# Mis-casting

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [October 20, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386 "2017-10-20T20:47:51Z")\
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**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:** [November 14, 2017, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/61 "2017-11-14T06:21:37Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> Next - _The Carol Burnett Show_

Carol Burnett – Roma Downey  
Vicki Lawrence – Tori Spelling  
Tim Conway – Jerry Orbach  
Harvey Korman – William Shatner  
Lyle Waggoner – Horatio Sanz  
**Next** : _SpongeBob SquarePants_– the live action version!

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**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:** [November 14, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/62 "2017-11-14T14:26:55Z")

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SpongeBob - Alec Guinness  
Patrick - Jurgen Prochnow  
Squidward - Laurence Olivier  
Sandy Cheeks - Faye Dunaway  
Mr. Crabby - John Houseman

Next - Lord of the Rings (trilogy)

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/799386/63 "2017-11-14T21:54:40Z")

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> [@Cardigan](#):
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> SpongeBob - Alec Guinness  
> Patrick - Jurgen Prochnow  
> Squidward - Laurence Olivier  
> Sandy Cheeks - Faye Dunaway  
> Mr. Crabby - John Houseman
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> Next - Lord of the Rings (trilogy)

Gollum - Jerry Seinfeld  
Frodo Baggins - Samuel L. Jackson  
Samwise Gamgee - Chris Tucker  
Gandalf the Grey - Andy Dick  
Gandalf the White - Morgan Freeman  
Legolas - Michael J. Fox  
Gimli - Tom Cruise

OK, I’m sure others can expand this, and should.

Next - Top Gun

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