There is a reason you probably don’t remember these… because they were terrible. Sure… we could do the Billy Mays and George Foreman thing here… but wouldn’t you rather check out the Aromatrim and never eat chocolate again?
The high quality graphics, the catchy jingles, the cheesy lines - all must-haves that make this list of awesomely bad toy commercials from the 90’s possible.
It’s hard to believe how well the advertising worked back in the day, never failing to strongly influence our birthday/holiday wish lists. With the internet not yet a major part of our lives, we relied on TV to tell us what was cool. If not TV, then it was a friend’s toy collection and begging our parents for whatever could give us a one-up on the playground. Let’s face it, life was super complicated back then.
Often the only part of a song that the masses remember, a catchy chorus is what takes a song from decent single to everlasting hit (or party favorite). While many of these tracks are laughable mainstream pop, there’s no doubt that you know exactly how their brain-hog of a hook goes. If you don’t, quit trying to be cool and indie, you liar. Below are IIB’s Top 20 Timeless Hooks From The 90s:
Back in 1998, a superbly average teen comedy starring a slew of wherehaveiseenyoubefore teeny-bops made its way to the local cineplex.
No one I know actually saw it in the theater, though everyone has since seen it thanks to Blockbuster and the FX network.
This little gem is all the more fun to mock thanks to the unfortunate title. Let me explain.
