57 fads endured in our lifetime, many of them regrettable

Star Wars*
Muppets*
Smurfs
Rainbow Brite
Care Bears
Pound Puppies
Cabbage Patch dolls
Garbage Pail Kids*
He-Man*
Thundercats
Transformers
Knight Rider
"Where's the beef?"
Mary Lou Retton
The Cosby Show
Kool-Aid Man
Big League Chew
The Fry Kids
Hulk Hogan
Mr. T
"You look maaahvelous"
Hair bands
GNR*
Jokes about Ishtar
Friday the 13th movies*
Nightmare on Elm Street movies*
The California Raisins
Eddie Murphy*
Sam Kineson
Andrew Dice Clay
Magic vs. Larry
"Make it Mac tonight!"
Dukakis
Gangsta Rap
Jokes about Hudson Hawk
Jokes about Bonfire of the Vanities
Roseanne
Twin Peaks*
Grunge*
"... in a van, down by the river."
Rush Limbaugh
Garth Brooks
"I am the master of my domain."
"Not that there's anything wrong with that."
DMB
Boy Bands
Britney Spears
"Another overly precious TV commercial ... Priceless."
The Drudge Report
Sosa v. McGuire
Jokes about Gigli
Harry Potter*
The fragile French judge
Puff Daddy/P. Diddy
Bennifer
Blogs*
Lazy Sunday*

*Denotes my continued interest or enthusiasm.