The 90s Research Paper

The 90s are anything but an ordinary era, with its booming entertainment industry, production of hot new foods, basketball players like Michael Jordan, and the presidential elections of Clinton and Bush. The 90s are an unforgettable decade. The banging music industry with incredible artists like Nirvana, and Britney Spears, who are popular today. Sitcoms like Friends, and Full House keep watchers' eyes glued to their televisions. The MLB strikes from 94 'to 95’ shocks America, as does Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls with his extreme amount of talent in the NBA. Sports are not the only thing shocking America, though, the hot new candy Baby Bottle Pops, and Melody Pops, are some of the most popular new candies of the 90s. Portable foods

like Lunchables, and Dunkaroos are a big hit for children of the decade. The Presidential elections of George Bush and Bill Clinton has America on their toes about what the future held. The nostalgic feeling of the 1990s makes it one of the most memorable decades yet.
The entertainment industry exploded in the 90s. The early 90s consisted of alternative, grunge music, while the late 90s was all about pop music. Two artists who are as well known today as they were in the 90s are, Britney Spears, and Nirvana. Nirvana is an American rock band formed by Kurt Cobain, and Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington. Nirvana found unexpected success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from the band's second album Nevermind (Farley 3). Nirvana's brief run ended following the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 (Novoselic 1). Britney Spears is an American pop singer from Mississippi. In 1999 she released her popular studio album, “ … Baby One More Time.”, which became an international success. Spears’ racy, and playful songs helped end the 90s on a good note, but the death of Cobain left fans thinking grunge was dead.
Along with music, 90s entertainment was taken over by the television shows. Hot new sitcoms were on every TV. There are many shows that came out in the 1990s, but two of the most popular are Friends, and Full House. Friends is a popular sitcom set in New York, where the six characters live in the same apartment complex. The characters are Monica and Ross Geller, Rachel Green, Phoebe Buffay, Joey Tribbiani, and Chandler Bing. The show depicts the friends’ dating lives, comedic adventures, and career issues. Friends ran for 10 seasons, from 1994 to 2004, and won many awards. During the ten seasons the most recurring storyline is the relationship of Ross and Rachel, the two break up and get back together numerous times, and have a child together. Despite being a show set in the 90s, Friends, is still popular today, and the entire series can be found on Netflix, or DVD. Full House is an American sitcom that ran from 1987 to 1995. The show takes place in the San Francisco household of Danny Tanner. After Danny's wife passes away, his brother-in-law, Jesse Katsopolis, and Danny's friend, Joey Gladstone move in to help him raise his three daughters, D.J Tanner, Stephanie Tanner, and Michelle Tanner. The show deals with many topics like relationships, fighting, bullying, and many other social problems. Full House ran for eight seasons, from 1987 to 1995, and has recently acquired a spin- off show on Netflix, called Fuller House (Dyball 2).
Many Americans in the 1990s had an abundance of leisure time, and everyone enjoyed watching television, specifically sporting events.

Two of the most popular sports at the time were basketball and baseball. Michael Jordan shocked America with his incredible skills while playing with the Chicago Bulls, unfortunately while basketball was slam dunking, the MLB strike of 94’ was a strike out for many fans. The 1991 NBA Finals matchup between the Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers was billed as a confrontation between two of the game's most charismatic figures, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson; however, the drama never unfolded. Los Angeles won the first game on a last-second three-pointer by Sam Perkins, but then Chicago ran through the Lakers in four straight contests. Jordan scored 30 points and handed out 10 assists in a 108-101 Game 5 victory, which clinched the first NBA championship in the Bulls' 25-year history.The title capped a memorable season for Jordan. He was voted the league's Most Valuable Player for the second time, won his fifth consecutive scoring title, reached the 15,000-point plateau, and was named to the All-NBA First Team and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. He was also voted MVP of the Finals. He also won seven straight scoring titles ( P.T. 1). Baseball on the other hand has always been known as an American sport, so anyone could imagine the upset, and disbelief all Americans had when the MLB went on strike, again. The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in baseball history, as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage in 22 years. The strike began on August 12, 1994 and resulted in the remainder of that season being cancelled, including the postseason and, for the first time since 1904, the World Series (Corliss

1).
The 90s were all about convenience. The creation of Lunchables allows children to easily have an on the go lunch. Lunchables were designed by Bob Drane, Tom Bailey, and Jeff James as a way for Oscar Mayer to sell more bologna meat. After organizing focus groups of American mothers Drane discovered that their primary concern was time. Working mothers especially were pressed by the time constraints of fixing breakfast for their families as well as packing something for their children to eat at school. It was an idea whose time had come: a ready-made lunch kids would scarf down and that would demand zero effort on the part of Mom or Dad, beyond picking it up at the store (Blake 1).
There were many new candies that came out in the 90s, two very important ones were BAby Bottle Pops, and Bubble Yum bubble gum. Baby Bottle Pop is a brand of lollipops introduced by manufacturer Topps in 1998 in a baby bottle shape. The lollipops come in a variety of fruit flavors including strawberry, cherry, blue raspberry, watermelon, bubblegum, green apple, and grape. Bubble Yum is a brand of bubble gum marketed by The Hershey Company. Introduced in 1975 by Life Savers, the bubble gum was the first soft bubble gum created. Bubble Yum's official mascot is Floyd D. Duck, an anthropomorphic punk-style duck character.
The 90s are anything but an ordinary era, with its booming entertainment industry, production of hot new foods, basketball players like Michael Jordan, and the presidential elections of Clinton and Bush. The 90s are an unforgettable decade. The incredible music industry stunned America with artists like Nirvana, and Britney Spears, who are famous today. Sitcoms like Friends, and Full House kept Americans laughing. The MLB strikes from 94 'to 95’ surprised America, as did Michael Jordan in the NBA. Sports are not the only thing surprising America, though, the hot new candy Baby Bottle Pops, and Bubble Yum , are some of the sweetest new candies of the 90s. Portable foods like Lunchables are super convenient for parents and children. The Presidential elections of George Bush and Bill Clinton worried America. The nostalgic feeling of the 1990s makes it one of the most memorable decades yet.