No, for the same reason as most here: I wasn't around back then. From what I've heard they did exist, maybe not in the US, but at least here in Europe. Hamster romance is something else; brutal but at the same time cute and hilarious:
All she has to do is make a video where she asks people to "stop making fun of her boyfriend" and everyone on the internet making fun of him will instantly switch to seething with rage.
Not sure if that would be better or worse actually.