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50 Nostalgic Things From The 2000s
Since I haven't had the luck to be born and to grow up in The United States of America, or any other Western country, but rather an occupation-torn post-Soviet state that has just regained its freedom, I've never actually seen or touched half of the things on this list. And, yet, looking at all these Poo-chi dogs, Polly Pockets, and things like phone charms, I feel a massive wave of 2000s nostalgia!
That's probably because we, as kids, were glued to our screens whenever they showed something like Dawson's Creek or even Hannah Montana, absorbing not only how the characters looked and talked but also the things they had. It was almost like having them yourself! Though speaking of the nostalgic series we used to get during the early 2000s, we'd more often get something as old as The Little House On The Prairie or Doctor Quinn rather than the newest episode of, say, Phineas & Ferb.
Nevertheless, I can definitely feel the importance and the impact of the decade on our lives and the early 2000s nostalgia we all collectively feel. Things were changing ever so quickly. Straight from oblivion, we went to the Western civilization and its pop culture with half-naked ladies, boy bands, electronic toys, TV series, and even portable phones (those definitely came out of some witch's brew)! Also, the sense of liberation - both literal freedom regained by my homeland and the one given to us by the ever-expanding World Wide Web - was just overwhelming. So many new cultural experiences and opportunities were never present. Starting, of course, with 2000s nostalgia toys and ending with poking someone on Facebook, this decade was moving into the future at a breakneck pace.
But, without any more of my essayistic babble, let's dive a few decades back and reminisce on the things that we all loved dearly when growing up. From Tamagotchis to pencils with cartridges, and from the old Cartoon Network to flare jeans, you'll find many things that'll remind you of your careless youth. So, share these things from your childhood early 2000s nostalgia list with someone susceptible to the same kind of feelings that you are, and tell us which of these items, pop stars, or games you miss the most!
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#1
Remember Watching The Pipes Screensaver?
Orange is aging 5 years ago
Screensavers are for entertainment, like the kaleidoscope watchface, change my mind
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#2
Burning The Sickest CDs In The Neighborhood
troufaki13 5 years ago
Τapes were even better! Especially when we recorded the songs from the radio!
#3
Flipping Through These As A Kid Trying To Find Your Favourite Bands Poster
#4
The Magic That Was The Scholastic Book Fair
#5
When I Was 9 Years Old My Dad Was Deployed To Baghdad, Iraq. I Gave Him These Yu-Gi-Oh Cards To Keep Him Safe. They've Been In His Wallet For 12 Years
Yu-Gi-Oh!!! Buy on Amazon
#6
The Smell Of Opening A Brand New Can Of Play Doh
Let’s smell it again! Buy on Amazon
#7
These TV Carts Always Meant Class Was Going To Be Fun When The Teacher Rolled One In
#8
I Found An Old Pic Of Me Playing Computer Games. As It Turns Out I Haven't Changed Very Much
#9
Pencils With Cartridges
#10
Only Fidget Spinner I Ever Owned
#11
These Are The Streets I Grew Up On
#12
The Ge Alarm Clock That Everyone Seemed To Have
#13
The Old Cartoon Network
#14
Remember When You Didn’t Have To Enter Your Personal Info Online To Win A Soda?
Hello it Smee 5 years ago
When I was in high school I got Sprit free all summer because I realized if you flip the bottle over you could read the cap inside and it wound either say win free Sprite or Play Again. Not the best choice of promotion on a clear soda. 😊
#15
Can We Please Bring Back The Holes To Put Phone Charms On Our Phones?
#16
Wooden Playgrounds
#17
Windows Pinball
#18
Found An Old Polly Pocket While Cleaning My Mom’s Basement
#19
Who Remembers This Ice Cream From School?
#20
When You Wore Flare Jeans And It Rained
#21
Starving Your Calculator To Death
#22
The Family Computer
#23
Surreal Moment Today. I Went To Oaks, PA Too Many Video Games Expo. Found My Gameboy From Early 2000’s
#24
LimeWire
#25
I Know I'm 31 And All, But I Still Get Excited About Scholastic Book Club Order Forms
#26
Today A 70th Years Old Ma'am Gave Me Her Nokia 3310 To Change The Battery. I Couldn't Resist
#27
Msn Messenger! Playing With Emojis Over A Decade Before It Was Cool
#28
Friendship Bracelets - I Used To Love Making These
#30
Did Anyone Else Have A Stage In The Cafeteria Of Their School?
#31
Jelly Shoes
#33
The Sims
#34
My 20 Year Old Toy Phone And My Daughters Brand New One! Both Fisher Price
#35
Knee-Length Rainbow Toe Socks
#36
My Girlfriend Got Me The Evangelion Tamagotchi For My Birthday And I'm So Excited To See Which Angel I Get First
#37
Girlfriend Made Me The Chatterbox From The Opening Sequence For Our Anniversary
#38
The Last Blockbuster Was A Five Minute Walk From The Motel I Was Staying At
#39
You Guys Remember Boondoggle? Anyone Know Any Other Cool Stitches?
#40
I Restored My 16 Year Old iPod Nano
#41
Farm Ville
Hello it Smee 5 years ago
I remember my sister in law making me log in and tend her farm while she was on her honeymoon.
#42
Me And My Best Friend In 1999/2000 Working On Our Donkey Kong/Banjo Kazooie Fan Website Titled "The Dk/Bk Jungle"
#43
These Cereal Bowls I Used To Eat Out Of As A Kid
#44
Plastic Tube With Water And Plastic Fish Inside It, If You Try To Squeeze It It Just Rolls Itself
#45
Found My Old Nintendo DS And Nintendogs And I’ve Been Screaming At The Fake Dog To Sit For 15 Min
#46
20+ Years Of Lip Balm Pans. Who Remembers Lip Smackers And Lip Lix?
Warrior Mama 5 years ago
I was so excited to get my daughter the same soda flavored lip smackers that I had as a kid! Had no idea they were still around!
#47
Eminem
#48
Cereal Straws
#49
I Know You All Remember The Spacemaker Pencil Box
Marco Conti 5 years ago
When I went to school, my pencil box was made of stone and contained only chisels. My trip to school was uphill both ways with waist deep snow even in summer. I had to carry my Atlatl to scare away saber tooth tigers.
#50
Torture Device Known As The Sit And Reach Test
#51
Remember When All You Had To Worry About Was Your Tamagotchi Pet?
Iván Galarraga 5 years ago
My son was not allowed to take it to school, so I had to take care of it the rest of the day so it wouldn't die. I remember the funny faces of people on the subway watching me play with the tamagotchi
#52
The Lord Of The Rings
#53
I Found One Of Those Magic Grow Animals From The 2000s That Had Continued To Expand Since My Childhood
#54
Miniclip Games
#55
With 40 Second Esp And Digital Dynamic Bass Boost! Philips Clear Cd Player..15 Years Old And Still Rocking
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Just don't breathe or move in the same room as it (mine loved to skip like a schoolkid)
#56
Today Is The Greatest Day Of My Life (Dance Dance Revolution)
#57
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, N64. The Warehouse
#58
Making Melting Beads At Day Care
Hello it Smee 5 years ago
My kids do theses now. They have a ton more options than we had. Now you can get pop cult themed stuff like Star Wars, Mario, Pokemon, etc.
#59
Yes No Rubber
#60
Scary Movie
#61
Mean Girls
cursed--alien 5 years ago
I'm starting to think that you people think that "2000s kid" means "90s kid who was in high school during the 2000s."
#62
Hefty ZooPal Plates
#63
This Movie Theater Carpeting
Steve Barnett 5 years ago (edited)
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#64
I Have Way Too Many Silly Bandz
#65
Mighty Beanz Were Pretty Cool. I Don’t Know Why Though
#66
Nintendo DS Homescreen
Peppy Piplup 5 years ago (edited)
I still have my pink one. Also, I very much appreciate seeing the best Pokémon game in that DS slot. Explorers of Sky is hella underrated.
#67
Geomag
#68
When I Wear The Heelys, The Girls Get Feelies
#69
Magic Tree House Books
Warloew Brinn 5 years ago
Don't know why this reminds me but anyone read the Bailey School kids back when? Books like, (I think) "ghost don't eat potato chips" and "gremlins don't chew gum"
#70
Dragon Ball
#71
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone
#72
Until Today I Actually Realised That The Simpsons Hit And Run Knows When It's Halloween And Changes The Start Screen
Hello it Smee 5 years ago
Holy crap, I have this game and need to pop it in and see if Halloween decor pop up. I haven't played it in years.
#73
Who Else Remember The Beyblade Tazos Spinners Come With Lays & Cheetos Back In 2000's?
#74
Found This While Going Through Some Childhood Things. Put Some Batteries In And Powered It Up To Find That I Was Taking Selfies Way Before It Was Cool. I Was Probably 8 Or 9 Here
#75
Found My Old Playstation 2 Still In Pristine Condition
#76
Guitar Hero
#78
Paper Toss - The First App I Downloaded On My iPod
#79
The Erosion Of A Livestrong Bracelet After Wearing It Nonstop For 16 Years
#80
Just Found Unopened Pokemon Packs In The Attic From The Early 2000s. I Guess I Never Got Round To Opening These
#81
Anyone Else Remember Club Penguin?
#82
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
#83
Destiny’s Child
#84
Poo-Chi Dog
#85
The Simpsons: Hit And Run
#86
Dreamcast
#88
Got Myself A Birthday Present. My First Ever Pro Fingerboard After Years Of Tech Decks. This Feels Insane
#89
Watching The Simpsons
#90
Good Charlotte
Groundcontroltomajortom 5 years ago
The madden brothers, now married to Nicole Ritchie and Cameron Diaz!
#91
Finally Found An Old Crt TV. Now To Relive My Childhood
#92
Complete Watch Novice, But Just Bought This And I Love It
#93
My Xbox 360 Collection
#94
First LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon Released In 2000
#95
I Still Have A Stonecutter On My Old iPod Touch
#96
My Nostalgic Squeeze Tube Lip Gloss Collection
#97
I Got My Switch Running On An Old Crt
#98
Finally Got A Complete Set Of The Original Bratz
#99
Crocs
#100
High School Musical
#101
My Favourite Bionicle
#103
Cosmogirl Magazine February 2001
#104
Bow Lingual: The Dog Translator. Yes, This Is A Real Thing
John Baker 5 years ago
My master is smart and gave me this thing so I could talk and .... SQUIRREL!!!!
#105
Remember Playing This Game Late At Night Online
#106
Re-Living My First Foray To Mobile Programming
#107
Turbo Twist Spelling. Just Found This From The 00s
#108
My Approach To Collecting MMPR: Quality Over Quantity
#109
Mattel Superman DC Superheroes (2006)
#110
The Devil Wears Prada
#113
I Found A Coke Card From The Year 2000 That I Had Saved As A Kid
#114
The Force Awakens Vintage VHS Tape- Courtesy Of VCRworld
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Annamagelic 5 years ago
Maybe just " Things millenials feel nostalgic about" would be a better title. Plenty of things on this list are just as common now as they were 20 years ago, they are just kid things, playdoh, school cafeterias, the road rug, scholastic books ect.
Mary Jeffries 5 years ago
My thoughts exactly. Just about everything that was not electronics are things my kids love.
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Bex 5 years ago
I know other countries tend to get popular American trends and items a few or ten or more years after we do in the US, but I'm Gen X, and some of these came out in the 80's, 70's, even the 60's! Definitely not things that only Millenials are nostalgic for!
Two_rolling_black_eyes 5 years ago
Most of these things are prior to the 2000s. Several were obsolete before 2001. (I will fight to the death that a decade starts at 1 since there was no year zero).
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Scarlett 5 years ago
What about those rings that you put around your ankle and they’d spin and you’d jump over the ball? I have no idea what they were called, but I remember them
GoddessOdd 5 years ago
We did have a lot of really dangerous stuff... do you remember Clackers? Those things could kill you.
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Annamagelic 5 years ago
Maybe just " Things millenials feel nostalgic about" would be a better title. Plenty of things on this list are just as common now as they were 20 years ago, they are just kid things, playdoh, school cafeterias, the road rug, scholastic books ect.
Mary Jeffries 5 years ago
My thoughts exactly. Just about everything that was not electronics are things my kids love.
Load More Replies... Bex 5 years ago
I know other countries tend to get popular American trends and items a few or ten or more years after we do in the US, but I'm Gen X, and some of these came out in the 80's, 70's, even the 60's! Definitely not things that only Millenials are nostalgic for!
Two_rolling_black_eyes 5 years ago
Most of these things are prior to the 2000s. Several were obsolete before 2001. (I will fight to the death that a decade starts at 1 since there was no year zero).
Load More Replies... Scarlett 5 years ago
What about those rings that you put around your ankle and they’d spin and you’d jump over the ball? I have no idea what they were called, but I remember them
GoddessOdd 5 years ago
We did have a lot of really dangerous stuff... do you remember Clackers? Those things could kill you.
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