Actor Tom Cruise mocks his appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" by standing on the couch on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, California. Actor Tom Cruise mocks his appearance on "The Opera Winfrey Show" by standing on the couch on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, California, June 8, 2005. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello
2005 feels like it was just yesterday, but according to math, it was 20 years ago.
BuzzFeed put together a list cringe-worthy pop culture moments that aged like MILK.
Here are the highlights:
1. The “Diversity Day” episode of “The Office”.
2. Tom Cruise jumping on the couch on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.
3. “Team Aniston” and “Team Jolie” merch that came out after Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston broke up, and he got with Angelina Jolie.
4. The premise of the Ryan Reynolds movie “Waiting…”. It includes flirting with underage girls, flashing people without consent, and homophobic, racist, and sexist terms.
5. The tampering of Gabrielle’s (Eva Longoria) birth control by her husband on “Desperate Housewives”.
6. The reality show “The Will”. A millionaire has 10 of his loved ones compete to inherit his large Kansas ranch.
7. How race is portrayed in “King Kong”, with the racial stereotypes of the natives of Skull Island.
8. Jessica Alba in her underwear for no reason in “Fantastic Four”.
9. The aesthetic and concept of “The Girls Next Door” . . . the show about Hugh Hefner and his three “girlfriends”.
10. Diddy hosting the 2005 VMAs, and having celebrities like Nicole Ritchie and Derek Jeter talk about his legendary parties.
