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Do Over

  • TV Series
  • 2002–2003
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
634
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Do Over (2002)
ComedyDramaFantasyRomance

After a bizarre accident, 34-year-old Joel Larsen travels back to 1981, armed with adult knowledge but facing teenage impulses as he tries to prevent his family's future misfortunes.After a bizarre accident, 34-year-old Joel Larsen travels back to 1981, armed with adult knowledge but facing teenage impulses as he tries to prevent his family's future misfortunes.After a bizarre accident, 34-year-old Joel Larsen travels back to 1981, armed with adult knowledge but facing teenage impulses as he tries to prevent his family's future misfortunes.

  • Creators
    • Kenny Schwartz
    • Rick Wiener
  • Stars
    • Penn Badgley
    • Angela Goethals
    • Josh Wise
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    634
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Kenny Schwartz
      • Rick Wiener
    • Stars
      • Penn Badgley
      • Angela Goethals
      • Josh Wise
    • 26User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Penn Badgley
    Penn Badgley
    • Joel Larsen
    • 2002–2003
    Angela Goethals
    Angela Goethals
    • Cheryl Larsen
    • 2002–2003
    Josh Wise
    Josh Wise
    • Pat Brody
    • 2002–2003
    Natasha Melnick
    Natasha Melnick
    • Isabelle Meyers
    • 2002–2003
    Michael Milhoan
    Michael Milhoan
    • Bill Larsen
    • 2002–2003
    Gigi Rice
    Gigi Rice
    • Karen Larsen
    • 2002–2003
    Melinda Sward
    Melinda Sward
    • Holly Kent
    • 2002
    Tom Wilson
    Tom Wilson
    • Coach Dorsey
    • 2002–2003
    Julius Carry
    Julius Carry
    • Principal Glen Rudd
    • 2002
    Christopher Hatfield
    Christopher Hatfield
    • Joel
    • 2002–2003
    Jason Kravits
    Jason Kravits
    • Dr. Nachman
    • 2002
    Judith Drake
    • Mrs. Hutchinson
    • 2002
    Kip Martin
    Kip Martin
    • Highschool Bully…
    • 2002
    Jimm Giannini
    • Pizza Delivery Guy…
    • 2002
    Davida Williams
    Davida Williams
    • Suzie
    • 2002
    Leslie Stevens
    Leslie Stevens
    • Cheryl
    • 2002
    David Vincent
    David Vincent
    • Pat at 34
    • 2002
    Corie Henninger
    • Teacher
    • 2002
    • Creators
      • Kenny Schwartz
      • Rick Wiener
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    8irehawk

    Needs to be rebooted...

    Yeah, there was something wrong with the entire WB network and it has to do with the bad relationship WB network president Jamie Kellner and the rest of the entire WB network. Jamie's not favored on this show and that's why this show got messed up during the first half of its single season and then discontinued in the wrong time by the TV critics. Thank god, the WB network is officially shut down back in 2006.

    This show is reasonable, but it needs to be rebooted in the low public cable network so it can last 1 or more seasons. Joel's current adult age should be changed from 34 to 54, this time.
    10peachykeen

    Not too shabby!

    I watched this the other night, expecting it to suck. I was wrong. I actually found it relatively amusing. Everyone wants to go back and change their life and this 34-year old man, Joel, gets blasted back to be about 15, and he gets to relive his life. It's worth the watch as you remember the time that parachute pants, Devo and even Wham! were still in.
    Citylove88

    Great Show

    I think show is the wb's best and the best of the new season. Do Over is a trip to the 80's. It's great fun for those who lived through it and those who didn't. I, like the main character, am a freshmen in high school and it's funny to see what the character's freshmen year is like as I live through mine. Plus it's a major bonus when they cast major eyecandy like Penn Badgley. All in all the show is a hilarious trip through the past.
    Noria

    It's quirky and cute

    I honestly enjoyed watching this show. It was really quite amusing and I think that the concept of going back and changing your life is really great. I was very disappointed that it got canceled and that it was never really given it's fair chance. I think Joel is an adorable and honest character, i would have liked to see more of him and his family!
    afrish

    I love this show

    This show is just so much fun. There's no other way to put it. You don't look for accuracy, or wish fulfillment, or deep dialogue or plot.

    The show reminds me of when I was in high school - the times that make me sad they're over AND the times that made me cringe. It's fun to watch just to see all the 80s references. It's the kind of fun that That 80s Show SHOULD have been (but SO WASN'T).

    The storylines are good, it's fun to think of going back and having the ability to make changes. Or seeing Joel know what happens in the future to the people he knew in high school, while he's back in high school this second time around.

    I only wish that it was on a major network so that more people would "fall" into it. Hopefully, it will be found, and watched, by many - so that I can keep on seeing it.

    Check out this little show. You'll have fun.

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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)

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Всё по новой
    • Filming locations
      • Brookline, Massachusetts, USA(high school exterior)
    • Production companies
      • The Littlefield Company
      • 3 Hounds Productions
      • MHS Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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