DNC #TBT: Strange and delightful photos from Democratic National Conventions past

Can you believe it? The fourth and final night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention is already upon us. Tonight in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton will accept her party’s nomination for president of the United States, but I’m not ready to say goodbye to this crazy bunch of crazy kids just yet. Can’t somebody convince Tim Kaine to stage an encore performance of his one-man show about Donald Trump?

At least we’ll always have fond memories to keep us feeling close, no matter how remote our home districts might be—these scenes from DNCs past will bind us all together. Keep in touch and have a great summer!! Until then, 2sweet2bforgotten never change love ya like a superdelegate. Class of 2016 rules!!!!

2000

Tommy Lee Jones!

This woman’s foot! Wow!

Retro-dystopian Hillary!

“A Pseudo.com employee known as JUDGECAL [using] new wireless technology by Xybernaut to provide live reports to the internet with streaming video and audio!” [This is the real Getty Images caption for this photo I promise I am not making it up sometimes life is beautiful]

2004

John Kerry’s delicious gams!

Diddy, Leo, Ben, and Norman Lear! The Rat Pack!

This time traveler with a deeply ironic sense of humor!

Maroon 5!

Larry David! Larry David’s then-wife!

This vacuum! This vacuumer! [UPDATE: It has been brought to my attention that the vacuumer’s shirt appears to read “MEATBALLZ CREW.” Do with this information what you will.]

This personal pan pizza!

Balloons!!!!!!!

2008

Fergie!

Kal Penn!

Chevy Chase!

These guys!

Obama?!?!(?!?!?!?!?!)

Molly Fitzpatrick is senior editor of Fusion’s Pop & Culture section. Her interests include movies about movies, TV shows about TV shows, and movies about TV shows, but not so much TV shows about movies.