1. Wimzie's House
PBS had awesome programming back in the 1990s. One of my favorite shows was Wimzie's House. Unfortunately, NO ONE REMEMBERS THIS SHOW! It was the cutest show of this half-dragon/half-bird and her friends. I can still hear the theme song in my head...ahhh, it just screams 1998. Good year, good year.
2. Singled Out
Not only did I grow up on a steady diet of PBS and Disney, I also watched a lot of MTV with my parents. They were young in the 1990s, and even though they had kiddos, they were still very much hip and relevant to the their generation (thank goodness for that!). Because of that, I also took part in the pop culture of the 1990s. 'Tis a gift that I thank my parents for.
Singled Out was me and my mom's SHOW! However, I had no idea what was going on. I only knew that Jenny McCarthy was blonde and pretty, like a Barbie doll, and I wanted to be like her. It was pretty entertaining, even though the basic premise of the show was way over my three-year-old head.
3. Dial-Up Internet
OH, THE HORROR! Of course, we didn't know anything different. We would just type in a web address, make a sandwich or two, then come back in thirty minutes to see if it was loaded or not. Downloading images was the WORST. That seemed to take twice as long. What was even worse was hearing this phrase: "Get off the Internet, I got to make a call!" Or, "I tried calling you, but you were on the Internet."
Then came the magic of high-speed Internet. It was like forbidden magic. If it was 17th century New England, we would have called it witchcraft and had it burned at the stake. But after a lifetime (eleven years, to be exact) of dial-up, it was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I can clearly remember the day we got high-speed. My sister and I kept on clicking different websites, and to our amazement, IT SHOWED UP IMMEDIATELY! And the best part was that we could stay online AND OUR PARENTS COULD TALK ON THE PHONE! WOOO!
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