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The 2000s was a colorful time in history. While the world wasn’t as technologically primitive as in the 1990s, we were also not living in a world with a short attention span driven by TikTok dances and Instagram reels.
The distinct character of that era is why Reddit groups like 2000s Nostalgia exist. Whether you were an adult or came of age during this decade, most of the content shared within this community will likely strike a chord.
This list looks back on the height of MTV Cribs, Limewire, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. We hope you enjoy this nostalgic journey!
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#1
Who Remember? 😂
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#2
When There Actually Were Snow Days
#3
How We Dealt With Stress In School
In a nutshell, nostalgia is the giddy feeling you get when experiencing a snippet of the past. It could be your high school summer playlist or Seinfeld reruns. But, according to psychology professor and nostalgia researcher Krystine Batcho, it goes much deeper.
“Consuming nostalgic media of all types gives us a way of thinking about who we are, and helps us make sense of our purpose in life,” she said.
#5
If You Have A Favorite Pattern, Your Back Hurts When You Wake Up Now
#6
We Had Kind People On TV Who Cared About Us
pfeils wife 9 months ago
It's so obvious to me that approximately 77 million Americans didn't watch ANY of these shows.
Lew k 9 months ago
I hated reading rainbow and Mr Rodgers as a kid. Seemed so boring. So amazing I'm retrospect. Always loved Bill Nye and Bob Ross. Science was always cool to me and even when I was too young to understand the magic that Bob Ross performed was obvious. I remember falling asleep to the joys of painting on a hundred different sick days as a kid. Not in a bad way he was just so soothing.
Lady Eowyn 9 months ago
Ross actually said on one of his shows that people told him they enjoyed watching just because his voice was so soothing. Amazing for a man who was a drill sargent in the army.
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Montanavanna 9 months ago
Magic School Bus, Captain Planet and Ferngully had a direct role in my becoming an advocate and steward for the planet. See all that amazing work we can build on!
The Darkest Timeline 9 months ago
People can say whatever they want about anything and anyone on the internet; that much should be obvious at this point. Question is, what does that have to do with anything?
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Smeghead Tribble Down Under 9 months ago
Steve Irwin was a d**k who harrassed wildlife for shits and giggles. His son is no better.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 9 months ago
Perhaps not enough women were out there doing this sort of thing? That said, for me (a Brit of a certain age) Floella Benjamin would definitely be on the list.
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What happens in our brains during nostalgic moments is also worth noting. A 2008 study by the University of Leeds found that memories during our teenage, formative years are the ones we look back on and cherish the most.
Researchers refer to this period as the “reminiscence bump,” which allows us to fondly remember our favorite songs played during our senior prom with utmost clarity.
#7
There Was Something About See Through Gadgets That’s A Must Have
#8
Inconceivable
#9
That's Easy To Start!
Lew k 9 months ago
But with more frustration and more random bussing and clicking. I use a computer every day and am still amazed by how fast they boot up. It used to be 10-15 minutes from the time you hit power till you could actually open something. And it was still another 10 minutes to get all the spinning loading pointer to stop coming up every 10 seconds.
Nostalgia is so powerful that it’s been used as an effective marketing tool. Professionals call it nostalgia marketing, a strategy that aims to create emotional bonds with consumers by tapping into the past.
An excellent example is the reissue of 1983’s My Little Pony. A once-popular toy from the Gen X era is now back in circulation for younger generations to enjoy.
#10
Movie Rentals
#11
The 2000s Pop Look Reigned Supreme For A Long Time LOL
#12
Some Nostalgia For You
But 2000s nostalgia hits home mostly for millennials, the generation that came of age during this era. From a marketing standpoint, they are also the best audience for nostalgia-centric campaigns.
According to Adobe’s lead social strategist Lauren Friedman Suits, millennials are much more likely to act on something they feel strongly connected with, and it is usually from a “blast from the past.”
“Fond memories make us smile — and that leaves us open to brand messaging,” she wrote in an article for Forbes.
#14
We Old
#15
Who Remembers Microsoft Paint?
NetworkMan 9 months ago
You know it still exists right? I used it yesterday to quickly draw a fibre diagram on a teams call.
We’d like to hear from you, dear readers. What about the 2000s do you fondly recall the most? And why do you think nostalgia has such a powerful impact on people? Make your opinions heard in the comment boxes below!
#16
This Pencil ✏️
#17
The 2001 Living Room
#18
Memories
#19
I'm That Old
#20
Limewire Was Every Computer’s Destruction
Floeckchen 9 months ago
The enjoyment of downloading a file for 8h and it turns out to be corrupted
#21
If You Remember This You Survided A Heart Attack
#22
We All Did It
#24
How It's Made (2001-2019)
#25
All 62 Of Them, Delivered Today
#26
😭😭😭😭😭
#27
Name A Song That Scream Early 2000s
#28
Anyone Else Remember
Martin Kaine 9 months ago
Those pencil sharpeners are better than 90% of the electric ones today. And more satisfying to use.
#29
My Cousin And I Watching “The Spongebob Squarepants Movie” In 2005
#30
VHS Tapes
#31
Does Anyone Remember These?
Zara VP 9 months ago
The memory is still so vivid. My family couldn’t afford to give me even a dollar to spend, and I remember standing there, watching other kids pick out books while I had nothing. I never forgot how that felt. Now, I make sure my son never has to experience that—he always has money in his pocket for things like this. Book fairs might seem small and unimportant in the grand scheme, but the way I felt back then never left me.
#32
20 Years Ago, Youtube Was Launched
#33
Lew k 9 months ago
Yeah I remember the movie theater prices at the rental store. I get my parents now. Was always disappointed when they said no we will stop for candy and popcorn on the way home. Who actually bought the over priced c**p there? You're already out what was the convenience factor they were charging so much for? There was a circle K right across the street with the sane stuff at half the price.
#35
Who Remembers The Smell Of Opening A Fresh Pack?
#36
Who Else Misses Myspace?
#38
What We Used In The 2000’s On A Road Trip Instead Of Ipads
#39
Buying A DVD In The 2000s Starter Pack
AndyR 9 months ago
You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow. And then steal it again! Downloading films is stealing. If you do it, you will face the consequences.
#40
The First Nightclub I Ever Went To
NetworkMan 9 months ago
I can tell I'm still waking up because I thought at first 'Oh, that must be the one that the Malibu Club in Vice City is modelled after', and then I realised that this was in fact a screenshot from the game.
#41
Scary Movie… So Many Jokes Wouldn’t Fly Today
Daune Tullina 9 months ago
My 14 and 17 years old kids watched this last night. Each week were watching a quintessential comedymovie from the 90s. We started with Dude,Wheres My Car
#42
Who Else Is This Old?
#43
Memories 🔥 🔥 🔥
#45
Did You Guys Parents/Family Member Own One Of These Big Tvs In The 2000s?
#46
I Wish Burger King Would Bring Back Their Original Chicken Tenders. I Can Still Taste Them
#47
Covid Brought It Back For 2020 Season
Sky Render 9 months ago
I remember the NES era where crowds were just a repeating texture. A few games "animated" the crowd by just rapidly changing the color of their shirts.
#48
The 2000s Was The Last Decade For These Past Relics
Sven Grammersdorf 9 months ago
I'm pretty sure TV antennas and watches still exist. Also, CDs and videocassettes are not from the same era
#49
Did Anyone Else Enjoy This Game?
#50
Those Were Simpler Times
TheMFKNXerdo 9 months ago
With the obviously pirated photocopied game covers, the "Mate" cup, and the empanadas, this picture is either Argentina or Uruguay.
#51
I Haven’t Laughed This Hard At A Cartoon In 20+ Years
#52
What Is The First Game That Comes To Mind
#53
Valentine's Day Back In The 2000s Election School
#55
Those Halloween Bone Candies That Allowed You To Build Your Own Skeleton
#56
POV: You're Sick In 2000s
#57
POV: You're Getting Ready For A Sleepover
Hyacinth (Any pronouns) 9 months ago
Ack, the loose cartridges. I can't- this is PAIN. (The 3DS isn't... that old, is it? Because I have that exact same system. And it works perfectly.)
#58
Watching TV While Sleeping In The Early Morning
#59
In The Year 2000 This Was The Coolest A Human Being Could Look
#60
You're A True Millennial If You Recognize These
#61
Mid-2000s Fashion
#62
All For 40 Bucks. Not Bad
BeesEelsAndPups 9 months ago
Ummm... that computer was not $40. I had a Gateway P5-90. 90Mhz cpu with 16 MB of RAM, and it was closer to $2500. I bought 3D Studio for DOS for that bad-boy.
#63
Blades Of Glory (2007)
#64
Which Store Do You Wish It Came Back?
#65
Super Underrated 2000s Movie For Me!
#66
Which One
#67
The First Facebook Layout (2004)
Lara Verne 9 months ago
Facebook used to be really good back then. Then crazy antivaxers and conspiracy theorists took over.
#69
Those Were Simpler Days
#70
My 2000's Bedroom
#71
When 🍎 Was Cool And Affordable
#73
Now That's What I Call Music - Vol. 16 (July, 2004)
#74
My 9th B-Day: Gameboy Color And Pokemon - Yellow (2000)
#75
I Felt Old When Nobody At Work Knew Who This Was
#76
One Of Greatest TV Host Duos Of All Time. Mxc 2003 To 2007. I Miss This Show So Much
#77
The Long White Tees Era
Karen Krause 9 months ago
I always thought that fashioned looked like they were tots who raided their dads closet.
#79
Shoes Came Out 18 Year Ago! 👞
#82
Random Picture I Took Of My Room With A Disposable Camera Back In 2007
#83
Goodwill Gave Me PTSD Today
#84
The Simpsons Hit And Run Video Game
#85
2000s White Tech Fad
#86
Criminally Underrated Show
#87
Wish I Could Roll Back
#88
Everything About This Movie Is Pure Gold. So Many Quotable Moments. When I Need A Good Laugh I Put This In. Scary Movie 3, 2003
#89
Oggy And The Cockroaches (1998-2019)
#90
Gamecube Was So Goated As The Cheap Option
#91
Burger King In The 2000s
Rob D 9 months ago (edited)
Burger King in the 90s had a 99...Holy s**t when did they do away with the cent sign? ...anyway, $.99 whopper. When money was tight growing up, mom would scrape together the money for a whopper for each of us, and small fries/drink to split. Humble brag: there's nothing more satisfying than treating them to 5 star restaurants, now that I'm an adult(ish).
#92
Did Anyone Else Experience This?
Tiffany 9 months ago (edited)
Yeah my Halo edition got it. I was mad because a roommate asked to use it right after he just red lighted his and then instantly mine got it after he used it. Two that night got it. My husband bought me that Halo 360 for my 18th birthday and we got married 6 months later. We actually met on Halo 2. Been married 17 years.
#95
The Rainforest Cafe. Anyone Else Have The Privilege Of Eating At One Of These?!
#96
If You Was In Middle School/High School Back Then, At Some Point You Watched This Documentary During Health Class
#97
Gym Class
#98
This DQ In Texas Stuck In 1999
#100
Did Anybody’s Else’s Teachers Engage In Psychological Warfare Or Just Mine?
#101
The Best MTV Cribs Episode
#102
Booted Up My Childhood iPod Touch. My Music Library Was Very Limited But Very 2000s
#103
I Just Realized That Stride Gum No Longer Exists And Its Been Like That For Years
#105
Trix Yogurt
#106
Shopping At Kmart In The 2000s
#107
Damn This Film Nailed Working In A Restaurant In The Late 90s/00s
#108
Using Itunes Software
#109
Olive Garden In The 2000s
#110
Did Anyone Else Have The Sidekick?
#111
Discontinued Sodas From The 2000s
#113
Kid Cuisine Before They Reduced Themselves To Just 2 Or 3 Different Meals
The Chronic Insomniac 9 months ago
I didn't know they still made Kid Cuisine at all anymore. Forgot about these. Used to buy them for my kids on nights I was too busy/tired to cook.
#115
Jackie Chan Adventures (September 9, 2000 – July 8, 2005)
#117
Back When You Could Customise Your Own Youtube Channels. I Wonder Why They Changed This
Gustav Gallifrey 9 months ago
'We're Youtube. You don't tell us what you like, we'll tell you what you like. Now, watch these ads.'
#118
Who Else Had One?
nicholas nolan 9 months ago
Yes. For no other reason than I could not stand the scroll wheel on the iPod.
#122
Did Anyone Ever Have These Cube World Toys Back Then?
#123
My Date With The President’s Daughter
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Lara Verne 9 months ago
Anyone remember Asterix and Obelix? They're not from the 2000s, but still cool. asterix-ob...29dec4.jpg 
RamiRudolph 9 months ago
Of course. I still have all their comic books. And I love the movies - the animated ones, at least.
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BrunoVI 9 months ago
To me the most remarkable change in entertainment since I was a kid is this: When I was a kid, when a movie or song got just a few years old, it disappeared down the memory hole. (Less so with music, especially "classic rock.") But movies from just ten years earlier were completely alien. Literally the only "old" movies I'd ever seen when I was 12 were The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, The Ten Commandments, various Disney classics, and Saturday afternoon rain-delay movies that no-one bothered to copyright because they were so bad: typically Japanese monster movies and WW2 movies (aka the prequels). But the best Saturday morning cartoons were ancient-seeming relics of an otherwise forgotten age, when they'd show cartoon "shorts" between movies of double-headers. From these, we learned the only cultural heritage of the 30s, 40s and 50s we ever knew. We knew superstars of only 20 years ealier only through the impressions of Bugs Bunny and the sort.
BrunoVI 9 months ago
If you don't know what a rain-delay movie is, baseball used to dominate local TV in the summer, all scripted TV was "in reruns" meaning they showed the same episodes they'd shown in the fall and winter. When the baseball game got rained out, the local channels all had libraries of movies with lapsed copyrights. They weren't all terrible: Ironically, some became classics, such as "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Godzilla."
Load More Replies... Rachel Pelz 9 months ago
Not from the US, not at all into video games...so most of these raised zero memories for me. However, I liked the "random shots" of kid/teenagers, and that brought back one (piece of?) memory. I once read an interview with some famous photographer, and he advised taking oictures of your rooms. Because that will be amazing to look at years&decades later.
Existing and stuff 9 months ago
Some of these are from the 80s and 90s. I see too many lists like these on here. Repetitive, lazy and dumb
Time to learn Hindian 9 months ago
The good ol days before the woke NatZs shoved LGBC3P0s and niggurs down our throats in everything. Protect this free speech from the mainstream media fascists of this outlet.
Lara Verne 9 months ago
Anyone remember Asterix and Obelix? They're not from the 2000s, but still cool. asterix-ob...29dec4.jpg
RamiRudolph 9 months ago
Of course. I still have all their comic books. And I love the movies - the animated ones, at least.
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 9 months ago
To me the most remarkable change in entertainment since I was a kid is this: When I was a kid, when a movie or song got just a few years old, it disappeared down the memory hole. (Less so with music, especially "classic rock.") But movies from just ten years earlier were completely alien. Literally the only "old" movies I'd ever seen when I was 12 were The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, The Ten Commandments, various Disney classics, and Saturday afternoon rain-delay movies that no-one bothered to copyright because they were so bad: typically Japanese monster movies and WW2 movies (aka the prequels). But the best Saturday morning cartoons were ancient-seeming relics of an otherwise forgotten age, when they'd show cartoon "shorts" between movies of double-headers. From these, we learned the only cultural heritage of the 30s, 40s and 50s we ever knew. We knew superstars of only 20 years ealier only through the impressions of Bugs Bunny and the sort.
BrunoVI 9 months ago
If you don't know what a rain-delay movie is, baseball used to dominate local TV in the summer, all scripted TV was "in reruns" meaning they showed the same episodes they'd shown in the fall and winter. When the baseball game got rained out, the local channels all had libraries of movies with lapsed copyrights. They weren't all terrible: Ironically, some became classics, such as "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Godzilla."
Load More Replies... Rachel Pelz 9 months ago
Not from the US, not at all into video games...so most of these raised zero memories for me. However, I liked the "random shots" of kid/teenagers, and that brought back one (piece of?) memory. I once read an interview with some famous photographer, and he advised taking oictures of your rooms. Because that will be amazing to look at years&decades later.
Existing and stuff 9 months ago
Some of these are from the 80s and 90s. I see too many lists like these on here. Repetitive, lazy and dumb
Time to learn Hindian 9 months ago
The good ol days before the woke NatZs shoved LGBC3P0s and niggurs down our throats in everything. Protect this free speech from the mainstream media fascists of this outlet.
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