Before ER, before Grey’s Anatomy, before House and Nurse Jackie, came St. Elsewhere, an irreverent, hilarious, controversial series that broke a lot of ground. Over its six seasons, it addressed AIDS, addiction, infidelity, rape—not to mention the deaths of several main characters. Thirty-two years later, it’s clear that one of the most astonishing things about it was its ensemble cast (the show gave some very talented actors their big break). Oh, and we’d be remiss not to mention that memorable—and hummable—theme song. Just don’t even get us started on the series finale—to this day, one of the most talked-about and oft-maligned in TV history: Was St. Eligius hospital all a figment of an autistic boy’s (Chad Allen) imagination? Let’s look back at St. Elsewhere…

Parks and Recreation’s Amy Poehler, NCIS’s Mark Harmon, and Homeland’s Claire Danes are all fan favorites with TV shows starting up again this fall. But while you undoubtedly know them from their current television projects, Snakkle wants to put you to the test to see just how well you recognize these famous faces from before they were stars. Check out the gallery we’ve assembled and see how many you get right!

America has spoken: NCIS is the number one scripted show, and has been for years. Snakkle thought you’d like to take a trip down memory lane and see your fave cast members before they were stars!

After the tenth season wrapped in May, the mega-hit procedural NCIS following the lives and cases of a team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service major case responders is due to return September 24, 2013. Snakkle performed their own investigation to find out where the stars of NCIS were stationed before they landed on America’s favorite show.