'American Idol' brought back national treasure William Hung for its finale

William Hung is still killing it.
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Neha Prakash
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In 2003, one of our favorite national pastimes involved mercilessly mocking a young boy with a dream and no talent from American Idol

On Thursday, in honor of the series finale of the singing competition, Idol dragged out season 3's William Hung to perform "She Bangs," so we could all relive those simpler times. 


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And while Hung's hopes of being the next Ricky Martin never came to fruition, he still seems totally content with his 15-minutes-turned-into-15-years of fame. 

But Ryan Seacrest is still just the worst. 





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Neha Prakash

Neha Prakash was Mashable's Senior Watercooler Reporter, covering viral content, Internet culture and all things Kardashians.Before being a reporter, Neha was a Mashable intern covering news and politics. Neha previously interned at AOL/Huffington Post managing content and social media for its health and fitness sites.She earned her Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School in May 2012, and graduated with a B.A. from Penn State University in 2010.

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