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The Best Things from the ’90s Include “Friends,” “Spice Girls,” and the Game Boy

LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 12: Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown of The Spice Girls perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Three in five adults feel nostalgic about the 1990s: 37% of people in a new poll by SWNS said it was the BEST decade to be alive.  A third of Gen Z’ers now think ’90s fashion and culture seemed fun.  And 14% of people who lived through the ’90s still wear at least one piece of clothing from back then.

People were asked to name the BEST things about the ’90s, and the show “Friends” took the top spot.

Here are the highlights…

1.  Other TV shows also made the top 50:…

  • The Simpsons
  • Fresh Prince of Bel Air
  • Saved by the Bell
  • Baywatch
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  • Dawson’s Creek
  • Power Rangers

2.  A few movies made the list…

  • Titanic
  • Romeo & Juliet
  • 10 Things I Hate About You
  • Clueless
  • Space Jam

3.  A few music groups ranked high…

  • The Spice Girls
  • Britney Spears
  • Backstreet Boys
  • ‘N Sync
  • Destiny’s Child
  • New Kids on the Block (even though they started in the ’80s)

4.  And several products made the list…

  • VHS tapes
  • Nokia cell phones
  • Game Boy
  • Tamagotchi
  • Beanie Babies
  • Polly Pocket
  • Pogs
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