Do Over is a television series created by Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener which was broadcast on The WB Television Network in 2002. It is often compared to the similarly themed show, That Was Now, which aired on ABC.

Synopsis

Joel Larsen, a 34 year old man, gets a second chance to get his life right, thanks to a freakish accident that catapults him back to 1981, as a 14 year old. He is electrocuted, then wakes up in his teenage body, but with all his adult memories intact. Blessed with adult wisdom, though hampered by adolescent urges, Joel sets out to right the wrongs that will befall his family.

Joel has many opportunities to use his knowledge of the future to his personal advantage. He attempts to invest in Intel stock, and palms off 1990's pop music hits as his own; he sings Green Day's Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) at school, and turns in Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit for a poetry assignment. He also saves his parents marriage by preventing an affair his mom has with his art teacher.

Do Over's premise invites intellectual speculation about what a man could accomplish if he had a chance to "do it all over again." Many an adult laments "if only I knew then what I know now." But the show focuses mostly on comedy. Pop culture references are thrown in frequently, and should be especially amusing for those who were in high school at the same time as the show's characters.

Cast

• Penn Badgley playing Joel Larsen
• Angela Goethals playing Cheryl Larsen
• Josh Wise playing Pat Brody
• Natasha Melnick playing Isabelle Meyers
• Michael Milhoan playing Bill Larsen
• Gigi Rice playing Karen Larsen
• Tom Everett Scott playing the voice of Joel (at 34 years)

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