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

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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.

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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 prime-time 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.

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