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Defiance of this leads to RoleReprisal.

However, TV broadcasting made a bond between a role and a particular actor. Television audiences, unlike theater audiences, found it more difficult to suspend their disbelief in this respect. This was likely because reruns existed which would forever tie the appearance of a character to the actor that played them. While a play or even a series of plays could have the characters played by different actors, television could not because the original would still be around in the old shows.

Compare TheNthDoctor, which is the trope for cases where character's new voice and appearance ''are'' explained in-universe. If there's a TimeSkip and most of the cast remains the same then it can be a TimeShiftedActor if the age difference justifies the particular change. For long-term cast attrition in general, see LongRunnerCastTurnover.

This trope is when a new actor is brought on to play the same character as a previous actor who has left the series, with no explanation for the switch given to the audience. [[TropeNamers Named]] for the famous Darrin swap case: Dick York to Dick Sargent, on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.

This often is the case for Spinoff series and video game versions of animated films. Celebrities typically do not reprise their roles in these cases, either because the producers cannot afford them, or because they work solely in films.

Defiance of this trope leads to RoleReprisal.

[[caption-width-right:350: York's on the left and Sargent's on the right. [[AccidentalInnuendo Which Dick do you prefer?]]]]

Compare with SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, FakeShemp, TheOtherMarty and ObviousStuntDouble. Contrast with YouLookFamiliar. Can be {{Hand Wave}}d by the LiteraryAgentHypothesis. Often subject to ReplacementScrappy-ism. Often done with {{Continuity Reboot}}s. Occasionally explained away with MagicPlasticSurgery. Usually the replacement is a PoorMansSubstitute.

-->-- '''Crow''', ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "[[{{Clonus}} Parts: The Clonus Horror]]"

This became a notable phenomenon only with the rise of series television. Prior to TV, there was no expectation that a role in a theater production would be played by the same actor. It was -- and is -- assumed that any production of a particular work would seek out whatever actors it wanted for the roles, and a single production can feature different actors in the same role on successive nights.

This is when a new actor is brought on to play the same character as a previous actor who has left the series, with no explanation for the switch given to the audience. [[TropeNamers Named]] for the famous Darrin swap case: Dick York to Dick Sargent, on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.

This is a notable phenomenon only with the rise of series television. Prior to TV, there was no expectation that a role in a theater production would be played by the same actor. It was common for a dramatic work to be performed anew for each new audience. It was assumed that any production of a particular work would seek out whatever actors it wanted for the roles. Even an ongoing live performance production could feature multiple actors in the roles.

[[caption-width-right:350: York's on the left and Dick Sargent's on the right. [[AccidentalInnuendo Which Dick do you prefer?]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[AccidentalInnuendo Which Dick do you prefer?]]]]

->''"Dick Sargent -- didn't he play Dick York on Series/{{Bewitched}}?"''

This often is the case for Spinoff series and video game versions of animated films. Celebrities typically do not reprise their roles in these cases, either because the producers cannot afford them, or because they solely in films.

This is when a new actor is brought on to play the same character as an previous actor who has left the series, with no explanation for the switch given to the audience. [[TropeNamers Named]] for the famous Darrin swap case: Dick York to Dick Sargent, on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.

Compare TheNthDoctor, which is the trope for cases where character's look and voice ''are'' explained in-universe. If there's a TimeSkip and most of the cast remains the same then it can be a TimeShiftedActor if the age difference justifies the particular change. For long-term cast attrition in general, see LongRunnerCastTurnover.

When the character replacement is addressed in the work, the trope is TheNthDoctor. If there's a TimeSkip and most of the cast remains the same then it can be a TimeShiftedActor if the age difference justifies the particular change. For long-term cast attrition in general, see LongRunnerCastTurnover.

A new actor is brought on to play the same character as an actor who has left the series, with no explanation for the switch given to the audience. [[TropeNamers Named]] for the famous Darrin swap case: Dick York to Dick Sargent, on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.

A new actor is brought on to play the same character as an actor who left, with no explanation for the switch being given to the audience. [[TropeNamers Named]] for the famous Darrin swap case: Dick York to Dick Sargent, on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.

However, TV broadcasting made a bond between a role and a particular actor. Television audiences, unlike theater audiences, found it more difficult to suspend disbelief in this respect. This was likely because reruns existed which would forever tie the appearance of a character to the actor that played them. While a play or even a series of plays could have the characters played by different actors, television could not because the original would still be around in the old shows.

# the new actor takes over with no announcement. In this variety, the actor is playing a character who has not recently been on the show. The audience is initially unaware that this person is the character we know, as his/her first interactions are always with characters who have joined the show since he left. Then someone he/she knew addresses him by name, and we are surprised. Though rarely seen outside daytime, this was done on ''{{CSI}}'' in the episode "Hollywood Brass", in which Brass's daughter was played by a new actress with a different hair color.

->''"Dick Sargent -- didn't he play Dick York on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''?"''

However, TV broadcasting made a bond between a role and a particular actor. Television audiences, unlike theater audiences, found it more difficult to suspend disbelief in this respect. This was likely due to the fact reruns existed which would forever tie the appearance of a character to the actor that played them. Thus while a play or even a series of plays could have the characters played by different actors, television could not because the original would still be around in the old shows.

Compare with SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, FakeShemp, TheOtherMarty. Contrast with YouLookFamiliar. Can be {{Hand Wave}}d by the LiteraryAgentHypothesis. Often subject to ReplacementScrappy-ism. Often done with {{Continuity Reboot}}s. Occasionally explained away with MagicPlasticSurgery. Usually the replacement is a PoorMansSubstitute.

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Compare with SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, FakeShemp and TheOtherMarty. Contrast with YouLookFamiliar. Can be {{Hand Wave}}d by the LiteraryAgentHypothesis. Often subject to ReplacementScrappy-ism. Often done with {{Continuity Reboot}}s. Occasionally explained away with MagicPlasticSurgery. Usually the replacement is a PoorMansSubstitute.

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