Name: The Rise of the Internet
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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A pop star bares all; television shows lead to meaningful change; America embraces modernity when the cellphone gets a makeover.

Rewind the '90s

Decade of Disruption

Girl power becomes the rallying cry for a rowdy new generation of pop stars, media moguls, athletes, fictional fugitives and warrior princesses.

Girl Power

The age of reality TV is influenced by and ushered in with shows including "America's Funniest Home Videos," "Cops" and "The Real World," and events such as O.J. Simpson racing down the highway and courtroom cameras filming his trial.

The Reality Revolution

In the 1990s, humanity learns to surf the web, and nothing is the same ever again.

The Rise of the Internet

Beavis and Butt-Head's bromance, children with pocket-sized digital pets, a little blue pill that provided millions with a new lease on their sex lives, Pedro Zamora's experience of living with HIV, and RuPaul all redefined love.

What Is Love?

With a Beanie Babies feeding frenzy and Harry Potter changing the literary landscape, the 1990s was the decade of the craze, as country artist Garth Brooks ruled the music charts and Must-See TV ruled the airwaves.

Mass Appeal

From the death of the Cold War to the birth of a space station, 1990s dreams come true, but existential fears build as Biosphere 2 blurs fact and fiction, "The X-Files" makes people paranoid, and panic grows over clones, fight clubs and Y2K.

Future Shock

A new generation of teenagers with cash to spend flips the script and molds the decade in its own image as "TRL" rules the airwaves, "Scream" redefines a genre and "House Party" kicks off a dance craze.

Teenage Dreams

From a primetime cartoon family getting into it with the president to a show about nothing, the 1990s tore the comedy rulebook in half, revitalized old icons and gave rise to bold new voices.

Comedy Rebellion

Donald v. Ivana; Nancy vs. Tonya; Backstreet Boys vs. NSYNC.

The Decade's Greatest Rivalries

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Celebrities, eyewitnesses and pop culture pundits relive the most memorable moments of the decade that ushered in the new millennium while exploring the forces that shaped the decade and changed the world forever.

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