I Love the '90s: Part Deux
I Love the '90s: Part Deux | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Presented by |
Emma Bunton Ben Stein Jay and Silent Bob Russ Leatherman Andrea Zuckerman A. Jay Popoff Jeremy Popoff |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | VH1 |
Release | |
Original network | VH1 |
Original release | January 17 – January 28, 2005 |
I Love the '90s: Part Deux is a docu-miniseries on VH1 about 1990s culture. It premiered on January 17, 2005 with 10 episodes. This series is a sequel to I Love the '90s and the title is a reference to the 1993 comedy, Hot Shots! Part Deux. It was presented by Emma Bunton, Ben Stein, Jay and Silent Bob, Russ Leatherman, Andrea Zuckerman, A. Jay Popoff and Jeremy Popoff.
Presenters and segments
In addition to the commentary on specific events, each year's episode also has all of the following segments.
- Then and Now: Emma Bunton presents a comparison of trends in the given year and the present day.
- 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.
- Bootyfone: The announcer of Moviefone, Russ Leatherman, lists the three songs most conducive to a romantic environment.
- 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.
Episodes
Episode 1: 1990 (January 17, 2005)
- 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 Kiefer 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
Episode 2: 1991 (January 18, 2005)
- 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 (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B[B]
College Radio Cut of 1991: "Dirty Boots" by Sonic Youth
Raw: Michael Ian Black on Wilt Chamberlain
Episode 3: 1992 (January 19, 2005)
- 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
Episode 4: 1993 (January 20, 2005)
- 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" polite
- 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
Episode 5: 1994 (January 21, 2005)
- 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 Randal
Episode 6: 1995 (January 24, 2005)
- 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]
Episode 7: 1996 (January 25, 2005)
- 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
Episode 8: 1997 (January 26, 2005)
- 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
Episode 9: 1998 (January 27, 2005)
- 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
Episode 10: 1999 (January 28, 2005)
- 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