65 Pictures That Prove The Mid-2000s Were Waaay Weirder Than You Remember It

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Chris Hemsworth rocking his hybrid Meg Ryan/Karen from finance haircut.

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And Pink performing in this hybrid fauxhawk/Karen who needs to talk to the manager haircut.

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Brie Larson performing a song inside Macy’s, as one does.

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Rihanna: Queen of iPod Minis.

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Zac Efron looking happy ’cause he got a free iPod case.

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And Zac Efron and Brittany Snow looking confused as to what they’re supposed to do with a Netflix pillow.

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The Sprouse twins dressed up as tiny, old-timey chimney sweeps.

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And the Jonas Brothers dressed up as slightly older hipster old-timey chimney sweeps.

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Rupert Grint and Robert Pattinson looking like they were doing the Strokes cosplay.

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The Pussycat Dolls dressed as if they worked at a pirate-themed restaurant.

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Hoobastank posing with those 2000s icons: Bratz dolls.

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Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat with Zach Braff and probably saying “My wiiiiiffffffffffeeee” as they posed together on a red carpet.

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RuPaul doing a guest spot on Top Chef.

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And Clay Aiken doing a guest spot on Scrubs.

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A “Claymate” with a shirt that says Clay Aiken makes her ovaries shake.

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Hilary Duff getting a pedicure while being interviewed on TRL.

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Miley Cyrus posing with a cordless house phone so she could get it for free.

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And Ryan Cabrera holding up a Soup at Hand so he could get it for free.

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John Krasinski posing with an iPod playing an episode of The Office — that I hope he got to keep.

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Miss Piggy making out with Robert De Niro at the premiere of The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz.

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Brooke Hogan looking like this:

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Quincy Jones hanging out with Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild for some reason.

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Paris Hilton doing an in-store appearance at a Best Buy to promote her debut album.

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Danity Kane holding those light-up iDog iPod speakers that everybody wanted.

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Kat McPhee looking excited to be at the launch party for the BlackBerry Curve.

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Ashton Kutcher showing his webbed toes and super boot-cut jeans on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

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All of this Jonas hair.

But especially Joe’s iconic ‘do.

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JoJo posing with the largest purse ever made.

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Kaley Cuoco showing off a teeny-tiny Juicy Couture purse that looks like it’d be riding right under her armpit if she put it on.

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Taylor Lautner and his thinly spiked Göt2b gelled hair.

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Paris Hilton when she dated one of the Madden Brothers.

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Hilary Duff when she dated the other Madden brother.

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Good Charlotte performing as Darth Vader and Chewbecca look on.

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Pete Wentz bringing a monkey with him to the MTV VMAs.

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Carrot Top showing off his freshly shaved pubes.

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Haylie Duff randomly being a correspondent for E! and interviewing Halle Berry on the red carpet of the Nickelodeon Annual Kids Choice Awards.

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Bruce Willis and Avril Lavigne walking the Kids’ Choice Awards red carpet together.

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Eve nervously watching Kevin James slam a piece of pizza, debating whether to get help while internally screaming, “Is this man all right?”

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Zooey Deschanel and Katy Perry back when everyone used to mistake them for each other.

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Chloë Sevigny and Maggie Gyllenhaal at the grand opening of a Target in Brooklyn.

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A bunch of shirtless greeters at the Abercrombie & Fitch Store opening party on 5th Avenue in New York.

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Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale both dressed head to toe in their Ed Hardy finest.

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And the Jonas Brothers in full-on Ed Hardy drag.

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Beyoncé proudly holding up her B’Phone brick phone.

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Frankie Muniz showing off his Sidekick II.

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Katherine Heigl holding a Zune at a Zune party.

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David Hasselhoff serving poses during a book signing at a Borders book store.

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John Mayer and Taylor Swift before “Dear John.”

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Jessica Simpson working hard for that VIP Membership Card from Blockbuster.

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Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton staring at a crying baby.

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Kim Kardashian literally hanging off of Paris Hilton.

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Kim Kardashian contemplating her entire existence.

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Holly Madison promoting Girls Next Door Playboy-branded jewelry at Kitson.

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And Victoria Beckham promoting her collab line with Rock & Republic Jeans at Kitson.

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Iconic couple Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav.

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Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a couple and recreating the kiss from The Notebook at the MTV Movie Awards.

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Nicole Richie and Napoleon Dynamite.

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Rihanna and Tweety Bird.

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And Rihanna and a little Justin Bieber.

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Kelis, Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland, and Nelly Furtado sitting front row at a Miss Sixty fashion show.

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Billy Ray Cyrus getting it on with Minnie Mouse while Miley catches them in the act.

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Nick Lachey putting edible lip gloss on Jessica Simpson.

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Nick Lachey being forced to eat “edible” lotion off of Jessica Simpson.

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Katy Perry hanging out with Tom from Myspace.

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And lastly, Ashley Tisdale in a full-on “Ashley Tisdale just robbed a Limited Too” ensemble.