i found this account on instagram where it showed a lot of nostalgic stuff and it made me think a lot about my childhood. 2003 kids were kinda late to the 2000s party but at least we made the cut. people in our age group probably remember this stuff from 2007-2013

here are some things:

1. the music. the pop ones were futuristic and the rap ones were so funny.

2. flip phones/slide phones. Sad they lasted for such a short time

3. Gameboys and Ds’s. kids on the bus would always play this on the way to school, made us more connected and its sad the kids now just have iphones. Some of the best games at the time were any Mario game, Cooking Mama, and Pokemon games. 1o years fast forward and kids play or do fortnite dances

4. the old CN logo, really legendary, the shows were comedic, animations were good, and much less cringey than they are now. best shows were Teen Titans, Regular show and and Ed Edd’n Eddy.

5. the old nickelodeon logo. again, much better and less cringey than the shows now. some of the best on there were Drake and Josh, iCarly, Danny Phantom, Zoey101 and Big Time Rush

6. chick-fil a meals

this was the best i could find online. the bag didnt look like this exactly, but i remember that chickfil a used to write games and recipes inside their bags and in 1st grade me and my friend tried one of the recipes, it had something to do with pineapples…

7. bakugan toys

i don’t remember much but they were really popular in elementary school. i remember my brother got this exact one.

8. pokemon trading cards

i felt like every boy has got this. they were more popular than the bakugan toys and they were made a big deal.

9. silly bandz

of course who didn’t get these! its sad they got banned in 2010.. i think. or was that in Canada

10. shock gum

this was like a prank thing for april fools. i think they came around in 2011

thats all i have.

I recently got into Naruto. I remember I saw this show when I was little on Cartoon Network but I didn’t watch it that often. and it has some great animation for 2002-2006. The show is about kids in a Ninja Academy with different teachers who carry out missions for their village. The main characters Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi. There are many supporting characters such as their classmates, the village people, and the Hokage(s). My favorite characters are Sasuke, Kakashi, Rock Lee, and Shikamaru. The show is literally revolved Naruto and Sasuke because most scenes show both of them and how their friendship grows. Both of them don’t have an actual family to live with and that’s what made them close friends. Their team got stronger overtime but the plot just gets more interesting.

My only problem with Naruto is that the writer is sexist towards girls because most of them don’t fight at all, they just support or get mad often. For example Sakura only cheers on for Sasuke and Naruto because they can do more than her (physically). However she is top of the class in exams? It is really annoying because she shows up in every episode, along with other girl classmates and they all do the same thing; talk or complain. I don’t want her to be like Naruto and Sasuke but I also don’t want her to not have a part at all. There are many more sexist scenes and that is what people complain about the most…

Despite the problems the show has a good plot and characters to it. The show is not really childish so if you’re looking for a new show for entertainment, you can check it out!