From ‘Friends’ to ‘Scrubs’ — TV’s Sunniest, Sandiest, Sexiest Beach Episodes

Mara Reinstein June 16, 2018, 3:00 pm

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Brady Bunch on the beach - Susan Olsen, Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, Maureen McCormick, Ann B. Davis - Season 4 — Everett Collection

*The Brady Bunch*

**“Pass the Tabu,” Season 4, Episode 2 (Hulu)**
Mom always said go to Hawaii for a family vacay! Alas, the Bradys can’t seem to shake the bad juju emanating from that cursed Tiki idol. In the middle episode of a three-parter, the necklace washes up on shore. Jan (Eve Plumb) promptly puts it in her bag. Classic Jan.

Friends - Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry - The One with the Jellyfish — Gary Null/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

*Friends*

**“The One With the Jellyfish,” Season 4, Episode 1 (Netflix)**
When Monica (Courteney Cox) gets stung by a jellyfish, it’s up to Chandler (Matthew Perry) to ease the stinging the only way he knows how. “You’re sweet and you’re smart…but you will always be the guy who peed on me,” she later says. The couple will wed within four years.

Sex and the City - Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon — HBO/Everett Collection

*Sex and the City*

**“Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women,” Season 2, Episode 17 (HBO Now and HBO Go)**
Columnist Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) can’t help but wonder if twentysomethings are friends or foes. She gets the answer at a beach party when she sees Mr. Big (Chris Noth) with his 26-year-old new girlfriend (Bridget Moynahan).

charlies angels waikiki — Dailymotion/screenshot

*Charlie’s Angels*

**“Waikiki Angels,” Season 5, Episode 5 (Amazon Video, iTunes)**
Our heroines (Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Tanya Roberts) pose as lifeguards to investigate a series of crimes on the beach. Who’s responsible? A group of dumb-as-rocks hooligans on dune buggies.

Mad Men - Jessica Pare, Jon Hamm — Michael Yarish/AMC/Everett Collection

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*Mad Men*

**“The Doorway”** Season 6, Episode 1 (Netflix)

*Batman*

**“Surf’s Up! Joker’s Under!”** Season 3, Episode 10 (Amazon Video, iTunes)

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**“On the Beach”** Season 8, Episode 21 (Hulu)

*Monk*

**“Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation”** Season 1, Episode 9 (Amazon Prime Video)

*Bob’s Burgers*

**“Nude Beach”** Season 3, Episode 11 (Hulu)

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To mangle a phrase from Game of Thrones…summer is coming.

Actually, it arrives June 21. And what better way to celebrate than by staying inside to watch some of the best beach-themed episodes? (We excluded seaside-set series like Baywatch since their perennially tan lifeguards are always in the sun.) Surf’s up!

Click through the gallery above to see which episodes made the cut!