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today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten TV characters that were
suddenly recast before we begin we
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our latest videos for this list we’re
looking at various television characters
that were abruptly recast for various
reasons
number 10 Reggie mantle Riverdale Reggie
mantle is a well-liked prankster
personal rival and perfect foil to lead
character Archie in the first season of
Riverdale Reggie was a recurring
character portrayed by Ross Butler and
while the creators and writers of the
show wanted to use Reggie a lot more
than they did they were forced to
significantly cut his role due to
Butler’s commitment to 13 reasons why
for the show second season Butler was
replaced by Charles Melton who had
previously appeared in one episode of
Glee and two episodes of American Horror
Story hotel number nine Polly red dwarf
Holly is red dwarfs on-board computer
and unlike Hal or similar pieces of
artificial intelligence he appears as a
disembodied human head on a black
background
that’s quite creepy big guy yes it can
be anything any game at all drafts poker
anything yes the beauty of snakes and
ladders yes maybe I’ll let you go first
yes so you like a bit of chess do you
for the first two seasons of the show
Holly’s head and voice were provided by
Norman Lovett however filming of red
dwarf soon moved to London and Lovett
wasn’t willing to move or commute so he
was replaced with Hattie hey Ridge in
the show’s universe the character of
Holly became infatuated with his female
counterpart and altered his physical
appearance to be based on hers number 8
Kristen Beth Baxter Boyd Baxter and ryan
vogelson
Last Man Standing turns out the show has
a fitting title because a lot of its
cast members dropped like flies after
the first season Mike’s oldest daughter
Kristen was originally portrayed by
Alexandra KRAS knee
however Fras knee was fired for creative
reasons
replaced by Amanda fuller for the
remainder of the series Kristin’s son
Boyd was played by Luke crunch F for the
first season before being replaced by
Flynn Morrison and finally Boyd’s father
Ryan was portrayed by singer Nick Jonas
in a guest role before he was
permanently replaced by Jordan Masterson
presumably because Jonas wasn’t
committing to a 130 episode show he is a
busy man after all but I’m just asking
for a little compassion and maybe a
little forgiveness number 7 lorry
Foreman That 70’s Show lorry Eric’s
loose and whiny older sister doesn’t
make a lot of appearances but when she
does there is bound to be gold I’m
wearing underwear see she was originally
portrayed by Lisa Robin Kelly who had a
recurring role in the first season
before she was promoted to series
regular in seasons two and three
however Kelly tragically lost a baby and
fell into alcoholism resulting in her
diminished appearances after season
three kelly was then permanently
replaced by Christina Moore for the
show’s sixth season Moore appeared in
six episodes before Lori Foreman was
finally written out of the show for good
number six Harriette Winslow Family
Matters Harriet the matriarch of the
Winslow family was famously portrayed by
Joe Murray Peyton for nine seasons and
200 episodes it was a massive
accomplishment which makes it all the
more baffling that Peyton was replaced
by Judy an elder for the final nine
episodes she was so close to making it
all the way as Peyton explains she had
decided to leave the show two years
earlier as her heart wasn’t in the role
anymore and she quote wanted to do
something else her departure hit her
co-star Reginald veljohnson particularly
hard as he explained that it was like
getting a divorce number five spartacus
spartacus we think we can speak for
everyone when we say that cancer is a
bitch for the show’s first season blood
and Sand Spartacus was portrayed by Andy
Whitfield
however Whitfield was diagnosed with
cancer in March of 2010 and to give him
time to seek treatment and heal stars
ordered a prequel series called
Spartacus gods of the arena however when
Whitfield failed to get better he was
replaced by Liam McIntyre who portrayed
Spartacus for the remaining two seasons
Whitfield tragically passed away on
September 11th 2011 four months before
the premiere of the second season number
four Daario naharis Game of Thrones Game
of Thrones has certainly seen its fair
share of replaced cast members hell the
mountain has even been played by three
different people but perhaps the most
jarring replacement was that of Daario
naharis for three episodes of season 3
Daario was portrayed by ed skrein who
rocked the long luscious hair my sword
is yours my life is yours my heart is
yours
however scrying left the show for
ambiguous office politics and was
replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman
who looks absolutely nothing like screen
but then again this is TV so we had to
just go with it number three hey Zeus
adams-foster
the Fosters hey Zeus adams-foster is
Stefan Lena’s son who suffers from ADHD
and has a strong relationship with his
twin sister Mariana for the first 40 odd
episodes he Zeus was portrayed by Jake
toc Li play Spain however he left the
show at the end of season 2 for unknown
reasons ambiguously tweeting quote my
time on the show has come to an end
fortunately there seemed to be no
animosity with the show’s producers and
creators he was replaced by Noah sent an
ale for season 3 and he would go on to
be nominated for a Teen Choice Award
number 2 Vivian banks The Fresh Prince
of bel-air police this show had the
sense of humor to address aunt Viv’s
mysterious change in appearance for 73
episodes Aunt Viv was played by Janet
Hubert
however Hubert reportedly never got
along with Will Smith hence she was
subsequently let go from the show after
three seasons thank you will
Hubert was replaced by Daphne Maxwell
Reid who would continue to portray aunt
viv for the remaining three seasons this
you had that baby it’s something
and unlike most shows this change in
actress resulted in a change of
character as Hubert’s Vivian was career
oriented and tough while reads Vivian
was more family-oriented and reserved
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions shield
yourself in the right materials and it
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so that we protect others so what if
they duty all my friends died in Vietnam
all of them anyway
they concluded that Platts theory was
right on there was deliberate sabotage
and the transport explosion was no
accident
futures chief that’s the way to go
didn’t that risky yeah can be but the
returns are huge I made $15 one Becky
Connor Healy Roseanne the case of Becky
Connor Healy is certainly an interesting
one for the show’s first five seasons
Becky was portrayed by Lisa goranson
however goranson left the show to attend
college forcing the producers to write
her character out of the show however
the decision was eventually made to
recast the role and it was given to
future TV star Sarah Chalke goranson was
then brought back for season eight and
both she and Jacques alternated episodes
Chuck then permanently took over the
role for the show’s ninth and initially
final season then when they brought
Roseanne back over two decades later
göransson reprised her role as Becky who
became a surrogate for Chuck’s Andrea so
are you gonna be there when Becky has
sex with your husband or what
they don’t do it like that do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
before welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten TV characters that were
suddenly recast before we begin we
publish new content every day
so be sure to subscribe to our Channel
and ring the bell to get notified about
our latest videos for this list we’re
looking at various television characters
that were abruptly recast for various
reasons
number 10 Reggie mantle Riverdale Reggie
mantle is a well-liked prankster
personal rival and perfect foil to lead
character Archie in the first season of
Riverdale Reggie was a recurring
character portrayed by Ross Butler and
while the creators and writers of the
show wanted to use Reggie a lot more
than they did they were forced to
significantly cut his role due to
Butler’s commitment to 13 reasons why
for the show second season Butler was
replaced by Charles Melton who had
previously appeared in one episode of
Glee and two episodes of American Horror
Story hotel number nine Polly red dwarf
Holly is red dwarfs on-board computer
and unlike Hal or similar pieces of
artificial intelligence he appears as a
disembodied human head on a black
background
that’s quite creepy big guy yes it can
be anything any game at all drafts poker
anything yes the beauty of snakes and
ladders yes maybe I’ll let you go first
yes so you like a bit of chess do you
for the first two seasons of the show
Holly’s head and voice were provided by
Norman Lovett however filming of red
dwarf soon moved to London and Lovett
wasn’t willing to move or commute so he
was replaced with Hattie hey Ridge in
the show’s universe the character of
Holly became infatuated with his female
counterpart and altered his physical
appearance to be based on hers number 8
Kristen Beth Baxter Boyd Baxter and ryan
vogelson
Last Man Standing turns out the show has
a fitting title because a lot of its
cast members dropped like flies after
the first season Mike’s oldest daughter
Kristen was originally portrayed by
Alexandra KRAS knee
however Fras knee was fired for creative
reasons
replaced by Amanda fuller for the
remainder of the series Kristin’s son
Boyd was played by Luke crunch F for the
first season before being replaced by
Flynn Morrison and finally Boyd’s father
Ryan was portrayed by singer Nick Jonas
in a guest role before he was
permanently replaced by Jordan Masterson
presumably because Jonas wasn’t
committing to a 130 episode show he is a
busy man after all but I’m just asking
for a little compassion and maybe a
little forgiveness number 7 lorry
Foreman That 70’s Show lorry Eric’s
loose and whiny older sister doesn’t
make a lot of appearances but when she
does there is bound to be gold I’m
wearing underwear see she was originally
portrayed by Lisa Robin Kelly who had a
recurring role in the first season
before she was promoted to series
regular in seasons two and three
however Kelly tragically lost a baby and
fell into alcoholism resulting in her
diminished appearances after season
three kelly was then permanently
replaced by Christina Moore for the
show’s sixth season Moore appeared in
six episodes before Lori Foreman was
finally written out of the show for good
number six Harriette Winslow Family
Matters Harriet the matriarch of the
Winslow family was famously portrayed by
Joe Murray Peyton for nine seasons and
200 episodes it was a massive
accomplishment which makes it all the
more baffling that Peyton was replaced
by Judy an elder for the final nine
episodes she was so close to making it
all the way as Peyton explains she had
decided to leave the show two years
earlier as her heart wasn’t in the role
anymore and she quote wanted to do
something else her departure hit her
co-star Reginald veljohnson particularly
hard as he explained that it was like
getting a divorce number five spartacus
spartacus we think we can speak for
everyone when we say that cancer is a
bitch for the show’s first season blood
and Sand Spartacus was portrayed by Andy
Whitfield
however Whitfield was diagnosed with
cancer in March of 2010 and to give him
time to seek treatment and heal stars
ordered a prequel series called
Spartacus gods of the arena however when
Whitfield failed to get better he was
replaced by Liam McIntyre who portrayed
Spartacus for the remaining two seasons
Whitfield tragically passed away on
September 11th 2011 four months before
the premiere of the second season number
four Daario naharis Game of Thrones Game
of Thrones has certainly seen its fair
share of replaced cast members hell the
mountain has even been played by three
different people but perhaps the most
jarring replacement was that of Daario
naharis for three episodes of season 3
Daario was portrayed by ed skrein who
rocked the long luscious hair my sword
is yours my life is yours my heart is
yours
however scrying left the show for
ambiguous office politics and was
replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman
who looks absolutely nothing like screen
but then again this is TV so we had to
just go with it number three hey Zeus
adams-foster
the Fosters hey Zeus adams-foster is
Stefan Lena’s son who suffers from ADHD
and has a strong relationship with his
twin sister Mariana for the first 40 odd
episodes he Zeus was portrayed by Jake
toc Li play Spain however he left the
show at the end of season 2 for unknown
reasons ambiguously tweeting quote my
time on the show has come to an end
fortunately there seemed to be no
animosity with the show’s producers and
creators he was replaced by Noah sent an
ale for season 3 and he would go on to
be nominated for a Teen Choice Award
number 2 Vivian banks The Fresh Prince
of bel-air police this show had the
sense of humor to address aunt Viv’s
mysterious change in appearance for 73
episodes Aunt Viv was played by Janet
Hubert
however Hubert reportedly never got
along with Will Smith hence she was
subsequently let go from the show after
three seasons thank you will
Hubert was replaced by Daphne Maxwell
Reid who would continue to portray aunt
viv for the remaining three seasons this
you had that baby it’s something
and unlike most shows this change in
actress resulted in a change of
character as Hubert’s Vivian was career
oriented and tough while reads Vivian
was more family-oriented and reserved
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions shield
yourself in the right materials and it
becomes harmless may router tech to us
so that we protect others so what if
they duty all my friends died in Vietnam
all of them anyway
they concluded that Platts theory was
right on there was deliberate sabotage
and the transport explosion was no
accident
futures chief that’s the way to go
didn’t that risky yeah can be but the
returns are huge I made $15 one Becky
Connor Healy Roseanne the case of Becky
Connor Healy is certainly an interesting
one for the show’s first five seasons
Becky was portrayed by Lisa goranson
however goranson left the show to attend
college forcing the producers to write
her character out of the show however
the decision was eventually made to
recast the role and it was given to
future TV star Sarah Chalke goranson was
then brought back for season eight and
both she and Jacques alternated episodes
Chuck then permanently took over the
role for the show’s ninth and initially
final season then when they brought
Roseanne back over two decades later
göransson reprised her role as Becky who
became a surrogate for Chuck’s Andrea so
are you gonna be there when Becky has
sex with your husband or what
they don’t do it like that do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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