30 Obsolete Things From Childhood That Still Live Rent-Free In Our Memories

Not to sound like a grandma clutching a VHS tape, but they really don’t make things like they used to. These obsolete relics from childhood might be outdated, but they still hold a special place in our millennial hearts.

Doesn’t matter if you remember rewinding cassette tapes with a pencil and the thrill of a Blockbuster Friday night, this post is your time machine back to simpler, low-res days.

Time for a nostalgic trip down memory lane.


1. “These TV Carts Always Meant Class Was Going To Be Fun When The Teacher Rolled One In”

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2. “Eye Witness Books. The Best Part Of The Scholastic Book Fair”

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3. “Flipping Through These As A Kid Trying To Find Your Favourite Bands Poster”

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4. “Remember Watching The Pipes Screensaver?”

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5. “Overhead Projector”

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6. “Burning The Sickest Cds In The Neighborhood”

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7. “The Old Cartoon Network”

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8. “These Old School Pencil Sharpeners”

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9. “This Eraser”

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10. “Who Remembers This [ice Cream] From School?”

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11. “The GE Alarm Clock That Everyone Seemed To Have”

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12. “Wrapping Your Textbook In The 90s”

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13. “Removing The Faceplate Of Your Car Stereo So It Wouldn’t Get Stolen”

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14. “Pencils With Cartridges”

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15. “The Motorola Razr. Still The Coolest Cell Phone To Be Produced”

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16. “See-Through Electronics”

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17. “Remember When You Didn’t Have To Enter Your Personal Info Online To Win A Soda?”

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18. “Turning Markers Into Swords”

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19. “Mom Giving You A $20 Bill For The Scholastic Book Fair. I Would Feel Like Such A Boss With My Mint Condition Animorphs, Goosebumps, And Various Bookmarks”

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20. “Removing The Ball From Your Computer Mouse”

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21. “Flipping Your Chair On To Your Desk At The End Of The Day.”

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22. “The Family Computer”

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23. “Only Fidget Spinner I Ever Owned”

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24. “School Cafeteria Pizza”

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25. “This Movie Theater Carpeting”

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26. “90’s TV Cabinet. I Remember Needing To Push On The Glass Doors To Open Them”

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27. “This Velcro Toss And Catch Game”

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28. “Space Cadet Was My Childhood”

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29. “Anyone Else Remember The Weird, Course Texture These Bouncy Balls Had?”

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30. “Actor Jonathan Hyde, A Staple Of Fun 90s Movies (Pictured: Richie Rich, Jumanji, Titanic, And The Mummy)”

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h/t: r/Nostalgia

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.