Fun FactNo. 01
The iPod arrives
Apple released the first iPod on October 23, 2001, with a 5 GB hard drive and a scroll wheel.
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Time capsule of the day
2001
Frosted tips and the very first iPod.
MovieNo. 02
Shrek
An ogre, a talking donkey, and the first-ever Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
📷 Poster via TMDBTV ShowNo. 03
Lizzie McGuire
Disney Channel's middle-school diary, with a cartoon Lizzie saying what she really thought.
📷 Poster via TMDBGameNo. 04
Halo: Combat Evolved
The original Xbox's launch-day hit. Four-player split screen on one small TV.
📷 Cover via IGDBSnackNo. 05
Go-Gurt
Yogurt in a squeeze tube. No spoon required, sticky hands guaranteed.
FoodNo. 06
Uncrustables
Crustless, sealed PB&J pockets. Somebody finally solved the crust problem.
📷 Austin Kirk · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsToyNo. 07
Bratz
Big heads, bigger platform shoes. Launched in 2001 and took on Barbie directly.
JokeNo. 08
Why did the boy band break up?
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Top of 2001
The most watched movies that yearTitles and posters from TMDB.
What everyone was into in 2001
💡 The iPod arrives · 🎬 Shrek · 📺 Lizzie McGuire · 🎮 Halo: Combat Evolved · 🍬 Go-Gurt · 🍕 Uncrustables · 🧸 Bratz
Top movies of 2001
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Monsters, Inc.
- Shrek
- Spirited Away
- Donnie Darko
- Ocean's Eleven
- Amélie
- A Beautiful Mind
- The Fast and the Furious
- Jurassic Park III
- The Mummy Returns
- The Others
- Mulholland Drive
- Pearl Harbor
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- Training Day
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Black Hawk Down
- Bridget Jones's Diary
Top TV shows of 2001
- Smallville
- Band of Brothers
- 24
- Six Feet Under
- The Fairly OddParents
- Ecomoda
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- The Office
- Star Trek: Enterprise
- Samurai Jack
- Alias
- Justice League
- Hellsing
- My Wife and Kids
- Invader ZIM
- Shaman King
- The Blue Planet
- According to Jim
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- The Clone
Top video games of 2001
- Max Payne
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Silent Hill 2
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Final Fantasy X
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- Gothic
- Devil May Cry
- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
- Ico
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- Luigi's Mansion
- Serious Sam: The First Encounter
- Stronghold
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
- Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit