Geez Louise, everything about this video:

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After one view of “Do the Bart, Man”, you’ll swear you’ve never seen anything ‘more early 90s’ in your life!!!!  :o

That was until we saw this one…

Michael Jackson - Black or White (1991)


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Not to mention, Macaulay and Michael pictures from this time are ‘pretty early 90s’:

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How cool is that? Both Michaels in one picture?

This “Troll Dude” shirt sold within the fall to winter seasons of 1992:

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This special edition of GamePro magazine from late in 1991:

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These CD covers by “Andromeda Project Presents”:

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This music video:

Rod Stewart - The Motown Song (1991)

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The rhythm to this song reminds me of “Every Heartbeat” by Amy Grant from around that time. Elton John, Madonna, MC Hammer, Sinead O Connor, and Vanilla Ice all appear in the video. How ‘very early 90s’ of the video writers.

This book:

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For anyone who wasn’t alive in the early 90s, core and late Xennials were not quite young adults yet at this point in the 90s. XY kid culture was still everywhere in America and abroad, but it was mixed in with new Yer kid culture. Yer kid culture did not really become a strong force in the early 90s until the fall of 1992. Otherwise, 1990 to early 1992 belonged to XYers pretty much and this book is a great reminder of that.  ;D

This image of Jason Zimbler as Ferguson:

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In the middle part of the early 90s, some Americans were growing tired of the early 90s. Ferguson was Clarissa Darling’s annoying little brother on “Clarissa Explains It All” from the early to mid 1990s. I’m not entirely sure what the writers were doing by having Ferguson wear a “Dan Quayle Fan” straw hat, but seeing how he was the most hated character on the show, it seemed like a poke at Republicans. Nonetheless, it’s ‘early 90s’ because Quayle was Vice President at the time of this new Nickelodeon show being on the air. “Clarissa Explains It All” appeared to be one of the most memorable pre-teen shows on Nickelodeon from 1989 to 1992, but none of them were on the level of “Rugrats” or “Ren and Stimpy” in the 90s. Nonetheless, I had to add this here. It was far more ‘early 90s’ than Clarissa wearing a Keith Harring top and Sam Anders in a neon cap, Fanny pack, and store bought printed tie dye shirt.

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The “Stuck On You Garfield” plush toy takes off shortly after they were released in 1987, so Playmates Toys makes their “TMNT” version in 1989 that makes it to shelves in 1990. In this ad, the suction cup TMNT plushes are alongside the old ones from the very late 80s. Totally early 90s!!!

Also:

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The 1988 syndicated cartoon is referenced as the new movie is promoted. Another instance that gave away that we were in a time a little distant from the late 80s, but too far off like “TMNT 3” was.

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One of the hottest teen stars of the early 90s, Neil Patrick Harris (NPH), wearing a “Dick Tracy” premiere shirt. In hindsight, the early 90s where when 1989 met 1992. Leftover “Dick Tracy” merchandise was everywhere from 1992 to sometime in the late 90s. How ‘early 90s’ of NPH to sport a “Dick Tracy” shirt. “Dick Tracy” wasn’t “Batman”, but who can forget how “Dick Tracy” was almost as successful as “Batman”.

These pictures of Mark Wahlberg as Marky Mark:

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The Malcolm X shirt (think late 60s revival) and “Cross Colors” (again, tied to the late 60s revival in some way) and a new musical artist in one picture. The New York Yankees jersey in the second photo makes the photo ‘so early 90s’ to me.

This Mattel set:

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Behold, the biggest new stars of the 1990s in America speaking Spanish (like we all did from the late 80s into the mid 90s), dressing like Batman (this was popular for boys to do from 1989 to 1998), skateboarding (the new resurrection of boarding was in the 80s to mid 90s), playing saxophone solos (like many artists did in the late 80s and early to mid 90s), and enjoying Mickey Mouse Playskool toys (80s and 90s thing, as far as I know). The Nelson figure was perfect for those of us that were diehard Simpsons fans in 1990. You can’t miss the sarcasm that Gen Xers loved in the 90s from this set either. These were the best action figures to be produced in the whole 90s from an XYer’s point of view. Sadly, “The Simpsons” shirts were more popular then. These were also in stores long after Turtlemania took hold of a many XYer and some early Yers (‘87 borns).

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That’s right. People in the early 90s had the first “Jurassic Park” book. It became popular reading material for teenagers in the 1991 to 1992 TV season and then the mid 90s movie and merchandise was made in 1992.

Perhaps, the first “Jurassic Park” book was an early sign that the dinosaur fad of the mid 80s into the 90s would die out in the 90s. You best believe it was scary to “Dino Riders” collectors, “Cinnamon Dinosaur Grrrahams” munchers, and “Jim Henson’s Dinosaurs” watchers in the early 90s. Before the “Jurassic Park” movie (much more popular than the book), dinosaurs were like ET to alien fans, but after “JP”, you started seeing more evil or furious dinosaurs on TV and straight-to-VHS movies. What a time to be alive if you love dinosaurs!  :D

This Mattel set:

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Behold, the biggest new stars of the 1990s in America speaking Spanish (like we all did from the late 80s into the mid 90s), dressing like Batman (this was popular for boys to do from 1989 to 1998), skateboarding (the new resurrection of boarding was in the 80s to mid 90s), playing saxophone solos (like many artists did in the late 80s and early to mid 90s), and enjoying Mickey Mouse Playskool toys (80s and 90s thing, as far as I know). The Nelson figure was perfect for those of us that were diehard Simpsons fans in 1990. You can’t miss the sarcasm that Gen Xers loved in the 90s from this set either. These were the best action figures to be produced in the whole 90s from an XYer’s point of view. Sadly, “The Simpsons” shirts were more popular then. These were also in stores long after Turtlemania took hold of a many XYer and some early Yers (‘87 borns).



Did you collect any Simpsons items?

Did you collect any Simpsons items?


Yeah. Everyone did from 1990 to 1991.

Yeah. Everyone did from 1990 to 1991.


I had the Bart Simpson poster.

Yeah. Everyone did from 1990 to 1991.
Not everyone, I have no such items in my collections at the time. Had a few items from McDonald's.

Not everyone, I have no such items in my collections at the time. Had a few items from McDonald's.


McDonalds?

There were two promotions (in different months) in 1990 at Burger King (camping set and dolls) and a cup promotion at Pizza Hut in 1991.

McDonalds?

There were two promotions (in different months) in 1990 at Burger King (camping set and dolls) and a cup promotion at Pizza Hut in 1991.

I cannot place the precise year, but I do remember having figures from when "The Little Mermaid" was released.

What did you own?

More my son than me

I do remember having figures from when "The Little Mermaid" was released.

This shirt from 1990:

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