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75 Pictures From 1999 That Prove Once And For All It Was The Greatest And Strangest Year Ever

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All of the following were taken in 1999...

1.Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey as a couple. Like, I completely forgot they ever dated.

at the teen choice awards
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2.Freddie Prinze Jr. with a large tie and suspenders.

at teen choice awards
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3.Freddie Prinze Jr. with his large tie and suspenders accepting "Hottie of the Year" at the Teen Choice Awards with fellow hottie winner, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

with jennifer love hewitt
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4.The members of Blink-182 getting intimate on a red carpet.

The members of Blink 182 feeling Mark Hoppus' chest
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5.Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams filming one of the best comedies/movies of all time, Dick.

Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams in American flag clothing
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6.98 Degrees performing at a YM magazine party at some random Macy's.

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Diane Freed / Getty Images

7.NSYNC in incredibly large, shiny, and puffy jackets.

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Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images

8.Aaron Carter in a Hoku/JC Chasez sandwich.

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Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic, Inc / Getty Images

9.This tween's room.

A teenager in his room covered with posters of Britney Spears and Sarah Michelle Geller
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10.Britney Spears having a casual conversation with Ricky Martin.

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Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

11.Britney Spears wearing a tiny jacket with her mouth wide open and eyes slightly crossed.

Britney Spears with her mouth wide open
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12.Britney and NSYNC having a cute moment.

Britney and NSYNC sitting on steps smiling
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13.The most important couple of 1999, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Carson Daly.

at the vmas
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14.Tommy Lee in his trench coat and Pamela Anderson dressed as some sort of clown at the VMAs.

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Frank Micelotta Archive / Getty Images

15.Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon on the Cruel Intentions red carpet.

dressed casual cool
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16.This picture from the Election red carpet.

Chris Klein, Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick and Molly Hagan.

Election is one of the most underrated movies of all time, btw.

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17.This picture from the She's All That red carpet.

Anna Paquin, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Rachel Leigh Cook
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18.A grown man with a Furby on his shoulder.

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19.Tom Hanks with a beard, probably because he just filmed Cast Away.

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20.Fergie when she was part of the wildly successful girl group Wild Orchid.

Wild Orchid with their hands extended
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21.Snoop Dogg making out with Kathy Griffin.

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22.NSYNC wearing reflective tape attached to all-leather outfits.

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23.AJ McClean being an early adopter of the male crop top.

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Jeff Christensen / Getty Images

24.Whitney and Mariah performing "When You Believe" at the Oscars.

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Gary Hershorn / Reuters

25.Shania Twain performing "Man! I Feel Like a Woman" at the Grammys.

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Gary Hershorn

26.Brandy and Monica winning a Grammy for "The Boy Is Mine."

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27.This random picture of Missy Elliott and Faith Hill.

Missy and Faith with some random guy
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28.Ricky Martin and that iconic ribbed sweater thing he wore to the Grammys.

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Sam Mircovich / Reuters

29.Married couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman looking like straight-up wax figures.

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30.Jonathan Taylor Thomas just, like, existing.

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31.Iconic Kids Choice Awards host Rosie O'Donnell hosting the Kids Choice Awards.

Rosie Odonnel with a guitar
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32.TLC wearing literal "T," "L," and "C."

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33.Ricky Martin kissing Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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34.Celine Dion in *the most* iconic Academy Awards look of all time.

Celine Dion wearing a tuxedo backward
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35.Gender-bending legendary queen.

Celine Dion in her backward tuxedo
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36.Ben Stiller and the dog, Puffy, from There's Something About Mary.

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37.The Olsen Twins wearing scarves as skirts.

ankle length skirts
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38.Britney Spears and Joey McIntyre getting a convertible tour of Disney World.

in a convertible
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39.Steve Jobs trying to make collecting large desktop computers happen.

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John G. Mabanglo / AFP via Getty Images

40.Just, like, this picture of a mall with people *actually* shopping.

the mall of america
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41.A bunch of people watching some robot dogs "play."

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Kurita Kaku / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

42.Bruce Willis in a leather cap at a premiere for The Sixth Sense.

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Stephane Cardinale - Corbis / Sygma via Getty Images

43.Verne Troyer, Robert Wagner, and Rob Lowe doing the Dr. Evil.

they have their pinkies up to their mouths
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44.Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche in happier times.

at the academy awards
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45.Jen determined to get Brad Pitt home.

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Andrew Shawaf / Getty Images

46.The cast of Friends at some award show before it was impossible to get them all in a room together.

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Jim Smeal / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

47.Brad and Jen at the Fight Club premiere.

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Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

48.Roseanne looking at a newspaper that says Bill Clinton was acquitted.

on leno
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49.Meryl Streep embracing Bill Clinton in a deep hug.

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Kmazur / WireImage / Getty Images

50.Cher and Sarah Michelle Gellar at a press conference for Diva's Live.

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Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

51.Freddie Prinze Jr. when he was dating someone who wasn't Sarah Michelle Gellar.

at the teen choice awards
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52.Gwen Stefani in her braces era.

bright pink hair and braces
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53.The Sprouse twins barely fitting on some chairs.

on leno
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54.The Sprouse twins and their babysitter, Adam Sandler.

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Jim Smeal / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

55.Adam Sandler originating the "Karen."

swoopy bangs
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56.Edward Furlong and actress Natasha Lyonne sharing a cig on the American Pie red carpet.

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Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

57.Charlize Theron and her teeny tiny bangs.

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Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images

58.Baby Spice reading fan mail on her 23rd birthday.

she's holding up an angelica card
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59.Posh and Wax Posh — like, literally who is who?

posh and her wax figure
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60.The Spice Girls when they were a foursome.

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John Stillwell - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images

61.Britney Spears in her Greta Thunberg era.

at the big help
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62.Macho Man Randy Savage making out with someone after being slimed at the Kids Choice Awards.

lots of tongue
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63.The legendary Jessie Camp.

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Brenda Chase / Getty Images

64.AJ McLean trying to stand out from the rest of the boys, but instead he looks kinda sad.

theyre in all black and hes in white
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65.Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra at a Planet Hollywood.

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Steve W. Grayson / Getty Images

66.Sarah Jessica Parker and Derek Jeter getting close.

theyre touching at a macys event
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67.Some guy looking up Beanie Babies on the internet.

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Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

68.Nicole Kidman and Jason Biggs having a gay ol' time.

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Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic, Inc / Getty Images

69.A tween in a room covered with pictures he tore out from a magazine.

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Pymca / Universal Images Group via Getty Images

70.Elian Gonzalez opening a Nintendo 64 at Christmas.

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AFP via Getty Images

71.Jennifer Lopez in her Puff Daddy era.

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Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

72.Limp Bizkit looking very proud of Ricky Martin for winning a VMA.

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Kmazur / WireImage / Getty Images

73.David Bowie and Iman.

at the vmas
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74.Britney Spears looking very 2021 in 1999.

tiny baby sunglasses and a bucket hat
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75.And Hercules, the duck from Friends, walking the red carpet of the TV Guide Awards.

A duck with a bow tie
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