or PC or something to that effect, but the truth is you could make a book like this without being mean-spirited and exclusionary in the way you choose to talk about your topics. You can talk about the decade with full authenticity without being mean-spirited and exclusionary, and yet that wasn't done here.
Safe to say I'm disappointed. I didn't get enough value out of this book to counterbalance the way it was written and how that left a bad taste in my mouth. I intend to either sell or give away this copy to someone who I feel might appreciate it more than me.
July 28, 2017
I wasn't very impressed with this book. I enjoyed reading about things of my generation and I did agree with the author on most of what he wrote, but I didn't get into his style of writing. I feel like he would try to be funny and it fell flat. Plus, there were several grammatical errors throughout the book.
Many "90s kids" share the same love for certain fads, tv shows, toys, cereal, candy, etc. but I do think some things/opinions will differ in certain areas. Also, he published this book in 2012 and this was volume 1....where are the other volumes?
It's nice to have a little book to look on and reflect though. Real quick read!
Many "90s kids" share the same love for certain fads, tv shows, toys, cereal, candy, etc. but I do think some things/opinions will differ in certain areas. Also, he published this book in 2012 and this was volume 1....where are the other volumes?
It's nice to have a little book to look on and reflect though. Real quick read!
April 18, 2016
Oh my gosh. If you grew up in the 90's PLEASE pick up this book! It has everything from Disney to Rugrats to Legends of the Hidden Temple. As the cover says, "may cause EXTREME nostalgia". I love it! (check out the blog to wet your appetite Things 90s Kids Realize)
October 3, 2012
Def an cute trip down memory lane...only takes a couple hours to breeze through.
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October 30, 2014If you're looking for a serious, genuine, unique perspective on the 90's.....don't read this book. Offensively kitschy and obnoxiously self-indulgent.
February 1, 2016
Just the adrenaline shot of nostalgia I needed!
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