Top 20 Things Kids Today Don't Recognize

It's time for some blasts from the past! For this list, we’ll be going over some of the most popular products from “back in the day” that today’s youth will just never know. Our countdown includes Mail Order Netflix, Phone Books, Wired Video Game Controllers, Dial-Up Internet Access, and more! If there’s something you’re surprised didn’t get a mention on our list, let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

If there’s something you’re surprised didn’t get a mention on our list, let us know in the comments!

[Denis-]

The old YouTube where you could rate videos with stars, there was no like or dislike buttons and no ads in videos. I bet you cant find many kids who remember that..

[ChristoAbrie]

that internet dial-up tone is ingrained in almost every 90s kid's brain.

[mathieudarroman]

The overhead projector and the associated transparents could easily be on the list

[celinevanruyskensvelde]

When a friend's kid heard me mention burning cd's, he asked why we would throw that into the fireplace.

[CheeseGirl]

Is "Church Key" a term only used in some locations? Everyone I know (including my mom) just calls them bottle openers.

[jeremiahhardin]

Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Technology is great, but less is more sometimes. The 80's and 90's were a great time to be a kid.

[kittygaillot]

Ahhhh yes. The mix tape. Nothing like waiting to hear your favorite song on the radio, and hitting that record button, hoping that The reception remains clear the whole time, and the DJ doesn’t start talking before the song concludes.

[sandragraves]

We used to have to learn the "dewey decimal system" in school to find our own books in the library.

[jenniferburns]

When you talked about card catalogs, you said libraries are seeing less traffic these days. Nothing could be further from the truth in my community! We have 4 branches that are always busy with people attending a variety of classes, getting help with technology, borrowing everything from books to musical instruments, laptops, streaming devices, and toys. They provide assistance with taxes and voter registration, and rooms for community meetings. People of all ages use the free wifi and attend book clubs, storytimes, and craft groups. And all of this is in addition the online resources. Libraries are amazing!

[lauradaly]

I am 64 years old, and I remember test patterns when TV stations actually signed on in the morning and signed off late at night

[Unovakid]

I'm in that weird age group where I'm old enough to know what these are, but young enough that I didn't grow up with them lol

[teresadixon]

I always got excited when the Sears, Penny's, and Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogs came out.

[Thrillseeker]

When I was a boy in the 90s, most of these things were still around, and I remember them pretty well. I still have quite a few of them in my apartment today. You know you're getting old when you can remember these things!

[terrylayman]

"Why sonny, when I was your age, telephones had to be hooked to the wall!"
The lady trying to get the fax machine to work was spot on. I never could remember if I needed to dial a 9 to get an outside line before entering the number.
Bills arriving in the mail with the "do not fold, spindle or mutilate" punched card.
Cinerama movies.

[smurrayworth]

Anyone remember Microfiche? We had it in my high school library in the 90s.

[myrtlemountaineer]

Man, I remember having to store all my word documents on floppy disks in 5th grade.

I’m only 26 but I remember using a lot of these things in my life and it’s crazy how far we’ve come in so little time.

[JonathanLasry]

I’m 27, when I saw my nephew playing with his Switch I told him that at his age I only had a gameboy. He asked me if that existed before or after the war. Yes the WW2 (1939-1945)
I think my pride just died with my youth

[schindlerteejay]

even though being born in 2002 sounds young, you’ll never forget the sound of a VHS player rewinding just to take the rental back to blockbuster.

[JennyZinaTavares]

I still keep an atlas. It's so helpful to be able to see the whole picture when traveling the country.