E!'s The Gossip Show that aired daily and was hosted by Downtown Julie Brown — whose tagline on the show was "peace, love, and gossip":
And The Howard Stern Show which aired late nights on E!:
Every family owning a mini-van and seeing them everywhere:
The large amount of Titanic non-official merchandise that was released after the success of the movie:
Gak and its very distinct smell:
The old Comedy Central logo:
VCR remotes with soooo many buttons that you were always afraid you would accidentally push and that it would ruin your tape:
The Disney Store's version of Beanie Babies, which were called Disney Mini Bean Bag Plush:
The touchscreen monitors inside of the Warner Bros. Studio Store that allowed you to paint Looney Tune characters:
Reusable plastic juice bottles that had the really hard built-in straws and gave your juice a plasticky taste:
All the news reports about chupacabra sightings:
The weird urban legend that Entertainment Tonight host John Tesh was an alien:
The tickets you need to get from the video game section at Toys "R" Us and take to the cashier in order to buy the game:
Siskel and Ebert reviewing movies and either giving them a thumbs up or thumbs down. Then studios promoting their films with "Siskel and Ebert give it two thumbs up!":
The absolute mayhem the Tickle Me Elmo doll 'caused during the 1996 Christmas season:
Ordering VHS tapes through Columbia House:
And lastly, Beanie Baby price guide books that allowed you to find out just how much your precious collection was worth — which, contrary to the price guides, turned out to in reality be not much:
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