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With the overload of information and the faster-than-the-speed-of-light movement of technology, many Americans were quite simply overwhelmed during the 1990s. One response was a return to many of the products and packaging that the Baby-Boomer generation grew up with from the 1950s to 1970s. The nostalgia craze surfaced everywhere in U.S. culture. Madison Avenue began "recycling" old product logos and even archival footage in many commercials. Grocery stores featured items that bore their original packaging. Television got into the act with the introduction of Nickelodeon's "TV-Land," a sly return to the shows and even commercials that many boomers watched as children. Many radio stations switched to different types of "oldies" formats in an attempt to find new listeners. One of the biggest comebacks was the return of the Volkswagen Beetle, albeit somewhat modified to fit modern standards, but still boasting the trademark lines...
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