Darrin syndrome is a term used to describe an event in which an actor leaves a television show or movie franchise with continuous history across episodes and is replaced with another actor, with no in-story reason given for the change in appearance. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ...

This refers to prominent series characters who are part of the regular cast and whose recast can change the tone of the whole program, not to the recast of minor or recurring characters. This does not refer to cases in which different actors play the same character at different ages.

The syndrome gets it name from the television show Bewitched, in which the role of Darrin Stephens was played by Dick York for five seasons, then at the beginning of the sixth season, he was replaced by Dick Sargent, with no explanation whatsoever (even though his appearance could have been magically altered). Bewitched was an American situation comedy starring actress Elizabeth Montgomery, broadcast on ABC from 1964 to 1972. ... Dick York from the Twilight Zone television episode A Penny for Your Thoughts Dick York (September 4, 1928 – February 20, 1992), was an American actor. ... Dick Sargent Dick Sargent (born Richard Cox; April 19, 1930, in Carmel, California — July 8, 1994 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor probably best remembered as the second Darrin Stephens on the hit television show Bewitched, although Sargent had been appearing in films since his debut in 1956. ...

Television examples

Bewitched — Apart from the replacement of Darrin from which this syndrome gets its name, this show has had several such examples. When Alice Pearce died, the role of Gladys Kravitz was taken over by Sandra Gould. Irene Vernon originated the role of Louise Tate, which was taken over by Kasey Rogers. Two actors also played Darrin's father Frank Stephens. Bewitched was an American situation comedy starring actress Elizabeth Montgomery, broadcast on ABC from 1964 to 1972. ... Pearce as Gladys Kravitz in Bewitched with George Tobias as her husband Abner, (1964). ... Gladys Kravitz was a fictional character on the American situation comedy Bewitched (1964-1972). ... Sandra Gould was an actress, born in the New York City on July 23, 1916 and died during heart surgery on July 20, 1999, three days before her 73rd birthday. ... Irene Vernon is an actress who was born in the United States on January 16th 1922. ... Kasey Rogers is an actress who was born in the United States on December 15, 1926. ...

The Brady Bunch — The show retained its entire cast throughout its initial five-year run, however, in its various spin-offs, all three Brady girls changed at different points. In its first spin-off, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Jan, who was played by Eve Plumb in the series, was recast with Geri Reischl. In the television movie, A Very Brady Christmas, Cindy, who was played by Susan Olsen in the series, was played by Jennifer Runyon. Finally, in the dramatic spinoff, The Bradys, Maureen McCormick did not reprise her role of Marcia, and was replaced by Leah Ayres. The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Publicity photo of Eve Plumb from The Brady Bunch Leigh McCloskey and Eve Plumb in Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway Eve Plumb (born April 29, 1958 in Burbank, California) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jan Brady in the television sitcom The Brady Bunch. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A television movie (also known as a TV film, TV movie, TV-movie, feature-length drama, made-for-TV movie, movie of the week (MOTW or MOW), single drama, telemovie, telefilm, or two-hour-long drama) is a film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network. ... A Very Brady Christmas is a 1988 television movie based on the television series The Brady Bunch, featuring all of the original actors who appeared in the series except Susan Olsen. ... Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch Susan Olsen (born August 14, 1961 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actress, best known for her role as Cindy Brady on the television sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974. ... Jennifer Runyon (born April 1, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress. ... The Bradys was a 1990 television drama that was supposed to be a grown-up version of 1970s sitcom The Brady Bunch. ... Publicity photo of Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her role as Marcia Brady in the television series The Brady Bunch. ... Leah Aryes played Marica in the six episode drama series The Bradys, one of the many spin offs to the Brady Bunch. ...

Dynasty — The character of Fallon Carrington Colby was played by Pamela Sue Martin from 1981 until 1984, and then by Emma Samms from 1985 until 1989 in this show and its spinoff The Colbys. When a plotline brought back a former lover of Fallon's, scenes from the first season were reshot with Samms, to be used in flashback sequences. The British Samms had never attempted to portray an American before, and her accent fluctuated wildly, especially in her first season on the show. Fallon's brother, Steven Carrington, was played by Al Corley from 1981 until 1983, and then by Jack Coleman from 1984 until 1988. In the latter case, his change in appearance was initially explained by an industrial accident requiring plastic surgery, but this was apparently forgotten by the script writers fairly quickly, as several weeks later he was easily recognized by an old college friend who hadn't seen him in years. In Dynasty: The Reunion Al Corley resumed the role with no scripted explanation for Steven's pre-surgery appearance returning. Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 10, 1989. ... Pamela Sue Martin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... See also: 1980 in television, other events of 1981, 1982 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1981-82 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1983 in television, other events of 1984, 1985 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1984-85 American network television schedule. ... Emma Samms Emma Samms (born Emma Samuelson on 28 August 1960, in London) is a television actress // Career Samms played Holly Sutton Scorpio on the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1982 to 1985, and from 1992 to 1993 and again in 2006. ... See also: 1984 in television, other events of 1985, 1986 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1985-86 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1988 in television, other events of 1989, 1990 in television and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1989-90 United States network television schedule. ... The Colbys (originally titled Dynasty II: The Colbys) was a primetime television soap opera which aired from November 1985 to March 1987. ... Al Corley (born 1956) is an actor and producer. ... See also: 1980 in television, other events of 1981, 1982 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1981-82 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1982 in television, other events of 1983, 1984 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1983-84 American network television schedule. ... Jack Coleman is an American actor, best known for replacing Al Corley in the role of Steven Carrington in the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty. ... See also: 1983 in television, other events of 1984, 1985 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1984-85 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1987 in television, other events of 1988, 1989 in television and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1988-89 United States network television schedule. ... Dynasty: The Reunion was a mini-series, produced in 1991 which reunited the characters from the primetime television soap opera Dynasty which had aired on ABC from 1981 to 1989. ...

Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - The character of Jimmy Olsen was played by Michael Landes in season 1 (1993-1994), and then by Justin Whalin from seasons 2-4 (1994-1997). Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ... Jimmy Olsen (full name James Bartholomew Olsen) is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ... Justin Whalin (born September 6, 1974 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor who is most known for his appearances in such films as Dungeons & Dragons and Childs Play 3, and as the Daily Planet photogrpaher Jimmy Olsen in the TV series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures...

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — The character of Vivian Smith-Banks (Will's aunt) was portrayed by Janet Hubert-Whitten from 1990 until 1993, and then by Daphne Reid from 1993 to 1996. Spoiler warning: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was a television sitcom which aired on NBC from 1990 to 1996. ... Janet Hubert-Whitten (born January 13, 1956 in New York) is an actress who starred as Vivian Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1993. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1990. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1993. ... Daphne Maxwell Reid (born July 13, 1948 in New York City, New York) is an actress. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1996. ...

Roseanne — Daughter Becky was played by Lecy Goranson until she left to go to college during season five. The character reappeared during season six by Sarah Chalke. Writers acknowledged this event by having the family watching a Bewitched episode and Chalke mentioning her preference to the replacement character. An episode poked fun at the "new Becky" by showing a future D.J. played by John Goodman rocking back and forth in the office of a psychiatrist repeatedly mumbling to himself, "She says she is the same but she isn't the same." Oddly enough, Goranson came back two seasons later, and then left to be replaced by Chalke yet again during the final season. At least once, both actresses actually appeared in the same episode. This article refers to the sitcom Roseanne. For the actress/comedian, see Roseanne Barr. ... Alicia Goranson Alicia Lynelle Goranson (born June 22, 1974 in Evanston, Illinois) is the full name of Lecy Goranson, an American actress. ... Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid in Scrubs. ... John Goodman on NBCs The West Wing John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952 in Affton, Missouri) is an American actor. ...

Stargate SG-1 - Dr. Elizabeth Weir was played by Jessica Steen in the seventh season finale Lost City. At the start of the eighth season, however, Steen was replaced by Torri Higginson, who played Weir in the season premiere New Order as well as in the spin-off series Stargate Atlantis. Stargate SG-1 (sometimes written STARGÃ…TE to mimic the title art, and popularly abbreviated as SG-1) is an American television series based upon the 1994 science fiction film Stargate. ... This article needs to be updated. ... Jessica Steen as Dr. Elizabeth Weir in Stargate SG-1 Jessica Steen (born December 19, 1965 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian movie and television actress, noted for her roles in Homefront, Earth 2, Armageddon, NCIS and Stargate SG-1. ... Lost City (Parts 1 and 2) are episodes of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Torri Higginson as Dr. Elizabeth Weir in Stargate Atlantis Torri Higginson is a Canadian actress. ... New Order (Parts 1 and 2) are the season 8 premiere episodes of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Stargate Atlantis is a spin-off from the television series Stargate SG-1, which in turn was based on the film Stargate (1994). ...

Movie examples

007 — To date, six actors have played James Bond in the official EON Productions film series: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig. Bond's friend, CIA Officer Felix Leiter, has been played by Jack Lord, Cec Linder, Rik Van Nutter, Norman Burton, David Hedison (twice), John Terry, and Jeffrey Wright. In addition, Bond's boss, MI6 spymaster M, has been played by Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Edward Fox, and Judi Dench. However, only the Lee/Brown changeover is a true case of Darrin Syndrome; Fox's and Dench's respective M characters were acknowledged on screen as being new to the post, while Brown's M was acknowledged on screen as going into retirement. There have also been four actresses who played M's secretary Miss Moneypenny: Lois Maxwell, Caroline Bliss, Pamela Salem, and Samantha Bond. The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery, KBE, (born August 25, 1930) is an Oscar-winning Scottish film actor who is best known as the original cinematic James Bond. ... George Lazenby as James Bond 007. ... Moore and Tony Curtis in The Persuaders! (1971/72). ... Timothy Dalton. ... Pierce Brosnan at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival (photo by Rita Molnár) Pierce Brendan Brosnan (Honorary) OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish film actor and producer. ... Daniel Craig in Layer Cake. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. ... Jack Lord in a scene from Hawaii Five-O. John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 – January 21, 1998), best known by his stage name Jack Lord, made his career as a screen and Broadway theatre actor who is mostly known for his starring role as Steve McGarrett in the... Cec Linder as the archeologist Doctor Matthew Roney in the BBC Television serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958-59). ... Palm Beach Post - Obituaries - Fredrik Von Nutter, of West Palm Beach, died Saturday. ... Norman Burton (December 5, 1923 - November 29, 2003), occasionally credited as Normann Burton, was an American film and television actor. ... David Hedison is seen playing CIA agent Felix Leiter in Live and Let Die. ... This article is about the English footballer. ... Jeffrey Wright as Jean-Michel Basquiat in Basquiat (1996). ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service or simply Six, is the United Kingdoms external security agency. ... M is the title and code letter for James Bonds boss and fictional head of the British Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. ... Bernard Lee as M in The Man with the Golden Gun Bernard Lee (January 10, 1908 – January 16, 1981) was a British actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films. ... Robert Brown as M in Licence to Kill Robert Brown (July 23, 1921 - November 11, 2003) was a British actor best known for his portrayal of M in the James Bond movies, succeeding Bernard Lee, who died in 1981. ... Edward Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. ... Dame Judi Dench as the widowed Queen Victoria in Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE (born 9 December 1934), known as Dame Judi Dench, is an Academy Award-winning English actress born in North Yorkshire. ... Miss Moneypenny is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. ... Lois Maxwell (born February 14, 1927) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise. ... Caroline Bliss (born 1961) is a British actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. ... Pamela Salem is a British film and television actress. ... Samantha Bond as Moneypenny Samantha Bond (born November 27, 1962) is a British actress best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise. ...

Back to the Future trilogy — Marty McFly's girlfriend Jennifer Parker was played by Claudia Wells in the first film, but was replaced by Elisabeth Shue in the sequels. Additionally in the sequels, George McFly, played by Crispin Glover in the first movie, appears in the sequels only in archive footage from the first film or played by another actor (Jeffrey Weissman) in heavy makeup. Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) watching the first test of the time machine. ... Martin Seamus Marty McFly is a fictional character, the lead character in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played by actor Michael J. Fox in the three films and voiced by David Kaufman in the animated series. ... Jennifer Jane Parker is a fictional character, a character in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played by actress Claudia Wells in the first film, actress Elisabeth Shue in the 2 sequels, and voiced by Cathy Cavadini in the animated series. ... Claudia Wells (born July 5, 1966) is an American actress. ... Back to the Future is an American adventure-comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released in 1985. ... Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a popular American film actress. ... George Douglas McFly is a fictional character, a lead character in the first Back to the Future motion picture, played by actor Crispin Glover, and a minor character in the 2 sequels, played by Jeffrey Weissman. ... Crispin Glover as Willard Stiles Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is a multifaceted American artist. ... -1... Jeffrey Weissman is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of George McFly in Back to the Future Parts II and III. Category: ...

Batman movies — In the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher series of films based on the Batman comic books, three actors played the caped crusader: Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, and George Clooney . The character Harvey Dent was played by Billy Dee Williams in the first film but by Tommy Lee Jones in the third, Batman Forever. (The new film Batman Begins is a completely new franchise, therefore the character recasts in it are not considered examples of Darrin Syndrome.) Batman is a 1989 motion picture based on the Batman character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. ... Tim Burton Timothy William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, writer and designer known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939) is an American film director, writer and producer. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992) Michael Keaton (b. ... Val Kilmer Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, director and screenwriter, known for his former role in the long-running television drama ER (1994–99) and his rise as an A-List movie star in contemporary American cinema. ... Born William December Williams Jr. ... Jones on the cover of the DVD for U.S. Marshals Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Oscar-winning American actor and director. ... Batman Forever (1995) is the third of the Batman movies which began with Tim Burtons 1989 version of the character, although it is a major departure from previous entries in the franchise, with the dramatic changes to such things as the cast, design and Danny Elfmans theme, which... Batman Begins is a 2005 Academy Award-nominated motion picture based on the Batman character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. ...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — In the three films, April O'Neil was played by two different actresses. She was played by Judith Hoag in the first movie, and then by Paige Turco in the next two. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT or Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four anthropomorphic turtles who were trained by their sensei, Master Splinter (an anthropomorphic mutant rat) to become powerful ninjas. ... April ONeil and the TMNT April ONeil is a fictional character in the Mirage Studios franchise Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ... Judith Hoag (born on June 29, 1968 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA) is an American actress and acting teacher. ... Paige Turco (born 17 May 1965 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American actress. ...

See also

• Fonzie Syndrome
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Cousin Oliver
• Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome