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58 Awkward Kardashian Photo Ops That Would Never Happen Today

Remember the time Kim opened a public toilet?

By and Janaya Wecker
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Before the Kardashians were appearing in Balmain ads and getting invites to the Met Gala, they were just a regular reality-TV family trying to make it in Hollywood. Back then, they promoted just about everything—liquor, cupcakes, bowling alleys, QuickTrim, canned wine, and every trendy cell phone known to mankind. It obviously worked because now they're bigger than ever, but that doesn't mean a trip down memory lane won't be fun.

1

2006

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Kim at the Arby's Action Sports Awards. Kardashians and Arby's just don't seem to go in the same sentence nowadays.

2

2006

Eyewear, People, Event, Beauty, Fashion, Crowd, Blond, Glasses, Friendship, Sunglasses,
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Kim with Paris Hilton, promoting canned prosecco in Germany. That's right—prosecco in a can.

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3

2006

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Khloé, Kim, Kourtney, and Kris Jenner at Player magazine's "Player's Guide to the Holidays" event.

4

2006

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Kourtney with Nicole Richie at the Sidekick 3 launch. Remember Sidekicks?

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5

2006

Dress, Fashion, Nightclub, Event, Party, Fun, Cocktail dress, Long hair, Model,
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Kim with Paris Hilton, also at the Sidekick 3 launch. There are so many photos of Kim at various cell phone launch parties through the years that it could really be its own gallery.

6

2006

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Nobody loved the tiny buttons on a BlackBerry more than Kim.

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7

2007

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Kourtney, Kim, and Khloé at the launch of the Sidekick 3, Dwyane Wade edition.

8

2007

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Photo evidence that Kourtney was into punk guys even back in the day.

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9

2007

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Kim on roller skates—in white ankle socks.

10

2007

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That chocolate pretzel looks pretty great.

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11

2007

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Kim also has a bunch of photos from back in the day with those awkward backwards peace signs.

12

2008

Fashion, Little black dress, Event, Black hair, T-shirt,
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Kim with Jonathan Cheban at the launch party for the BlackBerry Storm.

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13

2008

Hamburger, Fast food, Cheeseburger, Junk food, Food, Whopper, Big mac, Fun, Finger food, Sandwich,
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Khloé and Kim celebrating the Big Mac's 40th birthday.

14

2008

Vacation, Summer, Hat, Tourism, Fashion accessory, Headgear, Eyewear, Drinking, Sunglasses, Sun hat,
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Big Mac and a big amount of bangles.

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15

2008

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Kourtney, Khloé, and Kim trying My Fries—"the new lower fat French fry."

16

2008

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Khloé approaching them with a healthy amount of skepticism.

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17

2008

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More French fries.

18

2008

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Kim playing a car racing game.

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19

2008

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Khloé, Kim, and Kourtney at the launch of Girls Gone Wild, the magazine. So many jewel tones.

20

2008

Guitarist, Yellow, Guitar, Musician, Event, Musical instrument, String instrument, Plucked string instruments, Music, Performance,
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Kylie, Kendall, and Kim playing Guitar Hero for Best Buy.

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