When Spies and Secret Agents Ruled Pop Culture

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  • With gadgets, adventures, and disguises, if you grew up in the early 2000s, you probably wanted to be a spy at some point.
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    0:00 Intro
    2:42 Outfits and Disguises
    5:24 Spy Gadgets
    9:19 Missions and Adventures
    11:00 Spy Games
    12:47 Outro
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ความคิดเห็น • 409

  • @NoahClevinger
    @NoahClevinger ปีที่แล้ว +902

    Oh my goodness, I remember when the book fairs at my school ALWAYS had spy-related stuff for sale. I always avoided them because it just didn't seem like something I'd like. That and also the insanely overpriced Guinness World Records books.

    • @Periwinkie22
      @Periwinkie22 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      MY BROTHERS HAD A SPY BOOK

    • @totalgoober
      @totalgoober ปีที่แล้ว +30

      If your parents let you get the spy crap, you were rich

    • @Periwinkie22
      @Periwinkie22 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@totalgoober we absolutely were not we just had a book my pawpaw bought them from the book fair

    • @Gammera2000
      @Gammera2000 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Secrets, Lies, Agents, and Spies
      That's the book we had

    • @Greendawn-di3dl
      @Greendawn-di3dl ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Dude you were a king if you had those, I bought erasers. I was poor.

  • @anzahanifathallah
    @anzahanifathallah ปีที่แล้ว +559

    i would like to mention one character left out of this 2000s spy phenomenon discussion: Perry the Platypus! he has a cool hat and spy gadgets and an evil nemesis and everything
    on a related note, most people have already heard of this, but if you haven't watched it i HIGHLY recommend Spy x Family. it's a really fun, comedic, heartfelt show with a really cool premise of a spy having to play a family man.

    • @ScrewdriverGaming
      @ScrewdriverGaming ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Spy x Family is SOOO good!

    • @elliamaris
      @elliamaris ปีที่แล้ว +36

      dont forget the international super spy episode of the backyardigans

    • @Kogami
      @Kogami ปีที่แล้ว +11

      When you think of it, the Nickelodeon show "The X's" was also a "spy family" lol.

    • @MoodyMickey
      @MoodyMickey ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love spy x family!

    • @kaitlynlehman7414
      @kaitlynlehman7414 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Dont forget the Replacments cartoon: i thought it was cute that a lady spy and daredevil stunts men were mom and dad to two kids form an orphanage

  • @Zalaneax
    @Zalaneax ปีที่แล้ว +295

    It's so crazy that I never realized just how abundant this genre was as a kid and how little presence it has now. I LOVED Totally Spies when I was a kid and also loved that the girls still remained girly despite their super cool and dangerous jobs. Kim Possible was cool too, but I found her a little less relatable at the time despite growing up as more of a tomboy. Kids Next Door will forever remain a classic due to their convoluted naming systems, impossible and impractical gadgets, and the story line. Definitely miss this era

    • @P_tterns
      @P_tterns ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True, as someone who also grew up watching Totally Spies, +, Kim Possible, never got to watching kids next door, I honestly loved how they would stick to their personality and just feel relatable in a way even though they were spies which was a nice time, Seriously loved those times

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nickelodeon in the 2000s was just neat. From all that to invader zim and jimmy neutron. Then on other channels Dragon Ball Z and One Piece and detective conan. That was really a good time

  • @prada223
    @prada223 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    I remember those damn invisible ink pens. They were the most popular thing at the fair, and classmates would draw on ANYTHING with them. Shine a light on any surface and you were sure to find a drawing of the male/female anatomy or an insult. Good times.

    • @internetaltar
      @internetaltar ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I still have one that I bought at a school book fair maybe 10 years ago that still kind of works LOL

    • @beyondobscure
      @beyondobscure ปีที่แล้ว +14

      oh lol I remember one year my book fair had those. I got one, shined it on the walls, and the first thing I saw was "fuck".

  • @schmecklin377
    @schmecklin377 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    As a young boy, spy fantasies went hand in hand with ninja fantasies

    • @doom_371blahblah5
      @doom_371blahblah5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Well ninjas are spies. Makes sense 😂

    • @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075
      @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ikwym, whether it was ninja turtles or power rangers ninja or inspector gadget they all ellicited the same vibe for me

    • @invadertech141
      @invadertech141 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      dude i remember wanting to be a ninja or a DJ so badly when i was rlly little. for some reason those were the koolest things to be to little me LOLZ

  • @Spineless-Lobster
    @Spineless-Lobster ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Let’s not forget the iconic international SUPER SPYYYYYY!!!! Episodes of The Backyardigans. Literally the best tv I watched as a kid

    • @schmecklin377
      @schmecklin377 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Backyardigans had iconic episodes for every genre. I especially remember the pirate episode

  • @wetroach
    @wetroach ปีที่แล้ว +145

    honestly with the whole spy theme, i was kind of surprised how you didnt bring up codename kids next door! it honestly made me fall in love with the whole spy idea, even though they weren't the stereotypical spyish show, it still had a similar feel with its own crazy spin about kids fighting against adults trying to rain on their parade of fun and to a lesser extent teenagers. it really even stuck with me because of how much the show emphasized about clinging onto your childhood and the fear of growing up which im cureently going through rn while being a highschooler :,)
    not to mention the awesome female leads in the show that were fully fleshed out and weren't depicted as being "dumb girls" the show was for everyone to enjoy and love! ^^

    • @zyphex_Memer
      @zyphex_Memer ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😊

    • @lv1543
      @lv1543 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      numba 5 was cool
      numba 3 was proof that slapstick is gender neutral especially with her bunny mecha

  • @darkestccino5405
    @darkestccino5405 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    I knew what the culture of the 80s was, the culture of the 90s was, and what the culture of the 2010s was. Yet for the longest time, I struggled to figure out what was specifically 2000s in culture besides just skateboards.
    Thanks to you, I finally figured it out.

    • @anne5182
      @anne5182 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Spys on Skateboards

    • @Jerry_Retro
      @Jerry_Retro ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That’s because of all of the political turmoil, and technological shifts VHS to DVDs, rise of the Internet, rise of cell phones and rise of digital consumptions of media the 2000s was also a generational shift going from Gen X to Millennials.

    • @darkestccino5405
      @darkestccino5405 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Jerry_Retro Yeah. Before watching this video, I thought that the 2000s were define more by what ended instead of what started. Like the end of web 1.0

    • @splitsee2526
      @splitsee2526 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wait, what is the 2020's culture? I legit do not know besides like uh... memes ig.

    • @Jerry_Retro
      @Jerry_Retro ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@splitsee2526 Only two years into the decade give it time.

  • @Vailskibum
    @Vailskibum ปีที่แล้ว +428

    The EPF DS game soundtrack is full of absolute bangers

    • @splitsee2526
      @splitsee2526 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are a BLAND character, I hope you get eliminated for being... bland and taking too much screentime!!! (im joking btw its just what a lot of ppl say about you)

    • @wallowlight
      @wallowlight ปีที่แล้ว

      shut up vail

    • @-Chistesmalosmax
      @-Chistesmalosmax ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Wow, I subscribed to this channel because it remembered me of your videos

    • @carmacharmella2769
      @carmacharmella2769 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I didn’t expect to see you here Vail

    • @THE_CARBON
      @THE_CARBON ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Didn't expect you here

  • @meltyholic
    @meltyholic ปีที่แล้ว +290

    My god this trend really DID have a hold over us, my memories are really fuzzy but I remember being obsessed with some sort of james bond themed 2000s super spy book series for girls as a kid and being really into stuff like invisible ink that was always advertised as a super cool spy item
    Nowadays other than spy family I can't say I've given the whole thing any thought since 😭
    PS. congratulations on blowing up lately! I only discovered you recently but you're clearly doing an excellent job! lovely to see someone's hard work pay off

  • @jvever4904
    @jvever4904 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Oh man, Spy Kids were some of my favorite movies as a kid. Not only were spies cool, but seeing a Latino family in Hollywood get to be the stars of a franchise was amazing to little kid me

  • @coincidentalmeeting
    @coincidentalmeeting ปีที่แล้ว +33

    i actually loved those electronic password journals. i still do to this day because i think it teaches kids that their privacy DOES MATTER and YES it's WEIRD AND WRONG for parents to go through their kids journals where they write their **private & personal thoughts**. that's what i got out of it when i was a kid and now at least.

    • @memechild2025
      @memechild2025 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I always thought those were so cool but my mom never wanted me to have a password journal (or any journal) for the exact reason of “privacy”. she thought that they teach kids that its okay to hide things from their parents, and that kids dont need privacy. that shit really messed me up as a kid 😭😭

    • @em6644
      @em6644 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! My mum made me give her the spare key so I never really used it 😭 I feel like it would’ve been so helpful for me at that age

  • @Prismashatter
    @Prismashatter ปีที่แล้ว +156

    This reminds me so much of the 60s spy pop culture phenomenon. The same sorts of media with gimmicky gadgets in it existed too, which also lent itself to toys. There was so much Man From U.N.C.L.E. merchandise! I’m wondering if a part of its early 2000s resurgence is that the children of those who experienced the 60s spy fad as children would be about the same age as when the parents experienced the 60s fad

    • @lainwired3946
      @lainwired3946 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I think you're off by about a decade :P it was the very late 90s, early 00s it rly kicked off, and if you were 10 in 1960 to have vivid memories, you were 50 when 2000 rolled round. Closer to grandparent age, than parent age. I think it was just that James Bond became cool again in the early to mid 90s. But, pop culture trends are circular, you're right there. They just need a kick to jolt the fad first.

    • @Knifegash
      @Knifegash ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My favorite was that pen that also worked as an AM radio. It wasn't powered by a battery, it had a little alligator clip that would come out of the body of the pen that you would clip onto a large piece of metal like your desk or bleachers. It would pick up the signal and be powered by it as well. Things like that were so inventive and intriguing, it's unusual that we don't bother with stuff like that anymore especially with the technology we have now.

  • @Mango_jello
    @Mango_jello ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I remember setting up a lot of spy laser rooms with red string in my house. Keep going with the great content!

    • @ThatMelanieMartinezfan
      @ThatMelanieMartinezfan ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I used to love totally spy's when I was younger!

    • @zyphex_Memer
      @zyphex_Memer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti ปีที่แล้ว

      Why would you wear a red string while setting up lazer rooms? I mean it sounds sexy but why though

  • @darkninjafirefox
    @darkninjafirefox ปีที่แล้ว +65

    My dad took us to the spy museum in DC when I was a kid and I still remember the wall of firearms disguised as things like flashlights, lipstick or a ring.
    The club penguin spy missions were my favorite part of the game, it was a big deal whenever a new one came out and my friends and I would try to solve it together

    • @emmym.1524
      @emmym.1524 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg I went too! Total core memory

    • @inkuii
      @inkuii ปีที่แล้ว

      I make it a point to go every single time I’m in DC, I still love that place so much…

  • @isuckatgaming1873
    @isuckatgaming1873 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I never really thought about it when I was young, but there really was just a ton of spy stuff everywhere, huh? I was super into it but never thought to stop and think about why there was so much.

  • @Zinkolo
    @Zinkolo ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Yes oh my god PLEASE inject that early to late 2000s nostalgia into my VEINS

  • @Ryeuchi
    @Ryeuchi ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Watching this video really took me back, I was OBSESSED with spy stuff as a kid, I dressed up as Alex from Totally Spies for Halloween, I loved the Spy Fox games, I loved Spy Kids, I collected the spy gadget toys from McDonald’s, I made my own “spy kit” with those toys and other ones I collected, I drew a picture book about me being a spy.. Watching this video really made me realize just how marketed spy stuff was to kids in the 2000s for some reason, including myself 😂

    • @DeeSaf1
      @DeeSaf1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      YES, Spy Fox! I’ll always remember the excitement of opening Spy Fox 3: Operation Ozone that my parents bought us on vacation.

  • @alejandropetit6573
    @alejandropetit6573 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I still remember escaping the laser cage in club penguin by throwing a snowball at the electric panel thing and feeling like the smartest being in existence because of it that whole secret agent recruitment minigame was awesome

  • @citonita2207
    @citonita2207 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I had a happy meal toy that could shoot messages attached to tiny frisbees (for secret communication) and was so excited, it was my prized possession. But there was always the realization I had no one to hide my secret communications from. A lot of unresolved sneaky energy I've been carrying with me all these years!

  • @user53110
    @user53110 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    You just unearthed a memory of my 2008 Halloween costume. I did indeed suspiciously resemble Kim Possible. Still do

  • @evanbowenfilm
    @evanbowenfilm ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I was absolutely OBSESSED with spy stuff as a kid but it never really dawned one how prevalent all that stuff was in media at that time, like oh my goodness! So validating to see lol

  • @tinglesrosyrupeeland
    @tinglesrosyrupeeland ปีที่แล้ว +17

    OMG I used to be obsessed with having a secret spy club with my friends as a kid!

  • @ariiiiii2r
    @ariiiiii2r ปีที่แล้ว +6

    OMG this video hit home for me, my parents and I planned one of my tween birthdays as a spy mission party. We even filmed my mom describing the mission in a top secret “mission briefing” video made on Microsoft movie maker. We ordered cheap spy gadgets online like invisible ink pens and edible paper :3

  • @Periwinkie22
    @Periwinkie22 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Cause I’m an international super spy… SUPER SPYYYYYY

    • @tomysshadow
      @tomysshadow ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pablo is the best super spy because he sings about it as loud as possible so everyone can hear

  • @pokepress
    @pokepress ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I think some of the factors that led to this were:
    -Declassification of cold-war era documents in the 90’s and early 2000’s
    -The success of video games like Goldeneye and Metal Gear Solid with spy elements.
    -Increasing interest in cryptography, and digital technology in general
    Personally, back in the early 90’s I recall getting some gear under the “Spy Tech” brand. The binoculars/magnifier kit was actually kind of useful, but there was also stuff like a periscope, decoder watch, fingerprint kit.

  • @cata0rostika
    @cata0rostika ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You do not understand how obsessed I was about the SPA and the point and click mission (that MUST have been the start of my love towards point and click adventure games and escape rooms). I would've killed for one of those spy electronic diaries with the invisible ink and all that...
    Damn, I really love gadgets

  • @КГБКолДжорджКостанца
    @КГБКолДжорджКостанца ปีที่แล้ว +9

    We all remember Cody Banks, Goldeneye, Spy Kids, even the Vin Diesel family movie of him being a spy

  • @user-jn4oe9sb5z
    @user-jn4oe9sb5z ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i remember I had the choice of winning a free prize after doing some school sign up thing and after a unanimous vote from my siblings I picked the "spy ear" which was supposed to allow you to hear convos from very far away. As you suspected it did not work which not only disappointed me and my siblings but my entire 4th grade class. 😭😭😭💀 also the spy island mention just made me remember when my brother had to reassure me that my avatar's hair would come back bc my jaw practically hit the floor after i saw I was bald

    • @bipbopbev
      @bipbopbev 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I got a spy ear when I was a kid and my mom threw it away because she didnt want me listening to her conversations ☠

  • @hoshik0
    @hoshik0 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    dream jelly is the only channel i will shamelessly binge

  • @Kogami
    @Kogami ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Huh. This actually explains why a lot of shows even have some sort of "spy" dedicated special episode like Jimmy Neutron and The Backyardigans lol.
    I didn't even notice that spies were a trend, they just naturally appear as some sort of "modernized superheroes" that I found cool and wanted gadgets of, but no longer popped into my mind soon as the fad is gone.
    Also this kinda made me realize these toys were just perfect for roleplaying with random kids on the playground which is probably the ONLY practical use for them. Miss those simpler times lol.

  • @MotherGapshin12
    @MotherGapshin12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For some reason I wanted Edna Mode's security system to my room.

  • @K9arcade
    @K9arcade ปีที่แล้ว +11

    90s kid and I remember growing up with all the spy stuff in the 2000s. I feel like my recent playthrough of Secret Agent Clank and this video were just well-timed since I was just thinking about those days haha

  • @guy-sl3kr
    @guy-sl3kr ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Yes! Spying and bushcraft dominated my childhood and now the memories are flooding back. I remember really wanting one of those gimmicky PDAs from the book fair too and I did buy a crappy preset handheld console even though I had a DS already.
    I also got a survival guide that came with an attached compass (not functional) that I thought was so cool! Crocodile Hunter and The Most Extreme made me believe that taming wildlife was going to be as common in my adult life as dodging quicksand haha

  • @kaylac349
    @kaylac349 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I remember wanting those glasses that lets you see what’s behind you. Probably didn’t work lol

    • @edwinsalisbury83
      @edwinsalisbury83 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I used them in fifth grade to annoy people who would just tap me on the shoulder or sneak up on me. They did work but half of your forward field of view was gone and it got a bit disorientating after a while

    • @kaylac349
      @kaylac349 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@edwinsalisbury83 definetly could’ve used those when the boys were yanking on my hair

  • @jalapeno1119
    @jalapeno1119 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It's so interesting how the technology evolving at the time really influenced the evolution of the spy genre, like the Kimunicator and the watches in Spy Kids (How long have we been falling? Idk my watch doesn't tell time!)

  • @anne5182
    @anne5182 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “For people that want to be like John wick but don’t want to be beat up “ I cackled

  • @sazzorakskills1614
    @sazzorakskills1614 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My sister had a spy themed birthday party and I was so jealous. I wanted one so bad

  • @tangerine_chocolata
    @tangerine_chocolata ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Goodness! I am currently struggling on trying to write/draw a novel that is very inspired by the 2000s y2k outer space/ high tech pop culture era but was unsure on what to do with that concept alone but as I was watching this for fun,I immediately got a light bulb.
    Thank you for the video,I got inspired!

  • @cloudycreative1155
    @cloudycreative1155 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Top spy show that is weirdly cemented in my memory Project Mc2. This campy little Netflix show had the strangest plot with these teenager girls getting recruited by a spy agency cause they’re *smart*. It was honestly pretty dumb but you can bet that I watched every episode and bought ALLLLL the toys

    • @zyphex_Memer
      @zyphex_Memer ปีที่แล้ว

      😊

    • @STAROCiDE
      @STAROCiDE ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought that show was a fever dream omfg glad to see others remember it

  • @nya798
    @nya798 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You really captured how amazed I was as a kid with spy stuff

  • @maenad1231
    @maenad1231 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This media trend gave us totally spies & Kim possible which I enjoyed way too much when I was young and that justified the whole trend

  • @zyphex_Memer
    @zyphex_Memer ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey dream jelly we don’t you make a kids choice awards video/ retrospect since the awards are coming up

  • @sketchycat6223
    @sketchycat6223 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I sooo remember basically everyone I knew buying a blacklight spy pen from the book fair and writing secret messages to each other that you could only see if you owned the pen. What secrets did we have to hide at 11 years old, i still don’t know lol

  • @penguinthepurple
    @penguinthepurple ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember playing the Spy Kids CD-ROM game where you could go on various missions, including piloting a submarine to the shore and sneaking around in a 2D platformer. I also recognise the Barbie digital camera in 7:17, which had its own software as well. CD-ROMs were my childhood

  • @mRahman92
    @mRahman92 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This makes my recent purchase of a black trench coat and fedora that much more surreal.
    No wonder I've always been into that stuff, I grew up with it.
    I even studied electronics in college. Some day, I'll make a spy necklace. A mic and transmitter in the form of jewelry! Mawhahahaha! LEDs aren't the only thing that battery powers 😏

  • @bijoumarie8817
    @bijoumarie8817 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was born in the 90’s and this immediately made me think of the “Spy Gear” toy commercials. I can’t believe I remember that so vividly, probably because it was so /badass/ and /cool/

  • @iamsad9107
    @iamsad9107 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My "back to elementary school years" time again, huh?

  • @zachavelli_
    @zachavelli_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Spy books had me in a chokehold during elementary school whenever I went to the library

  • @LevePalestinaKrossaSionismen
    @LevePalestinaKrossaSionismen ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you kindly, Dream Jelly!! I am beyond ecstatic that you have done this topic!!! Tears of joy!! 🥹

  • @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075
    @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i grew up with spy stuff too but from an earlier generation of kids because of shows like inspector gadget, carmen sandiago and characters like mcgruff the crime dog or harriet the spy, i often wanted the thrill of using gadgets and disguises to take down bad guys

  • @RedSeraph_
    @RedSeraph_ ปีที่แล้ว +13

    For someone like me who was born in Dec. of 2000, I literally love how most of your video topics are about 2000's nostalgia, brands, and trends I grew up with. Some not quite conscious of as a little girl and others I was well emersed in.

  • @ghostein.stereo
    @ghostein.stereo ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Every topic you do always catches my attention omg. Hope you don’t lose motivation for this account any time soon but do remember to take breaks!!

  • @Dos_Caffeine
    @Dos_Caffeine ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Special Agent Dream Jelly is on the case 😎🧐

  • @TheNickofTime
    @TheNickofTime 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh man, when I was around six years old so had this spy toy which was shaped to look like a cell phone, but could then unfold into a periscope to look around corners with. It was so fun! I lost track of it after only a couple days and I have not been able to find it ever since, but it still left quite an impression.

  • @loumarz1580
    @loumarz1580 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think the spy novelty for kids is a direct result of the popularity of Buddy the Vampire Slayer and Charlie’s Angels.

  • @Sawyer186
    @Sawyer186 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always love your subtle social commentary undertones

  • @ThatMelanieMartinezfan
    @ThatMelanieMartinezfan ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved totally spy's!

  • @LordRayken
    @LordRayken ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Even Dungeons and Dragons had a "competitor" called Spycraft

  • @kerokerocola99
    @kerokerocola99 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    translucent gadgets need to come back

    • @criticalboot2567
      @criticalboot2567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      definitely, that style of stuff is the best

  • @garbagegremlins4707
    @garbagegremlins4707 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think Julian Bashir in Our man bashir sums up the appeal of these movie spies. Real spy stuff is a combination of a lot of boring, a lot of hard choices and a lot of subtlety. He had to learn that after facing the “real” aspects of espionage. DS9 was such a good show

    • @zyphex_Memer
      @zyphex_Memer ปีที่แล้ว

      😊

    • @metalmugen
      @metalmugen ปีที่แล้ว

      The greatest Star Trek we'll ever have. I fucking love it.

  • @floramew
    @floramew ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My overly literal brain saw the spy stuff in book orders etc and I could never justify asking for it (bc expensive and only allowed a certain budget on them) because I could never think of any reason I'd need to listen through the wall, or etc, lmao.
    These days I love that style of campy spy stuff more than I did back then tbh. But I really love all sorts of camp these days, tbh.

  • @Glory2Snowstar
    @Glory2Snowstar ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember when I was at Disney and they made us play some Kim Possible game, where they treated the DS like a spy gadget. They said that “DS” stood for “Dumbo Satellite” and I believed them for years.
    Or maybe that was my Dad, point is I called this thing a satellite until the 3DS came out. I didn’t stop.

  • @authorlacey
    @authorlacey ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I guess I was a real super spy villain as a kid. I stole all kinds of Scholastic book fair spy gadgets.
    Not my fault it was $40 for a tiny red plastic high security locker!
    Also that cat Totally Spies episode definitely weirded me out as a kid.

  • @JinxSanity
    @JinxSanity ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think there could be a whole analysis on the topic of Kim Possible Vs Totally Spies, and also the obscure MK and Ashley in Action. Mostly how KP is consider the "Good" show while TSP is considerer the "bad" one, according to the Nostalgia Critic 😑.
    Yeah KP is the more Spy accurate one BUT their entire tone was more Meta and poking fun at the genre, and School Life was consider to be way more serious than KP's saving the world adventures to the extend that Kim's sidekick Ron was consider a "loser" for some reason in school despite that he travelled the world and helped Kim (something that greatly annoyed me as someone who was school bullied).
    While Totally Spies, played it straight while having a more goofy tone akin to the Charlie's Angels movies of the 00's, to the extend me and many of my friends first thought it was based on Charlie's Angels movies. Also more boys had crushes on the Spies than on Kim since we all knew KP would end up with Ron.. while Sam, Clover and Alex (including mean girl Mandy) were, for a lack of a bettter word, more "available" to fans ships and fanfics than Kim ever was. Also TSP had a more colorful rogues gallery and more crazy adventures that made it more interesting and each episode had a different set of gadgets than KP'S entire arsenal.
    Also, Totally Spies has earned some major nostalgia enough that many people wanted a TSP movie than a Charlie's Angels remake, since more people grew up with TSP. While Kim,... well it is more fondly remembered by Critics but has become a victim of the Disney bad live action remakes and has none of the clever humor and meta of the show and resembles a Spy theme version of High School Musical... I blame it on the show treating School life more serious than the globe trotting Spy adventures which is why the movie feels so unfaithful to the show as Disney misinterpret the theme.

  • @gengarpixel3954
    @gengarpixel3954 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    AYO?? I remember this kinda stuff! I adored kim possible, And thought club penguins spies were cool! (Also thanks for the poptropica mention- I was hoping someone would at LEAST mention spy island-)

  • @tomysshadow
    @tomysshadow ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I never would've been excited to receive a basic compass, miniature telescope, and binoculars - until they were styled as spy gear, then it was the best birthday present ever that could not be beaten. I fell for this tactic hard.

  • @pcm1011
    @pcm1011 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That EPF DS game was my jam. In the minigames you could earn coins and then transfer them to your real Club Penguin account, plus the story was fun

  • @blackmagicsnipe
    @blackmagicsnipe ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was into Inspector Gadget and spy gear, anything Wild Planet. It was all the coolest stuff

  • @TheUnplanted
    @TheUnplanted ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your channel is growing fast homie. That's awesome!

  • @itisthreeprettykitties
    @itisthreeprettykitties ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was a kid, I was OBSESSED with spies and mysteries. I had a journal where I would write down what I observed/what was happening, with thrilling entries such as “Ana told me to jump and I bumpt my head”. My cousins and I had a spy organization called the FB^2I(Federal Bureau of Brooklyn Investigation) and our main targets were the two Sl’s(suspicious ladies). I created, like, a ton of “fake IDs”(I drew them) and I still have them all in my wallet. I have, like, a ton of pseudonyms. A funny story with those, we were going to this bar for my granny’s birthday and my parents had to show ID and the guy jokingly asked if my sisters and I had an ID and I went, “No, but I have a ton of fake IDs,” only to realize a moment later how I sounded.
    Anyway, wonderful video! I’ve been really enjoying your content. You make engaging, snazzy stuff. Hope ya have a great day.

  • @jamesofglory
    @jamesofglory ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I FEEL SO SEEN I was OBSESSED with spies and codes I had a friend who I kept in touch with through letters and we'd send each other coded messages either through invisible ink or caesar cyphers and I had that really expensive Spyology book. I also remember playing that rainforest preservation adventure game with the Cut and Run gang, which is what I ended up calling the 'baddies' in the spy games I played with my friend.

  • @anne5182
    @anne5182 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    SHOPPING AVENGER OMG BROUGHT BACKKKKK

  • @raquellmasker7448
    @raquellmasker7448 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yess I’ve been waiting for a new upload! Hope your day is great :)

  • @nillypc42
    @nillypc42 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just found your channel and I have to say, you have videos that feel like nostalgia itself.

  • @pincone7889
    @pincone7889 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My mom had these two friends when she was a kid, and when she got older she kept in contact with one of them, however nobody knew what happened to the other kid and the only thing they knew was a rumour that he became a spy. And when they were kids anyway they was a rumour his dad was a spy, so...

  • @Petitfleur_
    @Petitfleur_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Although the game revolves around thieves, not spies, I feel like a lot of elements of the Sly Cooper games fit right into the spy niche! Being sneaky, breaking into buildings, using all kinds of gadgets, & going on missions were all the best elements of the game series! I was obsessed with Sly Cooper as a kid, it was one of the first video game series for the PS2 I ever got into! It didn’t occur to me until now how similar the game was to the idea of spies haha

  • @getsouped
    @getsouped ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i still call the psa the epf because of the ds game 😭 i traded in most of my original nintendo ds games for 3ds games but epf was one of the three i kept and im SO glad u mentioned it!! i still replay it every now and again, its a fun little adventure ^^

  • @LoveBbyJay
    @LoveBbyJay ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this journey into the past! I love your videos and hope to see many more!!

  • @JCTechCorner
    @JCTechCorner ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I REALLY wanted a Spy Gear (or SpyX?) watch that had a hidden camera and everything! Passed by that toy at stores so many times but never got it.

  • @molly7154
    @molly7154 ปีที่แล้ว

    Spies were part of the primetime television landscape at that time too. The early 2000s was the era of Alias, the spy series that launched Jennifer Garner into stardom and JJ Abrams into the next phase of his career. The show was part action packed spy thriller, part drama, part romance with a dash of sci-fi and some occasional comedy elements. Jennifer Garner’s Sydney Bristow was the epitome of everything that made spies cool at that time. Gadgets & disguises every episode, she was beating up guys twice her size, & going on missions all over the world while keeping her job secret from her best friends. The show is currently streaming on Disney+ and I think hulu too.

  • @1_Cherry_1
    @1_Cherry_1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heck yeah new video!

  • @emmoerm
    @emmoerm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was literally thinking about this subject for the whole past week

  • @johnroyal4054
    @johnroyal4054 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your videos so much. Really takes me back to being a kid playing club penguin waaay too much

  • @demit189
    @demit189 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your upload schedule is tight; I went and binged all of your videos the other day, all of which were entertaining, and I was glad to see another one of yours in my recommended. Fascinating content-- keep it up.

  • @mavviemavsters8465
    @mavviemavsters8465 ปีที่แล้ว

    OK your channel is all I want to watch now

  • @nesnibila4888
    @nesnibila4888 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    we had a pair of sunglasses with plastic mirrors that took up 1/4 of each lense... except they were such blurry cheap mirrors you couldn't see anything in them 🤦lol good times

  • @nightfire734
    @nightfire734 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just remembered all my spy toys and nerf funs. A great combo.

  • @C18H19NaO5S
    @C18H19NaO5S ปีที่แล้ว

    This was great thanks

  • @dazedneptune
    @dazedneptune ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Spy stuff was and still is the best. I think the closest we get these days in media to the spy genre are action heist/adventure movies. I love those too but I miss the fun gadgets!

  • @SparkleChord
    @SparkleChord ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kim Possible Shopping Adventure was my childhood LOL I spent hours on that game fr

  • @MusicGameFinatic999
    @MusicGameFinatic999 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the content. Keep it coming!

  • @bellakatearts
    @bellakatearts ปีที่แล้ว +1

    did anyone else’s school do a “mission impossible” event where they set up a gymnastics course in the gym and make you pretend to be a spy?

  • @flamingtorrent2109
    @flamingtorrent2109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I fully blame this craze for my years long autism fueled hyperfization on spies, diaries, and overall secrets as a kid. Good to know it wasn’t just a super specific urge and it was a byproduct of the early 2000s

  • @princesstuesday5287
    @princesstuesday5287 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    some of my earliest memories are of playing spies in the backyard with my childhood best friend :) thanks for a comfy video 💛

  • @pohatunuva3771
    @pohatunuva3771 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alright, that settles it. This channel is the peak of 2000s content and I GOTTA sub.

  • @Nuttybud
    @Nuttybud ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve watched alll your vids and just want more im glad I discovered your channel

  • @kiwikiwi4773
    @kiwikiwi4773 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy crap, I can't believe how many of my core childhood memories I had kind of forgotten about until binging your videos over the last few days.

  • @Lulavix
    @Lulavix ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I luv the video!!

  • @nicolesilverio4310
    @nicolesilverio4310 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your channel ❤