What fads from your youth did NOT like?

*Storm Eagle* · 12-18-2010, 10:53 AM

So, when you're a kid, and you're a part of certain fad experiences, your parents would probably get on your case about it, and tell you that the thing you're into is inane. However, there were probably things that were popular in your youth that even you managed to dislike. So what were they? Here, I'll start by sharing mine:

Garbage Pail Kids: They were just too gross for me. I still can't stand to look at them to this day. I probably sound like a hypocrite though, since I can watch most horror movies, played and own the Mortal Kombat games, and am still a huge Beavis and Butt-head fan to this day. I'll admit though, at first they didn't seem so bad to me, and I was even going to start buying them myself. The store I went to was out of them. Then new waves started coming out and were starting to get a bit gross for me. That's when I decided that they actually do suck.

Pacifiers: I saw a lot of kids wearing them when I was in the eighth grade, and I thought they looked damn ridiculous. It totally made my day when the principal announced on the loudspeaker that kids are banned from wearing them in the school.

Okay so this is all I can think of for now. If there were any others, maybe they'll come back to me and I'll mention them.

*gobo* · 12-18-2010, 11:16 AM

Original He-Man. Too sexist.

*Samhain* · 12-18-2010, 04:48 PM

Yu-Gi-Oh- I wasnt really ''little'', I think I was like 12 or 13. But back in the day, it was all about Pokemon. Then, all of a sudden, everyone liked Yugioh. That is, except for me. I was the only one that stayed into Pokemon (Still am to this day). All my other friends talked about that crap nonstop and teased me for still liking it.

Other than that I cant reaally think of anything else...

RAM BAM · 12-18-2010, 09:05 PM

That ball with a ring around it Maybe someone can refresh my memory as to what it was called. You bounced on the hard plastic part and there was a rubber ball in the center.

pet rock pointless.

*Eiko* · 12-18-2010, 09:54 PM

Power Rangers i could not stand them.

*Powder* · 12-18-2010, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Samhain

Yu-Gi-Oh- I wasnt really ''little'', I think I was like 12 or 13. But back in the day, it was all about Pokemon. Then, all of a sudden, everyone liked Yugioh. That is, except for me. I was the only one that stayed into Pokemon (Still am to this day). All my other friends talked about that crap nonstop and teased me for still liking it.

Other than that I cant reaally think of anything else...

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Originally Posted by Eiko

Power Rangers i could not stand them.

I've been spoken for. Peace.

*Storm Eagle* · 12-18-2010, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Eiko

Power Rangers. I could not stand them.

Eh, you're no fun.

As for the pacifiers I talked about, this is what they looked like.
http://leannpeterson.files.wordpress...-necklaces.jpg

Though here's another thing that I never bothered with even as a teenager, and it still goes on and I still think is ridiculous. Sagging pants.

Tomoshibi Amatsu · 12-19-2010, 06:36 AM

It might sound weird but I never got into Looney Tunes or the Hannah Barbera shorts. I just always found them boring. Even now I still don't really like them. I prefer stuff like Tiny Toons and Animaniacs more.

*Cure* · 12-19-2010, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Tomoshibi Amatsu

It might sound weird but I never got into Looney Tunes or the Hannah Barbera shorts. I just always found them boring. Even now I still don't really like them. I prefer stuff like Tiny Toons and Animaniacs more.

Those aren't fads.

Tomoshibi Amatsu · 12-19-2010, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cure

Those aren't fads.

I don't know. I'd consider it a fad since it was shown so much when I was a kid, and most people my age liked that when they were kids too. But then again I could just be going by what popular cartoons I just wasn't a fan of when I was a kid. I don't know it feels like the same thing to me.

Pokemon was really the only thing I ever saw as a fad. But I guess I never really got into transformers or GIJOE. If I have to go by fads like those I mean. I wasn't trying to come off as stupid or anything in this thread. I just never considered any of that stuff fads. I just saw them as popular shows. Even TMNT I only saw it as a popular cartoon not a fad.

But hey I was just a kid then.

**GK Punk** · 12-19-2010, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

Original He-Man. Too sexist.

Wha...!? But He-Man was the coolest!

*XERO* · 12-19-2010, 10:02 PM

Furbies.

I just didn't friggin' get it.

*Candy Kappa* · 12-19-2010, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Benvenuto

Furbies.

I just didn't friggin' get it.

What?!

Furbies where awesome, waking you up late night with their evil dead eyes, screaming profanity to you. Nagging for food until you strangle it with a cord...

Yeah... Furbies was fun until you actually got one

*XERO* · 12-19-2010, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiwamu The Kappa

What?!

Furbies where awesome, waking you up late night with their evil dead eyes, screaming profanity to you. Nagging for food until you strangle it with a cord...

Sounds like where I used to live.

**Machias Banshee** · 12-19-2010, 10:43 PM

Furbies, Beanie Babies, Pogs and Pokemon. Guh... I never understood why people had 30,000 pogs. Furbies could be taught to be evil, Beanie babies are useless, and pokemon was the ONLY thing I sold while working at Sears in high school...

*Storm Eagle* · 12-19-2010, 11:24 PM

Since I had mentioned Garbage Pail Kids earlier, I remember when I went to orientation for the high school I was about to attend, I saw some stuck on the inside of someone's locker and I prayed to God I never got that locker. Thankfully I never did. They came out in the 80s, but I went to high school from 1993 to 1997. They were brought back in 2003 though. I used to like going into Hot Topic, but I stopped going once they started selling Garbage Pail Kids cards and other merchandise such as t-shirts.

*Eiko* · 12-20-2010, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Eh, you're no fun.

Lol just never really liked them. Plus couldn't really understand why there had to be an explosion after every fight they had.

**Jester** · 12-20-2010, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by RAM BAM

That ball with a ring around it Maybe someone can refresh my memory as to what it was called. You bounced on the hard plastic part and there was a rubber ball in the center.

Oh...the Pogo-Ball. My grandma had one for us kids when I was younger. Never could do it very well.

I was always late to the fad game. I came late to Power Rangers and then abrubtly left and gave all my PR role playing stuff (Morpher, Blade Blaster, Saba the talking sword) to some neighborhood kids. Never liked Pokemon, though I'm sure I'd like the game, the craze surrounding it was nuts. Never got into G.I. Joe, Thundercats, or He-Man, mainly because I think they were a tad before my time is all.

*BubblyShell22* · 12-20-2010, 10:23 AM

Power Rangers, Pokemon, and Furbies. I loved Beanie Babies and have a big collection of them.

*gobo* · 12-20-2010, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by GK

Wha...!? But He-Man was the coolest!

In 2002? Absolutely!! ^_^

12-18-2010, 10:53 AM	#1
Storm Eagle Saved by Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,395	What fads from your youth did NOT like? So, when you're a kid, and you're a part of certain fad experiences, your parents would probably get on your case about it, and tell you that the thing you're into is inane. However, there were probably things that were popular in your youth that even you managed to dislike. So what were they? Here, I'll start by sharing mine: Garbage Pail Kids: They were just too gross for me. I still can't stand to look at them to this day. I probably sound like a hypocrite though, since I can watch most horror movies, played and own the Mortal Kombat games, and am still a huge Beavis and Butt-head fan to this day. I'll admit though, at first they didn't seem so bad to me, and I was even going to start buying them myself. The store I went to was out of them. Then new waves started coming out and were starting to get a bit gross for me. That's when I decided that they actually do suck. Pacifiers: I saw a lot of kids wearing them when I was in the eighth grade, and I thought they looked damn ridiculous. It totally made my day when the principal announced on the loudspeaker that kids are banned from wearing them in the school. Okay so this is all I can think of for now. If there were any others, maybe they'll come back to me and I'll mention them.

12-18-2010, 11:16 AM	#2
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Original He-Man. Too sexist. __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

12-18-2010, 09:54 PM	#5
Eiko Aussie and Proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Foot HQ Australia Posts: 1,816	Power Rangers i could not stand them. __________________

12-19-2010, 06:36 AM	#8
Tomoshibi Amatsu Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsylvaina Posts: 275	It might sound weird but I never got into Looney Tunes or the Hannah Barbera shorts. I just always found them boring. Even now I still don't really like them. I prefer stuff like Tiny Toons and Animaniacs more. __________________

12-19-2010, 10:02 PM	#12
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	Furbies. I just didn't friggin' get it. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

12-18-2010, 04:48 PM	#3
Samhain Dare To Be Stupid! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane Posts: 4,752	Yu-Gi-Oh- I wasnt really ''little'', I think I was like 12 or 13. But back in the day, it was all about Pokemon. Then, all of a sudden, everyone liked Yugioh. That is, except for me. I was the only one that stayed into Pokemon (Still am to this day). All my other friends talked about that crap nonstop and teased me for still liking it. Other than that I cant reaally think of anything else...

12-18-2010, 09:05 PM	#4
RAM BAM Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Will O' The Wisp Posts: 472	That ball with a ring around it Maybe someone can refresh my memory as to what it was called. You bounced on the hard plastic part and there was a rubber ball in the center. pet rock pointless.

12-19-2010, 10:43 PM	#15
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Furbies, Beanie Babies, Pogs and Pokemon. Guh... I never understood why people had 30,000 pogs. Furbies could be taught to be evil, Beanie babies are useless, and pokemon was the ONLY thing I sold while working at Sears in high school...

12-19-2010, 11:24 PM	#16
Storm Eagle Saved by Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,395	Since I had mentioned Garbage Pail Kids earlier, I remember when I went to orientation for the high school I was about to attend, I saw some stuck on the inside of someone's locker and I prayed to God I never got that locker. Thankfully I never did. They came out in the 80s, but I went to high school from 1993 to 1997. They were brought back in 2003 though. I used to like going into Hot Topic, but I stopped going once they started selling Garbage Pail Kids cards and other merchandise such as t-shirts.

12-20-2010, 10:23 AM	#19
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Power Rangers, Pokemon, and Furbies. I loved Beanie Babies and have a big collection of them. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.