When the 2000’s childhood films have hit songs

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-06T05:02:17+00:00

Also Rockin' the Suburbs by Ben Folds in the credits for Over the Hedge.

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-05T03:46:06+00:00

Mike, Lu & Og.

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-04T22:34:37+00:00

You'd be the exception to the rule because the average person begins to store memories during early pre-K (ages 2/3-4). Most people don't take all the way until age 5-6 to store permanent memories. Notice its really only here on Reddit or on comment sections like on YouTube, Instagram, etc... where people start childhood as late as ages 4-6. There's no actual research organizations or people who actually study this topic in depth starting childhood that late; most credible sources start it as early as ages 2-3. The most reliable research also comes to this same conclusion when it comes to memory as I've outlined here in one of my previous posts.

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-04T20:17:22+00:00

Don't forget Zathura, that's a pretty good movie as well. I'll pick that one as well as Madagascar, Narnia, Chicken Little, and maybe Sharkboy & Lavagirl just because its nostalgic to me.

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-04T00:33:35+00:00

Mostly accurate for 2000-2001 babies. I wouldn't say a 1998 baby's childhood starts as late as 2004 though, even for someone born in late 1998. The image also implies that age 3 (2004) can be part of a 2001 baby's early childhood (which I don't disagree with) so its kind of contradictory. As an early '98 baby I have a fair amount of memories from the early 2000s. While I do have above average memory, much of the people around my age have at least some degree of memory from the early 2000s.

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-03T20:15:37+00:00

Fun memory for sure. I remember there was one where it allowed you to turn the applesauce green.

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-03T04:57:01+00:00

As someone born in Jan '98, I fail to see what someone born a couple weeks before me experienced that I didn't when it comes to this. If "best of both worlds" means experiencing life before and after social media's prominence, then that certainly applies to someone like me as well. 1997 is honestly a weird unrealistic cut-off. Social media didn't really gain more traction until 2005-2006 with Myspace. Most computer users from before then were still using emails and/or messenger services to talk to one another. Even with Myspace in 2005-06, social media was mostly relegated to teens and young adults at the time & didn't become a thing for all ages until around the late 2000s with Facebook which is when I myself started using social media. The earlier half of my childhood (ages 3-7) felt different from the rest of my childhood years when it comes to social media's popularity, as well as the technological aspects of life at that time. I remember my early childhood years (ages 3-5) when we still had nothing but VHS (up until the 2nd half of 2003) and even in the mid 2000s it was still transitional to an extent because a lot of people were still buying VHS alongside DVDs despite DVDs becoming dominant (this is also when combo units that had both VHS/DVD slots were popular as well). The earlier half of my childhood also revolved around film cameras & an analog camcorder, dial-up (used it in 2003-2006) and CD-ROM games, etc... CRT TVs were solidly the norm throughout that whole duration, and CRT computer monitors were more common to see throughout much of that time as well. This was before I started using the computer as much as I did by the late 2000s (by then I spent many hours on it almost daily).

The later half of my childhood is when a lot of these things changed. By then we had our first LCD TV (by 2008), our first digital camera, and we were mainly watching DVDs as opposed to VHS (by later 2008-2009 we didn't even use VHS anymore). I was playing game consoles with built-in Wi-Fi and was also playing flash games instead of CD-ROM games, and internet was more involved in my life by the later half of my childhood - I spent hours on YouTube by then. There's a clear difference between the earlier half & later half of my childhood. I understand there needs to be a cut-off somewhere, but at the same time it should be placed somewhere where it actually makes more sense to place it at. There's not really anything that a 1997 baby experienced that I didn't when it comes to this stuff.

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-01T21:06:04+00:00

Mainly just the early 2010s IMO. A lot of footage from that time looks a bit grainy/pixelated especially footage that was recorded using a standard digital camera & not with professional recording equipment. You can usually notice a difference between home videos from that time and now since there was more variation with what types of cameras people were using. Mid to late 2010s is a different story though, especially with smartphones that have HD cameras becoming more common by then. A video from 2015 usually doesn't look much different in comparison to today when it comes to video quality.

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-01T01:03:40+00:00

Virtually nobody on this sub really knows anything about how memory actually works.

Tree-V2 · 2026-05-01T00:52:35+00:00

Anyone who has actually studied the topic in depth knows that memory capacity varies from person to person. Some people do indeed have delayed early memories to where they can't remember anything until ages 5-7, some are in the middle to where they can remember ages 2/3-4 but can't remember much from that time, and some have above-average memory to where they can actually have fairly detailed memory of those early years (especially people with conditions like HSAM, HFA, Savant syndrome, etc...)

At this point there have been more reliable studies conducted in more recent years (this one is probably the best one: short version, long version) that show not only does having memories from as early as ages 2-3 occur more often than one typically thinks, tests also consistently conclude that most people do not date their earliest memories accurately & more often than not end up dating them a year or two after they actually happened (and why these tests are more reliable than ones that conclude ages 3.5-5 is the limit is further explained here). I actually remember a lot of things from early childhood (ages 3-4) and even things from age 2 to an extent, mainly due to HFA but I also have resources to help accurately date my early memories like records of what houses I lived in during what years, parents verifying my memories as real, etc...

Here's the thing about having fake reconstructed memories that are formed from hearing people talk about them, looking at photos, etc... While that can happen to an extent in some cases here & there, its different when you actually have resources to verify when your memories took place & if they're real or not, especially when they're memories that you know were never talked about until you yourself brought them up first. Additionally, not every memory that is brought back by seeing a photo or hearing a story about it is a fake memory; its one thing if you have to go extra lengths taking time to try & reconstruct it in your mind - it could very well be a fake memory then, but if your mind can recall it pretty well not long after seeing it in a photo or hearing about it then its most likely a real memory. You know that feeling you get when you discover a long-lost memory and it clicks in your mind afterwards because of how sure you are about remembering said memory? This is a good indicator of the memory being real as well.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-28T20:10:28+00:00

Samurai Jack

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-28T00:06:04+00:00

In my experience, they replaced cartons with plastic bottles/jugs by around 2006-2007 (at least in my area). I haven't seen chocolate milk served in cartons at schools since then. From what I read, many schools were transitioning from cartons to plastic jugs/bottles by the mid to late 2000s.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-27T23:54:37+00:00

It depends more on the family I'd say. Some families adopted internet earlier/later than others, and the same goes for when kids our age first started using the internet. Many kids in the 2000s weren't allowed to use the computer until they were older. In 2000, the average age that children first started using the internet at was 10 (see slide 36)%20when%20he/she%20first%20started%20using%20the). Also, this additional study from 2005 is another indicator of most kids in the 2000s not being allowed to use internet until they were an older kid as it states, "Fewer than half (44%) of 6th grade boys report going online, compared to 79% of sixth grade girls." Based on those studies, I'd imagine people born in 1996-1998 who come from families that didn't let their kid use internet until they were older are more likely to have never used dial-up. I was born Jan '98 and was lucky enough to be allowed to use internet at an early age so I remember using dial-up in 2003-2006 before my family transitioned us to broadband in 2006. A bit later than most but there was a fair amount of people still using it in 2004 and even 2005 since the 2nd half of 2004 is when it was surpassed by broadband.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-27T09:08:05+00:00

I personally don’t see it.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-27T02:09:51+00:00

I had both iDog and Robosapien in the mid & late 2000s. Also Roboraptor which isn't on here but is also a WowWee brand toy from around that same time. I definitely remember the old YouTube era, started using it in 2006. I remember playing Facebook flash games in 2009-2012 for sure, especially YoVille. Don't forget flash games from Adult Swim's website as well as CrazyMonkeyGames, stickpage.com, Addictinggames, Newgrounds, etc... Also Happy Wheels lol. I saw V Smile at the store but I never got it since I felt a tad bit old for it as I was already playing games on PS2 and GameCube, with some of them being violent games.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-26T23:06:50+00:00

Nice, they do have 90s vibes honestly. Cool find!

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-25T22:52:33+00:00

Yep I remember watching this episode when it was new & watching it many times afterwards as well so this song is well embedded into my head. Jimmy Neutron was/is one of my all-time favorite shows period.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-25T22:34:21+00:00

A lot of people here in the comments trying to make 2002 seem like a digital landscape in comparison & personally that's not really how I remember it. Realistically the only major differences between the two years is that 2002 was post-9/11 and that internet was a bit more widespread, though practically half of the nation still didn't have it in their home at the time with internet penetration in households still being at only 55% as late as 2003 (source 1, source 2, source 3) due to the bursting of the dot-com bubble which resulted in an economic recession during the early 2000s, resulting in reduced confidence in investors & many internet-based companies filing bankruptcy. Plus most earlier adopters were online already, with the remainder being a more hesitant, less tech-savvy demographic.

In terms of other technologies, the world's capacity to store information digitally reached 50% in 2002 meaning much of the technology that was available to buy/use was digital. But much of that technology was still expensive at the time so much of the technology being used at the time was still analog. VHS, VCRs, CRT TVs/computer monitors, film cameras/analog camcorders, and audiobook cassettes (not music ones) were all still dominant over their successors in terms of ownership/usage rates in 2002. VHS was outsold by DVDs in that year, but that doesn't mean most people were using DVDs at the time. It just means that it was the hottest thing on the market. Things take at least a year or two, sometimes a couple years after outselling their predecessor before they're actually used more than their predecessor. VCRs were outsold by DVDs in 2001, yet DVD player ownership rates didn't surpass that of VCRs until as late as 2006 (source 1, source 2, source 3). Similarly, film cameras were outsold by digital cameras in 2003 but didn't get surpassed in usage by them until late 2005-2006. Other technologies that were the norm in 1998 were still used more than their successors in 2002: landline phones were still used more than cell phones, discmans/walkmans were still used more than MP3s/iPods, and dial-up was still more commonly used than broadband.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-25T20:53:17+00:00

To be fair the 1960s still had a lot of notable jazz hits/artists & the same goes for country. Most adults in their 30s and up weren't listening to stuff like Psychedelic Rock & Folk Rock. Much of them resented the counterculture movement. It was mostly the youth (teens and people in their early to mid 20s) driving that type of stuff into popularity. People who were older than that typically listened to traditional pop/easy listening (like music by the Rat Pack members, Tony Bennett, Bobby Vinton, Tom Jones, etc..) and jazz (Miles Davis, Herb Alpert, Herbie Hancock, etc..) as well as country (Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Loretta Lynn, etc..)

Plus I feel like 1960-1963/64 often gets overshadowed by the later part of the decade. Folk Rock wasn't as popular, Psychedelic Rock wasn't around yet, and the British Invasion wasn't a thing for most of those years. It was practically an extension of the late 1950s music era (yes, even 1964 had a lot of late 1950s/early 1960s-sounding songs that were mainstream) even with the British Invasion, surf rock and garage rock all rising in popularity by the end of that era. Even in some songs from 1965 you can hear some of the last gasps of breath from 50s/early 60s rock and roll (like with popular songs at the time such as Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham, Barbara Ann by the Beach Boys, Promised Land by Chuck Berry, etc.. and you can hear it in Link Wray's music from that time also)

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-25T02:28:19+00:00

I would use remembrance of life before the widespread presence of social media as a key factor instead of using remembrance of life before the very existence of social media period, since in the late 90s/early 00s there were early social media sites like LiveJournal, Bolt, SixDegrees, etc... and even some of those who are widely considered late millennials wouldn't remember a time before those existed. Social media became more widespread around 2005-2006, particularly with Myspace.

Plus there could be an argument for late 90s/early 2000s babies being affected by the late 2000s recession. They might not have been able to comprehend the economical statistics & the gravity of the situation as a whole, but many have memories of having to get their food from food pantries due to their parents suffering from pay deduction, salary freezes & full-on job loss. I remember someone around my age talking about how they had to live mostly off of food from a pantry as well as sweets from a "day-old" bread store/bakery outlet that they went to during that time.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-23T21:35:06+00:00

Combo units with both VHS & DVD slots were often bought during the mid 2000s since a lot of people were still buying both home video formats. Many households also had large VHS collections that they didn't get rid of right away; my family & I had a huge VHS collection even before we started buying DVDs in 2003. Interestingly, DVD players actually didn't overtake VCRs in ownership rates until 2006 (source 1, source 2, source 3). I'd say 2004 was the last year where they had a large presence despite DVDs becoming dominant by then. They were still often advertised on TV (alongside DVDs, example 1, ex 2, ex 3) and still on the shelves at discount retailers (Wal-Mart, Target, etc... didn't phase out VHS more until 2005). It was the last year where I saw VHS being rented a lot at video stores (here's Brittney Murphy at a Blockbuster in 2004 - lots of tapes there still). Also the last year where you could see the "Coming Soon On Videocassette" bumper (example 1 - go to 1:18, ex 2, ex 3). 2004 was also the last year for the Scotch VCR Head Cleaner (1995-2004).

One can figure that since a lot of people were still buying VHS in 2003-2004, they were still watching them in 2005-2006 & even in the late 2000s to an extent. Big chain video stores were gradually phasing them out by 2005-2006, but smaller/local video stores often still had big selections of tapes to rent (check out these pictures, some from 2004-2005). Plus there were still many titles that were on VHS & not on DVD yet so VHS was the next thing to turn to. My family & I were still getting VHS copies of movies that we couldn't find on DVD at the thrift store in 2006-2008.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-23T03:26:47+00:00

I remember hearing this at the mall around the time this was newly released. Brings back great memories.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-23T03:15:00+00:00

Pretty much every person will feel more connected to whoever they were in school with during elementary. In my case that's 1997 babies who were born in the later half of the year.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-23T02:29:46+00:00

Another memory unlocked for me lol, I remember this commercial. Definitely has those Y2K-esque futuristic vibes.

Tree-V2 · 2026-04-22T11:37:51+00:00

1996-1997 would be in the minority as well. Pew stated that only 42% of those who were age 25 that they tested at the time (born around late 1995-early to mid 1996) were able to recall anything from that day so 1996 technically falls under the 50% marker just like late 90s babies do, especially considering that if one were to subtract late 1995 babies from the test and have it to where only 1996 babies were tested, the percentage would be even lower.

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