You Know You Were a [UK] 90s Kid When...

1. You were there before the reboots.

 

Fireman Sam.

2. This was a perfectly acceptable haircut. It wasn't being ironic.

Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys fame.

3. There was only one game show worth watching.

   

The Crystal Maze.

 4. You knew all the moves to this. 

 

Macarena.

 5. This.

Saturday Night.

6. And this. 

5, 6, 7, 8.

7. Your parents kept telling you about how yo-yos were cool when they were your age. You knew they were lying. Your parents had never been your age.

8. There was only one doctor.

Dr Fox.

9. Though he wasn't much defence against the modern plague - mad cow disease.

John Gummer getting his daughter to eat a beef burger.

10. You didn't need social media to know what your favourite celebs were up to. 

Smash Hits magazine.

11. Barbie looked like this yet you totally idolised her.

Totally Hair Barbie.

12. You couldn't understand why your parents refused to sign up for this.

Changing Rooms.

13. These may be gone, but they're not forgotten.

Opal Fruits became Starburst.

14. Staying up late meant this.

Ceefax used to fill a lot of BBC downtime.

15. You didn't speak to your mum for days after she killed your tamagotchi. You wanted to stay home and care for it but, no, she claimed your education was more important.

Tamagotchi.

16. Saturday night meant this

Blind Date.

17. And this.

 

Noel's House Party.

18. This was all the bling you needed.

Ring Pops.

19. Your favourite songs didn't bother to veil their drug references.

'And I wanna get stoned.'

20. The game play in this just blew you away!