windows95.exe

Time capsule of the day

1995

Dial-up tones and a brand-new Start button.

Fun FactNo. 01

Windows 95 launches

Released August 24, 1995. Microsoft licensed the Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up" for the ads.

MovieNo. 02

Toy Story

The first fully computer-animated feature film. Woody, Buzz, and a lot of plastic drama.

📷 Poster via TMDB

TV ShowNo. 03

Boy Meets World

Cory, Shawn, Topanga, and Mr. Feeny on ABC's Friday-night TGIF lineup.

📷 Poster via TMDB

GameNo. 04

Yoshi's Island

Baby Mario on Yoshi's back, crayon-drawn worlds, and that crying sound.

📷 Cover via IGDB

SnackNo. 05

Dunkaroos

Little cookies and a tub of frosting. Everyone ran out of frosting first.

📷 :kirsch: from Raleigh, US · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

FoodNo. 06

Lunchables

Build-your-own cracker stacks that made you the envy of the cafeteria.

ToyNo. 07

Pogs

Milk caps, slammers, and playground stakes. Plenty of schools banned them.

JokeNo. 08

Why couldn't anyone call the house all afternoon?

top_of_1995.exe

Top of 1995

The most watched movies that year

Titles and posters from TMDB.

What everyone was into in 1995

💡 Windows 95 launches · 🎬 Toy Story · 📺 Boy Meets World · 🎮 Yoshi's Island · 🍬 Dunkaroos · 🍕 Lunchables · 🧸 Pogs

Top movies of 1995

Se7en
Toy Story
The Usual Suspects
Jumanji
Braveheart
Twelve Monkeys
Heat
Bad Boys
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Casino
Pocahontas
Apollo 13
Batman Forever
Casper
Clueless
Before Sunrise
La Haine
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
GoldenEye

Top TV shows of 1995

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Xena: Warrior Princess
Star Trek: Voyager
Pinky and the Brain
Timon and Pumbaa
Goosebumps
The Langoliers
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
María la del Barrio
Pride and Prejudice
Golden Boy
The Mask: Animated Series
Sliders
JAG
Father Ted
The Outer Limits
The Little Lulu Show
The Drew Carey Show
Freakazoid!
NewsRadio