I Went Through The '90s And '00s Items My Sister Found In Our Attic And I'm Curious How Many Of These Your Remember
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This is my sister, Emily. She’s a writer, a mom, and a bit of an aficionado when it comes to pop culture.
She’s basically why I know the things I do about anything that happened pre-2000s.
A few years ago, my mom decided to sell our childhood home.
We're a family of accumulators, and after over 30 years, stuff starts to pile up. Some was trash/recycled, some was donated, but most of the stuff was relics from our childhood.
My sister took it upon herself to save these artifacts from a time gone by, preserving our childhood memories.
Here she is on another trip to the old house!
While she's still in the process of going through boxes, she documents what she uncovers on Instagram.
Of course, she's finding all the classics: Pokémon cards, Goosebumps books, pounds and pounds of Beanie Babies, and her clear green Gameboy.
But she's also finding some real deep cuts that only people who grew up during this time period will probably remember.
So let's put on our masks and gloves, and go attic diving to see if we can remember these ancient artifacts:
1.This 1999 Generation Girl Dance Party Blaine doll:
Blaine kinda looks like an amalgamation of every Backstreet Boy.
2.This green inflatable Barbie chair:
3.This Jelly Bean Communications phone:
There's an entire monologue taped inside in case you were wondering what that was.
4.Chicken McNugget toys that were like very small and very cheap Mr. Potato Heads:
Also, a small plastic tray of McDonald's hotcakes cuz the '90s loved to have toys that doubled as advertisements.
5.These colorful plastic bags from Limited Too:
These were mine. And I know I kept them solely because they were pretty, but I'd like to think that little me was being conscientious about the future of the environment.
6.A Blockbuster membership card:
Gonna hold on to this in case any reopen near me.
7.This near-faceless doll:
This What's Her Face doll really brought out my creativity.
8.Animal necklaces:
Liking dolphins and amphibians were just a thing. I guess you just had to be there...
9.This ad for Zoog:
10.Lisa Frank stationery products:
11.Unauthorized magazines & books about musicians:
Wow, can't wait to read all the absolutely true articles in this.
Giving away all of NSYNC's "ADDRESSES 'N' CYBERSITES" seems a little invasive, but I do want to see those "ROCKIN' COLOR PHOTOS."
12.An off-brand Caboodle filled with Barbie shoes:
Also pictured: a Britney Spears jacket and Ginger Spice's UK Flag boots.
13.This Jibba Jabber:
The sound this thing makes is forever ingrained in my memory.
14.A little red VW Bug for your Barbies:
Barbie and naked Ken are absolutely thriving in this car.
15.Some very classic Teen People magazines:
16."Well-loved" Barbies:
In case you can't tell: Sabrina Spellman, Harvey Kinkle, Sporty Spice, Baby Spice, Scary Spice, Cher from the TV version of Clueless, and my mom's 1960s Francie doll dressed in what appears to be a crop top and some wide-leg JNCO jeans.
17.This promotional hat:
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me was a childhood-defining movie for me, so this will no doubt be passed down through our family for generations. (Please ignore the dust: it was in the attic!)
18.These licensed valentines:
A Shaq valentine? I guess in the '90s, anything could be romantic if you put a heart on it.
19.Alien stuff:
What's the point of having keys if you don't have at least two alien keychains attached?
I can't tell if this alien is about to be in a boxing match or is just in a cult.
20.This Boogie Nights promotional 13" ruler:
IYKYK.
21.Customized VHS tapes:
22.Y2K merch:
This was a "Y2K bug" that if you slammed it down, would make a "crashing" noise, apropos of the fear of all computers crashing at the start of the new millennium. Very dark toy that I had when I was eight for some reason.
Pretty sure this made a "hehe" noise if you squeezed its belly.
23.This clear plastic smiley face bag:
A perfect place to keep all of the Lisa Frank notebooks.
24.Simpsons cards:
Yeah, Lisa, same.
25.PILES of Teenie Beanies:
26.And lastly, these preserved Josie and the Pussycats posters that were actually still intact and hanging on the attic ceiling:
Merch from the best rock band that doesn't actually exist.
