space_jam.exe

Time capsule of the day

1996

A cloned sheep, a sold-out Elmo, and Mario in 3D.

Fun FactNo. 01

Dolly the sheep

Born July 5, 1996 in Scotland. The first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

MovieNo. 02

Space Jam

Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes take on the Monstars.

📷 Poster via TMDB

TV ShowNo. 03

Hey Arnold!

Football-head Arnold and the kids of Hillwood. Premiered on Nickelodeon in October 1996.

📷 Poster via TMDB

GameNo. 04

Super Mario 64

Launched with the Nintendo 64. The first time Mario could run anywhere.

📷 Cover via IGDB

SnackNo. 05

Fruit by the Foot

Unroll it, measure it against your friend's, then eat it.

FoodNo. 06

Hot Pockets

Molten on the outside, frozen in the middle. Every time.

ToyNo. 07

Tickle Me Elmo

The 1996 holiday craze. Parents fought in store aisles over him.

JokeNo. 08

Why did the kid get a time-out at the toy store?

top_of_1996.exe

Top of 1996

The most watched movies that year

Titles and posters from TMDB.

What everyone was into in 1996

💡 Dolly the sheep · 🎬 Space Jam · 📺 Hey Arnold! · 🎮 Super Mario 64 · 🍬 Fruit by the Foot · 🍕 Hot Pockets · 🧸 Tickle Me Elmo

Top movies of 1996

Independence Day
Trainspotting
Mission: Impossible
Fargo
Scream
From Dusk Till Dawn
Space Jam
Mars Attacks!
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Romeo + Juliet
The Rock
Matilda
Primal Fear
Sleepers
Twister
Jerry Maguire
101 Dalmatians
Happy Gilmore
The Nutty Professor
A Time to Kill

Top TV shows of 1996

Dragon Ball GT
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Hey Arnold!
Dexter's Laboratory
Rurouni Kenshin
Detective Conan
Everybody Loves Raymond
The Daily Show
3rd Rock from the Sun
Kenan & Kel
Superman: The Animated Series
Spin City
Beast Wars: Transformers
Les Contes de la rue Broca
Millennium
Blue's Clues
7th Heaven
The Pretender
The Vision of Escaflowne
Arthur