Calling all Xennials, help me recreate that perfect 80s/90s teenage movie night for my Niece and Nephew.

Posted by springer0510@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 346 comments

My Wife and I are hosting Thanksgiving this year and my Niece (13) and Nephew (16) will be visiting. I got them both hooked on stranger things and the plan is to watch the premiere together Thanksgiving eve.

My Niece especially has become very fascinated with "the before times". You all know that magical era when summer days felt endless, your biggest adventure was seeing how far your bike could take you, nobody had a cell phone tracking their every move, and the hardest decision you faced was which movie to rent from Blockbuster on a Friday night.

For her birthday earlier this year they were visiting and she asked to see a "real mall" as the ones where they live are just shells of their once glorious selves. I got to reminiscing when I was their age hanging out at the mall, hitting up KB Toys to drool over N64 games, then heading to the arcade.

It honestly hurt my heart a little bit knowing they won't get to experience how malls used to be. Buzzing with people, the music, the smell of Sbarro pizza. They were more than just a place to go shopping it was an experience, a hang out, a place to kill time and maybe get into a little trouble.

Being the crazy Uncle. This gave me the idea of having a full blown 80s/90s retro watch party for them to experience.

So, I'm Looking to all you slightly anxious fine folks of the 1900s for help with ideas of what brings you back to that moment. Especially food and candy.

Think things like the microwave popcorn, microwave nachos, pizza rolls, maybe even get crazy and order a pizza hut pizza!