Toys
This popular toy would giggle when you tickle its belly then it would end with a "Oh boy, that tickles". This toy became the most popular character from Sesame Street in the 90's was on every kids Christmas wish list and stores were selling out quickly. People who really had to have one for Christmas had to resort to buying them for more on auction websites.
Tickle me Elmo
Pocket-size metal spinning toys.
Fidget spinner
Colorful plastic clogs/shoes with holes in them, popular for their comfort and because they are easy to wear (slip-on, like a sandal).
Crocs
Nightmare on Elm Street, Jaws, and Friday the 13th, these types of films were so popular that many sequels followed. On top of that, there were tons of children dressed as Freddy Krueger or Jason for Halloween.
horror or scary movies
This oversized radio was popular with the youth of the early and mid-eighties because they played music so loud, you could hear them from a 100 yards away. They eventually came with dual cassette and CD players and used 8 "D" cell batteries to power the big speakers. Some had a special Bass Boost button that would make this thing even louder and more annoying to most who could hear them.
Boom Box
If you were a kid growing up in the 80s then you remember playing Mario Bros, Tecmo Bowl, Metroid, Castlevania, or other popular classics at home or with your friends. Most users played their video game consoles so much that in order to get the games to start they had to blow into the cartridge and adjust the spring in the console slot.
Nintendo
The "sport" of flipping a partially-filled plastic water bottle and trying to make it land upright.
bottle flipping
In the '90s there were a few drinks such as Red Bull. But after the turn of the century, these drinks became so popular that there are now several on the market such as Full Throttle, Sobe, and Monster.
Energy drinks
A popular TV show that included 6 teens making their way through prom, graduation, dating, and maybe some homework in between. Zack Morris became a teen heartthrob.
Saved by the bell
These extremely short, form-fitting, denim cut-off shorts were worn by young women, originally in the American South. They were named after the character Daisy (portrayed by actress Catherine Bach ) in an American television series.
Daisy Dukes
Originating as game for the Nintendo Game Boy, it turned into a merchandizing bonanza with anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and more. It is set in a fictionalized world with themes of collecting, training, and battling.
Pokemon
A simple dance move of triumph or playfulness, where a person drops their head into the bent crook of a slanted arm while raising their opposite arm in a parallel direction but out straight; both arms are pointed to the side and at an upward angle.
Dabbing
A dental fashion trend in hip-hop culture consists of a custom-made removable mouthpiece made of gold, platinum, or silver and sometimes inlaid with precious stones. Made popular by celebrities such as Nelly, Paul Wall, and Dirty South rappers.
Grillz
Although it has made a comeback in recent years, nothing even compares with the classic years of the WWF, and the NWA.
Wrestling
These popular sneakers are still worn today but not nearly as much as the 80's. Sometimes called Chucks or Chuck Taylors, these shoes come in many colors and high top or the low top options.
Converse All-Stars
Furby
Planking
A 2006 TV movie on the Disney Channel starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale, that because wildly popular and spawned 2 sequels.
High School Musical
DVD & TV Monitors in cars
Teenage girls went crazy for bands such as Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, New Kids on The Block, 98 Degrees, and New Edition.
Boy bands
Very popular little electronic device that needed to be fed and cared for. If not then it would die. Kids used to carry them around everywhere they went.
Gigapets / Tomogatchi
A song was released in 2012 by South Korean musician Psy. The accompanying video, featuring Psy doing amusing horse-riding-like dance moves, became the first YouTube video ever to reach a billion views and ignited a worldwide dance craze.
Gangham Style
A smaller, much better version of the Sony Walkman-type portable music player. Like an iPhone, but without internet access or phone calls. Once Apple introduced the iPhone, iPods sales dropped significantly.
Ipod
Another teen book series turned into a movie, like The Twilight Saga and Harry Potter that came before it. The story revolves around Katniss Everdeen and her adventures at this event, an annual event where 12-18 year-olds are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death.
Hunger games
Saturday Night Fever (John Travolta), ABBA, Donna Summer, The Village People, Dance Fever, Bee Gees.
disco music