>>> WELCOME TO "HOLLYWOOD UPDATE."
YOU'RE IN A HOTEL AND JUST TURNED ON THE TV AND THIS IS
HAPPENING. >> IT'S OFFICIAL.
HOLLYWOOD HAS REBOOT FEVER. "ROSEANNE," "WILL & GRACE,"
"FULL HOUSE," "MURPHY BROWN," YOU'D THINK THEY'D DONE THEM
ALL. BUT THERE'S ONE MORE SITCOM
RETURNING TO THE SMALL SCREEN. 1987'S "SWITCHEROO."
I'M HERE WITH THAT SHOW'S CREATOR JAY PALTAD.
>> SUCH A PLEASURE. >> JAY, FOR THOSE TOO YOUNG TO
REMEMBER, DESCRIBE THE ORIGINAL "SWITCHEROO."
>> "SWATCHER ROO" WAS A FAMILY SHOW ABOUT A FATHER AND SON WHO
SWITCHED BODIES. REALLY, IT WAS ABOUT SO MUCH
MORE. >> LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
♪♪♪ ♪ YOU THOUGHT BEING A KID WAS
PRETTY TOUGH ♪ ♪ YOU THOUGHT BEING A DAD WAS
TOO ♪ ♪ THEN A WITCH CAME ALONG DID A
MAGIC SPELL ♪ ♪ AND NOW WE'VE GOT A
SWITCHEROO ♪ ♪ NO ONE KNOWS THE SECRET GUESS
THEY'LL HAVE TO KEEP IT ♪ ♪ WHAT THEY GONNA DO IT'S A
SWITCHEROO ♪ ♪ DAD GOES TO SCHOOL ♪
♪ SON GOES TO WORK ♪ ♪ AND THE SON HAS SEX WITH THE
MOM ♪ ♪ WHAT YOU GONNA DO IT'S A
SWITCHEROO ♪ [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THE SHOW WAS NOT POPULAR. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
>> I THINK VIEWERS EXPECTED US TO FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT ASPECT
OF THE SWITCHEROO. PERHAPS THE SON TRYING TO WORK
AT HIS DAD'S OFFICE AS A ASTRONAUT, OR THE DAD TRYING TO
MAKE THE SON'S FOOTBALL TEAM. INSTEAD WE FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY
ON THE SEXUAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THE SWITCHEROO.
LET'S WATCH A CLIP. >> OH, WE DON'T HAVE TO.
>> NO, ROLL IT. >> SURF'S UP!
>> HONEY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL DAY?
>> I WENT ON A SHOPPING SPREE WITH DAD'S -- I MEAN -- MY
CREDIT CARD. >> WELL, YOU REMEMBER IT'S
WEDNESDAY. >> OH, YEAH.
MACARONI NIGHT. >> NO.
IT'S OUR NIGHT. TO TRY.
>> OH MY GOD. ♪ WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH THE
SWITCHEROO ♪ >> THE ORIGINAL "SWITCHEROO"
DIDN'T TALK MUCH ABOUT POLITICS. THE 2018 REBOOT DIVES RIGHT IN.
>> WE FELT WE HAD TO. THE OPENING SHOT IS A CLOSEUP OF
A NEWSPAPER THAT SAYS "TRUMP IS PRESIDENT" THEN WE WIDEN OUT AND
WE'RE LIKE, FORGET ALL THAT, THEN THE MOM SWITCHEROOS WITH
THE DOG AND I DON'T NEED DID TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
>> WAS IT HARD TO GET THE ORIGINAL CAST BACK TOGETHER?
>> WELL, WE COULDN'T GET EVERYONE.
YOU KNOW, LITTLE ANDY CUNAN WHO PLAYED THE SON, HE'S LEFT THE
BUSINESS. AND THE REST OF THE CAST I SEE
EVERY WEEK IN GROUP. DR. GROSS SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR ME TO BE THERE SO THEY CAN CONFRONT ME.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> WHY PUT EVERYONE THROUGH THIS
AGAIN? >> I THINK YOU'RE ASKING ME WHY
I LIKE TO MAKE AMERICA LAUGH. WELL, LIKE MOST ARTISTS, I'M A
PRODUCT OF MY INFLUENCES. "I LOVE LUCY."
"DICK VAN DYKE." "MY MOM WHO WOULD WASH MY PENIS
WITH SCALDING WATER." AND OF COURSE "MAD" MAGAZINE.
>> THE SHOW IS TEST IN ST. LOUIS BUT DUE TO LEGAL REASONS YOU
SHOT IT IN PORT-au-PRINCE. >> FOR A FEW WEEKS, YES.
THEN EVEN THE HAITIANS WERE LIKE, NO DICE.
IT WAS SO WEIRD. [ LAUGHTER ]
A GENERAL WALKED INTO MY OFFICE IN FULL MILITARY EPAULETS AND
SAID IN THICK PATOIS -- I WON'T DO THE VOICE.
I'LL DO THE VOICE A LITTLE. BUT HE SAID, NO AMOUNT OF MONEY
CAN MAKE ME FORGET MY GOD. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE NOW.
IN STUDIO 1A ON SWITCHEROO AVENUE, JONESTOWN, GUYANA.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> ANY OTHER SURPRISES FOR THE
REBOOT? >> WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER, WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A CROSSOVER EPISODE.
>> WITH WHO? >> "DATELINE."
>> OKAY, THANKS. I WANT TO TELL OUR VIEWERS THAT
WHILE HE LEFT AFTER THE CLIPS, DURING THEM, HE STARED AT ME
WITH NO EXPRESSION. >> I MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE VERY
HAPPY. >> GOOD NIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]