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Submitted by Chris M, horologist.

Not just a watch. Not just a video game console. It’s both! That’s right, BOTH! Because when you combine the power of knowing what time it is with the power of Mario jumping down a tube…You become an unstoppable force. Or at least that’s what I imagine the promotional copy for the Nintendo Game Watch sounded like.

Submitted by Stephen G, in the mood for everything…like Al.

Because when I think of delicious fast food, I think of salad bars! I particularly enjoy the alliteration employed in this advertisement: Selena’s salad, Frank’s fettucini…I mean, WOW! However, I hope selecting food to match your first initial wasn’t a strictly enforced rule when eating at the Superbar. Otherwise, I might have just skipped the whole thing and ordered a hamburger (they didn’t offer the spicy chicken sandwich then, unfortunately).

Submitted by Nikki Z, who’s currently enjoying a milkshake at the Peach Pit.

In case you hadn’t noticed, today’s date is 9/02/10 (written as 2/09/10 in the United States, but that doesn’t exactly serve our purposes here). With a special date like that, it would be a crime NOT to reminisce over everyone’s favorite ’90s television series about spoiled brats living (and loving…and drinking…and overdosing) in ritzy Beverly Hills. And who could forget that theme song?!

Let us know about your favorite episodes, quotes, betrayals, twists, tender moments, or characters (oh, Shannen Doherty, TV misses you!) in the comments. And nothing should be spoken about the CW remake of the show lest you be severely judged.

Once, again: Happy 9/02/10 Day!!!

Submitted by Stephen G, hot shot.

Much like real basketball, the point of Hot Shot Basketball was to get the ball through the hoop. The difference was that, in the Hot Shot version, you were using a miniscule “launcher” to flick the ball through a tiny little plastic net. So much less effort than throwing a heavy orange ball toward a really high net! As a side note, the game pictured above is advertised as a “travel” game. I have to wonder how many little basketballs were lost under the bucket seats in minivans around the world…

Submitted by Veronica C, who loves Billie Holliday.

Clueless helped define ’90s culture; its fashion and slang influenced the zeitgeist in a serious way. I still hear people quote this movie (If only 1995 was the last time I ever heard “as if!”), and the recent passing of Brittany Murphy (who co-starred in the film) had people talking, once again, about their favorite clueless valley girls. Any scenes that have stuck with you over the last 15 years? Or maybe you would like to lament about the horrid television series spawned after the film became successful? Tell us in the comments.