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The show ran from 1991-1999.
The internet went public in 1992.
imdb was on the internet in 1993.
Other search engines existed before Google. So while it's true nobody could google anything before 1998, it was possible to google the actor before the show ended its series.
Yeah. We had the option to look him up (I used dogpile.com, myself). We just didn't want to look it up. We didn't have the annoying need to try and ruin everything by looking it up on the internet.
Speak for yourself. lol
I grew up spending time reading encyclopedias for fun, but also doing reports by going to the library and seeking out likely sources in the card catalogue. Being able to access information online was revolutionary.
I've never looked back.
I don't recall IMDB being particularly good with TV shows until the 2010's, though.
It was merely one example. I'm sure that was the only site anyone could use to look up what actors looked like.
alt.tv.homeimprovement probably was not that active
It was quite active, actually