I Love the '90s: Part Deux
| I Love the '90s: Part Deux | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin |
 United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | VH1 |
| Original run | 17 January 2005 – 21 January 2005 |
I Love the '90s: Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture. It premiered on January 17, 2005. This series is a sequel to I Love the '90s. Its title is a reference to the 1993 comedy, Hot Shots! Part Deux.
Recurring segments
In addition to the commentary on specific events, each year's episode also has all of the following segments:
- Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks: Ben Stein presents a list of the popular rap music songs of the year.
- Guys We'll Go Gay For: Jay and Silent Bob present a list of male celebrities or fictional characters from each year.
- Raw: Each celebrity gives an opinion on a certain topic from the episode.
- Bootyfone: The announcer of Moviefone, creator Russ Leatherman, lists the three songs most conducive to a romantic environment.
- Andrea's 90210 Lost Diary: A summary of the events in the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 is read from a journal, ostensibly from the point of view of Andrea Zuckerman.
- College Radio Cut: A. Jay Popoff and Jeremy Popoff of the rock band Lit discuss the college rock song of the year.
- Then and Now: Emma Bunton presents a comparison of trends in the given year and the present day
- During the credits of every episode, a clip from a popular music video was played without any type of commentary. These were usually replaced with a show promo by VH1.
Topics covered by year
1990
- Misery
- Supermarket Sweep
- Bell Biv DeVoe's "Poison"
- Fanny packs
- Nelson
- 2 Live Crew
- MTV Unplugged[A]
- Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract"
- Dolphin-safe tuna
- James "Buster" Douglas' defeat of Mike Tyson
- Days of Thunder
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Dick Tracy/Madonna's "Vogue"
- Moscow gets its first McDonald's
- Cop Rock
- Caller ID
- Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall and Kindergarten Cop
Raw: Michael Ian Black on 90's fans
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1990: "911 is a Joke" by Public Enemy, "100 Miles and Runnin'" by N.W.A and "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" by A Tribe Called Quest
Guys We'll Go Gay For: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Keifer Sutherland
Bootyfone: "Come Back to Me" by Janet Jackson, "Close to You" by Maxi Priest and "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" by Heart
College Radio Cut of 1990: "The Summer" by Yo La Tengo
1991
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Planet Hollywood
- David Duke
- Public Enemy and Anthrax's "Bring Tha Noize"
- Lollapalooza
- Jungle Fever
- Soviet Union goes out of existence
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"[B]
- The Atlanta Braves Tomahawk Chop controversy
- Starter Jackets/Pagers and their use for numeric spelling
- Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Give It Away" and Weird Al's parody version
- Wilt Chamberlain's A View From Above
- Extreme's "More Than Words"
- Rugrats
- Cape Fear
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1991: "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, "Can't Truss It" by Public Enemy and "Jackin for Beats" by Ice Cube[B]
Guys We'll Go Gay For: Val Kilmer and Kevin Costner
Bootyfone: "I Adore Mi Amor" by Color Me Badd, "I Can't Wait Another Minute" by Hi-Five, "Because I Love You" by Stevie B[B]
College Radio Cut of 1991: "Dirty Boots" by Sonic Youth
Raw: Michael Ian Black on Wilt Chamberlain
1992
- The Crying Game
- American Gladiators[A]
- Thighmaster
- House of Pain's "Jump Around"
- Singles
- Studs[C]
- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
- Mr. Big's "To Be With You"[D]
- The nicotine patch
- Bill Clinton says he "didn't inhale"
- Body Count's "Cop Killer"
- Mad About You
- George H.W. Bush vomits on Japan's prime minister
- Larry Bird retires
- Sinéad O'Connor rips a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live
- A League of Their Own
- Teen Talk Barbie
- Euro Disneyland
- Northern Exposure[E]
- White Men Can't Jump
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1992: "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn,[D] "Flavor of the Month" by Black Sheep[D] and "They Want EFX" by Das EFX
Guys We'll Go Gay For: Matt Dillon and Wesley Snipes
Bootyfone: "Masterpiece" by Atlantic Starr, "Forever in Love" by Kenny G and "Save the Best for Last" by Vanessa Williams
Raw: Hal Sparks on Bush barfs
College Radio Cut of 1992: "Push th' Little Daisies" by Ween
1993
- Cliffhanger
- Energizer Bunny
- The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"[F]
- The Chicken Soup For The Soul series
- The U.S. military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy
- Mrs. Doubtfire
- Radiohead's "Creep"[G]
- Monica Seles gets stabbed
- Paintball
- Falling Down
- Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain"
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- Leprechaun
- Great Flood of 1993
- Frank Sinatra's Duets
- Animaniacs/Pinky and the Brain
- Zima
- True Romance
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1993: "Slam "by Onyx, "Passin' Me By by The Pharcyde and "Rebirth of Slick" by Digable Planets[G]
Guys We'll Go Gay For: Sylvester Stallone[H] and Robert Redford
Bootyfone: "Knockin' Da Boots" by H-Town, "Again" by Janet Jackson and "One Last Cry" by Brian McKnight
College Radio Cut of 1993: "My Name is Mud" by Primus
Raw: Rachael Harris on Zima
1994
- The Wonderbra
- Anna Nicole Smith marries J. Howard Marshall
- Tales From The Crypt[A]
- The Cranberries
- The Club
- Michael Fay's caning
- Benedictine Monks' Chant
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
- Models, Inc.
- Warehouse clubs
- Beck's "Loser" [X]
- New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup
- Blues Traveler
- Clerks
- Tony Little
- Counting Crows
- Ricola
- Natural Born Killers
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1994: "Keep Ya Head Up" by 2pacI , "U.N.I.T.Y." by Queen Latifah and "Fantastic Voyage" by Coolio
Bootyfone: "Bump n' Grind" by R. Kelly, "I Wanna Be Down" by Brandy and "I Swear" by All-4-One
College Radio Cut of 1994: "Cut Your Hair" by Pavement
Guys We'll Go Gay For!: Woody Harrelson and Dante or Randall
1995
- The Usual Suspects
- Fashion Cafe
- Shaggy's "Boombastic"
- NewsRadio
- Species
- Psychic Friends Network
- Starbucks
- Mallrats
- Se7en
- Newt Gingrich vs. women in the military
- The hemp debate
- Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It"
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
- Babydoll dresses
- Moviefone
- Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
- O.J. Simpson murder trial
Raw: Juliette Lewis on Shaggy
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1995: "Player's Anthem" by Junior M.A.F.I.A., "I Wish" by Skee-Lo and "Big Poppa" by Notorious B.I.G
Guys We'll Go Gay For!: Patrick Swayze and Tom Hanks
Bootyfone: "Water Runs Dry" by Boyz II Men, "Candy Rain" by Soul 4 Real[J] and "Brown Sugar" by D'Angelo
College Radio Cut of 1995: "Seether" by Veruca Salt[J]
1996
- Kerri Strug
- The Crocodile Hunter
- Romeo + Juliet
- The Caesar haircut
- Jeff Foxworthy's redneck routine
- Busta Rhymes' "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check"
- Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's sex tape
- Deion "Primetime" Sanders
- East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry
- Jenny McCarthy
- David Crosby fathers Melissa Etheridge's child
- R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly"
- The Unabomber
- Michael Flatley
- 7th Heaven
- Evita
Raw: Modern Humorist on Kerri
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1996: "Sure Shot" by Beastie Boys, "California Love" by 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre[K] and "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Guys We'll Go Gay For: Leonardo Di Caprio and Ving Rhames
Bootyfone: "Don't Let Go (Love)" by En Vogue, "You're Makin Me High" Toni Braxton and "No Diggity" by BlackstreetL
College Radio Cut of 1996: "What I Got" by Sublime
1997
- Air Force One
- Kenny G breaks the world record for longest note held
- Meredith Brooks' "Bitch"
- "Death" of Joe Camel
- Con Air
- The beginning of ratings for TV shows (e.g. "TV-MA", "TV-14", "TV-PG")
- Marcy Playground's "Sex and Candy"
- Latrell Sprewell chokes his coach and Marv Albert bites his girlfriend
- The death of Chris Farley
- Mary Kay Letourneau
- The WNBA
- Sugar Ray's "Fly"
- Starship Troopers
- Pokémon[M][N]
- Barbie and Paula Jones get makeovers
- G.I. Jane
- Titanic
Guys We'll Go Gay For: Harrison Ford and George Clooney
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1997: "Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool,[O] "Been Around the World" by Puff Daddy & the Family and "No Diggity" by Blackstreet[O][P]
Raw: Patrice O'Neal on Marv Albert
Bootyfone: "You Make Me Wanna" by Usher, "In My Bed" by Dru Hill[O] and "Nobody" by Keith Sweat[O]
College Radio Cut of 1997: "All Is Full of Love" by Björk
1998
- Godzilla
- Ginger Spice leaves the Spice Girls
- Alanis Morissette's "Thank U"
- Raves
- Blade
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer[Q]
- Lay's WOW chips
- Mad cow disease
- Urban Legend
- Gary Coleman punches a fan
- MTV's guest VJ Jesse Camp
- Pras' "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
- The Waterboy
- Behind the Music[Q]
- The Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up"[R]
- Naomi Campbell throws a cell phone at an assistant[S]
- El Niño
- Run Lola Run
Raw: Michael Ian Black on Raves
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1998: "I Got the Hook Up" by Master P, "Find A Way" by A Tribe Called Quest and "Intergalactic" by Beastie Boys
Guys We'll Go Gay For: Adam Sandler and Kevin Bacon
Bootyfone: "Lately" by Divine, "All My Life" and K-Ci & JoJo and "The Boy is Mine" by Brandy and Monica
College Radio Cut of 1998: "Sexy Boy" by Air
1999
- Freaks and Geeks
- Chris Gaines
- TRL[T]
- Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life"[U]
- Emeril Lagasse
- Red Bull
- Lance Armstrong
- Matthew McConaughey arrested for playing the congos naked
- Cruel Intentions
- Limp Bizkit
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- The Tom Green Show[V]
- Win Ben Stein's Money[Q]
- Being John Malkovich
- Varsity Blues
Raw: Juliette Lewis on Jay-Z
Ben Stein's Pimpest Tracks of 1999: "Can I Get A..." by Jay-Z,[U] and "Party Up" by DMX and "Love is Blind" by Eve
Guys We'll Go Gay For!: James Van Der Beek and Jason Biggs
Bootyfone: "Angel of Mine" by Monica, "Back at One" by Brian McKnight[N] and "The Hardest Thing" by 98 Degrees
College Radio Cut of 1999: "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit
- Notes
- A Originally released in 1989
- B Originally released in 1990
- C Originally premiered in 1991
- D Originally released in 1991
- E Originally premiered in 1990
- F Originally released in 1988
- G Originally released in 1992
- H Mentioned in an I Love the New Millenium segment
- I Originally released in 1993
- J Originally released in 1994
- K Originally released in 1995
- L Mention again in the "1997" episode during the "Pimpest Tracks" segment
- M Did not debut in the US until 1998
- N Featured on an episode of I Love the 2000s
- O Originally Released in 1996
- P Previously appeared in the "Bootyfone" segment of the "1996" episode
- Q Originally premiered in 1997
- R Originally released in 1997
- S Second incident mentioned in an I Love the New Millenium segment
- T Originally premiered in 1998
- U Originally released in 1998
- V Originally premiered in 1994
- W Originally premiered in 1998
- X Originally released in 1993
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