# Mis-casting **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 20, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386 "2017-10-20T20:47:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/1 "2017-10-20T20:47:51Z")
Anyone remember the (not very well-known) mockumentary “And God Spoke”? In it they had Soupy Sales cast as Moses! Along the same lines the object of this game is to devise some of the worst ‘alternate’ casting you can come up with for real tv shows and movies. Pick 3-5 characters from the show the previous poster names and list your cast choices (can be living or dead). e.g. Star Trek TNG Captain Picard - Buddy Ebsen Data - Burt Reynolds Counselor Troi - Rebel Wilson Commander Riker - David Schwimmer * * * M_A_S_H_ ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/2 "2017-10-20T21:00:01Z")
Darned edit timeout. Posters may also feel free to name shows for the next poster that have previously been listed. After all, the number of shows out there are finite, but the possibilities for miscasting are almost infinite! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/3 "2017-10-21T01:00:01Z")
## Dr. Hawkeye Pierce - Adam West Major Hot Lips Houlihan - Georgette Engels Radar O’Riley - Benedict Cumberbatch Col. Potter - Marty Allen NCIS ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/4 "2017-10-21T01:10:14Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > * * * > > NCIS (Season 1) LJ Gibbs – Stephen Bogardus Caitlin Todd – Conchata Ferrell Anthony DiNozzo – Sean Hayes Abby Sciuto – Mare Winningham Donald Mallard – Mark Harmon NEXT: _L&O: SVU_ ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/5 "2017-10-21T02:13:03Z")
L&O: SVU Olivia Benson - Amy Schumer Odafin Tutuola - Eddie Murphy Donald Cragen - Telly Savalas John Munch - Woody Allen Eliot Stabler - Steven Seagal Next: The Big Bang Theory ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/6 "2017-10-21T02:30:24Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Next: The Big Bang Theory Sheldon – Charlie Sheen Leonard – Chris Noth Penny – Lorraine Bracco Raj – Kal Penn Howard – Adrien Brody Bernadette – Rashida Jones Amy – Angie Harmon Stuart – Chris Meloni **Next** : _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/7 "2017-10-21T02:45:59Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ Mary - Faye Dunaway Lou - Louie Anderson Murray - Don Rickles Rhoda - Joy Behar Ted - Robert Redford Georgette - Roseanne Barr Next: **Modern Family** ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/8 "2017-10-21T03:10:12Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Next: **Modern Family** Jay - Gary Burghoff Gloria - Judy Garland Cameron - John Wayne Mitchell - Charles Bronson Claire - Michelle Yeoh Next: I Love Lucy ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/9 "2017-10-21T03:28:05Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > Next: I Love Lucy Lucy – Mayim Bialik Ricky – Raul Esparza Ethel – Jennifer Jason Leigh Fred – Patrick Stewart **Next** : _Bewitched_ ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/10 "2017-10-21T03:51:29Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : _Bewitched_ Samantha - America Ferrera Darren - Henry Morgan Endora - Goldie Hawn Larry - Leonard Nimoy Next: This is Us ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/11 "2017-10-23T01:50:56Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > Next: This is Us Cardigan, I don’t think this show is well-known. Why don’t you do it yourself, then give us something a little better-known. Either something older, or a network show. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/12 "2017-10-23T11:56:43Z")
Star Wars: Episode 4 (A New Hope) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/13 "2017-10-23T13:03:41Z")
Luke Skywalker - Michael Cera Princess Leia - Aubrey Plaza Han Solo - Matt LeBlanc Darth Vader - Dwayne Johnson C3PO - Jeffrey Tambor R2D2 - Peter Dinklage Next: The Wizard of Oz ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/14 "2017-10-23T17:01:50Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Next: The Wizard of Oz Dorothy – Virginia Weidler The Wizard – Buster Keaton The Witch – Katharine Hepburn The Scarecrow – Ralph Bellamy The Cowardly Lion – Johnny Weismuller The Tin Man – Cary Grant Glinda – Miriam Hopkins Auntie Em – Irene Dunne Uncle Henry – David Niven Toto – Pal **Next** : _All in the Family_ ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/15 "2017-10-23T17:16:11Z")
Archie Bunker - Alan Alda Edith - Michael Learned Gloria - Fran Drescher Meathead - Brent Spiner Next: Gone With the Wind ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/16 "2017-10-23T17:35:14Z")
Scarlett O’Hara - Britney Spears Rhett Butler - Larry the Cable Guy Mammy - Mo’Nique Pork - Sinbad (because in one of his shows he said he would have sided with the whites) Ashley - Ron White Next: Leave it to Beaver ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/17 "2017-10-23T17:39:15Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > Next: Gone With the Wind Scarlett – Marlene Dietrich Rhett – James Stewart Ashley – Donald Crisp Melanie – Lauren Bacall Mammy – Josephine Baker Mr. O’Hara – Buster Keaton Mrs. O’Hara – Mary Pickford **Next** : _One Day at a Time_ ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/18 "2017-10-23T20:41:00Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Next: Leave it to Beaver Ward - Ozzy Osbourne June - Cyndi Lauper Beaver - Ron Howard Wally - Scott Baio Eddie - Richard Simmons Next: Barney Miller ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/19 "2017-10-23T20:43:31Z")
> [@Thin\_Ice](#): > > Ward - Ozzy Osbourne > June - Cyndi Lauper > Beaver - Ron Howard > Wally - Scott Baio > Eddie - Richard Simmons > Next: Barney Miller I cant do it all, but it has to start with: Barney: Abe Vigoda Fish: Michael Cera ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/20 "2017-10-23T20:52:53Z")
Barney: Abe Vigoda Mrs. Miller: Pam Anderson Fish: Michael Cera Dietrich: Steven Seagal Harris: Chris Tucker Wojo: Gilbert Gottfried Inspector Luger: Harvey Fierstein Yemana: BD Wong Chano: Horatio Sanz [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386.md?page=2)