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1.OnHow I Met Your Father, when Sophie proved that it was her college self who actually made curtain bangs cool again.

2.OnOne Tree Hill, when Peyton’s flashback bangs didn’t even match her hair color…and not in a fun way.

3.OnYou,when Love showed us that even serial killers have their bangs moments.

4.Also onYou, when Sherry realized that after surviving an abduction, she could also survive some blunt bangs, too.

5.OnMythic Quest, when Poppy rocked these super thick bangs during her college days.

6.OnSuits, when Donna proved that even the best of us had a weird side-bang era.

7.OnBrooklyn Nine-Nine, when we found out Amy had this fuck ass bob when she started working at the precinct.

8.OnFirefly Lane, when Kate rocked the suuuuper straight hair in her ’90s flashback.

9.OnScandal, when even Olivia proved you need to have a good set of bangs before becoming a gladiator.

10.OnShrill, when college Annie had an affinity for being kinda awkward but also for having thick, blunt bangs.

11.OnGhosts, when Sam’s flashback wasn’t awkward enough with just side bangs, so they had to add a beret, too.

12.OnGrey’s Anatomy, when the writers went rogue in an alternate reality and gave Cristina this heinous excuse for bangs.

13.OnThe Bold Type, when Jane proved that literally everyone has to start out as that intern with bangs before their career can soar.

14.OnTiny Beautiful Things, when young Clare didn’t already have bangs so they gave the flashback’s flashback bangs.

15.OnFriends, when teenage Rachel rocked her best teased ’80s fringe.

16.OnLove Life, when Darby had to struggle through her awkward bangs era before evolving into her fashion-forward middle part era.

17.And finally, onBob’s Burgers, when Linda proved that even cartoons can have questionable hairdos!!!

present day character with no bangs and flashback showing her with curtain bangs

the flashback bangs are a completely different color

flashback character has bangs

present day with no bangs and flashforward character with bangs

same glasses but flashback she has bangs

closeup of her bangs parted to the side

flashback version has a short bob and blunt bangs

closeup of her in the flashback with thin bangs

her in the flashback with thick blunt bangs

closeup of her with blunt bangs cut above her eyebrows

present day character has curly hair and in the flashback she has straight hair with side bangs and a beret

in the alt reality she has straight hair and blunt bangs

her hair is in a top bun and she has bangs

side swooped bangs

rachel in the flashback has poofy hair and teased out curled bangs

closeup of her with bangs

closeup of her with choppy bangs