Y2K Aesthetic Commercial Compilation | Vol. 5 

Y2K is one of the greatest eras ever 🔥

We really thought we were living in the future.

It just occurred to me with that last one commercial, that somewhere out there are all the original creators of these ads, who probably puts hundreds of hours into each one to get them just right. I wish I could find some of the editors and artists responsible and tell them even though the products being advertised have long since faded into obscurity (or infamy with the Aztek), seeing these ads all together in context still makes me happy. I'm very glad someone somewhere decided it was important to keep these around.

The Y2K Aesthetic: A Vision of the Future Stuck in the Past

0:38 Y2K Garfield!

Imagine the panic a Y2K scare would cause today with social media conspiracies spreading like wildfire 😬

Recently i been doing research for a show set following a timeline from 1991 to 1997, sure this is out of the main goal but these commercials are great little capstones from the era. Sure they want to sell a product but they have so many underlying explanations of the thoughts and ideas of the time it just feels different.

Y2K has a completely different meaning to me as someone born well before this was just considered a year. It was known as the Y2K Bug.

I grew up during this era and I've been feeling really nostalgic lately.

I love the whole aesthetic of it tho. Like the fonts, the colors, all of it

Ah yes, back when the future was shiny and promising

So much fish-eye

I remember totally Hits. They were really trying to capitalize off of what NOW was doing, but couldn't last longer than NOW has lasted.

2:29 I had one of these! Growing up during these years were the best!!!!! Love this compilation 🔥

I remember these commercials!!

I'm loving all of your videos. Thanks for curating!

wish we could watch these in 4k.

The song at 1:30 has no right being that good

It’s amazing how much and how little has changed

Thank you for making this. It’s so interesting revisiting this world aesthetic that was so much more hopeful than what we got lost 9/11 and Trump lol

We had a gateway computer when I was a kid

3:29 Duke Nukem

This is what that frutiger areo aesthetic thought it was giving lol

I remember Future Shop. Always loved going in to look at all the surround sound and computer stuff I couldn't afford.

commercials just dont hit the same anymore. I miss these surreal and clever ads

Future.. Future!

Is there a better version of the Gateway ad anywhere?

Nokia was not playing around with the Chinese commercials

The programming is real 😖

Part 6 please

_Baby Duke Nukem is not real and he can't hurt you..._ 3:29

5:50

anyone know the song at 4:00??

i realized why the y2k aesthetic failed. its because of iron man. he proved that you could make the future look cool now. and everything futuristic became boring

4:52 anyone know the name of the song playing in the background or type of music it is?

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i don't know if that pt cruiser commercial fits with the rest of these, but i do appreciate the juxtaposition of the highly out of touch concept being so obvious. the commercial and the car just looks like "what do people think is cool?" as opposed to "this is cool" additionally, i remember getting a sixthousand series Nokia and connecting to .wap sites, those phones were great for showing off, like "yeah, i can use the internet on my phone, its full color and has a camera." it literally got me laid once