#Beach

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Video thumbnail — Baywatch Season 1 Opening Credits To "I'm Always Here" Theme Song
TV 1989–2001

Baywatch

The lifeguard drama NBC canceled after one season — which then came back in syndication and became the most-watched TV show on Earth. Slow-motion running, red swimsuits, Hasselhoff. A billion people allegedly watched every week, and almost nobody admitted being one of them.

Video thumbnail — Puka Shell Necklace
Fashion 2000–2004 peak

Puka Shell Necklaces

The little white shell choker every guy wore over a popped-collar polo circa 2001 — beachy, breezy, and slightly cheesy. Puka shells turned a Hawaiian souvenir into a mall-store staple of the early-2000s.