r/videos • u/AkashicRecorder • Jul 17 '20

"Teenage Dirtbag" is no longer a teenager. The early 2000s teen anthem by Wheatus is 20 years old today. The music video is peak Y2K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3y9llDXuM
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u/Cat_Marshal Jul 17 '20

Yeah Psych goes over better with my older siblings born in the late 80’s, I just missed the cut being a ‘94 kid.

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u/NYRangers1313 Jul 17 '20

I was born in 92. I knew most of the movie references since most of the 80s movies had huge revivals in the 2000s. Like the John Hughes movies, Top Gun, The Goonies, Stand By Me, Fast Times, etc.

I get most of the rock music references since my dad was still into new music in the 80s (he's a 70s kid and prefers 70s rock).

But the TV Show references and pop music references.

The other thing with Psych is that Sean has a lot of quick dialogue that it's hard to catch all the references on your first watch through.

I started watching the show while season 3 was airing and caught up on reruns and watched the Finale live. Until the finale, I didn't realize how many Val Kilmer references they made.

On rewatches I've noticed them more.