No matter what we do or how we feel about it, time keeps marching forward. And while reminiscing about the past can be a double-edged sword, providing both melancholy and comfort, the Facebook group ‘Grew Up In The 80’s and The 90’s’ invites people to do just that.

Though this online community is quite young even by the internet’s standards (it was created in January 2019), 1.6 million people have already joined it, sharing everything that they remember from the two decades.

So whether you want a strong dose of nostalgia or simply to learn what the good old days were all about, we invite you to check out these handpicked posts we gathered from the group.

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#1 It Was Great. You Could Skip The First Tape With The Mushy Love Story And Jump To The Second Tape With All The Action

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#2 This Was Happiness!!!

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#3 If You Know, You Know

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#4 Isn’t It Amazing How Many Of Us ‘Smoked’ Candy And Grew Up To Not Be Smokers. Weird How That Happens

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#5 I Loved This Phone! I Thought It Was The Coolest Thing Ever!

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#6 It’s How I Taught My Son In The Late 90s

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#7 My 1991 Cassette Mixtape. ? Kids Today Couldn’t Imagine The Time And Effort To Make These! I Did Replicate This On My Current Streaming Services, So I’m Current With The Times

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#8 Total Realtor Glamour Shot Style Picture

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#9 Chacha And Kinicki Straight Up Looking Like Somebody’s Parents Embarrassing The Hell Out Of Their Kids At The High School Dance

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#10 This Hit The Feels

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#11 I Used To Wonder What Kevin’s Parents Were Doing For A Living But Now I Realize They Were Both Actors

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#12 In The 80s It Was A Hockey Card And A Cloth Pin

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#13 Terrible When The Teacher Caught The Notes. My Hs History Would Read The Notes To The Class

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#14 This Is Why We Typed “You” As “U” “Are” As “R” Ect

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#15 I’m This Old! Saturday Morning TV 1976

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#16 I Laughed Way Harder Than I Should’ve At This

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#17 And They Never Actually Knew Where We Were Which Is Kinda Terrifying And Wouldn’t Fly Today

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#18 Thats Problem Solving Skills Right There! Kids Don’t Know What It’s Like To Have To Start All The Way Over When You Run Out Of Lives!

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#19 The Original Karen

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#20 Found This Gem At My Parents House Today

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#21 Grandparents Had The Best Houses!

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#22 Now That I’m A Mom I Can Surely Say It’s Because We Cant Freakin See When We’re Driving At Night!

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#23 My Aunt Was Getting Rid Of Some Things And Gave Me These Treasures From My Childhood. I Know They’re Not Worth Much, But The Memories Are Priceless

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#24 We All Know Why. It Was The Color Of Our Youth

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#25 A Trip Down Memory Lane

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#26 Very True

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#27 Always Thought She Was Fishing For A Man

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#28 Your Face Would Get Very Hot And You’d Really Have To Watch Your Hair. Dangerous Maneuver!

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#29 Good Old Days

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#30 You Could Fry An Egg On These Things

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#31 Awww! Let’s All Go Floating In Water, While Watching Jaws

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#32 Yup!

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#33 We Saw 30 Seconds To Mars Several Years Ago And He Is Still Extremely Attractive And Yes I’m Old Enough For A Calcium Supplement

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#34 Was Digging Around In The Closet Today And Found This

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#35 But It Feels So Right

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#36 Time For Some Boxing… Ahh The Good Old Days

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#37 No More Snow Days For Kids In School Now. They Still Have To Go To Virtual School Instead Of A Day Off. Covid Ruined Everything

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#38 My Auntie Had A Waterbed Matter Of Fact It Looks Just Like This One

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#39 Yup

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#40 As A Kid: “Look At That Jet Ski!” Adult: “A New Kitchen!”

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#41 That Class Has Probably Served Me More Than Any Other Class I Took In High School

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#42 What A Treasure

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#43 The Good Ole 3 Liter

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#44 The Pinnacle Of My Childhood Artistic Career

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#45 I. Cannot. Wait

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#46 Trunk Or Treat

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#47 There Are Halloween And Halloween Themed Movies And There Are Christmas Movies. But Nobody Ever Talks About Thanksgiving Movies. Here’s One Thanksgiving Movie

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#48 Delia*s Catalogs Make My Brain Sooooo Happy

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#49 And Your Hair Got Tangled In Them Too!

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#50 Ya Got That Right!

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#51 In Honor Of The Death Of Angela Lansbury, This Was One Of My Favorite Childhood Movies

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#52 They’re The Golden Girls You Buy Off Wish

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#53 You Could Eat Like A King At The Ponderosa

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#54 Whaaaaaattttt!

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#55 These Still Exist. Todays Kids Try To Figure It Out Too. My Kids Have Several ? The Better Part Is When They Crack Them And All The Liquid Leaks Out. Then They Really Wonder Where It All Went

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#56 One Of The Things I Miss From My Childhood

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#57 I Can Hear This Photo

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#58 Loved That Guy On Home Improvement

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#59 The 90’s Version Was The Best! You Best Believe I Would Be The One Racing To Get The Meats, Cheese And All The Mystery Items!

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#60 Facts

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#61 It Wasn’t About Classing It Up A Bit. It Was Because The Paper Plates Are Too Flimsy Till This Very Day. I Could Use Some Wicker Holders Like That

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#62 I Loved Them When I Was Little. My Parents Had To Hide Them From Me So I Wouldn’t Eat Them All

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#63 My Sister Always Looked For Hayley In The 70s. There Were Never Any Hayley’s. Now It’s Such A Common Name

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#64 Awesome Halftime Show

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#65 Absolute Fave Back Then!

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#66 Stumbled Upon Our Pillow People While Cleaning Out My Mom’s Home

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#67 We All Had These

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#68 Silver Surfer

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#69 This Is Probably Johnny’s Most Underrated Movie

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#70 I’m Sure I’m In The Minority Here, But This Film Is More Memorable Than The Goonies Imo. I Was Enamored With The Idea Of Space Exploration As A Kid

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#71 My Dad’s Text Tone Was “Not The Momma”. Miss Hearing That

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#72 Loved This, Got It On Dvd Few Years Back And It’s Good To Watch When Need A Laugh

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#73 Nothing Comes Close To This Game!

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#74 Its Me!!! And My Whole Family!! ? Only So We Can Eat Alot

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#75 Very Old School

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#76 My Favorite People, And Archie Bunker Is The Legend

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#77 He Is The Reason Horror Movies Of Today Don’t Scare Children Of The 80’s Or 90’s!

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#78 I Can Still Remember The Distinct Smell Of These

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#79 I Finally Have One.. The Price Was Right And It Still Has The Instruction Manual! Great Find!

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#80 ‘married… With Children’ Then And Now

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#81 Which Team Were You On?

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#82 Yes We Still Had An 8 Track Players In The 80’s Lol

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#83 Happy Meal Toys In The 80’s And Early 90’s Were The Best! These Barbie’s Were My Favorites!

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#84 “You Left Your Lights On. Go To The Parking Lot”

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#85 U Forgot Zima.. Worse Than White Claw..white Claw Is An Upgrade

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#86 Between Our Windbreakers And Hairspray, Wind Never Stood A Chance

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#87 It Was True. They Just Forgot To Mention That Removing The Ink Would Also Obliterate The Paper

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#88 Simpler Times Then

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#89 One Of The Best Cinderella Movies Ever Made

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#90 You Know It To Be True

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#91 Before He Was A Mallrat Or His Name Was Earl, Jason Lee Was A Bad A$$ Professional Skateboarder! During The 80s & 90s, Jason Was One Of The Biggest Names In The Sport, Showcasing His Jaw-Dropping Tricks Including “The Tre Flip” Which He Perfected In ’88

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#92 Skinnamarinki Dinki Dink, Skinnamarinki Doo! I Love You. I Love You In The Morning And In The Afternoon. I Love You In The Evening, Underneath The Moon!

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#93 Bring These Back!

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#94 If I Could Only Keep 1 Show From My Childhood, This Is It. And It’s Not Even Close

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#95 “Ernest — My A*s. I Can See — My A*s.” “And There’s Something Really Wrong With Your Neck Too.”

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#96 Mosquitoes Everywhere:??? Moms In The 80s And 90s:

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#97 This In The Can Hit Way Different

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#98 Holy Cannoli I’d Forgotten About The Littles. I Was Looking Up 1984 Saturday Morning Cartoon Line Up And This Popped Up

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#99 Nothing Is More Refreshing Than One Of These On A 90° Day

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#100 World’s Best Gum! Man I Miss The Bubble Gum Flavored One!

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#101 This Show Was So Cheesy But I Watched Every Episode Lol

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#102 Absolute Cult Classic Of A Film

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#103 The Funny Thing Is That I Don’t Think Any One Else Ever Talked Like That Back Then Lmao Like The Dude Made Up His Own Slang And Acted Like It Was Already A Thing Lol

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#104 This Stuff Smelled So Good, Loved This Bubble Bath

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#105 Shannen Doherty And Luke Perry

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#106 I Think It Was The Fancy Dinner Party In The Ad. I Always Begged Mum To Buy It But She Never Did. I Had Some Recently And Was A Touch Disappointed. The Chocolate Isn’t The Nicest

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#107 So When I Was 8 Years Old I Would Have Given My Right Arm For One These Classics ? It’s Only Taken 35 Years But I Can Honestly Say My 8 Year Old Self Is A Very Happy Little Girl

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#108 Finally Got One Today At Walmart For $3, Don’t Know What I Will Use It For But I Love It!

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#109 My 8yo Self Used To Really Watch This

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#110 Michael Biehn. Possibly The Most Underrated And Under Appreciated Action Movie Star Of The 80’s And 90’s. My Favourite Actor

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#111 The Best, Worst Movie Ever! Must Of Watched It A Hundred Times Growing Up

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#112 My Sister And I Loved Rock-A-Doodle (1991)! At Approximately 6-7 Years Old, I Thought The Music Was Great In It. Even Though We Watched It So Many Times, I Can Only Remember Bits And Pieces. I Simply Remember It Being A Favorite For A Bit

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#113 Love This Movie

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#114 I Miss These Kind Of Commercials

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#115 I Loved This Movie As A Kid. Never Watched The Reboot Either

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#116 Every Single Boy Band Of The 90s And Early 2000s Ripped Off Boys 2 Men And Nobody Ever Talks About How Influential They Truly Were To Pop Music

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#117 Who Remembers The Ones With A Built-In Whistle So When You Threw The Football The S*** Started Screaming

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#118 Look What I Found At Costco For My Granddaughters Christmas Gift. I Was So Excited I Actually Squealed

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