Songs, movies, and fashion that have millennials thinking it’s 2005 again

When the poster dropped for Mr. & Mrs. Smith , lives were changed. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were the hottest actors one could pair in a movie. Of course, since then, the world has learned a few things and moved on, but note that they were the " Tomdaya" of their day after this poster and movie were released.

Mariah Carey owned the ‘90s. There is no denying that. A No. 1 single every year for a decade? Who else has done that during a time when it wasn’t just streaming, and you actually had to go out and buy music? Exactly. Anyway, Mariah’s career stumbled for a second due to the Glitter bomb of 2001, but in 2005, she proved that she and the people truly do belong together with The Emancipation of Mimi and one of the multiple hits from it, "We Belong Together.”

The Office wasn’t a hit right out of the gate in 2005, but over time, millennials flocked to it like moths to a flame, making the show about paper and 9-to-5 antics a part of a fabric of their DNA.

Fashion is cyclical, and in the 2000s, the ‘70s showed up again in the form of bell bottoms, which were given a new name. Flared jeans were everywhere and a hit in middle and high schools across the country.

A majority of millennials can’t afford to own a house but can tell anyone who asks which house in Harry Potter they belong to.

Any millennial who got ready for school with VH1 playing in the background is familiar with Nickelback’s “Photograph.”

At one point, supermodel Tyra Banks got a talk show, and it offered some of the weirdest and wildest moments daytime TV had ever seen.

The likes of MTV’s Jacĸass and Ashton Kutcher surely led to the likes of Mr. Beast and every other influencer who does the most extra things on camera, but another trend the world has to blame Kutcher for is trucker hats.

Brokeback Mountain had everyone and their mother talking in 2005.

There was not a prom in 2005 that didn’t have Lifehouse “You and Me” on the playlist.

Reality TV had all but cemented itself as a part of the primetime package by 2005 with shows like Supernanny keeping people glued to the drama.

Jumping on Oprah's couch is by far the most talked about thing Tom Cruise has ever done, counting the unbelievable stunts he does on the big screen.

At some point, a shoe that looked like the toasted foot of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man became all the rage.

One thing millennials know not to do is to question just how the traveling pants worked.

Want to see a group of 35-to-45-year-olds lose it? Play “Gold Digger” by Kanye West.

For children of millennials, whenever they question what you find entertaining - please show them a clip from The Andy Milonakis Show and ask them, “Really?”

Stores like Abercrombie and Fitch and Hollister were all the rage at the mall with TV shows like The Hills and The O.C. later helping push that style even further.

"KELLY CLARKSON!"

The go-to when one has to spell "bananas."

Once upon a time, MTV had a dating show in which single people waited on a bus to be judged by a potential date waiting for them, and when they exited the bus for their dates - interesting facts would pop up such as “Likes chicken nuggets.” Oh, what a time to be alive.

Carrie Underwood won the third season of American Idol and all these years later, millennials still know that fact because that show used to be a must-watch experience.

Looking back, the iPod shuffle was a menace, but the world embraced it because it felt futuristic - but really, it was easier to grab that binder of CDs.