Kristen Bell narrates the millennial episode of NBC Studios’ ‘My Generation,’ airing on MSNBC on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 9 p.m. ET
If you ask a millennial, they’ll tell you they had a childhood that was truly magical. One reason for that? Toys!
NBC News Studio’s —a four-part docuseries looking back at the news and pop culture moments that shaped Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Gen Z — took a trip back in time to examine some of the biggest toys from the ’80s and ’90s.
In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, clips from catchy commercials for Crossfire and Skip It and flashes of popular toys like and Pokémon cards remind viewers just how prominent toy culture was throughout that time.
“I think that in the ’90s, it was very much about the kid experience and toys,” comedian says. “I feel like the ’90s was just like the toy explosion.”
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In some ways, toy culture planted the seeds of influencer culture in the generation, says television critic Ashley Ray.
“I remember watching these commercials — toy commercials, clothing commercials — and it wasn’t just, ‘Oh I want that because it’s fun.’ It was, ‘I want that because I’ll be like that girl or I can live that life and have that experience.’ “
, who narrates the episode, also remembers the children’s television channels that catered content to children continuously for the first time.
“Every industry and corporation, each thread on the fabric of American life made it clear that our taste, interests and our parents’ income were priority No. 1.”
New York Times editor Noreen Malone says millennials, who many joke are overly nostalgic for the generation, have a draw to that time for a particular reason.
“Millennials have a reputation for being obsessed with nostalgia for talking about the television shows of our youth and the message board culture of our youth. And I wonder if some of that has to do with the last time there was a monoculture … the last time the world was old-fashioned.”
Learn more about the moments that made millennials, as narrated by Kristen Bell, on . The NBC News Studios production will air on MSNBC on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. ET
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