Motocross

   For those of you who do not know motocross is the sport of all-terrain motorcycle racing, which originated in Britain during the early 1900's. This sport grew to it extreme level in popularity during the 90's. A law was pasted that for the sport to continue and become enviromentaly friendly they must ban the production of two stroke racing bikes. This didnt slow the sport any. They switched all bikes to four stroke engines and it continued to boom. Honda was the most dominate motorcycle brand of this time is still at the top. Nearly every top rider has riding red. Ricky Carmichael and Jeremy McGrath, two greatest races of the sport, both rode for Honda during their prime. The sport is becoming more popular each year and shows no signs of slowing down. I personally love this sport for the fact I was associated with it nearly my whole childhood.

Fads

    Spandex shorts, bowl cuts, beanies, trapper keepers, and Opraha's Book Club were just some of the terrible fads of the 1990's. Chat rooms were also popular until molesters thought if would be fun to neat to meet their victims through the internet. That fad is quickly fading. To me the worse one had to have been Pokemon. I never got into the game but from what i understand its nothing that would ever excite me. One fad that seemed to catch the eye of America was the Tamagotchi. It was a handheld digital pet created in 1996 by Aki Maita. As of 22008 70 million of this toy  had been sold. There were 3 bottons that allowed player to feed and play games with the vertual pet.

Just as the fashion of this time I believe the fads were absolutely horrible. Ever though they seemed great for its time Im glad they didnt stick around.

Fashion

    The overall trend of the 1990's in fashion was comfortable and casual. Flannel shirts and coveralls were popular as was retro clothing. Fashion was also inspired by sports clothing. Minimalist trends were common. Mens hairstyles and suits became much more simpler as did women's workwear. Denim stayed very popular throughout the decade and still is today, although the acid wash trend faded away. In todays terms the fashion of our previous decade would be found as poor, and I would agree that the clothing and hairstyles were very unattractive.

T.V. Shows

    Not only were the tv shows of the 90's ahead of their time, they still are played daily around the world. Family Guy, SpongeBob SquarePants, and South Park are still being produced till this day. Their popularity has only grown since the time they were introduced. Also filmed shows such as Full House and Pee-Wee's Playhouse were extremely catchy at the time. And you cant forget Seinfeld, perhaps the greatest show of the decade. The show was produced by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld himself, and it aired 174 episodes.

Movies

     Animation technology jumped to a greater level during the early 1990's, and many great products came out of it. Movies such as The Lion King, Space Jam, Aladdin, Toy Story, and many other animated movies were beyond the most popular. They were enjoyed by children and adults alike. I personally was fond of these film as a child.

    Dumb and Dumber, Forrest Gump, The Sandlot, Home Alone, Tommy Boy, and Wayne's World were some of the biggest movies of this time, and are still very popular to this day. Many of these movies would be on my top 10 list if i had to create one. 

Music

1990's Top 10 Music Chart

1. Because I Love You- Stevie B.

2. Power- The-Snap

3. Cradle Of Love- Billy Idol

4. Pray- M.C. Hammer

5. Hold On- Wilson Philips

6. Unskinny Bop- Poison

7. Step by Step- New Kids On The Block

8. Pump Up The Jam- Technotronic

9. I Wish It Would Rain Down- Phil Collins

10. Love and Affection- Nelson

      Although not on the top ten list, teen pop groups from the 80's carry into the 90's are stay very popular. Teen pop groups formed into boy bands. *NSYNC, 98 Degrees, and the Backstreet Boys blow up onto the scene and takeover music entirely. Although the glory did not last the 90's will always be remembered as the boy band decade. Also grunge music is formed from alternative rock.