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CW actors go from high schooler to TV dad in months
Original: the cw gives you six months between high school and somebody’s dad the worst part about your late thirties is not aging.
A joke circulating online about The CW's famously young casting points out that actors often play teenagers into their late twenties, then get recast as middle-aged fathers almost immediately. The quip: the worst part of your late thirties is not aging, it's being recast from high schooler to somebody's complicated dad between seasons. It lands with viewers familiar with the network's teen dramas and its habit of casting older actors as students.
Why now: People find the observation about The CW's age-skewed casting patterns relatable and funny
Evidence
- the cw gives you six months between high school and somebody’s dad the worst part about your late thirties is not aging. it’s getting recast from high schooler to somebody’s complicated dad between seasons. https:// tacobout.online/2026/10/05/cw-… · schwegler@tacobout.online · 1
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