90s

10 Things About The Lion King That You Would Have Never Guessed

The Lion King is by far one of the best, if not the greatest animated Disney movie of all time. It changed the game in more ways then one when it hit the big screens in 1994, raking in massive amounts of money at the box office. But there was a lot going on behind the scenes as they made the movie that we bet you didn't know. Here are 10 things about your favorite Disney movie that will blow your mind. 1. The bench really came to play.The animators that brought us The Lion King were actually Disney's

80s

Which Movie Won The Oscar For Best Picture The Year You Were Born

With the Oscars coming up at the beginning of March, we thought it would be cool to look back at the movies that won for best picture the year you were born. For the purposes of this list we are only going to look at the movies between 1975 and 1995. Do you know which movie won best picture the year you came into this world? 1975 - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Little White LiesBased on Ken Kesey's novel, this movie beat out Jaws for best picture. 1976 - Rockybbc.comThe movie that introduced us to Sylvester Stallone,

90s

7 Late Night Cartoons We Want To See Brought Back

Nothing was better than watching late night cartoons on the weekends when we were growing up. The shows were edgy but down right hilarious. Unfortunately, most of the shows didn't last more than a few seasons, but for the ones that did we are still thankful for all the laughs. Wouldn't it be awesome if they decided to bring back some of these shows so that we could enjoy them again?Here are 7 late night cartoons that we wish they would bring back. 1. The OblongsThis show was a little outrageous even considering the time slot. It centered around

90s

We All Remember That It Wasn't Him, But What Is Shaggy Up To Now?

He was the one and only Mr. Bombastic, and he managed to completely sweep the nation with his reggae style that we all loved, but where did Shaggy end up after the early 2000s? Well, first let's take a look at where he started.Shaggy was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and his real name is actually Orville Richard Burrell. He was raised by a single mother, and at 18 years old, they ended up moving to Brooklyn, New York. It was then that he decided to join the U.S. Marine Corps, which stationed him in North Carolina. AlchetronHe spent

90s

25 Disturbing Garbage Pail Kids That Still Gross Us Out Decades Later

Long before fidget spinners were banned from playgrounds across America, teachers struggled to control the spread of the giddily disgusting Garbage Pail Kids cards.While we tried to get our grubby little hands on every single set of these trading cards, looking back we wonder how we could stomach the nasty designs. Here are 25 cards that still make our stomachs churn:1. Slain WayneToppsWhile boogers were the bread and butter of garbage pail kids, the cards weren't afraid to stray into very adult territory. This scene of a death by execution was definitely one of their most questionable images.

Pop Culture

Stop, Collaborate, And Listen, It's Been 28 Years Since 'Ice, Ice, Baby' Came Out, But Where Is Vanilla Ice Now?

"Alright stop. Collaborate, and listen" are probably five words that immediately start a tune playing in your head. Half the time you need to tell someone to stop, you find yourself auto-completing the phrase without realizing it. Vanilla Ice managed to completely take over the world with his song "Ice, Ice, Baby," but after that he seemed to vanish for quite a while. Vanilla Ice's real name is Robert Van Winkle. He was heavily influenced by hip-hop because he felt there was a connection to poetry. "It's a very big passion of mine because I love poetry. I was just

90s

Child Star Jon Paul Steuer Of "Grace Under Fire" And More Has Died

The former child star, Jon Paul Steuer, who made a successful career for himself after leaving the entertainment industry has died. He was 33-years-old at the time of his passing. Steuer (also known as Jonny P. Jewels) was only three when he first asked his mother about acting. After modeling for several months, Steuer actually leapt onto a stage when a role became open, and a talent agent decided to sign the spunky little kid. Alchetron"I had never really gotten into acting for the stardom or the fame or the attention," he would later say. "I did it because

90s

The Real Meaning Behind TLC's "Waterfalls" Is Actually Pretty Dark

Lately, we've been listening to a lot of pop songs from the 90s, but instead of jamming out to the tunes like we used to do back in the day, we find ourselves dissecting the lyrics among other things. Turns out, there are a lot of songs whose lyrics mean the complete opposite of what we thought they were really about. For instance, the 1998 hit "Closing Time" by Semisonic isn't about a night out at the bar. Dan Wilson, who wrote and produced the song, explained that we've all been misinterpreting the song and that it's actually about "being