This early 2000s Disney Channel show follows a teenage girl in San Francisco whose brief psychic visions always lead to hilariously disastrous attempts to change the future
That's So Raven
This 2007 Wii masterpiece sent gaming's most famous plumber hurtling through gravity defying missions in outer space
Super Mario Galaxy
This squishy foam bead craft product promised endless creative fun in its hypnotic infomercials — yet every child who received it discovered it dried out within 48 hours
Floam
"Shawty had them ____ boots with the fur"
"Apple bottom jeans"
This show that features twin brothers became so successful it spawned a nautical spinoff set entirely on a cruise ship
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
This 2007 puzzle game had players solving spatial challenges using a gun that creates linked doorways through walls
Portal
This magazine subscription series mailed kids glossy animal fact booklets monthly — with its TV commercial's catchy jingle so aggressively memorable that adults who grew up in the 90s can still recite it
Zoobooks
"Hey I just met you, and this is crazy____"
"But here's my number so call me maybe"
This 2006 Disney phenomenon follows a teenager living a double life as an ordinary student by day and a global pop superstar by night
Hannah montana
This 2007 first person shooter dropped players into a crumbling underwater dystopia called Rapture
Bio Shock
This moldable sand product looked absolutely magical in its commercials — and delivered absolute chaos in reality
Moonsand
"Gonna take my horse to the old town road___"
"Im gonna ride till i can't no more"
This show's creator pitched the concept over 16 years before it got greenlit — proving that anythings possible during a summer vacation
Phineas and Ferb
This game's launch was accompanied by one of the most expensive marketing campaigns in gaming history at the time
Halo 3
This product's infomercial deliberately obscured the years of practice required to perform the tricks shown
Fushigi Ball
"I want your loving and I want your revenge"
"You and me could write a bad romance"
This 2007 Disney hit follows a New York family of wizards secretly running a sandwich shop in Greenwich Village
Wizard of Waverly place
This game's controversial airport mission was so provocative that multiple countries required publishers to either remove it entirely or add an additional content warning
MW2
This rhinestone encrusting tool promised to transform any ordinary piece of clothing into a sparkling fashion statement — responsible for many ruined denim jackets
Bedazzler
"California girls we're unforgettable..."
"Daisy Dukes Bikinis on top"