The Advocate (February 2021)

Feeling nostalgic
what to watch when you want to reminisce
Mackenzie Lawyer
Reporter
Growing up, I watched so many different
movies and TV shows. Now, when I
watch the shows I grew up with, nostalgia
really hits me. I get that feeling of remembering
what it was like to come home from
elementary school and turn on the Disney
Channel and watch “Wizards of Waverly
Place” all afternoon.
When Disney+ came out, I was so excited
looking at all the shows and movies
I could rewatch. I made a watchlist of all
the films that would give me that nostalgic
feeling, but there’s so many, I haven’t even
gotten through half of them. So far I’ve been
able to watch “Boy Meets World,” all of the
Cinderella movies and a little bit of “Hannah
Monatna’’ and “Wizards of Waverly
Place.” I would totally recommend sitting
down and watching some classics from
your childhood that bring back some great
memories.
Some of my other favorite nostalgic
shows that I am still hoping to watch are
“Good Luck Charlie,” “The Suite Life of
Zack and Cody” and more of “Hannah Montana”
and “Wizards of Waverly Place.” But
that’s just Disney. I am still missing out on
some of my favorite childhood Nickelodeon
shows.
My favorite Nickelodeon shows growing
up were definitely “Drake and Josh,” “Victorious,”
“Zoey 101” and “iCarly.” I even
had an iCarly remote that made the iconic
booing noises just like Sam’s remote on the
show. For me and many of my friends, this
was all we watched when we were growing
up. We still all jam out to that iCarly theme
song when we hear it. If you’re a fan like
me, you can get that throwback feeling
again when the new series of iCarly launches.
It was announced that the show will
be coming back in 2021. Details are still
unknown, but I am hoping to see all of the
original cast members back together again.
Aside from TV shows, movies also bring
home that nostalgic feeling. The ones that
do the trick for me are “Hannah Montana
the Movie,” “Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs,” “Cinderella ll,” “High School Musical”
and “Barbie and the Island Princess.”
(Well, any Barbie movie to be fair.) Me and
my friends love to sit down and binge-watch
Photo Courtesy of Nickelodeon
all these movies, especially “High School
Musical.” We scream the words to all of the
songs and fangirl over Troy Bolton just like
we did when we were 10. It never gets old. I
can also remember watching all the Disney
princess movies religiously on VHS tapes in
my grandma’s basement. Every time I watch
those movies now, it takes me back there
and fills me with so much joy. Those movies
are about as nostalgic as it gets.
Although all these shows and movies
are amazing, there is one show that holds
a special place in my heart and gives me
the absolute most nostalgic feeling—“Boy
Meets World.” A lot of my peers haven’t
seen this show. It wasn’t super popular
because it was a little bit older. My mom
showed it to me because she watched it
when she was little and it instantly became
my favorite. As I watched, I fell in love with
Corey and Topanga’s love story. I recently
rewatched it on Disney+, and I loved every
second of it. I will be rewatching it again
very soon because it is one of those shows
you can watch over and over again and
never get tired of. I definitely recommend
this one.
Nostalgia is a great feeling to relive;
it reminds you of times when you were a
kid and may have had less things to worry
about. I definitely recommend sitting down
and rewatching some of your favorite childhood
shows and movies to take a break
from the stressors that come with being on
the verge of adulthood. You won’t regret it.
throwback tunes
Emma Hillermann
Entertertainment Editor
usic is a great way to spend
Myour free time. You can listen
to it, or even learn to play it. You
could also reminisce on the music
that you used to listen to “back in
the day.”
Some hit songs from our generation
through the years are a great
way to feel good and think of some
old memories.
In 2010, “California Gurls” by
Katy Perry and “Animal” by Neon
Trees topped the charts. In 2011,
it was “Party Rock Anthem” by
LMFAO and “How to Love” by Lil
Wayne. Topping the charts in 2012
were “We Are Young” by fun. and
“Everybody Talks” by Neon Trees.
In 2013, some artists made it big
for themselves by placing several
of their songs at the top. One of
those artists was Miley Cyrus with
“Wrecking Ball” and “We Can’t
Stop.” Another hit was “Counting
Stars” by OneRepublic.
In 2014, the music took a
change with more of an electrical
feel like the song “Summer” by
Calvin Harris and the One Direction
song “Steal My Girl” also
topped the charts. In 2015, Harris
continued to produce his electric
upbeat music while Drake came
out with “Hotline Bling: and the
hit song “Trap Queen” came out by
Fetty Wap.
This throwback is going to end
with 2016, the year with the summer
that many can’t seem to get
over. Zayn Malik’s solo career away
from One Direction had just begun
and his song “Pillow Talk” shot to
the top of the charts. Rihanna also
came out with “Work,” Rae Sremmurd
released the hit song “Black
Beatles” and Drake began to take
over the charts with “One Dance”
and “Too Good.”
Music has sure changed
through the years, but the memories
you make with that music will
last forever.
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