A look at the decade-long heyday of brightly-colored, ridiculously loud, direct-to-children marketing and the many toys, foods, and products you begged your parents to buy you.

Big Spending in the '90s

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Back in the dark ages of the late '80s and early '90s,&nbsp;home computers were fairly rare. In those days, gamers were forced to take their gaming opportunities where they could. Outside the shelter of an arcade, that meant the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/all-educational-games-list/reference">edutainment computer games</a> that came pre-loaded on the blocky Macs which lined the walls of your school’s computer lab.While the other kids were actually memorizing the home keys or boning up on their spreadsheet skills, <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-educational-games-list/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">educational computer games</a> were helping a fledgling generation of gamers kill the time until the bell.Even if you didn’t grow up to terrorize people in Call of Duty or wander the historical streets of an Assassin’s Creed game, the odds are solid you played one of these '80s and '90s edutainment games while silently&nbsp;praying that the teacher didn’t come by to check your work.

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The 90s were a golden era for PC gaming, a time when groundbreaking genres took shape and digital worlds enchanted us in ways we'd never experienced before. Think back to times when strategy sessions with Command &amp; Conquer consumed entire weekends or when the quirky narrative of Grim Fandango had us glued to our screens. Those days of gaming glory don't need to be tucked away in nostalgia's vault, especially since digital platforms like Steam have now made it a breeze to dive back into these retro favorites.This list, meticulously curated by PC gaming aficionados, rounds up 35 of the finest games from the 90s that still capture our imaginations. Each game brought something special to the table upon its release and has left an indelible mark on gaming history. Granted, while some have withstood the test of time more gracefully than others, they all embody a certain nostalgic charm that resonates with those who were there when these titles first hit the scene.Examine these 35 nostalgia-packed games and make your voice heard. Upvote the 90s PC games that you think remain outstanding gems worthy of today's screens, and downvote the ones that don't quite stand the test of time. Your votes will guide new gamers on which classics are a must-play and which they might pass on. Join us in this retro gaming journey to celebrate the games that paved the way for the modern masterpieces we enjoy today.

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Game Boy Advance

If you gamed as a kid, there's a good chance the Game Boy was a staple of your childhood. The handheld console went through nine different iterations and came out in dozens of colors, and its library was consistently amazing with each new generation. Released in 2001, The Game Boy Advance was the next logical step in the Game Boy line, featuring (slightly) better graphics packed into an ultra-slim&nbsp;and sleek design. And while there were <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-game-boy-advance-rpgs/ranker-games" target="_blank">plenty of great games</a> released during the GBA’s 13-year reign as handheld console king, there are plenty of underrated <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/nintendo-game-boy-advance-games-list-of-gba-sp-titles/video-games-by-console?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Game Boy Advance games</a> that are definitely worth picking up today.While the Game Boy Advance gave us classics like Metroid Fusion, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-pokemon-gameboy-video-games/ranker-games" target="_blank">Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire</a>, and Final Fantasy Tactics, there were tons of other, equally as exciting games that were forgotten by the masses. Rebelstar: Tactical Command and Lady Sia are both great examples.Vote up all the overlooked and underappreciated Game Boy Advance games you think deserve more attention, and vote down the titles you think are best forgotten.

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Music for Your '90s Playlists

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This list of fictional songs from the 1990s compiles your favorite songs from '90s TV shows and '90s movies. Fictional songs like “Just You” from Twin Peaks and “Beserker” from Clerks. are so memorable and engrained in fans' recollections of these films and television series that they're undisputed classics. Your nineties nostalgia will peak as you peruse these rankings of 1990s fake songs from fake bands in great shows and films.Remember “Baby on Board” by The Be Sharps from The Simpsons? Or how about faux-band The Lone Rangers’s smash hit “Degenerated” from the 1994 movie Airheads? Speaking of fictional bands in films, the movie That Thing You Do! became such a hit as a result of the make-believe Wonders’s catchy tune. You can thank Phoebe from&nbsp;Friends for delivering such hits as “Smelly Cat,” which Kudrow even performed decades later with Taylor Swift. Millennials like T-Swift will recall these '90s childhood classics like Doug and Ren and Stimpy with fondness and glee. Nickelodeon’s Doug is a great example of a '90s show with an epic fictional song in “Killer Tofu.” Speaking of nineties sitcoms, Jesse and the Rippers were one of the most popular fictional bands from the 1990s, as their Full House hit “Forever” made for a poignant wedding episode.Which of these songs from '90s shows and movies do you think are the best? Vote them up below and add any other awesome 1990s songs &quot;written&quot; by fictional bands and musicians that you love, if they aren't already on the list.

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Arguably the best type of game to sit back,&nbsp;unwind, and beat the living daylights out of a few friends (or AI opponents), fighting games have been a staple in gaming since the early Atari days. But while a handful of&nbsp;franchises have <a href="/list/best-nintendo-64-fighting-games/reference" target="_blank">dominated&nbsp;the arena</a> for decades, there are literally dozens of great&nbsp;&#39;90s&nbsp;fighting games that still hold up today.&nbsp;

While classic old school fighting games like&nbsp;Street Fighter II Turbo and&nbsp;Tekken 3&nbsp;still rock, for every Mortal Kombat&nbsp;there are plenty of other great retro fighting games that either fell by the wayside or have all but faded into gaming obscurity. The 16- and 32-bit eras were prime real estate for tournament fighters, and while the <a href="/list/best-playstation-fighting-games/reference" target="_blank">PlayStation 1</a>&nbsp;had its fair share of great games, the <a href="/list/best-nintendo-64-fighting-games/reference" target="_blank">N64</a> also held its own. And we can&#39;t forget about all those great retro Sega and SNES&nbsp;fighters.

From Eternal Champions and Killer Instinct to X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Samuri Showdon, vote up all your favorite classic&nbsp;fighting games to see which vintage fighter is still the king of the ring.

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Toys

Back in the 1980s, it seemed that no new cartoon could hit the Saturday morning lineup without first having a toy line to back it up. This wasn&#39;t a &quot;chicken or the egg&quot; kind of scenario either; <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-most-nostalgia-inducing-_80s-toys/brian-gilmore" target="_blank">television studios paired up with toy companies </a>to animate their creations so each could promote the other. &quot;Why not play with those adorable characters you see on screen&quot; was just as good a question for the people behind hits like the&nbsp;Transformers&nbsp;and&nbsp;G.I. Joe: The Real American Hero&nbsp;as was &quot;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/toys-that-never-got-cartoons/greg-hahn" target="_blank">Why not</a> watch your favorite characters on TV?&quot;

Looking back, there were a ton of animated series created from toys, but not every one of them was good. The toy inspired cartoons that make it to the top of lists like this one had something special. They weren&#39;t simply 22-minute-long commercials about toys... well, they were, but they also had amazing stories, great characters, animation, and voice actors working <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/clueless-movie-trivia-behind-the-scenes/leah-collins?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">behind the scenes</a> to bring our favorite toys to life! Some came long after the &#39;80s and some right at the beginning, but they were all fun and entertaining! Many of these toy series were so beloved they&#39;ve been rebooted for the next generation, bringing My Little Pony and She-Ra to the children of millennials - right along with the toys they were made to sell.

Don&#39;t forget to vote up your favorite TV show based on toys, and if any of your favorites are missing, make sure you add them as well!

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What were you doing in the '90s? Whether you were rocking flannel, Docs, and brown lipstick or just happily gumming down strained peas, these lists are for you.

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If you went to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funny-student-drawings-in-textbooks/michaelchoi" target="_blank">school</a> at any time during the 90s or early 2000s,&nbsp;you probably drew, or saw other people draw, a stylized S made of fourteen connected line segments. Despite its ubiquitous nature, a lot of people still wonder: what&#39;s that cool S thing, and where did the cool S come from?

While no one knows the true story behind the S doodle, some things are known about the cool S <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/kilroy-was-here-meme-history/zach-seemayer" target="_blank">doodle history</a>. For example, it&#39;s popped up all over the world, from the USA to Egypt, and it may have been&nbsp;around since the 1960s. Some theories, like the idea that it might be based on the Superman S symbol, has people arguing its origin. Whatever its origin, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funny-student-drawings-in-textbooks/michaelchoi" target="_blank">students</a> everywhere know and love this S.

Let&#39;s learn some more about it!

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Scientists say smell is the most important sense linked to memory, and it’s not uncommon for scents to unlock long forgotten memories and bring a tear of nostalgia to your eye. And there's probably nothing that makes you more nostalgic than catching a whiff of our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-nostalgic-90s-scents/melissa-sartore">favorite '90s mall smells</a>.Whether it’s the Abercrombie &amp; Fitch cologne or movie theater popcorn, these are the smells from the mall that make you wish&nbsp;you could turn back time and waste a Saturday hanging out with your friends. Sniff out these memorable smells from the mall and try not to get too misty eyed.If you’re too young to remember what the mall smelled like, then you’re in for a special treat. Collected on this list you’ll find a bevy of stores and smells that totally encompass the world of a true mallrat. Believe it or not, there was a generation of teenagers who looked forward to carousing through their local mall and munching on kiosk food, totally unsupervised by their parents. The '90s truly were a blissful time to be alive. If you were around for those good old days, check out these memorable scents from the mall and see how many are still secretly floating around inside your nose.

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Here's to Dad

Lists about depictions of families and family relationships throughout film, TV, music, and more.

We Are Family

Most &#39;90s kids (or really anybody who didn&#39;t care to go out on Friday nights in the 1990s) can tell you tales of the wondrous array of parental figures TV sitcoms introduced in the last decade of the 20th century. &#39;90s TV dads are comedy gold, and they always delivered the best laughs and the most heart-felt father figure speeches. From Danny Tanner, the head of a Full House, to Carl Winslow, who could nail the sh*t out of perps, but couldn&#39;t always handle his Family Matters, there were plenty of clever, caring father figures for the kids and teens of the 1990s to look up to. Such actors <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-father-figure-actors/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">unmistakably defined dad-ness</a> for an entire generation, and these are the best of them.

Would you have picked a dad who was firm, but jovial like Jason Seaver, or someone more roll-with-the-punches like Frank Lambert? Whoever you think the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/tags/best-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag">best TV</a> dad from the &#39;90s would be (should be, IS!), this is your chance to vote and tell the world about the man you would have as your TV foster dad.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Vote up the best &#39;90s TV dad of all time from this list below!

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Weird History

Whether it&#39;s an action <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/80s-heartthrob-facts-whoa/olivia-pasquarelli" target="_blank">hunk from blockbuster 1980s movies</a> or a scrunchie-rocking dance-pop star&nbsp;of the 1990s, these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funny-stories-we-heard-in-2021-about-nostalgic-celebrities/elle-tharp" target="_blank">nostalgic celebrities</a> might seem like old news. But in 2021, we actually heard a lot of unexpected stories about our <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whoa-facts-90s-heartthrobs/elle-tharp" target="_blank">favorites from the good ol&#39; days</a>. From affairs&nbsp;to awkward on-set encounters&nbsp;to random day jobs, these tales&nbsp;prove there&#39;s always more to know about even the most well-known names.

So get your cups ready, because this tea may be decades old, but we&#39;re serving it fresh and piping hot in 2021.

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RPGs: Role-Playing Games

SNES

The best Super <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-nintendo-switch-rpgs/ranker-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Nintendo RPG games</a> introduced a generation of gamers to the term RPG.&nbsp;There&#39;s something about role-playing games that really capture your imagination and make you feel like you&#39;re part of another world. Your party always has colorful characters, the abilities you gain along the way are amazing, and boss battles are usually <a href="/list/hardest-snes-games/kyle-townsend" target="_blank">nothing short of epic</a>. With so many great options to choose from, there was never a shortage of games to play for fans of the genre. Since some games were much better than others, we&#39;ve decided to rank the <a href="/crowdranked-list/best-super-nintendo-_snes_-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword" target="_blank">top SNES</a> RPGs of all time.

This list features the most popular and best-selling RPGs that were released for Super Nintendo. While many of these games were console exclusive, we&#39;re allowing non-exclusives to be a part of the list as well. Popular games featured on this list include everything from&nbsp;SNES&nbsp;classics like&nbsp;Chrono Trigger to Lufia &amp; the Fortress of Doom, and more. Vote up all your favorite <a href="/crowdranked-list/video-games-that-should-be-movies?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video games</a> below.

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The Best Movies of the 1980s

It can be difficult to get your children to watch a movie that was released before they were born. It's natural to want to show your children the movies you remember fondly, but kids might bulk at the idea of watching something Mom or Dad think is cool.&nbsp;If you want your kids to love '80s movies, you&nbsp;have&nbsp;to pick out some kid-friendly masterpieces of the era that will wipe away preconceived notions.&nbsp;Choosing the best of the best during a decade which provided hits like&nbsp;The Empire Strikes Back,&nbsp;Beetlejuice,&nbsp;and Ghostbusters can be difficult, but this list is here to help!Remember,&nbsp;you want to pick classic '80s movies appropriate for kids. This means nothing too raunchy or violent, but also be aware anything too&nbsp;kid friendly or corny may elicit an eye roll from teens or tweens. The films listed here are perfect to get kids into&nbsp;'80s movies. They have a certain timelessness that extends across generations. There may be some confusion. Kids may wonder, for example, why none of the kids in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dumb-things-you-ignore-goonies/robert-f-mason" target="_blank">The Goonies</a>&nbsp;are carrying cellphones. But once they got lost in the surreal tale of scouring the sewers, they'll forget all about the absence of iPhones and tablets. While&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/back-to-the-future-trivia-facts/coy-jandreau" target="_blank">Back to the Future</a>&nbsp;may give off a campy vibe that seems odd outside of the '80s, kids will still love the story.&nbsp;Read this list of '80s <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/science-fiction-movies-for-beginners-kids-teens/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">movies for beginners</a> below. Then, vote up your favorites.&nbsp;

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Nintendo DS

Nintendo’s mini handheld system released some great games, but there are plenty of obscure and underrated DS games that are worth a second look. Upon its initial release in 2004, the Nintendo DS took the&nbsp;industry by storm. Having two screens may have seemed a bit gimmicky to some, but the feature was used to create some truly unique game mechanics that were both inventive and unable to be replicated <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-nintendo-ds-rpgs/ranker-games" target="_blank">on any other platform</a>.&nbsp;While the DS was redefining how we thought <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-handheld-consoles/bradsmith" target="_blank">about handheld consoles,</a> it also defined many of our childhoods. Games like Nintendogs and&nbsp;Animal Crossing&nbsp;were instant classics every time a new version was released, but there were also games like&nbsp;Infinite Spacekinds and&nbsp;Puzzle Quest that also deserve some forgotten praise.Vote up all the overlooked and underappreciated Nintendo DS games you think deserve more attention, and vote down the titles you think are best forgotten.

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PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 will go down as one of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-playstation-consoles/kyle-townsend">best consoles ever made</a>, not only as one of the all-time best-sellers to this day, but also because of its legacy in terms of the quality of games it had in its library. From stealth adventures to 3D platformers to JRPGs and more, the PS2 has dozens of classics and hidden gems that gamers are still playing decades later. What are your picks for the most underrated PS2 games of all time?&nbsp;Many of the titles are still well known, as they began or continued on a now popular franchise, but there are plenty of others that deserve a little bit more love. From cult classics like Ōkami to action-adventure games like Red Dead Revolver, the PS2 had an amazing library.Vote up the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-sony-playstation-2-games/video-games-by-console?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">all PS2 games</a> you feel are criminally underrated, that way other gamers can give them a little more love.

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Lists of toys, action figures, and stuffed animals that have entertained and enraged you since childhood.

Playing with Toys

Of course consumers want toys to be safe. No one wants to give a child a doll made with <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/business/02toy.html">toxic materials</a>, or a gadget that might <a href="http://www.today.com/video/the-it-toy-of-2015-is-not-regulated-sometimes-spontaneously-combusts-580889155768">spontaneously combust</a>. But for all of the real-life mishaps that have afflicted toy lines, there are plenty of crazy conspiracy theories about toys, too. You've probably heard a few of these myths about toys, from the spooky to the downright silly.Plenty of toy myths focus on government meddling, whether out of&nbsp;parental fear that shadowy powers are out to corrupt innocent young minds, or just garden-variety paranoia. And then there are the stories that are almost too weird to consider. Why would Beanie Babies be filled with spider eggs? And could Pokemon actually cause cancer?If you're&nbsp;curious about toy conspiracy theories, be prepared to laugh, cringe, and do a whole lot of eye-rolling.

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Game Is Life

The video game industry is full of franchises that have been abandoned. After all, there are thousands of games released every year and it takes a special kind of franchise to be able to weather the test of time while releasing new titles. Only a few examples exist that have continued to remain successful, such as Mario, Final Fantasy, and The Legend of Zelda. These series represent some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-video-game-franchises/ranker-games">best video game franchises</a> and have managed to evolve with the industry and&nbsp;adapt to the tastes of modern players.However, that isn’t to say that all dormant video game franchises are failures. In fact, there are multiple series that were put aside due to unfortunate circumstances, such as suboptimal market times for a specific genre or a studio's desire to go in a different direction for a while. Regardless, there are certain <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/video-game-rerelease-wishlist/joedonley">series that deserve a remake</a> or release for the latest gaming platforms. Check out the games below and vote up the dead <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-video-game-franchises/ranker-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game series</a> you would resurrect&nbsp;for an epic comeback.&nbsp;

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Television Theme Songs

For entire generations of kids, some of their most fond memories are of watching Saturday morning cartoons. The animated shows that became instant classics entertained children across the country and most had a special theme song that was so catchy, kids just couldn't forget it. What are the greatest cartoon theme songs of all time?There are a lot of catchy cartoons on this list, and those that have been voted the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-cartoons-right-now/akansha-kakkad?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">top 10 cartoon</a> theme songs have some of the most memorable musical intros in television history, animated or not. They kept kids hooked on the show and still resonate (and are remembered) even today. This list features the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-tv-theme-songs-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest theme songs</a> from cartoons including, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Flintstones, Duck Tales, Rainbow Brite, The Legend of Zelda, My Little Pony, The Transformers, The Care Bears, The Simpsons, and The Smurfs.What are the catchiest cartoon theme songs? Are the tunes forever part of your memory high on the list? Vote up <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-favorite-cartoons-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best cartoon</a> theme songs of all time below and be sure to sing along.

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Top classic video games from the early years of gaming. This list contains the best games released on any system (arcade, home consoles, portable devices) from the 1960s through the year 2000 (which for this list would be considered the start of the &quot;modern era&quot; of gaming.) This includes all the essential games from the era of the arcade, as well as the original 8-bit consoles and their 16-bit follow-ups.Many of the retro games on this list have remained extremely popular to this present day, and are often still played by passionate fans on preserved consoles or on computers via emulator software. Some of these games are part of ongoing franchises that have remained vital to this day, such as the classic &quot;Mario Bros.&quot; games, &quot;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/a-timeline-of-the-legend-of-zelda-chronology/stephanroget?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Legend of Zelda</a>&quot; titles and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/all-fighting-games-list/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fighting games</a> like &quot;Mortal Kombat.&quot;Experimental video games have been around since the 1950s, but it was two game breakthroughs in the early 1970s that really brought games more mainstream attention. &quot;Spacewar!,&quot; released in 1961, became popular enough to generate about 1500 individual arcade machines, but was so complicated to learn that it failed to really develop mass appeal. The same was not true of 1972's &quot;Pong,&quot; from the same creators, that recreated table tennis for arcades and eventually sold nearly 20,000 machines. By the late 1970s, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/failed-video-game-consoles/nathan-gibson?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game consoles</a> for the home were becoming more commonplace, with both the Intellivision and ColecoVision competing in toy stores and introducing many of the titles we're still familiar with today (including the original &quot;Donkey Kong&quot; and &quot;Space Invaders.&quot;)1978 is traditionally considered the start of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-most-popular-golden-age-arcade-games/video-games-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Golden Age of video games</a>, particularly in terms of arcade games, with the introduction of numerous beloved retro titles (including &quot;Frogger&quot; and &quot;Galaxian.&quot;) Finally, in 1985, Nintendo introduced the first Nintendo Entertainment System to stores, bundled with the game &quot;Super Mario Bros.,&quot; a landmark release in console history.

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This list of the most tragic and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/saddest-deaths-ever/mwahahahaha?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">saddest deaths</a> in kids movies will have you tearing up in no time. These traumatizing movie deaths made a whole generation of children sob and spend their adulthoods trying to sort through their feelings.The fact that these movies were aimed at children or teens did not spare the lives of these poor characters: Mufasa, Artax, Littlefoot's Mother, R.I.P.As a kid, you rarely saw it coming. Even watching some of these movies as adults can still cause grown men to cry. They truly are some of <a href="/crowdranked-list/top-tearjerker-movies-that-make-men-cry">the top tearjerker movies</a>. Who could ever forget poor Simba's face when he realized that Mufasa died? Or the sad scene in My Girl when a young Anna Chlumsky (Vada) cried over the coffin of her <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrity-bffs/celeb-stalker?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best friend</a>, Thomas? The characters on this list can bring you back to these sad scenes in <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-childrens-and-kids-movies-on-netflix-instant/polkadotking">kid's movies</a>. There are many sad Disney movies, both cartoon and live action. The saddest scenes in children's movies were either caused by the death of characters that you, as the audience, had grown to love (like Dumbledore) or that other people in the movie loved. For example, the death of Ellie Fredricksen in Up is one of the saddest movie deaths--not necessarily because people cared about Ellie (she was only briefly in the beginning of the movie) but because people could see how much Carl loved her. The deaths of these characters made for sad family movies that were loved by kids and adults alike.