30 websites that made 2000s kids weird adults

Something about Newgrounds sounded dangerous. You certainly didn’t want to be caught by your parents playing games like Henry Stickmin, Pico’s School, or Territory Wars. Nonetheless, the edgy content kept us coming back, which might explain why this site still exists today!

FunnyJunk was a competitor of Newgrounds. It was the first home of the iconic “forever alone” meme that, dare I say, changed the internet forever. He also delivered video classics like The end of the world!

If you can hear this picture, you could be a millennium. Homestar Runner was an interactive comedy website where you could watch toons and play games. The wacky cast of characters like Coach Z, The Cheat, and Strong Bad still make occasional appearances in recently uploaded videos!

Some might call this site the original home of wet memes. If you visited eBaum’s World in the early 2000s, you were probably bombarded by the song Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Believe it or not to place stay active today!

If you were in the mood for watching weird Flash videos then pretty good was your one stop shop. Joel Veitch, the British animator behind hits like “We Like The Moon” or “Northern Kittens”, still maintains the website today!

If you have already obtained the Badger Badger song stuck in your head or had a nightmare about Salad Fingers, then you must have visited Weebl’s Stuff.

Gaia Online was an anime social platform. You have earned Gaia Platinum by posting on forums or interacting with other users. The Gaians could spend their currency to build houses or buy fast cars. When you were kicked off the computer, you definitely went up to your room and drew an anime.

Before there were the VSCO girls, there were the Picnik girls. It might as well have been Photoshop in 2008. The software was straightforward – upload a photo from your flip phone, add a sticky quote, put on a filter, and post. All of your Facebook friends would be jealous of your artistic personality.

Sorry to my sister for blowing up her 12 year old daughter, but it was a good cut around 2009. Let it sink in.

Whether you want to admit it or not, you might have found yourself on Fanfiction.net. Fans of TV shows, movies, bands, and video game franchises have flocked here to read unofficial stories about their favorite characters. Nowadays, these stories can also be seen on the big screen. Books / Movies After and Fifty shades of Grey both started out as fanfics!

If you could beat this Crypt Raider level, you were a Miniclip pro.

Toontown was an online world created by Disney in 2003. You could customize a cartoon animal and explore the world. Most of the game was spent fighting Cogs or completing ToonTasks. Everyone was jealous of the kid at school whose parents had paid for membership.

This hotel-themed online community has always been a party. You can play maze games or socialize in different party rooms with other users. Regular Habbo players probably still remember the opening time of the pool!

StumbleUpon was a site that sent you to a random internet destination with just one click! It was a great place to find new places to waste time.

Poptropica was a healthy adventure game for children. You have to jump from island to island to complete quests. Fun fact: Poptropica was created by Jeff Kinney who also wrote Diary of a weakling child!

Similar to Sporcle, Quizilla led the charge of taking online quizzes. You can take a quiz to find out who you should play Seven Minutes in Heaven with or spend time browsing fanfiction. The Internet has always been an exciting place!

Addicting Games was exactly that – addicting. Hours were spent playing everything from Spank the Monkey to Fancy Pants Adventure to Max Dirt Bike. Some of these games are violent even in adulthood!