Fads

Fads of the 20s - 40s

Stickball, Hood Ornaments, Zoot Suits, Slinky, Moving to the suburbs ,Swallowing Goldfish, Pea Shooters, Johnny on a Pony, Stoop Ball, Stamp Collecting, Miniature Golf, Betty Boop, Monopoly, Drive-in Theater, The Zipper, Mandatory Hats, Board Games, Radio Shows, Peter Pan Peanut butter, Swing Dancing, Bright Red Lipstick, Dance Marathons, Pez, Cloche hat, (???) Flappers. Conk hairdo, Flagpole Sitting, (?) Magic 8-Ball, Fadoras, Pea shooters, Two toned shoes, Jewelry Broaches, Dates at the Soda Fountain, Suburban living, Red lipstick, Jitter bug Bubble gum blowing contests, Tutti-frutti (food), Slinky, Hokey Pokey

50s

Colored streamers for bicycle handle bars, baseball cards in your bike's wheel spokes (to make a fwap-fwap sound), TV Dinners, Drive-in theaters, Letter Sweaters,Jukeboxes, Fins and chrome on cars, Diners. Teenyboppers, DA Haircut, Blue suede loafers, Bunny hop, Sock Hops, Gumby, (!:) Quiff hairdo, Kit-Cat Klock, Flat tops, Tupperware, The Boomerang, Carhop (waiter/waitress on rollerskates), Elvis, Silly Putty, Bazooka Joe, TV Dinners , Tiki culture, Spud Guns, Sideburns, Whiffle ball Bubble Gum Cigars, Hokey Pokey, Saddle Shoes, Beehive hair, Fast food, Chicken Dance, Watching for flying saucers, Pompadour hairdo, Beanie (cap), Scrabble, Frisbees, Mr. Potato Head, Hula Hoop, Blue jeans, Blackjack Chewing Gum, Poodle cut hairdo, PezPaint-by-number, Hopalong Cassidy guns Coonskin Caps, Creepers (shoes), Disneyland, 3D Movies, Davy Crockett, Poodle Skirts, Neon signs, Droodle (cartoon), The Red Scare / Commies Cinch belts, Telephone Booth Stuffing, (??) James Dean, TV tray, Crew Cuts, Legos, Ant Farms, Slinky

60s
American Bandstand, Lava Lamps, Hair Ironing, Twister (game), Motown Sound Surfing, Bellbottom Pants, Mood Rings, White gloves, Flower power Platform Shoes, Counter culture, Nehru jackets, Woodstock Festival, Afros, The Smothers Brothers, Men wearing beads, GI Joe, Baby boomer, Klackers. Click Clacks, Klappers, Klik Klaks, The women's movement / Women's lib, The Beatles, Summer of Love, Granny Glasses, Slogan Buttons, Coco Chanel, Oleg Cassini gowns, Hell's Angels, Doll-like makeup, Bubble Chair, Peasant skirts, Black Lights, Macram鍊Sea monkeys, Twist (dance), Space hopper (kangaroo ball), Pop art Hippie beads, Miniskirts, The Ed Sullivan Show, Slot Cars, Granny dresses, British Invasion (music), Sit-in movement, Laugh-In, Minidress, minicoat, minipants, The mod look, The Mickey Mouse Club, James Bond and spy movies, Tanning cream, Hippies, Gum wrapper chain, Wide belts, Hip hugger pants, Legalized Marijuana Movement, Bouffant Hairdo, Drive-in theaters, Bouncy ball Psychedelic, Balsa Wood Airplanes, The space program, Frilly shirts, Wearing eyeglasses with no lenses in them. Beach parties/beach movies, Boogaloo Drive-in theater, Banana Seats on Bicycles, Chinese fire drill, Telstar / Satellites, Unisex clothing, Troll Dolls, The Twist (dance craze), Fallout Shelters, Turtlenecks, Ouija Boards, Equal Rights Amendment Chunky shoes, Bobcat vests, Jello, Go-Go boots, Clunky wooden jewelry, Paisley (design) Ball Chair Rickie Tickie Stickers, Smiley faces, Bright ties, Leisure suits, Tie-dye Yo-yos, Army/Navy surplus, The "Jackie Kennedy look", Peace sign, Love Beads, A single strand of pearls, Chanel suits, Flower children, Scully (a game with bottle caps), Peace Symbol,Latin boogaloo Barbie Dolls, Women wearing long straight hair, Twiggy - boyish figure, cropped hair, Pin-striped jumpsuits
70s
Muscle Cars (Trans Am / Camaro), Star Wars action figures, Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific, CB Radios and CB radio sayings ( like "breaker, breaker" and "That's a 10-4 good buddy"), Acupuncture, Creepy Crawlers, Streakers, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Leisure Suits, Play-Doh, Platform Shoes, Dorothy Hamil haircuts, Flower Power, Mopeds, Spirograph, Primal Scream Therapy, Big Wheels, Silly songs (like Kung Fu Fighting, the Streak, Convoy, etc.), Keep on Truckin', Earth Day, The Hustle (dance), Perms for men, String Art, Polyester, Banana-seat bikes, Slip n' Slide, Mood rings, Legos, UFOs, Bean Bag chairs, Pong (and Atari and held video games), Silly String, Boop On hairstyles, Rockem Sockem Robots, Happy Days (TV Show), Silly Putty, tetherball, Abba, Disco Music, Lava Lamps, Amway Distributors, Strobe Lights, sea monkeys, Etch-a-Sketch, Billy Bear, Lite Brite, Magic 8-Ball, Light shows for your room, Toga parties, Charlie's Angels, View-Master, Mad Libs, Cork Pop Guns, Air Hockey, Hitchhiking, 8-Track Tape Player, peace banadanas, Hot Wheels, Yahtzee, Barbie, Nylon jogging suits, Bell bottom pants, Wizzers, Fondue pots, Shag Rugs, Matchbox Cars, Tang, Hardy Boys, Weaving looms, Stretch Armstrong, Spin-Art, Battleship, Glass Eating, Glitter, Baseball Cards, Pop Rocks, Hot Pants, feathered hair/bangsPurses for men, Farrah Faucet hair, Radios in unusual shapes and forms, The Dunkin Yo-Yo, Mutton chop side burns, Holly Hobbie greeting cards & collectibles, 45 record singles, Operation, Slime, Nerf, hopscotch, Dashboard Hula Girls, English Leather aftershave, Black lights, Not showering, Model kits, Paisley Shirts, Earth Shoes, Mexican Jumping Beans, smiley face stickers, Afros, Key parties, Pet Rocks, Easy Bake Oven, Sand art, Telephone Booth stuffing, Twister, Crayons, Pukka shell necklaces, The BicentennialSocks with toes, Sea Monkeys, Crockpots and toaster ovens, whiffle balls, Hi-Fi, Waterbeds


80s
Atari, Roos (Kangaroo tennis shoes), Legwarmers worn over jeans, charm necklaces, Yo-Yo, Sandals, jeans with the zippers up the legs, Aqua Net Hairspray, The British Invasion (U2, Duran Duran, Culture Club, A-Ha, etc), Swatch Watches, Apple Computers, Rubik's Cube, Strawberry Shortcake, Guys with one earring, Care Bears, Slinky, Jelly Shoes, Simon (the game), Shasta soda, Neon (clothings, bracelets, signs, etc.), Scrunch Socks, Spandex, Schoolhouse Rock, Friendship Bracelets, Josie and the Pussycats, HOT stickers, Sock Sweat Bands, Mullets and Rat tails (long strip of hair in back of neck), (:P) Slap Bracelets, Mohawks, Dungeons and Dragons, Hanging out at Video Arcades, Trapper Keepers, Big Hair Bows, Brat Pack, Bandana tied around one's leg, Popples, Ripped jeans, Smurfs, BBS (Bulletin Board Systems - Kind of like the Internet but text based ), Chuck E. Cheese, "Word"Where's the Beef, Hershey Kiss Lip Gloss, Valley Girl talk, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Teddy Ruxpin, Penny Loafers, Weird Al, American Gladiators, Lip Smackers, Garfield, Goatee Beards, WWF WrestlingVans, Tennis Shoes, Judy Blume books, Big Hair with lots of hairspray (including glam/hair metal bands), Break Dancing, Brightly colored feather roach clips in hair, Denim Jackets, Muppet Babies, Michael Jackon type glitter gloves, Paint Pens, Having your collar up, Pac-Man, Lace fingerless gloves (like Madonna wore), Feathered Hair, Jazzercise, California Raisins, Crush soda pop, Miami Vice Fashion, Weeble Wobbles, Skater Hair Cuts (lopsided haircuts), Rainbow Brite, Hello Kitty, Koosh Balls, Wacky Wall, Walker, Duck-tails, (ooo-o), Nintendo, Connect Four, Scratch 'n Sniff Stickers, Leveraged Buyouts, Skateboarding, Sticker Collections and Albums, Slip 'n Slide, GucciCatsuits, "Just Say No", Trivial Pursuit, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Tupperware Parties, Chia Pets, Alfred E.Neuman, Roller Skating Rinks, Parachute Pants, Hacky-Sack, Sleeveless shirts, "Psyche!", Sony Walkmans, Tetherball, Remote Control Cars, Pop Rocks, "Members Only" jackets, New Wave music, John Hughes Movies (Sixteen Candles, Breakfest Club, etc.), Horror Movies (Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, etc.), Boom Boxes / Ghetto Blasters, Big Shoulder Pads, The KGBHe-Man, Pee Wee Herman, Polaroid cameras, Bomb disaster drills at schools Cabbage Patch Dolls, Garbage Pail Kids, Army Ants, The Preppy look, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghost-hunting, "Totally awsome!", My Little Pony, Crocodile Dundee Hats, Sweater on Waist, 'Baby on Board' Signs, Moonwalking, Doc Marten Lace-Up Shoes (army boots), Beauty Moles

90s
spandex shorts, Pokemon, Grunge music and fashion, Koosh Balls, Saved By The Bell, The Macarena, American Gladiators, Extreme sports, Gigapets / Tomogatchi, Trapper Keeper, The Waif Look, Tamagotchi, Spuds MacKenzie, Push Pops, Bowl cut, Beanies (caps/hats), Stoner and slacker humor (Beavis and (the other guy), Bill and Ted?s Excellent Adventure, etc.), Discman, Multi-colored silk shirts, Wide leg jeans, Radio Disney, Dr. Martens, Oprah's Book Club, V-Chips (for TVs), Overalls, Chat Rooms, Girl Power, Car air fresheners, Street Fighter, What would Jesus do?, Hypercolor (clothing that changed color with heat), Eight ball leather jacket, Pogs, Psych!, Polly Pocket Toys, Hip-Hop Fashion, I've fallen and I can't get up!, Mortal Kombat games, Claw vending machine, Hi-top fade, Tickle Me Elmo, SUV's, Clackers, Slammer Whammers


2000
High School Musical, YouTube, mini skirts with leggings, skinny jeans, iPods, American Idol, Emo Music & Emo Style Suped Up Cars, Flare Jeans, Blogging, The phrase, "That's Hot" (made famous by Paris Hilton), Napolean Dynamite, (ahem) William Hung, Wide skate shoes with fat laces, Mentos and Coke, High School Musical, Dance Dance Revolution, Wikis, Robotic Pets, The Big Mouth Billy Bass, Reality TV Shows, Atkins / Low Carb Diets, Snoop Dogg speak, Web Video, Energy Drinks (Red Bull, Full Throttle, Monster Energy, etc.). Razor Scooters, Dragonball Z (2000 - 2002?)[7], Texas hold 'em Poker, Webkinz, Tivo / DVR, Fantasy Leagues, Speed Dating, Flash Mobs, Text messaging, Uggs (boots), Vanilla Coke, Hannah Montana, Oversized sunglasses, Ring Tones, Gel pens, Hybrid cars, TV/DVD screens in cars, Using Online Slang In Speech (LOL, BRB, etc.), Crocs (shoes), Pocket Bikes, The Million Dollar Homepage and pixel advertising Bluetooth, World of Warcraft, Jared the Subway Guy, P2P File Sharing (Napster, Kaaza, etc.), LiveSTRONG yellow wristbands (to support the fight against cancer), The Da Vinci Code, Low Rise Jeans, US flags on cars, Wireless Camera Phones, Bratz Dolls, Craigslist, Social Networks (MySpace.com/Facebook.com), Vlogs (bideo blogs), Sudoku puzzles

OK, in all of the fads over the years, if you read through all of those as I did, I'm sure you noted that some of them (Slinky, Yo-yo, sea monkeys...) never went all of the way out or they just came back with in a year or so.
Others, such as this or that hair do, and clothing, came and went with actors and Singers.
Toys, there are just some that were grand, and no matter how many times they come around there will always be a kid that thought it was the coolest new toy ever, and a Grandma or Grandpa saying, "Hey, I had one of those when I was a kid!"
Some fads, we are VERY glad they died. (Most, to tell the truth.)
But some were 'some what' enjoyable to all.
The one thing, with almost every fad there is or ever will be, is at least in my guesstimation, 70% of them are money making schemes. (And I think I’m being kind with that guess!)
However, there are some fads (and I might do a poll on this) like bloging.
Yes, blogging. You know, your friend got a blog, then told you about it, so you got a blog and told all your friends about it and then they all got blogs and so forth and so on.
Yeah, and than what? One out of maybe ten bloggers keep up with there blogs 'maybe' weekly?
Some are very good about it, sure. But what about all those other blogs out there that have been sittin for months and years?
If you look down along my side bar, you will see that some have not posted for 1 month, 3 months, 5 months! and even up to 8 months!!! =o
Yeah, I'm not trying to get on anyone for this lack of posting. I understand that life gets busy!
Trust me, I know what busy is!
Then there are some that don't have the ease of just sitting down and typing up a post as I most the time would when I have free time.
All in all, blogging is a fad.
One that, if used right, could be very fun to have and good for others to read and/or look at.
Other internet things are the same, but I think I have gone long enough with my rambling for one post!

Let me know if there's anything wrong with this post, it's been a long time in the works and I may have missed somethin along the way.