Golden Age Of Consoles Gaming
This 2006 Nintendo console revolutionized living room gaming by replacing traditional button controls with motion sensing remotes — responsible for countless broken TV screens and strained shoulders worldwide
Wii
This beloved Nickelodeon series follows a young boy mastering elemental powers to defeat a warmongering nation — animated in a distinctly Eastern style that sparked a debate about its classification that the internet has never fully resolved.
Avatar The Last Airbender
A young girl's parents are turned into pigs after wandering into a spirit world — forcing her to work in a supernatural bathhouse to save them and find her way home
Spirited Away
This bubbly 2006 Gwen Stefani track featuring Akon was radio perfection for approximately six months — and required absolutely zero lyrical modification to make it suitable for a children's compilation
Sweet Escape
This Microsoft console entered the gaming market in 2001 as the tech giant's first attempt at taking on Sony and Nintendo
Xbox
This Cartoon Network series follows a displaced samurai hunting for a way back to the past to defeat a shape shifting demon — known for its breathtaking visual storytelling
Samurai Jack
A young hat maker is cursed into an old woman's body by a jealous witch — finding refuge in a magical walking castle belonging to a vain but mysterious wizard
Howls moving castle
This 2009 Jason Derulo debut became unavoidable on every radio station for an entire summer
Ridin Solo
This Sony console released in 2000 became the best selling gaming console in history — doubling as a DVD player at a time when standalone DVD players were still expensive,
PS2
This Adult Swim series follows two Black brothers navigating suburban life with their grandfather - whose creator was so heavily influenced by Dragon Ball Z that he deliberately hired animators with traditional anime backgrounds
The Boondocks
Two sisters moving to the Japanese countryside discover a giant gentle forest spirit who can only be seen by children — becoming the face of Studio Ghibli so iconic it literally became their logo.
My Neighbor Totoro
This 2008 Kevin Rudolf track featuring Lil Wayne became a sports arena anthem almost immediately upon release — its driving guitar riff making it equally at home in a middle school talent show
Let it Rock
This handheld's clamshell design and dual screen concept was internally considered risky at Nintendo
Nintendo DS
This Avatar sequel series follows a fierce new protagonist mastering her powers in a modernizing world — tackling noticeably more mature themes than its predecessor
The Legend of Korra
A young warrior becomes caught between an industrializing human settlement and the ancient forest gods fighting to survive its destruction — with no clear villain and no easy resolution.
Princess Mononoke
This 2007 Rihanna smash became one of the defining pop songs of its entire decade — its iconic chorus so universally recognizable that a Kidz Bop version felt less like a cover and more like an inevitability
Umbrella
This 2005 Sony handheld was the first serious challenger to Nintendo's decade long dominance of the portable gaming market — considered genuinely revolutionary for its time.
PSP
This early 2000s French animated series followed three Beverly Hills teenagers moonlighting as secret agents — with a distinctly manga influenced character design
Totally Spies
A grieving boy follows a mysterious talking heron into a fantastical collapsing world in this 2023 film — marking its legendary director's return from retirement for the second time.
The Boy and The Herron
This 2008 Katy Perry breakup anthem became one of the year's most inescapable earworms — its call and response structure so naturally suited to a children's choir
Hot n Cold