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The Other Darrin
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This is when a new actor is brought on to play the same character as a previous actor who has left the series, with no explanation for the switch given to the audience. Named for the famous Darrin swap case: Dick York to Dick Sargent, on Bewitched. Sargent-York became a notable phenomenon only with the rise of series television. Prior to TV, there was no expectation that a role in a theater production would be played by the same actor. It was, and still is, assumed that any production of a particular work would seek out whatever actors it wanted for the roles, and a single production can feature different actors in the same role on successive nights. However, TV broadcasting made a bond between a role and a particular actor. Television audiences, unlike theater audiences, found it more difficult to suspend their disbelief in this respect. Maybe this was because reruns existed which would forever tie the appearance of a character to the actor that played them. Or maybe because a TV series, however long, is still perceived as a single, continuous narration — as opposed to multiple performances of a theater play. In daytime soaps, there are several standardized ways this is done: The new actor takes over with no announcement. In this variety, the actor is playing a character who has not recently been on the show. The audience is initially unaware that this person is the character we know, as his/her first interactions are always with characters who have joined the show since he left. Then someone he/she knew addresses him by name, and we are surprised. Though rarely seen outside daytime, this was done on CSI in the episode "Hollywood Brass", in which Brass's daughter was played by a new actress with a different hair color. The new actor takes over a major recurring character, and the characters make a point to address them as such from the very beginning of the episode. The first shot of the new actor will be accompanied by a short narrator announcement explaining that "the part of (character) will now be played by (new actor)." This is a more common method in telenovelas. Contrast The Nth Doctor, which is the trope for cases where a character's new voice and appearance are explained in-universe. If there's a Time Skip and most of the cast remains the same then it can be a Time-Shifted Actor if the age difference justifies the particular change. For long-term cast attrition in general, see Long-Runner Cast Turnover. Flashback with the Other Darrin is a subtrope where a previous scene is reshot with the new actor. This often is the case for spinoff series and video game versions of animated films. Celebrities typically do not reprise their roles in these cases, either because the producers cannot afford them, or because they work solely in films. For obvious reasons, this phenomenon is much easier to hide in animated works, where actors aren't actually seen onscreen. In these cases, it might happen to a character who was originally played by a celebrity guest star who would be too expensive to hire for a regular or recurring role, necessitating the casting of a professional voice actor (or an established member of the regular cast). For example: Akira in The Simpsons was originally played by George Takei in a guest role, but by Hank Azaria in all subsequent appearances; and Roger "Booda" Sack in King of the Hill was originally played by Chris Rock in a guest role, but by Phil Lamarr in all subsequent appearances. Unsurprisingly, this tends to be the cause of many cries of They Changed It, Now It Sucks! from the fandom, especially if the previous actor had been associated with the character for so long that they're considered to be the actor for that character. Sometimes though, the new actor can be wholly embraced by the fandom, with the new actor being regarded as the actor instead of the previous one. Unsurprisingly, when these two sides meet, the results tend to be predictable. Compare Suspiciously Similar Substitute (when the characters have different names but are otherwise meant to be the same), Fake Shemp, The Other Marty, Obvious Stunt Double, Same Character, But Different (when there is a change in the character, without a change in creator). Directly related to Character Outlives Actor. Contrast with You Look Familiar for when the actor returns as a different character in a later installment. Can be Hand Waved via Direct Line to the Author. Often subject to Replacement Scrappy-ism. Or on the other hand, look to The Pete Best when replacement surpasses the original in popularity. Often done with Continuity Reboots. Occasionally explained away with Magic Plastic Surgery. Usually the replacement is a Poor Man's Substitute. Defiance of this leads to Role Reprise. If the original actor returns to the role later on after being recast, see The Original Darrin. |
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Common in 3000 Whys of Blue Cat. Blue Cat alone has been voiced by Wang Feng, Ge Ping, Zeng Ling, Song Xiaoyu, etc. | |
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An in-Universe example occurs in the Dream Park novel The California Voodoo Game, when the role of Bobo the guide is commandeered by Alex Griffin so he can keep an eye on Bishop. The players take the exchange in stride, assuming that Bobo's original Game-actor came down with the flu or something. | |
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Animorphs essentially did this with most of the cover models, as the original models grew up and went off to college. The re-release, of course, did it again, replacing the original covers with updated ones and cover models who are the right age at the time of re-release. | |
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During her brief appearance in season 1 of Batman: The Audio Adventures, Harley was voiced by Heidi Gardner. Season 2 sees Harley voiced by Gillian Jacobs. | |
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Once Upon a Studio: Version 2.0 is a hypothetical extended cut of Disney's centenary short. Similar to the existing version, of all of the pre-Renaissance characters who have newly-recorded dialogue in the short, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Snow White, Jiminy Cricket, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Fairy Godmother and Aurora are the only characters to be voiced by the actors who would typically play them. While Bret Iwan is the current "official" voice of Mickey Mouse, Chris Diamantopoulos voices him here, as he did in the newer TV cartoons. The Mad Hatter is voiced by Alan Tudyk rather than his official current voice actor, Corey Burton. This not only allows Tudyk to keep up his string of Disney Animation appearances, but also calls back to his performance as King Candy, where he deliberately invoked the original performance of Ed Wynn as the Hatter. Another Burton character, Grumpy, is played by Josh Robert Thompson. Piotr Michael replaces the late Gilbert Gottfried as Iago. He also replaces Barrett Leddy, who had voiced Iago in LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest. Jess Harnell replaces Chris Edgerly as Scuttle. Eeyore is voiced by Jim Meskimen, rather than either Peter Cullen, Gregg Berger, or Brad Garrett. Merlin is voiced by Jim Meskimen instead of his official current voice actor Jeff Bennett. Bob Joles replaces the late David Ogden Stiers as Cogsworth. Baloo is voiced by Jim Cummings, rather than Joel McCrary (Baloo’s regular voice actor since 2003). With previous voice actors having hit puberty (and with Pinocchio's original voice actor Dick Jones having passed away as an old man), Griffen Campbell and Luke Lowe voice Pinocchio and Flounder. As Phil Harris had passed away decades prior, Richard Epcar takes over as Little John. Lee Slobotkin replaces Blayne Weaver as Peter Pan. Due to Brian Bedford's passing in 2016, Daniel Woolf takes over as Robin Hood. Since the new rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" is sung mostly in the key of A-sharp major instead of E major, Jiminy Cricket's voice is provided by his current voice actor; Joe Ochman, as trying to digitally alter the pitch of Cliff Edwards' original recording would naturally be a risky venture for Disney. |
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Welcome to Night Vale had Carlos's first lines (a voicemail left for Cecil) spoken by show creator Jeffrey Cranor. Later episodes would feature Dylan Marron voicing Carlos. | |
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Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The English dub. They keep changing the voices of the characters with each season they dub. | |
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The Mad Hatter is voiced by Alan Tudyk rather than his official current voice actor, Corey Burton. This not only allows Tudyk to keep up his string of Disney Animation appearances, but also calls back to his performance as King Candy, where he deliberately invoked the original performance of Ed Wynn as the Hatter. | |
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Two seasons of Happy Heroes were dubbed by Lookus. The second of the two dubbed seasons switches some of the voice actors for unexplained reasons. | |
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