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

    So many questionable outfit and hair choices.

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

    Chris with a choppy layered cut

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

    Pink in a red hoodie with a big fauxhawk

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

    Brie in a red dress holding a guitar and singing

    4. Rihanna: Queen of iPod Minis.

    rihanna holding an ipod

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

    zac holding an ipod case

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

    brittney and zac hold a red satin pillow with the netflix logo on it

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

    dylan and cole dressed in vests, slacks, and hats

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

    jonas dressed in lots of scarves and vests

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

    rupert and robert wearing velvet blazers

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

    pussycat dolls in clothes that look almost like costumes

    11. Hoobastank posing with those 2000s icons: Bratz dolls.

    the four members holding dolls

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

    Borat with his thumbs up and Zach with his thumbs up

    13. RuPaul doing a guest spot on Top Chef.

    rupaul in a store talking to gail simmons

    14. And Clay Aiken doing a guest spot on Scrubs.

    clay aiken with scrubs cast

    15. A "Claymate" with a shirt that says Clay Aiken makes her ovaries shake.

    t-shirt that says clay shakes my ovaries a thousand ways

    16. Hilary Duff getting a pedicure while being interviewed on TRL.

    hilary laughing in a chair as a woman paints her toe nails

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

    miley holding a phone and a bluetooth headset

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

    ryan in a red blazer holding campbells soup at hand

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

    John Krasinski holding an ipod and a headphone with the other hand

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

    Robert kissing miss piggy as kermit, gonzo, pepe, and fozzie look on

    21. Brooke Hogan looking like this:

    in blinged out teeth and glasses

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

    Quincy and Joe sitting on a couch with their arms around each other

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

    Paris hilton in a stripped dress posing for photos at a best buy

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

    danity kane holding different idog speakers

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

    kat holding a white pearl blackberry

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

    27. All of this Jonas hair.

    the jonas brothers

    But especially Joe's iconic 'do.

    joe with really flat ironed and feathered hair

    28. JoJo posing with the largest purse ever made.

    jojo carrying a purse half her size

    29. 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.

    kaley holding and looking at a juicy mini-purse

    30. Taylor Lautner and his thinly spiked Göt2b gelled hair.

    taylor with really spikey hair

    31. Paris Hilton when she dated one of the Madden Brothers.

    paris with joel

    32. Hilary Duff when she dated the other Madden brother.

    hil with benji

    33. Good Charlotte performing as Darth Vader and Chewbecca look on.

    good charlotte performing outside

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

    closeup of pete about to kiss the monkey

    35. Carrot Top showing off his freshly shaved pubes.

    carrot top pointing to his pubes

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

    photo of haylie and halle on the red carpet

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

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

    at the kids choice awards

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

    Zooey Deschanel and Katy Perry posing together at an event

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

    Chloë Sevigny and Maggie Gyllenhaal inside a Target

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

    seven shirtless models posing on staircase

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

    vanessa and ashley posing together on a red cart

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

    wearing ed hardy shirts

    44. Beyoncé proudly holding up her B'Phone brick phone.

    bey in a green dress holding her phone

    45. Frankie Muniz showing off his Sidekick II.

    frankie with his girlfriend showing off his phone on a red carpet

    46. Katherine Heigl holding a Zune at a Zune party.

    Katherine holding a white zune

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

    David posing on a table while holding his book

    48. John Mayer and Taylor Swift before "Dear John."

    posing together on a red carpet

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

    jess simpson with a giant blockbuster card

    50. Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton staring at a crying baby.

    kim and paris hovering over a baby in a bed

    51. Kim Kardashian literally hanging off of Paris Hilton.

    on the dance floor

    52. Kim Kardashian contemplating her entire existence.

    kim dancing looking confused

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

    holly sitting on a counter next to a display case

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

    victoria looking over her shoulder with her hands in the back of her jean pockets in front of the store

    55. Iconic couple Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav.

    Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav at an event

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

    rachel jumping onto ryan on stage

    57. Nicole Richie and Napoleon Dynamite.

    nicole standing next to jon heder dressed as napoleon dynamite

    58. Rihanna and Tweety Bird.

    RiRi hugging a person in a tweety costume

    59. And Rihanna and a little Justin Bieber.

    bieber is short

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

    the four ladies sitting next to each other and smiling for the camera

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

    minnie mouse kissing billy ray

    62. Nick Lachey putting edible lip gloss on Jessica Simpson.

    63. Nick Lachey being forced to eat "edible" lotion off of Jessica Simpson.

    64. Katy Perry hanging out with Tom from Myspace.

    katy perry standing next to tom in front of a brick wall

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

    ashley dressed in a lot of different styles