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Published 17:27 14 Oct 2018 BST
Add us as a preferred source on Google »No matter how hard we try, we just can't keep up with this modern era of 'chatsnapping' and 'instant gramming' or whatever the kids are calling it.
Back in 90s Ireland, we really had our finger on the pulse of the nation. How many of these were you obsessed with?
The unmistakable tones of Ronan Keating were mimicked in playgrounds across the country.
There was a spell between 1996 and 1998 when they were basically currency.
The trials and tribulations of a bunch of Aussie teenagers was of paramount importance at half six of a weekday evening.
Jurassic Park, The Land Before Time, Dinosaurs (that sitcom with the cute dino baby).
Prehistoric creatures were all the rage.
The pre-internet era of destroying your mates knuckles with horse-chestnuts.
If you weren't guiding Sonic and Tails past Dr. Robotnik on the Sega Megadrive...
You were spending hours playing Super Mario and Tetris on this.
Why? We don't know.
Were you more like the studious, good-natured Tia or the carefree, somewhat naive Tamera?
If you were skilled with these bad boys, the whole schoolyard was around your little finger (no pun intended).
The Fugees, Oasis, Chumbawumba. Watching Top 30 Hits was the only way an Irish 90s kid could keep up with goings-on on the hit parade.
Have, have, need. A Manchester United shiny was equal to half the QPR team and that was non-negotiable.
Cleaning out an old desk and found some even older classic Premiership stickers! pic.twitter.com/B7ngqcZYFE
— Aaron Roles (@Wtcchhh) October 9, 2015
In the end, they all turned out to be aliens. Every time.
A bunch of crime-fighting adolescent reptiles who were partial to a pizza or ten. What's not to like?
Ya'd spend hours combing their mad hair.
Not The Simpsons tv show, or the Simpson family in general. Just the rebellious nature of the eldest son, as epitomised by the following classic. Don't have a cow, man.
Girl Power swept the nation in the summer of '96.
We knew absolutely nothing of the intricacies of adult relationships. But when Ross said Rachel's name at the altar we were all still like 'woah...'
You;d give your right arm for a pair of FX 4's.
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