These Iconic 90s-00s Commercials Are Staples Of Every Millennial’s Childhood

Do you remember the days of after-school television? Rushing home from class to flip on the TV and watch Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network for hours on end until mom asked about homework. The early 90s-00s was arguably one of the best eras for television and our favorite shows were never in short supply.

However, as you may have forgotten with all of the streaming services we have now, back then we had a little thing called commercials. The brief hiatus from our selected programming was an annoyance at the time, but going back and watching those old TV ads provides a wonderful sense of nostalgia.

These are some of the most memorable commercials we recognize from our TV screens. See how many you remember.

1. The catchy rap commercial for Education Connection.

Education Connection Commercial Jingle

2. Those iconic “How Many Licks?” Tootsie Roll commercials.

Classic Tootsie Roll Commercial - "How Many Licks"

3. The slightly incestual Folgers Coffee ad.

Folgers Coffee Brother & Sister Home For Christmas 2009 Christmas TV Commercial HD

4. All of Miss Cleo’s tarot readings.

Miss Cleo Commercial (1998)

5. Those obnoxious Nickelodeon Magazine commercials.

Nickelodeon Magazine PLEASE

6. Every jam ever created by the FreeCreditReport.com guys.

FreeCreditReport.com all 9 commercials

7. That one iconic Sears Air Conditioner ad.

Sears Air Conditioner Commercial

8. All of the ‘Above The Influence’ PSA’s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEIYY5uvf5s

9. JG Wentworth’s infamous “I need it now” commercials.

JG Wentworth - Its My Money & I Need It Now Commercial

10. Old school Gushers ads that gave us nightmares.

Fruit Gushers Commercial (1997)

11. Those hilarious Scooter Store commercials.

The Scooter Store | Television Commercial | 2008

12. The Bumpit revolution that saved us from flat, boring hair.

BumpIts - As Seen on TV Network

13. OG iPod silhouette commercials.

2003 Commercial: Original iPod

14. Polly Pocket commercials that made our tween dreams come true.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCBTGK_bXEU

15. The Socker Bopper jingle that won’t be leaving our brains anytime soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqRfI5jqz1U

16. Nestle’s “What’s in a Wonder Ball?” commercial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po915tRgLOY

17. That rather suggestive Shake Weight ad.

Shake Weight™ - OFFICIAL VIDEO AD

18. Every Kidz Bop commercial ever made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=schYj401UiM&index=8&list=PLzV9uSz6abqe9RMwaNEIh6JcDH6LRknM4

19. And of course, the one and only ShamWow infomercial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n6Lad0nvd4

h/t BuzzFeed