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- Seat belts, everyone!
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- [Narrator] The '90s and 2000s gave us
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some seriously iconic female characters.
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How have they shaped our childhoods?
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What messages did they send us?
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Let's find out!
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- That's it, I'm done helping you!
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From now on you're on your own!
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(ice crackling) (water splashing)
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(Sokka gasping) (Katara gasping)
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(ice crackling)
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(both yelping) (water roaring)
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- [Narrator] "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
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showed us that girls were just as powerful
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and important as boys.
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The epic TV show had many strong dynamic female characters,
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but no one stole our hearts more
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than the pint-sized powerhouse Toph
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and the marvelous, multifaceted Katara.
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(peaceful music)
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(foot stomping)
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(water splashing)
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(both sighing) (steam hissing)
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- In five,
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four,
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three, (audience laughing)
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two!
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- I'm Carly!
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- I'm on parole!
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- [Both] And this is "iCarly!"
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- [Narrator] One of the funniest live-action shows
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on Nickelodeon's 2000s lineup was "iCarly,"
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which featured the dynamic duo
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of Carly Shay and Sam Puckett.
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The two used wit and brains to get laughs, outsmart bullies,
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and make anything they touch on the web wildly popular.
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- Look, see the view count?
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Only 27 people have clicked on it.
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- Oh (sighing).
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Okay, good.
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Sam?
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- Yeah?
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- That's 27,000!
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(audience laughing) (energetic rock music)
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♪ Cruisin' on down Main Street ♪
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♪ You're relaxed and feelin' good ♪
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♪ Yeah ♪
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- [Narrator] Ms. Frizzle was the redheaded
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wonder teacher we all deserved.
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From inside the human body to outer space,
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The Friz and Liz took us on Magic School Bus field trips
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that taught us about the universe and our place in it.
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- As I always say, class, you're out of this world!
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(all laughing) (playful music)
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- [Narrator] Not all female icons
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are shining examples of good behavior.
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Some of them taught us through their actions what not to do.
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Angelica Pickles, for example,
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was the original bad girl of "Rugrats."
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- Listen up, babies!
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I'm supposed to ride in my own parade on a float
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with lots of pink tarnations and ponies
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and you better not mess it up for me!
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- [Narrator] Throughout the series of TV shows and movies,
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Angelica was famous as the brat
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that kept the babies on their toes.
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- Binky?
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I don't get to squeeze no ones head or pull no one's hair?
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- [Narrator] But she would always stand up for them
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when it counted.
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- Listen, lady, nobody messes with my dumb babies 'cept me!
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(Coco grunting)
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- [Narrator] On the live-action side of things,
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we had role models like Moesha Mitchell.
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Played by Brandy, Moesha went through challenges
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and triumphs similar to real-life girls her age,
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and always did it with style, courage, and heart.
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- [Moesha] I never thought about Aaron
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having other partners.
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I never even thought about him having sex.
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And as much as I thought I wanted to be with him,
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the truth is I just wasn't ready.
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And you know what?
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There's no rush.
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- Quick, put some on me!
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(audience laughing)
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- Speaking of '90s style, Tia and Tamera Mowry
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were always on point in their show, "Sister, Sister."
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- [Both] Hi!
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- Cover us, Dad, we're goin' in!
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- Come on! - Come on, guys!
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- [Narrator] They and their blended family
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showed us that the power of sisterhood was vital
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and that you can accomplish so much
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with teamwork and a sense of humor.
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♪ Hey, Mom ♪
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♪ We're home, we're home ♪
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♪ We're H-O-M-E home ♪
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♪ Our room, our room ♪
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♪ We're goin' to our room ♪
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♪ The stairs, the stairs ♪
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♪ We're gonna take the stairs ♪
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- [Narrator] If you were an angsty indie kid in the 2010s,
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you could probably relate to Sam.
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Sam marched to the beat of her own drum,
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but showed off her vulnerable side too.
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- But now I feel like
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I have a chance, like I,
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I could even get into a real college!
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- Well, it's true, you can do it.
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- Guys, 1210.
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- [Narrator] Her character showed us
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that people with traumatic pasts also deserve
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lives filled with joy, friendship, and respect.
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- Turn it up!
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♪ Forever and ever ♪
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- Got it, Your Highness.
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(upbeat rock music)
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♪ Oh, we can be heroes ♪
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- [Narrator] What female icons shaped your life?
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♪ Just for one day ♪
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Let us know your faves in the comments below.
