Ahhh, 2008... What a year! In this season of "best of" lists and year-end retrospectives, I thought it would be a good time to pause, take a deep breath, and take a look back at some of our favorite videos from the last 365 days.
Why, it seems like just yesterday that we learned Jamie Lynn Spears was pregnant, but her baby, Maddie Briann, was born in June. When it came to names, my money was on "Misti Cheyanne." Close, but no cigar.
In May, the entire field of sex education took a great hit when 78-year-old sex educator and sex toy enthusiast Sue Johanson retired from her Oxygen television show, Talk Sex with Sue Johanson. She continues to tour universities, which is lucky for our young adult crowd as evidenced by the student-shot video below:
Seriously, when was the last time you saw a 78-year-old woman demonstrate how to apply a comdom with her mouth? You will be missed on Sunday nights, Sue.
In November, Barack Obama -- the son of a teen mother -- was elected the nation's 44th president. Here's what President-elect Obama had to say about his historical achievement:
Check out more videos after the jump.
Speaking of politics, Bristol Palin's due date is this weekend! The news of her pregnancy spread like wildfire during election season and spawned a number of amusing -- and mostly NSFW -- videos on YouTube, including the following Juno parody:
On a more serious note, The National Campaign's "Too Young" educational film won a Freddie Award ("the Oscars for healthcare media") in their Adolescent Health category this year. If you haven't seen the it yet, what are you waiting for? The entire film is just shy of five minutes long and it's embedded below, so now you really have no excuse.
Want to see more National Campaign videos? Check out our YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/nationalcampaign.
Had enough yet? No? Well, it is the week before Christmas and we all know that everybody slacks off at the holidays, so here are a couple more of our favorite discoveries from the past year:
Speed Dressing (J.C. Penney Ad Spoof)
Target Women: Birth Control
Sex Ed Rocks
World of Warcraft Birth Control
IUDs - Stay Well Informed
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