Take A Look At How Our Favorite TV Show Casts Looked At The Beginning And At The End Of Their Shows
Prepare for a strong sense of nostalgia to begin kicking in...
Some TV casts age right alongside the viewers who love them, and that is part of the magic. A reunion, a revival, or even a final-season photo can bring back the same feelings all over again.
This collection looks at familiar faces from shows like Friends, Twin Peaks, Sex and the City, and more, showing how the actors changed from their earliest seasons to their last appearances. The contrast is often striking, but the bigger story is how long these characters stayed with us.
Scroll through and see which cast transformations hit the hardest.
1. Sex and the City/And Just Like That... (1998-2021) - Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, and Miranda Hobbes
Played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon
© East News, © James Devaney/GC Images/Getty Images2. Twin Peaks (1990-2017) - Agent Dale Cooper
Played by Kyle MacLachlan
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Played by Sheryl Lee
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4. Twin Peaks (1990-2017) - Audrey Horne
Played by Sherilyn Fenn
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5. Twin Peaks (1990-2017) - Shelly Johnson
Played by Mädchen Amick
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And speaking of “can’t do that” wardrobe rules, here’s why Danielle Fishel couldn’t show her arms in Boy Meets World’s last season.
6. Twin Peaks (1990-2017) - James Hurley
Played by James Marshall
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7. Friends (1994-2021) - Rachel Green, Ross Geller, Monica Geller-Bing, Phoebe Buffay, Joey Tribbiani, and Chandler Bing.
Played by Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer.
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8. Charmed (1998-2006) - Prue, Piper, and Phoebe Halliwell
Played by Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs, and Alyssa Milano
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Desperate Housewives (2004-2012) - Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp, and Gabrielle Solis
Played by Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Gabrielle Solis.
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10. The X-Files (1993-2018) - Agent Fox Mulder
Played by David Duchovny
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10. The X-Files (1993-2018) - Agent Dana Scully
Played by Gillian Anderson
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12. Bones (2005-2017) - Temperance "Bones" Brennan and Seeley Booth
Played by Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz
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It is amazing to see how these actors have changed over time. But is it just their physical appearance?
Did they change inside? We can’t speak for you, but seeing the Friends reunion and the Sex and the City revival felt like they never left.
We simply continued where we left off, and that’s what makes these characters special. They are our old friends, and it is so good to see them again.
For more TV set tension, read what Kaley Cuoco said about the Charmed A-list actress who overlooked her.
