This Made Lunchtime So Much Better: A Nostalgic Collection of Lunchboxes From the 80s and 90s

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John Summers • Contributor
Oct 2, 2023 9:00 PM EDT

Sometimes, it's not about the contents but the container itself, especially if you're an '80s or '90s kid. Remember when the school cafeteria turned into a showdown of who sported the coolest lunchbox? Whether you flaunted Ninja Turtles, Batman, ALF, or Super Mario, those vibrant cases were the stars as we munched on our PB&Js and sipped lukewarm juice from matching thermoses (yes, the ones topped with those handy plastic cups).

Let's be real: the sandwiches might've been a tad dry and the apple slices a bit browned, but man, those lunchboxes? Pure childhood gold. They weren't just containers; they were statements, badges of pop culture pride that we paraded around. It was all about the swag of showing off the latest and greatest character, turning lunchtime into an era-defining fashion show. So today we bring you a collection of 23 nostalgic lunchboxes from that magical era known as the 80s and 90s. Have a nice trip down memory lane!

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  • 01
    Rectangle - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURIZES MERMOS. הוט
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  • 02
    Tin - JURASSIC PARK TERRES Surat Pe P CAUTION TELEFONS WARNING HOLOGICAL MATERIAL TERATOGENIC MUTAGENIC AGENTS PRESENT!
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    Product - MEROWD D THE LITTLE MERMAID THERMOS
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    Purple - Disney's Beauty Beast and the Diarey's Beauty Beast and the w odon
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    Rectangle - Great Big Story DUCK Tra The Whis Teddin
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    Product - * Kesha, Toei Anim. C 0000 SAILOR GSPRATATA MOON ON 0 SUPO Aladdin LINERE
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    Gadget - THERMES. HAMMERMAN Bora
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    Toy - tiraxecps.com
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    Rectangle - ALF THERMOS
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    Rectangle - I CALL THE SHOTS AROUND HERE! MALES TRA ADANY al TRAC
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  • 11
    Drinkware - DOGER RABBIT TEIKLEMUS ROGER
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  • 12
    Liquid - BATMAN THERMOS BATMAN
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    Tableware - aracc So WHYESZTY Acbih
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  • 14
    Rectangle - THERMOS BLA CIL FOUND Pound Puppies
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  • 15
    Luggage and bags - CHIP DALE RESCUE MANGERS PR
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  • 16
    Rectangle - An analTER TH 2007 A DINOSAURS
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  • 17
    Product - SUPER MARION 1433 Nintendo SUPER MARIO BROS
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  • 18
    Gadget - Maddin JETSONS The Movie
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  • 19
    Liquid - MUTANT NIN URTZE THERMOS TEENAGE MUTANT TURTLES
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    Drinkware - THERMOS. GH STBUSTERS MED GHOSTBUSTERS
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  • 21
    Rectangle - Aladdin. MORPHIN MIGHTY POWER RANGERS POLINY Merry POWER RANGERS
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  • 22
    Rectangle - Care Bears Rults. Care bears
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    Tin - TRANSES FORMERS TRATE PORT
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