You Had 2 Be There

Garters, Grinding & Gymnasiums

School dances were a rite of passage.

Drunk Texts, Digital Cameras & Debriefs

After the night out comes the part where you try to figure out what actually happened.

Pregames, Party Dresses & Poor Decisions

There was nothing quite like the millennial clubbing era.

Doug, Double Dare & Dreaming of Nickelodeon

Whenever we think of childhood TV, there’s one network that instantly takes us back: Nickelodeon.

Pencil Cases, Playgrounds & Passing Notes

Math is red, English is blue, science is green and somehow social studies is always whatever color is left.

Food Courts, Fountains & Forever 21

A few dollars in your pocket, a ride from your parents and an entire afternoon at the mall was all you needed for a perfect day.

Pads, Periods & Puberty

Getting your first period was a rite of passage… but for a lot of us, it came with more confusion, embarrassment and questions than answers.

Bedrooms, Beads & Blow-Up Chairs

Your childhood bedroom wasn't just where you slept… it was your sanctuary, your personality and your own little corner of the world.

AOL, Away Messages & Anonymous Chats

Nothing beat the rush of hearing the AOL dial-up sound when it was finally your turn on the family computer.

Cosmo, Crushes & Cover Stories

Before social media, teen magazines were the blueprint for everything.

Bachelorettes, Budgets & Bottle Service

Bachelorette parties had their own set of rules, trends and traditions that everyone somehow followed.

Juicy, Jeans & Judgment

Y2K fashion is officially back, and we're unpacking the trends, brands and style choices that defined growing up in the '90s and 2000s.

Summer Jobs, Suntans & Shenanigans

Class is out, the ice cream truck is coming and we're reliving the summers that raised us.

Room Raiders, Real World & The Reality of MTV

We’re heading back to the golden age of MTV this week, when reality TV felt real, music videos were cultural events and shows like Room Raiders, Next, Cribs, Pimp My Ride, Punk’d, The Real World and Jersey Shore completely shaped our personalities.

MASH, Mountain Dew & Mayhem

On the premiere of You Had 2 Be There, we’re diving headfirst into SLEEPOVERS… where nights meant staying up way too late, oversharing everything and making memories that still feel slightly unhinged in hindsight.

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