Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, 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!
This heartwarming 1980s comedy about an unconventional family taught me that "There's a time for love/ And a time for livin.'" Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano and the others were so endearing in their roles, but if you could recast this show with new actors, who would you pick to play powerful businesswoman Angela Bower and her live-in housekeeper Tony Micelli? What about their respective children, spunky tomboy Samantha and little Jonathan? And don't forget about snappy old Mona — who could fill Katherine Helmond's shoes?
Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, November 6, complete with a "new" cast photo.
To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more
Characters to recast:
Tony Micelli (Tony Danza)
Angela Bower (Judith Light)
Samantha Micelli (Alyssa Milano)
Jonathan Bower (Danny Pintauro)
Mona Robinson (Katherine Helmond)
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Tony Micelli - Matt LeBlanc
1Angela Bower - Portia DeRossi
Samantha Micelli - Leighton Meester
Jonathan Bower - Angus T. Jones
Mona Robinson - Goldie Hawn
Tony Micelli - Michael Imperioli
2Angela Bower - Stephanie March, from L&O SVU
Samantha Micelli - Miley Cyrus
Jonathan Bower - Rory Culkin
Mona Robinson - Catherine Deneuve
Tony Micelli = James Gandolfini
3Angela Bower = Sarah Jessica Parker
Samantha Micelli = Selena Gomez
Jonathan Bower = Cole Sprouse
Mona Robinson = Catherine Keener
Tony Micelli (Adrien Brody)
4Angela Bower (Ashley Judd)
Samantha Micelli (Abigail Breslin)I would have said Daveigh Chase but Abigail is closer to the age of 10...I think that is how old Alyssa was when she started the show...
Jonathan Bower (Daryl Sabara)
Mona Robinson (Stockard Channing)
Tony Micelli - Matthew Settle
5Angela Bower - Kelly Rowan
Samantha Micelli - Miranda Cosgrove
Jonathan Bower - Cole Sprouse
Mona Robinson - Jane Fonda
Tony Micelli - Matt LeBlanc
6Angela Bower - Christina Applegate
Samantha Micelli - Miley Cyrus
Jonathan Bower - Cole Sprouse
Mona Robinson - Shirley Maclaine
Tony Micelli - Dominic West (Jimmy McNulty on The Wire - GREAT show)
7Angela Bower - Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Samantha Micelli - Tania Raymonde (Alex on Lost)
Jonathan Bower - Alexander Gould (Shane on Weeds)
Mona Robinson - Cloris Leachman
Tony Micelli - Vince Vaughn
8Angela Bower - Renee Zellweger
Samantha Micelli - Emma Roberts
Jonathan Bower - Bobby Coleman (Martian Child)
Mona Robinson - Swoosie Kurtz
Tony Micelli--Jerry O'Connell
9Angela Bower--Julie Bowen
Samantha Micelli--Jenna Boyd (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)
Jonathan Bower--Jimmy Bennett (Evan Almighty)
Mona Robinson--Cathy Moriarity
I enjoy WhiplashGirlchild's choices!
10Tony Micelli - Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid)
11Angela Bower - Teri Hatcher
Samantha Micelli - Tina Majorino (Deb from Napolean Dynamite)
Jonathan Bower - Mark Indelicato (Justin on Ugly Betty)
Mona Robinson - Loni Anderson
Tony Micelli - Vince Vaughn
12Angela Bower - Amy Poehler
Samantha Micelli - Emma Watson
Jonathan Bower - Bobby Coleman
Mona Robinson - Sissy Spacek
Hey sfmastiffmom!
13I guess great minds think alike! I swear i didn't read the comments before I posted! That's hilarious
Tony Micelli-Ray Romano
14Angela Bower-Jean Louisa Kelly (Yes, dear)
Samantha Micelli-Rachel Bilson
Jonathan Bower-Macaulay Culkin
Mona Robinson-Holland Taylor
Tony Micelli: John Corbett
Angela Bower: Kate Walsh
Samantha Micelli: Alyson Stoner (Cheaper by the Dozen and The Suite Life of Zach and Cody)
Jonathan Bower: Angus T. Jones (Two and a Half Men)
Mona Robinson: Shirley MacLaine
15Tony Micelli: Robert Downey Jr.
16Angela Bower: Amanda Peet
Samantha Micelli: Ellen Page
Jonathan Bower: Bobby Coleman (from the upcoming movie: The Martian Child)
Mona Robinson: Ellen Burstyn
Tony Micelli - Adam Sandler
17Angela Bower - Felicity Huffman
Samantha Micelli - Alyson Stoner (the tomboy in Cheaper by the Dozen)
Jonathan Bower - Jimmy Bennett (Poseiden, Daddy day Care (Flash/Tony)
Mona Robinson - Blythe Danner
Tony Micelli-John Stamos
18Angela Bower-Jenny McCarthy
Samantha Micelli-Hillary Duff
Jonathan Bower-Angus Jones
Mona Robinson-Betty White
Angela Bower-Kim Catrall
19Tony Micelli-Rupert Everett
Samantha Micelli-Emanuelle Chiqri
Mona Robinson-Alan Arkin (The Grandpa from Little Miss Sunshine)
Jonathan Bower-Hunter Parish
Tony Micelli -- Danny Nucci
20Angela Bower -- Jenny McCarthy
Samantha Micelli -- Alyson Stoner
Jonathan Bower -- Dylan/Cole Sprouse
Mona Robinson -- Julia Barr (from all my children, although her comedic timing might be off)
Tony Micelli - Rory Cochrane
21Angela Bower - Courtney Thorne Smith
Samantha Micelli - Amanda Gallo
Jonathan Bower - Sawyer or Sullivan Sweeten
Mona Robinson - Susan Sarandon
Tony Micelli- Matt LeBlanc or Ben Affleck
22Angela Bower- Charlize Theron
Samantha Micelli- Katie Holmes (Dawson's Years)
Jonathan Bower- Haley Joel Osment
Mona Robinson- Dolly Parton
Tony Micelli - Matt LeBlanc
23Angela Bower - Elizabeth Mitchell
Samantha Micelli - Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Jonathan Bower - Brett or Shane Kinsman
Mona Robinson - Kate Flannery
Tony Micelli- Scott Baio
24Angela Bower- Elizabeth Mitchell
Samantha Micelli- Vanessa Hudgens
Jonathan Bower- Cole Sprouse
Mona Robinson- Marlo Thomas
Yeah I don't knwo who any of these people are.
25Marlo Thomas is a great choice for Mona psterling.
26Thanks! Yeah, I saw her on Betty last week and I was like, "Omg, she would be perfect!"
27Tony Micelli (Tony Danza) - Tom Hanks
Angela Bower (Judith Light) - Jennifer Aniston
Samantha Micelli (Alyssa Milano) - Ellen Page
Jonathan Bower (Danny Pintauro) - Michael Cera
Mona Robinson (Katherine Helmond) - Sally Field
These are my choices for a remake, I think it is a great cast for it! I hope you agree! Thanks!
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