These Nostalgic 90s Toys DON’T HOLD UP

[@maxthebear7765]

“Explain how a jellyfish is alive? It doesn’t even have a brain!” Guys don’t tell him about plants

[@chocolatechipbreadcrumb]

H E L P

[@AidanDoesaSurvival]

Not to mention fungi

[@IbarakiPlays]

Don't tell him about us

[@ironmanandspidyroc]

dont tell him about the comment section XD

[@jacobcronk1844]

a jelly fish is a plant????!?!/

[@chocolatechipbreadcrumb]

I was born past 9/11 and I can confirm that rainbow scratch art was my shit.

[@romyjmeow]

SAME!!! I was about to comment this. Rainbow scratch was a bigger occasion than the biggest holidays :)

[@AlexanderZapataIndividual]

How is the Drag Queen Story Hour going?

[@chocolatechipbreadcrumb]

@@AlexanderZapataIndividual I beg ur pardon

[@AlexanderZapataIndividual]

@@chocolatechipbreadcrumb I interpret your comment as being an underhanded boast regarding injection of "Pride" ideology on today's youth. But your response suggests otherwise, so I may be wrong. Hopefully you never encounter it. Its about rainbows and inappropriate stuff.

[@chocolatechipbreadcrumb]

@@AlexanderZapataIndividual uh, okay? I mean I’m part of the LGBTQIA+ myself, as is most of this community, so idk if this is a place you want to be. not trying to be rude, just saying.

[@mdccxcii6340]

Watching Ethan suffer the same disappointment that I did as a child when trying to use the Rainbow Art is absolutely priceless.

[@lengy001]

noo! were they actually that bad?? my dreams have been ruined

[@ruujvt]

@@lengy001 They weren't, Ethan's just using an off-brand one. So no it's not false advertising, it's just that he doesn't have the official brand used in the commercial.

[@roseblanchard1874]

That's me with the play foam. I was so excited, lined one frame, then never touched it again. It dried almost instantly and was a HUGE disappointment XD

[@unlitrash]

@@ruujvt i also think he used way too much water 😭😭😭

[@lengy001]

@@ruujvt ahh I see, that makes a lot of sense Ty!

[@ElementalDAR]

I'm sitting here, watching the commercials from my childhood play, and just thinking. "Those were the days I didn't have to think about health insurance."

[@majorphysics3669]

Hahaha America

[@IBubblesTV]

Gotta love free healthcare

[@nyx476]

@@IBubblesTV I wish 🫤

[@ah2479]

Felt

[@Keeks1186]

to real

[@wumbothewombat1280]

I need a full length 1-hour documentary on Ethan’s communist unicorn extinction conspiracy theory

[@michelle6337]

I got "mortgages for tiny houses" vibes during the entire rant and it was great.

[@LeonardoDaFinchy]

(David Attenborough voice) They were the Communicorns, and first roamed in large herds. They were hunted to near-extinction, and in the following, final, dwindling generations, individualists hid their name and rewrote their legacy for ideological ends. In the years since, new archaeological evidence has been uncovered that sheds light on these ancient creatures, their lives, their habits, and the real impact they left on our world.

[@oceanmoyer5051]

Very much adhd rambling vibes and i love it

[@michelle6337]

Her: I bet he's thinking about another girl... Him: I think unicorns, minus their magical powers, probably existed. As far as a creature goes, not a very far-fetched creature. It's a horse with a horn. That's it. We have such crazier animals on the planet than a horse with a horn. I think that unicorns existed, but we thought that their horns had some magical capabilities. And so what do we do as humans when we want something and think it's valuable? WE KILL IT. We destroy it. And so I think that's what we did. I think, that back - EUGHHHHHHH - in the time of whenever it was, whenever the unicorns were really going at it back in the day. I think unicorns absolutely existed. It's a horse with a horn. IT'S A HORSE WITH A HORN. Have you ever seen a jellyfish? Can you explain to me how a jellyfish works? How is a jellyfish alive, it doesn't even have a brain. But we get all caught up with a HORSE with a HORN? It's not that far-fetched is it?

[@Hessed3712]

You are fantastic and don’t let anyone tell you differently. 😁

[@michelle6337]

@@Hessed3712 No u

[@romanog.208]

@@michelle6337 neither of you 👁️__👁️ *edit:* im joking btw

[@yellojolly824]

Hearing Ethan freak out about jellyfish is so relatable. They don't have brains, they don't have organs, they don't have nervous systems, but you mean to tell me they need to SLEEP? THEY NEED TO SLEEP? WHAT ARE THEY RESTING??

[@DatNinjaCow03]

That doesn't even cover siphonophores, which aren't pack animals or individual creatures, they're absolutely wild to try to explain or understand in the way we like to label living creatures

[@Oranje_Panda]

They do have a nervous system and some organs. It's just quite primitive :)

[@AraxianOddities]

if you want the rainbow art kit to work treat it like watercolors! Spray down the color cakes with some water first, let them sit for a few minutes, and then use the sponge to make the magic happen. If the cake isn't wet enough to come off on your finger, the sponge isn't going to pick up much at all!

[@wumbothewombat1280]

I love how most “90’s toys” were also super popular in the 2000’s too. Like, I was born in 2002, and saw ads for these all the time… Also, I used rainbow scratch paper just a few weeks ago. Still love it. So satisfying 🥺

[@bananamuffins582]

2002 club here, I miss rainbow scratch so much 😅

[@assterisk1080]

i was born in 2004 and was also obsessed with it haha

[@Ari180_RE]

I made my own rainbow scratch art in 7th grade art class. Very fun and I miss those days

[@skedizzle]

Anybody remember those pens that you click two markers together and one of them bleeds into the other one, and when you draw with it, it fades from one color to the original color. That was The Shit to me

[@wumbothewombat1280]

@@skedizzle YES

[@mewow13]

i was born in the early 2000s, and these still gave me so much nostalgia. The thing he said about the unicorns in actually what they used to do to narwhales. they would take their tusks because they thought it had magical properties, like curing diseases, detecting poison, and enhancing virility

[@velazquezarmouries]

Same happened with the saws oof sawfishes

[@Toneill029]

Well yeah they did that to narwhals and said they were unicorn horns.

[@Kyosumari]

Pretending narwhal horns are unicorn horns is something that happened, but that's not the same as "this is where Unicorns came from" - but you're right that people did believe in those things about unicorn horns, and that narwhal horns, sold as unicorn horns, would do all of that.

[@morbid_curosity9409]

Somebody please teach Ethan how watercolors work so he's not so disappointed 😭🤣

[@glennverschoren8462]

Yeah i was like: your using to much water Ethan.

[@Kyosumari]

"Cut to the commercial and look at how vibrant!" -- yeah, eef, cut to commercial and LOOK AT HOW LOADED THE BRUSH IS IN PAINT AND HOW NOT PAINT AND ALLLLLL WATER YOURS IS. Its almost like water soluble paint would be more concentrated when you load up more pigment but LESS water. XD Also, did those rolls have a protective layer on them or were they always that shiny?

[@Gibbithy_the_problem_child]

Me watching the water puddle up on the edge of the paint: "ETHAN NOOOOOO TOOO MUCH WATERRRR" as if he could here me

[@skedizzle]

@@Kyosumari okay that made me laugh XD and yeah I also noticed the paint was wrapped

[@maxspratt2989]

@@skedizzle I NOTICED THAT TOO

[@unoanus]

ethan instinctually going into what i call 'constipated asmr mode' when he holds something he's excited for 1:07

[@chocolatechipbreadcrumb]

bro he was and then immediately disgusted by the texture😭💀

[@WinglessMoonstone]

We actually recently talked about the unicorn in biology class. More specifically, we talked about the animal that people thought was the unicorn. It was likely an Aoudad, if I remember correctly. Basically, a ram-like animal with long horns. No unicorns existed. Besides, we probably would have found fossil records of those at some point by now, considering that we have records of horses and other animals from many places in the world. XD (I don't know why I'm taking what he said so seriously lol)

[@rudyproffitt4549]

i always wanted those scratchy rainbow thingies as a kid. then i finally got to do them in 9th grade art class, and the us public school system crushed my childhood dreams with a C+ and another teacher added to the rotating cast of disappointed authority figures starring in my gradeschool-purgatory nightmares

[@katemarie5924]

I also did that in art class back in the day to, an you know what we do after we became failures an our hopes are crushed by a bad grade on scratchy art? We buy them as an adult an do whatever we want with them instead an we make art, we make the finest, snazziest art we ever made, cause ain't no teacher gonna judge our creation this time, no bad grade will ruin it for us again this time, so buy you some scratchy thingys an make pretty rainbow art that your heart desires😤🫶🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

[@rudyproffitt4549]

@@katemarie5924 this is genuinely inspirational, and i think i will

[@squiddyhs]

Eef's "It's a horse with a horn." rant is actually perfect. I am actively going to use that as an argument.

[@iamsmupton]

I like to think that Jocelyn felt like Ethan’s babysitter during this video Edit: the cough at 10:09 was peak toddler energy

[@mossyperyton]

when ethan pulled out the stencils for the rainbow scratch paper..... that hit me i could FEEL them

[@LuxyWuxy]

the amount of nostalgia i got from each toy is enough to last me years, jesus christ my heart aches

[@Renni_Jay]

I think the problem with the rainbow arts kit, and don't hold me to this, is it's some kind of water color set. And you *really* have to saturate water colors with water to get them to pick up a good amount of color. As someone who uses water colors a lot, you really have to fucking slather those bastards up. I feel like they used acrylic paint in the commercial, you really can't get those results with water colors

[@Creepy_Cozy_Art]

I don’t usually comment but Eef for the watercolor art you did last, you gotta wet the paint with water and let it sit for a minute or two then try using it. (From someone who doesn’t want your childhood dreams to be crushed) ❤

[@gorpazorp7309]

the best part about your videos is that i cant tell if its the editing or my trip happening at any given moment. for me personally i should add.

[@liamr3362]

As a kid born past 9/11 all the early to mid 2000 kids played with these 90s toys. I literally played or saw all this stuff on commercials.

[@shannonstibor6967]

I was born in 88 and not only did I play with all of it, but my 16 year old and my 5 year old both have played with this stuff in their lifetime lol. My 5 year old is obsessed with the rainbow scratch off... but she scratches all the black stuff off because rainbows 😂😂😂😂 Toys are like clothing... it all comes back. Its just like slap bracelets and candy necklaces and stuff. Lisa Frank stuff. It's been around, just have to know where to get it and I guess know of it in the first place, too 😅

[@ThePinkServiceBear]

Dollar general is everywhere their toy section was 90s paradise in the early 2000s so anyone curious try there

[@clover1178]

as someone born in the 2000s, yes, i did play with those rainbow scratch pages as a kid. i loved that stuff but my mom hated how the little black crumbs got everywhere

[@Lovejdrama]

Fr my mom and grandma 😅

[@Tylertormentxx]

I remember seeing all of these in commercials and never owned a single one but the want was real. I have some nostalgia goggles on right now

[@ddsnutz9066]

As someone who has been on a plane when a bird flew into the engine, Ethan nailed it. Felt like I was there again.

[@heathermcfarland6317]

*Rainbow art tip:* Get the paint a little wet to soften it up and then ring out the sponge. Less water equals more vibrant colors. You’re washing the color out by having the sponge fully saturated.

[@abileger7922]

2:17 I liked those scratch papers but I could not use them because the noise was like nails on chalkboard for me

[@echob7751]

Wow this is insane nostalgia. Im a 2005 kid but these were all things I either really wanted or I played with. I still enjoy a good rainbow scratch art lol

[@ThePinkServiceBear]

2004 here I don’t think people realize that only a small minority of our generation had technology the rest of us were too broke or had strict parents

[@BlackDragonQueen]

How did I know the first thing Ethan was gonna scratch into the paper was profanity? 😅

[@luminouswolf5746]

I thought he was gonna draw a penis. Seems to be what most men draw upon being given any kind of drawing material.

[@XxRexorcistxX]

@@luminouswolf5746 as a men I can confirm

[@Danmeilover69]

I was born in the early 2000s and the toys back then were still pretty great. Toys R Us was my entire childhood. 😭

[@A.J.Torres]

I’m convinced we’re in a simulation now. I’m a junior in high school, and we had to make art with those black and rainbow papers just 2 days ago. Now Ethan makes a video with them? I have never thought about these in my life, and it all of sudden pops up? And sh!t like this has been happening more frequently

[@VeryGoodDad]

Completely understand it's wild

[@mjhaunting]

What Ethan says about unicorns is almost right. They're just rhinoceroses. Our common understanding of unicorns comes from ancient Greek writer Pliny the Elder who dubbed the animals "monoceros" (one horn). He was most likely describing the Indian rhino. Since he had never encountered an animal like this, he used other known animals to describe it, so that's how the unicorn came to be known to have the "body of a horse."

[@ethanconnolly]

im 04 and remember playing with ALL of these, good throwback

[@emmsabbidge2612]

I was a 2004 kid, for sure had tons of things like this growing up. I’m pretty sure blo-pens were still around and floam or whatever too.

[@saturn.pebbles]

i wasnt even born in the 90's but i remember owning every last one of these toys. blow pens were sick man

[@anna_banana7019]

10:43 Omg I’m born in 2004 and I remember those rainbow art sponges! We had them in our school art room. I can’t believe I forgot about it, they are so good. I think Ethan got a dud or the pallet is just super dried up being over 20 years old

[@alexw.7097]

WHEN DID THEY START PUTTING STENCILS WITH THE RAINBOW ART???? THAT'S AN UPGRADE. I did actually have one that came with the spiral-wheels things and that was super fun.

[@just-your-cup-of-tea]

Omg massive throwback to when my parents got me the rainbow scratch art notebook and while I was at gymnastics my twin scratched giant circles into every single page like a psychopath, I learned at a young age the true meaning of betrayal and hatred LOL

[@db_524]

90’s toys. The nostalgia. ♥️👍👏

[@plumdutchess]

The blo pens! The lightheadedness was real Plus the spit that would start to drip out after a while. Wonderful!

[@dmiller9001]

My friend told me that I reminded her of Ethan Nester. Idc if it was an insult or a compliment. I feel honored and accomplished with my life now.

[@stressedvulture]

I'm a 2000s kid but had/saw like all of this too! The rainbow sponge thing unlocked an ad memory from my brain somewhere deep in there.

[@rosieisverycool5004]

I can still feel the black stuff from the scratchy rainbow things under my nails to this day

[@phoenixsoren]

7:58 It's actually very likely that the idea of a unicorn began when someone saw a rhinoceros and went home to tell people about a giant horse-like creature with a large horn on its head The 'questing beast' from Arthurian legend is also way too similar to a giraffe to be a coincidence

[@eileencooke601]

my bet is the unicorn is actually someone just seeing a rhino for the first time and absolutely losing their mind about it. Also, mermaids were definitely manatees...

[@thelocaldork]

2:02 as someone "born after 9/11" (aka 2004) yes I know the magic of non-technological toys and god I loved them so much, and I miss them now that I'm an adult

[@TheSammykinz]

When Ethan started off by saying "When I was a child..." I swear to god I thought he was going to continue with, "... I was too poor to afford toys..."

[@thegirlwiththatface]

On the topic of unicorns and Ethan’s theory about why they no longer exist - I would like to point to the movie “The Last Unicorn” and history. Humans have caused animals to go nearly extinct (or very close to the brink) for a lot less than magical horns.

[@barefootbby]

The sound I made when Joceline said Neopets…AGH my heart. It’s still running by the way! Struggling along, it’s still online haha

[@Genus_trifolium]

2002 kid here, I had a lot of these and I loved them so much. 10/10 childhood memories.

[@TissueCat_]

at my house we have a bunch of those black sheets of paper, and everytime a friend comes over they draw on them. my best friend is an artist so i have a whole collection of her lil doodles on those things 😂

[@Jack.colbert]

Yes I do remember about pre I pad kid life. It was beautiful. We had a water pen that we could draw on and it would come out in rainbow

[@amyb0621]

i will never shut up about how cute ethan is

[@meaganthemarionette4899]

Okay but the vortex art is SO incredibly satisfying to watch as it spins!!

[@WildBerryAura]

good old 90's toys!

[@lewis1834]

I crave the smell of play foam till this very day Also that crunchy cough really captures the childhood aesthetic of this video

[@jharmond3874]

Unicorns aren't just a horse with a horn they in the original mythos had a lions tail, and deer like hooves. They are also are immortal with the ability to protect and heal and preserve forests. Has Ethan ever seen the Last Unicorn? smh

[@irrelevantpoof1937]

I think the funniest thing is that ethan's theory, *if* they existed is *so* plausible, look at what people did, and do, with rhinos horns.

[@Scrofar]

I mean, probably not but is that something to be ashamed of?

[@ryangoodrow8829]

Ethan going on a rant about how unicorns are extremely plausible and how they could be real is very relatable. I mean what makes more sense: a horse with a horn, or a girafffe, some weird moose with the head of a camel and a 20 foot neck

[@JennDepsycho]

ETHAN! On the Rainbow Brush set, try using ✨rubbing alcohol✨ instead of water!!💦 It might make it more vibrant!! 🙀 If it doesn't work, well, sorry; I don't have this thing to test for myself here at home... but what have you got to lose?

[@qb6007]

hes always ending it on a depressed note.. he always gets absolutely destroyed...😭❤️

[@evelynbailey9712]

Ngl kept getting distracted by Ethan's arms lol

[@shelbysimington879]

Dude right 😂

[@_SALZKORN]

The editing is phenomenal. I'm so glad you referenced him in the description.

[@VeairatheDragoness]

I was born in 2000, so basically most of the 90s toys were brought forward to my childhood. Much nostalgicness.

[@alylu-to-esutej]

2000 was basically just 90s with DLC

[@ArtsyKnox25]

​@@alylu-to-esutej LMAO

[@strooberryhuman4160]

i used to go to a school where kids would stay later after school while parents worked then picked them up and the absolute fun i had with those rainbow scratch thingys was immaculate.

[@WildBerryAura]

love ya ethan! thank you for always making me laugh

[@dyamimite]

jackson pollock wishes he had even the tiniest fraction of eef's artistic talents, ethan's vortex art deserves to be in so many more museums

[@sleepygen]

Will you dye ur hair blue again? 🤨 (you could use the paint from 11:42)

[@lunethias]

God, the rainbow watercolor one hit me with such hard nostalgia; YOU NEED TO SOAK THE BRUSH LONGER, TRUST ME!!!!

[@Sammm.xx2]

“Ugh who wants merchhh” -constipated Ethan, 2023

[@groovycatmuffin420]

as an '05 baby that went to sunday school that's literally all they'd let us play with were those rainbow scratch cards and coloring pages. but when i got home, i'd play the real games. lining up my parents' empty alcohol bottles and playing bar tender with my literal baby brothers.

[@Finnz_Da_Bomb]

Hi Edit: good video idea ❤

[@dissastre1942]

I was born past 9/11 and not only did I think the rainbow scratch paper was shot but I also did color on dolls and play homeless in the woods. Kids still play off of screens, I just made flowers out of paper while babysitting and last time I babysat I had a tea party Edit; THERE'S STENCILS NOW

[@juiceyoyoyo]

Did anyone else take those rainbow scratch papers and just try to scratch as much gunk off as possible

[@lordouidward9992]

was that not the point? XD

[@rainbow_brush]

Someone PLEASE make a Unicorn Wars edit with 9:20

[@katmarie7818]

Padre getting drunk on communion wine before a sermon

[@i_went_boom8111]

All of these are nostalgic to me and I was born in the late 2000s. I’m glad I wasn’t put in front of a tablet when I was younger, because I remember these were all so fun!

[@turnxaway]

Back in MY day!!!! we made our own rainbow scratch paper. Actually, this video has inspired me to teach my students how to make their own rainbow scratch paper (to answer your question, Ethan, they DO still play with the pro stuff).

[@alylu-to-esutej]

I had an art teacher do that with us in elementary school, it's good stuff

[@missiemarissa3530]

I hope it brings someone joy to know that the students at my job (I have 2nd graders born around 2016) LOVE rainbow scratch paper. They adore them, you can get them huddled around one sheet for a while.

[@ceilidh.___.]

As someone born past 9/11, can confirm, scratch art was the shit. I used to make my own bc my mom got sick of buying it lol 😆

[@sunnycooper9440]

I remember when I was 6 years old, I had the idea for my brother and I to blow splotches on our skin using my blow pens so we can look sick (cartoon style) and avoid going to church. Dad was impressed. Mom, not so much. We both got in trouble, but I got in worse trouble since I came up with the idea. Also, find it funny that he said this (6:49 - 6:53) , because I remember having an actual Nickelodeon brand paint vortex that was really fun (until I ran out of paint).

[@baronessunicorn8208]

Honestly, I have been away from your videos for a little while. I tend not to watch the game plays, but this was actually pretty funny to watch.

[@Errbrrr]

I was born in the early 2000s and I love rainbow scratch paper. I grew up with watching those ads for blopens and different variants of the rainbow scratch paper, and the rainbow sand. Those were fun at the birthday parties

[@burninmytoe]

For information on why a unicorn wouldn't work, there's an anime called "Heavens design team" that talks about it. Apparently to have the energy to produce a horn, it would go through food like crazy and would need multiple stomachs like a cow

[@dabunnybadass]

2:10 favourite part already immediately even

[@JoeyKlu]

I was born in '89, I saw that Rainbow Art infomercial about a thousand times, and my disappointment is just as immeasurable as Ethan's. They made that sh*t look like MAGIC.

[@taminoll]

I had rainbow art. Used that bitch for 10 years. It was totally worth the hype back in the day. Whatever brand eef is using isn't the original. The one I had was SUPER bright.

[@Mickey10159]

The nostalgia in this video make me want to be a kid again!! I'm sure many of us could make lists of the toy's we grew up with. One of my favorites was the Doodle Bear, Next time I'm at the store, I'm buying something because I can. And no one's gonna stop me! 😆

[@bottlecapbeaver]

11:39 I think you have to let the paints soak in more… idk never had one but I have painted and sometimes paints come as bricks that take a minute to start working

[@sarabrothern2442]

“All this gamer mucus could be yours” 😂😂😂

[@Septic-Hearts]

If it helps, Ethan a lot of kids I know try the trends and toys they see in tiktoks so they're not online all the time. Saw some kids doing skating and skateboard tricks, some with drones and yo-yos, and a few using their parent's Etch-a-Sketches, while my cousins always want to play with the playdoh and kinetic sand I bought myself last year so it's not all hopeless

[@madisonszabo3121]

2:25 the crunchy cough 😭😭😂

[@coyotxe]

i actually, genuinely shed a tear, some would even say CRIED, while listening to the story about birds in the plane thingy

[@adri7352]

The visceral joy that shot through me when I saw the blo pens 💫😩💫

[@pygien]

the fact that these are considered throwbacks now makes me feel so old

[@alexandersweetboyo4242]

The last unicorn was a beautiful movie that explores unicorns being a real animal that all disappeared and there was only a last unicorn. I highly recommend it

[@highly_kxzde1133]

1:49 Post 9/11 baby here. A) I'm 20 years old B) I grew up in the early 2000s, we didn't have a computer until after 2010.

[@GyngeBread]

I'm not joking when I say this... however the fact that Ethan talked about plane crashes at least twice in this Video, and I literally had a dream where I was in a Plane crash... I honestly don't know what to feel beyond "WOW"... that's just so spooky to me... Maybe Ethan was in my dreams before... I truly don't know...

[@FiredUpFiron]

Crank bringing back the good ol' days.

[@ScarletCandlelight]

Seeing my rainbow paint art is still vibrant and I did mine when I was 6 it's hard for me to describe what you did wrong. But you don't dunk you soak in the spoung so there is more paint and less water. That's how it's different from water colors for its saturated in paint. Then you need to press hard why so many designs they show you keep a consistent movement as much as it can.

[@brokenoathpodcast1704]

My damn ADHD brain.... 'it's a horse with a horn....its a horn with a horn and a corndog but instead of the corn bone it's a hotdog...i miss Jenna"