1990s - Growing Up Gen X - House Tour (1990)

Recorded on April 23rd, 1990

Filmed in Montgomery, New York

Everyone in the video was born somewhere between 1972 and 1977.

[JuicePod]

I am thrilled to see that many people are enjoying the video my brother made back in 1990. If this video reaches 1 million views, I will consider taking many of your suggested comments and creating an updated version for everyone to enjoy. Thank you all!

[alexanderfaust]

I miss the 90's soooo much. I'm technically a Millennial but I was born right on the cusp of being Gen X. I know every generation says this about the era they grew up in but it was the best time to be a kid. It had the perfect mix of being entertained by technology and playing outside. The internet was in it's infancy (shoutout AOL!), SNL was actually funny, video game systems were coming into their own, and you could still go outside and not come home until the street lights came on. I had a really great childhood and am extremely lucky to have the parents I did.

[mamasquatch]

The sibling dynamics is what hits me the most-totally took me back... he went full tard for a video he really thought nobody would ever see 😂

[jonathanj]

damn a sega genesis and a guinea pig. guy was living the life

[thejpx]

It's heartwarming to see a 90s home video where people were just having a blast without the modern-day urge to seek attention, flex, or show off. This captures the pure, unfiltered joy of that time.

[tmsact]

Back when walking around with a camera filming nothing was considered strange.

[-kattya-]

everything and everyone look so authentic, nothing looks fake, it's lovely

[thorish]

These were great times.
It’s astounding how a day of profound mediocrity, once dismissed as uneventful, has now transformed into a cherished relic of a bygone era, preserved only in fleeting memories and a handful of rare videos.

[emperorwang]

The complete absence of parents in these classic harmless shenanigans is exactly what i remember

[mikenkk]

Feels legit; no parents and no worries. We Gen X practically raised ourselves.

[chasedanger]

They never would have imagined this would be viewed by nearly 1 million people.

[CoalWarning]

Born in 1970. I was 20 at the time this video was made. It's bittersweet - a great view of what life was like back then. Middle class families had such comfortable homes and lives whereas many young middle class families today can barely afford to put a roof over their heads.

[ArcaneTurbulence]

We truly lived in the best era. The crossroads between the Industrial age and the Technological age. People were still outside, everyone knew each other, large groups of kids/teenagers at malls and movies. We had video game systems, but they weren't life enveloping. Arcades with Street fighter/Mortal combat tournaments, Pizza shops, mall courts, crazy parties every weekend, Quads and dirtbikes everywhere, Big hair, MTV, Headbangers ball, Muscle cars, Boom Boxes, RollerSkating rinks, Roller blades!, Saturday morning cartoons, People hung out around town... It was amazing. I really truly miss it.

[DonTrump-svsi]

I was 11 years old when this was recorded. I was just finishing up 5th grade and headed into middle school with the big kids. In a way, I feel like this recording, or this time, was another life or another reality. I feel like we are living in an alternate reality.

[bostaffterrier]

Born in 68 got 70s, 80s and the 90s got the best TV ...movies and music ....man we were so lucky

[bw]

I was born in 81. I remember 1990 being just like this. Walls covered in magazine pictures and posters, prank phone calls, the fashion, the hair. Great video!

[smylyface]

I was 23 when this was recorded. I grew up in the best generation. Kids will never again know this level of peace and freedom.

[doomsdayprophet]

Those of us that got to grow up late 70s through early 90s truly are lucky... i wouldn't trade those memories for anything... salute to all the gen x people out there.. never forget those days

[monkeyman]

Nice! I was graduating high school. About to start the best 15 yrs of my life. Now....I'm 51. Time fxxing flies, for sure.

[thinktank]

Gen Xer here. I like how everyone is not expecting a video to be made. "Who's it for? Who's gonna see it?"

There is no default idea in anyone's mind that this video would really be seen by anyone, much less global potential on youtube.

Would love a followup video with all the people reacting watching themselves so many years ago.