*Originally published in 2020
Updated on September 29, 2023:

C'mon, admit it: you'd still get a kick out of the Super Soaker or Talkboy!

Before smartphones and tablets, online streaming services, and game consoles, we '90s kids had to figure out different ways to entertain ourselves. Enter the decade of cheap plastic toys (and questionable fashion choices): the '90s.

Toys in the 90s were all the rage; they seem bizarre and strange today. Between the ever-popular Super Nintendo and Hot Wheels, to the more bizarre '90s toys, like Gak or Pogs, it kind of makes you wonder just how easily entertained we could actually be ...

And if you're a '90s kid, like me, the following list will definitely hit you with a huge wave of nostalgia. So, prepare yourself ...

Beanie Babies

All of that money ... wasted. Countless kids (and parents) spent hundreds upon hundreds of dollars on these "collector" items. Why? Because we all thought we'd be filthy rich after re-selling them. Not the case, is it?