eddie was the only valid one on this show: he covered his mouth when he spoke because he was eating "that's okay, everyone has their own interests" we stan a confident king

"I'm a pre-med student, so I really know my way around a naked body" it's a yikes from me dog

The straight version of this: cringy, busted The gay version of this: hilarity, comedic tragedy in the making

How a gay dude turn down both a surfer dude and a goth guy like chile it don't make no sense

“your hair is very healthy” my extremely bleach-damaged hair: 👁👄👁

“A bunch of people on a bus that want to date one person” **gets flashbacks to middle school field trips**

As a black Italian myself, I feel obligated to only go by "The Italian Stallion" from here on out.

"Your hair is looking very healthy" Me, a hijabi: 👁👄👁

I literally don’t know why every show from the 2000s had teenagers that looked like they had a whole mortgage to pay and a family to feed. It scares me

complements are slowly getting more weak... like my mental health this quarantine

Ok, like you said, this is an OLD reality show -- back when I was in college, the thing that made this show so "cool" was that it actually included GAY contestants! That was a big deal back then -- it was a cultural reset at the time!!

The way she shot down Eddie even tho he was the most likeable “that’s okay everyone’s got their own thing” bruh to find a man in early 2000’s that thought like this was unheard of she really fumbled on that one

Mike always compliments us.. but we never compliment him. You look absolutely stunning luv

Mike is looking extra *ethereal* with the cloud background

The fact Next has better diversity compared to Survivor Australia or Love Island........

"I like shopping sometimes" "I don't think I could date a person who is obsessed with shopping :/ next" next really is something else

who told these people that their intros were ok to air on television let alone to just say? ☠️

“It’s like, they’re on the bus, but it’s: bUS busBUSBus bUs BBUs buss”

"I'm a premed student, so I really know my way around the naked body" is giving me serial killer vibes...

ryan seacrest is the guy who britney thought was gay until an interviewer asked him about his girlfriend

I WON'T EVEN NOTICE IF THIS GIRL HAS A GOOD PERSONALITY, CUZ IM GONNA BE STARIN AT HER BEWBBS!

‘Your hair is looking .. healthy’ Me: O.O

“flip flops are the worst shoes in the universe” well that was brAZILIANPHOBIC.

I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING AT "MAMBO MY JITTERBUG" LOL

2000s men are just a WHOLE different breed lmao

Only decent one was Eddie. I hope he's living his best, stylish life.

“I’m Michael, 24... there can only be one Michael, 24”. Is now my favourite quote.

HOW DID U SLIDE OVER THE STATEMENT ABOUT her hoping they're HUNG LIKE ONE

“early 2000’s said you can’t be nice and straight” call them out!!!!

I like how Mike identified Ryan Seacrest as the guy who tried to high five a blind guy lmao

Me: we’ve almost made it to the end Mike: 11:55 “hAs a MaStER’s deGrEe” Me: ah there it is

3:45 i thought that meant that he SLEPT WITH as in HAD INTERCOURSE with winnie the pooh

my hair looks horrible don’t lie to me

"There is no us. There is no we. It is just me" Me in a Jade Thirlwall voice "That's so upsettin"

Manny just wanted our dating apps, being able to swipe immediately. Just a man before his time.

5:06 the fact that the one guy comforting him by rubbing his arm is also being rubbed on his arm by another guy is so funny to me

“MOMBO MY JITTERBUG 💃🏻 .... what doth THAT mean” - Shakespeare; Mike’s Mic

The toxic masculinity is so god damn bad in this show.

5:47 Eddie is just vibin. Leave him alone, Camo-wearing Carl 🙄 Eddie is just too iconic for you to handle

Fun Fact: Ursula is based off a drag queen, Divine.

Mike really just said “canceled spelt Q-A-N-Z-E-L-E-D capital” and I agreed. (Lol i spelt mike like mick)

'im into fashion' everybody else: Wait a damn minute

“What are you gonna do with 4 dollars?” Apparently miss ma’am has never heard of a Tesco meal deal x

0:10 I know it's a little late, but I really appreciate this compliment. I have been struggling with trichotillomania for years and just starting to take care of my hair. You probably won't see this, but thanks, Mike. ♥️

Mike if you’re running out of ideas rank the years from 2000-2019

As a large mean woman Brian should be scared

The year was 2008. I was a sophomore in high school and all of my dating knowledge came from MTV's Next, Room Raiders, and Parental Control.

"people with blue eyes be like my only personality trait is that i have blue eyes" i feel so called out rn

2:10 : the same energy as “I’m Jarred, I’m 19 and I never fn learnt how to read”

It’s funny how $60 seemed like such a ton of money as a kid...and it still does I’m broke 👁👄👁

"Your hair look really healthy" Bruh, I'm bald

5:40 ok but we HAVE to stan for him holding his ground. he’s not sorry about liking fashion and that is amazingggg :DDDD

heres a fact that mike rarely ever mentions he has a masters degree in engineering

"a little bit ratty, and highly scripted" *yes I am*

that math question in middle school: joey has 40 flip flops...

Mike: “Your hair looks *healthy”* Me with *chlorine* in my hair: 👁👄👁

“Your hair is looking healthy.” Me, showering: 👁👄👁

“hi im travis and im 45” WHY DOES IT SAY 25 THEN!

Mike: ‘your hair is looking very healthy you’re eating a lot of carrot’ Me: bleached hair and allergic to carrot 👁👄👁

The way some of these 18 year olds look older than me and I'm 20...

Are we not going to talk about the “Italian stallion” BANGING his head against the bus door 🤣???!!!!

4:34 well, if it isn't Schrödinger's smoker

When you compared the camo guy to Ursula’s eel with the ANTM elimination music playing I lost it

"There is no us, there is now we, it's just me" that line just shook me right of my writer's block. Imma go write a while book now. Thank you.

"has to constantly think about blinking" isn't this a common problem a programmer could relate to lol

If you’re binging terrible 2000s MTV shows u gotta watch parental control next

“Mombo my jitterbug” was somehow worse the second time!

When you said “that feels like a twitter read” I realized that I don’t know the difference between a twitter read and a real life insult

The spanish edition was way more cringy.In an episode a girl said :"Hi,I'm Meli and the guy responded:"And your last name is next,right?" Or one time a girl came walking very quickly to the guy and he said:"You came quickly,didn't you?"she said yes and then he said:"Well ,you can leave as quickly as you came."

Mike: your hair is looking very healthy, you’re eating a lot of carrot, so that’s good. Me, a ginger: 👁👄👁

"there is no us, there is no we, it's just me" SOUNDS LIKE A LYRIC AND I LOVE IT SM

As a current med student I can guarantee AnGee did not make it past the pre-med stage. He totally is the type to decide med school “isn’t for him” after taking general chemistry.

This is a weird request but can you do an Essential Viewing of Slow TV’s “National Knitting Night”. It's a heap of middle aged Norwegian women trying to break the world record for fastest time to knit a jumper, but they fail to break the world record and go four hours over the time limit and go delirious.

Mike is literally the only person who has been making me smile during all of quarantine

I would like to make a house track out of “alert alert he is into fashion”

9:17 thomas is giving off “I’m Jared, 19 and I never learn how to fuckin’ read” vibe

No one:.. not even a sole:... Mike:”sHoULd I HaVE A BuRiTo FoR LuNcH”

***XTREME DATING*** 12 attractive singles will go into an arena.... only one couple will remain... _In this brilliant new game show, young men and women will fight to the death in order to find their true love... who will remain? Watch to find out!_

“ you’re eating a lot of carrot “ * me with my freshly dyed neon orange hair * ok miss ma’am

hearing mike’s compliment while having a mouth full of carrot was an out of body experience

"we all kind of spiraled... why do i keep saying all? its just me, there is no us, there is no we. its just me." - me accidentally telling my therapist about my multiple personalities and then tryna not-so-slickly cover it up.

my hair: *a mess* mike: "Welcome to mic's mic, my name is Mike........Your hair is looking healthy"

5:17 "eats chocolate three ties a DaaAAYY" I'm literally convulsing in laughter idk why thats so funny to me lmao

"I love early 2000's editing. It's like there's a bus, but it's all bus, bus, bus, bus bus bus bus bus bus." I live by that.

AAAAHHHH SO EARLY OMG AM I GONNA GET A HEART FOR NO REASON AT ALL

“god may forgive you for being gay, but he will NEVER forgive you for that haircut 😌” - iconic

Me: eating carrot cake Mike: you have been eating lots of carrots that's good. Me:👁👄👁🍰🥕

Mike’s compliment of the day: “Your hair is looking very healthy.” Me (knowing full well i haven’t washed it in days): “Thankss”

FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO ACKNOWLEDGES THE EXISTENCE OF BAGGAGE!! straight up thought that nonsense was some benadryl fueled fever dream tbh

my hair is very unhealthy, i've been betrayed, backstabbed, and quite possibly bamboozled

my dad worked on this show lol, he worked at MTV in the early 00s. he was a lawyer and his job was basically to be on set for some of the reality shows to make sure MTV wasn't breaking the law or anything. he also worked on punk'd and has some pretty wild stories. he probably interviewed a lot of these contestants to make sure they were interesting/crazy enough to go on TV but not too crazy to become a possible liability lol

Mike: You’re eating a lot of carrot, so that’s good. Me, who ate carrots at dinner tonight: 👁👄👁

"There's no us, there's no we, it's just me" sis, same

Need me a compilation of compliments for self-esteem raising purposes

Thank you for noticing Mike! I've been changing up my hair routine, I'm glad it looks as healthy as it feels. Ugh, what a confidence boost

“If these guys don’t clean their teeth, it probably means they have smelly balls” - that had me cackling in the train station

*have you? evidence does not support the claim*

This show is such a guilty pleasure. Missed opportunity not driving so many awful people directly into jail though

3:38 You cringing about you trying to cringe us. This is EVERYTHING 😭

Watching Baggage felt like a fever dream every single episode. Mike, 24, really just hacked into my repressed memories like that😩