The Totally Sweet ’90s: From Clear Cola to Furby, and Grunge to “Whatever,” the Toys, Tastes, and Trends That Defined a Decade (30 page)

Nye, Lanky, 21

NYU, 2, 165

O.C., The
(TV show), 54

Oakland A's, 126

Obama, Barack, 15, 215–16

O'Connor, Sinead, 6

O'Donnell, Rosie, 112, 204

OK Soda, 144–45,
145

Old Navy, 24

Olsen twins (Mary-Kate, Ashley), 146

One Direction, 31

One Tree Hill
(TV show), 54

Onion, The
, 107

online services, 147–48

Oprah's Book Club, 148–49

Orbison, Roy, 158

Orbitz, 149–50,
150

Oregon Trail, The
(game), vii, 57, 150–51

Organ Trail, The
(game), 151

Original Battle Troll dolls, 207

Ortega, Kenny, 142

Oscars, 22, 52, 73, 94, 100, 144

Osment, Haley Joel, 137

Osmond, Donny and Marie, 162, 194

Outbreak
(movie), 65

Oxford English Dictionary, 43

oxygen bars, 30

Padalecki, Jared, 203

pajama pants, 151–52

PalmPilot PDA, 152–54,
153

Palms Casino suite, 161

Paltrow, Gwyneth, 144

Paquin, Anna, 76

Parent Trap, The
(movie), 172

Party of Five
(TV show), 154–55, 172

Pascal, Francine, 10

PBS, 11, 12, 21, 75

Peanuts
(comic strip), 74, 75

Pearl Jam, 17

People
, 39

Pepperidge Farm Milano Melts, 124

Pepsi, 190

Pepsi Clear, 47

perms, 11

Perry, Matthew, 219

personal digital assistants, 152–54,
153

Pesci, Joe, 94

Pet Rocks, 111, 112

Pet Sematary
(movie), 111

Phoenix, Joaquin, 66

photographic film, viii

Picard, Captain Jean-Luc (TV character), 187, 188

Pikachu, Pokémon character, 157

Pilatus, Rob, 133

Pinkett, Jada, 40, 144

Pitt, Brad, 66

Planters Cheez Ball, 58

Play-Doh, 80

Playschool, 204

Pocahontas (Disney princess), 165

Pogs (passion fruit, orange, guava), 155–56,
156

Pokémon, 156–57

Polly Pockets, 156

Pop, Iggy, 2

Pope, Brad “Chip,” 7–8

Pop Up Video
, 138, 157–58

Porky's
(movie), 114

Portlandia
(TV show), 8, 165

Posh (Spice Girl), 183,
184

Postman, The
(movie), 213

Pound Puppies
(movie), 170

Power Rangers, Might Morphin
(TV show), 131–32,
132

Powter, Susan, 194

Pratt, Jane, 164

Preston, Richard, 65

Pretty in Pink
(movie), 6

Pretty Woman
(movie), 158–59

Prima, Louis, 191

Primal Fear
(movie), 136

Primary Colors
(movie), 22

Princess and the Frog, The
(movie), 166

princesses (Disney), 165–66

Proclaimers, The, 97–98

Prodigy, 147

public service announcements, 202–3

Publisher's Clearing House, 50

Pulitzer Prize, 49, 71

Pulp Fiction
(movie), 160

Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, 88

Pussycat Dolls, 185

Pyramid
(TV show), 162

Radio
(movie), 52

Raphael, Sally Jesse, 194

Rapunzel (Disney princess), 166

Razr, 85

reality TV, ix, 161

Real Live Brady Bunch, The
(TV show), 32

Real World, The
(TV show), 7, 161

Red Tails
(movie), 52

Reed, Lou, 139

Reed, Robert, 158

Regis and Kathie Lee
(TV show), 191

Reid, Charlie and Craig, 97–98

Ren and Stimpy
(TV show), 192

Reno, Janet, 102, 103

Resident Evil
(game), 212

“Rethink Possible” ad, 93

Retton, Mary Lou, 132

Revson, Rommy, 175

Richter, Andy, 32

Richter, Jason James, 76

Riff Trax, 139

“Right Now” (Van Halen), 47

Ring Pops,
163
, 163–64

Ringwald, Molly, 6

riot grrrl movement, 17, 46, 164–65, 183

Ripken, Cal, Jr., 209

Rivera, Geraldo, 194

Riverdance
(stage show), 166–67

Robbins, Arizona (TV character), 168

Roberts, Julia, 158

Roddenberry, Gene, 188

Rodman, Dennis, 44

Rogers, Fred, 114

Rollerblades, 100

Roller Blade Seven, The
(movie), 101

roller shoes, 167–68

Rolling Stone
, 135

Rolling Stones, 219

Romeo, Darby, 34

Roseanne
(TV show), 101, 168–69

Ross, Bob, 26–28,
27

Rowsdower, Zap (movie character), 139

Roxette, 159

Rugrats
(TV show), 192

Rumble in the Jungle (Foreman vs. Ali), 83

“Rump Shaker,” 9

Ruth, Babe, 210

Saget, Bob, 3, 146

Sajak, Pat, 194

SaladShooters, 116

Salingers of
Party of Five
(TV show), 154, 155

Salute Your Shorts
(TV show), 169–70

Samberg, Andy, 1

Sandler, Adam, 1–2

Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board, 173

Santa with Muscles
(movie), 44

Sanz, Horatio, 52

SARS, 65

Sassy
, 164, 228

Satellite of Love
from
Mystery Science Theater 3000
(TV show), 139

Saturday Night Live
(movies), 201

Saturday Night Live
(TV show), 1–2, 6, 47, 92, 102, 146, 213–14

Saturday-night TV programming, ix, 192–93

Savage, Dan, 64

Savannah Smiles
(movie), 135

Saved by the Bell
(TV show), 53, 84, 171–72, 173

Say Cheese and Die
(Stein), 86

scanning, 71

Scared Stupid
(movie), 44

Scary (Spice Girl), 183,
184

Schildkraut, Joseph, 52

Schulz, Charles, 150

Schwarzenegger, Ahnold, 110

Schwimmer, Benji, 191

Schwimmer, David, 202

Scooby-
Doo
(TV show), 91

Screamer (Nerf football), 208

Scream
(movie), 172–73

Scream 2
(movie), 40

scrunchies, 173–75,
174

Scully, Dana (TV character), 221

Secret World of Alex Mack, The
(TV show), 46

Seinfeld
(TV show), 77, 159, 175–76

Selleck, Tom, 93

Semisonic, 49

Seven (movie), 136

Sex and the City
(TV show), 25

sexting, 43

Shalala, Donna, 102

Shallow Hal
(movie), 144

Shamrock Shake from McDonald's, 126–27

Shave N Style Ken, 64

Shining, The
(movie), 97

Short, Martin, 70

Showgirls
(movie), 171

Shyamalan, M. Night, 137

Silly Putty, 80

Simba from
The Lion King
(movie), 117, 118

Simmons, Gene, 132

Simmons, Richard, 144

Simon Sez
(movie), 44

Simple Plan, A
(movie), 22

Simpsons, The
(TV show), 18, 127, 137, 148, 154, 204

Sinclair, Madge, 119

16 and Pregnant
(TV show), 161

Sixth Sense, The
(movie), 136–37

Skip-It, 176–77

slap bracelets, 177–78,
178

Slate, 227

Sleater-Kinney, 165

Sleeping Beauty (Disney princess), 165

Sleeping Beauty
(movie), 166

Sleepless in Seattle (movie)
, 73

Slime, 80

Sling Blade
(movie), 22

Slinkys, 111

Slumber Party Massacre
(movie), 135

smart phones, 40

Smell My Gak, 81

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” (Nirvana), 16

Smith, Chris “Daddy Mac,” 112

Smith, Erin and Don, 228

Smith, Kevin, 48

Smithsonian's Museum of American History, 224

Smud, 80

Snackbar Confidential
, 228,
228

Snapple,
179
, 179–80

sneakers, light-up, 115–16

SNICK (Saturday Night Nickelodeon), ix, 192–93

Snoopy (comic strip character), 40

Snow White (Disney princess), 165

Snow White
(movie), 117

Social Network, The
(movie), 94

Socker Boppers, 180–81,
181

“Song That Never Ends, The” (Lewis), 114

Sonny and Cher, 88

Son of the Beach
(TV show), 13

Sopranos, The
(TV show), 75

Sound and the Fury, The
(Faulkner), 107

Souphanousinphone, Kahn (TV character), 3

sour candy, viii,
182
, 182–83

Sour Patch Kids, 182

Sour Punch Straws, 182

Soviet Union, ix

So You Think You Can Dance
(TV show), 191

Spacey, Kevin, 102, 136

SpaghettiO's, 12, 109

Spears, Britney, 184

Spice Girls, 183–85,
184

Spice World
(movie), 185

spin shoes, 168

Spock, Mr. (TV character), 187

SpongeBob SquarePants (TV character), 9

Sporty (Spice Girl), 183,
184

Springsteen, Bruce, 74, 148

Spuds Mackenzie (Honey Tree Evil Eye), 185–86

Squeezit drinks, 186–87

Squinkies, 156

Squirrel Nut Zippers!, 191

Stallone, Frank, 101

star-69, 39, 40

“Start Me Up” (Rolling Stones), 219

Star Trek: The Next Generation
(TV show), 187–88

Star Trek
(movies), 188

Star Trek
(TV show), 55, 75, 114, 131, 147

Star Wars
(movies), 74, 75, 131, 160, 189

Star Wars
prequel mania, 188–89

Stay Out of the Basement
(Stein), 86

Stay Out of the Bathroom
(Stein), 86

Step by Step
(TV show), 192

Stern, Daniel, 94

Stern, Howard, 13, 125

Steve, Sister (TV character), 140

Stewart, Anthony, 36

Stewart, Martha, 71, 124–25

Stine, R. L., 85–86,
86

Stipe, Michael, 2

Stone Cold
(movie), 43

Strayed, Cheryl, 149

streaming video, 135, 136

Streep, Meryl, 18

Stuart Saves His Family
(movie), 201

Stunt Copter!
(game), 120

Suburban Commando
(movie), 44

Subway, 101–2

Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The
(TV show), 140

Summer Olympics, 184–85

Super Bowl, 47

“Super Freak” (James), 125

Super Friends
(movie), 124

Super Mario
(game), 65, 82

Supernatural
(TV show), 203

Superstar
(movie), 201

Suplee, Ethan, 123

Surge soda, 189–90,
190

“surprise suckas!” movies, 136–37

Surreal Life, The
(TV show), 126

Sweeney, Julia, 47, 201

Sweet Bee, 17

Sweet Valley High
(Pascal), 10

Swine Flu, 65

swing dancing, 191

Swingers
(movie), 191

Tab Clear, 46–47

Taco Bell Chihuahua, 193

“Take Me to the River” (Big Mouth Billy Bass), 20

Tale of Two Cities, A
(Dickens), 149

talk show boom, 194–95

Talk Soup
(TV show), 138

Tamagotchi,
195
, 195–96

Tangled
(movie), 166

tan M&M's, 196–98,
197

Tanner, Michelle (TV character), 146

Tarantino, Quentin, ix, 136, 160

Taster's Choice, 36

TBS, 111

technology advances in 1990s, viii

Teddy Ruxpin,
198
, 198–99

Teenage Gang Debs
, 228

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 199–200,
200

Teen Spirit deodorant, 90

televisions, viii

terrible
Saturday Night Live
(movies), 201

Tetris
(game), 57, 82

texting, 40, 70, 82

TGIF (Thank God It's Friday, Thank Goodness It's Funny), ix, 63, 192–93

“Thanksgiving Song” (Sandler), 1

Theismann, Joe, 5

Third Eye Blind, 49

Thirtysomething
(TV show), 138

“this is your brain on drugs” public service announcement, 202

Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
(movie), 203

“Thong Song,” 9

Thoreau, William, 107

Thornton, Billy Bob “William Robert,” 22

Three's Company
(TV show), 115

Thurman, Uma, 160

Tiana (Disney princess), 166

Tickle Me Elmo, 204

Tidwell, Rod (movie character), 52

Tiger Electronics, 177

Timberlake, Justin, 49

Time
magazine, 36, 157, 177, 194

Titanic
(movie), 99, 100

TLC, 25

TNT, 111

“Tom's Diner” (Vega), 176

Tone Loc, 186

Tonight Show, The
(TV show), 193

Topps, 164, 209

Topsy Tail, 205

Toys R. Us, 79

Toy Story 3
(movie), 64

trading cards, 209–10

Transformers
(movies), 87

Travolta, John, 74, 160

Troll dolls,
206
, 206–7

TRS-80s, 119

True Blood
(TV show), 35