Almost Home Cookies (Nabisco)
early 1980s–mid-1990s Food/Snacks
Nabisco’s Almost Home was positioned as soft, bakery-style cookies—chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter and seasonal varietie…
Defunct Brands of the 1990s
The 1990s mixed peak mall culture with the early internet era, and many familiar brands from the decade later disappeared as media, retail, and technology evolved.
This archive groups brands by the decade when they vanished, were discontinued, or otherwise became defunct. It provides a broader view of how industries, shopping habits, and consumer tastes changed over time.
17 brands Toys/Games: 4Food/Snacks: 2Aviation: 2
Why the 1990s mattered
- Mall brands and specialty chains
- Media and entertainment brands displaced by digital formats
- Early internet-era casualties and transitions
Common categories in the 1990s
Toys/Games (4)Food/Snacks (2)Aviation (2)Retail (2)Food & Beverage (1)
Browse vanished brands from the 1990s
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Carnation Breakfast Bars
1975–1997 Food & BeverageGranola-style meal-replacement bars available from 1975-1997, with a different Nestle' revival in 2014 that ended six years later
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Cisco Fortified Wine
1980–1991 Alcoholic BeveragesHigh-alcohol fortified wine (20% ABV) sold in juice-like bottles that became notorious in urban communities during the 1990s. Dubbed '…
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Eastern Air Lines
1926–1991 AviationOne of America’s original Big Four airlines, remembered for East Coast dominance, Florida routes, and a collapse that became one of th…
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Hostess TMNT Turtle Pies
1991–1991 Food/SnacksHostess’ green-glazed, vanilla-pudding snack pies released in 1991 as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tie-in that ended the same year.
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Kinney Shoes
1894–1998 RetailFounded in 1894 by George R. Kinney, Kinney Shoes grew from a value-priced footwear retailer into one of the biggest shoe chains in th…
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McDonald's Szechuan Sauce
1998–1998 Food/CondimentsA limited-edition dipping sauce created for Disney’s Mulan 1998. Discontinued the same year, it later returned in short, highly public…
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Pan Am
1927–1991 AviationIconic globe-trotting airline, filed bankruptcy in 1991
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Snapple Whipper Snapple
1998–1999 Beverages/Non-alcoholicWhipper Snapple was a line of fruit smoothies made by Snapple that launched in 1998. The drinks were thick and fruity with a small amo…
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SoBe (South Beach Beverage Co.)
1995–Present (limited US availability) Beverages/Soft DrinksSoBe stood for South Beach Beverage Company. It launched in 1995 and became well known in the late 1990s for its teas, juice drinks, a…
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Star Wars Episode I Pepsi Collection
1999–1999 Beverage/PromotionsIn 1999 Pepsi released a set of 24 collectible cans to promote Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Each can showed a different ch…
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Talkboy
1992–late 1990s Toys/GamesThe Talkboy was a handheld cassette recorder made by Tiger Electronics. It appeared as a prop in the movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New Y…
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Woolworth (US)
1879–1997 RetailWoolworth was a chain of stores that started in 1879. The stores sold everyday things at low prices and became a fixture in towns all…
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Yamaha RX100
1985–1996 Motorcycles/AutomotiveThe Yamaha RX100 was a motorcycle sold in India from 1985 to 1996. It had a small 98cc engine and weighed about 100 kilograms, which m…
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Zandar (G.I. Joe action figure)
1986–1990s (feature retired) Toys/GamesZandar was a G.I. Joe action figure that came out in 1986. He was Zartan's brother and part of the Dreadnoks, a tough gang that worked…
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Zarana (G.I. Joe action figure)
1986–1990s (feature retired) Toys/GamesZarana was a G.I. Joe action figure that came out in 1986. She was Zartan's sister and part of a tough biker gang called the Dreadnoks…
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Zartan (G.I. Joe action figure)
1984–1990s (feature retired) Toys/GamesZartan was a G.I. Joe action figure that came out in 1984. He was a bad guy spy who worked for Cobra. The coolest thing about him was…
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Frequently Asked Questions
How are brands assigned to the 1990s?
Brands are grouped primarily by the year they ended, disappeared, or were discontinued. Some were founded earlier, but are listed under the 1990s if that is when they became defunct.
What types of brands are included?
The 1990s archive includes retail brands, consumer products, food and drink names, technology brands, media properties, and other vanished brands from the decade.