I’m starting this thread for all the random childhood memories that pop into your head out of nowhere and make you smile. No rules — just post whatever hits you.

Wall ball and kick ball

Hackey sacks

Epic tetherball battles on the playground

Nylon necklaces for the deep end and shallow end at the YMCA

Teddy Grahams, Gushers, fruit rollups

Pizza Hut personal pan pizzas

Pizza Inn buffet

Blockbuster movie nights

Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball, Madden, and NBA Jam on Super Nintendo

Jurassic Park jawbreakers

Field days

Exhilarama in Cary and Putt Putt on Capital Blvd.

Grand Slam USA

NC State Fair

Rice Krispy treats

Pete & Pete, Doug, Hey Dude, Salute Your Shorts, Mr. Wizard, and Are You Afraid of the Dark? on Nickelodeon

Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?

Saved By the Bell and California Dreams

TGIF on ABC

Home Alone

Free Willy

The Lion King

Aladdin

Ghostbusters and TMNT

Prizes in breakfast cereal

Goosebumps books

School book fairs

Happy Meals toy

Disney Adventures kids magazine

The Simpsons

Late childhood: Sex in the 90s, Road Rules, My So Called Life, Daria, The Grind, Beavis & Butthead, and The Real World on MTV

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damn

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Monday night wars- raw vs nitro, nwo etc

Baseball cards

Fishing

Nascar

Pulp fiction

Goldeneye for n64

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Walkman / Discman

Ren & Stumpy

Thundercats

He-Man

Family Matters

In Living Color

NY Undercover

Blue Razzberry Blowpops

Pop Rocks

Blockbuster Video

Contra

Bad Dudes

Battle Toads

Street Fighter

Tekken

Killer Instinct

Rec. League Basketball

Super Soakers

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