Pop Culture Relics from Our Childhood that Actually Suck, but Nonetheless Trigger Unearned Nostalgic Yearnings and Fond Remembrances
Nostalgia has hijacked our sense of quality. Sure, you're horrified that the cute girl you just met has never seen Monster Squad, but don't press her to watch it. It hasn't aged well. Trust us. There's plenty of other stuff from that time period that's totally worth it, but most of it is crap.
#01
Thundercats.
(Cat people in spandex and bad animation.)
#02
He-Man.
(Either the quasi-gay cartoon or Dolph Lundgren's live action film version.)
#03
Saved By the Bell.
(Sure, you could argue that it belongs in the "so bad it's good" genre, but watch a few episodes and you'll realize that it's in the "so bad it's f*cking terrible" genre; also, watching the opening credits on acid is truly frightening.)
#04
G.I. Joe.
(I wish real war was this lame: every time a plane blew up in this cartoon, the air would magically fill with parachutes.)
#05
Captain Planet.
(The message was actually quite ahead of its time, but the execution was just awful.)
#06
Trapper Keepers.
(Just ugly, expensive binders.)
#07
NES.
(Except for Super Tecmo Bowl, Metroid, the Mario games, and a few others, old Nintendo games pretty much suck.)
#08
Typing 55378008 on your calculator to get "BOOBLESS."
(Okay, this is still pretty awesome.)
#09
Transformers.
(Dangerous ground, I know, but this is basically one big toy commercial.)
#10