Here's What The Stars Of These Long-Running TV Shows Looked Like In Their Very First And Very Last Appearances

Black-ish (2014–2022)

1.

Dre (Anthony Anderson) in the pilot:

Dre in the finale:

2.

Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) in the pilot:

Rainbow in the finale:

3.

Pops (Laurence Fishburne) in the pilot:

Pops in the finale:

4.

Ruby (Jenifer Lewis) in her first appearance in Season 1:

Ruby in the finale:

5.

Zoey (Yara Shahidi) in the pilot:

Zoey in the finale:

6.

Junior (Marcus Scribner) in the pilot:

Junior in the finale:

7.

Diane (Marsai Martin) in the pilot:

Diane in the finale:

8.

Jack (Miles Brown) in the pilot:

Jack in the finale:

Friends (1994–2004)

9.

Monica (Courteney Cox) in the pilot:

Monica in the finale:

10.

Ross (David Schwimmer) in the pilot:

Ross in the finale:

11.

Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) in the pilot:

Phoebe in the finale:

12.

Joey (Matt LeBlanc) in the pilot:

Joey in the finale:

13.

Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) in the pilot:

Rachel in the finale:

14.

Chandler (Matthew Perry) in the pilot:

Chandler in the finale:

Supernatural (2005–2020)

15.

Dean (Jensen Ackles) in the pilot:

Dean in the finale:

16.

Sam (Jared Padalecki) in the finale:

Sam in the finale:

17.

Castiel (Misha Collins) in his first appearance in Season 4:

Castiel in his last appearance in Season 15:

Frasier (1993–2004)

18.

Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) in the pilot:

Frasier in the finale:

19.

Niles (David Hyde Pierce) in the pilot:

Niles in the finale:

20.

Daphne (Jane Leeves) in the pilot:

Daphne in the finale:

21.

Roz (Peri Gilpin) in the pilot:

Roz in the finale:

22.

Marty (John Mahoney) in the pilot:

Marty in the finale:

Family Matters (1989–1998)

23.

Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) in the pilot:

Carl in the finale:

24.

Harriette (Jo Marie Payton) in the pilot:

Harriette in the last season:

25.

Estelle (Rosetta LeNoire) in the pilot:

Estelle in the last season:

26.

Eddie (Darius McCrary) in the pilot:

Eddie in the finale:

27.

Laura (Kellie Shanygne Williams) in the pilot:

Laura in the finale:

28.

Urkel (Jaleel White) in his first appearance in Season 1:

Urkel in the finale:

Criminal Minds (2005–2020)

29.

Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) in the pilot:

Reid in the finale:

30.

Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) in the pilot:

Garcia in the finale:

31.

Morgan (Shemar Moore) in the pilot:

Morgan in his last appearance in Season 13:

32.

JJ (A. J. Cook) in her first appearance in Season 1:

JJ in the finale:

33.

Prentiss (Paget Brewster) in her first appearance in Season 2:

Prentiss in the finale:

34.

Rossi (Joe Mantegna) in his first appearance in Season 3:

Rossi in the finale:

How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)

35.

Ted (Josh Radnor) in the pilot:

Ted in the finale:

36.

Robin (Cobie Smulders) in the pilot:

Robin in the finale:

37.

Lily (Alyson Hannigan) in the pilot:

Lily in the finale:

38.

Marshall (Jason Segel) in the pilot:

Marshall in the finale:

39.

Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) in the pilot:

Barney in the finale:

Girlfriends (2000–2008)

40.

Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) in the pilot:

Joan in the finale:

41.

Maya (Golden Brooks) in the pilot:

Maya in the finale:

42.

Lynn (Persia White) in the pilot:

Lynn in the finale:

43.

Toni (Jill Marie Jones) in the pilot:

Toni in her last appearance in Season 6:

44.

William (Reggie Hayes) in the pilot:

William in the finale:

Home Improvement (1991–1999)

45.

Tim (Tim Allen) in the pilot:

Tim in the finale:

46.

Jill (Patricia Richardson) in the pilot:

Jill in the finale:

47.

Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan) in the pilot:

Brad in the finale:

48.

Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) in the pilot:

Randy in Season 8:

49.

Mark (Taran Noah Smith) in the pilot:

Mark in the finale:

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present)

50.

Benson (Mariska Hargitay) in the pilot:

Benson in the latest episode:

51.

Fin (Ice-T) in his first appearance in Season 2:

Fin in the latest episode:

52.

Munch (Richard Belzer) in the pilot:

Munch in his last appearance in Season 17:

53.

Don (Dann Florek) in the pilot:

Don in his last appearance in Season 23:

54.

Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in the pilot:

Stabler in the latest episode: