Think back to the first time you saw 2001's Legally Blonde [1]. Reese Witherspoon [2]'s hair is flawless, there's a killer soundtrack, and there's a wealth of snappy one-liners. There are a lot of roles that made us fall for Witherspoon [3], but Legally Blonde will always hold a special place in our hearts. In case it's been a while since you've seen the comedy gem, we're here to refresh your memory in honor of the movie's 17th anniversary this year [4], and the exciting news that a third Legally Blonde movie [5] is in the works! Take a look at all the moments that made you smile, scoff, and want to be best friends with a sparkly law student named Elle Woods.

When You First Meet Elle and Her Friends and They're Ridiculous

But Then Things Take a Serious Turn

And She Just Can't Comprehend Why Warner Would Do This

She Does Call Him Out, Which Is Great

And Eventually She Just Decides to Walk Home

But He Persuades Her to Get in the Car With Her Special Nickname

Then When She Falls Into a Deep Depression

But She Comes Up With an Ideal Solution

And She Makes the Best Application That Harvard Has Ever Seen

When She Brings Her Unique Point of View to Harvard

Not to Mention Her Preppy Style

And "Accidentally" Runs Into Warner in the Hall

Then She Has This Exchange

Which He Doesn't Fully Understand

And She's Completely Unfazed

Until She Meets Vivian, Warner's New Fiancé

So She Goes and Laments Her Life With Her New Manicurist, Paulette

She's Full of Politically Incorrect Wisdom

And She Just Cannot Keep Her Cool Around the UPS Guy

So Elle Teaches Her a Little Trick

She's Really Good at It

But Paulette, Not So Much

Meanwhile, Elle Is Still Dealing With Vivian

And When Vivian Tricks Her, It's So On

Though the Incident Does Lead to a Revelation About Warner

So She Starts Focusing on a Murder Case

And She's So Kind When She Finds Out Her Client Is a Sorority Sister

But Then, Things Come Crashing Down

And She Doesn't Feel Like She's Good Enough

But Professor Stromwell Reassures Her

So She Gets Her Head Back in the Game

And She Picks Up on Some Valuable Clues

Putting Them to Work in the Courtroom

She Even Notices Something No One Else Sees

And Uses Her Skills to Win the Case

Finally, She Gives an Epic Graduation Speech

Because She's a Straight-Up Hero