The things that you loved as a kid always have a special place in your heart.
A few days ago I noticed that the first 3 seasons of The Powerpuff Girls were on Netflix, so I decided to watch them. As soon as the theme song played, I started to feel like a little kid again. This had me thinking about other things I loved as a kid and how I wanted to write a post about them. These are shows/movies/people etc that remind me of my childhood/early teen years.
TV Shows:
When it was on air, Friends was my favorite show. My favorite character was Chandler. This was the first "adult" show I remember watching. Of course back then I didn't understand a lot of the jokes. Today, I consider this as one of my favorite TV shows and still watch the reruns [even if I've seen it a million times].
When I was a little kid, Rugrats was my favorite show. I remember having Rugrats tshirts and toys. I loved Tommy because of how brave and cool he was. This was one of those shows where I loved every character [even the mean Angelica].
Sugar, spice and everything nice. Okay, I'll admit it I secretly wanted to be a Powerpuff Girl. I wanted Bubbles outfit [since blue was my favorite color], Blossom's leadership, Buttercup's badassness and of course their superpowers. Okay I still want those things, but who wouldn't? I remember the super awesome PPG backpack I used to have in elementary school. I also had a video game, a tshirt or sweater, and toys. I wish I still had them.
You guys I seriously wanted to be Hilary Duff, like seriously, and it all started with this show. I was about 11 when this show came out and I remember falling in love with it the moment I watched it. I remember wanting a cool guy friend like Gordo and I remember having a crush on her brother Matt. I also remember wishing a guy as cute as Ethan Craft going to my school. Yeah I was that lame. Anyways, I used to have a crap load of Lizzie stuff. Books, posters, stickers, anything with her face on it I wanted.
Definitely one of the weirder shows I used to love or still love. Invader Zim was so dark, strange and creepy that it was insanely awesome! It wasn't your typical kids show, but that's what made it so great. My favorite character was Gir. I had multiple tshirts and bags that I also wish I still had.
Move over, Lizzie there's a new girl in town and her name is Raven Baxter. I loved her so much! Once this show came out there was no one else I wanted to be. She had an amazing sense of style, awesome friends and psychic abilities! Yeah she had an annoying little brother and incredibly dorky parents, but I still wanted to be just like her.
First of all, I thought Maddie was really cool. Second of all, I may or may not had a crush on Zack. Thirdly, I used to wish that I lived in a hotel just like them. I remember I used to have posters of the boys and of Ashley Tisdale on my bedroom walls.
Since
The Amanda Show I've loved Drake and Josh, so when they had their own show I was really excited about it. I remember watching it for the first time like it was yesterday. I also had both of Drake's CDs and multiple posters of him on my wall.
Music:
When I was little you either were a Backstreet Boys fan or a Nsync fan. I was a Nsync fan. My cousin was a Backstreet Boys fan and I remember we used to get into fights about who was better. Today I still have gotten into arguments about which boy band was better. Backstreet Boys may have had a longer career, but Nsync had Justin Timberlake soooo...there!
Favorite Song(s): "Dirty Pop", "Bye Bye Bye"
I used to listen to this CD all the time! Nowadays I don't really listen to Britney anymore, but I still love those old songs. I even remember most of the words to a few songs.
Favorite Song(s): "Lucky", "Stronger", "Dear Diary"
I was in love with Gym Class Heroes in middle school. I heard about them a year before they became really famous. I was singing "Cupid's Chokehold" way before my classmates did. I had [or have actually] 3 CDs and a tote bag. I had their lyrics written on my backpack and my binders.
Favorite Song(s): "Clothes Off", "Shoot Down the Stars", "On My Own Time"
Okay I may have been a little obsessed with Never Shout Never. I also had a crush on him [Christopher Drew Ingle]. I sadly don't listen to NSN anymore with the exception of a few songs. I have a couple tshirts and I believe that's all.
Favorite Song(s): "bigcitydreams" "Can't Stand It", "Trouble"
Speaking of obsession, there was no other music group I was obsessed with quite like the Jonas Brothers [just ask my parents or my friends from high school]. It started my sophomore year, I think, when I first heard their song "SOS" and the rest is history. Let's see I had multiple posters, 2 shirts, a tote bag, 3 CDs, pins, pencils, pens, a book and a keychain. I will admit I still listen to their songs every once in awhile and I still know the words. I also watched all their YouTube videos several times and quoted from them.
Favorite Song(s): "Inseparable", "Burnin' Up", "Hello Beautiful"
I wasn't as in love with them as these other people, but I still listened to them a lot when I was about 12/13. I had a crush on their lead singer. One of my old friends and I would talk about him on the phone for hours. I only had one CD and I didn't have any kind of merchandise, but they were still a big part of my childhood.
Favorite Song(s): "Promise", "Everytime"
Crushes:
Matthew Perry aka Chandler Bing aka my first TV crush. I only had one previous celebrity crush before Chandler, but I never had a crush on a TV character. Chandler was awkward, funny and awesome. 9 year old me couldn't help but love him [I'm not 100% positive that I was 9 but I was around that age].
Alright don't make fun of me because I'm a little embarrassed about this one. My first celebrity crush was on Aaron Carter. I didn't care for his music, but I thought he was cute. I was in the 3rd grade when I first liked him, but I got over it before 5th grade.
My crush on Jimmy Fallon started when I watched
Fever Pitch. I still like him, but not in the same way as I used to. By the way that would be one of the greatest things a guy could ask me except with Giants tickets.
So I already mentioned that I was obsessed with the Jonas Brothers. Well the cute, funny one was my favorite aka Joe Jonas. I had developed a crush on Nick as well, but I loved Joe from the very start.
This crush started I think in 7th grade. I used to have several magazine clippings all over my binders, posters on my walls and I still have 3 of his CDs. I even wrote a fictional story about me meeting him for an assignment in 8th grade & I still have it.
I actually still have a crush on Zac Efron because he keeps getting better looking every time I see him. However, my crush on him started when I was about 14. I saw him in one of those teen magazines before
High School Musical came out and I instantly thought he was cute. Then I saw previews for
HSM and couldn't wait to see it since he was in it. During high school I mainly had Jonas Brothers and Zac Efron posters in my room. Today I still have a couple Zac posters up.
Role Models:
I already mentioned that I wanted to be her when I was younger. I remember me & my friends would sing her songs during recess. I had a lot of Stuff by Duff [her clothing line] like backpacks, jewelry, etc.
I mentioned her as well, but I still need to include her. I remember buy the
That's So Raven CD because I wanted to listen to her songs over & over again. When I was younger I wanted to be an actress just because she was.
I thought Demi Lovato was cool because she wasn't like any other singer from Disney. She was edgier than the bubblegum pop Disney usually offers. The first time I saw her was on the short-lived Disney show
As the Bell Rings. The show wasn't the best, but I when I heard Demi sing her song "Shadow", I instantly loved her and her voice. Once the show was cancelled, she appeared on
Camp Rock and her debut CD came out. I have her first 2 CDs, but I don't really listen to her recent music. Not there's anything wrong with her newer songs. I just like her older songs better.
Movies/Books:
Men in Black was my favorite movie when I was little. I even had a
MIB wallet that came from a box of cereal. I think this was the first "real" movie I saw, which might be why I loved it so much.
So I still love Harry Potter, but it started when I was 8 so it's a huge part of my childhood. I chose
The Chamber of Secrets for the picture because I remember in 4th grade me & my friend Samantha would act out the duel scene between Harry and Draco during recess. We would also fight over who got to be Harry.
This was my favorite series when I was little. I wanted to be a detective so I really loved these books.
The Case of the Secret Valentine was one of my favorites and I still have it!
This was my favorite book for a really long time. I first read it when I was in 4th grade and it was favorite book until middle school.
This was my favorite book after Maniac Magee. I don't remember the first time I read it or why, but I'm just glad that I did. It might not be my favorite book anymore, but I still love it! I was so excited when I found that there was going to be a Flipped movie. The movie wasn't exactly what I was hoping for, but I still really enjoyed it.
Well there you go. There's obviously way more stuff I loved when I was younger, but these were the things I thought made a bigger impact on my life. It's strange to think how my taste in music, movies, etc. have changed throughout the years. Maybe some day I'll post about my favorite stuff currently. Someday...
