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Do Over

  • TV Series
  • 2002–20032002–2003
  • 30m
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8.4/10
571
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Do Over (2002)
ComedyDramaFantasy
Thirty-four-year-old Joel Larsen gets a second chance to get his life right, thanks to a freakish accident that catapults him back to 1981. Blessed with adult wisdom, though hampered by adol... Read allThirty-four-year-old Joel Larsen gets a second chance to get his life right, thanks to a freakish accident that catapults him back to 1981. Blessed with adult wisdom, though hampered by adolescent urges, Joel sets out to right the wrongs that will befall his family.Thirty-four-year-old Joel Larsen gets a second chance to get his life right, thanks to a freakish accident that catapults him back to 1981. Blessed with adult wisdom, though hampered by adolescent urges, Joel sets out to right the wrongs that will befall his family.
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
571
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    • Kenny Schwartz
    • Rick Wiener
  • Stars
    • Penn Badgley
    • Angela Goethals
    • Josh Wise
    • Kenny Schwartz
    • Rick Wiener
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    • Penn Badgley
    • Angela Goethals
    • Josh Wise
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    Right to left - Josh Wise, Erin Mackey, and Penn Badgley on the set of "Do Over"
    Penn Badgley, Angela Goethals, Natasha Melnick, Michael Milhoan, Gigi Rice, and Josh Wise in Do Over (2002)
    Penn Badgley, Angela Goethals, Natasha Melnick, Michael Milhoan, Gigi Rice, and Josh Wise in Do Over (2002)
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    Penn Badgley, Angela Goethals, Natasha Melnick, Michael Milhoan, Gigi Rice, and Josh Wise in Do Over (2002)

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    Penn Badgley
    Penn Badgley
    • Joel Larsen
    Angela Goethals
    Angela Goethals
    • Cheryl Larsen
    Josh Wise
    Josh Wise
    • Pat Brody
    Natasha Melnick
    Natasha Melnick
    • Isabelle Meyers
    Michael Milhoan
    Michael Milhoan
    • Bill Larsen
    Gigi Rice
    Gigi Rice
    • Karen Larsen
    Melinda Sward
    Melinda Sward
    • Holly Kent
    Tom Wilson
    Tom Wilson
    • Coach Dorsey
    Julius Carry
    Julius Carry
    • Principal Glen Rudd
    Christopher Hatfield
    Christopher Hatfield
    • Joel
    Jason Kravits
    Jason Kravits
    • Dr. Nachman
    Judith Drake
    Judith Drake
    • Mrs. Hutchinson
    Kip Martin
    Kip Martin
    • Highschool Bully…
    Jimm Giannini
    • Pizza Delivery Guy…
    Davida Williams
    Davida Williams
    • Suzie
    Leslie Stevens
    Leslie Stevens
    • Cheryl
    David Vincent
    David Vincent
    • Pat at 34
    Corie Henninger
    • Teacher
      • Kenny Schwartz
      • Rick Wiener
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This is Thomas F. Wilson's fourth project about a man time traveling from modern day to the '80s. He also played the Tannen villian (Biff/Griff/Mad Dog respectively) in the Back to the Future trilogy.
    • Quotes

      Joel: I'm really 34 years old!

      Pat: Ok Dorothy, I believe you...

    • Connections
      Referenced in American Dad!: The Kidney Stays in the Picture (2012)

    User reviews26

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    Fun from a wish-fulfillment viewpoint
    The main character Joel is zapped by his drug-addict sister and returns to his adolescence--disbelieving at first, he soon enthusiastically works to correct the problems with his life and his family. For every realistic viewer, this situation is highly appealing. Who doesn't have some situation or action they'd like to correct? The execution of the show isn't as good as it could be: it's never really laugh-out-loud funny, and the various plot developments aren't particularly original. Penn Badgley is OK as the lead character (Joel as a teen); Tom Everett Scott briefly plays him as an adult and narrates, much in the manner of Daniel Stern on "The Wonder Years." I liked the parents best among the rest of the characters. I wonder, though, how this situation can resolve itself (assuming, of course, that the show isn't cancelled before it gets a chance). His return to 1981 is not the result of a magic spell or a wrinkle in time--if they try to claim it is happening for real, rather than inside Joel's head, then their credibility goes right out the window. Even fantasy requires internal consistency to be taken seriously.
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      • September 19, 2002 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Littlefield Company
      • 3 Hounds Productions
      • MHS Productions
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