The Totally Sweet ’90s: From Clear Cola to Furby, and Grunge to “Whatever,” the Toys, Tastes, and Trends That Defined a Decade (28 page)

Belle (Disney princess), 165, 166

Bellmont, Brian, vii

Ben Is Dead
, 34

Benny & Joon
(movie), 98

Berg, Peter, 213

Bergeron, Tom, 3, 4

Berkley, Elizabeth, 171

Berlin Wall, ix

Berry, Chuck, 160

Betty Crocker, 62

beverages, viii–ix

Beverly Hills, 90210
(TV show), 32–34, 66, 74, 128, 137

Bialik, Mayim, 24, 25

Bieber, Justin, 113

Biel, Jessica, 7

Big Bang Theory, The
(TV show), 211

Big Brother Ken, 64

Big Kahuna from
Pulp Fiction
(movie), 160

Big Lebowski, The
(movie), vii, 19

Big Miracle
(movie), 76

Big Momma
(movies), 144

Big Mouth Billy Bass, ix, 20,
20
, 227

Big
(movie), 73

Big Play Football (Nerf football), 208

Bill Nye the Science Guy
(TV show), 21

Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure
(game), 82

Bird Flu, 65

Black, Michael Ian, 178

Black Eyed Peas, 199

Blair Witch Project, The
(movie), 23

Bledsoe, Tempestt, 194

Blind Melon, 16–17

Blink-182, 90

Blorf, 81

Blossom
(TV show), 24–25

Blue's Clues
(TV show),
25
, 25–26

Boat Trip
(movie), 52

body glitter, 28–29

Boggs, Wade, 209

Bond, James (fictional character), 37

Borgnine, Ernest, 185

Bosley, Tom, 140

Bosom Buddies
(TV show), 73

Bosworth, Brian, 43

Bo the Portuguese Water Dog Beanie Baby, 15

bottled water, 29–30

boy bands, 30–31

Boy Meets World
(TV show), 192

Boyz II Men, 30

BPA, 29

bracelets, 177–78,
178
,
220
, 220–21

Brady Bunch, The
(TV show), 31–32, 158, 228

Brave
(movie), 166

Broderick, Matthew, 117

Brown, Alton, 21

Brownstein, Carrie, 165

Bubble Tape, 34–35,
35
, 78

Bud. Weis. Er frogs, 186

Budnick, Bobby (TV character), 170

Budweiser, 215

Bueller, Ferris (movie character), 117

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(TV show), 35–36, 53, 183, 190, 224

Bump-It, 205

bungee jumping, ix, 37

Burger King, 9

Burlesque
(movie), 44

Burns, Charles, 145

Burns, Steve, 25–26

Burrell, Stanley (MC Hammer),
125
, 125–26

Buscemi, Steve, 69

Cabbage Patch Kids, 79

Caboodles,
38
, 38–39

caller ID, 39, 40

Call of Duty
(game), 212

Calvin and Hobbes
(comic strip), 40–41

Cameron, James, 100

Camp Anawanna from
Salute Your Shorts
(TV show), 170

Campbell, Neve, 154, 172

Campbell, Wayne (TV character), 213–14

candy, viii,
182
, 182–83

(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection (Nelson), 140

Capri Sun, 108, 186

Carefree sugarless gum, 133

Carlin, George, 116

Carol Burnett Show, The
(TV show), 106

Carrere, Tia, 214

Carrey, Jim, 105–6

Carteris, Gabrielle, 194

Carvey, Dana, 213, 214

Casella, Max, 143

cassette tapes, vii, ix, 11, 42–43

Catalano, Jordan (TV character), 137, 138

“Cat Wearing a Hat” (Lewis), 114

CBS, 21, 32, 98

CDs, 42, 43, 73

celebrity movies, 43–44

cellular telephones, 40,
84
, 84–85

Celtic culture, 166–67

“Charlie Brown Chocolate” flavor of Orbitz, 150

Charlie Horse Music Pizza
(TV show), 114

Charlie's Angels
(TV show), 184

Chase, Angela (TV character), 137–38

Chase, Chevy, 74, 194, 195

Cheetos Paws, 44–45

Cherry Poppin' Daddies!, 191

Chevy Chase Show, The
(TV show), 194, 195

Chewapalooza, 34

Chia pets, 112

Childers, Karl (movie character), 22

“chimes of death,” 121

Chuck E. Cheese, 57

Cinderella (Disney princess), 165

Cinematic Titanic, 139

“circle of life,” 117

Citizen Kane
(movie), 136

“Clarissa Didn't Explain Shit” (L'elan Vital), 46

Clarissa Explains It All
(TV show), 45–46, 192

Clark, Dick, 162

Clash, Kevin, 200

Claws
(Stein), 86

Clay, Andrew “Dice,” 5–6

clear colas, viii–ix, 46–47,
47

Clerks
and
Clerks II
(movies), 48

Clone Wars
(TV show), 189

Clooney, George, 202

“Closing Time” (Semisonic), 49

Clowes, Daniel, 145

Clydesdales of Budweiser ads, 215

CMT, 111

Cobain, Kurt, 89–90

Coca-Cola, 50, 145, 190

Cody, Diablo, 138

Coen, Joel and Ethan, 19, 68

Coke MagiCan contest, 50

colas, clear, viii–ix, 46–47,
47

Cole, Paula, 53

Collins, Suzanne, 46

Comaneci, Nadia, 222

Coming to America
(movie), 118

Commodore 64s, 119

CompuServe, 147

computers, viii

Coneheads
(movie), 201

Conners of
Roseanne
(TV show), 168–69

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 208

Consumer Reports
, 109

Cooksey, Danny, 169–70

Cool as Ice
(movie), 44

Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer, vii

Cooper, Sheldon (TV character), 211

Coors, 226–27

COPS
(TV show), 51

Corrections, The
(Franzen), 148

Cosby, Bill, 103, 202

Cosby Show, The
(TV show), 168, 211

Costanza, George (TV character), 159, 175

Costco, 63

Costner, Kevin, 212, 213

Cox, Courteney, 172

Craven, Wes, 172

Crawford, Cindy, 74

creativity in 1990s, viii–ix

Creeping Terror, The
(movie), 139

Cruise, Tom, 52, 212

Crusher, Wesley/Leslie (TV character), 188

Crying Game, The
(movie), 136

Crystal Gravy on
Saturday Night Live
(TV show), 47

Crystal Pepsi, 47,
47
, 63

Culkin, Kieran, 69

Culkin, Macaulay, 94, 95

Curb Your Enthusiasm
(TV show), 176

CW, 34, 128

Cyrus, Billy Ray, 121

Cyrus, Miley, 44

“Da Butt,” 9

Daily
, 119

Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The
(TV show), 203

Dallas
(TV show), 128

Dancing with the Stars
(TV show), 162

Danes, Claire, 137

Daniels, Jeff, 106

Danza, Tony, 195

Dark, Danny, 124

David, Larry, 176

Dawson's Creek
(TV show), 53–54, 172

“Deep Thoughts” (Handey), 92

DeLoach, Heather, 16–17

Dennis the Menace
(comic strip), 40

Department 56, 54–55

Depp, Johnny, 98, 212

Derkins, Susie (comic strip character), 41

Diaz, Cameron, 106

DiCaprio, Leonardo, 99

Dickens, Charles, 149

Different World, A
(TV show), 112–113

Diff'rent Strokes
(TV show), 170

Dikkers, Scott, 107

Dippin' Dots, 55–56

Dirty Dancing
(movie), 99, 142

Discovery Zone, 56–57

Disney, 59, 117, 142, 162, 165–66, 189

Doherty, Shannon, 32–33, 34

“Don't Copy That Floppy” (video), 57–58

“Don't Worry, Be Happy” (Big Mouth Billy Bass), 20

Doom
(game), 212

Doritos 3D, 58–59

Doublemint Twins, 97

Double Stuf Oreos, 62

Double Team
(movie), 44

Douglas, Melvyn, 52

Dowling, Father (TV character), 140

Downey, Robert, Jr., 49

Downwardly Mobile
(TV show), 169

Dream Phone game,
60
, 60–61

Drew Carey Show, The
(TV show), 38, 207

DS (Nintendo), 82

“Dude Looks Like a Lady” (Aerosmith), 201

Due Date
(movie), 49

Dumb & Dumber
(movie), 106

Dunkaroos, ix,
62
, 62–63

Dunn, Nora, 6, 214

Duran Duran, 17, 89

DustBusters, 116

DVDs, 73, 135

Dynasty
(TV show), 128

Earring Magic Ken, 63–64,
64

Eat Cheese and Barf
(Stein), 86

eBay, 8

Ebert, Roger, 185

Ebola virus, 65

Edwards, Elwood, 148

Egan, Jennifer, 49

8-track tapes, 42

Elaine (TV character), 175

Electronic Gaming Monthly
, 113

electronic news and communications, viii

Ellen Foster
(Gibbons), 148

El Pueblo Apartments, 128

email, viii, 70, 71

endings (twist), movies with, 136–37

Entourage
(TV show), 6

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(movie), 106

“Everybody Plays the Fool” (Main Ingredient), 52

“Evian” (“naïve”), 30

Ewing, J. R. (TV character), 210

Facebook, 94

facial hair, 66

Factsheet 5
, 227, 229

Falcon Crest
(TV show), 53

Family Circus
(comic strip), 40

Family Matters
(TV show), 192, 211

Family Ties
(TV show), 73

fanny packs,
67
, 67–68

Fargo
(movie), 68–69

Farley, Chris, 1

Farrelly Brothers, 106

Far Side
(comic strip), 28

Fat Bastard (movie character), 144

Father of the Bride
(movie), 69–70

fat suits, 144

Faulkner, William, 107

Favre, Brett, 207

Favreau, Jon, 191

fax machines, 70–71

Fear Factor
(TV show), 37

Federline, Kevin, 66

Feet of Flames
(stage show), 167

Feldman, Corey, 126

Ferguson, Sarah (Duchess of York), 173

Ferrell, Will, 102–3

50 Cent, 49

Fight Club
(movie), 136

Final Sacrifice, The
(movie), 139

“Final Thought” on
The Jerry Springer Show
(TV show), 105

Fincher, David, 94

“Five! Five-dollar! Five-dollar footlong!” ad, 101–2

flash drives, 73

Flatley, Michael, 166, 167

Fleer, 209

Floam, 80

floppy disks, 71–73,
72

Fly Away Home
(movie), 76

Fonzie (TV character), 210

footbag (game), 91

Forbes, Jim, 18

Foreigner, 109

Foreman, George, 83

Forrest Gump
(movie), 73–74

“found footage” genre, 23

Fox, 32, 51, 105, 154, 194

Fox, Matthew, 155

Fox, Vivica A., 52

FoxTrot
(comic strip), 74–75,
75

Franck (movie character), 70

Frank, Lisa, vii, 118, 119

Franzen, Jonathan, 148

Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
(game), 72

Free Willy
(movie), 76

Freezy Freakies, 96

Frey, James, 148

Friday-night TV programming, ix, 192–93

Friends
(TV show), 65, 77–78, 167, 219

Friends with Benefits
(movie), 49

Frito-Lay, 45, 58, 59

FROG (Fully Rely on God) bracelets, 221

Frogger
(game), 86

Frozen Embryos (TV band), 138138

Fruit by the Foot,
78
, 78–79

Fuentes, Daisy, 3

Full House
(TV show), 146

Funicello, Annette, 115

“Funky Cold Medina” (Tone Loc), 186

Funny Face drinks, 186

Furby,
79
, 79–80

FX, 13, 69

G. I. Joe: Renegades
(movie), 170

Gak, 80–81,
81

Galifianakas, Zach, 49

Game Boy, 82

Gap, 191

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
(movie), 88

Garfield (comic strip character), 40

Gekko, Gordon (movie character), 84

Generation X, 145, 161

GEnie, 147

George Foreman Grill, 83

Gere, Richard, 159

“Get Out Da Club” (50 Cent), 49

Get Rid Of Slimy girlS (GROSS), 41

Ghostbusters
(movie), 108

giant cell phones,
84
, 84–85

Giant Robot
, 228

Gibbons, Kaye, 148

Gibson, Mel, 213

Gidget the Taco Bell Chihuahua, 193

Giga Pet, 79

Gilligan's Island
(TV show), 154

Gilmore Girls
(TV show), 138

Ginger (Spice Girl), 183,
184

Gioia, Dana, 103

girl groups, 183–85,
184

Giuliani, Rudy, 102–3

Gizmo from
Gremlins
(movie), 79, 80

glitter cosmetics, 28–29

goatees, 66

GoComics, 107

GoldenEye
(movie), 37

Good Eats
(TV show), 21

Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 52

Goodman, John, 169

Good Morning, Miss Bliss
(TV show), 172

Goooze, 80

Goosebumps
(Stine), 85–86,
86