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You, our precious audience, have a wide array of wants when it comes to KnockBack. You like the episodes about games, and about movies, and TV shows, and all the rest, but you also like when we get into the ephemera of the past, too. Today's show is thus dedicated to just that. We, the Brothers Moriarty, have chosen 10 'somethings' from the decade of the 1990s -- maybe a show we used to watch, or a way we used to do something, or whatever the case might be -- and talked about those memories, why they matter, and how they brought us to today. Needless to say, we really think you're going to like this one, especially if you were around and can remember the firsthand essence of the stories we tell. Enjoy!

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Big Ru

Radical dudes!

KomakiKhaos

Growing up in the 90’s this bring lots of nostalgia. Love it so much

Anthony J Sanchez

As someone who was born in 86, the 90s were my childhood. My favorite memories were the SNES, Mortal Kombat, Pokémon, and POGS!

Andrew Christensen

Jesus Colin, that picture frame story is a cry for help. 🥴

Bogey Zero

Hold up... is that you in the thumbnail? I did NOT expect your hair to look like that when fully grown.

Justin Matkowski

Definitely do another one of these - this was a phenomenal episode (Harry Potter bit made me choke on my coffee). To piggy back off something towards the end of the episode - one thing I loved about growing up during this early age of the internet was being surprised by new videogames, movies, comics etc that you had no idea were coming out until they were already available or almost available. Current spoiler culture prevents a lot of that excitement from being possible, I feel.

Kevin Sullivan

These vague, open ended Knockback topics are absolutely the best. I love hearing you guys discuss specifics, but these are the best and they always draw out hilarious moments. Keep hammering

GameSimp

I’m a poser

Brandon Soto

Great episode. Definitely needs a Part 2.

Romeo

Hey Dagan, I got a question for you. As a person who absolutely loves anime and animation, whats your opinion on Eiichiro Oda and One Piece? For me, One Piece has become an important part of my life. It has also almost single-handedly carried Shonen Jump's weekly publication through some hard times, allowing other shonen manga to flourish and exist. It is a beautiful, expanded universe, and as a shonen fan I always tell everyone the series is definitively the king of shonen. Oda's poetic/romantic writing, quirky and unique art style and amazing fluidity has captivated me since day one. One Piece recently beat Batman for the 2nd most sold comic in existence (485 million copies) and Oda is on his way to become one of the top 10 best-selling authors fantasy literature. These and many other facts have earned Oda the title "Goda" among his fans and colleagues. I know One Piece wasn't huge in the US, due mostly to the infamous 4kids dub, but it was originally published in 1997. It has been amazing to see this series about pirates evolve into the world shattering phenomena it is today.

LastStandMedia

Yeah, that was fun. It was a treat to go to the toy store or video store or wherever and just find whatever you find.

GameSimp

Perhaps, if I reverse the process (playing FF7 after playing FF7 Remake), I can right this wrong

FrogLantern

Maybe this can be touched on in a part two, but this is how I divide up the 90’s: The “Grunge Era” Nineties (1989~1996): Sprouted from the underground around 1988 with key releases from alternative bands like Pixies and Faith No More as well as Hip-Hop acts like NWA and Public Enemy. Solidifies with the popularity of Nirvana as well as popular radio rap in 1991. MTV is looking as gritty as ever. This era ends with the final releases from Cobain and Tupac around 1996. The “Y2K Era” Nineties (1997~2001): Nu Metal emerges in that alternative rock scene, with Grunge in the rear-view. Eminem steps into the hip hop scene. Daft Punk breaks through. Music is becoming more electronic again. Spice Girls top the charts, with Britney and Backstreet Boys to follow. Music videos look more shiny and chromed out. This pop music scene of divas and boy bands happens to end right around 9/11. When Britney comes back around in 2003 with “Toxic”, the vibe is totally different. Why do I draw these distinctions? Well, when somebody talks about, say, Pokemon... I don’t really think of “the 90s” proper. I think of “the Y2K era”.

Corey Robbins

I think you hit the nail on the head except I call it the "Y2J" era, with pro wrestling being at its peak and most prominent.

Rob Aitken

To the point about the abrupt temporal shift from the 80's to the 90's One thing that always came up in film and television was some variation on "It's the 90's, get with the Program" that constant reinforcement I feel lended to that nostalgic memory of the hard shift

LastStandMedia

Yeah, I totally feel this separation. Computers and the Internet really coincide with that last-half, for sure.

LastStandMedia

Definitely. I remember in the old arcade game Klax, it said in the beginning: IT IS THE '90s, AND THERE IS TIME FOR KLAX LOL. =)

Timothy Martin

I think internet is a Y2K period thing, Computers (to me) are definitely a Grunge thing. I remember distinctly playing Warcraft etc. earlier than 1997. My own opinion

Henry Morgan

The way that you two describe 9/11 as a clear demarcation in your life is very much how I feel about COVID, especially as more time passes since it began. I graduated college in 2020, and I really feel that I will view everything beforehand drastically differently than all that comes after. Almost like a B.C / A.D coming of age moment for my generation that pulled me kicking and screaming into adulthood

Blake Brown

Colin, I completely forgot about “Gravel Pit” by Wu-Tang until you brought it up. What a great song, and the video is a peak late 90s/early 00s rap video. It’s so ridiculous. I remember it being one of the first videos I saw when I was like 11 or 12 that got me into rap. I’ve had that song on repeat all week.