references to the 90s

[Valennia]

Ever since I began rereading the Animorphs series, seeing all of the references to the 90s have made it even more enjoyable for me because it just reminds me of my childhood...
I don't know if a this topic has been posted before but here are some of the 90s references that I've caught since rereading the books:
- Sony Walkman
- Doom
- Baywatch
- South Park
- Circuit City
- 56k dialup internet
- floppy disks
- America Online (parodied in book 16)
- Cindy Crawford
- Terminator
- Alien
- Nine Inch Nails
- Megadeth and Spawn
- Alanis Morissette
- Jaws
- Jonathon Taylor Thomas and "Live With Regis and Kathy Lee" (parodied in book 12)
- Mmmbop

I know there's more but those are just a few that I noticed. It's just nice to reminisce of times when Facebook and Harlem Shake weren't around.

[Chad32]

I think you mean Nice is Neat.

I'm not sure what references are from the 90's, or some other time. It's a very 90's series, though.

[goom]

i mean, it was written in the 90s after all.

[MoppingBear]

The dolphins they acquire in #4 are named after Friends.

[donut]

The South Park one sticks out for me.  I hadn't heard of South Park the first time I read them.  I read thru again a couple years ago and couldn't stop laughing at it.  And now I agree with Ax on the internet speeds.  Thousands? not even millions, mi-llions, ions.

Don't forget Power Puff Girls.


XENA!

[Valennia]

Snoop Doggy Dog, The Fugees, Boyz II Men... nice taste of music Cassie's got 
Is Scholastic really updating these old references in the rerelease? 

[Alan Fangor]

I remember Shaquille O'Neal, Arnold Schwarzeneger, Lucy Lawless - Xena, young Hansons "boy that look like girls" (today definitely not!) Goosebumps, and many others.

[Valennia]

Michael Jordan and Titanic too 
I guess they'll be changing that to Lebron James and Twilight in the rerelease? 

[Alan Fangor]

I guess they'll be changing that to Lebron James and Twilight in the rerelease? 

I really hope they don't! It would be bleak. There's no reason to "update" a series, would mean altering its nature. "Animorphs" is a 90ies series - and strongly linked to that period.
They were the legendary times of Michael Jordan and Shaq, Hanson, Xena, Friends, Baywatch - no place for LeBron, Ipad, Facebook, Justin Bieber, Twilight etc.

[Cloak]

I really hope they don't! [...] no place for [...] Justin Bieber [...]

Sixty years from now, I'd might be more accepting of an update.

But I'll accept Justin Bieber as soon as I accept that obnoxious, moronic Fred character (translation: never).

[donut]

I guess they'll be changing that to Lebron James and Twilight in the rerelease? 

 Justin Bieber

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

[redtailedsaffa]

I guess they'll be changing that to Lebron James and Twilight in the rerelease? 

 Justin Bieber

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

Oh yes please! Including those... materials... would only kill the series faster. That's one of the reasons I enjoy re-reading the series... just to go back to the amazing 90s

[Valennia]

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

YESSS!!!

[Alan Fangor]

I guess they'll be changing that to Lebron James and Twilight in the rerelease? 

 Justin Bieber

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

 

Another reference to 90's : X-Files. Remember "Fox Mulder" and "Dana Scully" in #14?

I don't understand why they need to update the series. Is there a reason? Kids are not stupid : they are able understand that a book is not set in the present time.

[Unknown User]

Apparently I'm totally out of the loop, but I thought the re-release was dead?


As for 90's references, "Friends" gets mentioned quite a few times, and seeing as that is my favorite show, I have to love it. Any time a landline is used could be considered a 90's reference as well.