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The Results Are In: Recast Family Ties

Apr 1 2008 - 3:32pm

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge [1], where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

There were some excellent ideas for this week's recast challenge [2], Family Ties. I especially loved some of the ideas for ex-hippie and lovable patriarch Steven Keaton, like WhiplashGirlchild [3]'s suggestion of Jon Corbett and LaurenG22 [4] on bringing Lauren Graham back to the small screen as Elyse Keaton and I totally agree with her that Adam Brody would make a hilarious young Republican. Also, big extra credit shout-outs go to sfmastiffmom [5] for casting all musicians (Justin Timberlake as Alex!), and The Pickle [6] for going that extra mile and recasting supporting characters Skippy and Mallory's boyfriend Nick.

I think my biggest smile came from bobo2854 [7]'s suggestion that Lynne Spears play mom to little American Idol superstar David Archuleta. Would that Alex P. Keaton turn out like Britney [8]?!

Thanks to everyone for chipping in ideas — it was an entertaining trip down memory lane. I thought that Alex P. Keaton would be the biggest factor for me, but Nitachequita [9]'s suggested recast for Elyse was so spot-on, I had to go with her recast list! Congrats!

To see who Nitachequita picked, along with a new cast photo, .

Nitachequita's cast:
Elyse Keaton—Ally Walker
Steven Keaton—Matthew Broderick
Alex P. Keaton—Anton Yelchin
Mallory Keaton—Zooey Deschanel
Jennifer Keaton—Vivien Cardone

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