Everyone’s favorite dim witted news anchor, Ron Burgundy, blesses our movie screens with his presence today in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. The sequel brings along the equally beloved cast of crazy characters like Brick Tamland and Brian Fantana, new additions and tons of celebrity cameos. Check out the cast and cameos before the fame!

Married.. With Children. The name itself sounds like a death knell, which in Al Bundy’s case, it is! The idea of the wholesome “All-American Family” is turned on its head in the knee-slapping chortle-inducing sitcom that kept audiences coming back for eleven seasons. Al Bundy, his wife Peggy and their two kids, Kelly and Bud set the scene for a dysfunctional family rife with teasing and sarcastic zingers. Snakkle looks back on some of the cast’s memorable moments, celebrity guest stars, and finds out where they are now!

As this star of stage and screen turns 43 (no, we can’t believe it either!), let’s take a look back at her career highs and occasional lows. Cancer survivor Applegate has wowed us from the days of Kelly Bundy, her role as a frazzled new mom on the sadly canceled Up All Night. and reprising her role as Veronica Corningstone in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. But we bet you’ll find a few roles in here that surprise you!

“Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in,” are we right? Well, for once-television stars who took a break from the medium that seems to be this season’s motto. See what Christina Applegate, Tim Allen, and Poppy Montgomery (to name a few) had to say about taking the plunge back into TV.