If you remember these 8 shows, it's time to start using retinol

Ever glance at your phone and think, "Wow, these babies have a come long way. I still remember the nondescript hole left in the floor from when I dropped my Nokia 3310?" Or, you hear kids these days talk about "rizz" and a whole lot of other words you don't quite comprehend and you silence the "coolsies" that was about to escape your lips?

Yeah, you're not alone.

Let's face it: most of us are getting old. We're becoming our parents, thinking about the heydays when things were "better." Heck, we're so nostalgic that our collective yearning is reprising dead Bollywood careers in the form of long-awaited comebacks.

And you can't really have a healthy dose of nostalgia if you don't reminisce about the kinds of shows you watched as a kid. Yes, Gopi bahu rinsing a laptop may be all the craze in the form of memes now, but not too long ago, there were some Indian shows that pulled you in with their creative (and sometimes stolen) plotlines.

Saddle up folks, because if, like me, you remember watching any of these shows, it's officially time to start using retinol:

Shaka Laka Boom Boom

If there was one kid I was insanely jealous of when I was growing up, it was Sanju. He had friends AND a magic pencil. I'm pretty sure he had an alien buddy at one point too. But that pencil - oh boy. We've all imagined letting our childish fantasies run wild by manifesting goodies through the usage of that magic pencil. Sure could use one of those today. Would probably draw myself some money, a house, a car, etc. The world would be my oyster.

Son Pari