Past & Present: 20 Active & Retired Federal & Postal Employees Of Your Fall TV Lineup

Have you noticed all the federal & postal workers on new TV shows? Meet the cast of awesome active and retired feds from past and present TV seasons!

1. Breaking Bad & the DOJ

Law enforcement agents from the DEA work to fight drug smuggling and use in the U.S. -- let’s just say they've got their hands full the rest of this season.

2. NCIS & the real NCIS

Did you know that "NCIS" stands for Naval Criminal Investigative Service? These Navy civilian employees investigate and defeat criminal, terrorist, and foreign intelligence threats to the United States!

3. Homeland & the CIA

We’ve definitely “turned” into Carrie fans after watching a few episodes of this CIA maven in action.

4. Boardwalk Empire & the USPS

These postal service prohibition agents were fierce and definitely delivered, just like today's postal inspectors who fight criminals who attack our nation’s postal system.

5. Scandal & the DOJ

As United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, will David Rosen continue to wear the white hat in Season 3?

6. Walking Dead & the CDC

Too bad the CDC blew up before it could create a vaccine to stop the zombie apocalypse.

7. VEEP & the White House

Mark the entire VEEP cast as VIP federal employees in our book!

8. Graceland & ICE & DEA & FBI

ICE, DEA & FBI agents work undercover, but are totally on top of their game.

9. The Americans & the CIA

We love our CIA agents and the work they do, but it’s hard to root against our girl Felicity.

10. Chicago Fire & the U.S. Forest Service

We love this spotlight on Chi-town’s finest, and that’s just a glimpse into what our federal firefighters are up against, fighting wildfires across the country.

11. MASH & the U.S. Army Medical Corps

The 4077th might not have been your traditional Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, but when those helicopters landed they sprang into action!

12. The West Wing & the real West Wing

Josiah Bartlet 2016! Upholding the U.S. Constitution while walking and talking!

13. Get Smart & U.S. Intelligence

Agent 86 might get into a few scrapes but Agent 99 always had his back.

14. X-Files & the FBI

FBI Special Agents Mulder and Scully are always searching for the truth...just like real world FBI special agents (though with less paranormal phenomena).

15. Saved by the Bell & NASA

Remember when NASA went to Bayside High to investigate alien Screech?

16. Seinfeld & the USPS

“Newman!” He may never have delivered the mail on time, but thousands of postal workers across the country safely deliver your mail on time every day.

17. Gilligan's Island & the NWS

Where was the National Weather Service that day?

18. Yogi Bear & the U.S. NPS

Ranger Smith was always trying to stop Yogi from stealing "pic-a-nic baskets" from campers. I wonder if any of our park rangers have run into "smarter than your av-er-age bears" while on the job?

19. 24 & Homeland Security Counter Terrorist Unit

We were exhausted watching 24 hours in the life of Jack Bauer. Kudos to the feds who commit to this job 24/7.

20. Cheers & the USPS

"Cliff!" He never forgot an address especially to the place where everybody knows your name.