27 Photos Of Things People Between The Ages Of 37–48 Have Forgotten About, But That Live Rent-Free Deep In Their Minds

1.Waking up to your favorite radio station whenever the alarm went off on your Sony Dream Machine:

An alarm clock

2.Just how controversial The Simpsons were, and how Bart was a bad influence:

"Why America loves the Simpsons"

3.And how everyone wanted a Bart Simpson T-shirt:

A Bart Simpson T-shirt

4.Quoting so many, many things from In Living Color:

The cast of "In Living Color"
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5.The blurry AF White Diamonds commercial where Elizabeth Taylor says, "These have always brought me luck":

Elizabeth Taylor
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6.Knowing Mark Wahlberg as just Marky Mark the rapper who'd always strip down to his underwear:

Mark Wahlberg onstage
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7.The rollercoaster scream during the opening credits of Step by Step:

People on a rollercoaster
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8.How huge Steve Urkel-mania was that there was even a talking doll and cereal based off him:

Commercial for the Steve Urkel doll
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9.Madonna's Sex book that came wrapped like a condom and had you wondering what the hell was in it:

"Madonna Sex"

10.Just how cool and different CK One was when it came out (even though EVERYBODY ended up wearing it):

CK One

11.Laughing at Mr. Furley's panic attacks on Three's Company — which was also a sorta inappropriate show to have run in reruns after afternoon cartoons:

Screenshot from "Three's Company"
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12.Lassie, Dennis the Menace, and Mister Ed being on for HOURS during the day on Nickelodeon taking precious cartoon time:

"Lassie"
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13.The red sports car VHS rewinders that looked so-so-cool:

VHS Video Tape Rewinder

14.A cabinet shelf full of old VHS tapes that you didn't even know what was on them:

VHS tapes
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15.The commercials for Time Life's Mysteries of the Unknown book series, which were just creepy AF:

Mysteries of the Unknown
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16.CDs packaged in long boxes:

The soundtrack to "Beverly Hills, 90210"
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17.Record stores displaying singles and albums based on how they were performing on the charts that week:

A young girl touching a CD
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18.The cool display figurines that decorated the upper parts of the Disney stores:

Goofy behind a camera
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19.Kurt Loder delivering news on MTV sometimes like he was doing it with a gun pointed to his head:

Closeup of Kurt Loder
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20.MTV's Sex in the 90's that featured the Dog Brothers — who were like the original Jersey Shore personalities:

Screenshot from "Sex in the 90's"
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21.Those T-shirts that featured the Looney Tunes characters dressed in hip-hop clothes:

A Looney Tunes T-shirt
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22.The absolute delicacy that was Keebler's Pizzarias Pizza Chips:

Pizza chips
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23.The infomercial that featured Cher selling Lori Davis hair products that played all the time on the weekends:

Cher and Lori on an infomercial
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24.This Jessica Rabbit poster that you would always find in the poster racks at Spencer's:

Jessica Rabbit poster
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25.Watching Live with Regis and Kathie Lee whenever you stayed home sick from school, and their set that looked like a house:

Hugh Grant on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee"
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26.McDonald's burgers that came in Styrofoam containers:

McDonald's food
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27.And lastly, the urban legend that there was a penis on the cover of The Little Mermaid VHS 'cause it was drawn by a disgruntled ex-Disney employee:

The Little Mermaid on VHS