While Mikey has missed maybe 2 episodes, and d$ has missed maybe 3 eps, and #TwitterlessDrEarl has only been a regular for the last few hundred eps, now for the first time in almost 12 years and 560 episodes, neither Mikey nor d$ nor #TwitterlessDrEarl are on the show itself.

Instead, three show icons, three show legends, three show fan favorites, three show regulars take over the show... Aussie Nate, Spawn of Ryfun, aka, Lil G, and Roth from Wyoming pick up the reigns as the regular guys are out of action for the week (re: d$ is in Orlando and Mikey is watching movies and #TwitterlessDrEarl just likes the weekend off) and after firing off a quick round of Rotten Tomatoes, they dive right into Top Five Recasted Characters.

 

From a super spy to a dark knight to a space smuggler to Old Kris Kringle himself, Lil G, Aussie, and Roth serve up their fave characters that were redone even better.

Also, Garrison has never seen Christmas Vacation, and hates Ernest movies, so he will likely not ever be asked back.

Here are movies listed and discussed, and where to find them at the time of recording:

 

• Batman Forever (the one with Val, but not the nipple suit) - HBO Max
• Becoming Bond - Hulu
• Casino Royale - Netflix
• Clear and Present Danger (1994) - Netflix; Paramount+
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - HBO Max
• Hercules - Disney+
• Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - Amazon Prime; Disney+; Peacock Premium
• Miracle on 34th Street (1994) - Disney+ 
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - HBO Max
• Ocean's Eleven (1960) - for rental
• Ocean's Eleven (2001) - for rental
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service - for rental
• Paddington - Netflix
• Paddington 2 - HBO Max
• Patriot Games (1992) - Amazon Prime; Paramount+; EPIX
• Solo: A Star Wars Story - Disney+
• Spider-Man: Homecoming - STARZ; STARZ in Teens Bitten By Spiders & Gaining Extraordinary Powers
• Star Trek (2009) - Netflix; Paramount+
• Tomb Raider - for rental
• 12 Angry Men (1957 version) - TubiTV
• 12 Angry Men (1997 version) - TubiTV
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine - STARZ; STARZ in Mutant