[post_page_title]The Original Bud & Kelly[/post_page_title]
The show’s pilot episode featured a completely different Kelly and Bud Bundy that the audience grew to love. Tina Caspary was initially chosen for the role of Kelly and Hunter Carson was supposed to fill the shoes of Bud, but producers made a big switch before the series aired publicly.
Ed O’Neil felt a lack of chemistry with the original kids and asked for a recast. All of the scenes with the Bundy kids had to reshot so the pilot episode could eventually air.
[post_page_title]Kramer Could Have Been Al Bundy[/post_page_title]
Another contender for the role of Al Bundy was Michael Richards, the infamous Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld. Ultimately, his comedic style was a bit too energetic for the slouchy and worn out Al, which as we previously discussed, Ed had a natural flare for.
We’re glad things worked out they way they did, though. If Michael ended up playing Al, who do you think would have been cast as Kramer?
