MUCH LIKE SEEING a teacher outside of school, it can be jarring to see an actor you grew up watching on TV when they have grown up and gotten older.

Here are some TV characters, then and now. (Warning: results may vary.)

1. Neil Buchanan from Art Attack

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2. Harvey Kinkle from Sabrina, The Teenage Witch

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3. Niamh Connolly AKA The Feminist from Father Ted

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4. Dewy from Malcolm in the Middle

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5. Roger from Sister, Sister

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6. Hilary Banks and Carlton Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

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And now…

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7. Curly Watts from Coronation Street

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8. Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years

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9. Jessie Spano from Saved by the Bell

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10. Saffron from Absolutely Fabulous

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11. Ferguson Darling from Clarissa Explains It All

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12. Xander from Buffy The Vampire Slayer

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13. Ruthie Camden from 7th Heaven

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